There have been quite a few powerful weapons that have appeared in the Marvel Universe over the years. These weapons range from mystical enchanted hammers to blood-cursed ebony swords, though there are also quite a few powerful examples of modern weaponry as well. Guns and firearms have threatened heroes and villains alike.
Even characters with bulletproof skin have a good reason to fear the most dangerous guns in the Marvel Universe. These weapons have been specially created to take down powerful threats or elevate a non-powered character up the levels needed when facing off with Marvel's strongest.
10 Maestro Wields A Powerful Gun That Was Created By Forge To Take Out The Hulk
The powerful despot from the future known as Maestro is a version of the Hulk who has been driven mad by numerous nuclear wars who has traveled to the present-day a few times to cause trouble for Marvel's heroes.
Maestro has a powerful weapon in his arsenal that was created by the X-Men's Forge with the singular purpose of taking out the Hulk. Which makes it even more deadly in the hands of the enraged despotic Maestro in his own battles against his former self.
9 Star-Lord's Element Gun Harnesses The Fundamental Energies Of The Universe
Peter Quill's half-alien heritage led to the inheritance of his father's royal weapon. This was known as the Element Gun and was capable of harnessing and channeling forces of nature like earth, air, fire, and water in different devastating combinations.
As Star-Lord he further enhanced his weapon to become a dual-handed threat. They gained further power when he permanently connected the Element Guns to the divine power source of the Olympian gods that gave them an infinite supply of energy.
8 Johnny Blaze's Hellfire Shotgun Was Powered By Ghost Rider's Demonic Energies
The stuntman named Johnny Blaze was the first modern character to make a deal with the devil that led to his transformation into the fiery Ghost Rider. Though after his curse was ended and taken on by Danny Ketch, Blaze continued to ride alongside the new Ghost Rider after his initial plans to take him out.
During their first encounter, Ghost Rider's demonic fire interacted with Blaze's shotgun and imbued it with hellfire, creating Blaze's powerful new addition to his arsenal. This became known as the Hellfire Shotgun and he continued to use it as a member of the Midnight Sons before he regained his Ghost Rider abilities.
7 Damion Hellstrom's Breathing Guns Use Sentient Bullets To Kill Demons And Angels
There have been quite a few weapons over the years that have been imbued with supernatural properties in order to take down supernatural threats, though two of the strangest are known as the Breathing Guns. They were created to kill demons and hissed in the presence of the supernatural. They were first wielded by infamous gangster Al Capone.
One of the Breathing Guns eventually came into the possession of Damion Hellstrom, who keeps it on himself in case he ever succumbs to his father's dark corruption and needs to be taken out. The Breathing Guns are also capable of destroying powerful demonic weapons and enchantments
6 Roz Solomon Uses A Deadly Vibranium Gun As One Of Black Panther's Agents Of Wakanda
While she first began her career as a highly-trained S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with a focus on environmental protection, Rosalind "Roz" Solomon was soon recruited by Okoye and Black Panther to join the Agents of Wakanda (which served as a well-funded support team for The Avengers.)
She received an enhanced jumpsuit based on Black Panther's own suit technology, a flying car, and a powerful new weapon called a Vibranium Gun that fired deadly bullets made from Vibranium. The only downside was that Roz was instructed to retrieve any bullets fired if possible due to the rarity of the metal and the potential for them to fall into the wrong hands.
5 Chemistro's Alchemy Gun Is Able To Temporarily Transmute Matter Into Other Forms
Curtis Carr was the first criminal to use the name of Chemistro following his invention of the powerful Alchemy Gun, which is able to temporarily transmute matter into another form, like when he accidentally transformed his foot into steel.
Unfortunately, the unstable nature of the Alchemy Gun results in a temporary transformation that breaks down the molecular structure of whatever is transmuted, leading to its destruction. Chemistro also worked the design of the Alchemy Gun into his gauntlets, and his brother Calvin also used the weapon during his time as the criminal.
4 Stark Industries Created An Exorcist Gun That Used "Necrotech" Against Supernatural Threats
Frank Drake was a descendent of Count Dracula who became a vampire hunter alongside Blade and Hannibal King (as a member of the Darkstalkers.) He was equipped with a powerful weapon known as the Exorcist Gun that targeted supernatural creatures.
The Exorcist Gun was originally created by an engineer working for Stark Industries after Drake used the last of his fortune to fund the nanotech-based "necrotech" that was able to target supernatural frequencies to take on different kinds of threats. Drake named the Exorcist Gun Linda after the star of The Exorcist and he first used it against Ghost Rider.
3 The Tactigon Is An Alien Weapon That Can Adapt By Detecting Weaknesses
This character became known as Armory and first appeared in the pages of Dan Slott's Avengers: The Initiative when she attempted to commit suicide from a bridge, though an extraterrestrial weapon known as the Tactigon intervened and bonded with the character.
The Tactigon is a powerful alien weapon that is capable of detecting the weaknesses of its target. It uses this to adapt its configuration and ammunition to be even more deadly. The Tactigon also has a possessive alien AI that has been classified as an omega-level weapon on the same level as Thor's hammer and can completely overtake its host's body.
2 The Phoenix Gun Harnesses The Cosmic Force's Power To Wipe Out Entire Solar Systems
Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine by Jason Aaron sent the two heroes on a journey through time to the end of the world. There they first found the devastating weapon known as the Phoenix Gun that is fated to be created by Beast from the X-Men sometime in the future.
The Phoenix Gun fires a bullet imbued with the power of the Phoenix Force and its planet-destroying cosmic energy, though the weapon will also kill anyone who fires it. Thankfully the Phoenix is known for resurrection as well as destruction, and Wolverine was reborn following his use of the deadly weapon to destroy Doctor Doom, the Living Planet.
1 The Ultimate Nullifier Is Capable Of Erasing Timelines And Destroying Entire Universes
While it isn't a typical firearm like the guns used by the Punisher or any of the weapons discussed previously, the Ultimate Nullifier is well known across the Marvel Universe as one of the galaxy's most devastating weapons and it fits snugly in the palm- much like a typical gun.
The Ultimate Nullifier was kept by Galactus as it was one of the only weapons he feared, though characters like Reed Richards have also wielded it over the years. The Ultimate Nullifier is capable of destroying timelines and entire universes. But only if the user is strong enough to control the power, otherwise, the Nullifier would destroy the user as well.