# Weapons so cool and badass they were virtually characters. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 30, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483 "2009-11-30T16:30:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/81 "2009-12-01T19:00:20Z")
Frostmourne, the sword of Arthas (the Lich King) from World of Warcraft. And while we’re in WoW, the Doomhammer of Thrall and Medivh’s staff, Atiesh. ---
**Author:** ![Umbriel2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4af34b/32.png) [@Umbriel2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbriel2)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/82 "2009-12-01T19:54:13Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Now that you mention it, the theater audience also cheered for the Auto-Mag when I saw it in first run. You’d think it would have gone on to have more of a movie career. The Desert Eagle mentioned upthread, by contrast, went virtually unnoticed in its before-they-were-stars performance in “Year of the Dragon;” yet it has gone on to be Hollywood’s go-to gun. The [Auto Mag had a somewhat troubled history](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoMag_(pistol)), and there couldn’t have been all that many produced. The [Desert Eagle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_eagle), in contrast, has been popular for years, and would be readily available to prop houses. ---
**Author:** ![Mojo\_Pin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mojo\_Pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo_Pin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/83 "2009-12-01T20:36:42Z")
I think Val Kilmer’s tiny silver gun from _Kiss Kiss Bang Bang_ deserves a mention. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/84 "2009-12-01T22:40:49Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > _Terminus Est_, the blunt-tipped executioner’s sword from _The Book of the New Sun_. Indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/85 "2009-12-01T22:53:03Z")
> [@Small\_Clanger](#): > > But not Corporal Carrot’s sword. There’s nothing special about that at all. Doesn’t the witch the dwarf-king consults say that an unmagical sword is positively unique? ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/86 "2009-12-02T03:17:23Z")
Two words: _[Sling Blade.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingblade)_ ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/87 "2009-12-02T04:02:09Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Stormbringer Do sentient weapons count as “virtually” characters? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/88 "2009-12-02T04:45:27Z")
> [@toofs](#): > > Peter North costars with a large caliber weapon in his films. Naughty girl… I find it amusing that his Wikipedia article doesn’t even mention his gay films made as Matt Ramsey… ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/89 "2009-12-02T04:48:15Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > The Red Ryder B. B. Gun. “B.B. Gun”!? Bandit! It’s an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle with a Compass in the Stock. And don’t you fergit it, Black Bart. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/90 "2009-12-02T04:55:41Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > “B.B. Gun”!? > > Bandit! > > It’s an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle with a Compass in the Stock. And don’t you fergit it, Black Bart. You’ll shoot yer eye out, kid. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/91 "2009-12-02T06:13:11Z")
I almost forgot The Holy Hand grenade of antioch The bunny rabbit makes the bio warfare list Declan ---
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/92 "2009-12-02T09:42:59Z")
Tecmessa the wormhole sword from **Implied Spaces**. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/93 "2009-12-02T11:25:10Z")
Speaking of LOTR, [Grond](http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Grond) Not really a weapon, as such, though it could and did cause a lot of damage, but for some reason it’s the first thing that came to mind when I saw the thread title. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/94 "2009-12-02T14:33:22Z")
> [@AtomicDog](#): > > Green Lantern’s Power Ring. Shucks, I wanted to mention this one. Here’s some more comic book weapons - although a few of them I suppose are debatable as ‘weapons’ as they don’t actually inflict damage: - Spidey’s web-spinners - the Bat-utility belts - Wonder Woman’s magic lasso - the Eye of Agamatto (in the hands of Dr. Strange) - Iron-Man’s armored suit (with repulsor rays) - FTM, Dr. Doom’s suit of armor - Green Arrow’s boxing glove arrows - Dr. Fate’s ‘Helmet of Nabu’ - Mjolnir (hammer of Thor) - Gambit’s quarter-staff ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/95 "2009-12-02T14:59:48Z")
> [@Small\_Clanger](#): > > Some Discworld entries. > > _The Gonne_ from Men at Arms. > > Detritus’ enormous siege weapon “crossbow” > > The Piecemaker. > > But not Corporal Carrot’s sword. There’s nothing special about that at all. Don’t forget Kring from The Colour of Magic. Kind of a direct jab there, eh? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/96 "2009-12-02T16:09:37Z")
WHAT! Not much mention of Star Trek. Arm the **photon torpedoes**!!! Set the **phasers** to stun (puree - never said but much cooler). ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483/97 "2009-12-02T16:29:21Z")
Let’s not forget Tim Thomerson’s knife\*\* Mike \*\* in [Volunteers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090274/). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-so-cool-and-badass-they-were-virtually-characters/519483.md?page=4)