I've been trying for years to design a plasma canon for my character and have never been able to do it in a way that I liked. It never looks techy enough, and I'd rather avoid glowing bits or things that would be too easily destroyed because this character is a mercenary who will occasionally need to use stealth. I'm not very good at tech designs though, so can anyone help me out? I'm really not happy with these.

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