Laser Wars

Laser Wars

What's Your Favorite Fictional Laser Weapon?

I want to hear from Laser War readers.

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Jared Keller
Jan 02, 2026
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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 had his BlasTech Industries DL-44 blaster, a sidearm that looked as janky and well-worn as the Millennium Falcon. The phasers in Star Trek, by contrast, are s…

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