The Best Fictional Laser Weapons, According to Laser Wars Readers

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Han Solo, James Kirk, and John Crichton are packing heat — and light. (Disney/Paramount/The Jim Henson Company)

Every science fiction hero gets the laser weapon they deserve.

In Star Wars, Han Solo’s blaster is as janky and well-worn as the Millennium Falcon. The phasers in Star Trek are sleek instruments of focused destruction — a perfect match for the …