Amea Virou
Snowbound
Intent: To supply Amea with a unique signature weapon
Image Source: A WIRED article on the props from the Blade Runner 2049 movie.
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacturer: [member="Amea Virou"]
Affiliation: [member="Amea Virou"]
Model: The Peacebringer
Modularity: N/A.
Production: Unique.
Material:
Plastic
Rubber
Weapon Components.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Small Arms — Pistol
Size: Small
Weight: Very Light
Ammunition Type: Gel Slugs
Ammunition Capacity: 10 rounds
Reload Speed: Very Fast
Effective Range: Personal
Rate of Fire: Average
Stopping Power: Low
Recoil: Low
SPECIAL FEATURES
Features:
Gel Slugs
Electric
Incendiary
Explosive
Strengths:
Gel Slugs
Electric
The electric gel fires a small canister that can disable some shields but are generally used to stun and incapacitate targets. They have no effect on armored targets.
Incendiary
The incendiary gel is composed of an unstable reagent that once exposed to air will combust into flames. This slug is not usable in vacuums and is designed to harm unarmored targets or light items on fire.
Explosive
The explosive gel is another unstable reagent that ignites and explodes once it collides with something. This slug is not effective against shields and is designed to pack a punch against armored individuals. In terms of explosion, think of a firecracker
Concealable
Due to its plastic materials this weapon will not show up on metal detectors, and because of its small size it is easy to keep it hidden under your jacket.
Quiet
The gun uses a spring-based and magnetic firing mechanism and as such it is a very quiet gun.
Weaknesses:
Gel Slugs
The gels in the containers fired off by the gun melt and dissipate under heat. This means that a lightsaber is more than able to protect able-bodied defenders.
High Maintenance
Much like anything that sees frequent use and is made of plastic, the gun has to be maintained a lot. Very high temperatures can even smelt the gun as a whole.
Low Stopping Power
Compared to most other pistols this gun lacks the kick that would be associated with it. The gun's different ammunition has nothing against armored targets. Explosive rounds on an armored target is the same as a well-placed punch against someone that was unarmored. This is unlike the stopping power of actual pistols that would at the very least hurt or even potentially kill.
Do no harm
The gun can't kill anyone, it's a taser with a few added features and different kinds of ammunition.
DESCRIPTION
The Peacebringer pistol was a custom-designed, fully functional gun made out of cheap materials that allowed it to keep a balance between looks and function. It was designed and built by Amea Virou for herself in light of the grueling fight she had endured on Gree at the hands of the infamous bounty hunter [member="Koda Fett"] where she had found herself taking a beating she hadn’t seen coming.
The choice to make it out of plastic was strategic. It meant that she could replace the parts far easier, and for each battle she saw there was always going to be the chance that such was the case. Of course, the gun was never meant to see use, but she saw the need for it. The benefit of the plastic components though was the fact that it was rendered invisible to a great many sensors which let her sneak it through security in a great many places that would otherwise take it from her.
The gun was designed with a two barrel design where the lower barrel in reality was a holder for weights in order to let the user adjust the weight in accordance to their preferences. The handle had a rubber cover to allow a steady grip and minimize the chance of it slipping out of hand, and the metallic color finish was simply because it made it look more pretty.
The firing mechanism was something she wanted to experiment with. At first she had wanted to rely on a purely spring-based method of firing, but once the thought struck her that she could use magnets to propel the slugs even further there was no doubt in her mind that such a firing mechanism hybrid was the way to go.
All in all the Peacebringer was a less-than-lethal weapon meant to allow your average Warden of the Sky a fighting chance once engagements moved out of melee range and their fists would no longer serve them as much as they’d like.
