The Klobb is a submachine gun that can be found in many of the missions that take place in Russia. While it is not the weakest weapon, nor the least accurate, it is generally described as such. The shotgun, which technically holds both titles, fires a five-pellet spread which can be devastating. The Klobb, on the other hand, fires slowly and the trajectory of its shots can be unpredictable. It does appear paired quite often, however, which does give it an advantage at times.
Tactical Analysis
Given its low damage and accuracy, the Klobb is best used paired. Two Klobbs firing in unison can be an effective way to clear a room, but for a lower number of targets, the KF7 Soviet is more effective, provided one has been picked up. If one does not consider it a form of cheating, it may be preferable to pair a Klobb in Bond's left hand with a KF7 Soviet in his right. This gives the accuracy and zoom range of the KF7 while having the Klobb available for additional support.
Appearances
Notes
- During development this weapon was called the Skorpion VZ/61 after its real-world counterpart. The name was presumably changed for legal reasons.
- The weapon was renamed the Spyder after the weapons switched to fictional names but had to be changed for legal reasons again. The name Klobb was chosen to honor Ken Lobb for his help during the development of the game. The game's manual was printed before this name change took place and the wrong name is used. Lobb is known as a boisterous, opinionated man, and many believe that the gun's inaccuracy and ineffectiveness is part of the reason he got the honor of having the gun named after him.
- Evidence of the name Spyder can still be found in the game's text files. All the names of the weapons are in alphabetic order with the exception of Klobb, which falls between Spy File and Staff List.
- The Klobb was featured in Perfect Dark as the KL01313.
- A Facebook Page was created to honor how unliked the Klobb is in N64s Goldeneye.