History Toys / NerfBrand

** The REV-6 Maverick, a manual revolver-style blaster with a slide, can be dual-wielded by tying a string between the slides of two Mavericks and pulling them away from each other to re-cock. It can also be done by [[AwesomeYetPractical holding one gun upside-down, placing the slides against each other, and pushing in opposite directions.]]

** The REV-6 Maverick, a manual revolver-style blaster with a slide, can be dual-wielded by tying a string between the slides of two Mavericks and pulling them away from each other to recock.

* EmergencyWeapon: The Secret Strike is a teensy one-shot gun that clips onto your belt, plus with a secret shot compartment in the handle, a la James bond.

** The Gear Up line is going with orange recolors, while the upcoming Vortex series is going with a more militaristic camo-green.

** The upcoming ''Rebelle'' blasters aimed at female Nerf fans are white, pink, and purple.

** The upcoming 2013 N-Strike Elite [[http://sgnerf.blogspot.sg/2013/04/nerf-n-strike-elite-rapidstrike-cs-18.html Rapidstrike CS-18]] resembles a [[{{Film/Aliens}} Pulse Rifle]].

* DoubleWeapon: The upcoming N-Force [[http://nerf.wikia.com/wiki/Vendetta_Double_Sword Vendetta]]

** Further inverted by the upcoming N-Strike Elite series, which is claimed to have a stock range of 75 feet.
*** Taken UpToEleven with the N-Strike Elite MEGA series, which currently consists of the Centurion and the upcoming Magnus. While their effective ranges are less consistent per-shot, they tend to hit the 70 foot range flat, with a maximum distance of ''100 feet''.

* XtremeKoolLetterz: Rather than the classic darts, the upcoming Vortex series loads and fires XLR Discs. (That's eXtra Long Range, not extra large rounds.)

** The [[{{BFG}} Centurion]] seems to suffer faults of frequent jamming and even breaking due to it's complex internals and even the Mega darts loaded into it have their foam shredded through regular use.

** The Elite MEGA Magnus uses the larger MEGA darts, and can match the Centurion rifle in ranges from70 to 100 feet.

** The Barricade is lighter than the Stampede and uses smaller batteries. Combine that with the 18 dart clip each comes with, and you'll give your opponents reason to pause. Or better yet, flee.

* HandCannon: Nerf pistols tend to be huge compared to their real counterparts, due to the size of the darts.

** The anticipated N-Strike Elite Mega Centurion, an ''anti-materiel rifle'' blaster due in Fall 2013, will surpass the Longshot and Longstrike with its massive 150-plus cm body length from stock to barrel, its usage of a new kind of Elite Mega Dart, and its long, long plunger draw.

* SniperRifle: the aforementioned Longstrike and the Longshot. The upcoming 2013 Elite Mega Centurion takes the concept further and is effectively an ''anti-materiel rifle''.

A type of toy that shoots or is made of foam or a foam-like material. Originally developed by the Parker Brothers, it started as a 4-inch [[HappyFunBall polyurethane ball]], it was marketed as the "world's first indoor ball." "Throw it indoors; you can't damage lamps or break windows. You can't hurt babies or old people." Eventually, the company switched to Creator/{{Kenner}} and then to Creator/{{Hasbro}} through the acquisition of the Tonka Corporation. Besides creating NERF balls and blasters, in recent years, NERF has focused on life-like replicas (well, semi-realistic, but you get the point), such as the [[http://www.hasbro.com/nerf/n-strike/shop/details.cfm?guid=940BFD86-6D40-1014-8BF0-9EFBF894F9D4&product_id=22378 Vulcan]], a [[GatlingGood chain gun replica]] which [[MoreDakka shoots automatically]]; the [[http://www.hasbro.com/nerf/n-strike/shop/details.cfm?guid=92F0A1AF-6D40-1014-8BF0-9EFBF894F9D4&product_id=17889 Longshot]], a gun modeled after a [[ColdSniper sniper rifle]] [[note]](recently joined by the even more realistic-looking [[http://www.hasbro.com/nerf/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=95A5406A-19B9-F369-1056-599796F84BA9&product_id=26310&src=endeca Longstrike)[[/note]], and the [[http://nerf.wikia.com/wiki/Raider_Rapid_Fire_CS-35 N-Strike Raider CS-35]], which uses a [[{{BFG}} 35-round drum magazine]].

On the {{VH-1}} special ''I Love Toys'', Nerf was ranked the #23 toy out of 100. They've occasionally made special controllers for video games, as well as three games of their own: ''Nerf N-Strike'' (a Wii lightgun shooter game, bundled with the Switch Shot EX-3), ''Nerf N-Strike Elite'' bundled with a slightly updated version of the aforementioned Switch Shot, and ''Nerf Arena Blast'' (an ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' reskin[[note]]it's similar enough that you can import Unreal and UT maps into it, though making them fully playable requires some minor modifications - Arena Blast's characters are ''slightly'' taller than UT's.[[/note]]). Nerf guns are also used in the live-action tag game HumansVSZomebies.

An improved N-Strike ''Elite'' series of blasters now exists, which feature improved plunger mechanisms and lighter streamlined darts, all in blue. A white, pink, and purple variant line of Nerf Blasters, the ''Rebelle'' series, is also in the works and aimed at drawing in female Nerf fans. Another subline, the Zombie Strike series, has a ZombieApocalypse theme and appears to be marketed at the HumansVSZomebies Nerf fandom.

On the {{VH-1}} special ''I Love Toys'', Nerf was ranked the #23 toy out of 100. They've occasionally made special controllers for video games, as well as three games of their own: ''Nerf N-Strike'' (a Wii lightgun shooter game, bundled with the Switch Shot EX-3), ''Nerf N-Strike Elite'' bundled with a slightly updated version of the aforementioned Switch Shot, and ''Nerf Arena Blast'' (an ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' reskin[[note]]it's similar enough that you can import Unreal and UT maps into it, though making them fully playable requires some minor modifications - Arena Blast's characters are ''slightly'' taller than UT's.[[/note]]). Nerf guns are also used in the live-action tag game ZombiesVSHumans.

An improved N-Strike ''Elite'' series of blasters now exists, which feature improved plunger mechanisms and lighter streamlined darts, all in blue. A white, pink, and purple variant line of Nerf Blasters, the ''Rebelle'' series, is also in the works and aimed at drawing in female Nerf fans. Another subline, the Zombie Strike series, has a ZombieApocalypse theme and appears to be marketed at the ZombiesVSHumans Nerf fandom.

An improved N-Strike ''Elite'' series of blasters now exists, which feature improved plunger mechanisms and lighter streamlined darts, all in blue. A white, pink, and purple variant line of Nerf Blasters, the ''Rebelle'' series, is also in the works and aimed at drawing in female Nerf fans. Another subline, the Zombie Strike series, has a ZombieApocalypse theme and appears to be marketed at the HumanVSZombies Nerf fandom.

* MeaningfulName: The Jolt. As far as Nerf goes, it could easily be called a [[Film/MenInBlack Noisy Crickey]].

On the {{VH-1}} special ''I Love Toys'', Nerf was ranked the #23 toy out of 100. They've occasionally made special controllers for video games, as well as three games of their own: ''Nerf N-Strike'' (a Wii lightgun shooter game, bundled with the Switch Shot EX-3), ''Nerf N-Strike Elite'' bundled with a slightly updated version of the aforementioned Switch Shot, and ''Nerf Arena Blast'' (an ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' reskin[[note]]it's similar enough that you can import Unreal and UT maps into it, though making them fully playable requires some minor modifications - Arena Blast's characters are ''slightly'' taller than UT's.[[/note]]). Nerf guns are also used in the live-action tag game HumansVsZombies.

A type of toy that shoots or is made of foam or a foam-like material. Originally developed by the Parker Brothers, it started as a 4-inch [[HappyFunBall polyurethane ball]], it was marketed as the "world's first indoor ball." "Throw it indoors; you can't damage lamps or break windows. You can't hurt babies or old people." Eventually, the company switched to Creator/{{Kenner}} and then to Creator/{{Hasbro}} through the acquisition of the Tonka Corporation. Besides creating NERF balls and blasters, in recent years, NERF has focused on life-like replicas (well, semi-realistic, but you get the point), such as the [[http://www.hasbro.com/nerf/n-strike/shop/details.cfm?guid=940BFD86-6D40-1014-8BF0-9EFBF894F9D4&product_id=22378 Vulcan]], a [[GatlingGood chain gun replica]] which [[MoreDakka shoots automatically]]; the [[http://www.hasbro.com/nerf/n-strike/shop/details.cfm?guid=92F0A1AF-6D40-1014-8BF0-9EFBF894F9D4&product_id=17889 Longshot]], a gun modeled after a [[ColdSniper sniper rifle]] [[note]](recently joined by the even more realistic-looking [[http://www.hasbro.com/nerf/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=95A5406A-19B9-F369-1056-599796F84BA9&product_id=26310&src=endeca Longstrike)[[/note]], and the [[nc35.notlong.com N-Strike Raider CS-35]], which uses a [[{{BFG}} 35-round drum magazine]].

An improved N-Strike ''Elite'' series of blasters now exists, which feature improved plunger mechanisms and lighter streamlined darts, all in blue. A white, pink, and purple variant line of Nerf Blasters, the ''Rebelle'' series, is also in the works and aimed at drawing in female Nerf fans.

Recently, Nerf and Super Soaker have finally realised they're under the same brand and joined forces, producing a new range of Super Soakers compatible with Nerf tactical rail accessories. Fun will be had! A new toyline of Disc Launchers, the ''Vortex'' line of blasters, have also been released. They're notable for having nearly twice the range of normal darts, though they go slower and can easily curve if the blaster is tilted slightly.

** The anticipated N-Strike Elite Centurion, a yet-to-be-released ''anti-materiel rifle'' blaster, will surpass the Longshot and Longstrike with its massive 150-plus cm body length from stock to barrel, its usage of a new kind of Mega Dart, and its long, long plunger draw.