The Emperor's New Gun

is a Legendary Misc Weapon found in the game.
It is the motif weapon of Headless Knight.
== Usage ==
Fires 4 penetrating bullets.
If dropped onto the ground, the sprite will gradually fade and will despawn after 10 seconds. Timer resets upon picking up.
== Tips ==
=== Strategies ===
The damage of this weapon is very high for a shotgun. With the penetrating bullets and tight spread, it can be utilized for both clearing rooms and killing bosses. The only drawback to this gun is the fast energy consumption that can be easily neutralized with the correct Buffs and conditions. Overall, this is a great and versatile shotgun that can be used for anything. 
=== Recommended Buffs ===
* - Removes inaccuracy.
* - Adds 2 more laser bolts.
* - Compensates for the high energy consumption.
* - Increases projectile size and gives a +1 damage bonus.
* - Causes critical damage to remain static after dealing a critical hit.
* does not affect this weapon.
=== Recommended Conditions ===
* - Increases energy efficiency.
* - Negates energy consumption.
== Forging Materials ==
Version 	1.10.0 	3.2.0 	3.2.2
Battery 	10 	8 	8
Parts 	5 	5 	5
Fragment	2 Blue2 Green	2 Blue2 Green	2 Blue1 Green
Gems 	0 	600 	200
== Trivia ==
* This weapon was added in Update 1.10.0.
** There was a glitch on some devices where the weapon was nameless.
* During Update 2.0.0, when dropped on the ground, this weapon would not fade away.
** This bug was fixed in Update 2.0.5.
* In Update 2.0.5, there was a bug that this weapon would jam and stop functioning if the player entered a Portal without holding it.
* The Laser Buff used to have no effect on its damage.
* In Update 2.4.0, the gun's laser bolts are now thicker.
* There is a bug that Followers can pick up this weapon but cannot use it.
* The name of the weapon is based on the tale of The Emperor's New Clothes, where an emperor is scammed by a tailor into wearing clothes which the tailor describes as "fools are unable to see it", despite the fact that the emperor wasn't wearing anything. Indeed, there's no actual gun sprite other than an outline.
* Despite working like a shotgun, it is categorized as a Misc weapon.
** This may be attributed of its despawning property.
* This gun can't despawn while it's on the Forge Table, Redeem Machine, or a chest.
== Gallery ==
(Soul Knight) (Engineer) The Emperor's New Gun vs Floating Laser UFO
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