MK50 Sidekick

The Mark 50 Mk. is an abbreviation for "Mark" Sidekick is a weapon manufactured by Emerson Tactical Systems and used by the UNSC during the Battle for Zeta Halo.Halo Infinite It is the primary UNSC sidearm of Halo Infinite, taking the place of the typical M6-type Pocket Pistol.
==Gameplay==
The Sidekick is the game's standard handgun. It is semi-automatic, with a 12 round magazine and a mild amount of spread and vertical recoil. Reloading occurs at different speeds depending on whether there is still ammo in the magazine. With one or more bullets, the player will simply shove a new magazine in, while reloading with zero bullets in, will add on the player releasing the slide after loading a new magazine. The difference is negligible in campaign, however in multiplayer, those precious seconds can be crucial.
It deals moderate damage and can take out medium-sized enemies with decent accuracy. Grunts, Jackals, and helmetless Brutes can be dispatched with single headshots. It deals mild damage to shields, making it capable if no other options are available. However, the gun's effectiveness falters when attempting to deal with particularly large enemies.
=== Striker Sidekick ===
A special yellow-painted variant of the Sidekick can be unlocked by reaching 2,200 Valor. In terms of damage, the Striker Sidekick is stronger then the base Sidekick, requiring only 4 shots to the head to kill rather than 6 for the base Sidekick. Alongside this, the bullet spread has been significantly reduced, while the vertical recoil has been increased, making the gun far more accurate at the cost of requiring greater compensation to keep steady. Additionally, the magazine size has been increased by 2. The gun cannot receive ammo from discarded MK50s, and in the unlikely situation a player is wielding both an MK50 and a Striker, Kinetic Ammo stations will only refill whichever of the two is active, as opposed to both.
==Gallery==
MK50 Sidekick First Person.jpg|MK50 Sidekick
Striker Sidekick First Person.jpg|Striker Sidekick
File:706B6637-1C5A-4AA6-8F0A-063CC542D6D0.jpeg|Side by side look of the Halo 5 and Halo Infinite pistol.
==Appearances==
*Halo Infinite
==Sources==
Category:Weapons