1 | '''Basic Trope''': A really large and powerful handgun. |
2 | * '''Straight''': A fight breaks out. [[TheHero Bob]] pulls out a Smith & Wesson Model 500 that's chambered in .500 S&W Magnum, or a IMI Desert Eagle in .50 AE. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Bob pulls out a "handgun" the size of his entire torso that is chambered in ''[[{{BFG}} .50 BMG]].'' |
5 | ** In the universe the story is set in, guns smaller than a pickup truck don't exist. And they're all fired with just his non dominant hand's pinky finger! |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob pulls out a [[RevolversAreJustBetter Colt Python]] chambered in .357, or a Glock 20 in 10mm. |
7 | * '''Justified''': |
8 | ** Bob's hunting with a handgun, and his target is a large game like [[BearsAreBadNews bears]]. |
9 | ** [[TheBigGuy Bob]] is a very large and very strong man. Anything smaller would look like a toy in his hand. |
10 | ** [[StoneWall Bob]] has a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe ballistic shield in his off-hand]] and the Hand Cannon gives him better firepower than regular pistols. |
11 | * '''Inverted''': |
12 | ** Size-wise: Bob pulls out [[LittleUselessGun a .22 derringer]] that fits in his palm. |
13 | ** Philosophy-wise (few big bullets vs lots of small bullets): Bob pulls out an [[MoreDakka MAC-11]] in .380. |
14 | * '''Subverted''': |
15 | ** Bob carries both a [[Film/DirtyHarry S&W M29]] and a [[BoringButPractical 9mm handgun.]] But in a real fight, Bob always goes for the 9mm. |
16 | ** A handgun the size of Bob's thigh actually fires small-caliber rounds, like a 9mm or a .22. |
17 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
18 | ** At the story's climax, Bob [[ChekhovsGun finally breaks out the .44]] and uses it to [[YourHeadAsplode blow the]] BigBad[[YourHeadAsplode 's head clean off.]] |
19 | ** "Oh, it fires 9mm all right. ''9x39 rifle rounds'', that is." |
20 | ** The reason why that gun is so damned huge is because it's reinforced up the wazoo to handle the custom magnum-load small-caliber rounds it fires, the ones with the banned [[StuffBlowingUp explosive filling]]. So by the standards of .22-shooting firearms, it's still absurdly powerful. |
21 | * '''Parodied''': |
22 | ** Bob's "hand cannon" is ''[[LiteralMinded an actual tank cannon (or a Civil War-era muzzleloading cannon)]]'' with a pistol grip welded on the bottom. He somehow manages to use it like an normal pistol. |
23 | ** Bob has the largest handgun of the cast... but it's a dolled-up Nerf blaster, so it's completely useless in a real fight. |
24 | * '''Averted''': |
25 | ** There are no handguns in story that are bigger than an average 9mm. |
26 | ** Guns don't feature in the story, period. |
27 | * '''Invoked''': Bob specifically custom orders his handguns to be as large and powerful as possible. |
28 | * '''Exploited''': WeaponForIntimidation: Bob draws his hand cannon and shoves it at a crook's face to terrify him into surrendering. The crook [[BringMyBrownPants shits himself in terror]] and caves almost immediately. |
29 | * '''Defied''': Bob scoffs at the oversized handgun and opts for his trusty 9mm. |
30 | * '''Deconstructed''': Bob's oversized handgun kicks like a rhino, isn't accurate at range, has poor magazine size, and jams every other bullet. Any opponent that justifies the increased power is better dealt with using a long arm. |
31 | * '''Reconstructed''': |
32 | ** Bob himself is built like a bear, allowing him to mitigate the disadvantages of his oversized handgun. |
33 | *** He's also tough enough to get away with using it as a personal indulgence and smart enough to switch to something else when he genuinely needs to. |
34 | *** He's also got the steady nerves and accuracy required to make those few shots count, treating his HandCannon as a SniperPistol in a pinch. |
35 | ** Any opponent that justifies the increased power and comes within close-quarters battle distance is going to be close enough that [[GodzillaThreshold the impractical parts of that handgun won't matter]]. |
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