Plasma Cannon

The Plasma Cannon is an Explosive Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that was added in Chapter 2: Season 7.
== Functionality ==
To use the Plasma Cannon, the player must first briefly charge it up by pressing the attack button. After a charge-up, the Plasma Cannon shoots a plasma ball which flies slowly for several seconds, destroying any objects in its path. The ball is surrounded with a dome which deals 33 damage per tick to opponents and vehicles inside it, as well as knocking them back. 
The Plasma Cannon only has 5 charges and will disappear from player’s inventory once the charges are depleted. As such, it cannot be reloaded. 
Plasma Cannon Gameplay 2 - Weapon - Fortnite.gif|Plasma Cannon going through several walls
Plasma Cannon Gameplay - Weapon - Fortnite.gif|Plasma Cannon against a player
The Plasma Cannon fires a slow moving projectile that is not affected by Gravity. There is no falloff damage on the Plasma Cannon's projectiles.
== Stats ==
The Plasma Cannon uses which cannot be obtained outside of the weapon’s reserve. 
== Sounds ==
Sound Type	Rarity	Sound
Pullout 	 	
Drop 	 	
== Strategy Guide ==
*Try shooting the Plasma Cannon onto the ground next to a boxed-up player, so that they receive several ticks of damage without being knocked back.
*The Plasma Cannon is effective at knocking down high builds.
*You can use Plasma Cannon to knock opponents off high builds due to the knockback effect of the Plasma balls.
*The Plasma Cannon is very effective in conjunction with the Recon Scanner, as you can mark a build to see if a player is inside, then use the Cannon to attack them, without wasting a shot.
==Weapon ID==
The Plasma Cannon is referred to as Launcher Bad News in the files.
*: WID_Launcher_BadNews_Athena_SR_Ore_T03
==History==
== News Tab ==
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|-|Twitter=
Image	Description 	Date
200px	The Plasma Cannon is IO’s answer to, well, just about everything the Aliens can throw at ‘em. This pea-sized pistol packs quite a punch! #HotSaucersLeaks https://fn.gg/PlasmaCannon	July 27th 2021
|-|In-Game=
Image	Description 	Date
 	Plasma Cannon A big boom in a small package! This pea-sized Plasma Cannon is anything but subtle, perfect for making an explosive entrance.	July 27th 2021
</tabber>
== Trivia ==
*This is the first weapon with the current crafting system, which allows the player to change the weapon's class when crafting (from a Pistol to an Explosive Weapon).
*Upon release, it was named Bad News in the crafting menu. This was later patched.
*If you participate in the Experiment, the Plasma Cannon charges will be refilled.
*This weapon has a Save The World counterpart, being the Plasmatic Discharger.
== Gallery ==
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