Claw Catapult

The Claw Catapult is a weapon similar in shape to a Rocket Launcher, but with a claw-shaped apparatus at the foresection that appears to store hydraulic energy to fling its ammunition at high speed.

The Claw Catapult can only store a single round in the chamber before needing to reload. It launches a small explosive that detonates after one beat. The explosion inflicts a grievous amount of damage on hit, enough to kill bosses in half a dozen shots or less!

As it normally stores only a single round, the Claw Catapult benefits more than any other weapon from +Clip upgrades.

It has an unusual cadence to the firing animation, as it takes two beats before it can fire again. The reloading animation is similar to the Revolver, in that the first press readies the weapon for reloading, and the subsequent presses insert a single explosive until the magazine is full. As with the Revolver, this means that the weapon's reload time varies.

It requires an overwhelming amount of trigger discipline and accuracy to use the weapon. In essence, it's almost as laborious to kill basic flying bugs as it is to kill bosses.