Zapinator

The Zapinator is a -exclusive, Hardmode magic weapon that shoots very rapidly. It has an approximate 1.25% (1 in 80) chance of being dropped by Plantera, but the exact drop chance is unknown.

Tips

 * Because the Zapinator consumes lots of mana when fired rapidly, a Mana Flower and Ancient Cobalt armor could be useful for any mage characters.

Trivia

 * The Zapinator was used by the developers in the to test certain content prior to Terraria&#39;s official release, used to kill enemies instantly so they would not be interrupted during testing. It was originally released on the, but was removed in the 1.0.1 update. At the time, it was essentially the most powerful weapon in the game, though since update 1.1 and the release of Hardmode, this has ceased to be true.
 * The Zapinator's name and sprite resemble the, an electronic light gun accessory for the (NES).
 * This could explain why the Zapinator was removed from the, as it could cause copyright problems between Re-Logic and Nintendo.
 * This might also explain why it was subsequently re-added to the – there would be no conflict with Nintendo for this instance.
 * The projectile shot by the Zapinator is also used by the Space Gun.