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** At least one star capable of producing a GRB is pointed at the Solar System, is extremely old, and may fire it off in the next 200,000 years.[[note]]Said star, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WR_104 WR 104]], may have ''already'' fired it off-- since gamma rays travel at the speed of light, the first we'd know is actually being hit by the thing. Fear not, however, as (a) it seems the thing may not actually be pointed at us and (b) it's unclear if that particular star could pull that off. Now, there ''are'' some [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WR_102 other]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WR_142 stars]] that are more likely to go GRB, may or may not be pointed at us, and are expected to die in a few thousand years. Sleep well.[[/note]] Talk about massive [[EnergyWeapon Energy Bursts]]. Some scientists think that a gamma ray burst is what killed off the trilobites and their cousins and made way for the fish to dominate the seas.

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** At least one star capable of producing a GRB is pointed at the Solar System, is extremely old, and may fire it off in the next 200,000 years.[[note]]Said star, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WR_104 WR 104]], 104,]] may have ''already'' fired it off-- since gamma rays travel at the speed of light, the first we'd know is actually being hit by the thing. Fear not, however, as (a) it seems the thing may not actually be pointed at us and (b) it's unclear if that particular star could pull that off. Now, there ''are'' some [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WR_102 other]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WR_142 stars]] that are more likely to go GRB, may or may not be pointed at us, and are expected to die in a few thousand years. Sleep well.[[/note]] Talk about massive [[EnergyWeapon Energy Bursts]]. Some scientists think that a gamma ray burst is what killed off the trilobites and their cousins and made way for the fish to dominate the seas.
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* ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'': Dr. Light has a Wave Motion ''[[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/index.php?date=051008 BB Gun]]''. It requires three hours of charging and half the power of a city, but it can accelerate a BB to ''relativistic speeds''. It's the perfect thing to use on gnomes. When George asked why he never used it before, Dr. Light had only this to say:

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* ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'': Dr. Light has a Wave Motion ''[[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/index.php?date=051008 BB Gun]]''. Gun.]]'' It requires three hours of charging and half the power of a city, but it can accelerate a BB to ''relativistic speeds''. It's the perfect thing to use on gnomes. When George asked why he never used it before, Dr. Light had only this to say:



** One of Tagon's ships gets a more "conventional" wave motion gun that simply fires [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2017-01-16 gravity-braided plasma]], at close range it tears straight through shields.

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** One of Tagon's ships gets a more "conventional" wave motion gun that simply fires [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2017-01-16 gravity-braided plasma]], plasma,]] at close range it tears straight through shields.



** As can be seen in [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20130902 this page]], someone saw fit to equip a swan-shaped party sleigh with one of these, complete with it looking like the swan's BreathWeapon.

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** As can be seen in [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20130902 this page]], page,]] someone saw fit to equip a swan-shaped party sleigh with one of these, complete with it looking like the swan's BreathWeapon.



* ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'': Castela can [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/all-balls-in-the-corner-pocket/ vaporize a huge boulder]] without even trying to be flashy.
* ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'': {{Subverted}} in [[http://smbc-comics.com/comic/laser "Laser"]], where the aliens' ultra-laser turns out to be just a huge laser pointer. The Earthlings wonder how this is supposed to destroy them, until they see the giant space-cat.

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* ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'': Castela can [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/all-balls-in-the-corner-pocket/ com/comic/all-balls-in-the-corner-pocket vaporize a huge boulder]] without even trying to be flashy.
* ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'': {{Subverted}} in [[http://smbc-comics.com/comic/laser "Laser"]], "Laser,"]] where the aliens' ultra-laser turns out to be just a huge laser pointer. The Earthlings wonder how this is supposed to destroy them, until they see the giant space-cat.



* Rose Quartz's laser light cannons from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', which are shaped like giant roses and fire a beam of light shaped like a beautiful dancing women, but which are incredibly destructive, nonetheless. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it turns out that the enemies' more advanced Gem ships can shrug them off no problem, and that said ship has an even ''more'' powerful Wave Motion Gun of their own.]]

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* Rose Quartz's laser light cannons from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', which are shaped like giant roses and fire a beam of light shaped like a beautiful dancing women, but which are incredibly destructive, nonetheless. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it turns out that the enemies' more advanced Gem ships can shrug them off no problem, and that said ship has an even ''more'' powerful Wave Motion Gun of their its own.]]



* Combine Wave Motion Gun with BeamSpam with RecursiveAmmo and you get [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Excalibur Project Excalibur]], a theoretical X-ray laser KillSat powered by a [[NukeEm nuke going off]] that Edward Teller thought up for ballistic missile defense. Eventually folded into SDI, but never left the drawing board after disappointing preliminary tests with X-ray lasers. It is quite possible to combine multiple shaped charges or explosively formed penetrators, as well as bundles of xraser rods, in one nuclear package. NoKillLikeOverkill, indeed.

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* Combine Wave Motion Gun with BeamSpam with RecursiveAmmo and you get [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Excalibur Project Excalibur]], Excalibur,]] a theoretical X-ray laser KillSat powered by a [[NukeEm nuke going off]] that Edward Teller thought up for ballistic missile defense. Eventually folded into SDI, but never left the drawing board after disappointing preliminary tests with X-ray lasers. It is quite possible to combine multiple shaped charges or explosively formed penetrators, as well as bundles of xraser rods, in one nuclear package. NoKillLikeOverkill, indeed.



** Excellent real-life example of what an unusually powerful GRB is capable of: [[http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/OhMyGodParticle/ the Oh-My-God particle]]. This is a proton with 300 [=EeV=] kinetic energy and speed 99.99999999999999999999951% of lightspeed (to quote Website/TheOtherWiki: "in a year-long race between light and the cosmic ray, the ray would fall behind only 46 nanometres") which in particle physics is simply unholy - energy equivalent to a baseball flying at 95 KPH. ''In a single subatomic particle''. "Oh-My-God" indeed.

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** Excellent real-life example of what an unusually powerful GRB is capable of: [[http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/OhMyGodParticle/ ch/documents/OhMyGodParticle the Oh-My-God particle]]. particle.]] This is a proton with 300 [=EeV=] kinetic energy and speed 99.99999999999999999999951% of lightspeed (to quote Website/TheOtherWiki: "in a year-long race between light and the cosmic ray, the ray would fall behind only 46 nanometres") which in particle physics is simply unholy - energy equivalent to a baseball flying at 95 KPH. ''In a single subatomic particle''. "Oh-My-God" indeed.



** [=GRB=]s cannot hold a candle to black hole-powered active galactic nuclei as quasars, blazars, and others alike that can pull out the energy equivalent to the combined luminosity of up to ''hundreds of galaxies'' for a much longer time that them, at the same time that they usually project two collimated [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysical_jet#Relativistic_jet jets]] of subatomic particles moving at relativistic speeds along the rotation axis of the black hole, which may either interact with neighboring gas clouds producing [[https://arxiv.org/abs/1701.00024 extensive star formation]], or hit [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3C_321 close galaxies]] presumably ruining the day of hypothetical aliens present on them. Like the former, they are among the farthest objects known.
* While we're at it, the Soviets were also one step from launching a [[KillSat megawatt orbital laser]], the 17F19D Skif. The initial launch, on the untested Energiya booster, carried a disarmed platform strapped from off-the-shelf parts in little more than a month; it was carried upside down[[labelnote:explanation]]It used the Functional Cargo Block section of the TKS ship - not unlike many Soviet space station moules - designed to fly atop the Proton boosters and not on the side of the much larger Energiya, so this was the easiest way to handle the loads[[/labelnote]], and it botched the flip-over maneuver preceding the orbital insertion burn, deorbiting itself instead.
* The so-called "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_gun Sun gun]]" was a theoretical weapon first proposed in 1929. Later, during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, ThoseWackyNazis tried to make it into a superweapon capable of burning cities or boiling oceans.

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** [=GRB=]s cannot hold a candle to black hole-powered active galactic nuclei as quasars, blazars, and others alike that can pull out the energy equivalent to the combined luminosity of up to ''hundreds of galaxies'' for a much longer time that them, at the same time that they usually project two collimated [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysical_jet#Relativistic_jet jets]] of subatomic particles moving at relativistic speeds along the rotation axis of the black hole, which may either interact with neighboring gas clouds producing [[https://arxiv.org/abs/1701.00024 extensive star formation]], formation,]] or hit [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3C_321 close galaxies]] presumably ruining the day of hypothetical aliens present on them. Like the former, they are among the farthest objects known.
* While we're at it, the Soviets were also one step from launching a [[KillSat megawatt orbital laser]], the 17F19D Skif. The initial launch, on the untested Energiya booster, carried a disarmed platform strapped from off-the-shelf parts in little more than a month; it was carried upside down[[labelnote:explanation]]It down,[[labelnote:explanation]]It used the Functional Cargo Block section of the TKS ship - not unlike many Soviet space station moules - designed to fly atop the Proton boosters and not on the side of the much larger Energiya, so this was the easiest way to handle the loads[[/labelnote]], loads[[/labelnote]] and it botched the flip-over maneuver preceding the orbital insertion burn, deorbiting itself instead.
* The so-called "[[https://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_gun Sun gun]]" "Sun gun"]] was a theoretical weapon first proposed in 1929. Later, during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, ThoseWackyNazis tried to make it into a superweapon capable of burning cities or boiling oceans.
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*** The GENESIS (from ''Gundam SEED'') is a Wave Motion Gun powered by freakin' NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS! Technically it fires a laser made of gamma radiation instead of light. In a SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome, the asteroid sized mirrors need replaced each time they're fired.

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*** The GENESIS (from ''Gundam SEED'') is a Wave Motion Gun powered by freakin' NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS! Technically it fires a laser made of gamma radiation instead of light. In a SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome, the asteroid sized mirrors need to be replaced each time they're fired.



** You actually get to see what this weapon can do if you're standing on the beach by the [[spoiler: Quarantine Enforcement Platform]] when the [[spoiler: Sunbeam attempts to come in for a rescue.]] Seeing your first hope of rescue be taken out like that is... Hard.

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** You actually get to see what this weapon can do if you're standing on the beach by the [[spoiler: Quarantine [[spoiler:Quarantine Enforcement Platform]] when the [[spoiler: Sunbeam [[spoiler:Sunbeam attempts to come in for a rescue.]] Seeing your first hope of rescue be taken out like that is... Hard.
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* In ''Videogame/DevilMayCry5'', if Dante has both Kalina Ann (hidden in an early stage) and Kalina Ann II (given to him late-game), he's able to dual-wield them and can unlock a Gunslinger move in which he [[ComboRifle combines them]] to fire off a massive laser.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Heavy Weapon}}'' you have the Megalaser, which [[OneHitKill destroys everything on the screen]]. You can collect up to four parts by destroying several enemies on the screen. It comes with a kick-ass wave-motion laser with an amazing sound and the guy screaming "MEGALASER!!!" once you collected all four parts.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Heavy Weapon}}'' Weapon}}'', you have the Megalaser, which [[OneHitKill destroys everything on the screen]]. You can collect up to four parts by destroying several enemies on the screen. It comes with a kick-ass wave-motion laser with an amazing sound and the guy screaming "MEGALASER!!!" once you collected all four parts.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Heavy Weapon}}'' you have the Megalaser, which [[OneHitKill destroys everything on the screen]]. You can collect up to four parts by destroying several enemies on the screen. It comes with a kick-ass wave-motion laser with an amazing sound and the guy screaming "MEGALASER!!!" once you collected all four parts.
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Naturally, such {{Superweapon}}s tend to have built in PowerLimiters in universes where the power level of everything isn't cranked up. Wave Motion Guns usually require a significant charging period before firing and re-charging/cooldown afterwards (occasionally depicted by SuckingInLines; the WaveMotionTuningFork is a popular subtrope used for visual effect). They can be TooAwesomeToUse or AwesomeButImpractical. These weapons can often be the weaponized equivalent of a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, especially the most powerful varieties. Some require ExplosiveOverclocking of the power grid they're attached to, making them [[DeathOrGloryAttack risky]] to use. Sometimes they draw so much power that [[DivertingPower everything else has to be shutdown to charge them]]. Others require [[{{beat}} ...]] ''[[ToxicPhlebotinum unconventional]]'' [[{{beat}} ...]] [[ILoveNuclearPower power]] [[PoweredByAForsakenChild sources]], or they may be a NuclearOption with risks of [[DestructiveSavior heavy]] [[WeaponOfMassDestruction collateral damage]].

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Naturally, such {{Superweapon}}s tend to have built in PowerLimiters in universes where the power level of everything isn't cranked up. Wave Motion Guns usually require a significant charging period before firing and re-charging/cooldown afterwards (occasionally depicted by SuckingInLines; the WaveMotionTuningFork is a popular subtrope used for visual effect). They can be TooAwesomeToUse or AwesomeButImpractical. These weapons can often be the weaponized equivalent of a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, especially the most powerful varieties. Some require ExplosiveOverclocking of the power grid they're attached to, making them [[DeathOrGloryAttack risky]] to use. Sometimes they draw so much power that [[DivertingPower everything else has to be shutdown to charge them]]. Others require [[{{beat}} ...]] ''[[ToxicPhlebotinum unconventional]]'' [[{{beat}} ...]] [[ILoveNuclearPower power]] power [[PoweredByAForsakenChild sources]], or they may be a NuclearOption with risks of [[DestructiveSavior heavy]] [[WeaponOfMassDestruction collateral damage]].
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* These are employed by the final boss of the [[KillEmAll Genocide Route]] in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', in which they are known as [[spoiler:Gaster Blasters]].

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* These are employed by the final boss of the [[KillEmAll Genocide Route]] Route in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', in which they are known as [[spoiler:Gaster Blasters]].



** These guns later become sort-of mass-produced, now referred to as Long Guns in 'honor' of King LOTA. Since they are so powerful there is literally no defense against them, the only thing holding the galaxy together afterwards is a mixture of ignorance and MutuallyAssuredDestruction between LOTA and the Neoafa. [[DeusEstMachina Petey]] is entirely unhappy about this, because the failure state is [[KillEmAll not something he likes]] [[ApocalypseHow at all]], and there's ''always'' someone that doesn't care if they die and take the universe with them if it means their enemies die too.

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** These guns later become sort-of mass-produced, now referred to as Long Guns in 'honor' of King LOTA. Since they are so powerful there is literally no defense against them, the only thing holding the galaxy together afterwards is a mixture of ignorance and MutuallyAssuredDestruction between LOTA and the Neoafa. [[DeusEstMachina Petey]] is entirely unhappy about this, because the failure state is [[KillEmAll not something he likes]] likes [[ApocalypseHow at all]], and there's ''always'' someone that doesn't care if they die and take the universe with them if it means their enemies die too.
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* Mother of Invention in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' Season 9 has the standard frigate MAC cannon, but it was animated such that it appears to be one of these. On screen, it's killed three Longswords and one skyscraper. ''Lengthwise.''

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* Mother of Invention in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' Season 9 has the standard frigate MAC cannon, but it was animated such that it appears to be one of these. On screen, it's killed three Longswords and one skyscraper. ''Lengthwise.''
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**You actually get to see what this weapon can do if you're standing on the beach by the [[spoiler: Quarantine Enforcement Platform]] when the [[spoiler: Sunbeam attempts to come in for a rescue.]] Seeing your first hope of rescue be taken out like that is... Hard.
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*** In ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'', ComicBook/WarMachine got the Proton Cannon, but his Golden Armor and his ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' incarnation changed it to missiles.
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** It gets better in the GrandFinale, ''Flinx Transcendent''. Flinx finds a roaming Tar-Aiym [[LostSuperweapon weapons platform]] that has ''hundreds'' of Krangs, which when fired simultaneously can cross the intergalactic void and destroy entire star systems from the backlash alone. Even [[TheWorfBarrage that isn't enough]] to affect the UltimateEvil, though, so he goes and locates a Xunca superweapon that extends across multiple dimensions and pulls in several million galaxies' worth of energy.

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** It gets better in the GrandFinale, ''Flinx Transcendent''. Flinx finds a roaming Tar-Aiym [[LostSuperweapon weapons platform]] that has ''hundreds'' of Krangs, which when fired simultaneously can cross the intergalactic void and destroy entire star systems from the backlash alone. Even [[TheWorfBarrage that isn't enough]] to affect the UltimateEvil, enough]], though, so he goes and locates a Xunca superweapon that extends across multiple dimensions and pulls in several million galaxies' worth of energy.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'' allows you to build battleships with a "spinal mount" section that can fit massive lance weapons or mega-cannons. The "Apocalypse" DLC [[SequelEscalation ups the ante]] with Titans that can one-shot a battleship with their main gun and Collossi, which [[EarthShatteringKaboom kill planets.]]
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** Excellent real-life example of what an unusually powerful GRB is capable of: [[http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/OhMyGodParticle/ the Oh-My-God particle]]. This is a proton with 300 [=EeV=] kinetic energy and speed 99.99999999999999999999951% of lightspeed (to quote Wiki/TheOtherWiki: "in a year-long race between light and the cosmic ray, the ray would fall behind only 46 nanometres") which in particle physics is simply unholy - energy equivalent to a baseball flying at 95 KPH. ''In a single subatomic particle''. "Oh-My-God" indeed.

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** Excellent real-life example of what an unusually powerful GRB is capable of: [[http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/OhMyGodParticle/ the Oh-My-God particle]]. This is a proton with 300 [=EeV=] kinetic energy and speed 99.99999999999999999999951% of lightspeed (to quote Wiki/TheOtherWiki: Website/TheOtherWiki: "in a year-long race between light and the cosmic ray, the ray would fall behind only 46 nanometres") which in particle physics is simply unholy - energy equivalent to a baseball flying at 95 KPH. ''In a single subatomic particle''. "Oh-My-God" indeed.

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** The planet-cracking Colossi could be said to have these, though they're remarkably short-ranged for such an endeavor. But if you're willing to use mods, the Gigastructures mod offers perhaps the ultimate example of a wave-motion gun in the Nicoll-Dyson Beam: An entire young ''star'' turned into a giant beam cannon capable of destroying planets from many, many star systems away.

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** The planet-cracking Colossi could be said to have these, though they're remarkably short-ranged for such an endeavor. But if you're willing to use mods, the Gigastructures ''Gigastructural Engineering'' mod offers perhaps the ultimate example of a wave-motion gun in the Nicoll-Dyson Beam: An entire young ''star'' turned into a giant beam cannon capable of destroying planets from many, many star systems away.away.
** ''Gigastructural Engineering'' later one-upped itself with the Quasi-Stellar Obliterator, which can only be built around the supermassive black hole at the core of the galaxy. It is capable to annihilate not only planets, but also stars, and even entire star clusters (a star and all adjacent systems) at full power.
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* Terran capital ships in the ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' universe are equipped with a Yamato Gun (naturally, named after ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato''), which fires a massive bolt of energy with massive damage in exchange for a large chunk of the unit's [[ManaMeter energy meter]]. This is easily acceptable, though, given the fact that the Yamato Gun is the only use for said energy. In story, it's referred to as a terrifyingly powerful weapon "capable of devastating entire cities" and taking out practically anything in just a few hits.
** The Terran capital ships actually fire a directed nuclear blast, basically Casaba Howitzers (see Real Life). The Yamato cannon creates a containment field, detonates a "small nuclear bomb", focuses the detonation, and uses it to propel a jet of plasma.

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* Terran capital ships aka battlecruisers in the ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' universe are equipped with a Yamato Gun (naturally, named after ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato''), which fires a massive bolt of energy with massive damage in exchange for a large chunk of the unit's [[ManaMeter energy meter]]. This is easily acceptable, though, given the fact that the Yamato Gun is the only use for said energy. In story, it's referred to as a terrifyingly powerful weapon "capable of devastating entire cities" and taking out practically anything in just a few hits.
** The Terran capital ships battlecruisers actually fire a directed nuclear blast, basically Casaba Howitzers (see Real Life). The Yamato cannon creates a containment field, detonates a "small nuclear bomb", focuses the detonation, and uses it to propel a jet of plasma.
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* In the Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse novel ''Literature/{{Vendetta}}'', the USS ''Repulse'' uses a deflector dish weapon (much like the ones used in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' -- see below) to blow a Borg ship to bits. To be fair, though, that cube had already been heavily damaged in a battle with a spaceborne version of TheJuggernaut.

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* In the Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse novel ''Literature/{{Vendetta}}'', ''Vendetta'', the USS ''Repulse'' uses a deflector dish weapon (much like the ones used in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' -- see below) to blow a Borg ship to bits. To be fair, though, that cube had already been heavily damaged in a battle with a spaceborne version of TheJuggernaut.
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This sort of weapon is frequently mounted on a KillSat and is likely to be fired using [[ConvergingStreamWeapon converging streams]]. If it's built into a famous real-world location, then it's a WeaponizedLandmark. If the bad guys have one, it's a DeathRay. Can lead to [[IncrediblyLamePun Wave Motion Fun]].[[note]]You might call that a [[OverlyLongGag Wave Motion Pun]].[[/note]] When it's built into the ship so that it's always pointed straight forward, it's a FixedForwardFacingWeapon. KamehameHadoken is the equivalent of this trope for characters who use KiManipulation, FunctionalMagic, SupernaturalMartialArts, or some other form of [[StockSuperpowersIndex superpower]]. For dragons, it's a BreathWeapon. Facing one of these on foot often involves a CorridorCubbyholeRun.

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This sort of weapon is frequently mounted on a KillSat and is likely to be fired using [[ConvergingStreamWeapon converging streams]]. If it's built into a famous real-world location, then it's a WeaponizedLandmark. If the bad guys have one, it's a DeathRay. Can lead to [[IncrediblyLamePun Wave Motion Fun]].[[note]]You might call that a [[OverlyLongGag Wave Motion Pun]].[[/note]] When it's built into the ship so that it's always pointed straight forward, it's a FixedForwardFacingWeapon. KamehameHadoken is the equivalent of this trope for characters who use KiManipulation, FunctionalMagic, SupernaturalMartialArts, or some other form of [[StockSuperpowersIndex superpower]]. For dragons, it's a BreathWeapon. Facing one of these on foot often involves a CorridorCubbyholeRun.

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* The Phase Transition Guns in the [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry]] series ''[[Webcomic/StolenGeneration Stolen Generation]]'' by Kitfox Crimson definitely counts given that [[http://stolengen.smackjeeves.com/comics/214152/page-2/ one the size of a pistol can easily shoot down a futuristic fighter jet going at mach 10]]
** not to mention [[http://stolengen.smackjeeves.com/comics/214159/page-3/ vaporize an entire city]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Suppression}}'' brings us the Doomsday Crush Cannon. [[http://suppressioncomic.com/?p=162 It must be seen to be believed.]]
* In ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', Dr. Light has a Wave Motion ''[[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/index.php?date=051008 BB Gun]]''. It requires three hours of charging and half the power of a city, but it can accelerate a BB to ''relativistic speeds''. It's the perfect thing to use on gnomes. When George asked why he never used it before, Dr. Light had only this to say:
-->'''Dr.Light''': Jesus, George, it's just a harmless BB Gun!
* Ship to ship combat in ''Webcomic/{{Angels 2200}}'' seems to consist of capital ships firing their particle beams, powerful laser cannons that can ''[[http://www.janahoffmann.com/angels/2007/10/12/part-6-comic-72/ blow right through]]'' another ship, at one another, then letting the fighters duke it out while they wait for the beams to recharge.
* The Beva-Gladlax from[[http://indavo.comicgenesis.com/d/20100215.html Indavo]] is this trope.

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* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': Eridan's laser rifle, Ahab's Crosshairs, fires very powerful, very large energy beams capable of killing anything they strike.
* ''Webcomic/StolenGeneration'':
The Phase Transition Guns in Guns. One the [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry]] series ''[[Webcomic/StolenGeneration Stolen Generation]]'' by Kitfox Crimson definitely counts given that size of a pistol can easily shoot down a futuristic fighter jet going at mach 10.
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[[http://stolengen.smackjeeves.com/comics/214152/page-2/ one the size of a pistol can easily shoot down a futuristic fighter jet going at mach 10]]
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[[http://suppressioncomic.com/?p=162 It must be seen to be believed.]]
The Doomsday Crush Cannon]] fires a destructive red beam wider than a person is tall.
* In ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'': Dr. Light has a Wave Motion ''[[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/index.php?date=051008 BB Gun]]''. It requires three hours of charging and half the power of a city, but it can accelerate a BB to ''relativistic speeds''. It's the perfect thing to use on gnomes. When George asked why he never used it before, Dr. Light had only this to say:
-->'''Dr. Light''': Jesus, George, it's just a harmless BB Gun!
* ''Webcomic/Angels2200'': Ship to ship combat in ''Webcomic/{{Angels 2200}}'' seems to consist of capital ships firing their particle beams, powerful laser cannons that can ''[[http://www.janahoffmann.com/angels/2007/10/12/part-6-comic-72/ blow right through]]'' another ship, at one another, then letting the fighters duke it out while they wait for the beams to recharge.
* The Beva-Gladlax from[[http://indavo.%%* ''[[http://indavo.comicgenesis.com/d/20100215.html Indavo]] is this trope.Indavo]]'': The Beva-Gladlax.



*** Additionally, the other end of the wormhole can be opened up inside solid objects, meaning the Long-gunner of the Apocalypse (LOTA), can destroy them from the inside out.
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*** ** Additionally, the other end of the wormhole can be opened up inside solid objects, meaning the Long-gunner of the Apocalypse (LOTA), can destroy them from the inside out.
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* ''Webcomic/TheDreadful'': The eponymous pistol is actually this.

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* Parodied in ''[[Webcomic/TwentyFirstCenturyFox 21st Century Fox]]'' by the [[http://techfox.comicgenesis.com/d/20020211.html Wave ''Water'' Gun]]
* [[SpaceStation Zenith Central]] in ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'' [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2011/05/01/out-of-the-frying-pan/ is equipped with one]]. Luckily for our heroes, this is the only time it fires.

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* %%* ''Webcomic/TwentyFirstCenturyFox'': Parodied in ''[[Webcomic/TwentyFirstCenturyFox 21st Century Fox]]'' by the [[http://techfox.comicgenesis.com/d/20020211.html Wave ''Water'' Gun]]
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* Castela of ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'' can [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/all-balls-in-the-corner-pocket/ vaporize a huge boulder]] without even trying to be flashy.
* ''WebComic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'': {{Subverted}} in [[http://smbc-comics.com/comic/laser "Laser"]], where the aliens' ultra-laser turns out to be just a huge laser pointer. The Earthlings wonder how this is supposed to destroy them, until they see the giant space-cat.

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* ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'': Castela of ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'' can [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/all-balls-in-the-corner-pocket/ vaporize a huge boulder]] without even trying to be flashy.
* ''WebComic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'': ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'': {{Subverted}} in [[http://smbc-comics.com/comic/laser "Laser"]], where the aliens' ultra-laser turns out to be just a huge laser pointer. The Earthlings wonder how this is supposed to destroy them, until they see the giant space-cat.
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** The Jupiter Cannon. Extra points... to Erza, actually, because she just tanked it in the face before going off to kick even more ass.

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** The Jupiter Cannon.Magical Convergent Cannon: Jupiter. Extra points... to Erza, actually, because she just tanked it in the face before going off to kick even more ass.
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* In ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' the fortress Iserlohn is equipped with the weapon "Thor's Hammer" that is more than capable of destroying entire fleets in a single blast.

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* In ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes'' the fortress Iserlohn is equipped with the weapon "Thor's Hammer" that is more than capable of destroying entire fleets in a single blast.
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* In ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', and by extension its adaptation ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', the heavier HumongousMecha tend to have these. The drawbacks usually aren't mentioned... however, such an attack ''is'' usually only used as a finisher or after conventional weapons have already been tried. Rangers themselves can often combine their weapons for a smaller one of these.

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* In ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', and by extension its adaptation ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', the heavier HumongousMecha tend to have these. The drawbacks usually aren't mentioned... however, such an attack ''is'' usually only used as a finisher or after conventional weapons have already been tried. Rangers themselves can often [[AllYourPowersCombined combine their weapons weapons]] for a [[{{BFG}} smaller one of these.these]]; the team-wide SuperMode, as well as US-exclusive power-ups like the Battlizers, may or may not have these as well.
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The CoolShip needs an equally cool weapon. If it's a sufficiently humongous CoolShip, it will be equipped with a [[EnergyWeapon Laser Beam]] [[UpToEleven on steroids]]: the Wave Motion Gun -- an enormous RayGun that fires a massive energy beam capable of blowing away an enemy ship (in the "blow a battleship in half" sense), sometimes an entire fleet, with one shot, and maybe even [[EarthShatteringKaboom blowing up an entire planet]]. It doesn't necessarily have to even hit; if you're too close, [[SplashDamage the sheer energy bleeding off from the beam can be deadly]]. And don't even think about trying to waste your time with puny DeflectorShields -- it'll just punch right through 'em.

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The CoolShip needs an equally cool weapon. If it's a sufficiently humongous CoolShip, it will be equipped with a [[EnergyWeapon Laser Beam]] [[UpToEleven on steroids]]: steroids: the Wave Motion Gun -- an enormous RayGun that fires a massive energy beam capable of blowing away an enemy ship (in the "blow a battleship in half" sense), sometimes an entire fleet, with one shot, and maybe even [[EarthShatteringKaboom blowing up an entire planet]]. It doesn't necessarily have to even hit; if you're too close, [[SplashDamage the sheer energy bleeding off from the beam can be deadly]]. And don't even think about trying to waste your time with puny DeflectorShields -- it'll just punch right through 'em.



Naturally, such {{Superweapon}}s tend to have built in PowerLimiters in universes where the power level of everything isn't cranked UpToEleven. Wave Motion Guns usually require a significant charging period before firing and re-charging/cooldown afterwards (occasionally depicted by SuckingInLines; the WaveMotionTuningFork is a popular subtrope used for visual effect). They can be TooAwesomeToUse or AwesomeButImpractical. These weapons can often be the weaponized equivalent of a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, especially the most powerful varieties. Some require ExplosiveOverclocking of the power grid they're attached to, making them [[DeathOrGloryAttack risky]] to use. Sometimes they draw so much power that [[DivertingPower everything else has to be shutdown to charge them]]. Others require [[{{beat}} ...]] ''[[ToxicPhlebotinum unconventional]]'' [[{{beat}} ...]] [[ILoveNuclearPower power]] [[PoweredByAForsakenChild sources]], or they may be a NuclearOption with risks of [[DestructiveSavior heavy]] [[WeaponOfMassDestruction collateral damage]].

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Naturally, such {{Superweapon}}s tend to have built in PowerLimiters in universes where the power level of everything isn't cranked UpToEleven.up. Wave Motion Guns usually require a significant charging period before firing and re-charging/cooldown afterwards (occasionally depicted by SuckingInLines; the WaveMotionTuningFork is a popular subtrope used for visual effect). They can be TooAwesomeToUse or AwesomeButImpractical. These weapons can often be the weaponized equivalent of a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, especially the most powerful varieties. Some require ExplosiveOverclocking of the power grid they're attached to, making them [[DeathOrGloryAttack risky]] to use. Sometimes they draw so much power that [[DivertingPower everything else has to be shutdown to charge them]]. Others require [[{{beat}} ...]] ''[[ToxicPhlebotinum unconventional]]'' [[{{beat}} ...]] [[ILoveNuclearPower power]] [[PoweredByAForsakenChild sources]], or they may be a NuclearOption with risks of [[DestructiveSavior heavy]] [[WeaponOfMassDestruction collateral damage]].



** ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' goes UpToEleven with Neo-America's secret weapon- the Statue of Liberty Cannon! It shoots from the torch.

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** ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' goes UpToEleven with ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'': Neo-America's secret weapon- the Statue of Liberty Cannon! It shoots from the torch.



** While the [[EyeBeams Photon Beam]] is usually ''Mazinger Z's'' weakest attack, the one from ''Anime/ShinMazinger'' becomes this after being throttled to [[UpToEleven maximum power]].

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** While the [[EyeBeams Photon Beam]] is usually ''Mazinger Z's'' weakest attack, the one from ''Anime/ShinMazinger'' becomes this after being throttled to [[UpToEleven maximum power]].power.



** The Inhibitors have a range of techniques and designs for [[ApocalypseHow dealing with troublesome interstellar species]]. [[spoiler:They used one such trick to generate a lethal solar flare and destroy the civilisation on Resurgam. When the inhibitors noticed a ''new'' civilisation there, they decided to turn it UpToEleven and construct a "Star Singer": a device built around its star that triggers a gigantic and continuous solar flare, or in other words an interplanetary flamethrower, to reduce the surface of the inner worlds around the star to slag one by one. This substantially reduces the star's mass, turning it into a red dwarf.]]

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** The Inhibitors have a range of techniques and designs for [[ApocalypseHow dealing with troublesome interstellar species]]. [[spoiler:They used one such trick to generate a lethal solar flare and destroy the civilisation on Resurgam. When the inhibitors noticed a ''new'' civilisation there, they decided to turn it UpToEleven and construct a "Star Singer": a device built around its star that triggers a gigantic and continuous solar flare, or in other words an interplanetary flamethrower, to reduce the surface of the inner worlds around the star to slag one by one. This substantially reduces the star's mass, turning it into a red dwarf.]]



** Final states that the "planet buster wave cannon" is the same as the fighter mounted wave cannons, but [[UpToEleven 100 million times more powerful]]. Given the amount of energy needed to destroy a planet, that means that the fighter-mounted wave cannons have a maximum output somewhere in the region of 100 ''teratons''. NoKillLikeOverkill indeed.

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** Final states that the "planet buster wave cannon" is the same as the fighter mounted wave cannons, but [[UpToEleven 100 million times more powerful]].powerful. Given the amount of energy needed to destroy a planet, that means that the fighter-mounted wave cannons have a maximum output somewhere in the region of 100 ''teratons''. NoKillLikeOverkill indeed.



** In ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'', the Death Egg's Final Egg Blaster takes it UpToEleven: It destroys ''[[spoiler:A FLOCK OF STARS]] in a single blow''. And unlike the Eclipse Cannon, ''it doesn't need even a single Chaos Emerald''. Its sheer ''demonstration'' [[spoiler:causes Emerl to [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity go berserk]], absorb it, and [[OhCrap threaten to fire it at Earth.]]]]

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** In ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'', the ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'': The Death Egg's Final Egg Blaster takes it UpToEleven: It destroys ''[[spoiler:A FLOCK OF STARS]] in a single blow''. And unlike the Eclipse Cannon, ''it doesn't need even a single Chaos Emerald''. Its sheer ''demonstration'' [[spoiler:causes Emerl to [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity go berserk]], absorb it, and [[OhCrap threaten to fire it at Earth.]]]]



** Yuuka Kazami counts as well, since she's actually the ''creator'' of Master Spark, which Marisa [[strike: stole]] copied and modified. Aside from the regular Master Spark, Yuuka is also able to clone herself and fire two, albeit slightly smaller Sparks, an attack commonly referred to as the Dual Spark. Fanon occasionally also gives Yuuka an UpToEleven version of the Master Spark, nicknamed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvTl-P7vNiI&t=2m46s Ultimate Spark.]]

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** Yuuka Kazami counts as well, since she's actually the ''creator'' of Master Spark, which Marisa [[strike: stole]] copied and modified. Aside from the regular Master Spark, Yuuka is also able to clone herself and fire two, albeit slightly smaller Sparks, an attack commonly referred to as the Dual Spark. Fanon occasionally also gives Yuuka an UpToEleven a better version of the Master Spark, nicknamed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvTl-P7vNiI&t=2m46s Ultimate Spark.]]



* ''VideoGame/{{Warblade}}'' has a long string of different weapon upgrades Then, halfway through, they become fairly close to this. You have the standard single, double, triple weapons that appear all the time in other space-invader-style shmups, then ''quadruple fire'', which is a bit UpToEleven for some people. Then there is an upgraded triple fire, then plasma, which shoots a blue ball of energy, followed by fireballs (a wave motion gun in itself), then a laser, and finally upgraded plasma which is like normal plasma but has a wider spread and melts absolutely everything. And that's WITHOUT Super Autofire, which pretty much quadruples firing rate. It's probably safe to say that if you pick up a triple shot powerup if you have something really awesome, you are totally screwed.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Warblade}}'' has a long string of different weapon upgrades Then, halfway through, they become fairly close to this. You have the standard single, double, triple weapons that appear all the time in other space-invader-style shmups, then ''quadruple fire'', which is a bit UpToEleven for some people.fire''. Then there is an upgraded triple fire, then plasma, which shoots a blue ball of energy, followed by fireballs (a wave motion gun in itself), then a laser, and finally upgraded plasma which is like normal plasma but has a wider spread and melts absolutely everything. And that's WITHOUT Super Autofire, which pretty much quadruples firing rate. It's probably safe to say that if you pick up a triple shot powerup if you have something really awesome, you are totally screwed.



* ''[[VideoGame/{{Elite}} Frontier: Elite II]]'', ''Frontier: First Encounters'', and ''VideoGame/EliteDangerous'' have the Plasma Accelerator, a Wave Motion Gun that comes in two sizes, [[{{BFG}} Small]] and [[UpToEleven Large]].

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* ''[[VideoGame/{{Elite}} Frontier: Elite II]]'', ''Frontier: First Encounters'', and ''VideoGame/EliteDangerous'' have the Plasma Accelerator, a Wave Motion Gun that comes in two sizes, [[{{BFG}} Small]] and [[UpToEleven Large]].Large.



* ''VideoGame/{{Steredenn}}'' has bosses, regular enemies, and even the ''[[UpToEleven player]]'' using these, in the form of huge, charged laser beams.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Steredenn}}'' has bosses, regular enemies, and even the ''[[UpToEleven player]]'' ''player'' using these, in the form of huge, charged laser beams.



** Turned UpToEleven with the Titan Laser. Employed exclusively by [[VestigialEmpire Fallen Empires]], they'll vaporize virtually any player-made ship in one shot.

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** Turned UpToEleven with the The Titan Laser. Employed exclusively by [[VestigialEmpire Fallen Empires]], they'll vaporize virtually any player-made ship in one shot.



* In ''Roleplay/TouhouAGlimmerOfAnOutsideWorld'', the already ridiculous lasers featured in [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} canon]] get turned up to eleven with Twilight Spark, and Ultimate Spark. The latter is four already-massive magical lasers in one.

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* In ''Roleplay/TouhouAGlimmerOfAnOutsideWorld'', the ''Roleplay/TouhouAGlimmerOfAnOutsideWorld'': The already ridiculous lasers featured in [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} canon]] get turned up to eleven with are overshadowed by Twilight Spark, Spark and Ultimate Spark. The latter is four already-massive magical lasers in one.



* Quite common in ''Roleplay/VoidOfTheStars''. It's what you get when you don't activate the bow particle tractor on the Warp Drive. Also the Antiproton Streamer, which fires a ''solid stream of antiprotons'' at the target vessel.
* The Archai of ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'' have a large number of stupendously destructive weapon technologies available to them, but one that exists only as a rumor is the Thunderbolt... a singularity that propagates at the speed of light (so by the time you've seen it, it is too late to actually do anything about it) and effectively ''destroys spacetime''. No-one really wants to think about what sort of opponents would be so terrifying that a weapon that appears to worry even the archai was needed to defeat them.

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* Quite common in ''Roleplay/VoidOfTheStars''. ''Roleplay/VoidOfTheStars'': It's what you get when you don't activate the bow particle tractor on the Warp Drive. Also the Antiproton Streamer, which fires a ''solid stream of antiprotons'' at the target vessel.
* ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'': The Archai of ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'' have a large number of stupendously destructive weapon technologies available to them, but one that exists only as a rumor is the Thunderbolt... a singularity that propagates at the speed of light (so by the time you've seen it, it is too late to actually do anything about it) and effectively ''destroys spacetime''. No-one really wants to think about what sort of opponents would be so terrifying that a weapon that appears to worry even the archai was needed to defeat them.



* Combine Wave Motion Gun with BeamSpam with RecursiveAmmo and you get [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Excalibur Project Excalibur]], a theoretical X-ray laser KillSat powered by a [[NukeEm nuke going off]] that Edward Teller thought up for ballistic missile defense. Eventually folded into SDI, but never left the drawing board after disappointing preliminary tests with X-ray lasers. [[UpToEleven It is quite possible to combine multiple shaped charges or explosively formed penetrators, as well as bundles of xraser rods, in one nuclear package]]. NoKillLikeOverkill, indeed.

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* Combine Wave Motion Gun with BeamSpam with RecursiveAmmo and you get [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Excalibur Project Excalibur]], a theoretical X-ray laser KillSat powered by a [[NukeEm nuke going off]] that Edward Teller thought up for ballistic missile defense. Eventually folded into SDI, but never left the drawing board after disappointing preliminary tests with X-ray lasers. [[UpToEleven It is quite possible to combine multiple shaped charges or explosively formed penetrators, as well as bundles of xraser rods, in one nuclear package]].package. NoKillLikeOverkill, indeed.
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* In ''Fanfic/BlessedWithAHerosHeart'', Megumin creates a spell she names "Big Bang" with Izuku's knowledge about nuclear physics, which is much stronger than Explosion and consumes less mana. She later modifies it by leaving a hole in the containment field to force the energy out through it, creating a death ray strong enough to blast through the Destroyer's barrier and split its head, calling it "Eraser Blast".
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* ''TabletopGame/Magic: The Gathering'''s Kaladesh set has the Aetherflux Reservoir, a massive artifact that resembles a cross between a water tower and a snowglobe, and has been nicknamed the Death Star for its ability to blast any target for a full 50 damage in one shot. For context, Emrakul, a cosmic horror that is basically the in-universe equivalent to Cthulhu, can take 15 total damage before dying. Yes, this thing can one-shot an ancient eldritch god ''three times over''. Of course, firing this monster requires you to expend an equivalent amount of life, but it also lets you charge it up by granting you exponentially increasing amounts of life for each spell you cast on the same turn.

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* ''TabletopGame/Magic: The Gathering'''s ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'''s Kaladesh set has the Aetherflux Reservoir, a massive artifact that resembles a cross between a water tower and a snowglobe, and has been nicknamed the Death Star for its ability to blast any target for a full 50 damage in one shot. For context, Emrakul, a cosmic horror that is basically the in-universe equivalent to Cthulhu, can take 15 total damage before dying. Yes, this thing can one-shot an ancient eldritch god ''three times over''. Of course, firing this monster requires you to expend an equivalent amount of life, but it also lets you charge it up by granting you exponentially increasing amounts of life for each spell you cast on the same turn.
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* ''TabletopGame/Magic: The Gathering'''s Kaladesh set has the Aetherflux Reservoir, a massive artifact that resembles a cross between a water tower and a snowglobe, and has been nicknamed the Death Star for its ability to blast any target for a full 50 damage in one shot. For context, Emrakul, a cosmic horror that is basically the in-universe equivalent to Cthulhu, can take 15 total damage before dying. Yes, this thing can one-shot an ancient eldritch god ''three times over''. Of course, firing this monster requires you to expend an equivalent amount of life, but it also lets you charge it up by granting you exponentially increasing amounts of life for each spell you cast on the same turn.
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This sort of weapon is frequently mounted on a KillSat and is likely to be fired using [[ConvergingStreamWeapon converging streams]]. If it's built into a famous real-world location, then it's a WeaponizedLandmark. If the bad guys have one, it's a DeathRay. Can lead to [[IncrediblyLamePun Wave Motion Fun]].[[note]]You might call that a [[OverlyLongGag Wave Motion Pun]].[[/note]] When it's built into the ship so that it's always pointed straight forward, it's a FixedForwardFacingWeapon. KamehameHadoken is the equivalent of this trope for characters who utilize KiManipulation, FunctionalMagic, SupernaturalMartialArts, or some other form of [[StockSuperpowersIndex superpower]]. For dragons, it's a BreathWeapon. Facing one of these on foot often involves a CorridorCubbyholeRun.

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This sort of weapon is frequently mounted on a KillSat and is likely to be fired using [[ConvergingStreamWeapon converging streams]]. If it's built into a famous real-world location, then it's a WeaponizedLandmark. If the bad guys have one, it's a DeathRay. Can lead to [[IncrediblyLamePun Wave Motion Fun]].[[note]]You might call that a [[OverlyLongGag Wave Motion Pun]].[[/note]] When it's built into the ship so that it's always pointed straight forward, it's a FixedForwardFacingWeapon. KamehameHadoken is the equivalent of this trope for characters who utilize use KiManipulation, FunctionalMagic, SupernaturalMartialArts, or some other form of [[StockSuperpowersIndex superpower]]. For dragons, it's a BreathWeapon. Facing one of these on foot often involves a CorridorCubbyholeRun.
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* Creator/StanislawLem's ''Invincible'', while having a crew that was at best MildlyMilitary, certainly didn't lack in firepower. Even its recon planes packed an antimatter gun, and the starship herself could, quoting from the novel itself, "boil a medium-sized sea".

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* Creator/StanislawLem's ''Invincible'', ''Literature/TheInvincible'', while having a crew that was at best MildlyMilitary, certainly didn't lack in firepower. Even its recon planes packed an antimatter gun, and the starship herself could, quoting from the novel itself, "boil a medium-sized sea".



* In Sergey Snegov's "The Men Like Gods", people use a device called "Tanev's annihilator", which can convert spacetime to matter and vice versa, ''as an engine''. While not initially being [[MildlyMilitary all that warlike]], they find the side effects of their favorite space drive [[SuperweaponSurprise quite useful]] later, when rather unfriendly aliens appear. The heroes go on to ''[[DefeatMeansFriendship befriending]]'' the crap out of said aliens, in the best [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha-style]], and then teaming up with them when the next bunch of the enemies arrived. THREE TIMES. Also, the Ramirs (ancient super-advanced civilization, which lives in the galactic core) utilise Roton Beam, which can be switched from "burn the planet" to "blow up the star" mode and has an interstellar range.

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* In Sergey Snegov's "The Men Like Gods", ''Literature/TheMenLikeGods'', people use a device called "Tanev's annihilator", which can convert spacetime to matter and vice versa, ''as an engine''. While not initially being [[MildlyMilitary all that warlike]], they find the side effects of their favorite space drive [[SuperweaponSurprise quite useful]] later, when rather unfriendly aliens appear. The heroes go on to ''[[DefeatMeansFriendship befriending]]'' the crap out of said aliens, in the best [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha-style]], and then teaming up with them when the next bunch of the enemies arrived. THREE TIMES. Also, the Ramirs (ancient super-advanced civilization, which lives in the galactic core) utilise Roton Beam, which can be switched from "burn the planet" to "blow up the star" mode and has an interstellar range.



* Colin Kapp's ''The Chaos Weapon'' was powered by pulling multiple '''stars''' into its ammunition feed; it used a ring of black holes to focus the resulting beam. What this beam did was manipulate entropy: if something bad would '''ever''' happen in the target area, the Chaos Weapon could make it happen '''NOW'''. Lightning strikes, dams giving way, earthquakes.... You say that star's not due to go nova for another twelve million years? Guess what.

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* Colin Kapp's ''The Chaos Weapon'' ''Literature/TheChaosWeapon'' was powered by pulling multiple '''stars''' into its ammunition feed; it used a ring of black holes to focus the resulting beam. What this beam did was manipulate entropy: if something bad would '''ever''' happen in the target area, the Chaos Weapon could make it happen '''NOW'''. Lightning strikes, dams giving way, earthquakes.... You say that star's not due to go nova for another twelve million years? Guess what.



* In the Creator/DaleBrown novel ''Flight of the Old Dog'', the Soviets use a laser system rated at hundreds of megawatts for anti-ballistic missile, anti-satellite and basically anti-whatever purposes. The eponymous AirstrikeImpossible is carried out to destroy it.

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* In the Creator/DaleBrown novel ''Flight of the Old Dog'', ''Literature/FlightOfTheOldDog'', the Soviets use a laser system rated at hundreds of megawatts for anti-ballistic missile, anti-satellite and basically anti-whatever purposes. The eponymous AirstrikeImpossible is carried out to destroy it.



* In the Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse novel ''Vendetta'', the USS ''Repulse'' uses a deflector dish weapon (much like the ones used in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' -- see below) to blow a Borg ship to bits. To be fair, though, that cube had already been heavily damaged in a battle with a spaceborne version of TheJuggernaut.

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* In the Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse novel ''Vendetta'', ''Literature/{{Vendetta}}'', the USS ''Repulse'' uses a deflector dish weapon (much like the ones used in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' -- see below) to blow a Borg ship to bits. To be fair, though, that cube had already been heavily damaged in a battle with a spaceborne version of TheJuggernaut.

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