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Sometimes a character has one weapon, that regardless of how it used, and how improbable it would be, can be either lethal or nonlethal. They throw one, and it cuts through a steel cable, next throw, it knocks someone out without even drawing blood. This is the "selectively lethal weapon", a weapon that should be either always lethal, or always [[Non |
Sometimes a character has one weapon, that regardless of how it used, and how improbable it would be, can be either lethal or nonlethal. They throw one, and it cuts through a steel cable, next throw, it knocks someone out without even drawing blood. This is the "selectively lethal weapon", a weapon that should be either always lethal, or always [[Non-Lethal Warfare|nonlethal]], but somehow manages to be a bit of both, usually with no, or an extremely tenuous explanation. |
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Contrast with [[Stun Guns]], which are something a bit different. |
Contrast with [[Stun Guns]], which are something a bit different. |
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* Batarangs qualify, at times sharp enough to cut steel, other times they only knock you out. Occasionally they blow up in your face. |
* Batarangs qualify, at times sharp enough to cut steel, other times they only knock you out. Occasionally they blow up in your face. |
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** Batman probably does have more than one type. |
** Batman probably does have more than one type. |
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[[Category:Weapons and Wielding Tropes]] |
[[Category:Weapons and Wielding Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Selectively Lethal Weapon]] |
[[Category:Selectively Lethal Weapon]] |
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