Gatling Gun

The Gatling Gun^[1] (バルカン砲^[2], Barukan-Hō^?, lit. "Vulcan Gun") is an object that appears in Shadow the Hedgehog. It is a gun-type weapon usable by both enemies and the player.

Description

The Gatling Gun is a silver-colored weapon, with six barrels revolving around a central shaft. Because the weapon is utilized by the massive Big Foot mechs, it is very big in comparison to Shadow (though he has no issue using them one-handed due to his strength).

Overview

In gameplay, the Gatling Gun can only be found in certain Stages, such as the Black Comet. They can be wielded by Big Foot Type As and Big Foot Type Bs, who will use them against the player.

Gatling Guns can be dropped by defeated Big Foot-type enemies that wield them or released from breakable Containers. Touching one will make the playable character pick it up automatically, and pressing // (whether on the ground or in mid-air) will fire it. Holding down // will cause it to fire continuous shots. As a gun, the Gatling Gun can shoot enemies from a distance (targets within range will be automatically targeted). It has high damage output and a long attack range, making it an ideal weapon of choice. A Gatling Gun has a total of forty shots, and once those run out, it becomes useless. However, it can be reloaded with another forty shots by picking up another Gatling Gun.

Trivia

• The Gatling Gun is modelled after the M134 Minigun.
• The name "Gatling Gun" (and its description calling it "hand-cranked") is incorrect for the weapon; such a term belonged to its predecessor, which was manually operated via the use of a hand-crank. The weapon as shown in-game is defined as a minigun, using an electric motor to spin the barrels automatically.
• The Gatling Gun lacks a visible ammo source. It appears that the motor was mistaken for an ammo supply.

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