History Main / SuperheroPackingHeat

** Snipe carries two [[AceCustom customized]] guns, and doesn't hesitate to use them against villains. It's an interesting case, as his quirk has natural synergy: He can control the trajectory of the bullets, allowing him to easily make shots that would otherwise be impossible.

* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia,'' the villain Mustard has the power to create and control poisonous gas. When Kendo and Tetsutetsu put on gas masks to attack him, he surprises them by pulling out a gun and still proving to be a vicious adversary. [[TeensAreMonsters Note that Mustard is a high-schooler himself]].

* {{Franchise/Halo}} Master Chief being a genetically augmented cyborg super-soldier equipped with advanced power armor, can easily fit the definition of a superhero, although he is capable of breaking open tanks and killing the strongest of alien enemies with relative ease with only his bare hands,he however is not immortal and has no supernatural powers so for the majority of the time he fights a considerable distance away from his enemies like any soldier would. he uses pretty much any firearm his military organisation the UNSC has available along with alien weapons. described as being a "master of any weapon" at the back of the cover of his debut game ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'', his skill with guns along with his superhuman abilities and powered armor is part of why he is mankind's champion in the war against genocidal aliens, most notably the Covenant (along with the zombie like Flood, and in the recent games by 343 Industries, the Prometheans) . other Spartans, such as Noble 6 from ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' also fits this trope.

* {{Franchise/Halo}} Master Chief being a genetically augmented cyborg super-soldier equipped with advanced power armor, can easily fit the definition of a superhero, although he is capable of breaking open tanks and killing the strongest of alien enemies with relative ease with only his bare hands,he however is not immortal and has no supernatural powers so for the majority of the time he fights a considerable distance away from his enemies like any soldier would. he uses pretty much any firearm his military organisation the UNSC has available along with alien weapons. described as being a "master of any weapon" at the back of the cover of his debut game ''VideoGame/Halo:Combat Evolved'', his skill with guns along with his superhuman abilities and powered armor is part of why he is mankind's champion in the war against genocidal aliens, most notably the Covenant (along with the zombie like Flood, and in the recent games by 343 Industries, the Prometheans) . other Spartans, such as Noble 6 from ''VideoGame/Halo'' Reach}} also fits this trope.

* In the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'', Sniper is a [[ComicBook/ThePunisher Punisher-style]] vigilante who uses [[MoreDakka gym-bags full of guns]]. He thinks of himself as a hero; most of the heroes see him as a villain.

* ''Manga/MagicalGirlSpecOpsAsuka'' has Just Cause Mia, a MagicalGirl affiliated with the [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks US Military]] who uses magically-enhanced firearms and XRayVision. The combination means that her iconic trick is shooting ''through'' cover.

* ''Manga/MagicalGirlSpecOpsAsuka'' has Just Cause Mia, a MagicalGirl affiliated with [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks the United States military]] who uses magically-enhanced firearms and XRayVision. The combination means that her iconic trick is shooting ''through'' cover.

* ''Manga/MagicalGirlSpecOpsAsuka'' has Just Cause Mia, a MagicalGirl who uses magically-enhanced firearms and XRayVision. The combination means that her iconic trick is shooting ''through'' cover.

* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'': Alucard. Besides being an immortal vampire he packs two handguns that fire magic ammunition. It's only against the truly nasty foes that he starts releasing his {{Power Limiter}}s and letting his true power as a vampire come out to play.

* ''Film/{{Deadpool}}'' has the Merc with a Mouth using his guns... but he has a memory problem regarding preparations. First, he only brings 12 bullets to ambush a huge contingent. And when Deadpool gets every gun in his place for a huge attack, [[spoiler: he forgets the bag in the taxi, with the only one left being a small handgun he uses to BoomHeadshot the villain]].

* Pictured atop this page is ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'', who prior to dying and becoming a demonic anti-hero, was the highly skilled commando Al Simmons. He still makes uses of his skills with firearms as Spawn since using them is familiar to him and it helps him conserve his Hellspawn powers, which will send him back to Hell (and effectively kill him) if he exhausts them.

** Akemi Homura is a MagicalGirl Packing Heat. No, that [[MoreDakka arsenal]] she carries doesn't come from her Magical Girl powers: she ''stole it from the {{Yakuza}} and the military'' (and she did this using her own TimeMaster powers).
** Mami uses Flintlock rifles, but these are magical, and crafted from her conjured ribbons.

* In the ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse is well known that Donald Duck has a superhero identity, Paperinik the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Devilish Avenger]]-and in pretty much any incarnation, he carries some, and a bit less known that he's actually an UnscrupulousHero that started hunting criminals because they pissed him off before softening up. Almost forgotten is that in his first stories he carried a [[CoolGuns Colt 1911]]. He eventually stopped carrying it-and exchanged it for ray guns made by Gyro (most famously the paralizer, the DisintegratorRay and the multi-purpose gun combining both).

* Cliff's weapon of choice as ComicBook/TheRocketeer is a Mauser C96 Broomhandle Pistol.

-->''[commenting on The Disco Boys' arsenal]''
-->'''Mr. Furious:''' What? Guns? That's your power, you shoot guns?
-->'''The Blue Raja:''' [[GangOfHats There's no theme at all here.]]
-->'''Mr. Furious:''' Weak.
-->'''The Blue Raja:''' At best.

* [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Alucard]]. Besides being an immortal vampire he packs two handguns that fire magic ammunition. It's only against the truly nasty foes that he starts releasing his {{Power Limiter}}s and letting his true power as a vampire come out to play.
* Akemi Homura from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' is a MagicalGirl Packing Heat. No, that [[MoreDakka arsenal]] she carries doesn't come from her Magical Girl powers: she ''stole it from the {{Yakuza}} and the military'' (and she did this using her own TimeMaster powers).

** Homura's approach is given extended ShoutOut in ''Anime/VividredOperation''.

* Creator/DCComics

** Arsenal from ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'' used a pair of handguns and other weapons. He stopped using guns for a little while (but kept using things like crossbows) but returned to using them in ''[[ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders The Outsiders]]''. Then [[SidekickGraduationsStick he became Red Arrow]], and ditched every weapon he had other than his trusty bow and [[TrickArrow arrow]].
** When Franchise/{{Superman}} found himself in a depowered state after his resurrection, he proceeded to arm himself with an armory of alien energy rifles.
*** The Elseworld story ''ComicBook/SupermanAtEarthsEnd'' has Superman use a [[{{BFG}} ludicrously large gun]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext to take down Twin Clones of Hitler]]. [[BrokenAesop And yet it still has an anti-gun message.]]
** All versions of Creator/DCComics' The Vigilante.

** ''Comicbook/{{Hitman}}''. His powers are telepathy, X-ray vision, and lots of guns — not necessarily in that order.
** The Crimson Avenger in Franchise/TheDCU. Both the original in his CoatHatMask phase and the NinetiesAntiHero successor. The legacy character takes this further, claiming that the original CA's chest emblem during his superhero days wasn't a sun - it was a bullet hole.

** The latest ComicBook/GreenLantern, Simon Baz, wields a handgun in addition to his [[GreenLanternRing power ring]].

*** This trope ends up getting deconstructed in ''ComicBook/GreenLanterns'' #17. He's hit with the Scarecrow's Fear Gas and he's faced with his greatest fear - being unable to protect his parents from such a hateful world and that his ring will keep giving out on him. He ultimately realizes that the ring keeps giving out on him ''because'' he uses the gun and he decides to give up the gun.

* Creator/MarvelComics

** Bishop of the ComicBook/XMen, as a cop from a future not unlike that of ComicBook/JudgeDredd, used guns when he first arrived in the main timeline, and an ongoing CharacterDevelopment plotline for him was learning to tone it down and not use lethal force. He also had the power to shoot energy rays but used guns frequently as his power depended on external sources of energy to redirect. One version of his guns actually channeled his own powers.

** Grifter of the ComicBook/WildCATs and ComicBook/{{Wildstorm}} Universe, although sometimes possessing psychic powers, usually favored GunsAkimbo, switching between his [[RayGun VADs]] and a variety of mundane pistols.

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** Tim Drake, the third Robin usually isn't this, but his BadFuture counterpart uses Joe Chill's gun in his identity as Batman, and {{Dual Wield}}s handguns as the Savior.

** Tim Drake, the third Robin usually isn't this, but his BadFuture counterpart uses Joe Chill's gun in his identity as Batman, and {{DualWield}}s handguns as the Savior.

** Tim Drake, the third Robin usually isn't this, but his BadFuture counterpart uses Joe Chill's gun in his identity as Batman, and DualWields handguns as the Savior.

Being a BadassNormal can count, or if the character has superpowers (as long as they are either gun-related or don't make the gun use secondary).If they have superpowers, but either their powers aren't useful for combat or they simply prefer not to use their powers that often, they're said to FightLikeANormal.

* In ''VideoGame/BatmanSunsoft'' for the GameBoy, Batman's gun is prominent on his sprite.

* Eldritch of the Literature/WhateleyUniverse. The fact that she is NighInvulnerable and has magical abilities doesn't stop her from packing heat. In the Team Tactics course at SuperheroSchool Whateley Academy, she shows up carrying an M16 with an M203 grenade launcher slung underneath. The course is taught by a Gunnery Sergeant and a retired admiral with Spec Ops experience: neither of them are surprised.
** In fact, Bladedancer asks Eldritch for gun training. No one expects the Chinese martial arts nut with the magic sword to also be packing an automatic.
** Many many more examples, even in the school itself. The Grunts are Whateley's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps JROTC]] group, students with [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway weaker powers]] pack heat, and [[MadScientist devisors]]/[[GadgeteerGenius gadgeteers]] design their own guns. Tinkertrain and Flashbang build guns that look like they were designed by Creator/RobLiefeld.
* From ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', Miss Militia's power is explicitly the ability to create any weapon she wants, fully loaded, unable to jam, with whatever ammunition and attachments she wants. She almost always uses this to create guns of various types. One added advantage of her power is that she can use nonlethal ammunition without any drawbacks; if the gun does jam, she just reforms the weapon instantly.
** There's also Tattletale and Skitter (who both carry handguns), Trickster (who carries a variety of weapons based on the situation, but prefers an assault rifle), and Vista (starts using an energy-based BFG after the TimeSkip).
* Ricochet from ''{{Literature/Outliers}}'', who uses a heavy-calibre sniper rifle and stun rounds due to her power involving ricochets.

** The earliest comics featuring Franchise/{{Batman}} had him using guns. This got retconned moderately quickly once writers realized that having Batman kill all of his adversaries in one issue meant that he'd have no one to fight later and they'd have to rack their brains thinking up new ones too often. Once he started hanging around with Robin and it was revealed his parents had been killed by a gunman, [[DoesntLikeGuns it went away entirely.]] In modern continuities, this gets a CallBack every so often, usually under the guise of a "Year One" story or an alternate universe. The main timeline Batman [[BatmanGrabsAGun has used a gun against another sentient being]] with aggressive intent only ''once'': in ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', after Darkseid has become such a threat that [[GodzillaThreshold everything is on the table.]]

Being a BadassNormal can count, or if the character has superpowers (as long as they are either gun-related or don't make the gun use secondary).

* Ricochet from ''{{Literature/Outliers}}'', who uses a heavy-calibre sniper rifle and stun rounds due to her power involving [[CaptainObvious ricochets]].