Gun del Sol

The Gun del Sol (ガン・デル・ソル) is a powerful solar gun from the Boktai series that can be used only by a person with solar blood running through their veins. The gun was originally created by Smith, a blacksmith from San Miguel, to the vampire hunter Ringo. Ringo later passed it to his son Django. This is the only weapon available in the first Boktai game. In Boktai 2 the Gun del Sol was stolen and Django uses other weapons, but can be recovered later in the game, and is only able to use the solar shot as it was damaged. In Boktai 3, most of the Gun del Sol's capabilities where repaired, but some features are still missing.

The Gun del Sol is composed of four parts that can be obtained during the game and can be customized: lens, frame, battery, and grenade. Some enemies and traps can be faced only with specific parts. The frame determines the attack method and capability of the gun. The lens determines the property of the shot and spread shot of the gun. As the lens increases in level, its attack power increases and the spread becomes wider. The grenade is a special supplementary ammo, with different types that can have a limited range or go throughout the entire screen. The battery is the energy tank of the gun. In Boktai 3, the battery can't be changed and the grenade attachments where removed, but they can be used with one type of frame called "Bomber".

The Gun del Sol uses solar energy, which is obtained from the Solar Sensor in the game's cartridge. The more energy, the stronger the weapon is, but to much energy can cause the gun to overheat, and the player will need to wait some time to the gun cool off.

MegaMan Battle Network series
In the MegaMan Battle Network series, the Gun del Sol is a Battle Chip from MegaMan Battle Network 4 to 6 that attacks with a solar spread. Django also uses the Gun del Sol in some of his attacks. The Gun del Sol chips are part of the Program Advance Pile Driver.

Trivia

 * "Del Sol" means "of the sun" in Spanish.