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* ''Literature/TheVoyageOfTheSpaceBeagle''. The radiation emitted by the vibration pistols and crew-served atomic disintegrators is invisible, so a 'tracer beam' is used for aiming. There's also reference to the smell of ozone and the potentially lethal effects of secondary radiation from a near miss by a disintegrator beam.
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* ''Literature/TheVoyageOfTheSpaceBeagle''. The radiation emitted by the vibration pistols and crew-served atomic disintegrators is invisible, so a 'tracer beam' is used for aiming. There's also reference to the smell of ozone and the potentially lethal effects of secondary radiation from a near miss {{near miss|es}} by a disintegrator beam.
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** In the ''Literature/{{Foundation}}'' series, they use Atom Blasters (shortened to just "blasters" in the later books, after the age of AtomPunk had passed).
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** In the ''Literature/{{Foundation}}'' series, ''Literature/FoundationSeries'', they use Atom Blasters (shortened to just "blasters" in the later books, after the age of AtomPunk RaygunGothic had passed).
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* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'': As the theme tune says, ''. . . racecars, lasers, aeroplanes . . .''. Gyro's "Furniture Mover Ray" from "The Money Vanishes", appears in the opening. Huey, Dewey and Louie are wielding it against the Beagle Boys.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'': As the theme tune says, ''. . . ''...racecars, lasers, aeroplanes . . .aeroplanes...''. Gyro's "Furniture Mover Ray" from "The Money Vanishes", appears in the opening. Huey, Dewey and Louie are wielding it against the Beagle Boys.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Birdman1967'' episode "Monster of the Mountains". The villain Chang threatens Birdman and Birdboy with a "uranium ray" gun, but Avenger (Birdman's pet eagle) swoops in from behind him to knock it out of his hands.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/Birdman1967'' episode "Monster of the Mountains". The Mountains", the villain Chang threatens Birdman and Birdboy with a "uranium ray" gun, but Avenger (Birdman's pet eagle) swoops in from behind him to knock it out of his hands.
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* Ray guns were a thing for Marvel Comics in the '60s and '70s with minor threat Foolkiller having a laser pistol and every agent of S.H.I.E.L.D carrying plasma pistols as their main gun. In the 2000s, Marvel backed away from having a such a big jump in tech and so both Foolkiller and S.H.I.E.L.D use carbines and machine guns with a futuristic aesthetic.
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* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: The Saturnians have [[ArtificialGravity Reverse Gravity]] Ray guns.
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* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: The Saturnians have [[ArtificialGravity Reverse Gravity]] ''ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}'': Ray guns. guns were a thing for Marvel Comics in the '60s and '70s with minor threat every agent of S.H.I.E.L.D carrying plasma pistols as their main gun. In the 2000s, Marvel backed away from having a such a big jump in tech and so S.H.I.E.L.D began using carbines and machine guns with a futuristic aesthetic.
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* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol. 1]]: The Saturnians have [[ArtificialGravity Reverse Gravity]] Ray guns.
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* ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'': A staple. Nicola Tesla developed modern versions of these based off Ancient Martian designs and the Ancients even had Heat and Freeze Rays.They massively outclass most conventional weapons in the setting and include the ability to stun enemies.
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* ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'': A staple. Nicola Tesla developed modern versions of these based off Ancient Martian designs and the Ancients even had Heat and Freeze Rays. They massively outclass most conventional weapons in the setting and include the ability to stun enemies.
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* Microwave anti-drone "rifles" use directional energy pulses to disable drone aircraft. But, similar to the previous example, they work by using the {{EMP}} to [[ImpededCommunication overload the target drone's radio control system]].
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* Aside from the obvious example of the alien blaster, the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series has a number of weapons resembling ray guns, such as the laser, plasma, [[MagneticWeapons Gauss]], and (most especially) pulse guns.
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* Aside from the obvious example of the alien blaster, the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' series has a number of weapons resembling ray guns, such as the laser, plasma, [[MagneticWeapons Gauss]], and (most especially) pulse guns.
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->''"Rays! From the silliness of the shrink ray to the devastation of the death ray, these are the very foundations of Mad Science!"''
-->-- '''Professor Medulla''', ''[[Film/SkyHigh2005 Sky High]]''
-->-- '''Professor Medulla''', ''[[Film/SkyHigh2005 Sky High]]''
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->''"Rays! From the silliness of the shrink ray to the devastation of the death ray, these are the very foundations of Mad Science!"''
mad science!"''
-->-- '''Professor Medulla''',''[[Film/SkyHigh2005 Sky High]]''
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** The Lassiter is an antique laser gun stolen by the crew of Serenity in the episode "Trash".
** Also the laser gun used by Rance Burgess in "Heart of Gold". It's a sign of his wealth and status that [[GunPorn he enjoys bragging about]].
* The overabundance of "ray guns" of similarly-cheesy design in scifi is lampshaded on ''Series/DoctorWho'', when the Doctor is shown a bunch of unidentified alien devices suspected, largely on the basis of shape, of being weapons. As he searches for something that might actually hurt the MonsterOfTheWeek, he tosses aside the rejects, reciting:
--->'''Doctor:''' [[BillBillJunkBill Broken... broken... hair dryer...]]
** Also the laser gun used by Rance Burgess in "Heart of Gold". It's a sign of his wealth and status that [[GunPorn he enjoys bragging about]].
* The overabundance of "ray guns" of similarly-cheesy design in scifi is lampshaded on ''Series/DoctorWho'', when the Doctor is shown a bunch of unidentified alien devices suspected, largely on the basis of shape, of being weapons. As he searches for something that might actually hurt the MonsterOfTheWeek, he tosses aside the rejects, reciting:
--->'''Doctor:''' [[BillBillJunkBill Broken... broken... hair dryer...]]
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** The Lassiter is an antique laser gun stolen by the crew of Serenity in the episode "Trash".
"[[Recap/FireflyE11Trash Trash]]".
** Also the laser gun used by Rance Burgess in"Heart "[[Recap/FireflyE13HeartOfGold Heart of Gold".Gold]]". It's a sign of his wealth and status that [[GunPorn he enjoys bragging about]].
* The overabundance of "ray guns" of similarly-cheesy design inscifi sci-fi is lampshaded on ''Series/DoctorWho'', in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek Dalek]]", when the Doctor is shown a bunch of unidentified alien devices suspected, largely on the basis of shape, of being weapons. As he searches for something that might actually hurt the MonsterOfTheWeek, he tosses aside the rejects, reciting:
--->'''Doctor:''' -->'''Doctor:''' [[BillBillJunkBill Broken... broken... hair dryer...]]
** Also the laser gun used by Rance Burgess in
* The overabundance of "ray guns" of similarly-cheesy design in
