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Ion Blaster
Gift
Weapon Group	Fire
Type	Spread
Overheat Time	High
Max/Auto firerate	6.66/s / 4/s
Volley damage at ⚡10	1,000
First Appearance	Chicken Invaders (DOS Version)

Ion Blaster is the oldest Weapon in the Chicken Invaders series, appearing in every game. It's the starting weapon in Revenge of the Yolk after the Prologue.

It functions as a basic spread shot weapon, firing multiple bullets spread out evenly.

This page describes the version seen in Revenge of the Yolk, Ultimate Omelette and Cluck of the Dark Side.

Strategy

Ion Blaster fires red ions that are spread out evenly and accelerate as they go. The initial upgrades add more bullets, while the later ones replace them with double bullets. The automatic firerate is better than most manual weapons, and the overheat time is fairly high. However, it's hard to deal concentrated fire with this weapon, as you have to get very close to the enemies. The overall Damage per Second for this weapon is one of the worst out of all weapons, and that includes all of its bullets hitting the targets.

Ion Blaster works well on early Chapters when the enemies are still weak, and on Waves with a lot of weak targets (Supernova Debris, Feather Fields). It's better to switch to other weapons in the late-game.

The manual firerate of this weapon is different depending on the game and amount of players. In Multiplayer it's locked to 5/s. Revenge of the Yolk has a better manual firerate cap of 10/s, but the weapon overheats quickly at that rate.

In order to never overheat, the optimal firerate for this weapon is 5.33/s on manual fire.

Its Gift is always available.

Pros

• High overheat time.
• Decent manual and automatic firerate.
• Fires dozens of bullets that can clear huge groups of enemies quickly.
• Perfect for chapters like Supernova Explosion or the Feather Fields of Yolkon-7 due to its huge spread.

Cons

• Its Damage per Second is one of the worst.
• Concentrated fire can be problematic, especially on small targets.
• Damage falls off on bosses, unless you get really close.
• Its multiple bullets are likely to set off Coward Chickens.

It's a member of the Fire group, so it has its weaknesses and strengths.

Enemies and Bosses that are weak to the Fire group:

• Big Chicken (Revenge of the Yolk only)
• Egg
• Mother-Hen Ship's Shell (Ultimate Omelette)
• Planetary Egg City
• The Henperor's Apprentice
• Ice Cubed
• Henlley's Comet
• Magnetic Manipulator
• Feather Brain
• Chiller Chicken

Enemies and Bosses that are strong against the Fire group:

• It Gets Cold In Space
• Attack of the Giant Crab (Ultimate Omelette only)
• Thundercluck's Guitar
• Phoenix Chicken

Power Levels

This weapon has 12 power levels, the default amount.

Image	Name	Description
	Level 0 (⚡0)	Projectiles: One Single from the tip Base damage per volley: 100 (1x100) Heat Rate: 0.125 (6.25% of the Heat Bar) Firerate (Manual CI4+/Auto): 6.66/s / 4/s Overheat time (Manual/Auto): 11.25s / 5.5s Damage per Second (Manual/Auto): 667 / 400
	Level 1 (⚡1)	Projectiles: Two Single from the front weapon pods Base damage per volley: 200 (2x100) Heat Rate: 0.125 (6.25% of the Heat Bar) Firerate (Manual CI4+/Auto): 6.66/s / 4/s Overheat time (Manual/Auto): 11.25s / 5.5s Damage per Second (Manual/Auto): 1333 / 800
	Level 2 (⚡2)	Projectiles: Two Single from the tip and the front weapon pods Base damage per volley: 300 (3x100) Heat Rate: 0.125 (6.25% of the Heat Bar) Firerate (Manual CI4+/Auto): 6.66/s / 4/s Overheat time (Manual/Auto): 11.25s / 5.5s Damage per Second (Manual/Auto): 2000 / 1200
	Level 3 (⚡3)	Identical to the last one, but front weapon pod projectiles are fired 7.5 degrees outward. Projectiles: Three Single from the tip and the front weapon pods Base damage per volley: 300 (3x100) Heat Rate: 0.125 (6.25% of the Heat Bar) Firerate (Manual CI4+/Auto): 6.66/s / 4/s Overheat time (Manual/Auto): 11.25s / 5.5s Damage per Second (Manual/Auto): 2000 / 1200
	Level 4 (⚡4)	Projectiles: One Double from the tip and two Single from the front weapon pods Base damage per volley: 400 (1x200 + 2x100) Heat Rate: 0.125 (6.25% of the Heat Bar) Firerate (Manual CI4+/Auto): 6.66/s / 4/s Overheat time (Manual/Auto): 11.25s / 5.5s Damage per Second (Manual/Auto): 2667 / 1600
	Level 5 (⚡5)	Rear weapon pod projectiles are fired 15 degrees outward. Projectiles: Five Single from the tip and the weapon pods Base damage per volley: 500 (5x100) Heat Rate: 0.125 (6.25% of the Heat Bar) Firerate (Manual CI4+/Auto): 6.66/s / 4/s Overheat time (Manual/Auto): 11.25s / 5.5s Damage per Second (Manual/Auto): 3333 / 2000
	Level 6 (⚡6)	Projectiles: One Double from the tip, four Single from the weapon pods Base damage per volley: 600 (1x200 + 4x100) Heat Rate: 0.125 (6.25% of the Heat Bar) Firerate (Manual CI4+/Auto): 6.66/s / 4/s Overheat time (Manual/Auto): 11.25s / 5.5s Damage per Second (Manual/Auto): 4000 / 2400
	Level 7 (⚡7)	Projectiles: Two Double from the front weapon pods, three Single from the tip and the rear weapon pods Base damage per volley:700 (2x200 + 3x100) Heat Rate: 0.125 (6.25% of the Heat Bar) Firerate (Manual CI4+/Auto): 6.66/s / 4/s Overheat time (Manual/Auto): 11.25s / 5.5s Damage per Second (Manual/Auto): 4667 / 2800
	Level 8 (⚡8)	Projectiles: Three Double from the tip and the rear weapon pods, two Single from the front weapon pods Base damage per volley: 800 (3x200 + 2x100) Heat Rate: 0.125 (6.25% of the Heat Bar) Firerate (Manual CI4+/Auto): 6.66/s / 4/s Overheat time (Manual/Auto): 11.25s / 5.5s Damage per Second (Manual/Auto): 5333 / 3200
	Level 9 (⚡9)	Projectiles: One Single from the tip, four Double from the weapon pods Base damage per volley: 900 (4x200 + 1x100) Heat Rate: 0.125 (6.25% of the Heat Bar) Firerate (Manual CI4+/Auto): 6.66/s / 4/s Overheat time (Manual/Auto): 11.25s / 5.5s Damage per Second (Manual/Auto): 6000 / 3600
	Level 10 (⚡10)	Projectiles: Five Double from the tip and the weapon pods Base damage per volley: 1,000 (5x200) Heat Rate: 0.125 (6.25% of the Heat Bar) Firerate (Manual CI4+/Auto): 6.66/s / 4/s Overheat time (Manual/Auto): 11.25s / 5.5s Damage per Second (Manual/Auto): 6667 / 4000
	Level 11 (⚡20)	The added two Double projectiles are fired 30 degrees outward. Projectiles: Five Double from the tip and the weapon pods, another two Double from the rear weapon pods Base damage per volley: 1,400 (7x200) Heat Rate: 0.125 (6.25% of the Heat Bar) Firerate (Manual CI4+/Auto): 6.66/s / 4/s Overheat time (Manual/Auto): 11.25s / 5.5s Damage per Second (Manual/Auto): 9333 / 5600

Projectiles

This weapon has two types of projectiles.

Image	Name	Damage	Description
	Single	100	Used in: most power levels, except for the last two Behavior: once fired, starts accelerating; can go forward or to the sides
	Double	200	Used in: later power levels (4th and from 6th onward) Behavior: once fired, starts accelerating; can go forward or to the sides

Trivia

• The internal name for its shooting sound is "default weapon".

Gallery

Ion Blaster at ⚡2.

Ion Blaster at ⚡10.

Ion Blaster at ⚡3, damaging Chicks.