Lol Ak, that's classic...

Anyway, I was thinking, have anybody played Devil May Cry 4 yet? Nero had a sword called "The Red Queen" and it can charge by continously pulling the valve by the handle making attacks flamed and much more powerful. Maybe the gunblade was going on a similar sloop of an idea. I mean, I know you have to pull the trigger on the gunblade every time you strike instead of just charging it like the Red Queen, but it's still sort of like charging the blade for an increased attack.