Editing Vindication

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|image=Vindication by Elisgardor.jpeg
|type={{cat tag|Weapons|Weapon}}
|creator=Ranette
|owner=Waxillium Ladrian
|world=Scadrial
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[Mistborn Era 2]]
}}
'''Vindication''' and '''Vindication II''' are specialized revolvers on [[Scadrial]] designed and built by [[Ranette]]. They are used by [[Waxillium Ladrian]].{{book ref|mb4|14}}

==Design==
===Vindication===
Vindication is a sleek revolver with a long barrel. It is made of a silvery metal called [[Invarian steel]], and it is highly polished.{{book ref|mb4|14}} It does not use [[aluminum]] in its construction due to cost.{{book ref|mb4|18}} It has a grip styled with wavy lines of ivory and onyx separated by metal bands.{{book ref|mb4|14}}

The gun has eight chambers and can be loaded with six ordinary bullets and two larger "[[Hazekiller#Hazekiller_Rounds|hazekiller rounds]]" designed to fight [[Allomancer]]s. The gun will normally fire the six standard bullets and skip the two chambers that hold the hazekiller rounds. Pulling a lever on the grip and spinning the hammer locks it onto the additional chambers. Since Invarian steel is stronger and lighter than ordinary steel, it allows for thinner chamber walls, so the revolver remains reasonably sized.{{book ref|mb4|14}} It also has an "Allomancer-only" safety; a hidden internal switch that only a [[Misting]] or [[Mistborn]] can see or access via an [[iron]]pull or a [[steel]]push. The safety disables the gun, making it nearly impossible to turn it on its owner.{{book ref|mb4|14}} Ranette later used a similar internal latch design on the third version of her grappling hook devices.{{book ref|mb5|5}}

===Vindication II===
At some point before {{date|348|PC}}, Ranette designed a new version of Vindication for Wax, dubbed Vindication II. The second version is similar in concept to the first, but it is has an all-aluminum construction.{{book ref|mb7|19}} It also uses aluminum cartridges and aluminum bullets in its "regular" chambers.{{book ref|mb7|25}}{{book ref|mb7|61}} The hazekiller chambers are activated with a lever on the top of the gun.{{book ref|mb7|65}} Ranette also designed new hazekiller rounds that include a secondary explosion intended to forcibly eject spikes from [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgists]].{{book ref|mb7|19}}

==History==
===Vindication===
Wax visited Ranette's shop in {{date|341|PC}} seeking a new [[Sterrion 36]], after losing his [[Ambersair]] revolver. However, Ranette instead showed Wax the hazekiller rounds and Vindication, which she had likely developed specifically for him. Wax was suitably impressed, and Ranette was unusually proud of her work; she named the gun after the Ascendant Warrior, [[Vin]]. Ranette "loaned" Wax the gun and ammunition on the condition that he provided a field report.{{book ref|mb4|14}} Wax—who referred to Vindication using female pronouns{{book ref|mb4|7}}—usually carried it in his shoulder holster. He continued to carry (and use) other guns, but Vindication immediately became his primary weapon.{{book ref|mb4|14}}

Wax used the gun against the [[Vanishers]] when interrupting their train heist and it performed admirably; it was highly accurate, even allowing him to shoot a bundle of dynamite falling from the sky. However, Wax dropped Vindication in the resulting explosion.{{book ref|mb4|18}} It was recovered by [[Marasi Colms]], who searched the Vanishers hideout for it afterwards.{{book ref|mb4|20}}

Wax continued to carry Vindication for the next few years. He successfully used a hazekiller round to injure the [[Marksman]].{{book ref|mb5|2}} He nearly shot [[Bleeder]] with it at [[Lady ZoBell's party]]{{book ref|mb5|10}} and later injured her using a [[Pewterarm]] round.{{book ref|mb5|16}} As the search for Bleeder continued, [[Wayne]] picked up a single hazekiller-caliber bullet from Ranette that Wax had asked her to forge in such a manner that it would not shatter.{{book ref|mb5|19}} During Wax's final confrontation with Bleeder, he temporarily lost Vindication, but he was able to retrieve it and shoot her in the head with the special bullet. Wax had secretly asked Ranette to forge the bullet with [[Wax's earring|his earring]] so that it would function as a Hemalurgic spike and give [[Harmony]] control over Bleeder.{{book ref|mb5|25}}

Wax wore Vindication to his interrupted wedding to [[Steris Harms]].{{book ref|mb6|1}} He used it extensively during the [[Set]]'s attack on his train to [[New Seran]].{{book ref|mb6|9}} He carried Vindication throughout his time in New Seran, except when he had to reluctantly check it during [[Kelesina Shores's party]].{{book ref|mb6|11}} He used it again during the confrontations with the Set in [[Dulsing]] and at the [[Sovereign's temple]].{{book ref|mb6|20}}{{book ref|mb6|25}}

===Vindication II===
Although Wax went into retirement after the discovery of the [[Bands of Mourning]],{{book ref|mb7|66}} he still upgraded his weapons. He kept them in a locked strongbox inside a locked cabinet in his home.{{book ref|mb7|66}} In {{date|348|PC}} when he was pushed back into action to fight against [[Telsin]], he retrieved Vindication II and carried it as his everyday weapon alongside the [[Steel Survivor]].{{book ref|mb7|19}} Wax used Vindication II throughout his mission investigating Telsin and the Set.{{book ref|mb7|25}}{{book ref|mb7|52}}{{book ref|mb7|62}} The explosive hazekiller rounds worked as expected; a single shot obliterated the rear door of a truck.{{book ref|mb7|52}} However, [[Getruda]] was able to heal from a hazekiller round to the face using her [[gold]] [[metalmind]]s.{{book ref|mb7|49}} During a subsequent fight, Wax deduced that Getruda likely kept metalminds in her arms and blew one of them off with another hazekiller round; this greatly slowed her healing, and she was killed by a Pushed bullet from Wax.{{book ref|mb7|65}}

Notably, Telsin did not seem to have any fear of guns during this time, even Vindication.{{book ref|mb7|35}} Harmony informed Wax that killing her might not be possible if she was adequately [[Investiture|Invested]] by [[Autonomy]], even if the hazekiller rounds took out one or more of her spikes.{{book ref|mb7|66}}

== Notes ==
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