Oh, would you look at the time, it's time for another lore post! This one is centered around Shin Malphur, and his special Light abilities. First off, I just want to cover the basics. *clears throat* Shin Malphur lived in a small town known as Palamon in the Dark Age. One day Jaren Ward showed up, and Shin held his gun, the Last Word. A good time later, Jaren killed the dictator of the town, Magistrate Loken. A decent time after that, Dredgen Yor blew into town. He scared the shit out of Shin. Soon afterward, Yor razed Palamon and ran for the hills. Jaren took the survivors of Palamon (including Shin) on a hunt for revenge. They eventually track down Yor, and Jaren faces him alone. Jaren dies, Yor walks away victorious, and Shin "inherits" Jaren's Ghost and gun. Shin hunts down Dredgen and they have a showdown on Dwindler's Ridge. Shin takes his revenge. *deep breath* Alright, now that that's out of the way, let's get down to business. Let's first take a glance at Ghost Fragment: Thorn 4, which shows a conversation between Dredgen Yor and Jaren's Ghost after Jaren died. A few lines in particular interest me: [quote][u.2:2.5] Take it. [u.1:2.3] Why? [u.2:2.6] Give the apprentice his master’s “sword.” It is a gift. [u.1:2.4] You cannot have him. [u.2:2.7] You fear for his Light? [u.1:2.5] He... [u.2:2.8] ...is special. [u.1:2.6] Yes. [u.2:2.9] I am aware. [u.1:2.7] You’re trying to tempt him. You’re feeding his anger.[/quote]Shin Malphur is anything but a normal boy. After this convo, the Ghost finds Shin and grants him the gift of the Light, as well as the Last Word. Now we'll focus on Ghost Fragment: Last Word 4, which details the Showdown on Dwindler's Ridge. Multiple lines throughout the card tell an interesting story: [quote]My gaze remained locked as I felt a [b]heat[/b] rising inside of me. “The [b]gunslinger’s[/b] sword... his cannon. That was a gift.” The [b]heat[/b] grew. Centered in my chest. But here, I felt only the [b]fire[/b] of my Light. The [b]fire[/b] burned in me. In step with my motion, the [b]fire[/b] within burst into focus – through my shoulder, down my arm – as [b]my finger closed on the trigger[/b] of my third father’s cannon. Two shots. Two bullets [b]engulfed in an angry glow[/b]. The other fell. My shooter still embraced by the [b]dancing flames of my Light[/b].[/quote]By now you probably know where I'm going with this. I believe Shin Malphur was the very first Gunslinger. Shin was special, his Light manifested itself in a fiery glow, and the Golden Gun shares the same model as the Last Word. Coincidence? [url=http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MDpuTqBI0RM/maxresdefault.jpg]I think not[/url] [b]TL;DR[/b] Shin Malphur was the first Gunslinger