D4TH Blossom

The D4TH Blossom is a weapon in Saints Row: The Third.^[1]

Higher grade SMG that fires bullets in extremely rapid succession.

— Weapon description^[1]

Overview[]

The D4TH Blossom is a Sub-machine Gun featured in Saints Row: The Third. It is the favored SMG of the Deckers Specialist, and can be salvaged from them. Whereas the TEK Z-10 is a more ubiquitous weapon overall, the D4TH Blossom is intended for suppressive fire, boasting the highest fire-rate of any Sub-machine Gun. Like all SMGs, it can be dual-wielded.

Whilst it does extremely little damage by default, its high fire-rate makes up for this shortcoming, making it capable of quickly taking down targets through volume of fire. Its magazine is fairly big - 40 shots, like the TEK Z-10, but it fires so much faster that it tends to burn off its ammunition much quicker. Used carelessly, it can quickly exhaust the ammunition reserves, especially when dual-wielded.

When first used, the D4TH Blossom seems to be something of a wash, since it takes a large number of rounds to bring down an enemy with it (like most SMGs), has somewhat meager accuracy due to its tendency to spray, and tends to deplete ammunition rapidly.

Fortunately, its upgrades make the D4TH Blossom remarkably dangerous. Its first upgrade expands its magazine by 50%, boosting its magazine capacity to 60 shots and reducing the problem it has with running out of ammo so quickly. Subsequent upgrades improve its firepower and reduce its recoil; the final upgrade reduces recoil further and gives it armor-piercing rounds, which can penetrate lighter vehicle superstructure as well as Riot Shields to hit enemies behind them.

Analysis[]

Pros

Very high rate of fire
AP rounds bypass riot shields and vehicle panels
Fairly accurate when fully upgraded
Good magazine size
Good Synergy with AR-55

Cons

Lower accuracy than TEK Z-10
Extreme ammo consumption

Weapon upgrades[]

Main article: Weapon Upgrades.

Level	Price	Upgrade
1	$5,000	Higher grade SMG that fires bullets in extremely rapid succession. — Level 1 description
2	$7,500	Increases the size of your clips. — Level 2 upgrade description
3	$15,000	Increase rate of fire and lessen recoil. — Level 3 upgrade description
4	$30,000	Armor-piercing bullets do more damage and pass through armor. — Level 4 upgrade description

Trivia[]

It closely resembles the TDI Vector.
The movie The Last Starfighter contains a prototype weapon named "Death Blossom", which may be perhaps its namesake.
When salvaged from Decker Specialists, this SMG comes with instant reloads.
The fully upgraded icon has a smaller magazine, despite not reducing the actual ammunition count.

Gallery[]

D4TH Blossom Holdup — Performing a mugging with two D4th Blossoms

D4TH Blsm A — The D4TH Blossom Upgrade Path

D4TH Blossom in the Weapon Cache — The D4TH Blossom in the weapon selection screen

D4TH Blossom model — A fully upgraded D4TH Blossom

Render of D4TH Blossom from Saints Row The Third Remastered — Render of D4TH Blossom from Saints Row: The Third Remastered

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Gamespot: GameSpot Plays Saints Row: The Third

[_GameSpotvideo-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Gamespot: GameSpot Plays Saints Row: The Third

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