M134 Minigun

General Electric M134 with first pattern spade grip mount and crosshair sights. Note the lack of flash suppressor and three disked barrel cluster - 7.62x51mm NATO

The M134 Minigun is a six-barreled, electrically-driven rotary gun originally designed by General Electric. Essentially a miniaturized version of the 20mm M61 Vulcan chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, it was originally designed during the Vietnam War to provide a high-volume-of-fire weapon suitable for mounting on helicopters. Boasting a fire rate of up to 6,000 rounds per minute, the minigun proved far more capable than any single-barreled weapon in this role and, through numerous updates, remains in it to this day.

A distinctive invention of fiction is the hand-held M134 minigun, a concept which was popularized by the film Predator. Physically demanding even for a slowed-down minigun firing blanks, such a weapon would be impossible for a human being to either carry or operate. This fact has not stopped it appearing frequently in other works, especially in video games. Generally such depictions will totally ignore the weapon's need for external power, and sometimes even forget it requires a source of ammunition.

The M134 Minigun and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

GE M134 Minigun

General Electric M134 - 7.62x51mm NATO

GE M134 Minigun in an SUU-11/A gunpod - 7.62x51mm NATO

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notation	Date
Sharknado			Mounted on a modified Hummer	2013
White House Down	Channing Tatum	John Cale	Mounted on a Chevrolet Suburban SUV	2013
Battleship	Rihanna	Raikes	Garwood Industries upgraded GE M134's mounted on rigid inflatable boat	2012
Iron Man 2	Sam Rockwell	Justin Hammer		2010
Terminator Salvation			Mounted either side of tow truck cab	2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine			Mounted on UH-1 helicopter	2009
The Incredible Hulk			Mounted on a helicopter, (continuity error)	2008
The Dark Knight			Used to fire pistol rounds to study how bullets shatter	2008
Death Race			Mounted on "The Dreadnought"	2008
Death Race			Mounted on "The Monster" 2006 Ford Mustang GT	2008
Death Race			Mounted on Carson's Pontiac Trans AM	2008
Death Race			Mounted on Siad' BMW E32, fitted with oversized slotted flash suppressor	2008
Transformers			Tiny version produced by feral transformer	2007
Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Angelina Jolie	Jane Smith	Unrated Cut	2005
Alone in the Dark			On tripod	2005
Jarhead			UH-1 Huey Gunship	2005
Dreamcatcher			AH-6 Little Bird Helicopter	2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines		T-1 robots	Oversized non-functional prop weapons	2003
xXx			Included in a display of weaponry which will be mounted on Xander's car	2003
Die Another Day	Rick Yune	Zao	Mounted in Jaguar car	2002
We Were Soldiers	Greg Kinnear	Major Bruce 'Snake' Crandall	UH-1H Huey Gunships, also seen displayed on a table	2002
Behind Enemy Lines			USMC UH-1 Huey Gunships	2001
The Matrix	Keanu Reeves	Neo	Mounted on a Bell 212 Helicopter	1999
Point Blank	Michael Wright	Sonny		1998
Tomorrow Never Dies			MH-53 Pave Low Helicopter	1997
Last Action Hero			Extremely short barrels	1993
Terminator 2: Judgement Day		Future War Resistance Soldier	Not the same as the handheld weapon used later (see below)	1991
RoboCop 2		RoboCop 2 / RoboCain unit		1990
Fire Birds			AH-1 Cobra Helicopters	1990
Red Scorpion			Soviet "Hind" Helicopter	1989
Rambo III			Soviet "Hind" Helicopter	1988
Predator		Helicopter gunner	UH-1 Huey Helicopter (see below for handheld version)	1987
The Running Man			UH-1 Huey Gunship, stock footage from King Kong	1987
Heartbreak Ridge			USMC UH-1 Huey Gunships	1986
Top Gun			Mounted in fictional MiG-28 (possible substitute for M61 Vulcan	1986
Rambo: First Blood Part II		POW	Bell 212 Helicopter	1985
Coordinates of Death (Koordinaty smerti)		U.S Army helicopter gunners	First pattern models; mounted on UH-1 Huey helicopters	1985
Red Dawn			Seen in wreckage	1984
Apocalypse Now		Helicopter gunner	UH-1 Huey Gunship	1979
The Odd Angry Shot			UH-1 Huey Gunship	1979
King Kong			UH-1 Huey Gunship	1976
The Green Berets			AC-47 Gunship	1968

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Notation	Date
Guns
Quantum Leap
Mythbusters			(S5E22; "Shooting Fish in a Barrel")
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman			Mounted on a test army vehicle(episode "Operation Blackout")
Future Weapons
Ultimate Weapons
Iris - Season 1		Hungarian secret service	mounted on UH-1	2009
Revolution			Mounted on Bell-UH1	2012-2013

Anime

Title	Character	Notation	Date
Flag		Attached to VTOL transport vehicles	2006
Starship Operators	AGI guards	Fitted with shields	2005
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG	Tachikoma think-tank	Extremely short barrels	2004
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex	Tachikoma think-tank	Extremely short barrels	2002

Video Games

Title	Character	Notation	Date
Dead Island Riptide			2013
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	Ghosts, rebels, Watchgate PMC	Mounted on Black Hawk helicopters, also as stationary turrets	2012
Project Reality: Vietnam		Mounted on UH-1C Huey helicopters in M21 armament subsystem	2012
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon		Mounted on MH-60L Black Hawk helicopters	2011
Bodycount		Oversized M134-based gatlings mounted on enemy helicopters	2011
Battlefield Play4Free		Mounted on Black Hawk helicopters	2011
Crysis 2		Mounted on helicopters, trailers only	2011
Dead Rising 2	Soldiers		2010
Just Cause 2	Rico Rodriguez, Alexander Mirkov, enemy soldiers	Mounted on military helicopters, fighters, land vehicles and motor torpedo boats	2010
Left 4 Dead 2		"Minigun." Mounted on a monopod, can overheat, 2010 DLC map No Mercy only	2009
The Conduit		Mounted on National Guard helicopters	2009
Resident Evil 5	Sheva Alomar	Mounted on the back of a HMMWV	2009
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand			2009
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	Armacham soldiers	mounted on helicopters	2009
Left 4 Dead		"Minigun." Mounted on a monopod, can overheat	2008
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3			2008
Crysis Warhead	Michael "Psycho" Sykes, enemies	Crysis' portable Hurricane is fictional, but Warhead's mounted guns are clearly M134s with minimal changes	2008
Devil May Cry 4	Dante	"Pandora;" elaborate semi-portable ground mounting, used in the air anyway; shortened M134 barrels with one of the front clamps missing	2008
Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus	Vincent Valentine	Mounted on Reeve Tuesti's vehicle and in fixed positions	2006
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat		Door guns on Black Hawk helicopters	2005
F.E.A.R.		Door guns on Black Hawk helicopters	2005
Battlefield 2		Mounted on Black Hawk helicopters	2005
Project Reality		Mounted on Black Hawk and Little Bird helicopters	2005
The Matrix: Path of Neo	Neo	Mounted on helicopter	2005
Ghost Recon: Island Thunder		mounted on Black Hawk	2003
Shinobi	Hiruko (via magic)	Mounted in SUU-11/A gunpods on posessed Black Hawk helicopter	2002
007: Nightfire		Available in multiplayer mode only, and with certain weapon sets	2002
Gungrave	Beyond the Grave	Mounted in Grave's coffin	2002
007: Agent Under Fire	James Bond	Mounted on a tank commanded by Bond; also seen attached to enemy drone guns	2001

Dillon Aero M134 Minigun

Dillon Aero M134 with flash suppressor - 7.62x51mm NATO. These are new model M134 Miniguns or just updated GE Miniguns which are usually seen with a different spade grip mount that were used during the Vietnam War.

Dillon Aero M134D-H (H stands for Hybrid) combines the titanium and skeletonized parts that were engineered for use in the M134D-T minigun with the steel housing of the previous M134D - 7.62x51mm NATO

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notation	Date
Transformers: Dark of the Moon			Mounted on roof of Autobot Wreckers #42, fitted with GE barrel clamp	2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon			Mounted in grill of Autobot Wreckers #88, fitted with GE barrel clamp	2011
The A-Team			Mounted on V-22 Osprey	2010
Terminator Salvation			Mounted on T-600's right arm	2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	"Heavy Duty"	Handheld	2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen		NEST soldier	Handheld, lightweight titanium model	2009
The Incredible Hulk		Helicopter gunner	Mounted on a helicopter, used to shoot at The Abomination	2008
The Kingdom			Mounted on a Saudi helicopter	2007

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Notation	Date
Lock 'n Load with R. Lee Ermey	R. Lee Ermey	Himself	Mounted on Humvee	2010
Ultimate Weapons		Operator	Mounted on helicopters	2010

Video Games

Title	Character	Mods	Notation	Date
Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops			used as the icon of a modded M60	2011
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising			Door-mounted on MH-60S Seahawk, primary armament of AH-6J Little Bird	2009
Terminator Salvation	T-600 Terminators	not usable		2009

General Dynamics GAU-17/A

General Dynamics GAU-17/A, US Air Force version of the M134 Minigun - 7.62x51mm NATO

The USAF version of the M134, fitted with a slotted flash hider.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notation	Date
White House Down			Mounted on a MH-60L Black Hawk	2013
Act of Valor		US Navy SEALs	Mounted on Special Operation Craft - Riverine	2012
Iron Man 2	Don Cheadle	Lt. Col. Rhodes	Miniaturised version, mounted on the "War Machine"	2010
Terminator Salvation			Mounted on Pave Hawk helicopter	2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra			Mounted on MH-60L Black Hawks. Footage taken from Black Hawk Down.	2009
Black Hawk Down		US Army soldiers	Mounted on MH-60L Black Hawk and AH-6 Little Bird helicopters	2001

Video Games

Title	Character	Notation	Date
Spec Ops: The Line	Walker		2012
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	Derek "Frost" Westbrook, Yuri, others	Mounted on Black Hawk helicopter, incorrectly mounted on M1A1 Abrams, also seen as part of "M5 sentry turret" rig	2011
Medal of Honor	SPC. Dante Adams	mounted on Chinook helicopter	2010
Splinter Cell: Conviction		Mounted in remote turrets	2010
X-Men Origins: Wolverine		As an automated turret; unusable	2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Joseph Allen	Mounted on HMMWV: also seen in various other locations and as the weapon of fictional "M5 sentry turret" rig	2009
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	"Soap" McTavish, Black Hawk door gunner	Mounted on helicopters	2007
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter	NPCs	Mounted on helicopters	2006
Battlefield 2		Mounted on AH-6 Little Bird helicopters	2005
America's Army		Door-mounted on a UH-60 Black Hawk	2002
SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs		Door-mounted on helicopters	2011

Hand Held M134 Minigun

"Ol' Painless" Handheld M134 Minigun with M60 Handguard, as seen in Predator - 7.62x51mm NATO

Airsoft handheld M134 Minigun with 'Chainsaw grip' to handle the recoil force. This variant was seen in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. This is an airsoft version which retains the half-circle attachment point for the M60 foregrip from Predator; the real T2 minigun did not have this - (fake) 7.62x51mm NATO

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notation	Date
Kill Zombie!	Sergio Hasselbaink	Jeffrey	non-functional prop	2012
Predators	Oleg Taktarov	Nikolai	(substituting for a GShG-7.62)	2010
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra	Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	Heavy Duty	(M134DT minigun by Dillion Aero)	2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen		N.E.S.T. soldier	(M134DT minigun by Dillion Aero)	2009
Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Matthew G. Taylor	Nemesis	gauntlet mounted Minigun customized with short barrels and an aluminum housing	2004
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	Arnold Schwarzenegger	The Terminator	Pulled from T-1 robot and held by mounting; oversized non-functional prop	2003
A Man Apart	George Sharperson	Big Sexy		2003
Tomorrow Never Dies			Seen on gun rack	1997
Soldier	Kurt Russell	Sgt. Todd	(short-barrel commando version)	1997
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back	Mark Rolston	Donnie Hansen	(short-barrel commando version)	1995
Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Arnold Schwarzenegger	The Terminator		1991
Scrooged	Lee Majors	Himself	M60-style handguard	1988
Predator	Bill Duke	Sgt. Mac	M60-style handguard	1987
Predator	Jesse Ventura	Blain	M60-style handguard	1987

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Notation	Date
Chuck	Adam Baldwin	Colonel John Casey		2010

Anime

Title	Character	Notation	Date
Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky	Manami	With T2-style chainsaw grip	2010
Black Lagoon	Lobos' henchmen	With T2-style chainsaw grip	2006
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex	Batou	With dual ammo pods mounted underneath	2002
Excel Saga	Menchi	With T2-style chainsaw grip	1999
Cowboy Bebop	Mobsters		1998
Kurogane Communication	Sone	Modelled after the M134 used in Predator	1998
Spriggan	Fatman	Mounted to character's arm with T2-style overhead front grip	1998
Kochikame	Jodie Karen	Based on ECHO 1 airsoft gun, with stick magazine on right hand side	1996
Sword Art Online II	"Behemoth"		2014

Video Games

Title	Character	Notation	Date
Call of Duty: Ghosts			2013
Grand Theft Auto V			2013
The Showdown Effect			2013
Call of Duty: Black Ops II			2012
Uncharted: Golden Abyss	Nate, Heavy Troopers	five barrels only	2011
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D	Gatling Gun Majini		2011
Serious Sam 3: BFE	Sam "Serious" Stone	"XM-214-A"	2011
Call of Duty: Black Ops	Alex Mason	Referred to as "Death Machine". Heavily altered with custom barrel clamps, offset front grip, ejects up and to left	2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker			2010
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light	Lara Croft, Totec		2010
Just Cause 2	Rico Rodriguez, enemy soldiers	Mounted and used by enemies, but can be detached and carried by player. T2-style chainsaw grip. No ammo drum when carried	2010
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Nathan Drake, heavy soldier (boss enemy)	Called "GAU-19" and with GAU-19 pickup icon but M134 model, shown with only five barrels	2009
Resident Evil 5	Chris Redfield, Gatling Gun Majini (boss enemy)	With large ammo backpack	2009
BlazBlue	Noel Vermillion	"Fenrir." Shrouded barrels, elaborate frame including an overhead grip and rear-mounted ammo drum	2008
Fallout 3			2008
Saints Row 2			2008
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames	Mercenaries	mounted on various vehicles	2008
Combat Arms		With T2-style chainsaw grip	2008
Counter-Strike Online		"Vulcan machine gun", now also has "Christmas Special" and "Upgraped version"	2009
Army Of Two	Eliot Salem, Tyson Rios, Ali Yousef (enemy)	Has half-circle attachment point for Predator M60 foregrip, but not the grip itself; presumably based on the airsoft version pictured above	2008
Turok	Joseph Turok, enemy soldiers	"Minigun." With T2-style chainsaw grip	2008
Team Fortress 2	The Heavy	"Sasha" and "Natasha," both with large ammunition drum mounted to the weapon	2007
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl	Marked One	Only present in leaked alpha from 2003: removed from final game. Released build 1935 includes textures but no weapon model.	2007
War Rock			2007
Driver: Parallel Lines			2006
True Crime: New York City	Marcus Reed		2005
Shadow the Hedgehog	Shadow the Hedgehog, GUN Walkers (enemies)	Mounted on walkers, only carried by Shadow	2005
From Russia with Love	Russian and Octopus Elite enemies		2005
Serious Sam 2	Serious Sam, enemies	"XM-214-A"	2005
Timesplitters: Future Perfect			2005
Resident Evil 4	JJ (boss enemy)	With large ammo backpack	2005
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent	"GoldenEye"	"Predator MG"	2004
GTA: San Andreas	Carl Johnson	"Minigun"	2004
Serious Sam: Next Encounter	Sam "Serious" Stone	"XM4000", re-chambered to fire 9mm bullets	2004
Hitman: Contracts	Agent 47	"Minigun"	2004
Far Cry	Jack Carver, enemy mercenaries	Mounted, but with T2-style chainsaw grip	2004
GTA: Vice City	Tommy Vercetti	"Minigun"	2002
Timesplitters 2			2002
Serious Sam		"XM-214-A"	various
Hitman: Codename 47			2000
Timesplitters			2000
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis		Only three barrels	1999
Resident Evil 2		Only three barrels	1998
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter	Tal'Set Fireseed	"Minigun"	1997
Terminator 2 The Arcade Game	T-101, T-102	Limited duration power-up	1991