Red9

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Resident Evil 4
The Red9 is a handgun that is available for Leon to purchase from the Merchant in Resident Evil 4. It is notable for having an antique appearance. It is also a reliable and powerful gun, and can be fitted with a stock to help Leon steady his aim. The name "Red 9" refers to the red-colored "9" that was cut into C96s modified to fire the 9mm Parabellum (see trivia).

The Red9 is available for purchase for 14,000 pesetas. The equipable stock, which absorbs recoil and steadies aim, costs 4,000 pesetas. The Red9 takes up 8 spaces (4x2) of Leon's inventory, making it the bulkiest 9mm handgun in the game. The stock takes up an additional 3 spaces (3x1). To start, it has a firepower of 1.6, can fire every .53 seconds, takes 2.73 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 8 rounds. Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 3.5, can fire every .40 seconds, takes 1.67 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 22 rounds. The Red9 costs 331,000 pesetas to fully upgrade (335,000 if the player bought the stock).

Its exclusive upgrade increases its firepower to 5.0 (6.0 in PAL Gamecube version, and 6.5 in the PS2, Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 versions), making it, shot-for-shot, the most powerful 9mm handgun in the game (more powerful than any shotgun when first bought), killing most enemies in one or two shots.

Luis Sera uses this weapon throughout the battle at the cabin, aiding Leon in holding off a seemingly infinite force of Ganados.

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
Sergei Vladimir also uses a C96 (Bolo model) with the stock attachment in The Umbrella Chronicles during his standoff with Wesker.

Stats
Lvl | Firepower | Firing Speed | Reload Speed | Capacity   Exclusive: -|---|--|--|--- Increases Firepower 1 |    1.6    |     0.53     |     2.73     |     8       6.5*   2  |    1.8    |     0.47     |     2.20     |    10           3  |    2.1    |     0.40     |     1.67     |    12          4  |    2.5    |          |          |    15        5  |    3.0    |          |          |    18        6  |    3.7    |          |          |    22


 * 5.0 in US and Japanese Gamecube versions, 6.5 in all other versions.

The Mercenaries 3D
The Red9 is available for two 3DS "play points" as a special weapon, along with the two-way grenade launcher. It is one of the most powerful weapons in the game (being able to defeat most enemies in one shot to the head), but suffers from low starting ammo, a long reload, and, strangely, only a three-round magazine. It is recommendable to equip it with a fully leveled handgun skill, to increase critical hit ratio.

Because of the low magazine size and long reload, players can easily find themselves taking heavy damage in situations where headshots are difficult or against enemies with shields, who generally need to be shot in the foot, or enemies with face-masks and players may find themselves relying heavily on the grenade launcher; therefore, it is preferable not to use it in later missions, especially against Zealots who can absorb more than one shot to the face.

Alternatively, it can be unlocked by acquiring 15 play coins. (Players are only allowed up to 10 a day, so you can either take 1000 steps with the stepometer on the 3DS one day and 500 the next, or use the date change exploit to change the date and get more and do 1500 or more steps to purchase it.

Trivia

 * In real life, the Red9 is the Mauser C-96 7.63mm semi-automatic pistol (often referred to as the Broomhandle due to its distinctive grip, or the Boxcannon due to its angular frame) modified to fire 9x19mm Parabellum|9mm rounds for the Imperial German Army during WWI. The specific variant in Resident Evil 4 is the Mauser C96 M1916 Prussian Red 9. The nickname "Red 9" came about when the German Military switched the C-96 pistol cartridge from 7.63x25mm to 9x19mm Parabellum. In order to signify the change, some of the military unit's armorers engraved a large red "9" on the grip of each C-96 chambered for the Parabellum round so that soldiers could easily determine which ammunition to use. This is obviously the source of the weapon's in-game nomenclature. The C-96 could also be outfitted with a shoulder stock (similar to the one seen in Resident Evil 4) that could double as a holster, not unlike the stock used on the more recent Heckler & Koch VP70.
 * This weapon is also popular in China, nicknamed "Box Cannon" (盒子炮), especially among both the Nationalists and Communists forces and was also produced locally.


 * In-game, the weapon can be reloaded at any time, but the method of loading means the actual weapon can only be reloaded if the ammunition has completely been expended and the bolt locked open, since the weapon loads from the top via stripper clips.
 * Although the stock in RE4 has the hinged top, the weapon cannot be holstered in the stock, most likely for gameplay reasons.
 * The Red9's bolt locks back when the weapon is out of ammo in RE4.
 * The Red9's recoil is eliminated once the stock is purchased.
 * The Mauser C96 was used during by many individuals during the Russian Revolution. Segei's may have been a suveneir of his time in the Red Army.

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