The Lightning Hawk is a Magnum found in Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6. In Resident Evil 5 It is found in a Sarcophagus in the first fight with Albert Wesker. Leon's campaign in Chapter 4 during the fight with the Lepotitsa, alongside the pilot's corpse.
Gameplay
In Resident Evil 5, The Lighting Hawk is a Magnum, And the second most powerful. And can be fully upgraded to firepower of 3200, Which makes it a close second to the S&W M500 Magnum. The Hawk can kill any normal Majini with 2 shots, if fully upgraded. In Resident Evil 6 The Lightning Hawk is a magnum, and as such is counted as one of the most powerful weapons in the game. As it has always been for magnums in Resident Evil, it can take down any standard enemy with a single well-placed shot, but has rare ammunition and should be used sparingly. That being said, its primary use is for dealing with advanced mutations such as Whoppers, Lepotitsa, Rasklapanje, and Simmons.
When compared to its .500 SW counterpart, the Elephant Killer, its damage is lower, but it has a seven round capacity (as opposed to a five round capacity for the Elephant Killer), a faster reload and a faster firing speed. The drop in recoil makes the Lightning Hawk more forgiving of missed shots, and the capacity makes it a generally more versatile weapon. However, the Elephant Killer is usually capable of putting down with one shot what the Lightning Hawk could not. This is especially noticeable with Whoppers and Raskalapanje.
In The Mercenaries, it is the "power weapon" for Sherry Birkin and Chris Redfield in their default outfits. Additionally, it is Coach's power weapon in the PC version's The Mercenaries No Mercy
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Other appearances
The following are weapons with similar design as the L. Hawk or are Desert Eagles according to each game they appear in:
- Resident Evil Revelations: Magnum L. Hawk
- Resident Evil Outbreak: MAGNUM HANDGUN
- Resident Evil 6: Lightning Hawk
- Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City: Lightning Hawk
- Resident Evil 2: Magnum
- Resident Evil Dead Aim: Magnum
- Resident Evil 5: L. Hawk (MAG)
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