Stinger
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Stinger
Statistics
Type:
Semiautomatic
Quality:
Magazine Size:
1
Max Ammo:
50
Reload Time:
2.0s
DPS:
27.5
Damage:
10 (Impact)
15 (Explosion)
3 (Bees)
15 (Explosion)
3 (Bees)
Fire Rate:
1.00
Shot Speed:
20
Range:
60
Force:
10
Spread:
1°
EXPLOSIVE
Sell Creep Price:
30 
Ammonomicon Entry
Drone Warfare
Originally used to swat down bothersome aircraft, the Stinger has become a favorite of the aim deficient Gungeoneer.
Stinger is a gun that appears in Enter the Gungeon and Exit the Gungeon.
Effects
- Fires an explosive rocket, and three homing bees. This rocket releases five more bees upon exploding.
Synergies ETG
Particle Flow - If the player also has Laser Sight, a crosshair will appear on any enemy the Stinger points towards and its homing rockets will be guided to them.
Item Interactions
Bouncy Bullets - The rocket fired by the Stinger will create 5 bees every time it bounces.
Notes
- Giving the
Bee Hive and 
RPG to the 
Muncher will always result in a Stinger. - The Stingers long reload time makes it especially affected by the 'gun-dropping' technique. Dropped guns are instantly reloaded, and with guns like the Stinger the process of dropping them and quickly picking them back up is faster than reloading normally.
- This gun is based on the real world FIM-92 Stinger, a United States military ground-to-air missile launcher. Its ability to fire bees is a double-meaning based on its name.
- This gun also contains several references to the Metal Gear franchise, where the FIM-92 Stinger makes numerous appearances.
- According to Dodge Roll lead designer Dave Crooks, the Stinger is primarily based on the weapons appearance in Metal Gear Solid, where it is used to shoot down a Hind D, and Metal Gear Solid 2, where it is used to shoot down a Harrier Jet.[1]
- The line "Originally used to swat down bothersome aircraft" is a reference to the line "I'm going to go swat down a couple of bothersome flies.", said by Liquid Snake in the opening scenes of Metal Gear Solid.
- The use of weaponised bees is also a reference to The Pain, a character in the Metal Gear franchise who has the ability to manipulate bees.[1]
- The Ammonomicon quote "Drone Warfare" has a double meaning. In the real world, Drone Warfare refers to war waged using robots. However, male worker bees are also called "drones".
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "It's a MSG reference. You use a stinger to shoot down Liquid's Hind D in MSG1 and a Harrier in MGS2. Liquid refers to jets that are sent as a distraction to help Snake slip into Shadow Moses as 'bothersome.' Also the Pain... bees... Etc " - Dave Crooks in a Reddit Comment