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{{trope}}
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Simply put, it's a gun that can do a whole bunch of stuff depending on the situation. Like a Swiss Army knife, with just a flip of the wrist it can be a rocket launcher, shotgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, or [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|chainsaw rocket catapult]]. This gun seems to be whatever you need, when you need it, just as long as it's some kind of projectile weapon. Don't even begin to mention the obvious [[Awesome but Impractical|design flaws]], because this weapon is powered by [[Rule of Cool]], with a little bit of [[Hyperspace Arsenal]] thrown in.
Subtrope of [[Swiss Army Weapon]]. Often also a [[BFG]]. Compare to [[Do-Anything Robot]], for its even less realistic equivalent. The key difference between this trope and the [[Do-Anything Robot]] is that the Swiss Army Gun generally has some kind of limit or some set number of forms. [[Gun Accessories]] are a common method of creating such a weapon.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The Buster Gundam from ''Mobile Suit [[Gundam Seed]]'' is of a particularly interesting note because it features this except with two guns. Individually, both guns have a separate function. The gun on the right is a railgun while the gun on the left is a [[Energy Weapons|beam rifle]]. The two guns can be docked with one another by plugging the barrel of one into the butt end of the other, which will power up the gun in front. The railgun's powered up form is an anti-armor shotgun, while the beam rifle's is a high-energy, long-range beam sniper rifle.
** A later model, the Verde Buster, mounts the cannons on the shoulders so that they can both be used. However, the docking arms used to mount those guns are given shotguns which have sword blades that unfold out of them.
* Daisuke's gun from [[Heat Guy J]] may count. The gun itself only has one particularly notable feature, a retractable hook at the bottom of the grip used for close combat. However, it can use a variety of ammo, including standard bullets, {{spoiler|presumably}} a silver bullet, explosive Red Tab bullets and electric Blue Tab bullets that stun those they hit.
* A one-shot character in ''[[Kirby:
* Gene's Caster in ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' basically shoots spells, with the exact effects depending on the ammo he uses.
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* In ''[[Jon Sable Freelance]]'', Jon carried a large bore, multipurpose stainless steel revolver, that had a resemblance to an antique pepperbox revolver. The weapon could fire underwater, fire rifle shot, arrow/bolt type projectiles and a multitude of other loads, such as tear gas, explosive, and tranquilizer. This was a [[Real Life]] weapon designed for Navy SEALs that never went beyond prototype.
== [[Fan
* In the ''[[Mass Effect]]/[[Command & Conquer]]'' crossover ''[[Renegade (fanfic)|Renegade]]'', the Global Defense Initiative has developed "Shapeshifter" weapons using mass effect technology, which consist of infantry rifles that feature various heavy weapon add-ons. This is following GDI's [[More Dakka|standard]] [[BFG|design]] [[Bigger Is Better|logic]] when applied to the lighter, collapsible weapons that can be created using mass effect technology; after all, if they can make their guns ''smaller'' and fold out into full-sized weapons, then they can fit multiple weapons into the same space and weight that a conventional gunpowder weapon possesses.
== [[Film]] ==
* Emmanuel Zorg
{{quote|''[[Gun Porn|Voila, the ZF-1]]. It's light; handle's adjustable for easy carrying, [[Right-Handed Left-Handed Guns|good for righties and lefties]]; [[IKEA Weaponry|breaks down into four parts]], undetectable by X-ray, ideal for quick discreet interventions. A word on firepower. Titanium recharger, [[Bottomless Magazines|3000-round clip]] with bursts of [[Five Rounds Rapid|
** And the unmentioned last feature, [[Schmuck Bait|self-destruct]].
* In ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]] III'', Serge's "Survival Boutique" sells [[Trope 2000|the Annihilator 2000]], a combination minigun, microwave oven, rocket launcher, portable TV, flamethrower, beverage cooler...
* [[XXX|Xander Cage's]] .44 Magnum isn't quite a
== [[Literature]] ==
* Possibly the [[Ur Example]] would be the dial-a-gun or "dallygun" from [[Gordon R. Dickson]]'s SF war novel ''[[Childe Cycle|Tactics of Mistake]]''. It wasn't very practical for the harsh combat environment, as dirt could jam it and it required that lots of different ammunition and spare parts be available, but the protagonist used it once to great effect. Sadly it was described briefly and played little role in the story, preventing this from being the [[Trope Maker]].
* The rifle used by CDF troops in [[John Scalzi]]'s ''[[Old
* The Memory Sword in ''[[The Dark Side of the Sun]]'' by [[Terry Pratchett]] can become a wide variety of weapons, from swords to molecular strippers to projectile guns that make ice bullets by freezing atmospheric moisture.
* Colonel Fedmahn Kassad's FORCE-issue rifle in the ''[[Hyperion Cantos]]'' includes fletchette grenades, laser beams, and several other weapons in one package.
* The "soft weapon" from [[Larry Niven]]'s short story of the same name is a spy weapon from the defunct Slaver Empire. It's a communicator, laser, energy-absorber, ballistic weapon, monosword, and has a total conversion setting. It's also a little ''too'' smart.
== [[Live
* ''[[Blake's
* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' had a fake commercial for a Swiss Army Gun, complete with giant ivory toothpick and corkscrew.
* ''[[Level Up (TV series)|Level Up]]'': Wyatt's Blast-A-Ton is gigantic swiss army gun with lots of ammo and many types of ammo.
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** Accolade's earlier TPS/FPS ''[[Eradicator]]'' also outfitted all three characters with Swiss Army Guns. In both games, to use the extra gun modes, you just collect the required ammo scattered throughout the levels-no need to collect prerequisite guns first!
* [[Jazz Jackrabbit]]'s long blue gun, the LFG-2000 Blaster, is designed to be compatible with most types of ammunition, conventional or otherwise. This includes plasma rounds, rubber bullets, freezing rounds, small homing missiles, large exploding rockets, flamethrower fuel, pepper spray, electric charges, even standard TNT.
* ''[[Hard Reset]]'' has not one but ''two''
* In ''[[Perfect Dark]]'', nearly every weapon in the game has a secondary function, some of which are quite unique. Eg. the Laptop Gun (SMG and automatic sentry), Dragon (assault rifle and proximity mine), K7 Avenger (assault rifle and threat detector), RCP-120 (SMG and cloaking device), etc.
* In ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' the Republic Trooper class (no matter the Advanced Class choice) has this as a weapon. It can fire regular shots, an "explosive round", fire mortars, lay down a close AOE Ion Pulse, and can [[Healing Shiv|heal teammates]].
* The "Rifle" powerset for blasters in ''[[City of Heroes]]''
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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