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** The gun that [[TheBigGuy Sergeant Gunnery F. Young]] uses ''is meant to be vehicle mounted'', or more specifically, ''a gun so large that the friggin' vehicle it's supposed to be mounted upon is an accessory'': A handheld [[GatlingGood M61 Vulcan Cannon]].

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** The gun that [[TheBigGuy Sergeant Gunnery F. Young]] uses ''is meant to be vehicle mounted'', or more specifically, ''a gun so large that the friggin' vehicle it's supposed to be mounted upon is an accessory'': A handheld [[GatlingGood M61 Vulcan Cannon]].GAU-8 Avenger]].
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** When the {{Kaiju}} come out of the woodwork and begin tearing the cities to shreds, the military decides that [[GodzillaThreshold it does not matters how stupid it looks to field the guns, they are the only things that can hurt the beasts, so they will be fielded anyway.]]
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* '''Downplayed''': [[GatlingGood Gigantic gatling guns]] are standard equipment for nameless {{Red Shirt}}s. But, being red shirts, they are not very useful in actually accomplishing anything aside BulletHell, though they succeed in looking much cooler than most red shirts.

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* '''Downplayed''': [[GatlingGood Gigantic gatling guns]] Handheld Miniguns]] are standard equipment for nameless {{Red Shirt}}s. But, being red shirts, they are not very useful in actually accomplishing anything aside BulletHell, though they succeed in looking much cooler than most red shirts.
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** The gun that [[TheBigGuy Sergeant Gunnery F. Young]] uses ''is meant to be vehicle mounted'', or more specifically, ''a gun so large that the friggin' plane is an accessory'': A handheld [[GatlingGood M61 Vulcan Cannon]].

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** The gun that [[TheBigGuy Sergeant Gunnery F. Young]] uses ''is meant to be vehicle mounted'', or more specifically, ''a gun so large that the friggin' plane vehicle it's supposed to be mounted upon is an accessory'': A handheld [[GatlingGood M61 Vulcan Cannon]].
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** The gun that [[TheBigGuy Sergeant Gunnery F. Young]] uses ''is meant to be vehicle mounted'', or more specifically, ''a gun so large that the friggin' plane is an accessory'': A handheld [[GatlingGood M61 Vulcan Cannon]].
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* '''Downplayed''': Gigantic guns are standard equipment for nameless {{Red Shirt}}s. But, being red shirts, they are not very useful in actually accomplishing anything, though they succeed in looking much cooler than most red shirts.

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* '''Downplayed''': [[GatlingGood Gigantic guns gatling guns]] are standard equipment for nameless {{Red Shirt}}s. But, being red shirts, they are not very useful in actually accomplishing anything, anything aside BulletHell, though they succeed in looking much cooler than most red shirts.
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* '''Inverted''': A small gun, that is ridiculously powerful[[note]]Call it the [[Film/MenInBlack Noisy Cricket]][[/note]].

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A small gun, gun that is ridiculously powerful[[note]]Call powerful.[[note]]Call it the [[Film/MenInBlack Noisy Cricket]][[/note]].Cricket]].[[/note]]
** CommanderContrarian insists that his absurdly tiny pistol is just "compact" and can still work just fine. It does not.



** A literal example

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** A literal exampleexample.[[note]]Keep in mind what B.F.G. stands for.[[/note]]



* '''Enforced''': For a video game with low resolution, the guns need to be big enough for the players to see.
** RuleOfCool.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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For a video game with low resolution, the guns need to be big enough for the players to see.
** RuleOfCool.RuleOfCool
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** As a bludgeoning weapon.

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** As Until it has the function to be a bludgeoning weapon.gun.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Guns smaller than a shotgun don't exist. And they are all fired like pistols.
** A gun that is bigger than infinity.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Guns smaller than a shotgun don't exist. And they are all fired like pistols.
** A gun that is bigger than infinity.an entire continent.



** The guns are big, just not bigger than a car.
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** A gun that is bigger than infinity.


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** The guns are big, just not bigger than a car.
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* '''Inverted''': A small gun, that is ridiculously powerful[[hottip:*:Call it the [[Film/MenInBlack Noisy Cricket]].

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* '''Inverted''': A small gun, that is ridiculously powerful[[hottip:*:Call powerful[[note]]Call it the [[Film/MenInBlack Noisy Cricket]].Cricket]][[/note]].
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???A character deliberately uses the "BFG" because it'll give him the [[MoreDakka firepower]] he [[LastStand needs]]
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* '''Downplayed''': Gigantic guns are standard equipment for nameless [[RedShirt Red Shirts]]. But, being red shirts, they are not very useful in actually accomplishing anything, though they succeed in looking much cooler than most red shirts.

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* '''Downplayed''': Gigantic guns are standard equipment for nameless [[RedShirt Red Shirts]].{{Red Shirt}}s. But, being red shirts, they are not very useful in actually accomplishing anything, though they succeed in looking much cooler than most red shirts.
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* '''Downplayed''': Gigantic guns are standard equipment for nameless [[RedShirt Red Shirts]], and, being red shirts, they are not very useful in actually accomplishing anything.

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* '''Downplayed''': Gigantic guns are standard equipment for nameless [[RedShirt Red Shirts]], and, Shirts]]. But, being red shirts, they are not very useful in actually accomplishing anything.anything, though they succeed in looking much cooler than most red shirts.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Gigantic guns are standard equipment for nameless [[RedShirt Red Shirts]], and, being red shirts, they are not very useful in actually accomplishing anything.

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* '''Subverted''': The hero grabs a big gun to take on an army and gets killed since he can barely move while holding it.

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The hero grabs a big gun to take on an army and gets killed since he can barely move while holding it.it.
** It looks like a gun, and its huge... but it's really some high tech science device.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': A military organization seeks to improve its fighting ability by creating bigger guns. The guns turn out to be too heavy for their soldiers to carry, or aim effectively, so the project is mothballed.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** A military organization seeks to improve its fighting ability by creating bigger guns. The guns turn out to be too heavy for their soldiers to carry, or aim effectively, so the project is mothballed. Then the weapons are brought back into service and improved when an enemy shows up that shrugs off everything else...
** Or, a military organization seeks to improve its fighting ability by creating bigger guns. The guns turn out to be too heavy for their soldiers to carry, so they build Mechs to carry them.
** A military organisation seeks to improve its fighting ability by creating bigger guns. The guns turn out to be too heavy for their soldiers to carry, or aim effectively. Cue the {{Super Soldier}}s.



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': A military organization seeks to improve its fighting ability by creating bigger guns. The guns turn out to be too heavy for their soldiers to carry, or aim effectively, so the project is mothballed.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** A military organization seeks to improve its fighting ability by creating bigger guns. The guns turn out to be too heavy for their soldiers to carry, or aim effectively, so the project is mothballed. Then the weapons are brought back into service and improved when an enemy shows up that shrugs off everything else...
** Or, a military organization seeks to improve its fighting ability by creating bigger guns. The guns turn out to be too heavy for their soldiers to carry, so they build Mechs to carry them.
** A military organisation seeks to improve its fighting ability by creating bigger guns. The guns turn out to be too heavy for their soldiers to carry, or aim effectively. Cue the {{Super Soldier}}s.



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* '''Lampshaded''': "We're [[GonnaNeedMoreTrope going to need bigger guns]]."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "We're [[GonnaNeedMoreTrope [[GonnaNeedMoreX going to need bigger guns]]."
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* '''Inverted''': A small gun, that is ridiculously powerful.[[hottip:*:Call it the [[Film/MenInBlack Noisy Cricket]].

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* '''Inverted''': A small gun, that is ridiculously powerful.[[hottip:*:Call powerful[[hottip:*:Call it the [[Film/MenInBlack Noisy Cricket]].
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* '''Inverted''': A small gun, that is ridiculously powerful.[[hottip:*:Call it the [[Film/MenInBlack Noisy Cricket]].]]

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* '''Inverted''': A small gun, that is ridiculously powerful.[[hottip:*:Call it the [[Film/MenInBlack Noisy Cricket]].]]

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'''Basic Trope''': Big fucking guns, because BiggerIsBetter.

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'''Basic Trope''': Big fucking freaking guns, because BiggerIsBetter.


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** RuleOfCool.

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* '''Double Subverted''': A big gun, that is assumed to be useless, actually turns out to be ridiculously powerful.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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A big gun, that is assumed to be useless, actually turns out to be ridiculously powerful.



* '''Parodied''': Two characters pull out bigger and bigger guns on each other past the point of all meaning (ending with the two pointing ''ballistic missiles'' at each other).

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Two characters pull out bigger and bigger guns on each other past the point of all meaning (ending with the two pointing ''ballistic missiles'' at each other).



* '''Reconstructed''': A military organization seeks to improve its fighting ability by creating bigger guns. The guns turn out to be too heavy for their soldiers to carry, or aim effectively, so the project is mothballed. Then the weapons are brought back into service and improved when an enemy shows up that shrugs off everything else...

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A military organization seeks to improve its fighting ability by creating bigger guns. The guns turn out to be too heavy for their soldiers to carry, or aim effectively, so the project is mothballed. Then the weapons are brought back into service and improved when an enemy shows up that shrugs off everything else...



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** A literal example
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* '''Inverted''': A small gun, that is ridiculously powerful.[[hottip:*:Call it the [[MenInBlack Noisy Cricket]].]]

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* '''Inverted''': A small gun, that is ridiculously powerful.[[hottip:*:Call it the [[MenInBlack [[Film/MenInBlack Noisy Cricket]].]]

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* '''Averted''': All characters use pistols.
** Or, said gun is huge but has a really short range.

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* '''Averted''': All characters use pistols.
** Or, said gun is huge but has a really short range.
normal sized guns
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** Or, said gun is huge but has a really short range.

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