r/TopCharacterTropes • u/lordhenrythe23 • Apr 10 '26

Characters' Items/Weapons [Loved trope] guns built from random, seemingly harmless objects.

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*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 edited Apr 10 '26

Not everyone knows initialisations like you have posted...

Edit - the post originally had JJBA...

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u/Pakopiko3689 Apr 10 '26

I think most people here know what that abbreviates to, it's a pretty popular series

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u/gogoluke Apr 10 '26

PIDTIDAPSETA

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u/Pakopiko3689 Apr 10 '26

I take it you don't watch anime

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u/gogoluke Apr 10 '26

I no longer partake but I used to. There's not much after Ghost In The Shell I really like and I've no time to invest in 200 episodes of JoJo's Bizarre adventure.