History Main / HumanWeapon

* The villain of the ''Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse'' novel ''Silhouette'' is an ArmsDealer who creates Human Weapons, enhancing their talents to become PsychicPowers and then {{Mind Control}}ling them through {{Power Crystal}}s. His ultimate weapon was turning a man who was mildly {{empath}}ic into an EmptionBomb capable of unleasing a HatePlague on London.

Most of the time the people who made the Human into a HumanWeapon will not give them much sympathy, treating "{{it|IsDehumanizing}}" as an object rather than a person. This is often due to shame of having to turn their own against their enemies, FantasticRacism, or because they now see {{it|IsDehumanising}} as nothing more than a weapon, a tool for murder. Or just typical MadScientist ethics. Expect AllOfTheOtherReindeer or BullyingADragon to happen. These types of People are easy to make into [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Woobies]] as a result.

* In ''FinalFantasyVI'', Kefka controls Terra with a [[HypnoTrinket Slave Crown]] so that he can exploit her rare magical abilities for destructive power.

Most of the time the people who made the Human into a HumanWeapon will not give them much sympathy, treating "{{it|IsDehumanizing}}" as an object rather than a person. This is often due to shame of having to turn their own against their enemies, FantasticRacism, or because they now see {{it|IsDehumanising}} as nothing more than a weapon, a tool for murder. Expect AllOfTheOtherReindeer or BullyingADragon to happen. These types of People are easy to make into [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Woobies]] as a result.

* The enhanced humans in ''{{Uber}}'' are manufactured and deployed as heavy weapons; they're even classed as "tanks" or "battleships" according to their power level.
* A key plot element in ''TheBoys'' is the decades-long attempt of a MegaCorp to make the US Armed Forces deploy superhumans as weapons.

* The ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' metaseries often has the evil side doing this in an attempt to gain superior pilots. The degree of overlap with plain old SuperSoldier varies by series. The Universal Century has most of the Cyber-Newtypes that get created (although there are a rare few people who undergo the process willingly), with the Ple clones being the most extreme, being so thoroughly brainwashed that they see themselves as living weapons who must obey their master in all things. The [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Cosmic Era]] also has the Extended, who are often referred to as "biological CPUs" for their mobile suits rather than people, and are literally classified as "equipment" rather than "personnel". ''Manga/MobileSuitGundamSeedAstray'' introduces a whole slew of other characters who are either brainwashed, biologically augmented, and/or cloned for military service.

* ''Warhammer40000'' has Eversor Assassins, essentially a human weapon of mass destruction massively modified with augmetics and drug injection systems. They're kept in stasis at all times, and are mentally programmed with various targets for their next mission. Once activated, they will attempt to kill their assigned targets, but will also kill every living thing they see along the way, exploding upon death. Even once their mission is over, they won't stop looking for things to kill until their handlers show up and shut them down with a code word.

* Several examples in the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' series such as the Combat {{Cyborg}}s of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' created by [[MadScientist Jail Scaglietti]], the [[ShroudedInMyth Dark King]] [[{{Necromancer}} Ixpellia]] of ''AudioPlay/StrikerSSoundStageX'' who is depicted as more of a PuppetKing that her kingdom used to create an endless supply of zombies cyborgs, and the [[ViralTransformation Eclipse Drivers]] of ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'' that were created by the [[spoiler:[[EvilInc Vandein Corporation]] through [[YourHeadAsplode often fatal]] human experiments involving the Eclipse Virus. How evil a group is tends to be based on whether they treat their {{Super Soldier}}s as mere weapons, or as adopted family members.

* Several examples in the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' series such as the Combat {{Cyborg}}s of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' created by [[MadScientist Jail Scaglietti]], the [[ShroudedInMyth Dark King]] [[{{Necromancer}} Ixpellia]] of ''AudioPlay/StrikerSSoundStageX'' who is depicted as more of a PuppetKing that her kingdom used to create an endless supply of zombies cyborgs, and the [[ViralTransformation Eclipse Drivers]] of ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaForce'' that were created by the [[spoiler:[[EvilInc Vandein Corporation]] through [[YourHeadAsplode often fatal]] human experiments involving the Eclipse Virus. How evil a group is tends to be based on whether they treat their {{Super Soldier}}s as mere weapons, or as adopted family members.

* Several examples in the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' series such as the Combat {{Cyborg}}s of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' created by [[MadScientist Jail Scaglietti]], the [[ShroudedInMyth Dark King]] [[{{Necromancer}} Ixpellia]] of ''AudioPlay/StrikerSSoundStageX'' who is depicted as more of a PuppetKing that her kingdom used to create an endless supply of zombies cyborgs, and the [[ViralTransformation Eclipse Drivers]] of ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaForce'' that were created by the [[spoiler:[[EvilInc Vandein Corporation]] through [[YouHeadAsplode often fatal]] human experiments involving the Eclipse Virus. How evil a group is tends to be based on whether they treat their {{Super Soldier}}s as mere tools, or as family.

Compare TykeBomb where the HumanWeapon is designed and bred from the start to be this and PersonOfMassDestruction where someone has the power to destroy the world without direct military help. Also see IAmNotAGun for when they decide themselves to not be a weapon. Compare/Contrast SuperSoldier where the HumanWeapon is treated as a human being (though there is some overlap if said Soldier works for an unethical army). Also see LivingWeapon. Not to be confused with GrievousHarmWithABody or EquippableAlly.

Compare TykeBomb where the HumanWeapon is designed and bred from the start to be this and PersonOfMassDestruction where someone has the power to destroy the world without direct military help also see IAmNotAGun for when they decide themselves to not be a weapon. Compare/Contrast SuperSoldier where the HumanWeapon is treated as a human being(Though there is some overlap if said Soldier works for an unethical army). Also see LivingWeapon. Not to be confused with GrievousHarmWithABody or EquippableAlly.

A HumanWeapon is someone who has been converted by military forces into A weapon for the purpose of warfare. The methods can range anywhere from {{Genetic Engineering|IsTheNewNuke}} to [[ILoveNuclearPower Exposure to nuclear or atomic energy]], but the key result is that this person is now capable of [[PersonOfMassDestruction mass destruction]].

Most of the time the people who made the Human into a HumanWeapon will not give them much sympathy, treating "{{it|IsDehumanizing}}" as an object rather than a person. This is often due to shame of having to turn their own against their enemies, FantasticRacism, or because they now see {{it|IsDehumanising}} as nothing more than a weapon, a tool for murder. Expect AllOftheOtherReindeer or BullyingADragon to happen. These types of People are easy to make into [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Woobies]] as a result.

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