More than any other medium of entertainment, video games excel at portraying satisfying weaponry. Games not only allow players to wield iconic armaments from films, books, and comics, but they introduce their own stunning implements of war that change the way players think about the digital worlds they inhabit. Portal's titular portal gun and Samus Aran's ever-evolving arm-cannon introduce mechanics that open new avenues of exploration, while Bloodborne's vicious saw-cleaver and Mario's magic mushrooms have become visual shorthand for their respective franchises.