What are your favourite Sci-fi melee weapons?

Wont say wich game but...



Kind of "digisctructed".... you know what i mean.

I think fits better than any other beam or laser swords.

 

Personally I like Torch Swords. Like, a torch that shoots out a concentrated flame which is wind-resistant and short, which can be used to slash at things.

 

The Butter Knife it slashes at the speed of normal force and can spread with the atmost softness shame current tech will never accompish such a feat

 

Hehe Gunlaces and stuff^^... Monster had some really nice weapon ideas.

 

Modern melee weapons like police tonfas, billyclubs, expandable batons. Machetes, Kama & Kukri.
Futuristic weapons like laser swords, whips from alien materials. Power gloves and sledgehammers, chainsaw swords.
Werd things like organic weapons ( an intelligent sword with an eye that gives you hints and reminds you of your health status), Wolverine-style claws that are actually part of the person, insect repellent spray or a cat that you can swing.
I think that the majority of suggested sci-fi weopons is way over the top. I don't like it if I can't see the weapon because of all the SpecialFX. While a stun stick is absolutely realistic, an axe that fires soundwaves towards the enemy is .... erm....well, not a melee weapon anymore and would make more sense if the soundwaves were fired from a gun.

 

What about some "Swingy" polearm weapons? Like a Halberd, Glaive or Naginata style? (Feel free to add "Phase"/"Laser"/[Enter Sci-fi effect here] : P)

 

- Staffs would be nice. Kind of Aikido close-quarters combat style ^^
Maybe with only the tip being able to deal the highest damage to foes (the closer to player the less the dmg output), or else that weapon would be likely op. (Depending on its reach.)

- Gloves or Claws, as seen in Darksiders II ^^
Dealing small amounts of dmg to nearby foes at an insane (or utterly sane) speed. Not much like a powerful weapon, but its combat/acrobatic style would look quite kewl in pixels ;D

- Whips, with no Indiana Jones™ reference here ^^
Want to pick out one enemy out of a mass? Probably the weakest or just the nearest? Swing the whip and pull it to you, or send it flying behind you. Dominate them all! (;

- And I just like Firehammers Butter Knife.
Even butter won't be safe...

 

A holographic fist that reached out and ...does nothing!

 

Hmmm....Seems like a item that would be listed in the "What useless items do you want In game Thread"
Though not sure if it's still alive.

 

Gloves that will turn your hands into razor sharp penguin wings...
Yea.

 

Power gloves, while cliche, could be lots of fun in a game like this. I would also like to see polearms, generally disatisfied with the way they are handled in other games. Requisite super hammer weapon and 'light-based sabre' IMO. Melee weapons don't get alot of attention in main-stream sci-fi. It's always "this shocks people, this burns people, this is made of light, this increases kinetic power", something original would be really nice, but don't really have a good idea. :S

 

I didn't find this anywhere in this topic...so here's my suggestion:

Towels.

Home Planet is destroyed and you have to run around the stars? I can only hope there was an NPC that at least reminded our hero/heroine to bring their towel. Great for other things, too. Becomes more lethal when wet.

Bonus: Unique sound effect when used while wet. A smart, cracking *SLAP*

EDIT: Picture added because addition is picturesque

EDIT (Part 2): First link was broken, here's a new one

 

Why didn't I think about this? EVERYTHING about your suggestion is perfect. I can't give you more than one like for this post, but I'm just going to go ahead and give you another 2 likes somewhere else.

 

Hahaha, thank you!

I believe I had an epiphany, yesterday, and acted on it

 

How is it that I did not think of this? Awesome stuff man.

 

Gunblade

 

The Third Degree equipped by the TF2 Pyro looks snazzy And it incinerates the enemies you kill to add style

 

Ugh. At least you could use the slightly less stupid gunblade from FFXIII (possibly teh only thing good to come from that game).

 

Everything that you can punch things with. Fist-type weapons are my favorite, in terms of melee. Brass knuckles, Katars (Punching daggers), Claws, and the like. I'm also a fan of scythes, although they're difficult in a 2D medium.

 

+1 for scythes.