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Author: NativeJovian

Sep 5th 2014 at 10:15:56 AM

I'd say the obvious name is WeaponizedTool

* ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}'' has the "arkentools", powerful holy artifacts left behind by the Titans when they created the world, which must be "[[OnlyTheChosenMayWield attuned]]" to their wielders in order to function at their full power.  Some of them, such as the arkenhammer and the arkenpliers, also function as melee weapons in addition to their more mystical functions.  (The arkenhammer can [[ShockAndAwe shoot lightning]] as well as NonLethalKO any [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dwagon]] with a single blow, while the arkenpliers instantly [[DeaderThanDead dusts]] any [[TheUndead uncroaked]] it touches.)
* Virtually all the "weapons" used in ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'' were originally tools, modified to fight [[TheUndead necromorphs]], the most obvious example being Isaac's trusty plasma cutter.  Upgrading your weapons in-game actually involves removing safety features and power limiters -- some of them become visibly less stable (but more powerful) after being upgraded.