Firearms (Fragmented)

Firearms are projectile weapons used for defense and offense throughout the Matoran Universe in the Fragmented Alternate Universe. They were brought into existence when the Freelancers came into the Universe and gave blueprints to the Nynrah Ghosts, who used them and made their own modifications over the years. They are widely used by the Order of Mata Nui, the Dark Hunters, and the Brotherhood of Makuta.

Nynrah Ghosts Firearms
The first design of firearms built by the Nynrah Ghosts were carbon copies of the Freelancers' original design. These fired small Protosteel balls at a high speed and could only carry sixteen at a time. They found this inefficient and stared to revamp the design. They scrapped the design and started experimenting with energy-based firepower, eventually perfecting the design with the capability of firing bolts of energy that would take only a few seconds to recharge.

They made bigger versions of these models and sold them throughout the Matoran Universe.

Xian Firearms
The Xians, specifically the Vortixx, were the first to buy firearms from the Nynrah Ghosts. For a period of time, they kept the weapons unaltered from the default form, but they gradually upgraded the design with several special features, such as: stun, energy net (based on the Nynrah Ghost Blaster function), and force bolt.

They kept these in their military instead of selling them to other islands. This was done to keep Vortixx security and to keep an advantage over other islands.

Steltian Firearms
To be added

Dark Hunter Firearms
To be added

Order of Mata Nui Firearms
To be added

Brotherhood of Makuta Firearms
To be added

Custom-Built Firearms
Several individuals have built their own firearms based on other designs.

Mark I
The first model designed by Iyre was a bit clunky and hard to carry around while it was deployed. It was designed to be able to contract into a compact, extremely portable handle-like stock. When deployed, it had the ability to stun (also stun several people while using most of its power), and kill. It is mainly a prototype design based on the Xian model.

Mark II
To be added

Trivia

 * The reason of the existence of firearms in the storyline is due to not knowing they didn't exist in BIONICLE.