Flame Shot

Name	FS-03 Flame Shot
Icon
Firepower	Very Strong (Regular) Extremely Strong (Big)
Fire ratio	Slow
Range	Short (Regular) Average (Big)
Ammunition	30 (Usually)

The Flame Shot is a secondary weapon in the Metal Slug series. It is represented by the icon .

Information

The Flame Shot is effective against infantry and lightly armored vehicles at close range. One shot is enough to burn a number of soldiers, and a few are enough to melt vehicles with ease.

There are two versions of the Flame Shot. The first version only appears in Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001, shooting a fireball that covered a good range but was quite weak. The second version replaces the previous one from Metal Slug 2 onward, shooting a stream of fire that covers a lesser range but causes more damage to vehicles. The Big Flame Shot shoots a larger stream of fire that covers more range, burns more enemies, and causes even more damage to vehicles.

When a character turns fat, the Big Flame Shot becomes even more powerful, firing a giant fireball.

Ammunition

A Flame Shot gives out 30 ammo from Metal Slug to Metal Slug 4.

Game	Difficulty	Marco/Eri/Tarma/Clark			Fio	Ralf	Leona
Metal Slug 6	Easy	20			30	10	N/A
	Hard	10			15	5	N/A
Metal Slug 7/XX	Beginner	60			90	30	72
	Normal/Hard	30			45	15	36

Announcer Clips

Metal Slug and Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug X to Metal Slug Advance
Metal Slug 3D to Metal Slug 7
Metal Slug XX

Trivia

• Due to rushed deadlines, the Flame Shot is unused in Metal Slug 5. Despite this, the game has burning animations for the most common enemies. These sprites were used in Metal Slug Defense instead.
• The Announcer from Metal Slug XX mispronounces Flame Shot as "Frame Shot".