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[[File:Destiny-GjallarhornRocketLauncher-Side.png|right|250px|thumb|Side profile of the Gjallarhorn Rocket Launcher.]] | [[File:Destiny-GjallarhornRocketLauncher-Side.png|right|250px|thumb|Side profile of the Gjallarhorn Rocket Launcher.]] | ||
{{Quote|This is Hulk Hogan’s belt in weaponized form.|Tom Doyle, Art Lead<ref name= "Destiny Drawing Board"> [http://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Drawing-Board-Gjallarhorn/en/News/News?aid=11027 '''Destiny Drawing Board | {{Quote|This is Hulk Hogan’s belt in weaponized form.|Tom Doyle, Art Lead<ref name= "Destiny Drawing Board"> [http://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Drawing-Board-Gjallarhorn/en/News/News?aid=11027 '''Bungie.net''': ''Destiny Drawing Board Gjallarhorn'']</ref>}} | ||
'''Gjallarhorn''' is an exotic rocket launcher featured in ''[[Destiny]]''.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEKeMsQ9AB4 '''DattoDoesDestiny''' - ''Destiny Guns! Exclusive Gun Images From E3!]</ref> It is considered an ideal weapon for a [[Titan]] specializing in zone control. The launcher shoots out rockets, and secondary sentries deploy at the site of impact to devastate foes that pass nearby.<ref> | '''Gjallarhorn''' is an exotic rocket launcher featured in ''[[Destiny]]''.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEKeMsQ9AB4 '''DattoDoesDestiny''' - ''Destiny Guns! Exclusive Gun Images From E3!]</ref> It is considered an ideal weapon for a [[Titan]] specializing in zone control. The launcher shoots out rockets, and secondary sentries deploy at the site of impact to devastate foes that pass nearby.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 59''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*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 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 ''' | *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"/> | ||
*Crusader knights and gladiators inspired the design of the Gjallarhorn.<ref name= Bungie Podcast">[http://downloads.bungie.com/podcasts/Bungie_Podcast_092413.mp3 '''Bungie Podcast''' - ''September 2013'']</ref> | *Crusader knights and gladiators inspired the design of the Gjallarhorn.<ref name= Bungie Podcast">[http://downloads.bungie.com/podcasts/Bungie_Podcast_092413.mp3 '''Bungie Podcast''' - ''September 2013'']</ref> | ||