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In some cases, weapons first introduced in science fiction have been made a reality; other science-fiction weapons remain purely fictional, and are often beyond the realms of known physical possibility. At its most prosaic, science fiction features an endless variety of sidearms—mostly variations on real weapons such as guns and swords.
This category contains individual weapons that are specifically used in works of science fiction. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Science fiction weapons (5 C, 34 P) Fictional swords (37 P) Pages in category "Fictional weapons" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Science fiction during the 1920s described death rays. Early science fiction often described or depicted raygun beams making bright light and loud noise like lightning or large electric arcs . According to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction , [ 3 ] the word "ray gun" was first used by Victor Rousseau in 1917, in a passage from The Messiah of ...
Pages in category "Fictional energy weapons" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. BFG (weapon)
Strange and exotic weapons are a recurring feature or theme in science fiction. In some cases, weapons first introduced in science fiction have now become a reality. Other science fiction weapons, such as force fields and stasis fields, remain purely fictional and are often beyond the realms of known physical possibility.
The Weapon Shops provide the populace with defensive weapons and an alternative legal system. The Isher/Weapon Shops novels are rare examples of Golden Age science fiction that explicitly discuss the right to keep and bear arms, specifically guns. Indeed, the motto of the Weapon Shops, repeated several times, is "The right to buy weapons is the ...
In TSR's 1982 science fiction role-playing game Star Frontiers, a "needler" was a common weapon with multiple variations existing in the game. In Bungie's 1996 video game sequel, Marathon Infinity, the KKV-7 10mm SMG Flechette makes its debut and introduces the player to an extreme rate of fire.