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* The Lightning Gun from {{Quake}} III

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* In ''FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor'' and its [[{{Prequel}} prequel movie]], a number of the energy weapons exhibit this feature, being swords that split down the middle to fire energy blasts. The practical purpose of this feature is shown by the separating halves of the blade creating a hole in an enemy's force field through which a shot can be fired.

* The mass relays from MassEffect fit the "tuning fork" description, even though they're not weapons. Though given their importance to pan-galactic travel, they could be considered a delivery system. And they are an important component in a cycle of destruction.

** In ''{{Macross Frontier}}'', we have the most advanced VF, the V-27 Lucifer, with a smaller version of the Heavy Quantum Cannon. The gun splits into a tri-prong (inverted triangle) energy "rail-gun" that takes a cue from its bigger brother armed on the Quarter. While not as obviously powerful, it can take out a medium sized Vajra with one shot.

** [[GundamWing Tallgeese III]] had a gun which functioned in this manner.

** In ''{{Macross Frontier}}'', we have the most advanced VF the V-27 Lucifer with a smaller version of the Heavy Quantum Cannon. The gun splits into a tri-prong (inverted triangle) energy colonnade that takes a cue from its bigger brother armed on the Quarter. While not as obviously powerful, it can take out a medium sized Vajra with one shot.

** In ''{{Macross Frontier}}'', we have the most advanced VF the V-27 Lucifer with a smaller version of the Heavy Quantum Cannon. The gun splits into a tri-prong (inverted triangle) energy colonade that takes a que from its bigger brother armed on the Quarter. While not as obviously powerful, it can take out a medium sized Vajra with one shot.

* The Van and Aerotank (and presumably the dummied out Van Leader) enemies in {{Phantasy Star II}} have a variation on this: the large, vertical "slab" in front rotates 90 degrees, opens sideways, a crackling of energy is seen inside, and it launches an energy blast.

* In HomeWorld, the Taiidan Ion Frigates have this, but with three prongs in a circle instead of just two. The Sajuuk also has a ''very'' large one.

[[[caption-width:350:One guess as to what's about to happen.]]

** [[{{Gundam 00}} Virtue Gundam]]'s beam bazooka would split for its Full Burst Mode. Later on, the Gadessa sported a three barreled beam cannon whose barrels could separate to form a weapon of this type.

[[{{Gundam 00}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/virtuebazooka.jpg]]

If the blast is formed in the space itself, exactly how the shot is generated in thin air (or a vacuum if the weapon is fired in space) is seldom explained. On the other hand, if the shot is generated elsewhere and fired through the space, the purpose of the space becomes suspect. In both cases, no explanation is offered for how the gathered energy fails to simply disperse between the prongs. The one thing that can be determined, however, is that [[RuleOfCool it looks really freaking awesome]].

Note that while most magnetic acceleration weapons (aka railguns or coilguns) have this kind of structure internally, they do not count. This trope is for energy or gas firing weapons... which could actually be something called a "plasma armature railgun" that's more interested in a plasma beam than using hot plasma to accelerate a projectile...

* The [[KillSat Artemis]] from ''MaiHime'' uses this for it's main weapon

* D'Argo's [[s:sword-gun-thing]] qualta blade from ''{{Farscape}}'' is a fairly well-justified example; it's a normal sword most of the time, but he can open it up, forming a gun of roughly this configuration; there's a barrel at the back end, and the "prongs" don't seem to do anything when it's a gun; seeing as they're the sword blade, they're still fairly useful...

* D'Argo's sword-gun-thing from ''{{Farscape}}'' is a fairly well-justified example; it's a normal sword most of the time, but he can open it up, forming a gun of roughly this configuration; there's a barrel at the back end, and the "prongs" don't seem to do anything when it's a gun; seeing as they're the sword blade, they're still fairly useful...

* The experimental railgun in ''{{Transformers}} 2'' is two-pronged. Too little of it is seen to figure out anything about it.

* Railguns in the ''MetalGear'' series (such as the one mounted on Metal Gear Rex), are of the tuning fork variety.