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* ''Literature/UniversalMonsters'': Joe improvises one in book 5, jabbing the Gill Man with the broken-off end of a power cord that's still plugged into the wall to drive the creature off.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'': The Electric StatusEffect stuns enemies for a few seconds while making them give off a ChainLightning effect to other nearby enemies.
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* ''VideoGame/VoidBastards'' has the Zapper, a 3-shot tazer that does a small ammount of damage and stuns the target. It's very effective on robots and turrets. Its upgrades, Cattle Prod and Herd Zapper, stun for longer.
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See LightningGun for a more lethal way to use electricity, and TaserTagWeakness for when a Static Stun Gun proves just as useful against superpowered individuals as it does against unpowered ones (i.e., very useful). Compare InstantDeathBullet, for when ''guns'' are depicted as a painless way to incapacitate someone. SubTrope of ElectricityKnocksYouOut.

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See LightningGun for a more lethal way to use electricity, and TaserTagWeakness for when a Static Stun Gun proves just as useful against superpowered individuals as it does against unpowered ones (i.e., very useful). See also ShockStick for electrified weapons that take the form of a staff or baton, usually combining this effect with blunt trauma. Compare InstantDeathBullet, for when ''guns'' are depicted as a painless way to incapacitate someone. SubTrope of ElectricityKnocksYouOut.
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* In ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', Ballard pretends to hand Topher some paperwork to sign, and when he is close enough stealthily tasers him in the chest, incapacitating him. This impresses a watching Alpha.
-->''Alpha'': What the ''hell'' was that?! Some sort of joybuzzer stun-gun? You know officially I deplore violence, but that was ''totally'' worth the loss of karma points.


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* In one episode of ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', the villain of the week tries to murder Lana and her friend with a handgun that shoots a bolt of electricity, claiming it's painless and will immediately stop their hearts. Clark ends up speeding in and [[ImmuneToBullets tanking it]], accidentally ricocheting the energy back at the villain, which kills him instantly. He then speeds out so fast that it appears to Lana and her friend that the gun just explosively misfired.
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->''"TSR-66 cartridge-driven taser pistol. Each projectile releases up to 200,000 volts. It can stun, it can kill... and it's nasty shit."''
-->-- '''Rick Mattox''', ''Film/RoboCop2014''

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->''"TSR-66 cartridge-driven taser pistol. Each projectile releases up to 200,000 volts. It can stun, it can kill... and it's nasty shit."''
-->-- '''Rick Mattox''', ''Film/RoboCop2014''
->''Gun shy, but trigger happy? Get excited. Get delirious. Get all the pain compliance you need with this “non-lethal” weapon.''
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* Inverted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars''. The player can purchase a "Teaser", which shocks your target for as long as you hold the trigger. Hold it too long, though, and they'll [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential burst into flame]], instantly giving you a one-star Wanted level.

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* Inverted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars''. The player can purchase a "Teaser", which shocks your target for as long as you hold the trigger. Hold Realistic until you hold it too long, though, and they'll [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential burst long enough that the target ''bursts into flame]], flames'', instantly giving you a one-star Wanted level.
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* Players can control Mumbo Jumbo as a playable character in the sequel to ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie''. His weapon, the Zap Stick, shoots a continuous stream of sparks that immobilize the victim and causes them to babble incoherently until they die. It is wonderful.

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* Players can control Mumbo Jumbo as a playable character in the sequel to ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie''. His weapon, the Zap Stick, shoots a continuous stream of sparks that immobilize the victim and causes them to babble incoherently until they die. It is wonderful.
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* The Shock Trap from ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefront2015'' is an electronic mine which immobilizes any enemy within range and kills them if they fail to struggle loose in five seconds Both R2-D2 and Lando Calrissan can use these Traps as one of their abilities, though Lando's variant of the above is not only more powerful, but also disguises itself as a power-up. R2's is a more literal gun, shooting straight out of his body.

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* The Shock Trap from ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefront2015'' is an electronic mine which immobilizes any enemy within range and kills them if they fail to struggle loose in five seconds seconds. Both R2-D2 and Lando Calrissan can use these Traps as one of their abilities, though Lando's variant of the above is not only more powerful, but also disguises itself as a power-up. R2's is a more literal gun, shooting straight out of his body.

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