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[[File:Dissidia_Frioniel_Walking_Armory__8793Dissidia Frioniel Walking Armory 8793.jpg|link=Dissidia Final Fantasy|frame|8 weapon types: [[Cool Sword|sword]], [[An Axe to Grind|axe]], [[Blade on a Stick|spear]], [[The Archer|bow]], [[Knife Nut|daggers]], [[Magic Wand|staff]], [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me|shield]], and [[Good Old Fisticuffs|his own two hands]].]]

But no worries. The character is bona-fide [[Badass]], [[Improbable Use of a Weapon|so they manage to pull it off]]. [[One-Man Army|They]] ''[[One-Man Army|are]]'' [[Vagrant Story|the reinforcements]], and they've taken the necessary precautions for the upcoming fight; hauling as many weapons as they possibly can. You can bet your sorry behind that they're gonna use 'em all too. They are often [[Multi Melee Master|Multi Melee Masters]]s or [[Multi Ranged Master|Multi Ranged Masters]]s ([[Take a Third Option|or both]]).

Compare [[More Dakka]], which is most likely the result when the character is packing heat. If so, expect them to be wearing quite a few [[Badass Bandolier|Badass Bandoliers]]s if their ammo supply isn't [[Bottomless Magazines|unlimited]].

* [[Older Than You Think|And before that]], ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' '''[[Meaningful Name|'''Heavyarms]]''']]. [http://www.gundamofficial.com/www_ac/gw/mecha/mecha_gundam_heavy.html Its original configuration] and its [[Mid-Season Upgrade]] (the Heavyarms Kai) weren't ''too'' [[Egregious]], with only a [[Gatling Good|gatling gun]]-[[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me|shield]] combo on its left arm and [[Knife Nut|an army knife]] [[Blade Below the Shoulder|on its right]] (the rest of the missiles, vulcans, and cannons were stored inside Heavyarms; during Heero's duel with [[The Rival|Zechs]], Trowa also outfitted the left arm with a [[Laser Blade|beam saber]]), ''[[The Movie|Endless Waltz]]'''s redesign gives the Gundam ''[[Dual-Wielding|two]]'' Double Barrel Beam Gatlings and adds several more missile packs on its legs. Couple this with Trowa's acrobatic prowess as a circus performer transferring over to his Gundam and most of Trowa's defeats can be attributed to [[The Plot Demanded This Index|the plot alone]].

* To a much smaller extent, ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]''. When fully equipped, the Exia has two [[BFG|BFGs]]s, a third BFG attached to it's forearm, a one-handed beam rifle attached to the same forearm, as well as half a dozen [[Laser Blade|beam sabers]] it uses as ''throwing knives''. And that's not counting the various weapons of the [[Meta Mecha|GN Arms]].

* Characters in [[John Woo]] movies are known for bringing duffel bags or other transportables full of guns to major gunfights, such as Ah Jong and Inspector Li from ''[[The Killer]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s church shootout, and the bad guys from ''[[Hard Boiled]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s tea house shootout. This is mainly because characters in John Woo movies tend to [[Throw-Away Guns|throw their guns away]] instead of reloading.

** In ''[[Discworld/Pyramids|Pyramids]]'', Teppic's [[Lock and Load Montage]] ends with him falling over from the weight.

== [[Live -Action TV]] ==

* A few incarnations of the [http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/Battlizer Battlizer] (a [[Mid-Season Upgrade]] [[Super Mode]] exclusively for the Red Ranger) from ''[[Power Rangers]]'' could qualify. <ref>It should be noted that the Battlizer is [[Merchandise-Driven|an American concept]], and thus did not originally exist in ''[[Super Sentai]]''. The only exception is [[Power Rangers SPD|Jack Landor's]] Battlizer being adapted into ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]'' for Banban "Ban" Akaza/DekaRed (Jack's Japanese equivalent), but the only common element was appearance.</ref>

* Most melee fighters in ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]'' 3rd and 3.5 edition. Most mid-level fighters are liable to carry around the following: A) A [[Game Breaker|spiked chain]]. You gotta have a spiked chain. Alternatively, some other big two-handed sword/axe for a main weapon. B) A secondary two-handed or one-handed weapon in case the first is disarmed/sundered, commonly of a special material (see E). Shield may be included. C) A mace to deal with skeletal undead. D) A dagger/short sword/handaxe for grappling (or both). E) If not covered under D, a handaxe for chopping wood and hacking down doors. F) A bow for those rare moments when an enemy is beyond sword range. G) Any number of weapons/arrows with obscure special materials/enchantments to get around some of the more exotic damage reductions, as long as these do not overlap with weapons A-F. These include but are not limited to: [[Unobtanium|Adamantium]], cold iron, silvered, good-aligned and/or dealing blunt, slashing or piercing damage (in any given combinations).

* [[The Legend of Zelda|Link]], especially in his [[A Link to The Past|ALTTP]] incarnation. Official art for the game shows him carrying all of his equipment on his back.

* ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'', as if the image for the [[More Dakka]] page wasn't a good [[Memetic Mutation|enuff]] illustration.

** In ''[[Mega Man X Command Mission]]'', X's [[Super Mode|Ultimate]] [[Infinity+1 Sword|Armor]] is--''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGO10ER9Nws by far]''--the—the most heavily-equipped Armor in the entire franchise. By the time you obtain it, however, [[Bragging Rights Reward|you]] [[Infinity+1 Sword|(possibly)]] [[Bragging Rights Reward|won't even need it]].

* [[Robot Girl|KOS-MOS]] of ''[[Xenosaga]]'' half-subverts this trope. Aside from her ability to [[Shapeshifter Weapon|transmute her arms into various weapons]], she can utilize the [[Teleporters and Transporters|U.M.N. Transportation Gate]] to summon [[BFG|BFGs]]s, all of which she [[Dual-Wielding|dual-wields]]. The [[Iconic Item|most iconic]] (and ''weakest'') special weapons are a set of triple-barreled [[Gatling Good|tri-gatling guns]] (that's three sets of barrels each, making for a grand total of ''nine'' barrels per gun; in other words, she's using ''[[More Dakka|eighteen barrels of firepower]]'' in all).

* In the first ''[[Mass Effect]]'', every member of your party would carry a handgun, a shotgun, an assault-rifle and a sniper-rifle on them at all times (regardless of whether they had the actual talents for them). They're all "collapsible", but they still wind up with their backs utterly covered in guns. In [[Mass Effect 2|the sequel]], this has been dialed down noticeably--eachnoticeably—each NPC only carries 2 weapons from the list (now with one more weapon type, SMGs), while most PC's carry 3 or 4 weapons at most. But Soldier!Shepard actually takes it even further than before. Not only does s/he carry each of the above-mentioned weapon, s/he also carries a "Heavy Weapon" of choice, which can range from a [[Playing with Fire|Flamethrower]] or a [[Shock and Awe|Lightning-Bolt Gun]] to a [[Nuke'Em|Portable Nuke Launcher]]. (Infiltrator!Shepard and Vanguard!Shepard can reach a similar level of ridiculousness if he/she picks an additional Weapon Specialization in the Collector Ship, instead of upgrading to a better Sniper Rifle/Shotgun. Soldier!Shepard just gets the choice between the aforementioned Sniper/Shotgun upgrades, and trading in his Assault-Rifle for a Heavy Machinegun.)

* Each [[Player Character]] in ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' games can be armed with a two-handed or one-handed sword, along with an axe and a bow, to say nothing about numerous daggers, especially if these are glass weapons. The amount of weapons carried around is limited only by the PC’s strength and players’ imagination

* In the wake of the Columbine shootings, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge8aZqgxV7Q Garett Metal Detectors] did an ad showing a high school student in regular clothes who proceeds to pull out 8 pistols, an Uzi submachine gun, and a full length pump action shotgun concealed in his pants. One wonders how a person is supposed to walk with a shotgun down one pantleg.