Golden Gun
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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
Golden Gun is a Guardian super available to members of the Hunter class that use the Gunslinger subclass.[1]
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]
- Known Golden Gun users include Cayde-6, Ana Bray, 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 skill tree picked. For Way of the Outlaw, the Golden Gun keeps its default appearance, that of The Last Word. For Way of the Sharpshooter, 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 sidearms.[4][5]
Gallery
Golden Gun in action. Seen from another Guardian's perspective.
The Golden Gun as it appears in Destiny 2.
List of appearances
- The Law Of The Jungle (First appearance)
- Destiny
- Destiny 2
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
- ^ Bungie (2019/12/10), Destiny 2: Season of Dawn, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Lore: The Pigeon and the Phoenix
- ^ Bungie (2020/3/10), Destiny 2: Season of the Worthy, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Weblore: Legacy Pt 2