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** ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]''': The Akatsuki, an [[Expy]] of the Hyaku Shiki; likewise, its gold armor is a special beam-reflecting mirror coating.

*** ''[[Gundam SEED Astray|Gundam SEED Frame Astrays]]'' introduces an extreme version of this; Rudolf Wittgenstein's custom GOUF Ignited is covered with '''real''' gold, held on the armor by a special nano-treatment. This, unlike the Hyaku Shiki and Akatsuki, is purely for show.

*** ''00'' also has the Suille Palace Guard Type Enact, customized with a brilliant white paint job with gold trim. {{spoiler|They can't do jack against a giant beam of death from space.}}

* ''[[Brave of Gold Goldran]]'' is an entire [[Combining Mecha]] team worth of bling.

== Film ==

 

* In ''[[Austin Powers]]: Goldmember'', the eponymous villain carries a gold-plated Desert Eagle and his henchwomen carry gold-plated revolvers.

* One of the warlord's sons in ''[[Lord of War]]'' had a gold-plated AK variant<ref>[http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Lord_of_War#Andr.C3.A9_Baptiste.2C_Jr..27s_custom_AK It's a bit complicated].</ref>.

{{quote| '''L.J''': "Motherfucker, please. My shit is ''custom''."''}}

* In ''[[Team America]]'', Kim Jong Il shoots one of his employees with a Nickel-plated Desert Eagle, it's referenced in the DVD commentary that they did this because they more-or-less hoped that Kim Jong Il secretly wishes he was an LA gangsta.

* In ''Romeo + Juliet'', The guns were a nickel and gold plated, with other decorations, including religious icongraphy. Let's not forget the [[Theme Naming]] used to make the dialogue work; the "Sword", "Rapier" and "Dagger" handguns and "Longsword" shotgun.

* In ''[[Wanted]]'', several characters have cosmetically modified guns. In this case however, the focus is more on ornate craftmanship than flashy materials.

** Bill has a shiny revolver with either an ivory or pearl grip. He also has a nice, white leather holster for it. You only see it for a few moments when he shoots a bowl of fruit after the Bride tries to get to the katana on the coffee table.

** Hatori Hanzo usually makes an engraving on his swords such as a lion (the Bride's sword) or a birthday message (Budd's sword).

** O-Ren's sword has an ornate shirasaya mounting, which makes it look like a decorated wooden stick when it is sheathed. In real life, this type of blade mounting was not intended for combat, since it has no guard or handle wrappings.

* In ''[[Ladyhawke]]'', Captain Navarre shows off his gem-encrusted zweihander. Each gem was placed by an ancestor who previously wielded the blade.

 

== Literature ==

 

* A popular trope in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', where the lords of the Seven Kingdoms compete to out-bling each other in their arms and armor. Jaime Lannister is noted for fighting in armor that is gilded from head to toe. Loras Tyrell gives him a run for his money with a sapphire-encrusted suit of armor and a cape made of fresh woven roses.

* In [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''[[John Carter of Mars|The Chessman of Mars]]'', Gahan of Gathol carries a jeweled sword along with his other finery. Tara is so less than impressed that he has to [[King Incognito|work to overcome it]].

* In [[Sandy Mitchell]]'s ''[[Ciaphas Cain]]'' novel ''For the Emperor'', Colonel Kasteen is carrying a gilt chain sword, engraved with the images of devotional scenes, a striking contrast to Cain's heavily used sword. Then, she's going to a banquet.

* ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]''

** In "Black Colossus" Shevatas has "a short, narrow, jewel-hilted sword". Although he handles it with great care, that's because he [[Poisoned Weapons|poisoned it]] himself.

* ''The One That Got Away'': In Chris Ryan's semi-autobiography, the Syrian ambassador had a gold-plated [[AK 47]] mounted on his office wall.

== Live Action TV ==

 

* ''[[Sledge Hammer]]'': Inspector Hammer's .44 Magnum Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver is customized with a white ivory handle and an etched drawing of a sledgehammer.

** A customer wanted to buy a gold-plated [[Hand Cannon|Desert Eagle]], simply to "have something to drool on now and then".

 

== Table Top Games ==

* In ''[[Warhammer 40000|Warhammer 40,000]]'', the warriors of [[The Empire|the Imperium of Man]] often carry very ornate firearms. This is most pronounced with certain Space Marine Chapters and the Ordos of the Inquisition. The Games Workshop website has an article on custom painting Black Templar Marines to show their crusader honors, and one of the models has a gold-plated bolter. The finish is supposed to "reflect the Emperor's light," and is also anointed with "holy unguents."

** And we can't forget the Chaos approach, which starts with screaming faces, arrows and spikes ... and ends with [[Awesome Yet Practical|binding a Daemon into the weapon]].

** The Grey Knights customise their otherwise undecorated armour with various wards and prayers in gold and silver, among other things to show their [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|faith]] such as purity seals, and a holy book in a case on their breast plate. Their armour is plain polished ceramite, but with all their [[Bling of War]] all over their wargear, they end up being one of the most highly decorated chapters.

** Ork weapons tend to get more and more decorative. Lootas get decorative "teef", skulls, and Orky glyphs, on guns so large it would take two Guardsmen and a tripod for anyone else to field.

** In ''Call Of Duty 4'', the player can earn different camo finishes for his weapons by racking up headshots in multiplayer. Starting with a realistic urban digital job, the second and third rank finishes are blue and red tiger stripe.<br /><br />If all challenges for every weapon in a category are completed, the player earns a gold finish on one of the guns -- AK-47 for the assault rifles, Mini-Uzi for the submachine guns, etc. All of these finishes are purely cosmetic, intended for multiplayer bragging rights. Upon reaching level 55, players are also rewarded with a gold-plated [[Rare Guns|Desert Eagle]].

** [[Lampshaded]] in ''[[Modern Warfare]] 2'': players can unlock a new perk called "Bling" which allows them to use two add-ons to their regular weapon. With enough kills with a Blinged weapon, you can also do the same for your secondary fiream.

** ''Call Of Duty: World At War'' : In Nazi Zombies mode, the "Pack-A-Punch" machine can be found on Der Riese. By activating it(a process that requires lots of money and opening plenty of doors, which attracts more zombies)the player can trade their current weapon for an upgraded version, one that's silver, has myriad engravings all over it, and is [[More Dakka|more powerful]] to boot.

* ''[[Far Cry|Far Cry 2]]'' has a few gold plated AK-47s hidden in remote shacks. The game's huge maps make them very easy to miss. In addition, they [[Breakable Weapons|degrade]] even slower than the regular AK-47. Considering how long it takes to break a normal AK-47, it gives you a weapon that won't break or even jam for a large portion of the game.

* ''[[Mass Effect]]'' mostly avoids this, but the shiny black and blood red Colossus series armor in the first game and your ability to give Shepard gold armor with the appearance customization system in the second certainly look somewhat impractically showy.

* The first ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' game had more powerful Gold versions of each weapon. The second game onwards had a more practical Upgrade system.

* In ''[[Perfect Dark]]'', a bad guy by the name of Trent Easton is never seen without his custom made DY-357 LX, a pimped out revolver boasting gold plating and a leopard-skin grip, and also kills in a single shot.

** The Ambassador has a golden trigger as well.

** The Spy's other unlockable gun, E'tranger, has an engraved ivory grip and polished steel. The Enforcer, on the other hand, looks like a run of the mill revolver any thug can get a hold of (which ties into it's mafia theme). In addition all of the other Spy "weapons" apart from his sapper looks to be of high quality, especially the Eternal Reward and his various watches (which are usually gold).

** Also played straight, since you can decorate weapons with lots of stuff, like gems, precious metals or the bones of your enemies. Artifacts, weapons or not, tend to be notoriously overkill in this regard.

* Kanbei's unit's in the [[Nintendo Wars|Advance Wars]] games aren't ''really'' covered in gold, but their high defense, high cost, and yellow coloring suggest that they are.

** It ''could'' be made of gold rather than gold plated. In an earlier mission, Yusef hands a golden phone to Luis who visibly reacts to its unexpected weight.

* With photoshop and some knowledge of where the game stores its texture files, you can do this in most PC games. Because STALKER is more fun with a nickel plated Deagle.

* In [[Resident Evil]], specifically Code: Veronica, Steve will trade you the plot-important Gold Lugers for a pair of submachine guns.

* In the PC version of ''[[Video Game/Max Payne 2|Max Payne 2]]'', the Desert Eagles are you average chrome .50AE model... but with gold controls and ivory/mother of pearl grips. Qualifies also as [[Rare Guns]] in a way, even though Mona has two, and they are carried by countless gangsters. In the X-Box version, they're a puke-ish olive drab, and the slides don't even move when fired.

* Link's strongest sword in [[Link to The Past]] is a golden sword to compliment his silver arrows. [[Majoras Mask]] also includes the Gilded Sword, which is made by forging the Razor Sword with some gold powder.

** [[Older Than They Think|The Golden Eagle showed up as an upgrade to the Desert Eagle in Time To Kill]]. To earn it you have to beat the weapon challenge level after picking up a challenge item in the main game.

* ''[[Shadow Complex]]'': The reward for collecting all the gold bars is {{spoiler|golden version of all the regular weapons. They don't do anything special though.}}

** {{spoiler|However, they become accessible in a room at the entrance of the base, making all weapons available at the very beginning on a [[New Game+]].}}

* ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' lets players earn gold-colored versions of some weapons in multiplayer, but these are just a [[Bragging Rights Reward]]. However, one store's [[Preorder Bonus]] was a pair of golden guns that increased your Fame simply by being used.

* Weapons and armor in [[Might and Magic]] can be made of twenty different materials, and more bling generally means a higher bonus. A crystal weapon gets +1 damage, gold +8, and diamond +30. Unfortunately, if your diamond sword breaks, [[No Hero Discount|repairing it will cost an arm and a leg]].

* ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'''s bosses carry golden weapons, which you get if you kill them. Most obvious with Brayko, who shows off his gold-plated SMGs in the pre-fight cutscene.

* ''[[Ghost Trick]]'': Nearsighted Jeego's got a golden shotgun.

** As well, the player has the option to craft 12-gauge shotgun shells loaded with Legion Denarii. Amusingly, killing someone with said shell gives you a chance to recover either a denarius or a ''mangled'' denarius (worth half as much.)

* In ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' (or more accurately its prequel), [[Final Fantasy VIII|Laguna]] is a [[Multi Ranged Master]] with a [[Hyperspace Arsenal]] full of machine guns, sniper rifles, grenades, rocket launchers--if it shoots, he has one. The primary appearance change in his [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]? All those beautiful toys are now ''<s>diamonds</s>'' gold-plated.

* ''[[Minecraft]]'', after much hullabaloo from the fanbase, finally added in picks, swords and armor made from gold. Huzzah! Gold axes and swords do, in fact, swing sunuvabitchin fast and can plow through blocks at nearly diamond speed. To many folks' dismay, Notch [[Shown Their Work|was also aware]] that gold is a relatively soft metal. Thus, [[Awesome but Impractical|the durability of gold implements are in the toilet.]]

* In any [[First-Person Shooter]] game that has a modding community behind it, you can bet your guns that someone will make a gold or silver texture for the guns in the game.

* [[Assassin's Creed II]] and it's sequels feature some rather extravagant designs for the Hidden Blades Ezio use, especially the bracers used for blocking opponents attacks. The Hookblade in [[Assassin's Creed Revelations|Revelations]] is exceedingly complex in it's design to make the hook the shape of an eagle head, and the art designs for some of the hidden blade variations are even worse.

 

 

== Western Animation ==

* In ''[[Johnny Test]]'', this is Bling-Bling Boy's entire theme.