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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~big_big_gun_8037~~big big gun 8037.png\|frame\|Okay, it may be the one [[Big Freaking Gun\|BFG]] that would end any war, but it takes about one Falkands War <ref>73 days</ref> to build it, and two Anglo-Zanzibar Wars <ref>76 minutes</ref> to reload it after ''every single shot''.]] {{quote\|'''Agent One''': Good god why are we only using weapons from Japan's Edo Period! '''Agent Two''': Hey, the Edo Period was badass and you know it!\|''[[Helluva Boss]]''}} It's awesome. It's flashy. It's unstoppable. Line 9 ⟶ 10: Yes, it seems that the designers put so much time into maxing out the "ultimate" factor of the ultimate attack that they forgot to actually make it usable. Maybe it [[You Require More Vespene Gas\|requires too many resources]] to use, causing its allure of "awesome" to be lost as fast as your party's money. Maybe it requires some sort of bizarre set-up to enact, making your normal attacks and spells much easier to apply inside of battle. Whatever the reason, it will get used once, as a test drive, and then never again. Yeah, it's awesome, but you've got a game to win here. Keep in mind, [['''Awesome but Impractical]]''' is not [[Cool but Inefficient]], which is where something appears to be awesome, but has no real benefit to using. Sometimes [[Awesome but Impractical]] moves carry a situational advantage, or are so [[Difficult but Awesome]] that even highly skilled players have trouble using them... but they are indeed superior to the normal stuff. Sure, maybe that mini-nuke will [[Total Party Kill\|irradiate and possibly kill your party]], but [[Godzilla Threshold\|if you're in a big enough pinch, you may as well try it.]] Mind you, if you care about doing cool stuff over winning, [[Tropes Are Not Bad\|they can be quite fun]]. A [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys\|competitive player]] will never look at them twice; this can be one of the good things about being a [[Noob]]. Related to the [[Bragging Rights Reward]] and [[Inventional Wisdom]] on occasion. See also [[Useless Useful Spell]], [[Blessed with Suck]]. Contrast [[Too Awesome to Use]], [[Boring but Practical]], [[Awesome Yet Practical]], [[Simple Yet Awesome]]. and [[Game Breaker]]. Compare ''and'' contrast [[Difficult but Awesome]]; there, the focus usually is on Impractical turning out to be Awesome. Crosses with [[Death or Glory Attack]] when a miss will result in nasty consequences. [[Scary Impractical Armor]] is a [[Sub-Trope]], as well as [[Impractically Fancy Outfit]]. In [[Real Life]], this trope is often the reason behind [[I Want My Jetpack]]. Please add only examples whose impracticality is shown '''within the work'''. If it works fine in-universe but ''should'' be impractical when you think about it, that's [[Fridge Logic]].▼ {{examples}}▼ * [[Awesome but Impractical/Comic Books\|Comic Books]] * [[Awesome but Impractical/Fan Fiction\|Fan Fiction]] * [[Awesome but Impractical/Film\|Film]] * [[Awesome but Impractical/Literature\|Literature]] * [[Awesome but Impractical/Manga And Anime\|Manga And Anime]] * [[Awesome but Impractical/Live Action TV\|Live Action TV]] * [[Awesome but Impractical/New Media\|New Media]] * [[Awesome but Impractical/Tabletop Games\|Tabletop Games]] [[Awesome but Impractical/Magic The Gathering\|Magic The Gathering]] [[Awesome but Impractical/Yu-Gi-Oh\|Yu-Gi-Oh!]] * [[Awesome but Impractical/Video Games\|Video Games]] * [[Awesome but Impractical/Webcomics\|Webcomics]] * [[Awesome but Impractical/Western Animation\|Western Animation]] * [[Awesome but Impractical/Real Life\|Real Life]] ** [[Awesome but Impractical/Military\|Military]] ▲Please add only examples whose impracticality is shown '''within the work'''. If it works fine in-universe but ''should'' be impractical when you think about it, that's [[Fridge Logic]]. ▲{{examples on subpages}} ---- ''This TVAll ~~tropes~~the Tropes site may look awesome, but [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life\|what has it ever done for you]]?'' {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Videogame Effects and Spells~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:~~Orphaned/Sandbox/~~Depressing Tropes]]▼ [[Category:Rule of Cool]] [[Category:Rule of Fun]] ▲[[Category:Orphaned/Sandbox/Depressing Tropes]] [[Category:Video Game Items and Inventory]] [[Category:~~Bleach~~Videogame ~~the~~Effects ~~3rd~~and ~~Phantom~~Spells]] ~~[[Category:index]]~~ ~~[[Category:Awesome but Impractical]]~~