History Main / TrickBullet

Compare DepletedPhlebotinumRounds (bullets that do the same job as a normal bullet, better) AbnormalAmmo (which is generally used because you don't have access to normal bullets, and any special effects are just a bonus). TrickArrow is the archery equivalent, and TrickBomb the explosive equivalent.

Normally bullets are used to damage or kill a target by simply hitting them while moving really fast. Sometimes however, you want your bullet to do something else. Maybe you're fighting enemies that [[ImmuneToBullets shrug off]] or [[DodgeTheBullet dodge]] standard bullets, or you just want a special trick up your sleeve (or magazine, as the case may be). Enter the [[TitleDrop trick bullet]]. These can perform all sorts of neat tricks to give the shooter an edge. [[ArmorPiercingAttack Armor piercing]], [[OneHitPolykill penetration]], [[StuffBlowingUp fragmentation]] and [[KillItWithFire incendiary]] rounds are probably the most common types due to existing in real life, and [[SilverBullet silver bullets]] are also common thanks to their purported effectiveness against [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]] (and [[OurVampiresAreDifferent some vampires]]). In fiction however, they can get much, much weirder: [[HomingProjectile Homing bullets]], [[PinballProjectile ricocheting bullets]], [[BottomlessMagazines literal bottomless magazines]], and DepletedPhlebotinumShells are just the tip of the iceberg.

Compare AbnormalAmmo (which is generally used because you don't have access to normal bullets, and usually lacks special effects), TrickArrow, the archery equivalent, and TrickBomb, the explosive equivalent.

* Back before he got his own series. ComicBook/ThePunisher would have to use non-lethal rounds to justify him teaming up with other heroes. These were eventually revealed to have a painful sedative in them.

* Back before he got his own series. ThePunisher would have to use non-lethal rounds to justify him teaming up with other heroes. These were eventually revealed to have a painful sedative in them.

* The Gambler, foe of the GoldenAge GreenLantern, carried a derringer that fired ammonia gas and blackout gas as well as regular bullets.

* ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'' has the titular character shoot Sammael with a tracking bullet.

* ''VideoGame/AbsoluteDespairGirls'': The Megaphone Hacking Gun uses a variety of Truth Bullets, including Move that activates machines and Dance that forces Monokuma units to dance.

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'': Giorno modifies some bullets that transforms into a tree for Mista to fire at Ghiaccio to knock him off their car and unfreeze it.

* In the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' series, [[PowerCopying EX Skills]] for Zero's Buster Shot weapon. In the first game (where there are no EX Skills) this is limited to one of the game's three elemental types (fire, ice, lightning) but the second game onwards expands on the system, giving Zero a wide range of attacks with the Buster Shot. The most common type of shot types include a SpreadShot and an EnergyBall that either blows up on impact (fire-type) or leaves a trail of sparks when it hits a wall or the floor (elec-type).

* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' features a wide variety of special bullets, from the commonly seen silver, homing, ricocheting, penetrating, and homing bullets to weirder ammunition such as cursed bullets, nano bullets, and party bullets.

Normally bullets are used to damage or kill a target by simply hitting them while moving really fast. Sometimes however, you want your bullet to do something else. Maybe you're fighting enemies that [[ImmuneToBullets shrug off]] or [[DodgeTheBullet dodge]] standard bullets, or you just want a special trick up your sleeve (or magazine, as the case may be}. Enter the [[TitleDrop trick bullet]]. These can perform all sorts of neat tricks to give the shooter an edge. [[ArmorPiercingAttack Armor piercing]], [[OneHitPolykill penetration]], [[StuffBlowingUp fragmentation]] and [[KillItWithFire incendiary]] rounds are probably the most common types due to existing in real life, and [[SilverBullet silver bullets]] are also common thanks to their purported effectiveness against [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]] (and [[OurVampiresAreDifferent some vampires]]). In fiction however, they can get much, much weirder: [[HomingProjectile Homing bullets]], [[PinballProjectile ricocheting bullets]], [[BottomlessMagazines literal bottomless magazines]], and DepletedPhlebotinumShells are just the tip of the iceberg.

* In the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' series, [[PowerCopying EX Skills]] for Zero's Buster Shot weapon. In the first game (where there are no EX Skills) this is limited to one of the game's three elemental types (fire, ice, lightning) but the second game onwards expands on the systrm, giving Zero a wide range of attacks with the Buster Shot. The most common type of shot types include a SpreadShot and an EnergyBall that either blows up on impact (fire-type) or leaves a trail of sparks when it hits a wall or the floor (elec-type).

** There are also military and law enforcement training rounds known as simunition, that have the same results as paintballs but are sized like normal rounds and fired from standard issue weapons that has their entire upper receivers, barrels, operating parts, and magazines replaced, and often have portions of the weapons painted blue. They have the same general shape, but these changes are intentionally highly visible so that negligent mistakes and harmful accidents are not as likely to occur.

Compare AbnormalAmmo (which is generally used because you don't have access to normal bullets, and usually lacks special effects) and TrickArrow, the archery equivalent.

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Normally bullets are used to damage or kill whatever they hit by simply hitting them while moving really fast. Sometimes however, you want your bullet to do something else. Maybe you're fighting enemies that [[ImmuneToBullets shrug off]] or [[DodgeTheBullet dodge]] standard bullets, or you just want a special trick up your sleeve (or magazine, as the case may be}. Enter the [[TitleDrop trick bullet]]. In essence, these are any kind of bullets that aren't simply launched straight forward to ram into the target. [[ArmorPiercingAttack Armor piercing]], [[OneHitPolykill penetration]], [[StuffBlowingUp fragmentation]] and [[KillItWithFire incendiary]] rounds are probably the most common types due to existing in real life, and [[SilverBullet silver bullets]] are also common thanks to their purported effectiveness against [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]] (and [[OurVampiresAreDifferent some vampires]]). In fiction however, they can get much, much weirder: [[HomingProjectile Homing bullets]], [[PinballProjectile ricocheting bullets]], [[BottomlessMagazines literal bottomless magazines]], and DepletedPhlebotinumShells are just the tip of the iceberg.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_bullet Smart Bullets]], though most are still in development or experimental. The term is a catch-all for several different types, such as guided bullets, bullets that transmit data about the target area, and intentionally [[ArbitraryMaximumRange limited range]] bullets (intended to minimize the risk of collateral damage.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_bullet Smart Bullets]], though most are still in development or experimental. The term is a catch-all for several different types, such as guided bullets, bullets that transmit data about the target area, and intentionally [[ArbitraryMaximumRange limited range]] bullets (intended to minimize the risk of collateral damage

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_bullet Smart Bullets]], though most are still in development or experimental. The term is a catch-all for several different types, such as guided bullets, bullets that transmit data about the target area, and intentionally [[ArbitraryMaximumRange limited range]] bullets (intended to minimize the risk of collateral damage