Plasma Striker

The Plasma Striker was a weapon that functioned like a sniper rifle. The weapon was similar to the Fusion Rifle except it shot out plasma bolts. At V1 it could hold up to 8 shots at once and cost 33000 bolts in Krell Canyon.

To use this weapon, the player should have pressed L1 to enter scope mode, then they press L3 to zoom in and "Circle" or R1 to fire.

It usually took around 2 shots to kill a normal enemy, however the Plasma Striker also had a special function, that indicated the weak spot of an enemy, and if the player struck there, it would do more damage. This also combined extremely well with the CryoMine Glove as that froze the enemy, giving Ratchet a chance to find the weakspot. It also would seem to be the replacement for the Alpha Disruptor.

When it upgraded to V5 it became the Plasma Slayer which could peirce enemies to hit the ones behind them.

Trivia

 * Despite acting like a sniper rifle, it bore resemblence to a crossbow.
 * The Plasma Striker was the first sniper rifle where the player could see the bullets, which had the appearance of being abnormally large, even for a rifle bullet.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time