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Flame Shot
A powerful special weapon in the Metal Slug series that incinerates enemies with a short-range blast of fire.
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The Flame Shot is an obtainable firearm in the Metal Slug run-and-gun video game franchise, featured in titles like Metal Slug X and Metal Slug 3. Represented by a floating 'F' icon, it unleashes a wide, high-damage stream of fire that pierces through multiple infantry targets. While highly effective at clearing crowds and dealing heavy damage, it has a limited range compared to other special weapons in the games.
In Metal Slug 3 (1993), this weapon introduced a unique utility against biological hazards, proving highly effective against the zombie and mutant hordes encountered in the early missions. When players are transformed into the "fat" state by consuming excess food items, the projectile alters visually and mechanically, expanding into a massive fireball with increased destructive capability.
The 2001 release of Metal Slug X refined the weapon's behavior by introducing the "Big" variant. This enhanced version, obtained under specific gameplay conditions or rescued from hidden prisoners of war, fires larger, slower-moving fireballs that linger on screen to maximize damage output.
By the time of Metal Slug 3 (2003), the weapon's strategic value was cemented in speedruns and high-score attempts. Defeating specific enemies with this weapon incinerates them completely, preventing them from dropping standard items but occasionally yielding high-value food point items. The weapon typically spawns with 30 rounds of ammunition, requiring players to conserve shots for clustered groups or boss phases where its elemental damage type bypasses standard armor calculations.
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