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Masers often appear as weapons in science fiction movies and novels. Their characteristics often differ from those of real masers, however, and it is doubtful whether a practical maser weapon such as these can actually be made. Some notable science fiction appearances of masers: *Larry Niven writes often of the use of masers by spaceships for communications in his ''Known Space'' books, as well as his other science-fiction novels, such as ''The Mote in God's Eye''. *Masers are the most recognizable weapon in the Godzilla series and Toho's other monster movies. "Maser tanks" are often deployed against monsters. These fire a bolt of electricity, presumably created by amplified microwaves. Maser tanks have also appeared in various video games and in other science fiction movies. *Masers are common in anime and Japanese-inspired animated science fiction stories. They have appeared in the ''Transformers'', ''Gundam'', ''GaoGaiGar'', ''Code Geass'' and others. *Masers are used predominantly as weaponry, both from spaceships and by ground troops in Peter F. Hamilton's ''Night's Dawn'' universe, as well as appearing in his ''Commonwealth Saga''. *Masers are frequently used as the assault weapon-of-choice by military forces in William Shatner's novel series ''Quest for Tomorrow''. *In the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe, masers (called "charrics") are the primary weapon for the Chiss race, on their fighters and for handheld rifles. *The DANGI Maser is a prominent and very lethal weapon in a scenario for First-person shooter ''Marathon'' called ("Marathon Rubicon" ). *In the Star Trek universe, the name Phaser originates from the acronym PHoton mASER, since at the time of writing the series the Laser was a relative unknown, and powers were not expected to be very great. Masers, on the other hand, were already very powerful machines which produce very destructive radiation pulses. *In Carl Sagan's novel ''Contact'', the main character, Ellie Arroway, does her thesis project on developing a "ruby maser". * In the video game Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters, there is a weapon called the Laser Tracer. When fully upgraded to level 4, it becomes the Optical Maser Array. *In the ''Star Control'' series history, the Androsynth defeated the humans' defenses with the use of MASER technology. *The Monkeylord unit in ''Supreme Commander'' is armed with a "Microwave Laser." *In David Brin's Uplift Universe, masers are used not as weapons, but as communication devices. *In the ABC television program ''Alias'' (a member of the Spy-fi genre), the season 3 episode Prelude featured a maser attached to a Chinese satellite, able to pinpoint assassination targets from space. *In the ''Halo'' universe masers are used for communication on spacecraft. *In the webcomic ''Starslip Crisis'', masers are a common form of starship weaponry. *In the video game ''Phantasy Star Online'', there is a weapon called a "Maser Beam." *In the TV series ''Lost In Space'', "Maser Beams" are used for teleportation in several episodes. *In Sony Online's MMO game ''Infantry Online'', maser is available for Sci-Ops class to use as weapon. Maser is commonly known for its ability to go through any obstacle in the game. *The Autobot Metroplex has twin shoulder-mounted Maser cannons. *In the 1972 Vernor Vinge short story "Long Shot", communications from Earth to the sentient robot explorer ship Ilse arrive via "maser link." *In the 1982 film ''Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann'', a motorcyclist accidentally goes back in time to the Wild West after stumbling across a time travel experiment that utilizes "maser velocity acceleration" to send objects back in time. *Masers are used as ship to ship weapons in David Weber's ''Honorverse''. *In the Nintendo DS video game ''Infinite Space'', "Maser Blasters" are employed as personal firearms by several characters. *In the webcomic ''Schlock Mercenary'', the hovering AI Ennesby has a maser built into his hover systems, letting him stay armed while appearing to be unarmed. *Masers are a type of beam weapon or Laser, favored by the Amarr Empire in ''EVE Online''. *The video game ''Saints Row: The Third'' features a VTOL fighter jet and a tank, both armed with a "microwave laser" weapon. *In the cyberpunk video game ''Messiah'' there is a weapon factory that manufactures an experimental weapon called Maser that can neutralise any armored human, armored beast or service droid with one hit. * ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Masers in science fiction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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