Gun-like technological devices, frequently designed with this purpose in mind, or regular old Ray Guns combined with a teleporter to fake a death, are a common variant: The Teleport Gun. This is basically the Impossibly Cool Weapon crossed with Teleporters and Transporters. If the target is not teleported, but rather the user, than it is usually for escape or a tactical advantage. The Teleport Gun is frequently an invention of the Mad Scientist. Examples of Teleport Gun include: