Is the P.R.L. 412 canon?

I hope it is, but it never really shows up in the story. I'm thinking it was a weapon built by Los Illuminados to take out traitors, but then fell into the hands of the merchant, who then sold it to Leon. If Leon then brought it back to the US, it might have been deemed by the US government to be too unstable, and that's why Chris never used it.

Ok, I'm just now reading RE wiki that says that it's non-canon, but I do think that it could be put into the storyline as a secret weapon that was developed under Saddler and fell into the wrong hands. It may be why he never ordered anyone to go after the merchant.

No, it isn't. It's just an unlockable bonus weapon added to the PS2 version of RE4. Saddler didn't have the resources to develop something so advanced.

Why would we ever think if a weapon in a game is canon

Mass Distraction wrote:

Why would we ever think if a weapon in a game is canon

*Cough*

I find it hard to believe that Saddler developed a Memegun. It fires lasers.

GL, sorry but I didn't get that. Could you clarify on that? I don't know anything about guns aside from the fact that I have army training. To be more specific, I know nothing about gun models and even less on the models used in RE games.

Mass Distraction wrote:

GL, sorry but I didn't get that. Could you clarify on that? I don't know anything about guns aside from the fact that I have army training. To be more specific, I know nothing about gun models and even less on the models used in RE games.

Is that some kind of oxymoron? You have military training, yet you don't know anything about guns? The military teaches you to recognize, operate, and maintain dozens of weapon systems, from sidearms to mounted heavy machine guns and anti-tank weapons.

If I understood your post correctly, you questioned why one would think a gun in a game is canon. STARS' Samurai Edge customs (one pictured in my post) are about as canon in the games as canon can get.

Ghost Leader wrote:

Mass Distraction wrote:

GL, sorry but I didn't get that. Could you clarify on that? I don't know anything about guns aside from the fact that I have army training. To be more specific, I know nothing about gun models and even less on the models used in RE games.

Is that some kind of oxymoron? You have military training, yet you don't know anything about guns? The military teaches you to recognize, operate, and maintain dozens of weapon systems, from sidearms to mounted heavy machine guns and anti-tank weapons.

If I understood your post correctly, you questioned why one would think a gun in a game is canon. STARS' Samurai Edge customs (one pictured in my post) are about as canon in the games as canon can get.

Ah, now I got it. I thought it had to do something with the model or something I actually forgot what I wrote in my forst post, I remembred asking something about the actuality or something.

And yes, I have military training but the only weapons I used were RK 62, M72 LAW and APILAS with the addition of a plethera of different mines. I was a radio operative/driver so I only had basic training and didn't have much to do with weaponry, expect the aforementioned. What I meant was I know pretty much nothing about weapon models, although I know how to use them.

POP QUIZ! Mass, what kind of gun is the Samurai Edge?

A rawket lawnchair?

uhhhh.... an onion?

Well done! *Hands cookie*

I don't think it is.

Every Samurai Edge is different. Wesker's and Barry's being the strongest ones.

Still have no idea why you can't use Barry's "Miranda" outside of the few melee attacks he has. Doesn't really make much sense. :\ If someone could explain to me why they thought it was necessary to replace his main gun with a broken butterfly, I would like to know.

Ghost Leader wrote:

Mass Distraction wrote:

Why would we ever think if a weapon in a game is canon

*Cough*

Then again, it didn't exist before RE3.

Ghost Leader wrote:

No, it isn't. It's just an unlockable bonus weapon added to the PS2 version of RE4. Saddler didn't have the resources to develop something so advanced.

right, he got his donations here and there, but most of that was to keep his electricity up and running.

in any case, i would like to see it make a canonical appearance at some point. i mean if we can use a linear launcher for a boss fight, why not plr.

oh, and about re wiki...dont.

RaviorStygian wrote:

Still have no idea why you can't use Barry's "Miranda" outside of the few melee attacks he has. Doesn't really make much sense. :\ If someone could explain to me why they thought it was necessary to replace his main gun with a broken butterfly, I would like to know.

Barry had an S&W Model 29. The Broken Butterfly was a fictional hybrid of the Schofield Model 3 and Single Action Army.

Bub537 wrote:

Then again, it didn't exist before RE3.

Doesn't change anything.

Spike991 wrote:

in any case, i would like to see it make a canonical appearance at some point. i mean if we can use a linear launcher for a boss fight, why not plr.

The linear launcher was acquired through the course of the game, the PLR wasn't.

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oh, and about re wiki...dont.

Why not? Contrary to what you might think, there are competent people there that maintain its accuracy.

GL, that doesn't change the fact that at any point, anyone can change anything they want. You can't tell me that everything that is incorrect is immediately found and corrected.

NiteKrawler wrote:

GL, that doesn't change the fact that at any point, anyone can change anything they want.

And, if incorrect, it's always corrected within a short amount of time.

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You can't tell me that everything that is incorrect is immediately found and corrected.

Immediately? Maybe not, but it doesn't stay that way for long. That I can say for certain because the administrators there are the most competent of any Wiki site I've ever been a regular on.

its not just that people can put whatever they want, its really the liberties they take with info. its just just not a site that i would ever use as a source. i would rather use more legit sources like the actual games.

If Saddler wanted to kill betrayers, he would just kill them. He doesn't need a futuristic weapon to do it.

RaviorStygian wrote:

If Saddler wanted to kill betrayers, he would just kill them. He doesn't need a futuristic weapon to do it.

well something tells me thats easier said than done. i guess he could control them.

anyway, about the plr gun, it should become available during the game just like the linear launcher was.

Spike991 wrote:

RaviorStygian wrote:

If Saddler wanted to kill betrayers, he would just kill them. He doesn't need a futuristic weapon to do it.

well something tells me thats easier said than done. i guess he could control them.

He could easily either command several Genados to rip one to shreds, or command it to jump off of a cliff.

RaviorStygian wrote:

Spike991 wrote:

RaviorStygian wrote:

If Saddler wanted to kill betrayers, he would just kill them. He doesn't need a futuristic weapon to do it.

well something tells me thats easier said than done. i guess he could control them.

He could easily either command several Genados to rip one to shreds, or command it to jump off of a cliff.

but obviously they were interested in research, and creating something like plr would make plenty of sense. as much senseas making the larger one that ashley and leon use to eventually free themselves of las plagas.