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Shin | Shin's parents were killed by [[Dreg]]s when he was very young, leaving him only vague memories of them and a small spark of light he thought of as their souls. He was swiftly adopted by another man in their refugee group, which soon settled in the heart of a snowy mountain forest and established the town of [[Palamon]] instead of continuing the long and dangerous journey to [[The Last City]]. The town was eventually governed by Magistrate [[Loken]], who Shin viewed as a good but broken man who gave into becoming a tyrannical ruler after losing too much.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary_Weapons#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Last_Word|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word]]''</ref> One day Shin watched a stranger walk slowly into town from the south and gathered with his father and the rest of the townsfolk as they waited for Loken to arrive and greet the newcomer. They quickly realized the stranger was a [[Guardian]] and Shin become mesmerized by him and impatient while waiting for the Magistrate to arrive, so he broke free of his adopted father's grasp and approached the man. His attention quickly focused on the Guardian's [[Hand cannon|revolver]] and he began imagining all the adventures the Guardian had gone on while wielding it. The Guardian knelt before Shin and offered him the weapon, and after a quick glance back at his nervous father and the other townsfolk Shin respectfully took the weapon and held it in awe. The Guardian stayed in Palamon and befriended Shin, who soon learned that the Guardian was a [[Hunter]] named [[Jaren Ward]] and that his revolver was known as [[The Last Word]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary_Weapons#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Last_Word_2|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 2]]''</ref> | ||
A few months after Jaren arrived in the town, Shin watched him gun down the corrupt Magistrate Loken, freeing Palamon from his tyranny.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_City#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Dark_Age_2|Ghost Fragment: The Dark Age 2]]''</ref> When Palamon was destroyed, Shin followed Jaren to hunt down the attacker. Jaren had perished, but his [[Ghost]] found Shin, and discovered that Shin carried the [[Traveler]]'s [[Light]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary_Weapons#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Last_Word_3|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 3]]''</ref> From that day, Shin became a Guardian himself, and hunted down the infamous villain [[Dredgen Yor]] at [[Dwindler's Ridge]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary_Weapons#The_Last_Word|The Last Word]]''</ref> | |||
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- "Palamon raised me from there. The family I call my own - called my own - cared for me as if I was their natural born son. And life was good. Being the only life I knew, my judgment is skewed, and it wasn't easy - pocked by loss as it was - but I would call it good. Until, of course, it wasn't. Until two men entered my world. One a light. The other the darkest shadow I would ever know. "
- — Shin
Shin Malphur was a renegade Hunter Gunslinger and the protégé of Jaren Ward. He carried on his legacy, taking up his mentor's weapon, The Last Word, as his own.
Biography
Rise of the Lone Gunman
Shin's parents were killed by Dregs when he was very young, leaving him only vague memories of them and a small spark of light he thought of as their souls. He was swiftly adopted by another man in their refugee group, which soon settled in the heart of a snowy mountain forest and established the town of Palamon instead of continuing the long and dangerous journey to The Last City. The town was eventually governed by Magistrate Loken, who Shin viewed as a good but broken man who gave into becoming a tyrannical ruler after losing too much.[1] One day Shin watched a stranger walk slowly into town from the south and gathered with his father and the rest of the townsfolk as they waited for Loken to arrive and greet the newcomer. They quickly realized the stranger was a Guardian and Shin become mesmerized by him and impatient while waiting for the Magistrate to arrive, so he broke free of his adopted father's grasp and approached the man. His attention quickly focused on the Guardian's revolver and he began imagining all the adventures the Guardian had gone on while wielding it. The Guardian knelt before Shin and offered him the weapon, and after a quick glance back at his nervous father and the other townsfolk Shin respectfully took the weapon and held it in awe. The Guardian stayed in Palamon and befriended Shin, who soon learned that the Guardian was a Hunter named Jaren Ward and that his revolver was known as The Last Word.[2]
A few months after Jaren arrived in the town, Shin watched him gun down the corrupt Magistrate Loken, freeing Palamon from his tyranny.[3] When Palamon was destroyed, Shin followed Jaren to hunt down the attacker. Jaren had perished, but his Ghost found Shin, and discovered that Shin carried the Traveler's Light.[4] From that day, Shin became a Guardian himself, and hunted down the infamous villain Dredgen Yor at Dwindler's Ridge.[5]
Chasing Shadows
When the Shadows of Yor began emerging in the Crucible, Shin approached Ikora Rey to express his frustration regarding the Vanguard's lack of response to the cult's worship of Yor and their use of Thorn replicas. While Ikora shared Shin's concerns, she noted that he might be too close to the situation to see it objectively. Shin argued that he had seen videos of matches from Widow's Court and warned that the Shadows were playing with death.[6][7][8]
His Ghost later questioned if he would fight the Shadows, and Shin noted that others were hoping that they would use the power they wielded more carefully than their inspiration had, but admitted that he doubted that would prove true and that the Vanguard's observation would likely not be enough. His Ghost asked what he would do, and after contemplating for a moment, Shin declared he would do what needed to be done.[9]
At some point during his hunt for the Shadows, he encountered The Drifter (character).
Using intelligence from the Drifter, Shin was able to track down a man named Callum Sol, who was part of the Shadows before they all separated to keep Shin off their tracks. Confronting him after he had just murdered his own Ghost by stabing it through the eye with a dagger carved from a projectile from Thorn, Shin warned Callum that 'they should not have followed him'. Callum argued that he and Shin are the same; that they do the wrong things, for the right reasons. Demanding any last words from the Shadow, Callum replied that Shin would never kill them all. In an attempt to kill Shin, Callum reached for his weapon, only to be incinerated by Shin's Golden Gun, his ashes burned against a rock, with a hole in the center indicating where Shin landed his shots.
Trivia
- Shin has the distinction of being the only known Guardian who was not previously dead; he appears to have been born blessed by the Traveler's Light, as both Jaren and his Ghost could tell upon their first meeting that he was special.
- Shin is also the only Guardian to use another Guardian's ghost.
- It's possible Shin was among the first Guardians to use Golden Gun, indicating he is a Gunslinger. He may have invented the technique himself.
- Shin has been called a "renegade Hunter," "the lone gunman,” and “the man with the Golden Gun.”
List of appearances
- Destiny (First mentioned)
- House of Wolves (Mentioned only)
- The Taken King (Mentioned only)
- Rise of Iron (Mentioned only)
- Age of Triumph (Mentioned only)
- Destiny 2 (Mentioned only)
- Forsaken (Mentioned only)
References
- ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: The Last Word
- ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 2
- ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: The Dark Age 2
- ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 3
- ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: The Last Word
- ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: The Cauldron
- ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Blind Watch
- ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Cathedral of Dusk
- ^ Bungie (2017/28/3), Destiny: Age of Triumph Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 5
