Annabelle



The Annabelle is the gun used by Father Grigori in Ravenholm. It is extremely accurate and powerful.

The player is not intended to use the Annabelle, but the player can spawn the weapon in the console. There is no view model for the weapon, so it takes the form of the player's pump-action shotgun. It has a fairly low rate of fire, and holds only 2 rounds at a time, making reloads very frequent. It should be noted that the Annabelle fires a single bullet rather than shotgun shells, as the Annabelle is loaded with .357 rounds.

Appearance
The Annabelle's characteristics and capabilities bear a resemblance to not one, but two kinds of firearms: a lever-action rifle and an over-under slug gun. The lever-action and the fact that the weapon uses .357 Magnum ammunition suggest it to be a rifle, but the action isn't animated, the weapon acts much like a shotgun, it isn't cocked between shots and only holds two cartridges. Its use of .357 Magnum may just be a placeholder not intended to represent the weapon itself (since the Annabelle isn't meant to be obtainable by the player).

Tactics
Father Grigori is the only NPC that uses the Annabelle, and it is his signature weapon. In combat, Grigori wields the weapon with great skill and accuracy, and he usually manages to hit zombies in the head for an instant kill.

The Annabelle can only house 2 rounds at a time (as mentioned above), so Grigori has to reload frequently. While at first this isn't a problem when he spends his time on the rooftops of the buildings, this can become a problem when facing large numbers of zombies up close in the graveyard. Therefore, try not to leave Grigori to kill all the zombies himself, he'll most likely become overwhelmed.

Trivia

 * The player can pick up the Annabelle if Father Grigori is killed, but can only use it briefly as the screen fades to black when the game ends.
 * The Annabelle uses the same slot as the AR2. It will prevent the player from using the Annabelle after he picks up an AR2, resulting in many glitches with the weapon selection system.
 * Annabelle appears to be based off the Winchester lever action rifle used during the latter half of the 1800s.
 * Annabelle can be wielded by typing "give weapon_annabelle" in the console.
 * When the annabelle is held by the player it uses the default shotgun model.