![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It turns out that the lack of advancement in firearms is intentional, with the Secret Police murdering inventors of newer firearms as a threat to the government. Pistols do seem to exist, though don't seem to be very common outside the criminal elements. ![]() Flare guns are standard equipment for the Survey Corps, with colored gunpowder being used as a major element of their communication system. On the other hand, cannons and artillery rounds are fairly advanced and considered vital for the defense of the Walls. Firearms are confined to basic muskets and considered all but useless outside of peacekeeping operations. Attack on Titan applies this unevenly, as it tends to with its technology.See the Analysis page for theories on why this trope is so prevalent.Įxamples No straight examples otherwise, we'd have nearly every fantasy book in existence here. Notably, despite also relying on gunpowder, fireworks are notably exempt from this rule. Occasionally, a Mage Marksman would use guns in conjunction with magic, or as a catalyst for casting spells. When it comes to Fairy Tales, the trope is absent. More horror-oriented fantasy works also tend to avert it - if werewolves and vampires are featured, Silver Bullets are likely to be used. The same goes for Science Fantasy, where the intent is to mash up things like laser guns and spells. Urban Fantasy tends to have no problem mixing guns and vampires, witches, wizards, etc., since that form of Fantasy tends to use the modern world as we know it. Often these works will have many hallmarks of the Late Middle Ages or early modern period, but deliberately exclude guns. Something to note is that this primarily applies to fantasy set in the typical Medieval European Fantasy setting, with castles, swords, knights, and so on. If firearms are introduced to a previously gunless society and prove to be a game-changer, that falls under Firearms Are Revolutionary. If guns are present, but nerfed - whether for Gameplay reasons or Rule of Cool - it's Guns Are Worthless. Fantasy Gun Control shows up most often in fantasy (hence the name) but can appear in any genre.Įxpect lots of Epileptic Trees about Enforced Technology Levels and other Fan Wank over why. By end of the 16th century, 1 in every 2 soldiers on European battlefields wielded a firearm (arquebus, musket, carbine, or pistol) as his primary weapon. The Europeans invented the arquebus and improved the cannon to fire cast iron balls in the mid-15th century, and from there, the technology spread and improved even more rapidly. In fact, the popular image of a knight wearing full plate armor - itself a 15th-century invention - actually came well after gunpowder weapons became common. It in fact played a decisive role in some of the most famous medieval conflicts such as the Hundred Years' War, the Hussite Wars, and the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars. By the early 15th century significant quantities of the infantry (especially those meant to defend static positions) were carrying handcannons (China being the largest user 10% of professional Ming troops in the 1380s had some kind of gunpowder weapon) and full cannons had almost completely replaced traditional artillery in both Europe, China, and most of the Islamic world (with smaller variants like swivel guns also being commonly mounted on forts and ships), meaning the popular view of gunpowder as a post-medieval invention is incorrect. By the 14th century, they as well as the Europeans and other peoples like Indians were making significant use of cannons, handcannons, and other firearms in their armies (for example, the first recorded use of cannons in Europe was 1326, and the English famously used organ guns alongside their famous longbows at the 1346 battle of Crecy). By the late 13th century, they had developed metal cannons. In Real Life, the Chinese first pioneered the use of gunpowder for warfare in the 10th century. Sometimes reasons are given for this, and sometimes not. In the interest of creating a medieval setting that feels sufficiently romantic, low-tech, and/or in line with The Theme Park Version of history, many authors decide not to include guns and other explosives in their works. Cannons and explosives exist in the fantasy setting, but this is the game's only known mention of handheld firearms. The description for the Deadeye weapon, Wynncraft note The game zig-zags this trope. ![]()
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