The Tesla
Vital statistics
Type	Stunner
Effects	Temporary unconsciousness Short-term memory loss Immediate electrical combustion
Source	Nikola Tesla
Danger	Minimal to High, based on setting
Amount Known	3
First Appearance	"Pilot"

The "Tesla" is an electrically based handgun invented by and named after Nikola Tesla, as an alternative to bullets. Warehouse 13 Agents use this as a stunning device which simultaneously erases short-term memory.

Background Edit

Nikola Tesla was an inventor and an electrical engineer. With some help from the then-apprentice, H.G. Wells, he designed and created the Tesla gun for Warehouse 12. The gun has 10 power levels, each rising in increments of 0.5.

The gun is seen as a sign of Warehouse agent (or ex-agent) activity. When Agents Myka Bering and Peter Lattimer discovered a desiccated body with a Tesla on it, Pete immediately declared the body as that of a Warehouse agent. However, when he and Myka were attacked by a masked thief at the Woodrow Wilson Museum of Peace, Pete merely commented on the fact that the thief had a Tesla, mentioning nothing about the possibility of the attacker being an agent. Originally, the Tesla possessed a limited power supply and required frequent recharging. However, Claudia Donovan upgraded the device and increased its effectiveness.

How it Works Edit

The Tesla, affectionately referred to as a "polyphase ass-kicker," is an electroshock weapon that operates much like a modern taser, emitting a directed electrical charge in order to incapacitate a target. In addition to stunning the victim, the electric shock scrambles the synapses of the brain for a brief moment, which deletes several minutes' worth of immediate short-term memory. The stunning and short-term memory loss occur at a setting of two on the device. Highest settings of five are more dangerous and are known to turn people to ash. However, at very close range, settings as low as 1 or 2 can still be dangerous. When the electrical streams of two Teslas are aimed at each other, the resulting collision causes a shockwave strong enough to knock the wielders off their feet.

Originally, Teslas could only fire several times between charges, depending on their setting. Once they ran out of power though, the Teslas would have to be returned to their carrying case, where they could be plugged in and recharged by some as-yet unexplained means. As mentioned above, Claudia discovered a means of creating a self-charging system for the Teslas, as well as miniaturizing the Tesla for better concealment.

The Warehouse has a 'Target Coil' (an original Tesla Coil) which agents can use for target practice with their Teslas without fear of damaging nearby electronics or Warehouse systems.

Appearances Edit

• "Pilot"
• "Burnout"
• "Time Will Tell"
• "Secret Santa"
• "The New Guy"
• "Love Sick"
• "3 . . . 2 . . . 1"
• "Insatiable"
• "Emily Lake"
• "Stand"
• "The Greatest Gift"