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{{quote|''The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat around the bush. "Make it evil," he'd been told. "Make it totally clear that this gun has a right end and a wrong end. Make it totally clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going badly for them. If that meanings sticking all sorts of spikes and prongs and blackened bits all over it then so be it. This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand, it is a gun for going out and making people miserable with."''|''[[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy|The Restaurant at the End of the Universe]]''}}
{{quote|''They say that the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I respectfully [[Averted Trope|disagree!]] I prefer the weapon you only have to fire ''[[One
[[Ornamental Weapon|Not everyone who carries a weapon actually uses it]]. Sometimes it's best to have something to make you look intimidating, be it a large staff or a gun. It might actually be completely useless (such as an unloaded gun or even a toy gun). Other times it's just not needed all that much, but when you need it, it'll get the job done.
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Subtrope of [[Useless Accessory]]. The [[Sword of Damocles]] is an upscaled version of this trope; a weapon so fearsome it brings nations or worlds to their knees in fear of it. If you don't even have a fake weapon, but wish to achieve the same effect, that's a [[Brandishment Bluff]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
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** Vince buys a gigantic shotgun to "raise pulses" when he robs a bookie joint. He actually uses it to blow a hole in a wall, then gets it turned against him.
** Later, Sol gets two starter pistols loaded with blanks as intimidation weapons against Bullet-Tooth Tony, who notices that they've got "Replica" written right on them.
** 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]]. Doubles as an unexpected [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for [[Non
* ''Inside Man'' has the bank robbers armed with AK-47s that they never fire and Clive Owen has a [[Hand Cannon]] that he uses for intimidation. {{spoiler|The guns are all fake.}}
* [[Woody Allen]]'s ''Take the Money and Run''. Virgil tries to escape from prison by threatening the guards with a fake gun carved out of soap. Then it starts to rain...
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