When you get the Golden Gun, you have about a second to show the animation of the gun being pulled out, and if you're killed during that animation, you get it back.
When you pull out your Arc Blade, and get killed in that animation, you get it back.
If you hover with your Nova Bomb, and get killed in that animation, you get it back when you respawn.
If I fly with my fist of Havoc, and get killed in midair, I get it back.
Same for Defender.
Radiance, maybe.
And Nightstalker.
And Stormcaller...
What about Sunbreakers?
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I got killed while animation Sunbreaker and still got it back.