Protoman Blaster and Shield

Protoman Blaster and Shield
Type	Firearm
Uses	50
Strength	Great
Location(s)	Safe House restroom
Fits in inventory	Yes

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

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The Protoman Blaster and Shield is an unlockable clothing item and weapon in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record.

It functions as a weapon that fires short-range bursts of energy, often defeating Zombies in a single shot. It is unlocked after completing Overtime and achieving Ending S, after which it can be found in the Safe House restroom, leaning against the wall (only in Story Mode).

The Protoman blaster and shield are part of the Protoman Costume, which, when combined with the other three items, causes the projectiles fired by the blaster to explode on impact, dealing massive amounts of damage to zombies and Looters.

Unlike the other three Protoman items, the blaster and shield do not count as clothing but as a switchable weapon in Frank West's inventory. It can be combined freely with other regular and special costumes without interfering with their effects.

Equipping the Protoman blaster and shield changes Frank's running animation to a cartoonish style where his legs kick up behind him, creating an illusion that he runs faster. However, viewing the game files reveals that there is no change to running speed from equipping this item.

The other pieces of the costume include:

• Protoman Helmet: Rescue Jack Ellis in Welcome to the Family, then beat him in poker in Ante Up. Alternatively, find Jack and kill him in Sandbox Mode.
• Protoman Boots: Located in the Ultimate Playhouse at the Palisades Mall.
• Protoman Armor: Unlock all of the single-player challenges in Sandbox Mode and win a medal of any kind in all of them.

All the parts of the costume are held in the Clothing Locker, except for the Protoman blaster and shield, which is found leaning next to the locker. The player can equip and unequip the pieces at any time.

Attacks

Main: Tap / to fire a projectile from the blaster. Alternate: Hold / to charge the blaster and fire multiple shots. Shots explode if Frank is wearing the full Protoman outfit.

Trivia

• When the Protoman blaster is equipped, Frank's running animation changes to an exaggerated dash, similar to the running animation of Mega Man and Protoman in Capcom's Mega Man series. This animation does not affect Frank's running speed, despite popular belief.
  • Through modding, it is shown that only the blaster alone causes the exaggerated dash, not the shield alone.
• The Protoman blaster is the only firearm in any Dead Rising game to have a main and alternate attack.
• The Protoman blaster and shield do not appear in Sandbox Mode.
• Through the PC game file items.txt for Off the Record, the blaster and shield (ProtomanBlasterAndShield) can be spawned in separately: "ProtomanBlaster" and "ProtomanShield". The file also reveals there is no run speed increase with this item.
• When on the ground, only the shield is shown.
• The blaster, when given to a survivor, will freeze zombies if they are hit with it using a melee attack.

Gallery

Chuck holding the Protoman blaster and shield

Main attack

Main attack

Main attack

Main attack

Alternate attack

Animation error (as the player stands still, the idle animation makes the shield go through the player's body)

Animation error