Guns and Gunplay Tropes



"In his hand he carried an ancient and trustworthy weapon, called by the elves a Browning semi-automatic."

- Bored of the Rings, by the Harvard Lampoon

"You know what this is? It's simplicity itself. You see, you point it at what you want to die, and you pull the little trigger here, and a little bullet comes outta here, and the little bullet hits you right there! And you know what? You don't look like Ava Gardner no more."

- Quentin Tarantino in Planet Terror

All gun-related tropes go here.

Naturally, the Sword Counterpart for this index is I Like Swords.


 * Bullet Index


 * Abnormal Ammo
 * Ballistic Bone
 * Edible Ammunition
 * Recursive Ammo
 * Accidental Aiming Skills
 * AKA-47
 * Ammunition Backpack
 * Artistic License Gun Safety
 * A-Team Firing
 * Almost-Lethal Weapons
 * Anti-Air
 * Armed Altruism
 * Armor-Piercing Attack
 * Ate His Gun
 * Automatic Crossbows
 * Backwards-Firing Gun
 * Bait and Switch Gunshot
 * Ballistic Discount
 * "BANG!" Flag Gun
 * BFG
 * Bizarre and Improbable Ballistics
 * Bleed'Em and Weep
 * Bling Bling Bang
 * Blofeld Ploy
 * Blown Across the Room
 * Book Safe
 * Boom! Headshot!
 * Bottomless Magazines
 * Briefcase Blaster
 * Bullet Catch
 * Bullet Dancing
 * Bullet Dodges You
 * Bullethole Door
 * Bullet Holes and Revelations
 * Bulletproof Vest
 * Bulletproof Human Shield
 * Bullet Seed
 * Bullets Do Not Work That Way
 * Cartridges in Flight
 * Click Hello
 * Cold Sniper
 * Convenient Misfire
 * Cool Guns
 * Coup De Grace
 * Defensive Failure
 * Depleted Phlebotinum Shells
 * Designated Bullet
 * Dodge the Bullet
 * Doesn't Like Guns
 * Do Not Drop Your Weapon
 * Do Not Run With a Gun
 * Double Tap
 * Dramatic Gun Cock
 * Every Bullet Is a Tracer
 * Everyone Is Armed
 * Exactly What I Aimed At
 * Fantasy Gun Control
 * Finger Firearms
 * Finger Gun
 * Fire-Breathing Weapon
 * Firing in The Air A Lot
 * Firing One-Handed
 * Five Rounds Rapid
 * Freeze Ray
 * Friendly Sniper
 * Gangsta Style (Holding Your Gun Sideways)
 * Gatling Good
 * Girls With Guns
 * Good Guns, Bad Guns
 * Grappling Hook Pistol
 * Grenade Launcher
 * Gun Accessories
 * Gun Counterpart
 * Gun Fu
 * Gun in My Pocket
 * Gun Kata
 * Gun Nut
 * Gun Porn
 * Guns Akimbo
 * Guns Are Worthless
 * Guns Do Not Work That Way
 * Arbitrary Gun Power
 * Bang Bang BANG
 * Blasting It Out of Their Hands
 * Bullet Sparks
 * Hit Scan
 * Hollywood Silencer
 * Instant Death Bullet
 * Law of Inverse Recoil
 * Magic Bullets
 * Missing Backblast
 * One Bullet Clips
 * Only a Flesh Wound
 * Overheating
 * Pretty Little Headshots
 * Right-Handed Left-Handed Guns
 * Scope Snipe
 * Shoot Out the Lock
 * Short-Range Long-Range Weapon
 * Shur Fine Guns
 * Sniper Pistol
 * Universal Ammunition
 * You Always Hear the Bullet
 * Guns in Church
 * The Gunslinger
 * Gun Stripping
 * Gun Struggle
 * Gun Twirling
 * Handguns
 * Hand Cannon
 * The Hard Hat
 * Harpoon Gun
 * Human Shield
 * I Call Her "Vera"
 * I Just Shot Marvin in The Face
 * IKEA Weaponry
 * Immune to Bullets
 * Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
 * Improbable Aiming Skills
 * Improperly Placed Firearms
 * Instant Marksman, Just Squeeze Trigger
 * It Works Better With Bullets
 * I Will Fight Some More Forever
 * Juggling Loaded Guns
 * Kinda Busy Here
 * Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better
 * Laser Sight
 * Last Breath Bullet
 * Lead the Target
 * Leap and Fire
 * The Lethal Connotation of Guns and Others
 * Lightning Gun
 * Little Useless Gun
 * Lock and Load
 * Lock and Load Montage
 * Long-Range Fighter
 * Marked Bullet
 * Mexican Standoff
 * Moe Greene Special
 * More Dakka
 * Murphy's Bullet
 * The Musketeer
 * Nail'Em
 * Never Bring a Knife To A Gun Fight
 * Near Misses
 * Noisy Guns
 * No Range Like Point-Blank Range
 * No Scope
 * Not With the Safety On, You Won't
 * One Bullet Left
 * Paintball Episode
 * Pants-Positive Safety
 * Pillow Pistol
 * Pistol-Whipping
 * Pocket Protector
 * Puppet Gun
 * Put Down Your Gun and Step Away
 * Punch-Packing Pistol
 * Quick Draw
 * Rare Guns
 * Ray Gun
 * Reliably Unreliable Guns
 * Reckless Gun Usage
 * Redshirt Army
 * Remonstrating With a Gun
 * Removable Turret Gun
 * Return to Shooter
 * Revolvers Are for Amateurs
 * Revolvers Are Just Better
 * Russian Roulette
 * Sawed-Off Shotgun
 * Secondary Fire
 * Secret Stab Wound
 * Selective Historical Armoury
 * Sentry Gun
 * Scaramanga Special
 * Senseless Violins
 * Shoot Him! He Has a Wallet!
 * Shoot the Bullet
 * Shoot the Fuel Tank
 * Shoot the Hostage
 * Shoot the Messenger
 * Shoot the Rope
 * Shoot the Television
 * Shoot Your Mate
 * Shooting Gallery
 * Shooting Superman
 * Short-Range Shotgun
 * Shot in The Ass
 * Shotguns Are Just Better
 * Shouting Shooter
 * Showdown At High Noon
 * Shrink Ray
 * Sighted Guns Are Low Tech
 * Silver Bullet
 * Slower Than a Speeding Bullet
 * Small Girl, Big Gun
 * Smoking Barrel Blowout
 * Sniper Index
 * Sniper Rifle
 * Spent Shells Shower
 * Spread Shot
 * Staged Shooting
 * Standard FPS Guns
 * Stick'Em Up
 * Stop or I Shoot Myself
 * Stop or I Will Shoot
 * Stun Guns
 * Suicide By Cop
 * Superhero Packing Heat
 * Swiss Army Gun
 * Sword and Gun
 * Taking the Bullet
 * Technical Pacifist
 * Teleport Gun
 * Ten Paces and Turn
 * Throw-Away Guns
 * Trench Coat Warfare
 * Trigger Happy
 * Two Shots From Behind the Bar
 * Unorthodox Holstering
 * Unorthodox Reload
 * Video Game Flamethrowers Suck
 * Wall of Weapons
 * Water Guns and Balloons
 * Weak Turret Gun
 * Weapon Stomp
 * Weld the Lock
 * William Telling
 * Young Gun
 * You Talkin' to Me?
 * You Wouldn't Shoot Me