Red Death

"Vanguard policy urges Guardians to destroy this weapon on sight. It is a Guardian killer."

- Weapon description

"Only rumors tell of the mad Guardian who fashioned this butcher's tool. But its power is undeniable, and fear is a formidable weapon."

- Grimoire description

"This is our ‘Heavy Metal’ gun."

- Tom Doyle, Bungie Art Lead.

Red Death is an exotic pulse rifle introduced in Destiny Year One. It was formerly owned by a Guardian, until its owner was killed, presumably in battle. It was then taken by a bandit, who repainted it and modified it, among other things hacking the optics and adding new graphics. A Year Two version of Red Death is available in The Taken King.

Year One
In addition to being conventionally powerful, Red Death can restore health and increase reload speed for a short time after every kill.

Trivia

 * The Red Death is constructed and reloads like an Auto Rifle yet it behaves like a Pulse Rifle and is classified as one.

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * The Taken King