Gungeon Guide

Full Metal Jacket

Automated DefensesPassive

Automatically triggers available Blanks when in danger. An original Gungeon item. This protective garment, laser cut whole from a massive Blank, can detect when its bearer is threatened.

QualityB
Sell CreepSell Creep Price30
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Description

Full Metal Jacket is a passive item .

Effects

  • Automatically uses one of the player's blanks if they are about to take damage, preventing it.
  • This can negate contact damage, which regular blanks do not normally prevent.
  • This can also prevent damage caused by CigarettesCigarettes , which is normally impossible to prevent.
  • Grants one piece of armor.

Synergies

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Notes

  • Fall damage does not trigger Full Metal Jacket unless the player has Elder BlankElder Blank .
  • Because automatically using a blank does not count as damage, it protects the Old CrestOld Crest and Glass Guon StoneGlass Guon Stone from being broken, prevents guns like PolarisPolaris from losing their bonuses, and prevents items like MetronomeMetronome and MeatbunMeatbun from losing their bonuses.
  • Due to its nature of preventing damage, it can be an effective method of gathering Master RoundMaster Round .
  • When Crisis StoneCrisis Stone 's effect is active, Full Metal Jacket still uses a blank when a bullet comes near.
  • When damaged by harmful Status Effects , Full Metal Jacket will still use a blank, despite the damage not being caused by bullets.

Trivia

  • Its To Serve Android synergy is a reference to the real full metal jackets used by police, as well as Robocop .
  • Also a reference to the short story "To Serve Man" by Damon Knight which was adapted for use as a Twilight Zone episode.
  • The name of the item could be a reference to the Stanley Kubrik's Full Metal Jacket .
  • In real life, full metal jacket ( FMJ ) bullet is one kind of ammunition that designed to have stronger piercing power.

Unlock Method

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