The Plasma Rifle, is the older brother of the little Plasma Pistol, and are used by Elites, so when they get mad, they can shoot your balls off. It can outgun the little one, but its hot temper makes Plasma Rifle prone to getting mad and just refusing to help you kill the Covenant. The Plasma Rifle will always help the Covenant though, he will never get hot-headed towards them. When the rifle overheats, you have a three second window of oppurtunity to roast marshmallows on it. This tactic is sometimes used by marines, but they usaully just burn there fingers. Maddislimane likes this gun :)