History BFG / VideoGames

* ''[[Franchise/AlienVsPredator Aliens Versus Predator 2]]'' featured several [=BFGs=], including the Predator's Speargun and Plasmacaster, and for the Marine a laundry list of awesome including a huge three-barrel gatling gun, a giant sniper rifle, a Smartgun, and, oh yeah, a military power loader with a gatling gun, laser, missile launcher and flamethrower.

** In addition to the trope namer, ''Doom 64'' (the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 port/remake) adds the Unmaker, which can be evolved from a mediocre pew-pew blaster to a triple-shot rapid-fire death-dealing laser cannon that will make short work of most enemies and is even more powerful than the BFG-9000.

** The BFG-9000 appearing in all the games. It stands for "Bio-Force Gun" in the ''Film/{{Doom}}'' movie, but the ''Doom'' design document (known among fans as the ''Doom Bible'') specifically names it as "Big [[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]] Gun". For the record, the BFG-9000 is also sometimes called pseudo-formally "Blast Field Generator" or "Blast Field Gun". It's the most powerful gun in the game, and uses 40 cells with every single blast[[note]]though it's more damage-efficient per shot than the Plasma Rifle[[/note]], but is quite slow to fire, with a long delay between the trigger being pulled and a projectile leaving the barrel. The initial plasma ball can deal up to 800 damage, and after it explodes the gun launches 40 hitscan rays in a shotgun-like pattern, for a total maximum of ''4,280 damage'' and an average of 2,200. If you're lucky, ''that's enough to put down a [[DamageSpongeBoss Cyberdemon]] with one or two blasts, and a Spider Mastermind in one''.

** In ''VideoGame/Doom2016'' the BFG [[spoiler:is used to finish off the final boss]]. It also has most of the regular guns be pretty big fuckers too. For example, the Heavy Assault Rifle fires .50 BMG rounds, which are usually used in emplaced machine guns. For another, the [[MagneticWeapons Gauss Cannon]] is the size of another person, and comes in SniperRifle and PlasmaCannon flavours.
** In addition to the trope namer, ''Doom 64'' (the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 port/remake) adds the Unmaker, which can be evolved from a piddly laser to a triple-shot rapid-fire death-dealer that's more powerful than the BFG-9000.
** ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'' takes this [[UpToEleven a step further]] with the BFG 10000, [[WaveMotionGun a colossal planetary defense cannon that sends gigantic shockwaves in all directions whenever it fires]]. The original BFG-9000 is its power source, and if overcharged just a tinge it can punch a hole though a ''planet''. Poor Mars gets the treatment. And the legendary Unmaker (now renamed as the Unmaykr) returns, sharing an ammo pool with the BFG and is capable of melting through every enemy in the game with less than 2 seconds of concentrated fire. Also, much as in the previous game, most of the other weapons are irresponsibly large, too. The Assault Rifle is described as essentially being a hybrid between a heavy machine gun and a ''sniper rifle'', and the Ballista is basically an energy crossbow that is as tall as the Slayer himself.
* ''Videogame/DoomTheRoguelike'', unsurprisingly, features the good ol' [=BFG9000=] as well - but it doesn't end there, [[UpToEleven upping the ante]] with VideoGame/QuakeII's [=BFG10K=], a nuclear (self-recharging) [=BFG9000=], the [=VBFG9000=] and finally tops it up with the ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin biggest f*** gun]]''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' has not just A BFG, [[TropeNamer but]] ''[[TropeNamer THE]]'' [[TropeNamer BFG.]]
** The BFG-9000 appearing in all the games. It stands for "Bio-Force Gun" in the ''Film/{{Doom}}'' movie, but the ''Doom'' design document (known among fans as the ''Doom Bible'') specifically names it as "Big [[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]] Gun". For the record, the BFG-9000 is also sometimes called pseudo-formally "Blast Field Generator" or "Blast Field Gun". It's the most powerful gun in the game, and uses 40 cells with every single blast[[note]]though it's more damage-efficient per shot than the Plasma Rifle[[/note]], but is quite slow to fire, with a long delay between the trigger being pulled and a projectile leaving the barrel. The initial plasma ball can deal up to 800 damage, and after it explodes the gun launches 40 hitscan rays in a shotgun-like pattern, for a total maximum of ''3800 damage''. If you're lucky, ''that's enough to put down a Cyberdemon with two blasts, and a Spider Mastermind in one''.

** ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'' takes this [[UpToEleven a step further]] with the BFG 10000, [[WaveMotionGun a colossal planetary defense cannon that sends gigantic shockwaves in all directions whenever it fires]]. The original BFG-9000 is its power source, and if overcharged just a tinge it can shoot a hole in a planet. And the Unmaker (now Unmaykr) returns, sharing an ammo pool with the BFG and being about as good, if not better, at dealing out death. Also, much as in the previous game, most of the other weapons are irresponsibly large, too. The Assault Rifle is described as essentially being a hybrid between a heavy machinegun and a ''sniper rifle.''

* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' is the TropeNamer.

** ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'' takes this [[UpToEleven a step further]] with the BFG 10000, [[WaveMotionGun a colossal planetary defense cannon that sends gigantic shockwaves in all directions whenever it fires]]. The original BFG-9000 is its power source, and if overcharged just a tinge it can shoot a hole in a planet. And the Unmaker (now Unmaykr) returns, sharing an ammo pool with the BFG and being about as good, if not better, at dealing out death.

* ''VideoGame/CosmicBreak'' has several big guns that fit in this category. The most notable ones are [[GatlingGood Bazooka Gatlings]], Stardust Cannons, [[FrickinLaserBeams Powered Lasers]] and the underused [[MoreDakka Vulcans]]. Ineffective, but worth a mention: There's a Buster Gatling that can be fit on M-sized robots, one of the popular choices being a ''[[SmallGirlBigGun Female who is twice as short as this gun]]''

* In ''VideoGame/LostPlanet'', most [[AMechByAnyOtherName VS]] weapons can be used on foot. [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]]? Check. Massive shotgun? Insanely large [[StuffBlowingUp rocket launcher]]? A [[BeamSpam four barreled]] gun that shoots [[{{Roboteching}} homing]] [[FrickinLaserBeams lasers]]? Check, check, and check.

** The [[FrickinLaserBeams Collector Particle Beam]]. A directed energy weapon that causes targets to burn white hot and then decompose rapidly on screen. Did we mention the insane accuracy and the enormous ammo capacity too?

** The Harbinger/Supernova from ''VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked''. Apparently Dreadzone, the evil game show the eponymous hero gets kidnapped by, felt that the '''RYNO''' guns were ''too sissy'', and design a gun that calls ''FrickinLaserBeams'' down from space like it's the damn wrath of god, and can be upgraded ''' ''[[UpToEleven 99 TIMES.]]'' '''

* In ''VideoGame/VectorVendetta'', one of the enemies is [[InvokedTrope called]] BFG. Indeed, while everything else shoots little bullets over the screen, this one uses a {{Hitscan}} FrickinLaserBeam that bypasses your shield (if you have any). Of course the endgame boss also fires these.

** ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'' takes this [[UpToEleven a step further]] with the BFG 10000, [[WaveMotionGun a colossal planetary defense cannon that sends gigantic shockwaves in all directions whenever it fires]].

** From ''VideoGame/Borderlands3'', we have the Ion Cannon from Handsome Jackpot DLC. Similar to ''1'' 's Eridian Cannon in function, a fully charged Ion Cannon can decimate regular enemies even if they are armored and/or shielded, make short work of the [[DemonicSpiders Anointed enemies]], and can take big chunks out of a boss's lifebar with [[UpToEleven 1 to 5 million points in damage]] with the right builds.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Bastion}}'', the Calmity Cannon is so powerful that it ''literally wipes things from existence''. The narrator Rucks even calls you out for it when selecting it with the mortar.

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** The [[LightningGun Arc Projector]]. First, it ionizes its target with a high-powered laser. Then, it releases an enormous burst of arcing electricity, which travels between targets. The results are impressive. Best of all, the thing has next to no recoil and can be fired by moving.

** The "normal" weapons also have three [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity Plus]] guns: The M-98 Widow Anti-Materiel Rifle. An anti-vehicle SniperRifle, designed to never be used without being braced or for use by heavily reinforced synthetics. Shepard in the second game can use it on the move (thanks to cybernetic enhancements) and primarily [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill against infantry.]] Also worth mentioning is the [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter M-300 Claymore]], an insanely high-powered shotgun designed for Krogan use. The designation is arranged to look like BOOM. Finally, there's the M-76 Revenant Light Machine Gun, an assault rifle that can rip apart pretty much anything. With accuracy upgrades, it becomes ludicrously powerful -- stick any of the ammo upgrades on it and it becomes freakishly good. And the [[LargeAndInCharge Shadow]] [[TheChessmaster Broker]] wields it ''one handed.''

** Johhny is the team's reconiscance and ranged support; he probably has one as part of his standard weapon loadout for a mission...[[RuleOfCool and it looked damn cool.]]

** [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Doomslayer]] has the TropeNamer BFG-9000. Melts armor or slows naked targets.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'', the Archwing weapons were designed for use in microgravity, and are consequently much larger than would be practical to carry on the ground (The default being a HMG that's almost as long as a Warframe is tall). However, a few years after they were first introduced, in-universe tech development gave players access to anti-gravity modules to allow them to be used on foot.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' series has the [=BFG10K=] in ''VideoGame/QuakeII'' (which was also used by the [[FinalBoss Makron]]) and the rapid fire rocket launcher BFG in ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena''. In ''VideoGame/QuakeIV'' it was named "Dark Matter Gun", but functioned almost identically to [=Q2=]'s BFG.

** With enough skill points, you can unlock the gun size modifier cheat. Which makes the already humongous guns ''[[UpToEleven even bigger]].''

* ''VideoGame/HalfLife1: Opposing Force'' has the Displacer, a gun which looks and functions a lot like the TropeNamer, except it teleports on a direct hit. Its alt-fire teleports the player back and forth between Xen and Earth.

** The BFG-9000 appearing in all the games. It stands for "Bio-Force Gun" in the ''Film/{{Doom}}'' movie, and "Big, uh, freakin' gun" in the ''VideoGame/QuakeII'' manual, but the ''Doom'' design document (known among fans as the ''Doom Bible'') specifically names it as "Big [[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]] Gun." For the record, the BFG-9000 is also sometimes called pseudo-formally "Blast Field Generator" or "Blast Field Gun". It's the most powerful gun in the game, and uses a lot of cell power per blast, but is quite slow to fire. In [[VideoGame/Doom2016 the 2016 remake of Doom]], the BFG has its own swap button and its own ammunition, and [[spoiler:is used to finish off the final boss]]. It also has most of the regular guns be pretty big fuckers too. For example, the Heavy Assault Rifle fires .50 BMG rounds, which are usually used in emplaced machine guns. For another, the [[MagneticWeapons Gauss Cannon]] is the size of another person, and comes in SniperRifle and PlasmaCannon flavours.

** ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'' takes this [[UpToEleven a step further]] with the BFG ''10,000'', a colossal planetary defense cannon that sends gigantic shockwaves in all directions whenever it fires.

* ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' has a few of these, obviously. Most notable is the chain gun, probably the most broken weapon in the game. It gets more ammunition than any other, [[MoreDakka has the best firing rate]] and is one of the more powerful weapons as well. Oh, and he wields it in one hand.

* In ''VideoGame/Warframe'', the Archwing weapons were designed for use in microgravity, and are consequently much larger than would be practical to carry on the ground (The default being a HMG that's almost as long as a Warframe is tall). However, a few years after they were first introduced, in-universe tech development gave players access to anti-gravity modules to allow them to be used on foot.

** The BFG-9000 appearing in all the games. It stands for "Bio-Force Gun" in the ''Film/{{Doom}}'' movie, and "Big, uh, freakin' gun" in the ''VideoGame/QuakeII'' manual, but the ''Doom'' design document (known among fans as the ''Doom Bible'') specifically names it as "Big [[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]] Gun." For the record, the BFG-9000 is also sometimes called pseudo-formally "Blast Field Generator" or "Blast Field Gun". It's the most powerful gun in the game, and uses a lot of cell power per blast, but is quite slow to fire. In [[VideoGame/Doom2016 the 2016 remake of Doom]], the BFG has its own swap button and its own ammunition, and [[spoiler:is used to finish off the final boss]].

** The BFG-9000 appearing in all the games. It stands for "Bio-Force Gun" in the ''Doom'' movie, and "Big, uh, freakin' gun" in the ''VideoGame/QuakeII'' manual, but the ''Doom'' design document (known among fans as the ''Doom Bible'') specifically names it as "Big [[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]] Gun." For the record, the BFG-9000 is also sometimes called pseudo-formally "Blast Field Generator" or "Blast Field Gun". It's the most powerful gun in the game, and uses a lot of cell power per blast, but is quite slow to fire. In [[VideoGame/Doom2016 the 2016 remake of Doom]], the BFG has its own swap button and its own ammunition, and [[spoiler:is used to finish off the final boss]].