futuristic weapon

Science fiction armament

A futuristic weapon is any armament imagined to exist in the future or that incorporates advanced technology beyond current capabilities.

The term appears in science fiction, video games, and military speculation: laser guns, plasma rifles, rail guns.

Real emerging technologies like directed-energy weapons or autonomous drones may also be called futuristic weapons, though the label fades as they become commonplace.

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blaster · ray gun · phaser · ion cannon · disintegrator · directed energy · pulse · energy · beam · cybernetic · neural implant · holographic · cloaking device · force field · sonic · shock wave · railgun · prototype

Opposites
temporal era

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Early combat tool

ancient weapon · medieval weapon · club · spear · sword

technological advancement

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Solid earthen material

stick · club · hand axe · blunt instrument · melee weapon

existence status

futuristic weaponconventional weapon

Non-WMD military armament

service weapon · museum piece

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG