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no Corrupted Ashbringer?
Anyway,
I like Eterne from Gene Wolf's Knight.. Its already been mentioned.
Most of the weapons from Xanth are pretty cool, as is most of the punny magic.
But the best weapon ever: Moon's Spawn.
HE CRUSHED A CITY WITH IT.
what now.
best weapon in fantasy?
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 04:46 AM
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Saberhagen's SWORDS: there was one sword that just required the holder to say the name of the target and toss it in the air, and the sword promptly stabbed that person in the heart.
The problem of course was that a someone else could pick up the sword and use it on you, and so on. I was never clear why someone didn't just only use it on people standing right in front of them, but still, effective....
- Abyss, would prefer a pie that worked the same way...
The problem of course was that a someone else could pick up the sword and use it on you, and so on. I was never clear why someone didn't just only use it on people standing right in front of them, but still, effective....
- Abyss, would prefer a pie that worked the same way...
ahh yes Farslayer...very cool sword except what you mentioned about it getting sent right back at you. It would track its victim anywere, and phase through stone walls, ground, whatever. Only another 2 of the other swords of power could stop it.
I believe someone even killed a god or two with that sword...
yes FarPier would also be cool
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 12:40 PM
*cough*
Lightsaber
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Lightsaber
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 02:03 PM
I just thought of a sci-fi weapon that can do just about anything the weilder wants it to do without having to do anything other than just point it and say a witty comment.
This thing can open doors, kill robots, and bring down entire intergalactic empires.
The Doctor's globally reviled Sonic Screwdriver.
This thing can open doors, kill robots, and bring down entire intergalactic empires.
The Doctor's globally reviled Sonic Screwdriver.
I want to die the way my dad died, peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming in terror like his passengers.
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 07:45 PM
The Tyrant Lizard;241283 said:
I just thought of a sci-fi weapon that can do just about anything the weilder wants it to do without having to do anything other than just point it and say a witty comment.
This thing can open doors, kill robots, and bring down entire intergalactic empires.
The Doctor's globally reviled Sonic Screwdriver.
This thing can open doors, kill robots, and bring down entire intergalactic empires.
The Doctor's globally reviled Sonic Screwdriver.
I'm tempted to give you a negative rep just for mentioning that in this thread.
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 07:52 PM
Cocoreturns;240416 said:
Stormbringer.
gotta love the classics when it comes to kick-ass fantasy weapons.
gotta love the classics when it comes to kick-ass fantasy weapons.
Oh yeah, first thing I thought of.
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Posted 11 January 2008 - 12:33 AM
What on earth is wrong with the sonic screwdriver? Screw you hippies, it's awesome!
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Posted 11 January 2008 - 05:47 PM
oh yeah mechs count, or at least the guns attached to them. PPCs rule
whatever gun the guy uses in the contra games. A neverending stream of devastating bullets and no reloads EVER. Totally awesome.
the whips of castlevania. Why shoot a vampire when you can murder his ass with a whip??
and I always dug Glitch from "reboot". Turns into everything.
whatever gun the guy uses in the contra games. A neverending stream of devastating bullets and no reloads EVER. Totally awesome.
the whips of castlevania. Why shoot a vampire when you can murder his ass with a whip??
and I always dug Glitch from "reboot". Turns into everything.
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Posted 11 January 2008 - 09:41 PM
hmmm.. Reboot Gun was also pretty awesome... it could just float in the air for hours, waiting....
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Posted 14 January 2008 - 09:42 AM
I agree .. Darth Mauls twin saber was awesome.
I also liked the sartan spelled assassin knife that Hugh the Hand used in the Deathgate books.
Have to give a nod to Gemmell's 'The Swords of Night and Day' and 'The Swords of Blood and Fire' as well.
And yes ... Snaga, the sender, the blades of no return. Love it.
I also liked the sartan spelled assassin knife that Hugh the Hand used in the Deathgate books.
Have to give a nod to Gemmell's 'The Swords of Night and Day' and 'The Swords of Blood and Fire' as well.
And yes ... Snaga, the sender, the blades of no return. Love it.
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Posted 15 January 2008 - 03:48 PM
If we're allowed sci-fi weapons, then by far and away it has to be the Lazy Gun from Iain M Banks' Against a Dark Background - Here's some wikipedia blurb for those unfamiliar with it...
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The Lazy gun is massy but light, and weighs three times as much when turned upside down. The Lazy Gun is the only weapon known to display a sense of humour.
To fire the Lazy Gun, it is pointed at the target, zoomed in, and then the trigger is pulled. What happens next is unpredictable. When fired at humans, many different things may occur. An anchor may appear above the person, giant electrodes may appear on either side of the target and electrocute them or an animal may tear their throat out. Larger targets such as tanks or ships may suffer tidal waves, implosion, explosion, sudden lava flows or just disappear. When fired at cities and other such targets, thermonuclear explosions are the norm, although in one instance a comet crashed into the city.
To fire the Lazy Gun, it is pointed at the target, zoomed in, and then the trigger is pulled. What happens next is unpredictable. When fired at humans, many different things may occur. An anchor may appear above the person, giant electrodes may appear on either side of the target and electrocute them or an animal may tear their throat out. Larger targets such as tanks or ships may suffer tidal waves, implosion, explosion, sudden lava flows or just disappear. When fired at cities and other such targets, thermonuclear explosions are the norm, although in one instance a comet crashed into the city.
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Posted 15 January 2008 - 04:05 PM
You're a bit late, check DM's post on Page 2.
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Posted 15 January 2008 - 04:12 PM
Ah feck. Still, it proves my point. Sort of....
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Posted 15 January 2008 - 05:02 PM
I'd agree with whoever said the Point of View gun, from the Hitchhiker's guide....
When used on someone, it will cause them to see things from the point of view of the person firing the gun. According to the Guide, the gun was commissioned by the Intergalactic Consortium of Angry Housewives, who were tired of ending every argument with their husbands with the phrase: "You just don't get it, do you?"
When used on someone, it will cause them to see things from the point of view of the person firing the gun. According to the Guide, the gun was commissioned by the Intergalactic Consortium of Angry Housewives, who were tired of ending every argument with their husbands with the phrase: "You just don't get it, do you?"
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Posted 15 January 2008 - 11:12 PM
From warhammer 40K: Gorechild. Giant chainaxe with teath ripped from the mouths of mica-dragons. My personal favourite.
From Alastair Reynolds: The Hypometric Device (think that's what it was called). It made holes in reality. Whatever was in a certain radius of where you aimed it just ceased to be there. Even the people who used this thing were fucking scared of it.
From Alastair Reynolds: The Hypometric Device (think that's what it was called). It made holes in reality. Whatever was in a certain radius of where you aimed it just ceased to be there. Even the people who used this thing were fucking scared of it.
Flying Monkeys definitely win.
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Posted 15 January 2008 - 11:51 PM
caladanbrood;243107 said:
Ah feck. Still, it proves my point. Sort of....
Don't worry Brood, he has nothing on you. It was page 3
I'll create the best weapon in fantasy/sci-fi when I get round to writing an epic after developing my writing style.
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Posted 16 January 2008 - 12:24 AM
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Don't worry Brood, he has nothing on you. It was page 3
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And on scifi weapons I've been playing with recently, for sheer humour value, the charged gravity gun. Love that physics engine.
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