Six days of apocalypses: Super science tears a hole in the universe allowing for an alien invasion of Earth.

The trustiest crowbar.

The Crowbar: Gordon Freeman's crowbar gets him into and out of many sticky situations as he tries to escape a disintegrating secret super science facility and then it helps him again as he has to navigate life on an Earth ruled by an extraterrestrial fundamentalist "cooperative."

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While life isn't entirely terrible in the Half-Life universe, I would rather not live under the rule of a totalitarian extradimensional alien conqueror collective.

The Combine claims to be excellent to everyone, but we know better. Don't just say you are, really be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Six days of apocalypses: Everyone goes crazy in a city on the bottom of the sea.

A trusty wrench that I am sure you can use as a weapon, but I haven't seen used to tighten or loosen anything.

The Wrench: There is more plumbing down in Rapture then you can shake a wrench at, which of course means there are plenty of wrenches to use as improvised weapons. Bioshock's wrench is one of the best "bringing a knife to a gunfight" melee weapons in a first-person shooter. I love it.

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During the event of Bioshock and Bioshock 2, Rapture is undergoing a more protracted apocalypse. While it isn't one final event that climactically destroys the city, the Rapture that was is most certainly doomed.

Few people are excellent to everyone down in Rapture. Be better, be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Six days of apocalypses: Nuclear war washes away our civilizations, but the world eventually recovers.

A sword forged from demon blood that holds a wicked edge.

Demon Blood Sword: Finn and Jake's Dad won this sword by outsmarting a demon. A drink of holy water a day apparently keeps the infernal forces at bay.

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While the land of Ooo appears to be an idyllic cartoon world, it is actually built upon the bones of a world very similar to our own.

Finn is usually excellent to many people. He isn't perfect though. Make sure you are trying to be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Six days of apocalypses: A dystopia ruled by super powered adolescents in evil uniforms.

A wicked sword that is one half of a giant pair of scissors designed to cut even the most robust threads.

Scissor Blade: Ryūko's weapon in her tireless fight against the totalitarian forces ruling Honnōji Academy.

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While the setting of Kill La Kill is not technically apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic, it is dystopian enough to make it seem like a total hell to inhabit.

Don't fight with your fellow students, be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Six days of apocalypses: A army of demons pours from a hell-mouth beneath Everytown, CA.

A weapon of mass slaying found by the slayer when she needed it most.

The Scythe: This is an axe, a mace, and a spear/stake all rolled into one super convenient package. This was technically made in prehistoric times, but not one thing makes it look at all ancient. 

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There is the second day of apocalypse. Stay tuned for more red weapons.

I do not own the intellectual rights for this, so don't profit it off this without the express consent of its owners.

Just because we are celebrating apocalypses doesn't mean you should forget to be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Six days of apocalypses: Corporate greed sends us all to hell.

A menacing blade you could find if a mega-corporation successfully opened a gate to Hell in search of profit. 

The Crucible: A terrifying sword made of pure Argent Energy that can kill most denizens of hell in a single swing.

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A while ago I drew the Doom Slayer's sword after being inundated with ads for DOOM: Eternal. That led me to draw five more items that were all primarily red and associated with an apocalypse or dystopia.

For the next six days, I will post one of these red apocalypse items daily.

I don't own the intellectual property associated with DOOM, so don't profit off this without the owner's express permission.

I don't think we are currently living through an apocalypse, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph