Xenopopper

  

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Xenopopper

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Uses ammo	Bullets
Damage	45 (Ranged)
Knockback	3 (Very weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	21 (Fast)
Velocity	24 (not affected by ammo)
Rarity	08*
Sell	10 GC
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Xenopopper
  

Sounds

Use
Bubble pop

• Internal Item ID: 2797 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Internal Projectile ID: 444

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Martian Saucer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Martian Saucer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	16.66%

The Xenopopper in action. Note the projectiles moving towards the cursor.

The Xenopopper is a Hardmode, post-Golem gun that has a 1/6 (16.67%) chance of being dropped by the Martian Saucer during the Martian Madness event. When used, it fires a burst of 4–5 purple bubbles, consuming one bullet. The bubbles deal no damage and will bounce off solid blocks, but pop after a 0.5 second delay, each firing a bullet directly to the cursor's location.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Notes

• The Xenopopper fires an average of 4.25 bubbles per shot.^[1] This means that, discounting modifiers, it will fire slightly over 12 bullets per second, which corresponds to an effective use time of 5. Furthermore, 76.5% of the fired bullets will not consume ammo. This makes it comparable to the Vortex Beater in overall stats.

Tips

• The Xenopopper could be considered a type of shotgun. However, its actual bullets have perfect accuracy.
• The Xenopopper can shoot through 1-block-wide walls if fired directly next to the wall.
• Chlorophyte Bullets are a great pair with the Xenopopper as its bullets' direct targeting can be difficult to aim with.

Trivia

• The prefix xeno- means foreign, different in origin, and often relates to aliens.
• The Xenopopper's functionality bears a striking resemblance to that of the max level Bubbline/Bubbler from the 2004 Metroidvania platform-adventure game Cave Story.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.4.4: Fixed bug of not detecting ammo.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.

References