Shotgun

A Shotgun is a weapon featured in all of the Tomb Raider Games in one form or another, from the very beginning. It's also fetured in the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

It is typically a short-ranged firearm that fires either a spread of small pellets (shot) or a single, large bullet (slug). The shotgun is one of the oldest firearms designs still in use and is used in a wide variety of aplications, from target shooting and hunting to military service.

At close range the Shotgun can kill most enemies in one or a few shots, but its power greatly decreases at range.

1 Occurence
- 1.1 Games
- 1.2 Films
2 Tomb Raider Classics
3 The Angel of Darkness
4 Tomb Raider Legend
- 4.1 From the official site
5 Tomb Raider Anniversary
- 5.1 Golden Shotgun
6 Tomb Raider Underworld
7 Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
8 Tomb Raider (2013)
9 Ammunition
10 Gallery
11 See Also
12 References

Occurence

Games

Tomb Raider

First found in the level The Lost Valley

Unfinished Business

First found in the level Return to Egypt

Tomb Raider II

First Found in the level The Great Wall

The Golden Mask

First Found: The Cold War

Tomb Raider III

First found in the level Jungle

The Lost Artifact

First found in the level Highland Fling

Tomb Raider IV The Last Revelation

First found in the level Tomb of Seth

Tomb Raider Chronicles

First found in the level Trajan's Markets

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (as the V-Packer)

First found in the level Tomb Of Ancients

Tomb Raider Legend

First found in the level Peru - Return to Paraíso

Tomb Raider Anniversary

First found in the level Peru - The Lost Valley

Tomb Raider Underworld

Available throughout the entire game

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Films

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider Classics

In the classic Tomb Raider Games from the original Tomb Raider to Tomb Raider Chronicles, the Shotgun was pretty much the same from one game to another, only slight changes in the appearance. The biggest change was in Tomb Raider IV The Last Revelation and Tomb Raider Chronicles when the Shotgun had two kinds of ammunition: Shotgun Normal Ammo and Shotgun Wideshot Ammo.

The Angel of Darkness

Main article: V-Packer

In The Angel of Darkness the Shotgun is under a new name, the V-Packer. There's two types of ammunition available: V-Packer Standard Cartridges and V-Packer Spread Cartridges. The weapon is carried through the Louvre Section from the level Tomb Of Ancients to Galleries Under Siege.

Tomb Raider Legend

The Shotgun in Tomb Raider Legend can load 5 rounds within its chamber, with another 20 rounds as spare - a total of 25 rounds for players to carry. But it won't feature the ammunition as a separate pickup.

Pump Action shotgun. Fires at wide spray of buckshot capable of geat damage at close range with decreasing effectiveness based on distance from target.

In-game information^[1]

From the official site

For times when a few well-aimed bullets aren't sufficient, Lara appreciates the solid familiarity of a simple pump-action shotgun. It can always be counted on to fire a side spray of buckshot capable of delivering a great deal of damage at close range.

Tomb Raider Anniversary

In Tomb Raider Anniversary the Shotgun returns with a single-typed ammunition as a separate pickup. The appearance of both the weapon and it's ammunition are updated versions of the original Tomb Raider.

A heavy damage pump action shotgun. More effective at close range.

Instruction Booklet^[2]

Golden Shotgun

Main article: Golden Shotgun

In Tomb Raider Anniversary, there's also an unlockable cheat that enables Lara to use a Golden Shotgun. It is capable to one-shot kills and features unlimited ammunition.

Tomb Raider Underworld

In Tomb Raider Underworld the Shotgun is available throughout the whole game via the weapons selection menu. There is no ammunition available for it as a pickup, the amount of ammunition varies depending on the difficulty setting from 90 to 42 shells.

The '12 gauge GN Tactical Shotgun' features an 18-inch barrel and telescoping stock. While its front and rear sights do increase accuracy, the GNT Shotgun is most dangerous in close quarters and is less effective over long distances.

In-game information^[3]

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

In Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light the Shotgun is found at the level Temple Grounds. Its properties are the following:

Weapon Power: 4

Rate of Fire: 2

Ammo Consumption: 3

In-game information^[4]

There are also four other types of Shotguns in Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light: the Automatic Shotgun, the Double Barrel Shotgun, the High Power Shotgun and the Golden Shotgun.

Tomb Raider (2013)

Shotgun is one of the weapon types in Tomb Raider (2013).

The first Shotgun Lara finds is a Trench Shotgun, which is found at the location Chasm Monastery. The Trench Shotgun can later be modified to a Pump-Action Shotgun, which then again can be modified to a Combat Shotgun. For modifying the Shotgun Lara needs to find Shotgun Parts. The Shotgun can be upgraded to a more efficient weapon with the Shotgun Upgrades.

The ammunition for the Shotgun comes in green-coloured metal boxes, see Shotgun Ammunition.