In its initial appearance, it was a precision hitscan weapon, with a high rate of fire but limited magazine and low damage, making it similar in many ways to the Sidekick. It also features a second firing mode, which requires a brief charging time, but fires a powerful projectile that can break most enemy's energy shields in a single hit, and in most games, briefly disables vehicles.įinally, the Forerunners have the Boltshot, a weapon first introduced in Halo 4. Unlike the Sidekick, the Plasma Pistol is not capable of headshots. It was first introduced in Halo: Combat Evolved and has changed significantly between games, but generally it has a high rate of fire, though its plasma projectiles are slow and deal little damage. On the Covenant side, the Plasma Pistol is the only notable comparison. It has a short zoom distance, but fires incredibly fast and takes a comparable number of shots to kill. The Gunfighter Magnum is in many ways a direct predecessor to the Sidekick, having appeared in the preceeding game to Infinite, Halo 5: Guardians. The Halo 3: ODST iteration of the Automag could fire at a comparable rate to the Halo 2 Magnum, similar to the Sidekick, but unlike the Sidekick, was ineffective against shields and had a very large zoom range. Two variants of the Magnum are also of note when comparing to the Sidekick: the Automag and Gunfighter Magnum. Most similar to the Sidekick is Halo 2's iteration, which lacked a scope and dealt very little damage, but could be fired incredibly rapidly. Like the Sidekick, it is a precision weapon capable of headshots, though in most iterations it had a longer range and less bloom, at the cost of not being able to fire as rapidly as the Sidekick. Most notable of these is the Magnum, another pistol first introduced in Halo: Combat Evolved. Throughout the Halo franchise, there have been several weapons similar in role to the Sidekick. This allows the player to strip the opponent's shields with the main weapon, then switch to the Sidekick and finish them with a headshot. The Sidekick can function well as a primary weapon in the hands of a skilled player, though as its name suggests, it is most effective when paired with another weapon. Shots from the Sidekick do relatively little damage, but can be fired very rapidly at the cost of significant bloom. Featured in both campaign and multiplayer, it can be found very commonly in both modes, and is frequently part of the player's standard loadout. The Sidekick is a pistol first introduced in Halo Infinite, which works well as a general-purpose sidearm to supplement the player's primary weapon. In the following year, the weapon was again used in subsequent conflicts at the ring. By December 2559, the weapon was in service with UNSC forces aboard the UNSC Infinity, and saw action at the Battle for Installation 07. The Mk50 Sidekick entered production at some point before 2559. The weapon usually sports an olive green and matte black finish. It differs significantly from the M6 series, the UNSC's most prominent sidearm, lacking the M6's signature hand-guard and smart-linked optic, the KFA-2 x2, while also firing a lower caliber round. Described as 'powerful and compact', it fires 10mm rounds from a detachable box magazine that typically holds 12 rounds.

Manufactured by Emerson Tactical Systems, the Mk50 Sidekick is a semi-automatic handgun in service with the United Nations Space Command armed forces. Universe and lore Main article: Mk50 Sidekick

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