M-76 Revenant

The M-76 Revenant Light Machine Gun is classed as an assault rifle in Mass Effect 2.

In-Game Description
Unleashes a storm of deadly high velocity slugs. Less accurate than an assault rifle, but has a high ammo capacity and deals much more damage. Effective against armor, shields and biotic barriers. Upgrades the Vindicator Battle Rifle. This custom-made machine gun features technology not widely available. Protected against replication by sophisticated Fabrication Rights Management (FRM) technology, only the richest and most powerful warlords can afford this weapon.

Acquisition
The M-76 Revenant is only usable by Commander Shepard if Shepard is of the Soldier class and chooses it aboard the Collector Cruiser.

Player Notes

 * The M-76 has only low to moderate accuracy, which is only exacerbated by its pronounced muzzle climb during sustained fire. For medium to long range firefights, it is much more accurate when fired in bursts than fully automatic fire, and aiming for the enemy midsection is highly recommended. The inaccuracy can also be mitigated by acquiring the accuracy upgrade.


 * The M-76's strength is in its prodigious rate of fire, damage rate, large thermal clip capacity and large spare ammo capacity.
 * Arming the M-76 with disruptor ammo helps to offset the lower damage multipliers against shields and barriers.

Trivia

 * There is an M-76 Revenant in Morinth's apartment on the wall, from which you can pick up an assault rifle upgrade.


 * The Revenant is also occasionally used by generic Blue Suns Commanders, such as Warden Kuril, and Jentha as well as Geth Primes and Geth Destroyers.


 * Revenants are also powerful enemies in Dragon Age: Origins, another BioWare game. Also, Knights of the Old Republic features Darth Revan who is noteworthy for his own connection to the term Revanant.
 * The Revenant's name could also be a reference to Shepard. A revenant is a spirit brought back from the dead to fulfill a certain purpose, much like Shepard in Mass Effect 2.
 * Revenant is the present participle of the French verb revenir, meaning 'to return'; it fits Shepard very well.
 * Possibly due to a graphical glitch, Shepard's hand clips through the weapons grip in cutscenes.