Plasma blaster
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There's no mystery too tangled, no conspiracy too intricate, and no clue too obscure when Nightbeat's on the case. But since most mysteries won't be unraveled without a fight, he carries a plasma blaster with infra-red sighting to make sure he lives long enough to expose the truth.
Drag Strip also uses a plasma energy blaster, which should theoretically work like Nightbeat's. But confusingly enough, it actually fires explosive balls of energy, much like Headstrong's plasma sphere shooter up to 2000 yards away. Apparently, he wants to brag to Nightbeat and Headstrong how much better his plasma weapon is.

