Zenith

The Zenith is a weapon in Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Background
The Zenith is a 10mm polymer framed semi-automatic compact pistol developed by Steiner-Bisley.

Characteristics
The Zenith is a modern, fully ambidextrous and ergonomic pistol. It's very modular, equipped with a Picatinny rail system and can also accept a sound suppressor. The magazine holds only 10 rounds but its capacity can be increased. The Zenith features orange Tritium-illuminated iron sights.

It is in extremely common use, so ammo will never be an issue, and its penchant for taking upgrades means it can eventually be a formidable backup weapon. The silencer and laser sight, along with the aforesaid upgrade capacity, also make it a surprisingly good main weapon for a non-pacifist player who wishes to be stealthy, though it is not suitable for full-scale combat situations. The armour-piercing upgrade ignores all armour bonuses, meaning headshots from the pistol are exceptionally lethal. Ammunition stacks are 2x1, with each stack holding up to 50 rounds.

The pistol is one of the most common weapons in enemy hands, and is not particularly threatening when used by them; while no enemy should be underestimated, the player will only really find themselves in trouble if they are surrounded by several enemies with these weapons. Pistols are typically limited to lower-level enemies such as street thugs, security personnel and lightly armoured soldiers.

Combat Statistics

 * Damage / Round: 3 (upgradable to 7)
 * Rate of Fire: 4 (upgradable to 8)
 * Ammo capacity: 10 rounds (upgradable to 22, each upgrade adds 3)
 * Reload Speed: 5 (upgradable to 9)

Upgrades
The Zenith can be modified with a sound suppressor, an armor-piercing system, a laser sight, as well as common rate of fire, damage output, ammo capacity and reload speed upgrades.

Behind the scenes

 * It uses the powerful 10mm Auto bullets.
 * When in cover, the reload animation shows the slide lock back regardless of whether or not there is still a round in the chamber.