Chimera-XB
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| Chimera-XB | |
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| Profile | |
| Build | M Medium |
| Icon |  |
| Type |  |
| Unlock |  Aerialist |
| Damage | |
| Body | 45 |
| Head | 67.5 (1.5×) |
| Environmental | 12 |
| Damage Falloff | |
| Min Range | 17.5m |
| Max Range | 27.5m |
| Multiplier | 0.53 |
| Technical | |
| RPM | 260 |
| Magazine | 15 |
| Empty Reload | 2.15s |
| Tactical Reload | 2.15s |
The Chimera-XB is a Medium class marksman rifle designed to deal high damage per shot at moderate to long range.
Usage
The Chimera-XB can be selected as the weapon of any Medium build loadout.
| Controls | PC | PS | XBox | Key |
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| Equip Chimera-XB | 1 | Weapon | ||
| Fire shot (Tap) | R2 | RT | Primary fire | |
| Scope in (Hold) | L2 | LT | Secondary fire | |
| Tactical reload | R | Reload |
Stats
Damage Profile
| Bullets to kill | Time to kill (s) | Bullets to kill | Time to kill (s) | Bullets to kill | Time to kill (s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 3 | 0.462 | 4 | 0.692 | 6 | 1.154 |
| Body | 4 | 0.692 | 6 | 1.154 | 8 | 1.615 |
Values are approximate and determined by community testing (10.0.0).
Sights
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Properties
Weapon
Bullet
Guide
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Strengths
Weaknesses
Tactics
Item Mastery
Item mastery XP for the Chimera-XB can be earned by actively using it.
| Source | XP Reward |
|---|---|
| Damage dealt by the Chimera-XB | 0.2 × Damage Dealt |
| Critical damage dealt by the Chimera-XB | 0.2 × Critical Damage Dealt |
| Opponent eliminated by the Chimera-XB | 50 |
| Assist on an opponent damaged by the Chimera-XB | 20 |
Each time a certain XP threshold is reached, the item levels up. This does not improve the item, but rewards a unique item customization.
Cosmetics
Skins
Animations
Trivia
- The Chimera-XB is a semi-automatic compound crossbow which does not seem to be based on any known design. While designs for repeating crossbows date back to 4th Century BC, no functioning mechanism currently exists for an automatic crossbow which would not require the user to manually draw the string between shots. Because of this, the Chimera's design and animations take various physical liberties to present a mechanism which seems plausible at a glance, but could not function in reality.
- The Chimera features two sets of reciprocating limbs which alternate positions on each shot. Presumably, when one set fires, the same momentum which launches the bolt also draws the other set to its ready position. This function violates the first and second laws of thermodynamics as well as the law of conservation of energy, and therefore classes the Chimera as a perpetual motion machine of the first kind.
- Upon a reload or empty magazine, the engaged set of limbs discharge to the unready position without charging the other set of limbs to the ready position, which does not break any physical laws but is internally inconsistent to how the weapon functions under normal firing conditions.
- The "charging handle" that is pulled by the contestant after a reload does not seem to have any physical connection to the cable it draws when pulled.
- Because each set of cables sits at two different heights but must draw from one magazine, the top cable is not vertically aligned with the bolt and must stretch downward at the trigger. For a real crossbow, this misalignment would result in a misfire as the rear of the bolt is flung upward rather than launched down range.
- Because of the weapon's impossible nature, the name "Chimera" may be in reference to a 1494 quote by Leonardo Da Vinci in passage from his notebooks which reads:
- "O speculators about perpetual motion, how many vain chimeras have you created in the like quest? Go and take your place with the seekers after gold."
- This quote mocked the futility of those attempting to discover true perpetual motion, labeling their attempts as "Vain Chimeras" despite Da Vinci having himself made many attempts at his own designs for a perpetual motion machine. "take your place with the seekers after gold" referred to the pseudoscientific practice of Alchemy which claimed that common metals such as lead could be turned into noble metals such as gold through a process known as "Alchemical Transmutation."
- The designation "XB" is a relatively uncommon shortening of "Crossbow" where the "X" is interpreted as a cross rather than standing for a word that starts with the letter X.
- "O speculators about perpetual motion, how many vain chimeras have you created in the like quest? Go and take your place with the seekers after gold."
History
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| 10.6.0 |
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| 10.0.0 |
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