What are your favourite Sci-fi melee weapons?

That was the longest build-up to a shot being fired I've ever watched. Also, I think this is the exact opposite of a melee weapon. Like, you couldn't be any further away from it being a melee weapon unless the gun was made of bread and was wearing fish shoes. At least with the other ranged weapons that have been suggested you could physically pick up the gun and beat someone to death with it.

 

Some sort of energy scythe thing. Perhaps creates small and weak gravity vortexes when swung that restrict mob movement so they're easier to kill. Would have to be balanced though, 'cause that sounds kind of op. To me, at least. I don't care, just add scythes.

 

Hmm... Lightsabers/Lasers/Blasters/Plasma have probably been suggested a million times already, so what else...

A lightning gun maybe? I'm reminded of Heart of Darkness and Unreal Tournament...

It drove me crazy in the original Deus Ex though, because to actually take someone down in one hit with it you had to be as close as humanly possible and aim for the... lower back?

 

Add the adjective "plasma", "laser", or "plasma laser" to anything, along with gratuitous glow effects and you've got the makings of a brilliant piece of weaponry.

I'm partial to plasma whips and light sabers myself. There's also the classic retractable laser sword projected from the bracers, and knives hidden in decorative fans though by itself it's not really sci-fi. Giant needles filled with poisonous compounds would be a cool aesthetic, and plasma chakrams, too. Also, boomerang-like laser disks. Exploding disks. Yeah. Pretty please on those chakrams.

 

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An alternated approach to the 'Power Fists' could be Thunderclaps. Clapping creates a invisible wave the pushes everyone back. Etc.

A cool idea for a weapon, could be holographic hands, they would be more of a ranged weapon though. Could be powered by something other than a ring, so that's it doesn't connect to Green Lantern.

 

The Glave from Krull.

Edit: I take that back it is more of a ranged weapon. I guess the only melee weapons I ever liked where light sabers and gun blades from final fantasy.

 

Big Daddy Drill
Rocket Crowbar (half-life mod )
Riot Shield
Trollblade

 

Sangheili Energy Swords (Halo)

 

If it hasn't been said already, Chainswords.

 

My first mod will be a 40k weapons mod.

 

Yeah, I sorta forgot about the melee part, lol. i just got into the sci-fi weapon theme

 

I want Scythes. Nothing screams awesome like a Scythe.

 

This guy doesn't agree with you on that

 

I would like a Giga drill. A call back to the anime Gurren Lagann. Any Gurren Lagann references would be appriciated

 

I would have to say covie energy swords and predator wrist blades top my list.

 

I agree with this. Maybe some sort of plasma Scythe?

 

That'd actually be quite awesome, Gurren Lagann is amazing and can be seen all over the place now, didn't it even start a small meme with Kamina's absurd glasses? Drill hammer would also be badass.

 

The first thing that comes to mind are light sabers or the Bat'lith. Those weapons resonate with all things Sci Fi and Melee. I would say may favorite being light sabers with vibroblades being a close second, but why not make a new sci-fi weapon? How about a quantum hammer(a hammer that smashes atoms on impact causing tiny black holes to tear at the fabric of space around impact), Or a jet blade ( a blade comprised of wind or water particles that cuts things in the same fashion as a water jet). I dunno these might seem like silly ideas, but the world needs a new sci-fi weapon.