Thing-O-Matic
A common way for mad scientists to name machines, devices, and gadgets: take the thing's function and add -O-Matic or inator to the end. These tend to do exactly what they sound like they do. Usually, they won't give any explanation at all how they do what they do, and no matter how outlandish the science, or specific the purpose, they won't be able to do anything else.
Big Weapon, Little Wielder
How do you make both a weapon and its wielder more impressive without making them overly complex? Well, Bigger Is Better, so making the weapon dwarf its wielder makes the weapon more formidable, and shows off the wielder's strength, usually making them a Pint-Sized Powerhouse, having them use something that would be otherwise impractically heavy.
Not all BFS, BFG, and the many other great-weapon trope examples would count as this, because sometimes those are just bigger versions of regular weapons, but attached to a similarly big person to match.
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