There is no indication given as to why C3n50r807 possesses the Pimpernel.
Unlike other sniper rifles, it is actually beneficial to aim slightly below critical weak spots of a target, allowing the additional pellets to hit and score critical hits by themselves, possibly boosting the damage done up to 27 times the card number. The Pimpernel sports 50% splash damage that gets Reaper buffs, but no grenade buffs, and 100% critical hit buff. The distance from the first impact to the second impact depends on the velocity of the projectile. These 5 pellets move out in a star pattern, hitting once at full damage and can then hit a second time at 50% damage. Sink me! – When the main projectile hits a surface or hitbox, a second pellet moves vertically in a straight line and splits into 5 separate pellets all with original card stats.