History Main / FantasticFirearms

* The main weapon of ''VideoGame/{{Control}}'' is the Service Weapon -- a shapeshifting handgun of supernatural origin belonging to the head of the Bureau. Rather than firing outside bullets, the gun actually fires pieces of itself, and the gun automatically reloads in seconds as it reassembles itself.

* The main weapon of ''VideoGame/{{Control}}'' is the Service Weapon -- a shapeshifting gun of supernatural origin belonging to the head of the Bureau.

* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'': Fatui Pyroslinger Bracers are the only [=NPCs=] in Teyvat seen wielding firearms that are not bows and crossbows. Their guns are {{Magitek}} matchlock rifles that can shoot [[PlayingWithFire Pyro]]-infused projectiles at their targets and they can fire up to three shots at once semi-automatically. The fact that they have a [[BottomlessMagazines seemingly-endless supply of rounds without running out]] strongly implies their ammo is purely elemental and can be recharged into their guns without reloading.

** ''Literature/MenAtArms'' is a murder mystery where the weapon happens to be the first ever firearm in the fantasy setting. While that seems mundane, the gun itself is implied to have a power to corrupt its wielder through voices in their heads and is later revealed to be [[spoiler:an EvilWeapon with a mind of its own, working to prevent its own UniquenessDecay]].
** While the above led to FantasyGunControl being enforced with extreme prejudice, ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'' introduces the "spring-gonne" which is basically an exercise in compacting a crossbow as much as possible, until you end up with a tube with a powerful spring and an arrow, that can be easily concealed in clothing. The Assassins' Guild, despite viewing the actual gonne as an afront to everything their profession stands for, considers the spring-gonne an acceptable weapon for Assassins operating outside the Sto Plains (i.e. what the Sto Plains consider "civilisation").

** While the above led to FantasyGunControl being enforced with extreme prejudice, ''Literature/TheFifthElephany'' introduces the "spring-gonne" which is basically an exercise in compacting a crossbow as much as possible, until you end up with a tube with a powerful spring and an arrow, that can be easily concealed in clothing. The Assassins' Guild, despite viewing the actual gonne as an afront to everything their profession stands for, considers the spring-gonne an acceptable weapon for Assassins operating outside the Sto Plains (i.e. what the Sto Plains consider "civilisation").

** While the above lead to FantasyGunControl being enforced with extreme prejudice, the Disc still has "spring-gonnes" which are basically an exercise in compacting a crossbow as much as possible, until you end up with a tube with a powerful spring and an arrow. The Assassins' Guild, despite viewing the actual gonne as an afront to everything their profession stands for, considers the spring-gonne an acceptable weapon for Assassins operating outside the Sto Plains (i.e. what the Sto Plains consider "civilisation").

** * ''Literature/MenAtArms'' is a murder mystery where the weapon happens to be the first ever firearm in the fantasy setting. While that seems mundane, the gun itself is implied to have a power to corrupt its wielder through voices in their heads and is later revealed to be [[spoiler:an EvilWeapon with a mind of its own, working to prevent its own UniquenessDecay]].

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', where FantasyGunControl is enforced with extreme prejudice, still has "spring-gonnes" which are basically an exercise in compacting a crossbow as much as possible, until you end up with a tube with a powerful spring and an arrow. The Assassins' Guild, despite viewing an actual gun as an afront to everything their profession stands for, views the spring-gonne as an acceptable weapon for Assassins operating outside the Sto Plains (i.e. what the Sto Plains consider "civilisation").

* ''Literature/MenAtArms'' of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' series is a murder mystery where the weapon happens to be the first ever firearm in the fantasy setting. While that seems mundane, the gun itself is implied to have a power to corrupt its wielder through voices in their heads and is later revealed to be [[spoiler:an EvilWeapon with a mind of its own, working to prevent its own UniquenessDecay]].

* ''The Relic Guild'': The Relic Guild get a hold of an enchanted rifle which freezes moisture in the air into a dense icicle and propels that at great velocity. This essentially gives it BottomlessMagazines.

** ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer2TiberiumSun'' has GDI Disruptor tanks, which use focused beams of resonant sound to destroy buildings.

* ''Film/Dune1984'' armed the Fremen with a "weirding module," a device that transformed the intonation of Paul's title "Muad'dib" into a devastating sonic beam.

* In ''Literature/{{Dune}},'' gunpowder-driven bullets travel too quickly to peirce the settings ubiquitous DeflectorShields, which stop anything moving faster than 6-9 centimeters per second, and [[StuffBlowingUp spectacularly explode]] when hit with lasers. Personal ranged weaponry comes down to remote-controlled assassination drones and spring- or air-powered poisoned dart guns.

** ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer2TiberianSun'' has GDI Sonic Emitter tanks, which use focused beams of resonant sound to destroy buildings.