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Red Death
Red Death
Overview
Weapon TypePulse Rifle
SlotPrimary
RarityExotic
Technical Specifications
DamageKinetic Damage icon 302/331
Magazine27
Where to Find
Dropped as Loot?Yes
VendorXûr
Price23 Strange Coins
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Vanguard policy urges Guardians to destroy this weapon on sight.
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— In-game description

Red Death is an exotic pulse rifle. It can be obtained by decrypting engrams, as loot from raids, or purchased from Xûr for 23 Strange Coins.

UpgradesEdit

  • Accurized Ballistics: More range and impact. Increased recoil.
    • Aggressive Ballistics: More predictable recoil. Enhanced impact. Shorter range and more recoil.
    • Field Choke: More range and impact. Increased recoil.
  • Unflinching: It's easier to aim under fire using this weapon.
  • Upgrade Damage: Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
  • Snapshot: Aiming this weapon is incredibly fast.
    • High Caliber Rounds: Oversize rounds built to stagger targets and leave them reeling.
    • Single Point Sling: Switch weapons faster. Move quicker while aiming.
  • Red Death: Each kill heals you and speeds up reloads.
  • Upgrade Damage: Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
  • Upgrade Damage: Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
    • Upgrade Damage: Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
    • Upgrade Damage: Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.

TriviaEdit

  • Red Death was taken from a fallen Guardian and redesigned by a new owner who had it repainted and modified. The optics were even hacked to implement new graphics.[1]
  • The Red Death upgrade triggers health regeneration rather than providing health directly.
  • Although Red Death uses the model of an auto rifle, it is actually a pulse rifle.
  • The description used to read, "Vanguard policy urges Guardians to destroy this weapon on sight. It is a Guardian killer." The last part was removed in Update 1.0.3.[2]

GalleryEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. David Dague. (2013-08-15) "Destiny Drawing Board: Red Death". Bungie. Retrieved Aug. 16, 2013.
  2. Twitter "Destiny Database Tweet". Retrieved March 26, 2015.


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