As the first weapon picked up by a character at the start of a playthrough, the Top-notch Special is a minimalist submachine gun with no special characteristics beyond its unique parts and should be replaced when better weapons become available.
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The Top-notch Special spawns with an entirely fixed set of parts consisting of a Tediore grip and stock, no sight, no accessory, and no elemental capacitor.
Weapons with the same name can spawn in the game but without any restrictions on parts, sights, or elemental capacitors.