Star Trek fans have something to be excited about, and it’s just in time for Christmas. Hasbro’s NERF has just made the new Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) phaser blaster models available to purchase.
The first mention of the Type 2 and Type 3 phasers being a part of the LMTD line of popular weapons from various games and movies was back in September of 2022. Now, after a year-long wait, the new Star Trek NERF guns are finally in stock.
The new Star Trek NERF blasters were designed to pay homage to the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation television series. The Type 2 and Type 3 phasers are being sold as a box set for just under $120 in all the major retail outlets like Amazon and Wal-Mart.
In Star Trek: TNG, the Type 2 phaser was issued to Starfleet personnel in the 24th century, and they were meant to replace the less powerful, smaller Type 1 phaser. The Type 2 took the pistol design of the Type 1 and refined its style. The Type 2 phaser was sleeker with a handle that flowed in a gentle arch to the muzzle of the weapon.
The Star Trek NERF Type 2 phaser blaster is the smaller of the two. It fires only one dart at a time. You simply have to load the dart into the phaser, prime the weapon, and pull the trigger (or rather, press the button) to fire.
The Star Trek NERF Type 3 phaser blaster is really a rifle, and the design of the weapon is definitely something fans of the series will enjoy. Though the colors are a bit different (given that it’s a NERF product and all) the basic design of the toy weapon is quite close to the real thing.
The Type 3 also has a light-up feature that is meant to look like the assimilation of the Borg, referencing a TNG finale where Jean Luc Picard is assimilated and the 1996 movie Star Trek: First Contact.
The NERF Type 3 phaser even has a sound feature that plays various sound clips from First Contact along with some traditional phaser sounds. It has a mechanical 5-shot loading system, but it only shoots one dart at a time.
