History Main / LightningGun

* In [[TabletopGame/IronKingdoms Warmachine]], the Cygnar army uses a lot of electrical weaponry (both melee and ranged) to the point that it's practically their [[PlanetOfHats hat]]. Most of their lightning-based ranged attacks are short- or medium-ranged, and they also have some electrical spells such as ChainLightning. A few units from other armies can also use electrical ranged attacks, such as the [[OurElvesAreBetter Retribution of Scyrah's]] Electromancers.

** The Spark Shot subweapon in ''VideoGame/FrontMission Gun Hazard'' works in a similar manner: it only fires at available targets and stays on them until they die or it runs out of ammo. It's also convenient in that even if you keep the fire button held, it only consumes ammo when it has enemies to lock on to.

* Creator/CartoonNetwork Groovies episode "Jabberjaw". At one point the {{villain}} slithers toward the {{heroes}} firing a weapon that shoots bolts of electricity.
* [[TheDragon Grune]] from ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}} [=ThunderCats (2011)=]]]'' has a [[CarryABigStick mace]] that [[ShapeshifterWeapon doubles]] as one of these.

* The Tesla Field Generator from ''VideoGame/CryingSuns'' is a battleship weapon that creates an electrical field at a point you target. This field lasts for a few seconds and inflicts DamageOverTime to any squadrons within it.

* ''Webcomic/AMiracleOfScience'': [[http://www.project-apollo.net/mos/mos363.html It's a BALL LIGHTNING gun!]]

* Bit Monster's[=IOS=] game ''Gunner Z'' has the Tier 3 weapon, the Arc Cannon which fires a powerful ChainLightning to vaporize large hordes of zombies and other threats.

* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' has standard weapons that shoot a bullet that also deal shock damage like the S&S Orion, but some of the Eridian weapons like the Thunderstorm shoot lightning exclusively.

* The ''TabletopGame/{{Battlelords of the 23rd Century}}'' supplement ''Lock N' Load: Weapons and Tactics'' has weapons called "Thunderbolt Generators" that fire bolts of lightning.

* Found in ''Quake'', in the [[VideoGame/QuakeI first]], [[VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena third]] and [[VideoGame/QuakeIV fourth]] games. It fires a sustained blast of lightning for pretty good damage. It's not the most powerful gun out there but it's a lot of fun.

This trope is primarily about electric weapons or attacks that appear to throw electricity around as if it's a massive object like a bullet, a shell, or an arrow, rather than a system of electrons moving in response to electric potential, and sometimes [[ChainLightning hitting multiple enemies simultaneously]]. Aversions are electric weapons or attacks that actually follow the rules of how electricity works.

** ''Series/{{Batman}}'' series episodes

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* The ''Battlelords of the 23rd Century'' supplement ''Lock N' Load: Weapons and Tactics'' has weapons called "Thunderbolt Generators" that fire bolts of lightning.

* Used frequently throughout ''[[ComicBook/AtomicRobo Atomic Robo]]'', as evidenced by the page quote. They gather electrical charge and amplify it to "'''obscenely''' dangerous levels through an even '''more''' dangerous process."

* Used frequently throughout ''[[ComicBooks/AtomicRobo Atomic Robo]]'', as evidenced by the page quote. They gather electrical charge and amplify it to "'''obscenely''' dangerous levels through an even '''more''' dangerous process."

* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' has electrolasers. However these are merely stunguns that don't need a wire. Electrolasers are actually in development, see Real Life.

* ''Battlelords of the 23rd Century'' supplement "Lock N' Load: Weapons and Tactics" has weapons called "Thunderbolt Generators" that fire bolts of lightning.

* The Wunderwaffe DG-2 in ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty World at War''. It hits an enemy with a bolt of lightning, then reflects off the enemy and hits any other enemies near by with the same one hit kill power, with up to ten enemies being killed with one shot.

* ''VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon'''s second expansion, ''Perseus Mandate'' introduces the [=LP4=] Lightning Arc Weapon. Unlike the typical trope, it works as an extremely powerful battle rifle, with low shot capacity, slow rate of fire, and unerring accuracy – the lightning can even arc slightly to hit the target if it dodges out of the way like the [[DemonicSpiders Nightcrawler Elites]], the enemies you're most likely to use the gun on, are fond of doing. And since the muzzle arcs with electricity, it's also an example of MuzzleFlashlight that doesn't have to be fired to work.

* ''VideoGame/GoldenEye1997'' for N64 has the AwesomeButImpractical taser weapon, which is only accessible through cheating. It resembles a typical stun gun (handheld box with two electrified prods on top), but can hit enemies at any distance. Despite the awesome/hilarious "[[ShoutOut Taser]] [[GameBoy Boy]]" design and infinite ammuntion, it has the same effect as a bullet without leaving holes and about half the firing rate of the laser gun (which also has infinite ammo.)

* The Lightning Gun in ''TabletopGame/BleakWorld'' [[CaptainObvious deals shock damage]].

* The Scepter of the Ancients in ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'' fired lightning. Then again, it was [[DarkIsEdgy black]], [[AWizardDidIt magic]] lightning...