- "Fires a projectile that administers a voltage capable of temporarily stunning an assailant. Takes approximately 4 seconds to recharge after firing."
- ―Grand Theft Auto V description on Ammu-Nation and Social Club.
The Stun Gun, also known as the Teaser, is a weapon featured in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Grand Theft Auto V. The name "Teaser" in Chinatown Wars is a play on real-life stun gun manufacturer Taser. In GTA V, it is manufactured by Coil.
Design
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
| The following is based on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cut content and has not been verified by canon sources. Reader discretion is advised. Please do not add unverified or speculative content to this article unless confirmed by Rockstar Games or in-game data. |
The weapon was originally set to feature in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, but was removed. Its model can still be found in the PS2 game files under stungun.dff and stungun.txd names, assuming a generic bar-like item.
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| End of information based on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cut content. |
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
- "Gun shy, but trigger happy? Get excited. Get delirious. Get all the pain compliance you need with this 'non-lethal' weapon."
- ―Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars description.
In Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the Teaser assumes a design loosely based on an X26 Taser, with a pair of probes that attaches to the target when used. It is considered a melee weapon, but acts like a handgun.
Grand Theft Auto V
In Grand Theft Auto V, the Stun Gun is remminiscent of a M26 Taser, but its design leans towards a traditional handgun appearance. It is placed in the "handguns" slot of the Weapon Wheel.
In the enhanced version, the Coil logo on the handle is visible.
Performance
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
The Teaser launches a small wire which attaches to the target and sends a continuous electric charge into them. It has a power meter, which starts at 100, and is depleted with use; it recharges while idle. If a victim is shocked by it for long enough, they will catch on fire and will eventually die, and the player will immediately gain a one-star Wanted Level.
Grand Theft Auto V
The Stun Gun can shock victims with thousands of volts of electricity and then leave them incapable of getting up, lying on the ground and eventually pulling out a pistol if they have one. Usually, Stun Gun victims do not survive, however in some cases such as street criminals, after being shocked they will get up as if nothing happened. In the first-person, there is an electronic gauge below the sights of the Stun Gun that indicates if it has power or is recharging. The Stun Gun has a limited effective range, being slightly longer than most melee weapons.
The Stun Gun can also be used as a Drive-By weapon (since it is classed as a handgun), though the low damage, low fire rate and short range limits its usage to just stunning NPCs on the streets with the car parked near them. Despite it being a Stun Gun, it is capable of being used to shoot out non-bulletproof vehicle tires and to kill people.
Files list the gun as having an absurd ammo size, being theorically impossible to reach by normal means.
GTA V Overview
| Damage (per shot) [?] | Fire Rate [?] | Range (m / ft) | Ammo Specifications/ Capacity | Reload Mechanism | Reload Speed [?] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 (0.8) 0.75 | 2.8 | 11 / 36 | 2104529083 | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Electric | 21 RPM | Cannot be determined | Single electric probe | Battery charging | 3.05 seconds |
 | Damage | 1% | |||
| Fire Rate/Speed | 10% | ||||
| Accuracy | 40% | ||||
| Range | 5% | ||||
| Clip Size | 100% | ||||
Customizations
Grand Theft Auto V
| Tints | |
|---|---|
| Black | Default |
| Army | $100 |
| Green (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $200F |
| Orange (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $400F |
| LSPD | $600 |
| Pink (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $800F |
| Gold (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $1,000F |
| Platinum (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $1,500F |
- F Free for players that have the Special/Collector's edition of the game.
Image Gallery
In-game model
HUD icon
First-Person View
Locations
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
- There are no spawning locations for it; therefore, the Teaser can only be acquired from Ammu-Nation for $300 after the mission Pimp His Ride.
Grand Theft Auto V
- Acquired by Michael in the mission Monkey Business, and can be purchased afterwards from Ammu-Nation for $100.
- Trevor is also given one after completing The Civil Border Patrol.
- Can be found during a Random Event, in which the player is to be incapacitated by one after approaching a Surfer just south of the Sandy Shores Airfield, and wakes up in their underwear on the train tracks with a train approaching. To obtain it, the player must be playing as Trevor, and activate his Special Ability when the NPC spawns and zaps the player. Trevor's near-invincibility will leave him unaffected by the Stun Gun, and allow him to kill the NPC, and grab his stun gun.
- Rarely used by police officers; one confirmed instance is during a Switch Scene for Franklin, when Lamar taunts two officers before Franklin stops him. If they are provoked after this, the two police officers will use stun guns.
Trivia
General
- In all games that currently features this weapon, the description states that it is a non-lethal weapon, which contradicts its actual performance and real-life counterpart ability, capable of killing people instead of simply stunning them.
Grand Theft Auto V
- When Trevor uses the stun gun with his Special Ability active, it will sound like a regular firearm. This is probably an oversight.
- In one of the earliest updates, the standard ammo counter was replaced by a white bar, which refills again when the weapon charges.
- If one stuns someone in the head instead of the body, they immediately drop to the ground without struggling, as if was a headshot with a conventional firearm.
