What are your favourite Sci-fi melee weapons?

Well, the idea is interesting but I would much rather see something like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistol_sword

The grip on gunblades just looks silly. Too unpractical (and a quick way to get a contusion).

 

Mechs, of course. Or ancient mobile sarcophagus holding a superhuman warrior and weilding weapons that could turn most creatures into a fine red mist and a few sloppy chunks, in this case

 

More then enough helpful info. Thanks.

 

The lightaber, as always.

 

Andromeda tv.program has a few good 1s

the commonwealth lance
neutron whip that cuts/passes thru everything not sure on its exact name been a long time since i watched that show


on the last movie of stargate the sword bau'l has that is 1 atom think at its edge truly sci-fi we cant replicate that yet even with todays tech

 

Gravity glove, Just make sure not to hit something solid with it unless you wanna break the worlds greatest cannonball record.

 

I would love there to be a Gravity Glove in the game. Just.. Awesome!

 

Fuk yea...

 

Something like irelia's weapons except instead of being mind controlled you could give them a special glove that controls the weapons... or i guess you could keep it real and just make it so the blades actually are semi intelligent and communicate with the person using them.

I also really liked the:
Claw ideas (energy claws would be awesome)
Redesigned key blades
Gunblades
Energy swords and beam sabers would be cool. (swords with more detail then a lightsaber)

it would be interesting if you could give some of these weapons a alternate fire, then you could make weapons that transform.

like this weapon. its both a energy crossbow / pneumatic hammer.

could do a lot of cool things with transforming weapons.

 

They have a gravity gun for building...

 

I said Gravity Glove, like if you punch someone they go flying. It would be funny to watch.

 

I would love something like the Painkiller from, well, Painkiller.

Those blades spin around so fast you can't even see them, and the head launches off and project a laser that hits everything between where the head hits and the shooter, even after moving.

 

Then that's not really a melee weapon, is it?

 

._. Almost the entire first page is weapons that have some sort of alternative firing function, and of course its still a melee weapon, thats like saying a gun isn't a gun because I can brain someone over the head with the buttstock.

 

have everyone forgot the...hold on... this guy here? anyone??? note this picture is not mine
Oh yea its not the only weapon. Good old war hammer, sickles, tonfa, chainsaw, spike shield, battle axe, hatchet, cane, staff, and pretty much I think so far.

 

What if we made it a laser scythe? Got to admit, I haven't seen that one before.

 

What about Death scythe?

 

Really?
this one's from Gundam (I think), but when it comes to laser-edged melee weapons Phantasy Star is the right place to look. A bunch of photon weapons everywhere in that game.
I'd say to look at the Phantasy Star series for inspiration for sci-fi melee weapons.

 

I dunno if this counts, but I just watched Abraham Lincoln the Vampire Hunter, and I'd really like his axe/gun/sword thing he has. Like it's an axe, but you pull back the blade thing, and it's a gun, and on the tip there's a button that makes a blade come out the other end, which is pretty cool in my opinion.