Plasma Rifle 

(In Halo for Xbox) A directed energy weapon used by Covenant Forces. Capable of semi-automatic or automatic fire, although continuous rapid fire overheats the weapon which in turn depletes the power core. The power output is 100-150 kV : 2-3dA, rate of fire is 420-600 RD/MIN. It is currently unknown how to replace or recharge a power core.

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Plasma Rifle by Caboose March 22, 2004

Plasma rifle 

A really cool weapon. It appears in many video games, especially in FPS games.

My plasma rifle is out of ammo. Dammit.

John got his plasma rifle and blew up the wall.

Plasma rifle by JohnStalvern June 16, 2010

brute plasma rifle 

Variation of the Plasma Rifle from the popular Xbox game Halo 2. It fires red, isntead of blue, plasma bolts. Powerful when dueled with almost anything, only drawback is dude to the higer rate of fire, it overheats much faster.

Turf has a brute plasma rifle right by the downed scarab.

brute plasma rifle by Maltaethiron May 30, 2005

Phased Plasma Rifle With 40 Watt Range 

An underground meme that originated from the 1984 action film The Terminator. The T-800 goes to a gun store and asks for a Phased Plasma Rifle with 40 Watt Range. Because it is unsure of what weapons were created in 1984.

T-800: Phased Plasma Rifle With 40 Watt Range?
Dick Miller: Just what you see pal.

Phased Plasma Rifle With 40 Watt Range by The real Sid Vicious April 29, 2020

Plasma Igniter Rifle

A directed-energy weapon that fires a bolt of superheated ionized gas (plasma) designed to ignite targets on contact. Unlike laser igniters that work at the speed of light, plasma igniters fire visible bolts that carry thermal energy to the target, igniting flammable materials and causing severe burns. The plasma bolt is contained by magnetic fields temporarily, creating a visible "shot" that travels more slowly than light but carries devastating thermal payload. The igniter function means it's optimized for setting targets ablaze rather than penetrating armor—a weapon of fire rather than force. Power requirements and plasma containment make man-portable versions currently science fiction, but the concept persists in sci-fi and theoretical military research.

Plasma Igniter Rifle "He took a plasma igniter round to the chest plate—didn't penetrate, but the heat flash ignited his oxygen tank. That's the igniter philosophy: don't kill them with the shot; kill them with what the shot sets off. Plasma as match, not bullet."

Plasma Igniter Rifle by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 3, 2026