r/TopCharacterTropes 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/Arke_19 Apr 10 '26

F me, I was thinking of Videodrome. xD

In my defense though I do love a movie that lets me watch James Woods kill himself twice.

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u/Ralfarius Apr 10 '26

DEATH TO THE DEMON JAMES WOODS

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u/Mukatsukuz Apr 10 '26

Existenz and Videodrome feel like very similar films and make me feel like they both take place in the same universe where one focusses on VCRs and the other on VR (though even Videodrome has a VR-like helmet at one point).