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The Desert - 5[a] is a heavy semi-automatic pistol that is commonly featured in the Uncharted series. The Desert - 5 is more powerful than the Wes - 44 revolver due to its larger caliber. It is overall the best magnum pistol, as it has one extra round per magazine, two extra rounds total can be carried, and it has slightly better accuracy. The only disadvantage to the Desert - 5 is that it has a slightly slower rate of fire and higher recoil than a normal pistol.

Enemies that use the Desert - 5 always come with a laser sight, granting instant kills if given too long to aim. Nate could not make use of said laser functionality.

Eddy Raja also used a Desert - 5, called Eddy's Golden Gun, essentially a gold-plated variant, with a crimson dragon on a white ceramic plate on the grip.

The Desert - 5 is based on the Mark VII variant of the Desert Eagle. It is incorrectly shown with very tall cocking serrations. The "5" may refer to it being the .50 Action Express version of the Desert Eagle, which would also be correct on magazine capacity, but .50 AE versions of the Mark VII are very rare, so it is likely that the Mark VII variant in the game is modelled after the Mark VII chambered in .44 Magnum.

History[]

Eye of Indra[]

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The gun also makes an appearance in the Eye of Indra motion comic series. Eddy aims his gold Desert - 5 at Drake when he finds out he slept with his sister, Rika Raja, and he also uses the weapon to shoot Daniel Pinkerton's henchmen that guard his mansion while he and Drake try to steal one of the Indra artifacts. Eddy's gun is used to kill Pinkerton by Rika at the end of the motion comic series, who then takes it with her.

Drake's Fortune[]

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Nate facing a mercenary sniper.

The Desert - 5 was the primary weapon used by the sniper mercenaries in Drake's Fortune. They were first encountered in "Sanctuary?", as well as a handful of other chapters that took place in the monastery.

Eddy Raja was also seen waving his gold Desert - 5 around in multiple scenes, and used it on Nate during his prison escape at the end of "Unlocking the Past", and again while defending against the attacking descendants in "The Heart of the Vault".

Eddy's gun could be unlocked in the rewards menu for 900 medal points. The The Nathan Drake Collection changed the requirements to completing Brutal difficulty for it to unlock.

Among Thieves[]

Harry Flynn was the first person shown holding the Desert - 5 in Among Thieves, in the chapter "Keep Moving", where he used it to hold Nate and his friends at gunpoint. Later on in "Tunnel Vision" he used it to shoot Nate, nearly killing him. He was last seen using it to attack the Shambhala guardians in "The Road to Shambhala".At the end of the chapter, we can see that Chloe Frazer uses the weapon for the rest of the game. Zoran Lazarević's soldiers also made use of the magnum pistol, equipped with the laser sight. Said soldiers were only encountered in the chapters taking place in Tibet, such as in the Tibetan village and the monastery.

The Desert - 5 is unlocked in the game's rewards menu once the 100 treasures are collected, allowing the player to use it at will. Eddy's Golden Gun could also be unlocked for $20,000, although The Nathan Drake Collection again changed the requirement to completing the game on Brutal.

The Lost Legacy[]

The Desert - 5 returned in The Lost Legacy, replacing the Barok .44 from A Thief's End as the game's heavy pistol sidearm. It has very few changes from the Uncharted 4 version, but now has only 7 rounds in its magazine.

Multiplayer[]

A Thief's End[]

The Desert - 5 was a DLC Weapon added to A Thief's End's multiplayer. It was released alongside the Survival gamemode update. The weapon can be dropped through a DLC Gameplay Chest or be purchased for 250 Uncharted Points. As the Desert - 5 is a heavy weapon, it cannot be modified.

Medals and trophies[]

Scoring 20 kills with the Desert - 5 will unlock the medal, worth 10 points, and bronze trophy "20 Kills: Desert - 5" in Drake's Fortune and Drake's Fortune Remastered. Scoring 30 kills with the Desert - 5 will unlock the medal, worth $10,000, and bronze trophy "30 Kills: Desert - 5" in Among Thieves and Among Thieves Remastered. Golden Abyss also features an identical bronze trophy.

Notes[]

  1. Referred to as Desert 5 in The Lost Legacy.
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