Shotgun

The Shotgun is a powerful firearm found in every Resident Evil game. These weapons fire several spherical metal pellets in a spread pattern, causing considerable damage to tightly grouped enemies at close range. These guns use Shotgun Shells.

The shotgun varies in power with each game but is always one of the most versatile weapons in any player's arsenal, capable of knocking over large enemies while mutilating softer targets like zombies. These weapons are popular with most players due to their high power, spread shot which minimizes the need of accurate aim, excellent knock-back abilities, and relatively abundant ammunition supply.

The two main drawbacks to these kinds of weapons are:

Damage decreases drastically as distance increases, restricting usage to short ranges.
Most shotguns come in pump-action form; requiring the user to work the action to chamber each round, thus having a relatively slow rate of fire (semi-automatic, lever action, and multiple barrel shotguns usually have a higher rate of fire).

Although the exact amount of violence incurred varies by game, the shotgun has been seen capable of blowing off heads, blasting out kneecaps, destroying torsos or even severing entire bodies in half through sheer force.

List

Image	Name	Game
	Shotgun	Resident Evil Zero
	Hunting Gun	Resident Evil Zero
	Shotgun	Resident Evil (1996)
	Pump-action Shotgun	Resident Evil (2002)
	Assault Shotgun	Resident Evil (2002)
	Shotgun	Resident Evil 2
	Custom Shotgun	Resident Evil 2
	Shotgun	Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
	Western Custom	Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
	Shotgun	Resident Evil Survivor
	Shotgun	Resident Evil CODE: Veronica and Resident Evil: Survivor 2
	Shotgun	Resident Evil: Outbreak and Resident Evil: Outreak - File #2
	Shotgun E	Resident Evil: Outbreak - File #2
	Shotgun	Resident Evil 4
	Shotgun	Resident Evil 4
	Riot Gun	Resident Evil 4
	Striker	Resident Evil 4
	Basic Shotgun	Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
	Assault Shotgun	Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
	Shotgun SA	Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
	Shot Gun	Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
	Ithaca M37 (SG)	Resident Evil 5
	M3 (SG)	Resident Evil 5
	Jail Breaker (SG)	Resident Evil 5
	Hydra (SG)	Resident Evil 5
	Shotgun Windham	Resident Evil: Revelations
	Shotgun M3	Resident Evil: Revelations
	Shotgun Hydra	Resident Evil: Revelations
	Drake	Resident Evil: Revelations
	Shotgun	Resident Evil 6
	Hydra	Resident Evil 6
	Assault Shotgun	Resident Evil 6