Believing the Gun Walker to be an antiquated relic, barely useful against all but the most primitive of species, Reaper-17 developed its own variant of the walker after a prolonged period of ritualistic, Tiberium fuelled experimentation. The result was the Shard Walker, a mutation of the Gun Walker caused by excessive Tiberium infusion. As a result of this mutation, this Walker is faster and stronger. In lieu of an energy weapon, the Shard Walker fires Tiberium shards at high speeds. These shards are stronger than the energy weapon, and the weapon itself is capable of being upgraded to Blue shards. It can also make use of Attenuated Forcefields to increase its durability.