Reaper

Reaper
XBox
Information
Manufacturer	Skedar
Type	Machine Gun Melee Weapon
Primary Mode	Reapage
Secondary Mode	Grinder
Damage (per Hit)	Low
Accuracy	Very Low
Ideal Range	Short - Medium
Rate of Fire	1800 RPM
Ammo Type	Reaper Rounds
Magazine Capacity	200 Rounds
Maximum Ammo	800 Rounds
Appears in	Perfect Dark

“	A truly terrifying weapon in the hands of someone strong enough to control the massive recoil; for anyone else, a highly unwieldy but effective corridor clearance weapon. Maximum fire rate: 1800 RPM.	”

The Reaper is a large automatic weapon found in Perfect Dark, used by the Skedar.

Overview

In the gun's standard firing mode, the Reaper acts in a similar manner to a conventional gatling gun, firing rounds automatically at a gradually increasing rate. Firing at 1800 rounds per minute while at full speed, the Reaper has the highest rate of fire out of any gun in Perfect Dark, but the Cyclone's secondary mode still outclasses it at 2000 rounds per minute.

That being said, the Reaper's greatest flaw is its very poor accuracy (lower than that of the AR34 or Cyclone in it's secondary mode), as the incredibly wide bullet spread means that you are more likely to hit everything else besides your target in a typical combat scenario, because this weapon's recoil is so high, due to the fact it is specifically designed for Skedar use and not for humans. Crouching while firing helps increase the gun's accuracy, but considering that the bullets fired have the same damage profile as the CMP-150, the Reaper is outclassed by every other automatic weapon in the game (except GoldenEye's KL01313). Despite this, the gun's very high fire rate is more than capable of laying down a field of suppressive fire, and is highly effective against groups of unshielded targets.

The Reaper's secondary mode, Grinder, causes the gun's barrels to spin up as if they were firing normally, with the attached barrel blades dealing significant damage to targets within melee range. The mode is effective against human targets, as the damage output is considerably higher than that of standard Unarmed attacks, but the mode deals poor damage against the Skedar themselves. The mode is equally ineffective against shielded enemies.

Despite the way the gun is seemingly used, it's important to note that unlike conventional chain or miniguns, the Reaper CANNOT be prepped for firing in it's secondary mode, then quickly switched to the primary mode to begin firing at full speed.

Appearances

Perfect Dark

• Skedar Ruins: Battle Shrine - Used by several Skedar warriors.
• WAR! - Used by the first Skedar King.

Trivia

• In the original N64 version of Perfect Dark one can aim the weapon in certain angles to see the face of a Skedar warrior on the display monitor.
• FistSims will only use the secondary function; however, Easy or higher difficulty sims will fire in combat.
• Skedar enemies have no difficulty aiming and firing with this weapon, as the Reaper is designed for them and their great physical strength makes them easily handle the massive recoil.

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