Killer7
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| Weapon | |
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| AMT Hardballer Longslide (Killer7) | |
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| Ammo: .45 ACP | |
| Feed Type: 7 round magazine | |
| Action: semi-auto | |
| Type: Magnum | |
| custom(?): yes | |
This semi-automatic magnum can be purchased for 77,700 pesetas from the Merchant. It takes up 8 spaces (4x2) of Leon's inventory. The Killer7 costs 337,700 pesetas to fully upgrade. It is available after you meet the merchant at the island for the first time.
The Killer7 is often mistaken for a standard Colt M1911, but closer observation during gameplay reveals that it is in fact based on the AMT Hardballer Longslide, a modified version of the M1911 design, but with an extended slide and barrel in addition to the other mechanical differences present in the AMT Hardballer line. In-game it is chambered for .45 Magnum rounds, as opposed to the real Hardballer's .45 ACP chambering.
With a base firepower of 25.0, this gun is a much cheaper alternative to having a powerful magnum, rather than using hundreds of thousands of pesetas for upgrades on the Broken Butterfly, which has a base firepower of 13.0. However, most players look past the Killer7's high power when they come to realize that there is no exclusive upgrade for this gun, leaving it maxed out at 35.0 firepower, much lower than the Broken Butterfly's 50.0 firepower perk.
[edit] Upgrade Chart
- Cost is in parenthesis
|Level| Firepower | Firing Speed | Reload Speed | Capacity | | | | | | | | 1 | 25.0 | 0.70 | 1.83 | 7 | | 2 | 30.0 (62,000) | - | 1.53 (20,000) | 10 (30,000) | | 3 | 35.0 (78,000) | - | 0.93 (30,000) | 14 (40,000) |
[edit] Trivia
- The name "Killer7" pays homage to Suda51's cult-classic of the same name, which Shinji Mikami produced. It's also a reference to the 7 round capacity of the classic 1911A1 pistol.
- The Killer7 is one of only three semi-automatic magnums available in Resident Evil, with the other two being the Sporting Int. Magnum Custom Edition and the Desert Eagle.
- The Killer7 appears to have a normal-length 4 inch slide when viewed in the inventory, but is shown to have a 7 inch long slide both during gameplay and when seen in the attache case.
- The laser mounted above the slide is a reference to the first Terminator film, where an identical weapon was used in several scenes.
- The Killer7 is the only firearm (excluding the Infinite Rocket Launcher, Chicago Typewriter, and P.R.L. 412) that does not have a final custom upgrade in Resident Evil 4.
- Kaede Smith from Killer7 has an AMT Hardballer identical to the Killer7 in Resident Evil 4.
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