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Taser blaster was a rifle-like weapon that fired blasts of electricity commonly employed by agents of the Initiative.[1][2]

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Taser blasters were typically used in the Initiative for incapacitating demons to capture them for study, missions referred to as a "zap 'n' trap" by Professor Walsh.[1] Riley and other commandos were equipped with taser blasters during the Gentlemen's short tenure in Sunnydale. Riley aided Buffy in her fight with the Gentlemen and their minions, when he used the blaster to throw off a Gentlemen who was approaching Buffy when she was vulnerable.[3] Taser blasters were also used during the Initiative's field test of Buffy where she managed to protect herself from the weapon's electric arc by swiftly using a commando's body as a human shield.[1]

Professor Walsh gave Buffy a faulty taser blaster for an assignment which she hoped would get her killed. Even though Buffy was unable to use its original function, she exploited its damage by throwing it in a puddle with her enemy, electrocuting the demon.[1] She later had Xander use his military knowledge to repair it after coming across Adam. However, he was unable to reconfigure the weapon until Riley did so with just a press of a button.[4] Buffy and Xander later used one at the demon rampage in the Initiative complex.[2]

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Taser blasters were rifle-like weapons with two-handles and a circuitry box at the center with wires connecting to the back and the front, where a pointed, bronze muzzle was. It fired blasts of electricity at a target, incapacitating them without causing physical damage.[4]

A single blast fired around 12,000 volts, which took a blasted human nearly two hours to recover from,[1] though a Slayer could take a blast with relatively minimal damage. In the case of Adam, taser blasters actually empowered the bio-mechanical demonoid rather than caused him harm.[5]

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