How cool would it be if Red Death had a perk on it that allowed any guardian wielding it to have one random special melee turn into a stab with the knife at the end of the gun? And that special melee would be a very powerful one that makes it worth doing so that you aren't mad that your regular melee and perks didn't happen.
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Maybe just as a normal melee non throwing knife/scorch/storm fist etc. But no dmg bonus just a different animation, like tlw reload, would be nice