Forgive me, Toxic Maxis, but is there an implementation of Bitcoin Core where I can only download the most recent 2GB of blocks?
Bitcoin Core is implementation of Bitcoin protocol and Bitcoin Core itself doesn't have such feature. But there are few ways to avoid it, such as
1. Copy/download "bitcoin" directory from other people who run pruned node.
2. Use 3rd party package which offer per-verified pruned blockchain such as
https://github.com/ez-org/eznodeBut it's
NOT RECOMMENDED option since both option require you to trust other party.