Editing Golden Gun

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{{quote|The sun's light purifies all it touches. Such is the gift of the Golden Gun. Its Light blesses those who stand with the wielder. And burns away foes foolish enough to stand against it.|[[Brother Vance]]}}
[[File:Destiny 42.jpg|thumb|300px|The Golden Gun ability.]]

'''Golden Gun''' is a [[Guardian]] [[Super]] available to members of the [[Hunter]] class that use the [[Gunslinger]] [[subclass]].<ref name = "Beta">'''Bungie (2014-7-17)''', ''Destiny: Beta PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard</ref>

==Description==
*'''Destiny''' {{quote|Summon a flaming pistol which disintegrates enemies with [[Solar]] [[Light]].|Ability Description}}

Golden Gun forms a [[Hand Cannon]] supercharged with [[Solar]] elemental energy, allowing it to deal an incredibly high amount of damage.<ref name= "Destiny ViDoc: Out Here in the Wild">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1OjUWw43co '''YouTube''': ''Destiny ViDoc: Out Here in the Wild'']</ref> This ability expires after ten seconds or three shots<ref name= "Beta"/>. Upgrades to this super increase accuracy and damage, cause targets to explode upon death, or speed up the Gun's recharge rate.

*'''Destiny 2''' {{Quote|Summon a precision flaming pistol that disintegrates targets with [[Solar]] [[Light]].|Ability Description}}

[[Golden Gun-Marksman]]— Your Golden Gun deals massively increased precision damage, overpenetrates targets, and creates [[Orb of Power|Orbs of Power]] on precision hits. It expires after about 11 seconds or until all shots are fired by default.

[[Golden Gun-Deadshot]]— Causing Solar '''ignitions''' while your [[Super]] is active refunds a Golden Gun round. It expires after about 11 seconds or until all shots are fired by default.

== Trivia ==
*This ability was known as the "Ghost Gun" in a previous, pre-alpha build of the game.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 54''</ref>
*Known Golden Gun users include [[Cayde-6]], [[Ana Bray]], [[The Crow]], and [[Shin Malphur]]. Shin is believed to be the pioneer of the technique, though he denies it.
*In the trailer for the Dark Below expansion, at the last second in a scene, the gun had the inscription "Tex Mechanica" written on the side of it as an Easter Egg to [[The Last Word]], the model on which it is based.
*In Destiny 2, the Golden Gun changes appearance based on the solar [[super]] type picked. For Deadshot, the Golden Gun keeps its default appearance, that of [[The Last Word]]. For Marksman, it resembles the legendary hand cannon [[Eyasluna]].
*While the Golden Gun's appearance cannot change based on actual equipped weapons, some lore material suggests the technique can be applied to rifles and [[sidearm]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]], [[Lore:The Pigeon and the Phoenix|The Pigeon and the Phoenix]]: [[Lore:The Pigeon and the Phoenix#9: Thin|9: Thin]]''</ref><ref name="SoWLegacyPt2">'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Weblore:Season of the Worthy]]: [[Weblore:Season of the Worthy#Legacy Pt 2|Legacy Pt 2]]''</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Goldengun00.jpg|A Hunter casts ''Golden Gun''.
File:Golden gun action.jpg|''Golden Gun'' in action. Seen from another [[Guardian|Guardian's]] perspective.
File:NighthawkGoldenGun.jpg
File:Goldengun01.jpg
File:Golden Gun D2.jpg|The Golden Gun as it appears in [[Destiny 2]].
File:Golden_Gun_Way_of_the_Sharpshooter.jpg|The Golden Gun as it appears when using Golden Gun-Marksman in Destiny 2.
File:Maxresdefault (1).jpg|[[Cayde-6]] using the Golden Gun.
File:Cayde6GoldenGun.png
</gallery>

== Lore ==
{{Quote|What a sorry excuse for a stakeout this is. He's resting against my Sparrow, balanced on a knife's edge, ready to spring into action at a moment's notice. Posse's got him flanked and all eyes on a swivel and they're looking for trouble. Looking for me. They try to squint the sun out of their eyes, but it won't help them. I remember when I used to shield my eyes. I remember when I tried to stay in the shadows. I don't squint no more. I drain my cup, and I stand, stretching my weary hands. The sun glints off the barrel of his pistol, and I can tell it's gonna be quick. Group's getting antsy. And where there's impatience, there's imprecision. I don't forgive imprecision. Stepping into the sunlight, it's like I can breathe again. All at once, they skitter to attention like I ain't been watching them for the past 20 minutes. Big one gets his rear off my ride. Small victory. Then he puffs himself up, hand inching towards his pistol. Mine stays planted on my belt. "Look who finally stepped into the light of day." I sure did. And you're gonna wish I hadn't.}}

{{Quote|We're almost out of time. We have one shot. So I pull out the bird and give this sucker the finger.
One red-hot glowing finger.}} [[Celestial_Nighthawk|—Celestial Nighthawk Hunter helmet]]

==List of appearances==
*''[[The Law Of The Jungle]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Opulence]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny: Warmind (comic)]]''

== References ==
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[[Category:Hunter Supers]]