MP Pistols

Pistols are close-range weapons that mainly deal low damage. These weapons rely on fast, accurate fire from the user in close proximity to put enemies down. They can be effective at medium range in a pinch if you’re able to hit an enemy’s weak points.

Carnifex

A heavy semi-automatic pistol, the powerful Carnifex was the preferred choice of Milky Way mercenaries. An expensive weapon, its marketing materials featured a charging krogan alongside the tagline “Don’t you wish Carnifex was at your side?”

Charger

This sturdy submachine gun is standard-issue inside the Andromeda Initiative’s security forces. The Initiative commissioned the automatic Charger from the Elanus Risk Control Services. The company heavily customized one of their existing weapons to meet Initiative needs.

Equalizer

A simple but powerful merger of Remnant and Initiative technology, the Equalizer fires high-energy particle blasts that lose coherence and become ineffectual over distances. The short-range Equalizer does not require reloading, but will overheat from continuous use. Initiative researchers are eager to see more field-test data.

M-25 Hornet

Originally created in the Milky Way by the paramilitary group Cerberus, the M-25 Hornet is a heavy submachine gun that fires three-round bursts. The Andromeda Initiative’s Hornet stockpile was seized from a Cerberus base by the Systems Alliance, then bought by the Initiative at a semi-legal auction.

M-3 Predator

A reliable semi-automatic pistol originally manufactured by Elanus Risk Control, the rapid-fire Predator is a deadly and inexpensive weapon. Although Milky Way militaries generally avoided using the Predator, the Andromeda Initiative obtained and adjusted several hundred of them.

M-5 Phalanx

In the Milky Way, the M-5 Phalanx was the product of the Alliance’s Offensive Handgun Project. It’s an accurate close-quarters weapon with minimal recoil and solid stopping power. The versions purchased by the Andromeda Initiative were intended for civilian use, but are modified for more robust applications.

N7 Eagle

An update of the M-5 Phalanx, the compact Eagle was named after the Desert Eagle pistol that gained a romantic reputation among collectors due to its popularity in classic Earth action movies. A sympathetic agent inside the Systems Alliance provided the Initiative with the N7 military variant.

N7 Hurricane

A disciplined marksman can hit targets with alarming speed using this submachine gun. In the Milky Way, the Hurricane was standard-issue in many Systems Alliance squads. Its proponents demanded that a small stock be acquired for the Andromeda Initiative’s security forces.

Rozerad

A deadly kett submachine gun with plasma-surrounded projectiles, the Rozerad’s firing rate increases with every shot. Although clearly designed for kett, the Rozerad, translated to “infinite fire,” appears to incorporate technology from another species—perhaps an ally or kett vassal.

Scorpion

The Scorpion is a mini-grenade launcher with adhesive explosives that stick to walls and detonate after a short countdown. In the Milky Way, the Scorpion was issued to the Salarian Special Tasks Group so small units could contain larger enemy forces. The Initiative procured and modified a small number of the weapons.

Sidewinder

The Sidewinder rapid-fire pistol is a newly developed weapon, crafted by Nexus exiles with materials and technologies unique to the Andromeda Initiative and the Heleus Cluster. Versatile and reliable, the Sidewinder is perfect for a user with few resources to fall back on.

Talon

The slow-firing semi-automatic Talon scatters projectiles like a shotgun. Its waste heat is excessive enough that it requires six separate ammunition blocks that rotate like a twentieth-century revolver to prevent premature melting of the shot.

Ushior

An angaran pistol with an incredible punch, the Ushior, translated as “resonance,” fires slowly and needs constant reloading, but has massive stopping power. Its plasma-energy discharge is likely derivative of kett technology.