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'''Gjallarhorn''' is an [[Exotic]] [[Weapons#Rocket launchers|Rocket Launcher]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEKeMsQ9AB4 '''DattoDoesDestiny''' - ''Destiny Guns! Exclusive Gun Images From E3!]</ref> | '''Gjallarhorn''' is an [[Exotic]] [[Weapons#Rocket launchers|Rocket Launcher]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEKeMsQ9AB4 '''DattoDoesDestiny''' - ''Destiny Guns! Exclusive Gun Images From E3!]</ref> It is also the only [[Rocket Launcher]] that has tracking missiles that each function separately from the warheads. It is currently available through a quest called [[Beauty in Delivery]], where you retrace the steps of its original maker, Feizel Crux. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
Gjallarhorn's special | Gjallarhorn's special perk is "Wolfpack Rounds", wherein rounds fired from this weapon split into tracking cluster missiles upon detonation of the main warhead. This adds to the overall damage of a single round and thus can down high-level enemies and/or bosses in a short amount of time. In ''[[Rise of Iron]]'', there is a quest available for players to forge their own Gjallarhorn after the main story is completed. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{Quote|The Gjallarhorn shoulder-mounted rocket system was designed and personally crafted by [[Feizel Crux]] as a gift to the Guardians who fought the [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]]. Forged from the armor of the thousands who fell, to wield Gjallarhorn is to wield honor against any attempt at our extermination.|Art Book Description}}<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2a5rkf/gjallarhorn_crafted_by_feizel_crux_as_a_gift_to/ '''Reddit''': Gjallarhorn Art Book Preview]</ref> | {{Quote|The Gjallarhorn shoulder-mounted rocket system was designed and personally crafted by [[Feizel Crux]] as a gift to the Guardians who fought the [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]]. Forged from the armor of the thousands who fell, to wield Gjallarhorn is to wield honor against any attempt at our extermination.|Art Book Description}}<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2a5rkf/gjallarhorn_crafted_by_feizel_crux_as_a_gift_to/ '''Reddit''': Gjallarhorn Art Book Preview]</ref> | ||
*In Norse mythology, the god Heimdall is the bearer of [[wikipedia:Gjallarhorn|Gjallarhorn]], "whose blast can be heard in all worlds". The Eddas depict him blowing into the horn to signal the beginning of [[wikipedia:Ragnarök|Ragnarök]]". | *In Norse mythology, the god Heimdall, whose job was to protect the rainbow bridge0 to Asgard is the bearer of [[wikipedia:Gjallarhorn|Gjallarhorn]], "whose blast can be heard in all worlds". The Eddas depict him blowing into the horn to signal the beginning of [[wikipedia:Ragnarök|Ragnarök]]". | ||
*In the E3 "Closed Doors Demo", when naming the rocket launcher, the Titan's player called the weapon "''It Was Raised By Wolves''"<ref name= "Closed Doors Demo"> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTfhrONAp-c '''IGN''' - ''Destiny Behind Closed Doors Demo - E3 2013''] </ref>. It should be noted that there are no links between Gjallarhorn and wolves found in either the ''[[wikipedia:Poetic Edda|Poetic]]'' or ''[[wikipedia:Prose Edda|Prose Eddas]]''. However, [[wikipedia:Mowgli|Mowgli]], the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's ''[[wikipedia:The Jungle Book|The Jungle Book]]'', was raised by wolves. In fact, the decision to add the wolves came from the designers' desire to "infuse this horn of destruction with a beastly spirit."<ref name="Out Here In The Wild">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Out-Here-in-the-Wild/en/News/News?aid=11009 '''Bungie.net''' ''Out Here In The Wild'']</ref> | *In the E3 "Closed Doors Demo", when naming the rocket launcher, the Titan's player called the weapon "''It Was Raised By Wolves''"<ref name= "Closed Doors Demo"> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTfhrONAp-c '''IGN''' - ''Destiny Behind Closed Doors Demo - E3 2013''] </ref>. It should be noted that there are no links between Gjallarhorn and wolves found in either the ''[[wikipedia:Poetic Edda|Poetic]]'' or ''[[wikipedia:Prose Edda|Prose Eddas]]''. However, [[wikipedia:Mowgli|Mowgli]], the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's ''[[wikipedia:The Jungle Book|The Jungle Book]]'', was raised by wolves. In fact, the decision to add the wolves came from the designers' desire to "infuse this horn of destruction with a beastly spirit."<ref name="Out Here In The Wild">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Out-Here-in-the-Wild/en/News/News?aid=11009 '''Bungie.net''' ''Out Here In The Wild'']</ref> | ||
*Bungie 3-D Modeller, Mark Van Haitsma, Gjallarhorn's designer, added a wolf onto the weapon for each day he spent working on it. A total of 16 wolves thus far can be seen in in the various images of the weapon.<ref name="Out Here In The Wild"/> | *Bungie 3-D Modeller, Mark Van Haitsma, Gjallarhorn's designer, added a wolf onto the weapon for each day he spent working on it. A total of 16 wolves thus far can be seen in in the various images of the weapon.<ref name="Out Here In The Wild"/> | ||