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{{examples|The dangers of guns are exaggerated in these works:}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* One episode of ''[[Pokémon]]'' shows Ash and Pikachu frightened of a robber who brandishes a pistol. Pikachu can summon lightning ([[
** Subverted in another episode - Ash is berated by his friends for sending Pikachu after a man with a gun, then another Pokemon takes him out.
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* Taken to an almost humorous extreme in ''[[Wanted]]'', where Wesley's skill with firearms is treated as an unstoppable trump card. At one point, as the [[Big Bad]] urges his minions to "do something" about the oncoming [[Anti-Hero]], Wesley muses to himself "like what? stop a bullet with their faces?" It seems to not occur to the writer that, in fact, many super villains are more than capable of exactly that.
== [[Fan Works]] ==
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* The characters in ''[[Bionicle]]'' never have realistic guns, but they do carry explosives, rocket launchers, lasers, swords, chainsaws and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|squid launchers.]]
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Super Smash Brothers]] Brawl'', Snake uses explosives instead of his guns for weaponry. In his original canon of ''[[Metal Gear]]'', he had a perfectly serviceable [[Stun Guns|tranquilizer gun]].
** The [[Word of God|stated]] reason he only uses explosives is because they're [[Rule of Cool|cooler]] and [[Rule of Funny|funnier]] than just shooting people.
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