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The grapple gun, which fired the Batline/Bat-rope (it had to be thrown manually prior to that), was first introduced in Tim Burton's live-action film, Batman. One feature added to the utility belt in the film and its sequel Batman Returns , was a small motor which would move items from the back of the belt around to the front allowing Batman ...
Ancient Japanese iron kaginawa climbing hook A chain grapnel – used to recover a cable from the seabed. A grappling hook or grapnel is a device that typically has multiple hooks (known as claws or flukes) attached to a rope or cable; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fastened directly by hand to where at least one hook may catch and hold on to objects.
The standard is a serrated crescent shaped. One version attached to a line allowed him to snare criminals as well as ascend and swing from rooftops as a grappling hook, but he relied on his grappling gun for transportation. Another version is a shuriken-based once used to puncture a water tower to nullify an invisible opponent's cloaking advantage.
The protagonist's bionic arm is a core gameplay element in the series. It is used for traversal and combat. The Bionic Commando titles share core gameplay elements that pertain to the use of protagonist Nathan "Rad" Spencer's bionic arm, which is used as a grappling gun/hook to swing, climb and descend through levels.
The passenger side is retrofitted to function as a miniature armory, storing backup grapple guns, Batarangs, smoke grenades, and a grenade launcher. The Batmobile is equipped with a gimbal-mounted machine gun on its front section and a harpoon launcher in the rear, capable of dragging a truck behind it with ease.
The immediate causes were, of course, ghastly TV pictures of famine in that country and U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's pleas for help to get food past the guns of armed gangs into ...
He met the real Robles and started training with him — Robles serves as Jerome’s double in the wrestling scenes — they lifted weights, wrestled and built a friendship over months. Then March ...
The Claw of Archimedes (Ancient Greek: Ἁρπάγη, romanized: harpágē, lit. 'snatcher'; also known as the iron hand) was an ancient weapon devised by Archimedes to defend the seaward portion of Syracuse's city wall against amphibious assault.