sci-fi weapons

Futuristic combat tools

Sci-fi weapons are the imaginary armaments of science fiction—ray guns, phasers, lightsabers, plasma rifles, and the like.

The term covers both specific fictional devices and the broader category of futuristic weaponry: The movie's sci-fi weapons looked cheap.

In gaming and cosplay, sci-fi weapons are props or virtual items modeled on these designs.

Related

plasma · plasma cannon · raygun · ray gun · photon · disintegrator · stunner · stun gun · pulse · beam · tractor beam · lightsaber · ion · particle · vaporize · zap · turret · cannon

Opposites
technological realism

sci-fi weaponsconventional weapons

Non-WMD military equipment

historical era

sci-fi weaponsancient weapons

Combat tools from antiquity

bows and arrows · siege weapons · muskets · trebuchets

genre/fictional context

sci-fi weaponsholy relics

Venerated items from saints

Excalibur · Thor's hammer

Family

sci-fi, science, fiction, scientific, scientist, sciences, fictional, fictionally, fictions

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG