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Simon's shock weapon in Serenity

POSTED BY: PKDECATUR
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 3, 2007 15:31
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Tuesday, July 3, 2007 5:55 AM

PKDECATUR


Has anyone ever revealed what the shock device he used on the scientists in the beginning of Serenity is called?


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Tuesday, July 3, 2007 8:31 AM

BSCPANTHERFAN


I believe it's a non-lethal version of a "bouncing betty", which is a grenade trap which, when triggered, shoots a live greande with a very short fuse up to about head height, where it explodes. I think Simon had a "stun grenade" which was launched from his baton and stunned anyone caught in it's horizontal field.

Good thing all those bad guys were the same height, wasn't it?


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Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:36 PM

BLINDOUTLAW


It is most likely just a stun grenade on a mini launcher thing. Maybe a moderfied version of Alliance military issue stun grenade. Simple to use just hit the bottom the grenade shoots up and "stuns" anyone around. A very shiny device

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Tuesday, July 3, 2007 3:31 PM

SIGMANUNKI


A bouncing betty isn't a grenade that pops up, though it is similar. The explosive charge that pops up (approx. 1 meter) focuses its explosion in a relatively flat 360 degrees. This is the reason why it can (and often did) cut people in half.

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