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Topic Research: Weapons of the Gods

Barbarika and his Three Arrows
Barbarika is in possession of 3 arrows given to him by the gods. These three arrows allow him to mark the targets he wants to kill, mark the targets he doesn't want to harm, and finally, the third arrow kills all marked targets and returns to him.

This weapon reminds me a lot of Yondu's arrow from Guardians of the Galaxy.

Varja: Indra's Lightning Bolt
The Varja is a weapon Indra used to slay the dragon Vritra to free the rivers of the world from captivity.

Lightning bolts are just cool.

Narayanastra
This was a weapon of Vishnu capable of destroying an entire army by launching a volley of arrows at all those who opposed the wielder. Ashwathama used this weapon against an army. Krishna then appeared to the opposing army telling them to lay down their arms and surrender to the weapon. The soldiers oblige and are spared. Additionally, the weapon could only be used once in a war. If used a second time, it would fire upon the wielder's own army.

This weapon sounds pretty awesome. I like that it has drawbacks and restrictions to its use. The other ultra-powerful weapons I've read about don't seem to have many drawbacks other than only certain gods can use them.


Ashwathama using the Narayanastra
Source: Wikipedia
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  1. GeoffFebruary 18, 2018 at 8:49 PM

    All of these ancient weapons sound really cool, and I can see them all in their own stories, or as parts of other stories. The first bow does indeed remind me of Yondu's arrow, and I also really like the drawbacks of the Narayanastra. The lightning bolt makes me think of Zeus, even though it belongs to Indra, might be a story to be had there...

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