Video games have been around for a long time, and much to the delight of many fans who have grown up with some of their favorite game series, some beloved things about these games never change. There will never be a Zelda game without Link or a Hitman game without stealth.
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Sometimes, it’s not just the characters that become engraved in the annals of video gaming history, but the weapons that these characters hold in their hands as well. It’s safe to say that anyone who calls themselves a gamer will easily be able to recognize these seven iconic weapons from some of themost popular gamesof all time.
7Doomguy’s Shotgun
Doom Games
The one weapon that even the oldest gamers can recognize from a mile away is the shotgun that Doomsguy uses to rip apart demons into shreds. Ever since the first Doom in 1994, this weapon has been featured in numerous Doom sequels and every single time this weapon has been a show-stopper.
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In the Doom 2016 reboot, this Shotgun is the first weapon that Doomsguy gets, right after his own fists, in one of thebest opening sequencesof any game.
6Kratos’s Blades Of Chaos
God Of War Games
God of War
From home consoles to portables, and even Java-supported mobile phones, Kratos has been going after either the Gods of Olympus or in the more recent entries, Norse Gods. And the one weapon that has been with him through his journey, despite his trying to abandon it forever, has been the Blades of Chaos.
Sure, the Leviathan Axe, despite being a recent entry, has become extremely popular as well, but it’s nowhere close to the love fans hold for Kratos’s original weapon, one that has his history and an entire lore attached to it.
5Agent 47’s Silver AMT Hardballers
Hitman Games
Hitman games have always been unique; players are tasked with assassinating a target in a small, sandbox level, and they can do it however they want. They can either go guns blazing and kill everyone in the level or go in like a shadow and put the target in the dirt without anyone suspecting anything. While there are other, better weapons in the game, players can always pick and dual-wield two SIlver Hardballers, and not without good reason.
In the covers of nearly all the eight mainline games, Agent 47 can be seen holding his two silver AMT Hardballers, and over the years, this very weapon has become an icon of its own. So much so that companies have started to create replica models of these pistols. This weapon isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, that’s for sure.
4Hidden Blade
Assassin’s Creed Games
Assassin’s Creed 2
While less stealthy than a hitman, the assassins in Ubisoft’s long-running franchise all have one thing in common: anxiety-inducing high-jumps and a blade hidden on the front of their wrists which they can bring out of its mechanism by extending their wrist backward. This is the weapon that they use to bring justice to historic Templar figures.
The weapon is so strong that these assassins can even go up against swordsmen with their hidden blades alone and come out victorious. Not just that, these weapons have become somewhat of a symbol, and something that represents assassins.
3Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device
Portal Games
When Portal came out, it took the gaming industry by storm. It showed Valve’s game engine’s superior physics capabilities. But what truly cemented Valve as a pioneer of the gaming industry was the revolutionary Portal gun. At its core, Portal is a simple puzzle game where players can use a gun to create a portal between two points and then travel seamlessly between them, but it gets so much better than just that.
Other than the masterfully-written villain of the game and theexcellent puzzles, the Portal Gun stood out to fans all over the world as something so simple that they wished could exist in real life too. It then got featured in Portal 2 and one thing was clear: the Portal Gun had become an icon of its own, permanently living in fans' minds, and was even featured in the “Free Guy” film.
2Master Sword
The Legend Of Zelda Games
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The iconicity of the Master Sword from The Legend of Zelda series spans decades. Known as the “Blade of Evil’s Bane,” it’s the weapon that players, both young and old, can immediately recognize, not just for its iconic look with the blue hilt and Triforce symbol, but for what it represents – Link’s courage and the power to vanquish evil.
Introduced in A Link to the Past and returning in almost every majorZeldatitle since then, this sword has fought Ganon, saved kingdoms and grown stronger with each new adventure.
Kingdom Heart Games
Kingdom Hearts 3
The Keyblade is not just a weapon, but also a key capable of opening the path between worlds, sealing away darkness and defending those in need. For any gamer, whether they’re a fan or not, it’s an immediate icon. The Keyblade’s distinctive design looks like something out of a fairy tale, blending perfectly with the series' mix of Disney magic and action-packed battles.
Whether it’s Sora’s Kingdom Key or one of the countless other Keyblade forms, each design is as unique as the character itself. Beyond games, the Keyblade is the key to countless memories and adventures that have defined Kingdom Hearts fans for years.
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