Pepper gun

The Pepper Gun is a low-tech skill weapon in Deus Ex. It is a non-lethal weapon that is used to stun enemies.

Characteristics
The pepper gun emits a cloud of tear gas. Tear gas inflicts no actual damage, but causes enemies to be blinded and stunned. Stunned enemies receive 4x the damage that they would otherwise take (except that the multiplier for stealth attacks does not apply to stunned targets). Therefore, the function of the pepper gun is not to inflict damage, but to stun enemies, disabling them and making them more vulnerable to other weapons.

A small burst is enough to stun an enemy. Once the enemy has been stunned, it is not necessary to consume further ammunition. Tear gas affects all humanoids except for MJ12 Commandos, who are immune. Tear gas has no effect on robots and transgenic creatures.

The pepper gun's combat function is similar to that of the riot prod, which also stuns enemies. However, the riot prod also inflicts actual damage that can render targets unconscious, whereas the pepper gun cannot render targets unconscious on its own. For this reason, the pepper gun is generally used in conjunction with another weapon, such as a baton or a mini-crossbow loaded with tranquiller darts if non-lethality is desired. A single headshot from a tranquilizer dart will render unconscious any common trooper that has been stunned by tear gas.

Some laser tripwires can be bypassed by obscuring the laser with a cloud of tear gas from the pepper gun. Only laser tripwires set to detect the player or NPCs can be bypassed in this manner. Laser tripwires set to detect all objects will be triggered by the tear gas. In general, there is no way of knowing in advance whether a laser tripwire will be triggered by tear gas.

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