Twinklers are a category of energy weapons that includes both the main weapon of a starship, and a personalized weapon in the shape of a pistol or rifle - called a 'hand twinkler'. Twinklers fire red/ orange/ yellow beams, the intensity of which can be varied.
Background[]
Twinklers first appear in Star Wreck 1 - as 'phasers' - and are used during the battle in Earth's Orbit. They are first identified as 'twinklers' in Star Wreck 2, although when referring to the hand-held variant. The ship-mounted variant is referred to as 'twinkle beam'. In Star Wreck IV, the hand twinkler is shown physically for the first time, when Hummer - now working with Hans Duo - aims one at Captain Pirk and his crew in order to obtain the Zarquon scepter. In Star Wreck V a hand twinkler rifle, model M33000 is revealed to have been produced by Smith & Wesson.
Usage[]
Twinklers are used throughout the Star Wreck series, being commonly employed by P-Fleet as the main weapon of their starships. Hand twinklers are a standard P-Fleet ranged weapon in both timelines, and have a stun firing mode, alongside combat mode. It is unknown if any other race uses twinklers normally.
Trivia[]
The twinklers are known to quickly run out of ammo, as seen in Star Wreck 2 and in Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning. It is unclear if this is the result of P-Fleet's low budgets, or of bad manufacturing.
Appearances[]
- Star Wreck 1 (first appearance, called 'phasers')
- Star Wreck 2: The Old Shit (called 'twinkle beams' and 'hand twinklers')
- Star Wreck 3: Wrath of the Romuclans (first called by the general term of 'twinklers')
- Star Wreck IV: The Kilpailu (first physical appearance of hand twinklers)
- Star Wreck 4½: Weak Performance
- Star Wreck V: Lost Contact
- Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
- Star Wreck 2π: Full Twist, Now!
- Star Wreck Roleplaying Game