Weapon for Intimidation: Difference between revisions

** Tommy's [[Hand Cannon|gigantic]] [[Revolvers Are Just Better|revolver]] is bought for self-defense, but it actually doesn't work. He still keeps it around, and uses it as an intimidation weapon against Brick Top's [[The Dragon|dragon]] and a bunch of [[Mook|Mooks]]s. Doubles as an unexpected [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for [[Non-Action Guy|Tommy,]] who is absolutely convincing while threatening the mooks.

* In ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|Shards of Honor]]'', Aral Vorkosigan says that this is the reason he prefers nerve disruptors or plasma arcs to stunners--hestunners—he's seen people carrying stunners get ganged up on and killed, but nobody would have tried that if there was a risk of getting killed (or [[Fate Worse Than Death|worse; remember Ensign Dubauer]]). Roughly thirty-two years later, Aral's son Miles gets told that this is why a rescue party (or a tactical strike-force committing a jailbreak; perspective's a bitch) was equipped with something stronger. He says that he recognizes the argument, but points out that the problem is, what if you actually have to ''fire'' the stronger weapons?

* Near the beginning of [[Snow Crash]], the protagonist decides to rely on his swords, rather than the toy-looking (but deadly) pistol he's been issued by his employer, to defend himself from muggers -- becausemuggers—because he's much less likely to have to ''use'' the swords.