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The '''Mega Class Magnum''' was the standard sidearm issued to the [[UESC Marathon]]'s security forces, and the first weapon given to the [[Security Officer]] in the first [[Marathon (1994)|''Marathon'' game]]. Accurate and reliable, the weapon was the work horse of the [[UESC]] colonists during the [[Pfhor]] attack on [[Tau Ceti IV]].
The '''Mega Class Magnum''' was the standard sidearm issued to the ''[[UESC Marathon]]''{{'}}s security forces, and the first weapon given to the [[Security Officer]] in the first [[Marathon (1994)|''Marathon'' game]]. Accurate and reliable, the weapon was the work horse of the [[UESC]] colonists during the [[Pfhor]] attack on [[Tau Ceti IV]].


== Design details ==
== Design details ==
The Mega class magnum is a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol built from titanium. Sporting a scope and eight round magazine, it fires teflon coated rounds. It is also one of the few weapons in the game capable of firing in vacuum.<ref name="M1">[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/_files/Marathon_Manual.pdf ''Marathon'' (1994), Marathon Manual, page 16]</ref>
The Mega Class Magnum is a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol built from titanium. Sporting a scope and eight round magazine, it fires teflon coated rounds. It is also one of the few weapons in the game capable of firing in vacuum.<ref name="M1">[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/_files/Marathon_Manual.pdf ''Marathon'' (1994), Marathon Manual, page 16]</ref>


=== Politics ===
=== Politics ===
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It is also one of the few vacuum enabled weapons.
It is also one of the few vacuum enabled weapons.


== Notes ==
==Trivia==
* The MMC shares a lot in common with ''Halo''{{'}}s original pistol design <ref>[https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/065/233/810/large/johnathan-woodham-comparison-luger.jpg?1689850593 Halo Digsite Pistol Image]</ref>
* The MMC shares a lot in common with ''Halo''{{'}}s original pistol design <ref>[https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/065/233/810/large/johnathan-woodham-comparison-luger.jpg?1689850593 Halo Digsite Pistol Image]</ref>
* Even though it has a scope on its sprite, the player cannot zoom in with this weapon. It lacks this feature in the ''Marathon'' (1994) manual.
* Even though it has a scope on its sprite, the player cannot zoom in with this weapon. It lacks this feature in the ''Marathon'' (1994) manual.
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