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** We see plenty of weapons going from drawing board to prototype to full production, but one especially cool looking design is never shown leaving the drawing board the entire series.

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** We see plenty of weapons going from drawing board to prototype to full production, but one especially cool looking design is the only one never shown leaving the drawing board the entire series.

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* '''Implied''': The WallOfWeapons in Alice's house has an array of amazing firepower, but it's easy to notice that one BFG has been maintained the least out of the whole lot.

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The WallOfWeapons in Alice's house has an array of amazing firepower, but it's easy to notice that one BFG has been maintained the least out of the whole lot.lot.
** We see plenty of weapons going from drawing board to prototype to full production, but one especially cool looking design is never shown leaving the drawing board the entire series.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice's {{BFG}} is powerful, but takes a long time to reload.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice's {{BFG}} is powerful, but takes a long its large charge up time limits it to reload. use against immobile targets which cannot shoot back effectively. It is of situational use but [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman very useful when the time is right.]]
** Alice's {{BFG}} is legitimately very powerful but only in narrow situations.


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** Alice finds that demonstrating she has sufficient ammo to fire her {{BFG}} in burst mode is enough [[KnowWhenToFoldThem to force surrender as]] it is proof that she has way more than enough [[DontMakeMeDestroyYou technology and logistics to destroy them all in far more efficient ways.]]
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* '''Implied''': The WallOfWeapons in Alice's house has an array of amazing firepower, but it's easy to notice that one BFG has been maintained the least out of the whole lot.
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** At the end of the day, Alice's BFG ''is'' the only weapon that can defeat the villain [[KilledOffForReal for good]], and it is mentioned repeatedly, explained in length, and shown that nothing else will work. [[ChekhovsGun It doesn't needs to be useful for any other role.]]

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* '''Played for Drama''': The BFG is very powerful, but [[CastFromLifespan sucks life-energy from Alice herself]].

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The BFG is very powerful, but [[CastFromLifespan sucks life-energy from Alice herself]].herself]], and the sheer amount of power it projects is enough to severely harm or kill Alice.
** The BFG is the only weapon powerful enough to defeat the BigBad's forces, but the maintenance cost that Alice needs to spend on it takes a toll on her, and causes to question whether or not she is cut out to be the hero everyone wants her to be.
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** But Alice earns a lot of money defeating villains.

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** But Alice earns a lot of money defeating villains.villains she wouldn't have been able to defeat without her special BFG.
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** This is simply because Alice hasn't mastered the weapon yet. Once she learns how to use it efficiently, it becomes [[DifficultButAwesome one of the most effective weapons in the game]].
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** Alice's {{BFG}} is a {{OneHitKill}} on almost any enemy, but ammo for it is very scarce, and it takes a long time to aim and fire.

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** Alice's {{BFG}} is a {{OneHitKill}} OneHitKill on almost any enemy, but ammo for it is very scarce, and it takes a long time to aim and fire.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The villain just sits there waiting for it to charge up.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': The villain just boss the team are fighting sits there waiting for it the {{BFG}} to charge up.charge. He taps his foot impatiently, checks his watch, and eventually leaves to get a cup of coffee. Only when he returns does the weapon actually fire.

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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': For Alice, style is so much more important than substance that she's perfectly willing to use the BFG. The point of this isn't to show how powerful she is, but rather, to make it clear how she got such a favorable reputation.

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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': '''Plot Foundation''': For Alice, style is so much more important than substance that she's perfectly willing to use the BFG. The point of this isn't to show how powerful she is, but rather, to make it clear how she got such a favorable reputation.



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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': For Alice, style is so much more important than substance that she's perfectly willing to use the BFG. The point of this isn't to show how powerful she is, but rather, to make it clear how she got such a favorable reputation.



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* '''Zig-zagged''': Alice downscaled the gun so it charges faster, but sacrificed most of its firepower. Then Alice upgrades it to be just as strong as it originally was, but it can only be used once. Then Alice repairs it to have BottomlessMagazines... which is actually an improvised water gun which is only effective at point-blank range. And said repair costed literally a ton of gold.

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* '''Zig-zagged''': Alice downscaled the gun so it charges faster, but sacrificed most of its firepower. Then Alice upgrades it to be just as strong as it originally was, but it can only be used once. Then Alice repairs it to have BottomlessMagazines... which is actually an improvised waterjet with a muzzle velocity so fast that it boils away its entire water gun which is only effective at point-blank range.tank, on top of consuming massive amount of energy and blowing up eardrums. And said repair costed literally a ton of gold.

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