Wolf's Plasmacaster Pistol

Prop facts

Movie
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
Year
2007
Franchise
Predator
Type
Original
Category
Movie props
Usage
Screen-used
Status
Showcase
Listed by
HHO
Listed since
April 2020

Description

Residents of Gunnison, Colorado are caught up in the crossfire when two deadly extraterrestrial species bring their longstanding conflict to Earth. From the film Aliens vs Predator 2: Requiem, this is Wolf's Plasmacaster Pistol seen when he rips his Plasmacaster off his shoulder mount and attaches a pistol grip to it. Most of the shotguns were solid rubber while this one is made of fiberglass and resin. It was created to comes apart for the scene when Wolf connects the two pieces together and also has the ratcheting mechanism allowing the Predator to simulate locking the grip in place. During Wolf's hunt, one of the Plasmacasters he was using to clean up the Xenomorph infestation was damaged during an attack. After the brief scuffle concluding with Wolf blasting the Xenomorph out a window, Wolf then made adjustments to the Plasmacaster modifying it into a handheld pistol. Consisting of the main body of the damaged Plasmacaster and a handle fashioned from the mounting device of the other Plasmacaster. Once assembled, you see the pistol at the end of the film when it's confiscated by the military and delivered to Miss Yutani for study.

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