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|image = [[File:Bb 3.png]]
  
|image = [[File:Bb 3.png]]
 
|wep type = [[Magnum]]
  
|wep type = [[Magnum]]
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|room = [[Castle/Western castle wall|Western castle wall]]
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|location = Purchaseable<br />Locked room
  
 
|level = Chapter 3-1
  
|level = Chapter 3-1
 
|ammo = [[Magnum ammunition|Magnum Ammo]]
  
|ammo = [[Magnum ammunition|Magnum Ammo]]
 
|custom = Upgradable
  
|custom = Upgradable
 
|buy = 38,000₧
  
|buy = 38,000₧
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|game = ''[[Resident Evil 4]]''|map = [[The castle]]|size = 4x2}}{{Nihongo|The '''Broken Butterfly'''|マグナム|magunamu}} is the first [[Magnum]] to appear in ''[[Resident Evil 4]]''. The gun appears as a powerful top-break revolver. It is one of the few weapons that can be found instead of purchased.
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|game = ''Resident Evil 4''<br />Deck Building Game}}
  
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The '''Broken Butterfly''' is the first [[Magnum]] to appear in ''[[Resident Evil 4]]''. The gun appears as a powerful top-break revolver. It is one of the few weapons that can be found instead of purchased.
  
   
 
==Gameplay==
  
==Gameplay==
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The Broken Butterfly takes up 8 spaces (4x2) of inventory and uses rare [[Magnum ammunition|Magnum Ammo]]. It can be bought from the Merchant for 38,000₧ first available in Chapter 3-1. However, one can be obtained for free in the [[Western castle wall|locked room next to the fountain]] in the castle. [[Leon S. Kennedy|Leon]] will need [[Ashley Graham|Ashley]]'s help to retrieve it.
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The Broken Butterfly takes up 8 spaces (4x2) of inventory and uses rare [[Magnum ammunition|Magnum Ammo]]. It can be bought from the Merchant for 38,000₧ first available in Chapter 3–1. However, one can be obtained for free in the [[Castle/Western castle wall|Western castle wall]] in the castle. [[Leon S. Kennedy|Leon]] will need [[Ashley Graham|Ashley]]'s help to retrieve it.
   
 
The Broken Butterfly has a starting firepower of 13.0, but further upgrades will strengthen it. The fully upgraded Magnum is 25 times as strong as a fully upgraded Handgun, but its ammunition is quite scarce and almost never dropped by enemies.
  
The Broken Butterfly has a starting firepower of 13.0, but further upgrades will strengthen it. The fully upgraded Magnum is 25 times as strong as a fully upgraded Handgun, but its ammunition is quite scarce and almost never dropped by enemies.
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|{{NA}}
 
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|{{NA}}
  
|{{NA}}
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|3.67
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|2
  
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|25,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|Chapter 3-1<br />[[Castle entrance]]
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |Chapter 3-1<br />[[Castle/Castle entrance|Castle entrance]]
 
|{{NA}}
  
|{{NA}}
 
|{{NA}}
  
|{{NA}}
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|3.00
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |3.00
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|15,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |15,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|Chapter 3-1<br />[[Garden]]
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |Chapter 3-1<br />[[Castle/Garden|Garden]]
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);"|8
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);" |8
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);"|15,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);" |15,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);"|Chapter 3-1<br />[[Castle entrance]]
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);" |Chapter 3-1<br />[[Castle/Castle entrance|Castle entrance]]
 
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|3
  
|3
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|17.0
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |17.0
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|30,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |30,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|Chapter 3-2<br />[[Garden]]
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |Chapter 3-2<br />[[Castle/Garden|Garden]]
 
|{{NA}}
  
|{{NA}}
 
|{{NA}}
  
|{{NA}}
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|2.33
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |2.33
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|20,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |20,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|Chapter 4-3<br />[[Old castle ruins]]
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |Chapter 4-3<br />[[Castle/Old castle ruins|Old castle ruins]]
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);"|10
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);" |10
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);"|20,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);" |20,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);"|Chapter 4-1<br />[[Clocktower]]
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);" |Chapter 4-1<br />[[Castle/Clocktower|Clocktower]]
 
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|4
  
|4
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |20.0
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|35,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |35,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|Chapter 4-1<br />[[Clocktower]]
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |Chapter 4-1<br />[[Castle/Clocktower|Clocktower]]
 
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);" |12
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);"|25,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);" |25,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);"|Chapter 5-1<br />[[Wharf B]]
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| style="background-color: rgb(112, 128, 144);" |Chapter 5-1<br />[[Wharf B]]
 
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|5
  
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|24.0
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |24.0
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|50,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|Chapter 4-3<br />[[Old castle ruins]]
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|28.0
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |28.0
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|70,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |70,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|Chapter 5-3<br />[[Underground cavern]]
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|Exclusive
  
|Exclusive
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|150,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);" |150,000₧
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| style="background-color: rgb(47, 79, 79);"|Chapter 5-3<br />[[Campsite]]
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==Comments==
  
==Comments==
 
*Examine Description:
  
*Examine Description:
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{{Quote|A very powerful .45 magnum revolver. This will make anyone's day.}}
  
{{Quote|A very powerful .45 magnum revolver. This will make anyone's day.}}
 
*Merchant comment:
  
*Merchant comment:
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{{Quote|"I see [[Leon|you]] have an eye for things. Gun's not just about shootin. It's about reloadin. You'll know what I'm talkin about.}}
  
{{Quote|"I see [[Leon|you]] have an eye for things. Gun's not just about shootin. It's about reloadin. You'll know what I'm talkin about.}}
   
 
==Strategy==
  
==Strategy==
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*The Broken Butterfly is a boss-fighting weapon, as its ammo is rare, its damage is very high, and bosses often become immobile during combat to expose a weak point that can be slashed or shot for a very limited time. Using the Magnum here is advisable.  Spending rare ammo on lesser enemies may be regretted later. 
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*The Broken Butterfly is a boss-fighting weapon, as its ammo is rare and its damage is very high. Spending rare ammo on lesser enemies may be unwise. 
  ⚫
* Many bosses temporarily expose a weak spot that can be attacked contextually to deal minimal damage or shot with a powerful weapon to inflict far more damage (like the [[El Gigante|El Gigante's]] Plagas or [[Osmund Saddler|Saddler's]] eye). The Broken Butterfly is especially effective here. 
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*Waiting for the free one will save inventory space, and by the time you get it, the Merchant will offer higher firepower for it.
  
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* Once every round in the Broken Butterfly's cylinder is used up, upgrade its capacity instead of reloading. Upgrading the gun's capacity fills it with new cartridges, saving precious Magnum ammo. 
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*The semi-automatic [[Killer7]] is another Magnum that appears in the game, however it is advisable to obtain the Broken Butterfly first because the Killer7 cannot be obtained until late in the game.
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*The semi-automatic [[Killer7]] is another Magnum that appears in the game, however, it is advisable to obtain the Broken Butterfly first, because the Killer7 cannot be obtained until you meet for the first time the Merchant on [[The Island]].
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*A comparison between the Broken Butterfly and the Killer7 reveals that the revolver has much more firepower when fully upgraded, while the semi-auto has an advantage in better stability, faster reload, and higher capacity.  Considering the rarity of magnum ammo, firepower may be preferred over firing rate and reload time. 
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*A comparison between the Broken Butterfly and the Killer7 reveals that the revolver has much more firepower when fully upgraded, while the semi-auto has better stability, faster reload and higher capacity.  Considering the rarity of magnum ammo, firepower may be preferred over firing rate and reload time, but you'll get the exclusive upgrade of the Broken Butterfly only near the end of the game (Chapter 5-3), when there isn't much need for such firepower. 
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*Many bosses temporarily expose a weak spot that can be attacked contextually to deal minimal damage but waste no ammunition (slashing at the [[El Gigante|El Gigante's]] Plagas or stabbing [[Osmund Saddler|Saddler's]] eye). Shooting these weak spots with a powerful weapon deals far more damage. The Broken Butterfly is especially effective here.
  
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*While some players prefer the Broken Butterfly for its sheer 50.0 firepower, fully upgrading it requires 455,000 pesetas. Furthermore, without the exclusive upgrade priced at 150,000 pesetas, the Broken Butterfly is only 3 points stronger than an unupgraded Killer7 and the exclusive itself is only made available near the very end of the game. Because of this, many have chosen to use an unupgraded Killer 7, due to being significantly cheaper (77,000₧).
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*Once every round in the Broken Butterfly's cylinder is used up, upgrade its capacity instead of reloading. Upgrading the gun's capacity fills it with new bullets, saving precious Magnum ammo.
  
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*While most players prefer the Broken Butterfly for its 50.0 firepower, fully upgrading it requires 455,000 pesetas. Furthermore, without the exclusive upgrade priced at 150,000 pesetas, the Broken Butterfly is only 3 points stronger then an unupgraded Killer7. However, the game does provide sufficient funds and items to be sold to fully upgrade all of the main weapons (Handgun, Shotgun, Rifle, TMP, Magnum) as well as purchase the Tactical Vest.
  
   
 
==Further Notes==
  
==Further Notes==
 
*If you look closely at the recoil shield on the Broken Butterfly, you'll notice that it has a small cutout on the right side similar to what is found on cap & ball guns in the middle of the 19th century.
  
*If you look closely at the recoil shield on the Broken Butterfly, you'll notice that it has a small cutout on the right side similar to what is found on cap & ball guns in the middle of the 19th century.
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*The weapon also features a beaver tail grip tang. This is odd to find on any single action revolver, let alone revolvers of any type. Generally, this grip tang is used on semi-automatic weapons to prevent the firer from placing his/her hand in the path of the traveling slide and in recent years to protect the shooter from "hammer bite." The existence of the grip tang on this revolver could indicate that, instead of being single action like the weapons it resembles, it is actually double-action.
  
 
*The skin when you pick it up and the way it appears in your inventory are very different. When seen while you are picking it up, it has a "Wild West" look to it, with mostly silver and a wooden handle. When in your inventory, it is black and very modern looking.
  
*The skin when you pick it up and the way it appears in your inventory are very different. When seen while you are picking it up, it has a "Wild West" look to it, with mostly silver and a wooden handle. When in your inventory, it is black and very modern looking.
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*This weapon appears to be a Salazar family heirloom as one is seen in the picture Leon acquires the prison key from. This explain why Leon finds it in a chest in the castle. This is speculation however, for it is more probable the portrait depicts Luis' grandfather with a red 9.
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*This weapon appears to be a Salazar family heirloom as one is seen in the picture Leon acquires the prison key from. This explain why Leon finds it in a chest in the castle.
   
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
  
<gallery>
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6 shooter.jpg
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6 shooter.jpg|Broken Butterfly .45 Magnum
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Broken Butterfly free version.jpg|The free Magnum when picked up
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Broken Butterfly reload.jpg|The Broken Butterfly's reload
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Broken Butterfly firing 2.jpg|Broken Butterfly firing
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Leon posing with Broken Butterfly.jpg|Leon with the Broken Butterfly
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
   

Revision as of 00:06, 21 February 2020

The Broken Butterfly (マグナム magunamu?) is the first Magnum to appear in Resident Evil 4. The gun appears as a powerful top-break revolver. It is one of the few weapons that can be found instead of purchased.

Gameplay

The Broken Butterfly takes up 8 spaces (4x2) of inventory and uses rare Magnum Ammo. It can be bought from the Merchant for 38,000₧ first available in Chapter 3–1. However, one can be obtained for free in the Western castle wall in the castle. Leon will need Ashley's help to retrieve it.

The Broken Butterfly has a starting firepower of 13.0, but further upgrades will strengthen it. The fully upgraded Magnum is 25 times as strong as a fully upgraded Handgun, but its ammunition is quite scarce and almost never dropped by enemies.

The Broken Butterfly's exclusive upgrade increases its firepower to 50.0. This makes it the third most powerful weapon per shot in the game, after the Handcannon and the Rocket Launcher.

Tune up chart

Fire Speed and Reload Speed are given in seconds.

It takes a total of 493,000₧ to buy and fully upgrade the Broken Butterfly or 455,000 if you get the free one.

Level Firing Power Cost Chapter unlock Firing Speed Cost Reload Speed Cost Chapter unlock Capacity Cost Chapter unlock
1 13.0 N/A N/A 0.7 N/A 3.67 N/A N/A 6 N/A N/A
2 15.0 25,000₧ Chapter 3-1
Castle entrance 		N/A N/A 3.00 15,000₧ Chapter 3-1
Garden 		8 15,000₧ Chapter 3-1
Castle entrance
3 17.0 30,000₧ Chapter 3-2
Garden 		N/A N/A 2.33 20,000₧ Chapter 4-3
Old castle ruins 		10 20,000₧ Chapter 4-1
Clocktower
4 20.0 35,000₧ Chapter 4-1
Clocktower 		N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 12 25,000₧ Chapter 5-1
Wharf B
5 24.0 50,000₧ Chapter 4-3
Old castle ruins 		N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
6 28.0 70,000₧ Chapter 5-3
Underground cavern 		N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Exclusive 50.0 150,000₧ Chapter 5-3
Campsite 		N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Comments

  • Examine Description:
"A very powerful .45 magnum revolver. This will make anyone's day."
  • Merchant comment:
""I see you have an eye for things. Gun's not just about shootin. It's about reloadin. You'll know what I'm talkin about."

Strategy

  • The Broken Butterfly is a boss-fighting weapon, as its ammo is rare and its damage is very high. Spending rare ammo on lesser enemies may be unwise. 
  • Many bosses temporarily expose a weak spot that can be attacked contextually to deal minimal damage or shot with a powerful weapon to inflict far more damage (like the El Gigante's Plagas or Saddler's eye). The Broken Butterfly is especially effective here. 
  • Once every round in the Broken Butterfly's cylinder is used up, upgrade its capacity instead of reloading. Upgrading the gun's capacity fills it with new cartridges, saving precious Magnum ammo. 
  • The semi-automatic Killer7 is another Magnum that appears in the game, however, it is advisable to obtain the Broken Butterfly first, because the Killer7 cannot be obtained until you meet for the first time the Merchant on The Island.
  • A comparison between the Broken Butterfly and the Killer7 reveals that the revolver has much more firepower when fully upgraded, while the semi-auto has better stability, faster reload and higher capacity.  Considering the rarity of magnum ammo, firepower may be preferred over firing rate and reload time, but you'll get the exclusive upgrade of the Broken Butterfly only near the end of the game (Chapter 5-3), when there isn't much need for such firepower. 
  • While some players prefer the Broken Butterfly for its sheer 50.0 firepower, fully upgrading it requires 455,000 pesetas. Furthermore, without the exclusive upgrade priced at 150,000 pesetas, the Broken Butterfly is only 3 points stronger than an unupgraded Killer7 and the exclusive itself is only made available near the very end of the game. Because of this, many have chosen to use an unupgraded Killer 7, due to being significantly cheaper (77,000₧).

Further Notes

  • If you look closely at the recoil shield on the Broken Butterfly, you'll notice that it has a small cutout on the right side similar to what is found on cap & ball guns in the middle of the 19th century.
  • The skin when you pick it up and the way it appears in your inventory are very different. When seen while you are picking it up, it has a "Wild West" look to it, with mostly silver and a wooden handle. When in your inventory, it is black and very modern looking.
  • This weapon appears to be a Salazar family heirloom as one is seen in the picture Leon acquires the prison key from. This explain why Leon finds it in a chest in the castle.

Gallery

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