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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*The name and flavor text are references to the 1997 movie, ''[[wikipedia:The_Fifth_Element|The Fifth Element]]'', where a weapon called the ZF-1 is introduced with a "replay" feature which the laser's homing ability seems to be based on. The two weapons also share very similar camouflage designs.
 
*The name and flavor text are references to the 1997 movie, ''[[wikipedia:The_Fifth_Element|The Fifth Element]]'', where a weapon called the ZF-1 is introduced with a "replay" feature which the laser's homing ability seems to be based on. The two weapons also share very similar camouflage designs.
*In the game files, the ZX-1 is an assigned drop of [[Professor Nakayama|Nakayama]], a friendly, unkillable NPC. The reason for this is unknown, though it's possible the player would have had to fight and kill Nakayama in an earlier version of the game.
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*In the game files, the ZX-1 is an assigned drop of [[Professor Nakayama|Nakayama]], a friendly, unkillable NPC. The reason for this is unknown, as Nakayama is an NPC featured in the Borderlands 2 [http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Sir_Hammerlock's_Big_Game_Hunt Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt DLC], and therefore canonically cannot die before this DLC takes place.
   
   

Revision as of 01:20, 15 April 2016

The ZX-1 is a legendary laser manufactured by Dahl. It can be obtained randomly from any suitable loot source, but has an increased chance to drop from Colonel Zarpedon, located in the Eye of Helios - and The Invincible Empyrean Sentinel, located in Eleseer.

Special Weapon Effects

Replay! – Always incendiary. Greatly increased fire rate, perfect accuracy. Slightly reduced projectile speed. Greatly reduced elemental chance per bolt. After a target is shot once, all subsequent shots will home in on that target until the magazine is empty. Shots travel in a corkscrew pattern before hitting their targets. All parts fixed.

Usage & Description

Although a single shot from the ZX-1 has a low chance to ignite foes, its extraordinary rate of fire ensures that a targeted enemy will be expediently set alight. Its high fire rate also greatly assists in burning away enemies' shields, swiftly exposing them to the burning status effect that follows. The bullets also home in on an enemy hit by at least one bullet in a magazine.

The ZX-1 burst-fires when zoomed in; a very short, yet precise burst. Because of the gun's perfect accuracy, the burst will hit whatever it is aimed at (so long as the target has not moved much). The weapon's burst-fire is handy for initiating a target lock on a foe at almost any range.

The ZX-1 is not without disadvantages: should a particularly mobile enemy be targeted prior to the player deciding to attack another enemy, the laser's rounds will still home in on the initial target, completely missing the second enemy, unless said second enemy is interrupting the line of fire. The homing feature of the weapon does not fare well at close ranges, as while locked on the laser bolts corkscrew wildly before homing in on the target, which can sometimes cause the loss of at least half the magazine before actually hitting the target. The homing feature is much more effective at medium and long ranges.

Notes

Trivia

  • The name and flavor text are references to the 1997 movie, The Fifth Element, where a weapon called the ZF-1 is introduced with a "replay" feature which the laser's homing ability seems to be based on. The two weapons also share very similar camouflage designs.
  • In the game files, the ZX-1 is an assigned drop of Nakayama, a friendly, unkillable NPC. The reason for this is unknown, as Nakayama is an NPC featured in the Borderlands 2 Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt DLC, and therefore canonically cannot die before this DLC takes place.