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** Megatron's [[Arm Cannon]] was ''the'' BFG from Generation 1, however in a strange twist he himself transformed from one of the largest core Transformers into a Transformer ''handgun'' (a Walther P-38) which ''wasn't'' a [[Hand Cannon]]. His BFG became the ''scope''.
** Megatron's [[Arm Cannon]] was ''the'' BFG from Generation 1, however in a strange twist he himself transformed from one of the largest core Transformers into a Transformer ''handgun'' (a Walther P-38) which ''wasn't'' a [[Hand Cannon]]. His BFG became the ''scope''.
** Probably the largest in-scale weapon ever sported by a Transformer (who wasn't Unicron ''or'' Primus, whose Armada and Energon-incarnations sported guns the size of continents) is Trypticon's main cannon, which he only uses in battle station mode; in city mode, it becomes a ''sky scraper''.
** Probably the largest in-scale weapon ever sported by a Transformer (who wasn't Unicron ''or'' Primus, whose Armada and Energon-incarnations sported guns the size of continents) is Trypticon's main cannon, which he only uses in battle station mode; in city mode, it becomes a ''sky scraper''.
* [[Last Man Standing|Gabriel]] sports one, and it looks remarkably similar to a [[Warhammer 40000|Bolter]].
* [[Last Man Standing (graphic novel)||Gabriel]] sports one, and it looks remarkably similar to a [[Warhammer 40,000|Bolter]].
* ''[[Empowered]]'' has ThugBoy's 50-cal [[Sniper Rifle]], although it gets destroyed during a fight. And the B.F.Gunnaz who are named after this trope.
* ''[[Empowered]]'' has ThugBoy's 50-cal [[Sniper Rifle]], although it gets destroyed during a fight. And the B.F.Gunnaz who are named after this trope.
* Played for laughs in the ''[[Sturmtruppen]]'': the Lieutenant's attempt to make a new, powerful rifle for the army ends up in the same rifle as before, but now howizer-sized, and gets him fired.
* Played for laughs in the ''[[Sturmtruppen]]'': the Lieutenant's attempt to make a new, powerful rifle for the army ends up in the same rifle as before, but now howizer-sized, and gets him fired.
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* ''[[Duumvirate]]'' is loaded with [[BF Gs]]. Fusion-powered microwave lasers, ''atomic slugs'', and there's a subplot involving "room eraser" spread weapons.
* ''[[Duumvirate]]'' is loaded with [[BF Gs]]. Fusion-powered microwave lasers, ''atomic slugs'', and there's a subplot involving "room eraser" spread weapons.
* ''[[Discworld]]'':
* ''[[Discworld]]'':
** Largely free of firearms, as the Disc is, the trope still shows up in the form of the massive 900 kg ballista siege weapon carried by Sergeant Detritus (an enormous troll made of rock) [[Automatic Crossbows|as a crossbow]], "The Piecemaker." It is called this because the iron stone-piercing spear it used to fire was replaced with a bundle of arrows, which was presumably supposed to allow it to operated as an area weapon but unintentionally results in the arrows disintegrating into an expanding cone of burning wood fragments when fired, making it more like a (very inaccurate) shotgun that can blow holes through walls, doors, and presumably people.
** Largely free of firearms, as the Disc is, the trope still shows up in the form of the massive 900 kg ballista siege weapon carried by Sergeant Detritus (an enormous troll made of rock) [[Automatic Crossbows|as a crossbow]], "The Piecemaker." It is called this because the iron stone-piercing spear it used to fire was replaced with a bundle of arrows, which was presumably supposed to allow it to operated as an area weapon but unintentionally results in the arrows disintegrating into an expanding cone of burning wood fragments when fired, making it more like a (very inaccurate) shotgun that can blow holes through walls, doors, and presumably people.


When the Piecemaker is first used, it uses a ballista bolt. The results were so horrifying (And probably expensive) that they just tied a bunch of bolts together instead. The results were even more horrifying. The scene in ''[[Discworld/Night Watch|Night Watch]]'' where it is fired - as a ''warning shot''! - at an assassin is perhaps the most hilarous (and most destructive) scene in all of Discworld. Yes, this even includes the exploding cabbages.
When the Piecemaker is first used, it uses a ballista bolt. The results were so horrifying (And probably expensive) that they just tied a bunch of bolts together instead. The results were even more horrifying. The scene in ''[[Discworld/Night Watch|Night Watch]]'' where it is fired - as a ''warning shot''! - at an assassin is perhaps the most hilarous (and most destructive) scene in all of Discworld. Yes, this even includes the exploding cabbages.
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* One of ''[[The Executioner]]'' novels has Mack Bolan fighting the giant Igor Baibakov, a big and psychopathic ex-Spetsnaz terrorist who uses a Barrett Light Fifty as his weapon of choice. Not only does he use this .50 BMG monster in its primary role as a sniper weapon, but he's so big and powerful that he can use the thing at close range like an ''assault rifle'', which is more justified by his impressive size and strength and the [[Rule of Scary]] than anything else.
* One of ''[[The Executioner]]'' novels has Mack Bolan fighting the giant Igor Baibakov, a big and psychopathic ex-Spetsnaz terrorist who uses a Barrett Light Fifty as his weapon of choice. Not only does he use this .50 BMG monster in its primary role as a sniper weapon, but he's so big and powerful that he can use the thing at close range like an ''assault rifle'', which is more justified by his impressive size and strength and the [[Rule of Scary]] than anything else.
* Happens in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' novel ''[[X Wing Series|Wraith Squadron]]'', as part of a [[Zany Scheme|ludicrously complex plan]] to capture one of Zsinj's corvettes: Gamorrean (think the guys guarding Jabba's palace in ''Return of the Jedi'', but smarter) pilot Piggy uses an X-wing laser cannon as a personal weapon. It blows clean through a floor/ceiling (and [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|the officer above it]]) with one shot. Wedge even [[Lampshade Hanging|points out]] how implausible the weapon ought to be.
* Happens in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' novel ''[[X Wing Series|Wraith Squadron]]'', as part of a [[Zany Scheme|ludicrously complex plan]] to capture one of Zsinj's corvettes: Gamorrean (think the guys guarding Jabba's palace in ''Return of the Jedi'', but smarter) pilot Piggy uses an X-wing laser cannon as a personal weapon. It blows clean through a floor/ceiling (and [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|the officer above it]]) with one shot. Wedge even [[Lampshade Hanging|points out]] how implausible the weapon ought to be.
{{quote|'''Wedge''': "A laser cannon is nine meters long, [[You Are Number Six|Five]]."
{{quote|'''Wedge''': "A laser cannon is nine meters long, [[You Are Number Six|Five]]."
'''Kell''': "Not the essential components and housing, sir. Strip out all the computerized aiming and synchronization equipment, the diagnostics, the flashback suppressor, I think we could chop it down to a meter and a half, two meters." }}
'''Kell''': "Not the essential components and housing, sir. Strip out all the computerized aiming and synchronization equipment, the diagnostics, the flashback suppressor, I think we could chop it down to a meter and a half, two meters." }}
* In ''[[Phule's Company]]'', one of the sluglike Sinthians tries to shoot a full-auto shotgun... but since said trooper is half the body mass of a human ''and'' riding a [[Hover Board]] at the time, the resulting blast sends him into a rapid spin—fortunately Phule had the foresight to disable the "full auto" feature beforehand, so no further shots are fired and the surrounding soldiers remain unpunctured.
* In ''[[Phule's Company]]'', one of the sluglike Sinthians tries to shoot a full-auto shotgun... but since said trooper is half the body mass of a human ''and'' riding a [[Hover Board]] at the time, the resulting blast sends him into a rapid spin—fortunately Phule had the foresight to disable the "full auto" feature beforehand, so no further shots are fired and the surrounding soldiers remain unpunctured.
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* Harper in the ''[[Sharpe]]'' series of novels and television dramas carries a [[wikipedia:Nock gun|Nock Volley Gun]].
* Harper in the ''[[Sharpe]]'' series of novels and television dramas carries a [[wikipedia:Nock gun|Nock Volley Gun]].
* Where would this article be without Jayne of ''[[Firefly]]'', who never left ''Serenity'' without enough firepower to take out a ship? Hey! She has a ''[[I Call It Vera|name]]'', you know.
* Where would this article be without Jayne of ''[[Firefly]]'', who never left ''Serenity'' without enough firepower to take out a ship? Hey! She has a ''[[I Call It Vera|name]]'', you know.
* In ''[[Star Trek: First Contact|Star Trek First Contact]]'', Worf takes a REALLY BIG gun, shouts [[Verb This|"Assimilate this!"]], and blasts a group of Borg into oblivion.
* In ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'', Worf takes a REALLY BIG gun, shouts [[Verb This|"Assimilate this!"]], and blasts a group of Borg into oblivion.
* One episode of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'' is based around the crew's attempts to catch a murderer armed with a special sniper rifle that teleports its own bullets.
* One episode of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' is based around the crew's attempts to catch a murderer armed with a special sniper rifle that teleports its own bullets.
* In one episode of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek Voyager]]'', the crew is taken to the Q continuum where they fight in the Q Civil War. The weapons look like USA-Civil war era guns, but in normal space they cause supernovas.
* In one episode of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', the crew is taken to the Q continuum where they fight in the Q Civil War. The weapons look like USA-Civil war era guns, but in normal space they cause supernovas.
* In the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]'' episode "Innocence", the gang has to defeat an enemy called the Judge who "no weapon forged" could kill. However, that declaration was made before Christ, and humanity has much bigger weapons. Buffy decimates him with an AT-4 rocket launcher.
* In the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]'' episode "Innocence", the gang has to defeat an enemy called the Judge who "no weapon forged" could kill. However, that declaration was made before Christ, and humanity has much bigger weapons. Buffy decimates him with an AT-4 rocket launcher.
* Although the Cylon Centurions in the new ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' have built-in automatic weapons, Cylon boarding parties can be seen hand-carrying heavy machine guns in "Razor" and "Daybreak".
* Although the Cylon Centurions in the new ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' have built-in automatic weapons, Cylon boarding parties can be seen hand-carrying heavy machine guns in "Razor" and "Daybreak".
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== Tabletop Games ==
== Tabletop Games ==
* Many of the heavy weapons in ''[[Warhammer 40000|Warhammer 40,000]]'' are BFGs. It is worth noting that normal humans have to mount them on mobile platforms and use them in teams of two—it's only the [[Super Soldier|superhuman]] [[Space Marine]]s who can use them like traditional BFGs, and even then most of them have to stay still and brace themselves before firing. Of course, there are some [[Badass Normal]] humans who can lift said weapons by themselves, and those are realistically seen as abnormal.
* Many of the heavy weapons in ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' are BFGs. It is worth noting that normal humans have to mount them on mobile platforms and use them in teams of two—it's only the [[Super Soldier|superhuman]] [[Space Marine]]s who can use them like traditional BFGs, and even then most of them have to stay still and brace themselves before firing. Of course, there are some [[Badass Normal]] humans who can lift said weapons by themselves, and those are realistically seen as abnormal.
** It is worth elaborating that the ''standard'' Space Marine weapon is a fully-automatic gun firing rocket-propelled explosive-tipped "bolt" rounds, each of which is capable of punching through most infantry armor to detonate within the target, or with sustained fire blast apart lightly-armored vehicles. "Normal human" version reduced to "mere" .75 caliber is somewhat less impressive, but expensive and of course is a status symbol.
** It is worth elaborating that the ''standard'' Space Marine weapon is a fully-automatic gun firing rocket-propelled explosive-tipped "bolt" rounds, each of which is capable of punching through most infantry armor to detonate within the target, or with sustained fire blast apart lightly-armored vehicles. "Normal human" version reduced to "mere" .75 caliber is somewhat less impressive, but expensive and of course is a status symbol.
** Among the heaviest of what still counts as Basic ("rifle" sized) weapons are [http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Hot-Shot_Lasgun hot-shot lasguns] (aka hellguns), used mostly by Storm Troopers. While normal lasguns are on par with carbines or assault rifles (or shotgun with slugs, if overloaded enough to lose all their advantages), hellguns are comparable to bolters in performance against armored targets - and are just as finicky and maintenance intensive, though cheaper. The weapon itself looks ''a lot'' bulkier than a common lasgun, is heavier by half, and instead of powerpack the size of a rifle magazine is fed from a 10 kg [[Ammunition Backpack|cable-linked backpack]].
** Among the heaviest of what still counts as Basic ("rifle" sized) weapons are [http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Hot-Shot_Lasgun hot-shot lasguns] (aka hellguns), used mostly by Storm Troopers. While normal lasguns are on par with carbines or assault rifles (or shotgun with slugs, if overloaded enough to lose all their advantages), hellguns are comparable to bolters in performance against armored targets - and are just as finicky and maintenance intensive, though cheaper. The weapon itself looks ''a lot'' bulkier than a common lasgun, is heavier by half, and instead of powerpack the size of a rifle magazine is fed from a 10 kg [[Ammunition Backpack|cable-linked backpack]].
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* ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)]]: Dark Legacy'''s Archer had a Turbo-attack that, while not strictly speaking a gun, was the biggest, most complicated automatic repeating quadruple crossbow ever seen. And that includes ''Van Helsing!''
* ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)]]: Dark Legacy'''s Archer had a Turbo-attack that, while not strictly speaking a gun, was the biggest, most complicated automatic repeating quadruple crossbow ever seen. And that includes ''Van Helsing!''
* ''Gauntlet: Legends'' did the Archer one better by making her fully-charged special a huge cannon. The narrator's voice [[Calling Your Attacks|calling the attack]] actually named it '''B.F.G.'''
* ''Gauntlet: Legends'' did the Archer one better by making her fully-charged special a huge cannon. The narrator's voice [[Calling Your Attacks|calling the attack]] actually named it '''B.F.G.'''
* Maya Schrödinger in ''[[Wild Arms 3]]'' has a gatling gun [[Trouser Space|hidden up her skirt]]. She wriggles her hips and it just falls out.
* Maya Schrödinger in ''[[Wild ARMs 3]]'' has a gatling gun [[Trouser Space|hidden up her skirt]]. She wriggles her hips and it just falls out.
* ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Melee'' and ''Brawl'':
* ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Melee'' and ''Brawl'':
** The Super Scope item can be charged up for quite the shot given the opportunity.
** The Super Scope item can be charged up for quite the shot given the opportunity.
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* ''[[Jak II Renegade]]''. {{spoiler|Near the end, you power up A GUN THE SIZE OF A SKYSCRAPER to punch a hole in the Metal Head nest}}.
* ''[[Jak II Renegade]]''. {{spoiler|Near the end, you power up A GUN THE SIZE OF A SKYSCRAPER to punch a hole in the Metal Head nest}}.
* In ''[[Jak 3]]'', there's a gun that actually had to be shrunk so Tess could hold it.
* In ''[[Jak 3]]'', there's a gun that actually had to be shrunk so Tess could hold it.
* ''[[Starcraft]]'' has a [http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/C-14_rifle gauss rifle] designed to be fired while wearing [[Power Armor]]. Ghosts are armed with [http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/C-10_rifle C-10 Canister Rifles], which are basically ''sniper'' shotguns almost as long as they are tall. And no, they don't wear [[Power Armor]] at all.
* ''[[StarCraft]]'' has a [http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/C-14_rifle gauss rifle] designed to be fired while wearing [[Power Armor]]. Ghosts are armed with [http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/C-10_rifle C-10 Canister Rifles], which are basically ''sniper'' shotguns almost as long as they are tall. And no, they don't wear [[Power Armor]] at all.
** And then there's Marauders, assuming you count "dual [[Arm Cannon|integral]] [[Grenade Launcher|grenade launchers]]" as "gun".
** And then there's Marauders, assuming you count "dual [[Arm Cannon|integral]] [[Grenade Launcher|grenade launchers]]" as "gun".
** On the mechanized side of things, look no further than the Odin, which lugs around four 330mm artillery cannon. Lots of guns throw out piles of spent brass—few guns have spent brass ''the size of zerglings''.
** On the mechanized side of things, look no further than the Odin, which lugs around four 330mm artillery cannon. Lots of guns throw out piles of spent brass—few guns have spent brass ''the size of zerglings''.
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* [[War Rock]] is notable for actually having a realistic .50 machine gun. In addition to being fully automatic with unlimited ammunition, it has sniper rifle accuracy and range, kills players in at most 2 hits and can quickly destroy light vehicles. Luckily they're mostly found on [[Glass Cannon|lightly armoured vehicles]], which keeps them from being too game breaking.
* [[War Rock]] is notable for actually having a realistic .50 machine gun. In addition to being fully automatic with unlimited ammunition, it has sniper rifle accuracy and range, kills players in at most 2 hits and can quickly destroy light vehicles. Luckily they're mostly found on [[Glass Cannon|lightly armoured vehicles]], which keeps them from being too game breaking.
* The [[Heavy Barrel]], from the 1987 arcade game of the same name. You collected the pieces and, at an appropriate time, e.g., just before you meet a tough-to-kill bad guy on screen, you find the last piece and the machine yells "HEAVY BARREL". Think handheld Wave Motion Gun.
* The [[Heavy Barrel]], from the 1987 arcade game of the same name. You collected the pieces and, at an appropriate time, e.g., just before you meet a tough-to-kill bad guy on screen, you find the last piece and the machine yells "HEAVY BARREL". Think handheld Wave Motion Gun.
* The guns on the gunboat in the [[Mission Impossible]] N64 game. Able to take down hardened bunkers in a few shots and devastating against soldiers in the open. On the other hand, this trope was completely inverted on land, where even the soldiers guarding the naval submarines were only armed with handguns and the most powerful gun on land in any level is an uzi. Apparently Kalashnikovs (or any rifles for that matter) have not yet reached that part of the former Soviet Union.
* The guns on the gunboat in the [[Mission: Impossible]] N64 game. Able to take down hardened bunkers in a few shots and devastating against soldiers in the open. On the other hand, this trope was completely inverted on land, where even the soldiers guarding the naval submarines were only armed with handguns and the most powerful gun on land in any level is an uzi. Apparently Kalashnikovs (or any rifles for that matter) have not yet reached that part of the former Soviet Union.
* In ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', Anthony's plasma gun. Nuff' said.
* In ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', Anthony's plasma gun. Nuff' said.
* Imca from ''[[Valkyria Chronicles III]]'' may be the queen of this trope. Not only does she get a huge missile launcher from the beginning, but it also has the capability to fire at all enemies on the screen in rapid succession. The thing is as big as she is, and overlaps a bit with [[BFS]] in that it has a huge blade down its length. It must weigh a ton, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-igO8pjxS5M&feature=related but she still manages to swing it around in combat like it's nothing.]
* Imca from ''[[Valkyria Chronicles III]]'' may be the queen of this trope. Not only does she get a huge missile launcher from the beginning, but it also has the capability to fire at all enemies on the screen in rapid succession. The thing is as big as she is, and overlaps a bit with [[BFS]] in that it has a huge blade down its length. It must weigh a ton, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-igO8pjxS5M&feature=related but she still manages to swing it around in combat like it's nothing.]
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* ''[[Darwin's Soldiers]]'' features two notable ones. Gustave Chiumbo, a ''[[The Big Guy|massive]]'' [[Funny Animal|Nile crocodile]], wields a double barreled 4-gauge shotgun. Clyco's prototype weapon from the second RP counts too.
* ''[[Darwin's Soldiers]]'' features two notable ones. Gustave Chiumbo, a ''[[The Big Guy|massive]]'' [[Funny Animal|Nile crocodile]], wields a double barreled 4-gauge shotgun. Clyco's prototype weapon from the second RP counts too.
* The XM78 in [[Noka]]. An anti-materiel rifle designed to annihilate armor plated targets such as tanks, most likely stolen by the heroes, and for what purpose? [[Insane Troll Logic|Noka has no skills with firearms so they let him use it on a panda.]] Yeah. It's [[Comedic Sociopathy|that]] [[Rule of Funny|kind]] [[Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness|of]] story.
* The XM78 in [[Noka]]. An anti-materiel rifle designed to annihilate armor plated targets such as tanks, most likely stolen by the heroes, and for what purpose? [[Insane Troll Logic|Noka has no skills with firearms so they let him use it on a panda.]] Yeah. It's [[Comedic Sociopathy|that]] [[Rule of Funny|kind]] [[Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness|of]] story.
* [[Lenny and Shinkos Disney See]] as shown in the I,SHINKO short, [[Mickey's Christmas Carol]] review, and in the Questions and Answers video, Lenny has a large steampunk blunderbuss, that seems to have quite a kickback when being fired.
* [[Lenny and Shinko's Disney-See]] as shown in the I,SHINKO short, [[Mickey's Christmas Carol]] review, and in the Questions and Answers video, Lenny has a large steampunk blunderbuss, that seems to have quite a kickback when being fired.
* In the [[Salvation War]], the demons are given modified 30mm RARDEN autocannons as assault rifles, since they are about 20 feet tall.
* In the [[Salvation War]], the demons are given modified 30mm RARDEN autocannons as assault rifles, since they are about 20 feet tall.


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