▲ 103 ▼ What do you think is the coolest designed sci-fi gun? (lemmy.zip) submitted 2 years ago by stoy@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 105 comments fedilink hide all child comments I mean the physical design of the gun, not the projectile or effect.
[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, cool. I never knew about that. Thanks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago It always bugs me a bit that all ST handgun-like phasers are "Type 2", regardless of which design. I get what they're doing, it's just confusing. There are more than one TOS Type 2 designs, and obv. TOS Type 2 are radically different from TNG Type 2, of which there were several variations. The toxonomist in me wishes they'd been given at least sub-types; as it is, they're categorized by (in-universe) date of introduction. But the shows and props department were sort of all over with them, making tweaks between seasons, so it can be rough to talk about without having memory-alpha up in a window. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago It always bugs me a bit that all ST handgun-like phasers are "Type 2", regardless of which design. I get what they're doing, it's just confusing. There are more than one TOS Type 2 designs, and obv. TOS Type 2 are radically different from TNG Type 2, of which there were several variations. The toxonomist in me wishes they'd been given at least sub-types; as it is, they're categorized by (in-universe) date of introduction. But the shows and props department were sort of all over with them, making tweaks between seasons, so it can be rough to talk about without having memory-alpha up in a window. permalink fedilink source parent