The Shotgun is a secondary weapon in the Metal Slug series. It is represented by the icon .
Information
The 12-gauge rounds filled with metallic BB pellets are highly effective at point blank range, although the BB's lose their velocity after traveling a short distance and become harmless after a while. Despite its limited ammo, it is very powerful, able to obliterate hordes of infantry with a single shot and even destroy vehicles easily with just a few. The upgraded version has more range, at the cost of even less ammo.
Ammunition
A Shotgun contains 30 ammo from Metal Slug to Metal Slug 5, while the Big Shotgun contains 15 ammo.
Game | Difficulty | Marco/Eri/Tarma/Clark | Fio | Ralf | Leona |
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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
- The Shotgun in the Metal Slug series have more in common with Meltaguns from Warhammer 40k than any other shotgun.
- Infantry units inflicted upon by the Shotgun's blast are knocked back at a great distance.
- In Metal Slug 5, when the Shotgun is used while sliding, the player's control of the character is delayed for a longer time compared to other special weapons.
Weapons | ||
Standard | Handgun (Murder .50AE ⢠Murder Model-1915 .38 Mk.1Am) ⢠AR-10 ⢠M-3685 ⢠M60 | |
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Limited | Main Series | Heavy Machine Gun ⢠Rocket Launcher ⢠Flame Shot ⢠Shotgun ⢠Laser Gun ⢠Iron Lizard ⢠Super Grenade ⢠Enemy Chaser ⢠Drop Shot ⢠Two Machine Guns ⢠Zantetsu Sword ⢠Thunder Shot |
Other | Machine Gun ⢠Special Shot ⢠Grenade Gun ⢠Missile Pod ⢠Fire Gun ⢠Bazooka ⢠Sniper Rifle ⢠Ice Gun | |
Bombs | Grenade ⢠Fire Bomb ⢠Stone ⢠Earring Bomb ⢠Smoke Bomb ⢠Monolith ⢠Snowball | |
Melee | Knife ⢠Tonfa ⢠Hatchet ⢠Tomahawk ⢠Punching Glove ⢠Stun Gun ⢠Wrench ⢠Vulcan Punch ⢠Argentine Backbreaker ⢠Moon Slasher | |
Other | AA Machine Gun ⢠Thunder Cloud ⢠Mobile Satellite ⢠Armor Piercer ⢠Anti-Tank Rifle ⢠Freeze Gun ⢠"Gatling Gun" |