| Jesse James' Pistol | |
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Origin |
Jesse James |
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Type |
Pistol |
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Effects |
Violently attacks nearby people |
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Downsides |
Intensifies fatality rate based upon disagreeability with victim |
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Activation |
Being shot by another firearm |
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Collected by |
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Section |
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Aisle |
390499-2816 |
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Shelf |
186275-7144-238 |
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Date of Collection |
June 30, 1974 |
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Origin[]
Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of Western Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies. He and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate guerrillas known as "bushwhackers" operating in Missouri and Kansas during the American Civil War. As followers of William Quantrill and "Bloody Bill" Anderson, they were accused of committing atrocities against Union soldiers and civilian abolitionists, including the Centralia Massacre in 1864. Jesse suffered two life-threatening chest wounds and a slightly severed finger during his escapades.
After the war, as members of various gangs of outlaws, Jesse and Frank robbed banks, stagecoaches, and trains across the Midwest, gaining national fame and often popular sympathy despite the brutality of their crimes. The James brothers were most active as members of their own gang from about 1866 until 1876, when as a result of their attempted robbery of a bank in Northfield, Minnesota, several members of the gang were captured or killed. They continued in crime for several years afterward, recruiting new members, but came under increasing pressure from law enforcement seeking to bring them to justice. On April 3, 1882, Jesse James was shot and killed by Robert Ford, a new recruit to the gang who hoped to collect a reward on James's head and a promised amnesty for his previous crimes. Already a celebrity in life, James became a legendary figure of the Wild West after his death.
Effects[]
Activates on the condition that the wielder is shot by another firearm, after which the chamber will click each time the user activates it. Causes violent harm upon people, whether standing across from them or an entire city away. Various injuries include beatings, shootings, broken bones and other vicious acts done with no need for physical contact. They just appear suddenly when the user becomes sufficiently agitated at that person.
Increases baseline aggression and combativeness towards people they disagree with on moral, personal or emotional values. Hits become more forceful to maim or kill the target. Will sometimes mistakenly injure the wrong person if they’re not clearly defined in the user’s mind like a hazy memory or mistaken identity.