Gun Soul

 is a passive item.

Effects

 * Adds a heart container.
 * Upon death, the player respawns at the start of the current floor with one heart container, retaining all of their items and guns. The floor layout will remain the same, but all enemies previously killed will respawn. If the player reaches the location where they died and interacts with their soul, they will return to normal.

Synergies

 * If the player also has Crestfaller, dodge roll speed is increased by 20% and Crestfaller deals 50% more damage if the player dies and has not yet retrieved their soul.
 * If the player has Old Knight's Flask, a bonfire spawns in every shop and elevator to the next floor. If the player dies, they will respawn at the last bonfire they activated instead of at the start of the floor. Additionally, dodge roll recovery time is reduced.
 * If the player also has Sunlight Javelin, when Sunlight Javelin kills an enemy, it will spawn a circular zone that ignites all enemies within it.

Trivia

 * This item is a reference to Dark Souls.
 * This item's effect is a direct reference to the retrieval mechanic from Dark Souls, which allows players to reclaim their souls (the experience point and currency of Dark Souls) lost after dying by reaching their place of death once again without dying again.
 * The line "YOU DEFEATED" is a reference to a mistranslation in the original Dark Souls, wherein after defeating a boss, the game displayed this in bold letters across the screen. It was later patched to "VICTORY ACHIEVED."
 * The "Praise the Gun" synergy is a reference to Solaire of Astora from Dark Souls and his well-known catchphrase, "Praise the Sun!"
 * The "Crestfallen Soul" synergy is a reference to the Crestfallen Warrior from Dark Souls.
 * The "\o/" synergy is a reference to the Praise the Sun gesture that Solaire of Astora performs in "Dark Souls."