Z-180 Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator

The Z-180 Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetrical Engagement Mitigator, or Scattershot, is a prominent Forerunner channel weapon that was used for close-range defense toward the end of their war with the Flood. While practically unstoppable up close, the most remarkable attribute of the Scattershot is its schismatic dispersal effect, drowning confined hard-surfaced interiors with brutal, ricocheting beams of energy.

The Scattershot is a Forerunner weapon carried by advanced A.I.s. It fires a "scatter" of projectiles towards a target, and it is believed to be the counterpart of the Shotgun, the Energy Sword, and the Gravity Hammer. It has a magazine size of 5 "shells" and is shown to be carried, along with the Light Rifle, by Promethean Knights.

When used in Multiplayer, the weapon seems to have around the same damage as a regular Shotgun, and when killed by this weapon, the victim disintegrates into a glowing,amber colored ash.

Trivia

 * As with the Light Rifle, the Scattershot appears to assemble when picked up.