Gan Gun Hand

This article is about a weapon in Kamen Rider Ghost.

Gan Gun Hand
Item Information
Type	Dual Weapon Pole-arm Gun
User(s)	Kamen Rider Specter
First Appearance	Shock! Mystery Kamen Rider!
Latest Appearance	Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders Full list of appearances

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"Gan Gun Hand! (ガンガンハンド！, Gan Gan Hando!)"

―DX toy activation announcement^[src]

"Nandeyanen? (なんでやねん, Nandeyanen?)"

―Announcement when changing back to Rod Mode from Gun Mode^[src]

"Daikaigan! (ダイカイガン！, Daikaigan!)"

―Ghost Driver scanning announcement^[src]

"Ganganmirō! (ガンガンミロー！, Ganganmirō!)"

―Looping standby announcement^[src]

"(Finisher name)!"

―Finisher announcement^[src]

The Gupa Handgun Gan Gun Hand (グーパー拳銃 ガンガンハンド, Gūpā Kenjū Gan Gan Hando, lit. "Eye Gun Hand") is a club-like multiform weapon with a hand-like feature around the muzzle wielded by Kamen Rider Specter.

Design

The Gan Gun Hand is composed of the following parts:

• Crush Fingers (クラッシュフィンガーズ, Kurasshu Fingāzu) - The crushing device shaped like a hand at the front end of the Gan Gun Hand. It can send out super-high level vibrations through its fingers, allowing increased crushing power. A connector is built into the 'palm', allowing the user to 'Shake Hands' (シェイクハンド, Sheiku Hando) by connecting a Ghost Gadget onto it, shifting modes.
• Quantum Wrist (クァンタムリスト, Ku~antamu Risuto) - The white 'wrist' unit mounted on the front end of the Gan Gun Hand, it is a shield unit that is composed of the super durable alloy Quantum Solid (クァンタムソリッド, Ku~antamu Soriddo) metal alloy. It wraps the entire weapon within a defensive energy shield, and rigidity is drastically raised by tightly connecting each part.
• Fore End Compressor (フォアエンドコンプレッサー, Foa Endo Konpuressā) - The orange sliding unit located at the bottom of the Gan Gun Hand. By sliding it forwards, the Crush Fingers close, shifting the weapon into Gun Mode. By sliding it backwards, the Crush Fingers open, shifting the weapon to Rod Mode. Additionally, it compresses energy bullets generated at the grip and increases its explosive power during firing and landing.
• Artery Chamber (アーテリーチャンバー, Āterī Chanbā) - The silver piping located around the rear end of the Gan Gun Hand, it supplies energy for deathblows. It sends energy received by the Energy Eye Crest to various parts of the weapon, and shifts attitude of deathblows at the right times.
• Energy Eye Crest (エナジーアイクレスト, Enajī Ai Kuresuto) - The portion of the handle that has been imprinted with the Ghost logo. By holding it over the Ghost Driver's Glint Eye, Eye Contact (アイコンタクト, Ai Kontakuto) is initiated, transferring energy from the Glint Eye to the Energy Eye Crest. Afterwards, the energy is fed into the weapon via the Artery Chamber, allowing the Rider to deal finishing deathblows.
• Gan Gun Trigger (ガンガントリガー, Gan Gan Torigā) - The trigger of the Gan Gun Hand. It is used to deal deathblows and shoot out of the Gan Gun Hand's gun mode.
• Decider Grip (ディサイダーグリップ, Disaidā Gurippu) - The grip of the Gan Gun Saber. It stabilises the weapon's behaviour during time of attack by shifting the weapon's gravity according to the user's movements, increasing accuracy of attacks as a result. Additionally, an energy bullet generating device is built into the Decider Grip, and can generate an astounding amount of energy bullets at high speed.
• Forefinger Muzzle (フォアフィンガーマズル, Foafingā Mazuru) - The muzzle of the Gan Gun Hand located, at the front end. It has a built-in output adjustment device, adjusting the electromagnetic force to control the speed and power of the fired bullet. It is also possible to shoot out gas bullets (ガス弾, Gasu-dan), dragon breath bullets (ドラゴンブレス弾, Doragon Buresu-dan) or light bullets (照明弾, Shōmei-dan) by adjusting the settings.

Users

• Kamen Rider Specter
  • Makoto Fukami
  • Copy Makoto
• Gamma Superior
• Alain (Ghost Episode 14)
  • Kamen Rider Necrom (Ghost Episodes 16, 39)
• Kamen Rider Ghost (Ghost Episode 32, Heisei Generations)

Gamma Superior wielding Gan Gun Hand

Alain wielding Gan Gun Hand

Necrom wielding Gan Gun Hand

History

The Gan Gun Hand was briefly stolen by Alain, who used it against Specter and Ghost in his human form. ^{[Superb View! The Earth's Dawn!]} He appropriated it a second time after transforming into Kamen Rider Necrom. ^{[Perfect! The White Kamen Rider!]}

In Grateful Damashii, Ghost wielded the Gan Gun Hand in Sickle Mode after summoning Tutankhamun to return the children who were once adults back to their original adult forms. ^{[Reminiscence! Secret of the Mind!]}

Necrom was briefly lent the Gan Gun Hand by Deep Specter. ^{[Opposition! Father & Daughter!]}

Assuming Tenka Touitsu Damashii, Kamen Rider Ghost wielded the Gan Gun Hand alongside Necrom's Gan Gun Catcher to defeat the Hatena Bugster. ^{[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders]}

Modes

Similar to Kamen Rider Ghost's Gan Gun Saber, the Gan Gun Hand has two basic modes along with an additional mode it can access by combining with a specific Ghost Gadget. Each mode is compatible with a different Damashii form that Specter assumes. This allows Makoto to defend himself before transformation or use it to remove obstacles or objects. ^{[Amazing! The Gamma's World!]} Should the weapon be destroyed, Makoto can simply summon it again from the Ghost Driver.

• Standard
• Combination

• Rod Mode (ロッドモード, Roddo Mōdo): The default mode, primarily used in Specter Damashii. When used in Edison Damashii, the Gan Gun Hand can elongate to grab the opponent and send painful electric shocks.
• Gun Mode (銃モード, Jū Mōdo): To utilize this mode, Specter must slide the weapon's orange tab forward to close its "fingers" into a clenching fist-like shape which reveals a gun barrel. In terms of Specter's forms, Nobunaga Damashii has the most compatibility with this mode. While used in Edison Damashii, the Gan Gun Hand can shoot electricity.

Rod Mode

Gun Mode

• Sickle Mode (鎌モード, Kama Mōdo): To utilize this mode, Specter must attach the Cobra Keitai to the weapon's "palm" before sliding its orange tab forward to close its "fingers" into a gripping fist-like shape. In terms of Specter's forms, Tutankhamun Damashii has the most compatibility with this mode, though Specter Damashii has also used it briefly.

Sickle Mode

Finishers

• Normal
• Sin Specter

The Gan Gun Hand's many different named Omega Drive finishing attacks are activated when Specter initiates an Eye Contact (アイコンタクト, Ai Kontakuto) by scanning the Energy Eye Crest (エナジーアイクレスト, Enajī Ai Kuresuto) on its hilt with the Ghost Eyecon currently placed in his Ghost Driver. Additionally, after scanning the Energy Eye Crest on the Gan Gun Hand's hilt with the Ghost Eyecon currently placed within his Ghost Driver, Specter pulls and pushes the lever of the Ghost Driver to enhance the Gan Gun Hand's finisher.

• Rod Mode
• Gun Mode
• Scythe Mode

Omega Smash (オメガスマッシュ, Omega Sumasshu): In Rod Mode, Specter creates a large energy projection of the Crush Fingers (クラッシュフィンガーズ, Kurasshu Fingāzu) and strikes the targets with it. First seen in Kamen Rider Ghost: Game de Kaigan!!.

Omega Smash
(Game de Kaigan!!)

Omega Smash
(Battride War Genesis)

Omega Spark (オメガスパーク, Omega Supāku): In Gun Mode, Specter creates two temporary rows of copies of his weapon to target and fire a barrage of shots at the enemy alongside the original, with the copies vanishing after they've all fired off a single shot.

• • When Specter uses this finisher in his Necrom Specter form, he charges green energy from the Gan Gun Hand and fires at the enemy. This finisher was stopped by Necrom when Kanon shielded Ghost to protect him in episode 19 but he used it on Ghost in episode 20.

Omega Spark (Nobunaga)

Omega Spark (Necrom)

Omega Fang (オメガファング, Omega Fangu): In Sickle Mode, Specter creates a large projection of the Eye of Providence behind the enemy before striking them with an energized slash from his weapon that knocks said enemy into the projection. Afterwards, he pulls the trigger to cause the Eye of Providence to disintegrate and ultimately destroy the enemy trapped within. Against giant or multiple enemies, Omega Fang can also be utilized simply as an energized slash. The Omega Fang can temporarily trap a strong enemy like Gamma Ultima if it cannot destroy target.

• • In Episode 11, Specter uses this finisher in his normal form to take out Gundari.

Omega Fang

Omega Fang (Tutankhamun)
(Step 1: Black hole creation)

Omega Fang (Tutankhamun)
(Step 2: Black hole disintegration)

Omega Fang (Tutankhamun)
(Energy slash version)

Alternate version of the Gan Gun Hand's finishers can be performed by Sin Specter after pulling and pushing the Ghost Driver's lever once.

• Envy Slap (エンヴィースラップ, En'vu~ī Surappu): Using the Gan Gun Hand in Rod Mode, Specter creates a blue energy hand that slaps the target
• Lust Bullet (ラストバレット, Rasuto Baretto): Using the Gan Gun Hand in Gun Mode, Specter performs a more powerful version of the Omega Spark, firing multiple homing shots at the foe.
• Sloth Grave (スロウスグレイブ, Surousu Gureibu): Using the Gan Gun Hand in Sickle Mode, Specter charges energy to the Cobra Keitai for a more powerful version of the Omega Fang.

Envy Slap

Lust Bullet

Sloth Grave (Step 1: Pyramid creation)

Sloth Grave (Step 2: Pyramid disintegration)

Ganbarider

The Gan Gun Hand Rod Mode is also among the various Rider Weapons used by Ganbarider in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing.

Behind the scenes

The Gan Gun Hand made its on-screen debut in episode 5 of Kamen Rider Ghost.

Notes

• Like Gan Gun Saber, the Gan Gun in Gan Gun Hand is based on the word Gan Gan (ガンガン, Gan Gan), which is an onomatopoeia of pounding or banging on something.
• Both of the Gan Gun Hand's alternate modes hold meaning to their respective Damashii forms.
  • Gun Mode: Represents a Tanegashima rifle. This mode being paired with Nobunaga Damashii references how the real-life Oda Nobunaga had revolutionized musket tactics in Japan during his active years.
  • Sickle Mode: Has references to death, as the young pharaoh Tutankhamun was believed to have died from Sickle-cell disease. The sickle weapon in question also resembles Anubis, the Egyptian God of the Dead.
• "Guupaa" is a children's game which is essentially a variant of Rock-Paper-Scissors.
  • Much like the game, each mode has the hand in a position to match each choice: Gun Mode/Rock, Rod Mode/Paper, and Sickle Mode/Scissors.
• In the toyline, due to a design flaw with the Gan Gun Hand's namesake feature, it cannot be combined with the Condor Denwor and the Bat Clock. Despite the fact the Kumo Lantern is compatible with Gan Gun Hand, the resulting sounds and finisher announcement remains the same as Sickle Mode.
• When the Gan Gun Hand is switched from Gun Mode to Rod Mode, one can hear a digitalized and distorted robotic voice saying "Nande yanen!?" (なんでやねん！？, "Nande yanen!?" lit. "What the hell!?" in Kansai dialect). This is due to the motion of the hand opening bearing resemblance to the action of slapping the back of one's hand on another's torso, commonly used for comedic retorts in Japan.

Appearances

• Kamen Rider Ghost
  • Episode 5: Shock! Mystery Kamen Rider!
  • Episode 6: Destiny! Reviving Melody!
  • Episode 7: Fast Shooting! Legendary Gunman!
  • Episode 8: Activate! Another Monolith!
  • Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie Wars Genesis
  • Episode 9: Imposing! A Man of Loyalty!
  • Episode 10: Gather! The 15 Eyecons!
  • Episode 11: Magnificent! Mysterious Eyes!
  • Episode 12: Heroic! A Man's Resolve!
  • Kamen Rider Ghost: Ikkyu Eyecon Contention! Quick Wit Battle!!
  • Kamen Rider Ghost: Ikkyu Intimacy! Awaken, My Quick Wit Power!!
  • Episode 13: Exciting! A Free Man!
  • Episode 14: Superb View! The Earth's Dawn!
  • Episode 15: Anguish! The Stubborn Escape King!
  • Episode 16: Perfect! The White Kamen Rider!
  • Episode 17: Gorgeous! The Queen of Illusions!
  • Episode 19: Explosion! Paint From Your Heart!
  • Episode 20: Explode! Flames of Friendship!
  • Episode 21: Amazing! The Gamma's World!
  • Episode 22: Conspiracy! Adel's Trap!
  • Episode 23: Intimate! The Giant Eyecon!
  • Episode 25: Disaster! The Red Sky!
  • Episode 28: Bursting! Power of the Depths!
  • Episode 31: Bizarre! Power of the Gammaizers!
  • Episode 32: Reminiscence! Secret of the Mind!
  • Episode 36: Furious! Idol's Declaration!
  • Episode 37: Learn! All the Ways!
  • Episode 38: Resurrection! Hero's Soul!
  • Episode 39: Opposition! Father & Daughter!
  • Episode 41: Upheaval! The Magistrate's Decision!
  • Kamen Rider Ghost the Movie: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fateful Moment
  • Episode 48: Gather! Chain of Grief!
  • Episode 50/Finale: Final Story (Special Edition): Future! Connected Thoughts!
• Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
  • Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders
  • Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen
• Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders