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A BFG is a firm favourite [[Bigger Stick]] for the [[Anti-Hero]]. If a supporting character has it, there's three possible reasons; [[The Big Guy]] will often have one as his [[Weapon of Choice]], while other characters might pull one out or be given one if they're about to have a heroic [[Last Stand]]. A weaker character, particularly the [[~~Distressed~~ Damsel]], might happen upon the hero's discarded weapon after the aforementioned scene where the hero drops it; typically they'll struggle to aim it at the right person but ultimately succeed, upon which they'll either swear they'll never try to fire the weapon again or, more rarely, [[Small Girl, Big Gun|ask if they can keep it]].

A BFG is a firm favourite [[Bigger Stick]] for the [[Anti-Hero]]. If a supporting character has it, there's three possible reasons; [[The Big Guy]] will often have one as his [[Weapon of Choice]], while other characters might pull one out or be given one if they're about to have a heroic [[Last Stand]]. A weaker character, particularly the [[Damsel in Distress]], might happen upon the hero's discarded weapon after the aforementioned scene where the hero drops it; typically they'll struggle to aim it at the right person but ultimately succeed, upon which they'll either swear they'll never try to fire the weapon again or, more rarely, [[Small Girl, Big Gun|ask if they can keep it]].

If a bad guy has it, expect him to be [[The Dragon]], [[The Brute]] or a [[Psycho for Hire]]; the [[Big Bad]] will usually arm himself with [[Good Guns, Bad Guns|something smaller but eviler]] unless he is an [[Evil Genius]], in which case his BFG is likely to be a [[Wave Motion Gun]] so big it has its own seat. It might be suggested an evil user is [[Compensating for Something]], which [[Berserk Button|might well be a bad idea]]. If the weapon is the bad guy's [[The Gimmick|gimmick]], it will most likely [[I Call It Vera|have a name]], and might get a speech where the villain [[Evil Gloating|gloats]] about how big and awesome it is.