Electromagnetic pulse: Difference between revisions

* The eponymous [[Kill Sat]] in the [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] movie ''[[GoldenEye (film)|GoldenEye]]''. And the [[MacGuffin]] (though only for the first half of the movie) in ''[[A View to a Kill]]'' is a computer chip that can withstand EMP, built by Zorn Industries—Bond is investigating how one of these chips ended up in the Soviet Union.

* The "Ion Cannon" in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' was a cannon that disabled an entire Star Destroyer without destroying it. "Ion" weapons in future installments of the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]] (particularly video games) specialize in disrupting machinery.

*** It's implied in one of the stories (IG-88's section in ''Tales of the Bounty Hunters'') that it ''does'' permanently destroy circuity and such, but there are usually ways to auto-repair the damaged paths. Hence the temporary shutdown period, between "destroyed" and "repaired enough to function".

* Shows up in ''[[Escape From L.A.]]'' as part of a top-secret government project that ends up being stolen by a terrorist who threatens to zap America if the government doesn't meet his demands. The film ends with {{spoiler|Snake zapping the entire world instead}}.

* In the ''[[Bob and George]]'' comics, during the ''[[Mega Man 3]]'' storyline, Mega Man was able to convert the Magnet Missiles into an EMP. It's very effective, but {{spoiler|he burns them out after two uses.}}

* {{spoiler|Doctor Mittelmind}} in ''[[Girl Genius]]'' [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100917 has] an implanted "pulse cannon" which disabled most hardware in the room, and they're lucky [[Explosive Leash|their collars]] didn't go off.

** Not to mention The Lion's “roar,” an <s>electromagnet</s>Ætheric pulse-

*** At least the Lion was made to knock out big things (specifically the Castle), and long-term. The next time they did it accidentally, small clanks suddenly began to keel over. Oh, and Agatha's necklace shut down. Oops.

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