PP9i

PP9i
Information
Manufacturer	Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen
Type	Pistol
Primary Mode	Single Shot
Damage (per Hit)	Low
Accuracy	High
Ideal Range	Short - Medium
Rate of Fire	Medium
Ammo Type	Pistol Rounds (7.65mm Browning)
Magazine Capacity	7 Rounds
Maximum Ammo	800 Rounds
Appears in	Perfect Dark

The PP9i is one of the "Classic Weapons" featured in Perfect Dark. It is the PP7 Special Issue that appeared in GoldenEye 007, and which the weapon itself is based on the Walther PPK. Statistically, it is identical to the Falcon 2, although the reload time is shorter, due to the PP9i using GoldenEye's reload animation, and having one less round in the magazine.

Overview

As with any Classic Weapon, the PP9i has no secondary function, and there is no in-game description.

The use of the PP9i in single player is unlocked by getting gold medals in the firing range, as with each Classic Weapon. Alternatively, the All Guns in Solo cheat will also give the player every Classic Weapon. The PP9i is also included with all of the other Classic Weapons in the Combat Simulator in the XBLA re-release of Perfect Dark.

Gallery

World model (N64 original)

World model (XBLA), though it is clipping through the ground

Trivia

• In GoldenEye 007, this gun is James Bond's signature weapon of choice and default firearm in his missions, which mirrors the Falcon 2's role for Joanna Dark. Making Joanna herself wield this pistol makes her become "Ms. Bond", as called by some fans in the Perfect Dark community, as she and Bond are secret agents with similar skills.
• Although the Walther PPK (the weapon the PP9i is based on) is famously known as 007's trademark weapon in the James Bond franchise, it was not initially planned by Ian Flaming, its original author. In his first novel Casino Royale, released in 1953, Bond originally had a diminutive .25 Beretta 418, which continued until From Russia with Love four years later. For his sixth novel Dr. No in 1958, he had advice from firearm expert Geoffrey Boothroyd to switch to a more powerful, yet reliable gun, as it was not a "lady's gun", and according to the previous book, Bond had trouble with the silencer being caught in his trousers. In the very first Bond film, Dr. No, in 1962, Bond at first had a Beretta M1934 as his service weapon but got quickly replaced with the PPK for similar reasons, where it is used ever since. Despite this, Bond in various movies used different pistols such as the FN Model 1910 or Walther P99. The Walther PPK itself is a smaller variant of the Walther PP, with a smaller magazine capacity, shorter grip. and barrel/frame. Ironically, in Dr. No, the PPK prop carried by Sean Connery during filming was actually a PP.
• Another well-known fact about the Walther PPK alongside being heavily popularized by James Bond, is the infamous real life dictator Adolf Hitler committed suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot wound by his own said weapon in 1945.
• With the PP9i having a 7 round magazine, it is the .380 caliber PPK/S model. Its name could be a reference to this. Those models of the PPK are only sold in North America rather than France or Germany due to import rules in the United States. The common PPK seen in the novels and films only held 6 rounds.
• Like in GoldenEye, the PP9i in-game uses 9mm bullets and has average stopping power, and in the James Bond novels/films, the Walther PPK is shown as an effective service weapon for the MI6 spy agent. However, this is complete fiction; In real-life, despite its widespread usage by European law enforcement and civilians in the 1930s and World War II, the iconic PPK is not a very powerful firearm in modern combat and is originally designed as a close quarters self-defense weapon meant for concealed carry. The pistol itself is a sub-compact design from 1931, and while it is small and reliable, accurate, and easy to use with little recoil, it is relatively heavy for its size as many were made in steel, and only comes in .22 LR, .32, and .380 ACP calibers, which are all inferior to the 9mm in stopping power, and carry between 6-10 rounds, making the Walther PPK unsuitable for military use seen in James Bond media or in Perfect Dark. The gun is mostly used as a collector's item by weapon enthusiasts rather than personal or home defense, as more powerful handgun options exist in current civilian markets.
• In the XBLA remaster of Perfect Dark, Simulants are unable to use the PP9i as a weapon in the Combat Simulator. They can, however, still use all of the other Classic Weapons like normal.

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