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DY357 Magnum
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| DY357 Magnum | |
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| Type |
Revolver Pistol |
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| Size |
Handheld, Single handed |
| Fire Mode |
Manual cocking |
| Secondary Function |
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| Damage Per Hit |
High |
| Accuracy |
Medium |
| Ideal Range |
Medium |
| Ammunition Type |
.357 Magnum |
| Magazine Size |
6 Rounds |
| Maximum Ammunition |
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The dataDyne DY357 Magnum is a .357 caliber revolver produced by the dataDyne Corporation. It is a privileged sidearm of several organizations and is the preferred weapon of both Jonathan Steinberg and Jack Dark.
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Summary
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The DY357 is a revolver pistol with a six round cylinder. The hammer action must be manually cocked after every shot (in Perfect Dark Zero). While this is usually quite slow, if the trigger is pulled rapidly, Jo will "fan" the hammer rapidly, speeding up the rate of fire. It has a walnut hand grip. It is the classic Western style revolver, with some very modern features. Some models featured a decoy shot function, which could throw off adversaries as to the user's location. Several custom models exist, designed specifically for their respective owners.
AdvantagesEdit
The round of the Magnum is highly damaging. It can penetrate body armor, as well as some surfaces. The rounds are powerful enough to knock targets back. It can drop a fully armored target in just a few shots, made easier when the weapon is used in pairs. It has good accuracy and range. It is capable of firing a silenced shot which will attach itself to a surface before detonating, which can be used to distract adversaries.
DisadvantagesEdit
The Magnum has a short six round cylinder. The weapon's hammer action must be manually cocked after each shot, causing a delay between shots.
Custom ModelsEdit
dataDyne produced custom models for anyone who wanted to personalize their weapon. Trent Easton was known to carry a custom gold plated model, capable of firing the .357 caliber round at a speed much higher than the standard DY357, allowing for lethal kills on any part of the body. Jack Dark had a model with a black rubber grip with a custom gold star.
UsageEdit
While Jonathan Steinberg did not have his own custom magnum, he was a large advocate of the weapon. Some of the G5 Corporation guards also outfitted themselves with the weapon. Within Zhang Li's mansion, the response teams all used the magnum. Joanna Dark absolutely hated the weapon, refusing even to use it to qualify with it at the Carrington Institute firing range, because her father used the weapon.
Mission AppearancesEdit
Perfect Dark: Hong Kong Sunrise
- Jack Dark carries one throughout the comic
- Jack Dark first shows the gun on the Page 2 and 3 spread when he has gotten hold of the thug.
- It is shown again on Page 5 when Joanna is cleaning the guns. It is on the table.
Perfect Dark Zero
- Rooftops Escape
- Laboratory Rescue
- River Extraction
- Trinity Infiltration
- Jungle Storm
- Outpost Rescue
- Bridge Assault
Perfect Dark: Initial Vector
- Mentioned in Chapter 21 in the shooting range, Joanna completely refuses to use the gun due to the fact her father used the gun type. When Steinberg mentions that he uses the gun himself, Joanna implies that he is compensating for something.
- During Chapter 30, Steinberg uses his DY to distract and take out several Hawk mercenaries in order for him and Joanna to capture their prisoner Dr. Rose.
- Through Chapters 31 to 33, Steinberg is knocked out by Anita Velez and disarmed. His pistol is then used by Dr. Rose to shoot himself (having recieved the gun from Cassandra DeVries, who Velez gave it to) and later used by Joanna to kill Laurent Hayes.
Perfect Dark
- DataDyne Central: Extraction - A hidden weapon, obtained by killing the first five guards without being seen. The fifth guard drops the gun.
- Chicago: Stealth - Used by the FBI agents.
- G5 Building: Reconnaissance - Used by the DataDyne security guards.
- Area 51: Escape - Used by Jonathan Steinberg.
- Pelagic II: Exploration - Used by the pilot on the bridge that attacks Joanna.
TriviaEdit
- The weapon appears in Rooftops Escape in locked cases, which can be opened with the Loctopus.
- This weapon is based off the Colt Python.
- The fact that the hammer has to be manually cocked after each shot (a characteristic of single-action handguns) calls the design into qestion as the Colt Python is a double-action revolver.
AppearancesEdit
- Perfect Dark (first appearance)
- Perfect Dark: Hong Kong Sunrise
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Perfect Dark: Initial Vector
- Perfect Dark: Second Front