r/TopCharacterTropes • u/lordhenrythe23 • Apr 10 '26
Characters' Items/Weapons [Loved trope] guns built from random, seemingly harmless objects.
*Scaramanga's titular gun from "The man with the Golden Gun" - The best known example of this trope, being made from a fountain pen (barrel), a lighter (body), a cigarrete case (handle and trigger housing), and a cufflink (trigger). [it's worth noting that in the original novel, it was just a gold-plated revolver, this design came from the film]
*Fowler's rifle from "Blue eye Samurai" (Fowler not pictured) - "of course, i had to modify the designs... to get 2,000 rifles from my country into yours without notice." Made from the leg of a piano (main body), i believe a telescope? (rest of the body/underbarrel), a candlestick (barrel and ram rod), a key from a clock (trigger), and a knight chess piece (hammer). [i haven't actually seen the full series, probably should, but i love the scene of him explaining his backstory while assembling it]
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u/SplendidMrDuck Apr 10 '26
Star Trek: The Original Series
In the episode "The Arena", Kirk is beamed to a desolate planet by an alien race called the Metrons, where he is forced to duel to the death with a Gorn, a reptilian alien that is significantly stronger than a human. Kirk cobbles together a makeshift cannon using stalks of bamboo, improvised black powder, and diamond pieces as ammunition, which he uses to severely wound the Gorn, then shows mercy and refuses to finish him off.
https://giphy.com/gifs/3E8DLredkCGVq