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Lightning Bolt is a neutral power utilized by Cole MacGrath in Infamous. These bolts are fairly strong, as they can defeat enemies and blow up cars easily. By pressing holding L1 to aim and pressing R1 to fire, the player can have Cole discharge simple Lightning Bolts from his hands. It is one of the most used powers in the game due to its lack of consumption of energy.

Upgrades[]

Good karma[]

The Guardian rank upgrade is named "Righteous Blow," and it costs 400 XP. With this upgrade, Cole's energy is restored each time an enemy is struck with a Lightning Bolt.

The Champion rank upgrade is named "Righteous Shot," and it costs 2900 XP. With this upgrade, the electricity from the Lightning Bolt used on one enemy can be chained to other nearby enemies, though this is only successful when the enemy's head is struck.

The Hero upgrade is named "Righteous Strike," and it costs 12000 XP. With this upgrade, Cole gains more energy from landing successful hits on enemies, and his health is also regained each time he strikes an enemy's head.

Evil karma[]

The Thug rank upgrade is named "Sadistic Blow," and it costs 400 XP. With this upgrade, an electric explosion can be triggered through the body of a defeated enemy.

The Outlaw rank upgrade is named "Sadistic Shot," and it costs 2900 XP. It increases the radius of the explosion, allowing it to hit more people and objects.

The Infamous rank upgrade is named "Sadistic Strike," and it costs 12000 XP. It causes each strike that hits an enemy's head to immediately trigger an electric explosion.

Behind the scenes[]

Rather than there being one single Lightning Bolt power, Infamous 2 features Bolts as a class of powers, with the player being able to swap between different types on the fly.

In the first Infamous there is an exploit in the game where the player can use Lightning Bolt on any metal and then quickly suck up the energy to regain power, which was a life savior in powered out areas. This is also possible in the sequel.

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