Star Trek Hand Phasers (and Phase Pistols), 1966-2005

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Phasers on stun! Whether it's against the Salt Vampire, the Borg, or the Jem'Hadar, hand phasers are vital equipment for Starfleet personnel. Although not intended to be comprehensive, this video serves as a representative sample of hand phasers (or phase pistols) in Star Trek over the years, ranging from The Original Series to Enterprise. Stay tuned for a video covering phaser rifles.
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0:00 - Intro/TOS
1:26 - The Animated Series
1:51 - TOS Films
3:26 - TNG
5:13 - TNG Films
6:35 - DS9
7:46 - Voyager
8:57 - Enterprise
10:19 - Conclusion
Episodes used...
*TOS: The Man Trap, Operation--Annihilate!, The Omega Glory
*TAS: The Lorelei Signal
*TNG: The Vengeance Factor, The Best of Both Worlds Part I, The Game, The Ensigns of Command
*DS9: The Search, Second Skin, The Way of the Warrior, The Ship, Rapture
*Voyager: Phage, Cathexis, Deadlock, Future's End Part I
*Enterprise: Broken Bow, Regeneration, Babel One
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@BR-cq2hm 2 жыл бұрын

I learned recently that the reason TOS had such few phaser effects and preferred fist fights was because of the budget. Phaser beams were expensive and had to be hand drawn in post production, they were restricted to firing their weapons as seldom as possible.

@Tractall Жыл бұрын

10:19 On a random side note for the end clip, the First Contact score is an absolute work of art.

@jerodast Жыл бұрын

This is a nice inspiring one....but I loved the Borg theme even more haha. And the feeling of them stepping out onto the hull...whew!

@shadowalk Жыл бұрын

Now these are REAL phasers, with the sustained beams and all. The ones in the JJTreks, Discovery, Picard and Strange New Worlds look and sound more like Star Wars laser pistols.

@jerodast Жыл бұрын

I literally came here because I was in the middle of a Strange New Worlds episode and thought "you know, for all I like this series, I really wish they understood that BEAMS ARE JUST COOLER THAN BLASTS." I also wanted to double check that TOS era was beam-y too - it is. Modern producers just have to mess it up for the sake of it, apparently 🙄🙄

@zorkmid1083 10 ай бұрын

In a firefight though, I think the pulses are more practical. The beams are more useful as a tool.

@MrFilbot 6 ай бұрын

Just then when Kirk stunned Dr. Crater the beam was a little bullety the way it struck him.

@eddrickstark4484 4 ай бұрын

Yeah.... real fucking corny 😂😂

@Ironarm011 Ай бұрын

That's because they're not real Trek...

@AndersonNeo12 2 жыл бұрын

Riker: "I'm setting this phaser on full spread.. uh, i mean wide field, that should blow up half of the building" Sisko: "wide field? hmm.. that could come handy against the Jem Hadar" Tuvok: "indeed, it does" 🤭 8:16

@sunlightcrusader Жыл бұрын

Wide beam setting, as Star Trek Online describes it.

@Shozb0t Жыл бұрын

O’Brien gets the thumbnail? Good for him. Some recognition.

@tombaker8481 Жыл бұрын

I wish there were more Type 1 "cricket phasers" from each genertion...I love how small they are, yet can still reach level 8 power levels.

@Voltaic_Fire 2 ай бұрын

I imagine that they can hold a much, much smaller charge and are far less accurate at range though, assuming that the rest of the larger hand held phaser's frame is battery storage and lens focusing. Personally I would like more of the phasers in a handgun configuration for ergonomics and ease of use, like the phase pistols of Enterprise.

@JamesPoremba Жыл бұрын

Love The Wrath of Khan hand phaser design and sound effects

@Acrosurge 2 жыл бұрын

Data knocks a few dudes on their butts. Data: That was the stun setting. This is not. Data adjusts his phaser and sends destructive shockwave through the aqueduct system for miles. Trek phasers really are overpowered. Love the moment when Archer's Enterprise accidentally blew up a mountain the size of Mt. McKinley with their phase cannons.

@homelessend8557 2 жыл бұрын

It clearly shows the federation's ability to have great firepower for a relatively peaceful society, especially when a general order 24 is mentioned. Paraphrasing what Kirk said, we have the ability to destroy, but I choose not to.

@logicplague 8 ай бұрын

@@homelessend8557 A good king always prepares for war, and never seeks it.

@logicplague 8 ай бұрын

That was probably Data's best one-liner ever.

@Sheilawisz 14 күн бұрын

That’s because they are basically magic beams!

@jordanwebster1492 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on tricorders, please?

@JohnDiMarco 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion.

@HepCatJack 2 жыл бұрын

The corder-corder-corders ?

@radioflyer68911 2 жыл бұрын

The Star Trek II tricorder looked like a stop light with a handle. Did technology suddenly grow bulkier instead of shrink?

@radioflyer68911 2 жыл бұрын

Another good topic, the helm consoles going from one operator to a two person team then back to one person.

@carminemurray6624 2 жыл бұрын

As a kid , I had a Slimline Panasonic cassette recorder and pretended it was a Tricorder.

@keithvernonlewis9403 2 жыл бұрын

AMEN TO THAT, and thanks for the various phaser seens, in the various versions of "Startrek' over the years.

@ClunkerSlim 2 жыл бұрын

No clip of the TNG dust buster phasers?

@digipeeper Жыл бұрын

Your missing TNG season 1-2’s Black and Decker vacuums.

@mister-v-3086 2 жыл бұрын

What about the Finger Phasers? They were very useful on the Android Planet after Harry Mudd had highjacked the TOS crew. Poor Scotty, killed by his friends.

@711desmond Жыл бұрын

How was he killed by his friends?

@mister-v-3086 Жыл бұрын

@@711desmond It was faked; the object was to drive the androids nuts with ILLOGIC. If you haven't seen it, it's a fun episode titled "I, Mudd"

@professorbrainyspecs7366 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you John! Great video.

@JohnDiMarco 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it.

@geoffroi-le-Hook Жыл бұрын

There was also a phaser set on overload by some intruder in TOS

@spaceexpireaudio666 2 жыл бұрын

the very first one is my favorite. Could replay it a lot when playing ST Elite Force 2

@Aldo.S.J.McLaren 2 жыл бұрын

Missed S1 & 2 of TNG they were used then. Nice though. 😉

@benvolio15 2 жыл бұрын

To me, TNG/DS9/Voyager phasers have the coolest sound.

@tmnt2105 Жыл бұрын

Nice work

@samfromportadown Жыл бұрын

It's interesting that you end up with "Phase pistols" in the 22nd century that emit an orange beam with a kind of hissing sound, like 24th century phasers... but then in the 23rd century they put out a blue beam with a different sound. Then in the general TOS era it seems they went through multiple iterations of phasers in a fairly short time. Then by the 24th century the phasers are back to a beam and sound that seems similar to the phase pistols of the 22nd century, and they remain unchanged throughout most of the late century. By the very late 24th century and into the early 25th century you got compression phasers coming through, firing pulses similar to the Defiant's main guns. First as rifles in the late TNG movies and late DS9, and then as pistols by the time of _Picard._ I wonder what kind of phaser lore could be extrapoated from this path...

@radioflyer68911 2 жыл бұрын

It's good to see that Scotty finally got to shoot a hand phaser. Kirk, Spock and Sulu got to have all the fun.

@wrorchestra1 2 жыл бұрын

Where was the original TNG dustbuster type 2 phaser?

@AdurianJ 9 ай бұрын

Wrath of Kahn Phasers are my favourite. They are smaller but also super deadly, the bigger Phasers in later movies look so bulky

@Amig186 Жыл бұрын

Wrath of Khan probably had the most horrifying phaser death effect, it was a bit of a shock after TOS just had people hit with one disappear instantly and painlessly

@MM22966 9 ай бұрын

I always laughed at the Animated episode where Uhura and the all-female away team beamed in & phasered the group of amazons. Their expressions (on both sides) were priceless!

@radioflyer68911 2 жыл бұрын

The TNG's third season developed a kind of lens flair that proceeded the emission of the beam.

@peterhulsestyleproductions6377 2 жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

@JohnDiMarco 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@peterhulsestyleproductions6377 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDiMarco your welcome

@Ama-hi5kn 6 ай бұрын

3:27 When Riker realizes he can't have the woman he was gunning for. So he practically gunned her down.

@danielhausser8038 2 жыл бұрын

I just love those beams. I don't want that new fancy pew pew stuff.

@robbiepatrick6251 6 ай бұрын

9:22 Is this the power of Ultra Instinct?!

@stilickoh 2 жыл бұрын

i did not remember that much rolling in star trek lol, good compilation. im curious what your take on the newer star treks are, mainly strange new worlds cause it's the most promising.

@JohnDiMarco 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have mixed feelings about the new Trek shows. I think the two animated series, Lower Decks and Prodigy, show some promise, but I don't care for the live action shows so far.

@BR-cq2hm 2 жыл бұрын

The new phasers suck with their PEW PEW PEW effects.

@patrickwilson1459 Жыл бұрын

3:22 One of Scotty’s best moments ever!

@thethotslayer471 Ай бұрын

2:33 this particular sound effect has been used in the naruto anime for the rasengan.

@tilasole3252 11 ай бұрын

1:28 oh noes! They stunned She-Ra! Princess of Power! 😮

@asvarien 7 ай бұрын

They never seem to remember the wide beam setting when it'd be most helpful.

@zorkmid1083 10 ай бұрын

I think you should have included the weapons from "Menagerie/The Cage" even though you had "The Man Trap". Also from TOS, "The Devil in the Dark" and "Friday's Child". From TNG, "Hide and Q".

@fastertrackcreative 11 ай бұрын

7:12 the back and forth while in the midst of battle is funny. The vfx at 9:17 are impressive. What's the context?

@JohnDiMarco 11 ай бұрын

At 9:17, Archer is in the chamber where Silik talks to Future Guy, and there are a bunch of temporal distortions.

@erichanastacio9695 2 жыл бұрын

I wished they included the KKKKK Fight (Khan -Klingon -Kirk of the Kelvin timeline on Kronos)

@TheMultiGunMan 2 жыл бұрын

When you have Darwin The Dolphin on your side you don't need phasers. That's what happens when a guy like Matthew invests millions of dollars in bio-weapons. He's a very unscrupulous person. I learned that the hard way when I met him at "Farpoint & Encounter." :-)

@JRGProjects 9 ай бұрын

Styles of Gunplay. TOS: Gunslingers/Westerns TNG: Dirty Harry/Clint Eastwood DS9: Laser Tag VOY: James Bond Gunbarrels ENT: NCIS and CSI Crime Dramas Movies: WW2 with lasers

@jyesucevitz 3 ай бұрын

STOS still has my phavorite phaser from scifi. the ones in Discovery are nice too. my second favorite isn't Trek sadly. Space: 1999 stun phaser.

@711desmond Жыл бұрын

What episodes were the ds9 clips from

@JohnDiMarco Жыл бұрын

A list of episodes used from each series can be found in the video description.

@richardlahan7068 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe cover the LCARS computer system?

@JohnDiMarco 2 жыл бұрын

I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.

@gordonmohr2268 9 ай бұрын

the flying dog vomit is the best episode :))

@calumscott8737 10 ай бұрын

I think the DS9 handhelds were the apex.

@IrateGamingZealot 4 күн бұрын

I miss great sound design. So little love put in anymore.

@BirdOPrey5 2 жыл бұрын

No disruptor whips? Guess had to draw a line somewhere...

@JohnDiMarco 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe next time.

@tilasole3252 11 ай бұрын

3:27 he got her pregnant. His secret could not be let out. She had to go!

@samanthatemplar4901 2 жыл бұрын

You should do Ship Phasers. Maybe Torpedoes yeah?

@JohnDiMarco 2 жыл бұрын

I actually covered those awhile back... Ship phasers: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qrKanMaa3t7Nm4U.html Torpedoes: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mqmUo8imq7OwoI0.html Thanks for watching.

@alwayscensored6871 Жыл бұрын

All these old ST they seemed great at the time but when compared now to The Orville the effects possible now are amazing. I wonder if The Orville in 30-40 years will seem a little cheesy? Have we reached peak effects?

@JohnDiMarco Жыл бұрын

I would guess that effects technology will continue to improve over time. However, like with classic Star Trek, the Orville will hopefully endure due to the high quality of storytelling.

@alwayscensored6871 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDiMarco I find it hard to imagine better effects and I remember vector graphics screens. With tech like Unreal5 anyone can do it now. I suppose there is still Holodeck tech to look forwards too. Might need a bit of age regression to be around for that.

@wrenchinator9715 3 ай бұрын

6:02 is it just me or do the phasers in Insurrection look worse than the ones from the TNG show?

@logicplague 8 ай бұрын

Where are the sights? I've heard the argument, "it's a beam, you just point", but that's clearly from someone who's never fired a weapon. Handguns might as well fire beams given the ranges they're intended for, and you still need the ability to AIM.

@SteelPaladin1997 7 ай бұрын

The TOS phasers actually had pop-up sights. The big gold-ish rectangle on the top would lift ~30 degrees and had a small targeting screen facing the user. It's used on occasion in TOS. Not sure why they never added anything similar in later type 1 or 2 phasers.

@hornet370 Жыл бұрын

I think you forgot the phasers used in the first episode of TNG, they were more smaller and easier to pocket

@SpaceWizardCosplay Жыл бұрын

Those were the type-1 phasers, also known as cricket phasers due to their smaller size.

@zorkmid1083 10 ай бұрын

Best example of that phaser was in "Friday's Child", when the Klingon was blasting anything that came near.

@andreward8268 Ай бұрын

0:47 @ Northrop Grumman

@JAMES-qp8tz Жыл бұрын

Name of TOS Films at 2:38 & 2:50?

@JohnDiMarco Жыл бұрын

Star Trek V and Star Trek VI, respectively.

@JAMES-qp8tz Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDiMarco Ok, thank you.

@nicholasrolo886 11 ай бұрын

"I pretend to be their friend....and then I shoot YOU!"

@chrisedmund335 2 жыл бұрын

Where the ship weapons using the same sound affects as the hand weapons?

@JohnDiMarco 2 жыл бұрын

The sounds were very similar, yes.

@jyesucevitz 3 ай бұрын

I loved Enterprise, but shoehorning the Borg into that timeline?

@jpCps01 Жыл бұрын

5:51 5:55 6:02 6:15 6:21

@thullraven1 2 жыл бұрын

So, what's the difference between them? Why choose a Phaser Pistol over the Hand Phaser? Is one more powerful than the other?

@JohnDiMarco 2 жыл бұрын

The phase pistol was the weapon used in Enterprise, since they didn't have phasers yet.

@thullraven1 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDiMarco True, but later in the OS they use a pistol and the small hand phaser. I'm wondering what the difference is between the two other than cosmetic.

@JohnDiMarco 2 жыл бұрын

@@thullraven1 I believe the phaser pistol (AKA type 2) is more powerful.

@thullraven1 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDiMarco Thank you.

@Simon-wn2id 2 жыл бұрын

If memory serves from my tech manuals, the OS type 1 had stun settings only, and could be combined with a type 2 to include the more powerful settings.