BFG

About

The BFG (short for Big Fucking Gun) is a fictional weapon in the Doom and Quake series. Since its appearance, the weapon gained massive popularity which spawned its own trope under the same name.

Origin

The weapon made its first appearance in the first person shooter game Doom in 1993 and was created by Tom Hall. In the game, The BFG or BFG9000 is a large energy weapon that fires balls of green plasma. The weapon has the capability to clear entire rooms of enemies and a direct hit would usually be an instant kill. Because of this, the BFG is considered to be strongest weapon in the entire game. The weapon has since appeared in other id Software games such as Doom 64, Doom 3, Doom RPG, Quake 2, and Quake 3. The weapon also made an appearance in the 2005 Doom movie where it’s called the Bio Force Gun.

Spread

On August 6th, 2002, Urban Dictionary user Mad Walrus submitted an entry regarding the BFG^[1].

Tvtropes has an entry regarding the BFG which describes the trope as a personal artillery used by an individual (usually the main hero) which acts as a symbol of power. When held, it is often used to escalate the action where the character acts as a one man army^[2].
The BFG has often become subject to top video game weapon lists be several sites such The Escapist^[3], 30 Plus Gamer^[4], Shack News^[5], Games Radar^[6], WatchMojo^[7], and IGN^[8].

Search Interest

Note: The spike increase in 2012 is related to the release of the remastered version of Doom 3 titled Doom 3: BFG Edition.

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