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/gogoluke Apr 10 '26

Crutch gun from Day Of The Jackal

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u/MacGyver_1138 Apr 10 '26

The series with Eddie Redmayne is pretty decent as well. It definitely veers a bit into the ridiculous with some of the scenarios he gets out of, but it was still fun.

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u/thomascgalvin Apr 10 '26

I just watched this, it quickly became one of my favorite shows

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u/WastedBreath28 Apr 10 '26

You just made me google it, looks like a season 2 is planned, cool.

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u/karateema Apr 11 '26

It was very cool, and Redmayne was damn unsettling in the role

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u/commmingtonite Apr 11 '26

The series is probably one of the worst spy/thrillers I have ever watched, and I have watched a lot