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A specific kind of [[Energy Weapon]] consisting of two or more prongs separated by an empty space. The blast from this type of weapon is generated within the space or fired through it, often heralded by [[Shock and Awe|crackling streams of energy]] zipping between the prongs as the weapon charges.
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* The [[Kill Sat|Artemis]] from ''[[Mai-HiME]]'' uses this for its main weapon
* In ''[[MARDEK]] 2'', the Dracelon boss monster has one as a claw. The two prongs also open out to 180° when it uses its Lightning Storm attack.
* As mentioned on the [[Wave Motion Gun|Wave Motion Gun page]], Larry Niven's 1985 novel "Ringworld Engineers" presents an early version of this trope in the ''Wunderland Treatymaker,'' a [[Kill Sat]] just short of Death Star class. It fired a parallel pair of
* The mass relays from [[Mass Effect]] fit the "tuning fork" description, even though they're not weapons. Though given their importance to pan-galactic travel, they could be considered a delivery system. And they are {{spoiler|an important component in the Reapers' cycle of destruction.}}
** On the other hand, they could fit this trope completely if used to deliver a nuke to destroy the mass relay on the other end. While relays are [[Ragnarok Proofing|ridiculously tough]], if one does go up the result is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAlO1JHylxE quite spectacular].
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