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"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

The Golden Gun ability.

Golden Gun is a Guardian super available to members of the Hunter class that use the Gunslinger subclass.^[1]

Description

"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.^[2] This ability expires after ten seconds or three shots^[1]. Upgrades to this super increase accuracy and damage, cause targets to explode upon death, or speed up the Gun's recharge rate.

Trivia

This ability was known as the "Ghost Gun" in a previous, pre-alpha build of the game.^[3]

Gallery

A Hunter casts Golden Gun.
Golden Gun in action. Seen from another Guardian's perspective.

List of appearances

The Law Of The Jungle (First appearance)
Destiny

References

^ ^a ^b Bungie (2014-7-17), Destiny: Beta PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard
^ YouTube: Destiny ViDoc: Out Here in the Wild
^ Game Informer January 2014, page 54

[Beta-1] Bungie (2014-7-17), Destiny: Beta PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard

[Destiny_ViDoc:_Out_Here_in_the_Wild-2] YouTube: Destiny ViDoc: Out Here in the Wild

[3] Game Informer January 2014, page 54

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-'''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> It charges the Guardian's weapon with Solar elemental energy, boosting the amount of damage it deals significantly.<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"/>.
+'''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==
+{{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.
 == Trivia ==