Striker

The **Striker** (known as the **Protecta** in the game files) is a shotgun in BlastGen. It appears in the original and remastered version of BlastGen.

## Campaign

The Striker is one of the two shotguns used by the Elite PMC, alongside the Remington 870, and is rarely used by the Hell’s Redeemers. The Striker is almost always found equipped with an attachment, be it a Reflex Sight or a Foregrip, or both. It has one of the highest capacities of all the shotguns available in the Campaign but has a sluggish reloading speed as a result. Despite its decisive disadvantage compared to other shotguns available, it is powerful in the right hands.

## Multiplayer

The Striker is the fourth shotgun unlocked. It is a high capacity shotgun that deals moderate damage and has a slightly fast firing rate. Damage wise, the Striker fires 8 pellets per shot with each individual pellet dealing 25 damage, requiring only 4 pellets to hit an enemy to secure a one shot kill, which is average for its class. It is somewhat more accurate than other shotguns, with clean iron sights and a range of 30 meters, which again is average. The Striker is semi automatic and can fire at a rate of about 350 RPM before the firecap comes into effect, which is slower than the Double-Barrel but is still relatively fast. The strong suit of the Striker is its high ammo capacity, at a gargantuan 12 rounds, which is the highest capacity in its class, bar the HKS Hijacker which can fire 15 rounds before overheating. Due to its high potential for gaining one shot kills up close, a Striker user can easily take advantage of the high clip capacity. However, this is offset by its extremely slow reloading speed; loading one shell takes 1.05 seconds, or about 12 seconds for an empty magazine, which is the most slowest reloading speed for an non LMG weapon. This is the Striker’s main weakness and the player is most likely to get killed before they finish a full reload, so tactical reloading significantly speeds up the reloading times.

The Striker has the standard assortment of attachments. Since the iron sights are relatively clean, the Striker doesn’t need optics. The Foregrip is an odd attachment on the Striker, as all it does is remove the recoil entirely, which is low enough as it is, though the Foregrip isn’t really useful. The Suppressor is entirely situational. While the Suppressor cuts down on the range, shotguns don’t rely on range too much, and if the player wants an extra stealth advantage, the Suppressor is a good choice. Extended Mags increases the magazine size to a massive 18 rounds, making reloads less frequent, but significantly increases the slowness of reloads, and is largely considered to be overkill. Overall, the Striker is an underrated weapon, frequently being passed over by more powerful shotguns such as the Saiga 12k and the HKS Hijacker, but is very powerful in the right hands.

## Zombies

An unusable Striker can be found in the police armory on the map Death City.

## Trivia

* Prior to an update, the Striker had the most tightest hip fire cones in BlastGen: Revitalized.
* The Striker was planned to be available in the Strongbox on all maps in the Zombies mode, but it was scrapped, though no evidence of its existence in the Zombies mode was found except for one voiceline.