The Pyro Blaster is a weapon in Tools of Destruction, All 4 One and Full Frontal Assault. It is a kerchu-manufactured flamethrower sold by GrummelNet Industries, which blasts a stream of fire in front of it, that deals damage over a spread area and over time.
In Tools of Destruction, it can be upgraded to the Incinerator with use, which fires twin intertwining streams of plasma. In All 4 One, it can be upgraded to the Elite Pyro Blaster by purchasing an elite upgrade from a vendor. In Full Frontal Assault, it can be upgraded to the Alpha Pyro Blaster with use, and automated Pyro Turrets can be deployed.
History[]
The Pyro Blaster was engineered by the kerchu,[1] and sold by GrummelNet. GrummelNet advertised selling smore kits that accompany its upgrade, the Incinerator, separately.[2]
In All 4 One, GrummelNet released a new-and-improved iteration of the Pyro Blaster, which at the time was touted as the deadliest flamethrower on the weapons market.
Characteristics[]
In Tools of Destruction, the Pyro Blaster is a yellow and black weapon with a long nozzle. The Incinerator upgrade is a bulkier, orange weapon with two shorter nozzles, and two visible green fuel cells on its side.
In All 4 One and Full Frontal Assault, the muzzle of the weapon is significantly larger, with a shorter barrel, and the rusty color scheme was changed to a more colorful style.
The Elite Pyro Blaster in All 4 One and the Alpha Pyro Blaster in Full Frontal Assault are identical in both appearance and functionality.
Gameplay[]
Overview[]
The Pyro Blaster is a standard flamethrower which fires a wide stream in front of it. It is a close-to-medium range weapon that deals high damage spread out over time. Although powerful, its limited range makes it not as useful against common enemies, especially due to its lack of stopping power. It is therefore best used against mobs of small enemies in close range, or against slower or disabled targets.
Tools of Destruction[]
Ratchet firing the Pyro Blaster.
The Pyro Blaster is available to Ratchet for 100,000 bolts upon reaching the Kreeli Comet. It can be upgraded with raritanium, and despite its very high rate of fire uses only one ammo per second. With use, it upgrades to the Incinerator, which doubles the direct damage output by adding another stream of fire, a clear and direct upgrade.
Raritanium upgrades for the weapon include More ammo, Longer range, More damage and More raritanium. Longer range addresses the more immediate shortcoming of the weapon, and is thus the most useful upgrade. The Superheated Fuel Injector special raritanium upgrade makes its fire stream much wider (an increase of 50%). This further increases its effectiveness against groups, though it does not make it a more versatile weapon.
A useful tactic is to pair it with the Mag-Net Launcher to kill large targets very quickly, as targets that are stuck in a trap are easy to hit with the weapon as they cannot evade it.
In challenge mode, the Omega Incinerator upgrade could be purchased for 4,500,000 bolts.
All 4 One[]
The Pyro Blaster is available upon reaching the Elerox Pass segment of N.E.S.T. for 10,000 bolts, and becomes available to upgrade with additional bolts upon reaching the N.E.S.T. Entrance.
Using multiple Pyro Blasters on the same target will create an overload attack, causing it to explode in a fiery magma-blast and deliver a damage bonus.[3] The Pyro Blaster is not upgraded with use, but its ammo can be upgraded for 5,000 bolts, and its power for 10,000 bolts. The power upgrade will increase both its range and damage output. After purchasing the ammo and power upgrades, it can receive an elite upgrade for 30,000 bolts. Upon being upgraded and transforming into the Elite Pyro Blaster, any enemy it burned would catch fire and take continuous damage for 5 seconds.
Full Frontal Assault[]
The Pyro Turret
The Pyro Blaster is available as a weapon to collect at weapon pods and as a turret. As the Pyro Blaster, it functions as a standard flamethrower, and can be upgraded to the Alpha Pyro Blaster at V3 with use.
As the Pyro Turret, it can be purchased and deployed to defend bases. It has the smallest range of the turrets, but deals stronger damage than most of them.
Behind the scenes[]
Pre-order promo for the Pyro Blaster in All 4 One.
Those who had pre-ordered All 4 One through Best Buy received an early unlock for the Pyro Blaster.
The Pyro Blaster appears in 8-bit Mini Mayhem.
In the re-imagined game the Pyrocitor uses the model of the Pyro Blaster albeit colored orange.
