The Last Word (Year 1)

""Yours…not mine." - Renegade Hunter Shin Malphur to Dredgen Yor"

- In-game description

"Easy to handle and quick on the draw, Last Word is a throwback to a long-forgotten time. With a legend as powerful as it is deadly, it is believed that the Guardian who wields the Last Word will one day bring light to the darkest corners of our galaxy"

- Arms and Armament description

The Last Word is an exotic hand cannon. This weapon can be received from an engram or as a reward in the Crucible.

Effects

 * Kinetic Damage: This weapon causes kinetic damage.
 * Fan Fire: The weapon can be fired quickly and continuously.

Upgrades

 * Soft Ballistics: Less recoil. Penalty to impact
 * Smart Drift Control: Predictable and controllable recoil. Penalty to range.
 * Aggressive Ballistics: More predictable recoil. Enhanced Impact. Shorter range and more recoil.
 * Hip Fire: This weapon has bonus accuracy while firing from the hip.
 * Single Point Sling: Switch weapons faster. Move quicker while aiming.
 * High Caliber Rounds: Oversize rounds built to stagger targets and leave them reeling. Their mass makes a weapon harder to handle.
 * Perfect Balance: This weapon has extremely low recoil.
 * Last Word: Bonus damage and stability. Extra precision damage when firing from the hip.
 * Upgrade Damage: Increase Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
 * Upgrade Damage: Increase Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
 * Upgrade Damage: Increase Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
 * Upgrade Damage: Increase Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.

Trivia

 * During a Bungie podcast, The Last Word was labeled as the "yang" to its "yin" in the Destiny universe.
 * When a player uses their melee while wielding this gun, the character performs a gunspin.
 * This gun is a single action handcannon as opposed to the majority of handcannons which are double action