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{{trope}}
[[File:Dissidia 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]].]]
In a lifetime, most are only skilled enough to properly use [[Weapon of Choice|one weapon]], [[Master of None|let alone]] [[Dual-Wielding|two]].
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* Callahan from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwEkQ0gAk_g Sprint's "Epic Renegade Cop"] commercial [[Extended Disarming|was apparently armed]] with three handguns, an assault rifle, several grenades, and a rocket launcher.
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== [[Film]] ==
* Anyone else remember the infamous scene from ''[[The Matrix]]''? [[Wall of Weapons|"Guns. Lots of guns."]]
* 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.
* [[Machete]] is this, [[Tropes Are Flexible|but with]] [[Machete Mayhem|machetes]] and [[Knife Nut|knives]] instead of guns.
* In the film ''[[I'm Gonna Git You Sucka]]'', one character has a [[Lock and Load Montage]] where he puts nearly a dozen different guns and pistols on his person. "You can never have enough guns!" he says. Shortly afterwards, he trips, [[Played for Laughs|setting off all the guns and putting him out of commission]].
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Redwall|Rakkety Tam]]'', one of the squirrels and a vole raid the vermin's encampment, coming back with more weapons than they can wield correctly, making about how to defeat the enemy just by falling over.
* ''[[Discworld]]'':
** In ''[[
** In another ''[[Discworld]]'' book, Nobby raids an armory, trying to come out with, among others, [[Impossibly Cool Weapon|a flamethrower on wheels]]. But Carrot makes him put it back.
* As described in some of the ''[[Dragaera]]'' novels, Vlad Taltos prepares for trouble by keeping a number of weapons on his person including several knives and a garrote.
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* [[Badass Normal|Chase]] in ''[[The Sword of Truth]]'' has been described to carry enough weapons for a small army. When asked if he'll really need all of them, he answers "if I'll leave any behind - yes".
== [[Live
* 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>
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* ''[[Shadowrun]]'' has a claim to this trope via cyberware and drones. A character can install numerous holsters or integral weapons into their person, allowing a character to, at any moment, literally pull a heavy caliber pistol out of their arse.
** That last gets used as an example because one character completely derailed a GM's story by literally pulling a gun out of his ass to shoot the guy holding him hostage. GM was a good sport about it, though.
* Most melee fighters in ''[[Dungeons
* The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (Tabletop Game)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' TCG: [http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_Hunter Sword Hunter], for starters.
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* A [[Dead Horse Trope]] in regards to protagonists of pretty much every first- or third person shooter released before [[Halo]]. Limiting the total amount of weapons a protagonist can carry has become somewhat widespread since then to the point when having a [[Hyperspace Arsenal]] is uncommon enough to stand out.
* In ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', as a [[Mythology Gag]] to ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'''s [[Love It or Hate It|unique]] experience-gaining system, Firion (pictured above) wields virtually ''every'' equippable weapon from that game ([[Cool Sword|a sword]], [[Knife Nut|knives]], [[The Archer|a bow & arrow]], [[An Axe to Grind|an axe]], [[Blade on a Stick|a lance]], [[Magic Wand|a spellcasting rod]], and [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me|a shield]]) in honor of his [[La Résistance|crew]]. Unlike the other heroes, [[Hyperspace Arsenal|who summon and disperse their weapons at will]], Firion decides to be a man and wear 'em all at once. [[Mighty Glacier|He's the slowest of the Warriors of Cosmos]], [[Justified Trope|and understandably so]].
* [[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
* ''[[Mega Man 5]]'' introduces us to [http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Napalm_Man Napalm Man], who is essentially a human-sized tank. [http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Mars Mars] from ''Mega Man V'' (the [[Game Boy]] ''Rockman World'' series) would appear to be an [[Expy]] of him, albeit not ''quite'' as armed.
** 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 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]].
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* ''[[Mousehunt]]'' has the [[Multi Melee Master|Master]] [http://pics.livejournal.com/camomiletea/pic/000re159 of the Cheese Fang].
* Saica Magoichi from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' carries around a shotgun, a tommy gun, hand grenades, a brace of magnum pistols, and a heat-seaking four-chambered rocket launcher [[Hyperspace Arsenal|all inside her pretty dress]]. Depending on the super art you pick, she may also add a portable detonator and explosives to the above.
* 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
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* A few decades before [[The Roman Republic]] became [[The Roman Empire]], a consul named Gaius Marius demanded that armies stop using beasts of burden to carry weapons and armor: If it's your weapon, it's your responsibility to carry it. Initially, this rule was ridiculed, and the soldiers who were now forced to carry a whole bunch of weapons and armor rather than rely on pack animals were called "Marius' Mules"... Then people realized how much it improved the army's mobility and overall effectiveness...
* One would-be bank robber attempted to pull this off in real life, and demonstrated exactly why more people don't do this: he fell over on his way out of the bank and couldn't get back up because his weapons were too heavy. He remained there until the police arrived and arrested him.
* 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.
* During the Classical/Renaissance periods, it was not unusual for combatants to carry at least six pistols, as well as assorted melee weapons. This was bred out of necessity, as reloading times and misfires were notoriously poor.
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[[Category:Rule of Cool]]
[[Category:Military and Warfare Tropes]]
[[Category:Weapons and Wielding Tropes]]
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