10 Joke Video Game Weapons (That Are Secretly INCREDIBLY Powerful)

Hideo Kojimi’s iconic series is ripe with tongue-in-cheek collectibles and artillery (including risqué magazines, bananas, a rocket arm, and even Mario and Yoshi dolls). Although Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’s toy water pistol may seem like the most pointless of them all, it’s actually more tactically deadly than it is superficially jokey.

Developed after Venom Snake completes Mission 18 and obtains the Children’s Reward key item, the water pistol can be upgraded and is initially convenient for putting out fires, holding up guards, stunning the Parasite Unit (a.k.a. the Skulls), and creating noise for distractions.

That said, its true secretive potential lies in its ability to detonate mines from far away, kill electronics, and best of all, take down the Man on Fire.

You see, the intended way to conquer the Man on Fire (during Mission 20) is to douse him with H2O from the pipes scattered around the level. Yet, it’s likely easier to simply shoot him with the water pistol several dozen times and watch him become increasingly annoyed and weak.

Sure, it’s probably the slowest way to knock him down, but it’s also delightfully sadistic and silly.