History Main / ImpossiblyCoolWeapon

[[caption-width-right:300:[[RuleOfCool This is a telekenetic ninja star with retractable blades.]]]]

* MoreDakka (any weapon capable of it)

* {{Swordchucks}}

* [[http://flutterknife.tumblr.com/post/947644730/sword-pistol Japanese Officer's]][[SwordAndGun sword/pistol]] [[SwordChucks combination]]: [[EveryJapaneseSwordIsAKatana Katana]] with Nambu taisho 14 8mm pistol as the hilt, [[DerailedForDetails oh wait the link says its 7mm Baby Nambu... wait a minute, the picture of the gun and the gun as hilt don't match! So my gun book by Chris McNab was right all along!]] Anyway, It's quite literally "Impossibly" as the pistol made the sword useless and vice versa and that Japanese pistols were so bad that they could been more dangerous for their users than the enemy.

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* Anything from James Bond, from his wristwatch/high-powered laser, to one of the villains' sharpened bowler hat which can be thrown like a disc and cut of heads.

* It seems fitting that the director who gave us ''[[Film/IronMan the Iron Man movies]]'' is making ''CowboysAndAliens''. The trailer shows Daniel Craig's character with an alien gauntlet attached to his wrist, and a holographic scope of sorts pops up, he aims it an alien ship and takes it down. Then all the parts retract back into the gauntlet. The expression on the face of HarrisonFord's character is priceless. Especially since he is armed with only a six-gun.
* TronLegacy The discs are no longer neon frizzbys but awesome lazer buzzsaw-chakrams that can be used in close-combat and can be thrown.

The difference with ImprobableWeaponUser is that these are based off of actual weapons, not non-weapon things used as weapons. A FlamingSword would count as an impossibly cool weapon. A [[PennyArcade cardboard tube]] would count as an improbable weapon.

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* TruthInTelevision: [[http://www.pse-archery.com/prod.php?k=55444&u=01135 AR-15-mounted crossbows]], which are probably best used for stealthy sentry kills. The fact that there's still space for an underslung grenade launcher makes it even cooler.

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* [[TronLegacy]] The discs are no longer neon frizzbys but awesome lazer buzzsaw-chakrams that can be used in close-combat and can be thrown.

* Many weapons in ''TeamFortressTwo''. The Soldier has a semiauto rocket launcher, the Heavy has a [[strike:200-pound]][[GatlingGood 150-kilogram]] [[MoreDakka minigun]] that can kill in a second, the Medic has a chaingun that shoots blood-sapping syringes and a bizarre mix of a saw, a short sword, and a hypodermic needle, the Spy has a HandCannon with the Scout's mom on it, the Scout has a shotgun with enough kick to send his target and him flying ten feet, the Engineer has his turrets, the Pyro has an axe covered in barbed wire that instakills people on fire and a flamethrower shaped like a dragon, the Demoman has a sticky bomb launcher with [[GameBreaker so much firepower, the programmers referred to them as "winbombs"]], and the Sniper has a [[RefugeInAudacity jar of piss that causes people to lose the will to live.]]

** They were often referred to as the "invisible swordsman" due to those who got hit by it (usually from cover) thinking they got slashed by an unseen swordsman.

*** And let's not forget the double-bladed lightsaber, wielded by such characters as Darth Maul and Exar Kun.

* Many weapons in ''TeamFortressTwo''. The Soldier has a semiauto rocket launcher, the Heavy has a [[GatlingGood 200-pound]] [[MoreDakka minigun]] that can kill in a second, the Medic has a chaingun that shoots blood-sapping syringes and a bizarre mix of a saw, a short sword, and a hypodermic needle, the Spy has a HandCannon with the Scout's mom on it, the Scout has a shotgun with enough kick to send his target and him flying ten feet, the Engineer has his turrets, the Pyro has an axe covered in barbed wire that instakills people on fire and a flamethrower shaped like a dragon, the Demoman has a sticky bomb launcher with [[GameBreaker so much firepower, the programmers referred to them as "winbombs"]], and the Sniper has a [[RefugeInAudacity jar of piss that causes people to lose the will to live.]]

** When first firing it at the testing range, it took out the target, the earth behind the target, the ground, and a passing bird that was directly above Detritus when he pulled the trigger.

-->''One of X weapons and gadgets not fit for this world.''\\
-- '''Promos for ''RatchetAndClank'''''

* In one of the last episodes of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Strikers'', Fate Testarossa's weapon Bardiche transforms into what ''looks'' like twin lightsabers connected by a cable of energy.

* [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann GIGA!!!! DRILL!!!! BREAKER!!!!]] - a [[ThisIsADrill drill]] at least 10 metres across that causes giant fucking mecha to [[StuffBlowingUp blow up]]. Activated by [[CallingYourAttacks screaming the name of the attack]] [[NoIndoorVoice extremely loudly]] while in a mecha, and [[HotBlooded being awesome]].

* Parodied in ''NoMoreHeroes''. Rank 1, Dark Star, wields a LIGHTSABER DRAGON. [[spoiler: He does not get a chance to use it before he gets punched through the chest shortly after revealing it]].

* [[YuYuHakusho Bui]]'s [[http://www.onemanga.com/Yu_Yu_Hakusho/88/10/ weapon]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill of]] [[http://www.onemanga.com/Yu_Yu_Hakusho/88/12/ choice]]

* The Master's laser screwdriver from ''{{Doctor Who}}''. The laser screwdriver is a deadlier form of the Doctor's sonic screwdriver and a weapon that shoots out a laser beam that kills instantly and can rapidly age victims whose DNA it possesses.

* The Star Sword and the Power Sword from ''{{Blackstar}},'' which ''would'' join to form the even more awesome Power Star if they weren't weilded by the hero and the villain respectively. Used for shooting energy beams more often than as actual swords.

** Somestimes it's about distractions within distractions. A ninja might throw several shuriken at once, missing several times, scoring only a scratch with another with only one direct hit (which isn't even deadly itself. The missed shots and direct hit were simply to distract the target with from the poisoned blade that barely nicked them, but will probably kill them in less than an hour.

* Alucard of {{Hellsing}} has two guns, the latter of which is this trope personified. Known as "The Jackal", it's 39 cm or 16" long, 16 kg (or 35 pounds), and fires holy bullets that are powerful enough to [[StuffBlowingUp explode entire walls]]. A real gun like that would be too heavy to lift, and the recoil would likely snap your arm; but lucard is a vampire, so he has the strength for it.

* [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann GIGA!!!! DRILL!!!! BREAKER!!!!]] - a [[ThisIsADrill drill]] at least 3 metres across that causes giant fucking mecha to [[StuffBlowingUp blow up]]. Activated by [[CallingYourAttacks screaming the name of the attack]] [[NoIndoorVoice extremely loudly]] while in a mecha, and [[HotBlooded being awesome]].