In a flashback, Nagi talks about it a little. In terms of pure offensive firepower, the magic world does not appear to have anything like nukes. In Negima! Magister Negi Magi, while a combination of magic and technology usually works best, it seems that cell phones are almost universally more useful than the Telepathy that mages tend to use, so long as there's reception.note Though it needed magic boost to pierce the force field. Giant walking magically impervious armor? Flak cannon shoots straight through it. Giant golem? LAW note Light Anti-Armor Weapon beats it.
The WWII/Vietnam War-era weapons that have crossed over to the world of Halkeginia in The Familiar of Zero appear to far out-power all elements of offensive magic except that of the Void.Unrelated to Tropers Do It Without Notability. Contrast Guns Are Worthless, where those fancy muggle toys are, well, worthless in the face of a supernatural threat. Also compare to Medieval Stasis, as this trope assumes the supernatural is locked in such while the muggles continue to advance. Compare Post-Modern Magik, which is when technology and magic intertwine, and Magic Must Defeat Magic, where muggles are hopeless against magic and you need more magic to fight it. Can also lead to The Magic Versus Technology War, with the Tech Level being that of the present day.Ĭompare with Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better, which is when mundane weapons work better than fancy shiny phlebotinum-powered weapons, though not necessarily as sometimes the "mundane" weapons are pretty phlebotinum-loaded too. Also a key characteristic of the Badass Normal, who utilize such methods in a way to keep up with (and sometimes defeat) the other superpowered beings of the universe. This trope is the main power and indeed the only hope of the Un-Sorcerer. See also Weaponized Weakness, when muggle methods are used to exploit an already dangerous Achilles' Heel or Weaksauce Weakness. Related to, but distinct from, a Mundane Solution, which is where the Phlebotinum is given a specific weakness to some commonplace thing that it didn't necessarily have to have. In fanworks it can result in something similar to Alternate History Wank in which the "wanked" party is the Muggles, and as such the term "Mugglewank" is sometimes used by detractors. Trying to get this trope to work well may involve a delicate balancing act.
For example, smart audiences may wonder why supers do not use guns when muggles do. On the flip side, it can become unsatisfying fast if Fridge Logic sets in and critically-thinking viewers recognise that the only reason the Muggles win is because the supers are holding Idiot Balls, suffering from Misapplied Phlebotinum and using Hollywood Tactics rather than embracing the true potential available. And one-sided fights aren't very entertaining. a squad of heavily-armed, trained soldiers. A girl who freezes you at will may be able to kill regular soldiers easily, but if they have insulated suits specifically to fight her, well, then it becomes a teenage girl with a useless power vs. In some cases, it applies if and only if the Muggles are Crazy-Prepared. There are two ways this trope can go if it isn't used correctly. And then there are some stories where it's clear the writers didn't really think about what ordinary people could contribute, but the fans certainly will. Other times supernatural abilities and Muggle abilities will be kept largely separate thanks to the Masquerade, but when they do intersect the superiority/equality of Muggle methods will be clear. Sometimes the usefulness of Muggle methods will be a big part of the story, like Van Helsing using modern scientific methods against vampires in Dracula.
Of course, if they don't work, there's always the Nuclear Option.
Human with a gun vs wizard skin#
And that guy saying he'll Take Over the World now that he's got skin as strong as steel? Yeah, apparently he's never heard of armor-piercing bullets. And a Trick Arrow that electrocutes people could be useful, but we do already have stun guns. Sure, being able to create fire with your mind might be neat, but if it's not on a large enough scale, you might be better off with a handheld lighter. In a Speculative Fiction setting, there are often a lot of people going on about how incredible and powerful the Phlebotinum is, which is why people who have it are the ones who move the plot rather than all the ordinary Muggles who need to be rescued.Įxcept, sometimes, the superhuman devices or abilities in the story aren't really all that earthshaking, at least not compared to the more mundane methods available. Wizened viewpoint on mortals, Changeling: The Lost
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