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{{quote|''"This s... sucks!"''|'''Fatso''' (being sucked into a vacuum cleaner) in '''''[[Casper (Film)|Casper]]'''''}} |
{{quote|''"This s... sucks!"''|'''Fatso''' (being sucked into a vacuum cleaner) in '''''[[Casper (Film)|Casper]]'''''}} |
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Sometimes, in a work of fiction, the good guys will use [[Frickin Laser Beams]] to defeat the bad guys or the monster. Usually, said laser beams work like some [[Sci Fi|science-fictiony]] approximation of a bullet. Occasionally, though, the beam will do something totally different: suck the target into the weapon. Most of the time, this doesn't kill or otherwise destroy the target, it just [[Sealed Evil in A Can|traps]] them, to (presumably) be disposed of later. A lot of the time, when some supernatural menace won't go down under [[Frickin Laser Beams|Frickin Laser Beam]] fire, you need a [[Weapons That Suck|Frickin Vacuum Cleaner]] to get the job done! |
Sometimes, in a work of fiction, the good guys will use [[Frickin' Laser Beams]] to defeat the bad guys or the monster. Usually, said laser beams work like some [[Sci Fi|science-fictiony]] approximation of a bullet. Occasionally, though, the beam will do something totally different: suck the target into the weapon. Most of the time, this doesn't kill or otherwise destroy the target, it just [[Sealed Evil in A Can|traps]] them, to (presumably) be disposed of later. A lot of the time, when some supernatural menace won't go down under [[Frickin' Laser Beams|Frickin Laser Beam]] fire, you need a [[Weapons That Suck|Frickin Vacuum Cleaner]] to get the job done! |
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For when a character uses ''themselves'' as the vacuum, see [[Vacuum Mouth]]. |
For when a character uses ''themselves'' as the vacuum, see [[Vacuum Mouth]]. |
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[[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] [[Joke Item|weapons]] [[Scrappy Weapon|that suck.]] |
[[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] [[Joke Item|weapons]] [[Scrappy Weapon|that suck.]] |
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== Anime and Manga == |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* This was first method [[Spider Man]] used to defeat the Sandman, by sucking him into a industrial vacuum cleaner. |
* This was first method [[Spider Man]] used to defeat the Sandman, by sucking him into a industrial vacuum cleaner. |
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** [[The Fantastic Four|Reed Richards]] would later pull the same trick on Sandman when the villain served as part of the [[Villain Team |
** [[The Fantastic Four|Reed Richards]] would later pull the same trick on Sandman when the villain served as part of the [[Villain Team-Up|Frightful Four]]. |
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* [[Adam Strange]] in his original stories had one enemy alien race that used this form of sucking weapon. |
* [[Adam Strange]] in his original stories had one enemy alien race that used this form of sucking weapon. |
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* ''[[Transmetropolitan]]'' features someone trying to sell Channon the "Chupacabras", a gun that can drain a target of blood in 4 seconds. Channon comments that 4 seconds to kill someone is far too long, and that there's no way she's going to carry a "Goatsucker" |
* ''[[Transmetropolitan]]'' features someone trying to sell Channon the "Chupacabras", a gun that can drain a target of blood in 4 seconds. Channon comments that 4 seconds to kill someone is far too long, and that there's no way she's going to carry a "Goatsucker" |
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* ''[[Danny Phantom (Animation)|Danny Phantom]]'' and the Fenton Thermos. |
* ''[[Danny Phantom (Animation)|Danny Phantom]]'' and the Fenton Thermos. |
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** They also have a vacuum that does the same, but is rarely ever used. |
** They also have a vacuum that does the same, but is rarely ever used. |
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* The ''[[Monster Buster Club (Animation)|Monster Buster Club]]'' and their [[Frickin Laser Beams|vacuuvators]]. |
* The ''[[Monster Buster Club (Animation)|Monster Buster Club]]'' and their [[Frickin' Laser Beams|vacuuvators]]. |
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* The ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' had the "Lost Urn of Wei Chun," a three-compartmented box, complete with ghost-trap sound effects homage, to trap the first Three Dark Warriors of Daolong Wong. But, when faced with the 2nd Three Dark Warriors, we get this exchange: |
* The ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' had the "Lost Urn of Wei Chun," a three-compartmented box, complete with ghost-trap sound effects homage, to trap the first Three Dark Warriors of Daolong Wong. But, when faced with the 2nd Three Dark Warriors, we get this exchange: |
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{{quote| '''Jackie''': Uncle, we need another urn!<br /> |
{{quote| '''Jackie''': Uncle, we need another urn!<br /> |