The thing about science fiction "blasters" is that irl it'd be incredibly difficult to make a handheld energy weapon that works as well as a gun But then, sci-fi guns usually work just like real guns and not at all like lasers anyway So you can just pretend that's what they arehttps://twitter.com/JamesSACorey/status/1330075871152119808 …
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It's like how Star Wars fandom pointed out a Jedi lightsaber is the least stealthy weapon imaginable, and that's the whole point The Jedi Code says you need to show the bad guys your Jedi weapon, and give them a chance to surrender on that basis, before actually fighting
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Are the Jedi an expy for the feudal lords resisting the democratization of warfare?
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we've lost the context to understand it properly, but this is what "a knight in shining armor" is literally about showing off how much quality steel you're wearing, letting the other guy know how fucking hard it will be too kill you
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I mean also just flashing off how wealthy you are generally lets them know you’re a better captive than corpse
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ah, yes, the Dread Pirate Roberts Principle
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