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* The aforementioned Atari 2600/Intellivision game ''Tron Deadly Discs'', plus its arcade counterpart ''Discs Of Tron''.
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* Metal Man's weapon in ''MegaMan 2''. Resurfaces in ''MegamanBattleNetwork 3'' as one of Metalman.EXE's signature weapons.
* [[FinalFantasyVIII Rinoa]] has a few weapons that function as this, namely Rising Sun and Shooting Star.

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* Metal Man's weapon in ''MegaMan ''Game/MegaMan 2''. Resurfaces in ''MegamanBattleNetwork ''{{MegaMan Battle Network}} 3'' as one of Metalman.[=MetalMan=].EXE's signature weapons.
* [[FinalFantasyVIII Rinoa]] Rinoa of ''FinalFantasyVIII'' has a few weapons that function as this, namely Rising Sun and Shooting Star.
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* Rinoa's shield/boomerang/buzzsaw Blaster Edge in ''DeadFantasy II''.

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* Rinoa's shield/boomerang/buzzsaw Blaster Edge Silenced Tear in ''DeadFantasy II''.
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* Rinoa's shield/boomerang/buzzsaw Blaster Edge in ''DeadFantasy II''.
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Yes we did, because that\'s under Rings Of Death


* ''[[XenaWarriorPrincess Have we FORGOTTEN the CHAKRAM!?!?]]''
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* ''[[XenaWarriorPrincess Have we FORGOTTEN the CHAKRAM!?!?]]''

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* Used twice in ''ToyStory 2''. Buzz Lightyear throws discs at Emperor Zerg during the videogame opening sequence and the fight on top of the elevator.
* [[ActionMom Elasti-Girl]] in ''TheIncredibles'' uses a manhole cover to take out the robot's laser. She doesn't have the super-strength to fling it normally (as evidenced by her effort to lift it), so she stretches her arm around a street lamp and sling-shots it at the robot.

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* Used twice in ''ToyStory 2''. Buzz Lightyear throws discs at Emperor Zerg during the videogame opening sequence and the fight on top of the elevator.



* [[ActionMom Elasti-Girl]] in ''TheIncredibles'' uses a manhole cover to take out the robot's laser. She doesn't have the super-strength to fling it normally (as evidenced by her effort to lift it), so she stretches her arm around a street lamp and sling-shots it at the robot.
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** Amped up to 11 in the sequel TronLegacy.

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** Amped up to 11 in the sequel TronLegacy.''TronLegacy''.



* {{Hancock}}: How Hancock disposes of Red and gains control of Red's [[DeadManSwitch detonator]] to bombs on hostages after Red calls Hancock an [[BerserkButton asshole]]. Hancock made it by [[ImprovisedWeapon flattening a metal pole lamp shade and pinching the edge to make it sharp]].

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* {{Hancock}}: How ''{{Hancock}}'': how Hancock disposes of Red and gains control of Red's [[DeadManSwitch detonator]] to bombs on hostages after Red calls Hancock an [[BerserkButton asshole]]. Hancock made it by [[ImprovisedWeapon flattening a metal pole lamp shade and pinching the edge to make it sharp]].
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* Elasti Girl in ''TheIncredibles'' uses a manhole cover to take out the robot's laser.

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* Elasti Girl [[ActionMom Elasti-Girl]] in ''TheIncredibles'' uses a manhole cover to take out the robot's laser.laser. She doesn't have the super-strength to fling it normally (as evidenced by her effort to lift it), so she stretches her arm around a street lamp and sling-shots it at the robot.
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* {{Hancock}}: How Hancock disposes of Red and gains control of Red's [[DeadManSwitch detonator]] to bombs on hostages after Red calls Hancock an [[BerserkButton asshole]]. Hancock made it by [[ImprovisedWeapon flattening a metal pole lamp shade and pinching the edge to make it sharp]].
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** Amped up to 11 in the sequel TronLegacy.
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* ''{{Tron}}''

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* ''{{Tron}}''''{{Tron}}''; in fact, one of the Atari 2600 games based on the original movie was actually called "Tron: Deadly Discs".
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Chakrams are their own trope


* [[FinalFantasyVIII Rinoa]] has a few weapons that function as this, namely Rising Sun and Shooting Star. Fuujin also uses a weapon similar to a chakram.

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* [[FinalFantasyVIII Rinoa]] has a few weapons that function as this, namely Rising Sun and Shooting Star. Fuujin also uses a weapon similar to a chakram.
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* [[FinalFantasyVIII Rinoa]] has a few weapons that function as this, namely Rising Sun and Shooting Star. Fuujin also uses a weapon similar to a chakram.
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A close relative to KillerYoYo and RingsOfDeath. See also ImprovisedWeapon, and ImprobableUseOfAWeapon. [[IThoughtItMeant Does ''not'' have anything to do with]] [[{{Discworld}} the Discworld]], though it's [[CrapsackWorld usually pretty deadly]].

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A close relative to KillerYoYo and RingsOfDeath. See also ImprovisedWeapon, and ImprobableUseOfAWeapon. [[IThoughtItMeant Does ''not'' have anything Has nothing to do with]] [[{{Discworld}} the Discworld]], though it's [[CrapsackWorld usually pretty deadly]].
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* Metal Man's weapon in ''MegaMan 2''. Resurfaces in ''MegamanBattleNetwork 3'' as one of Metalman.EXE's signature weapons.
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* The ''TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' did this ''constantly'' in the 1987 cartoon with manhole covers. Considering manhole covers generally weight about 150 pounds (likely much more on high-traffic New York streets) and the turtles were generally speed fighters, one would think that they would favor an easier to utilize weapon to throw...

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* Sharpened plates are used as weapons in ''Wolves Of The Calla'', the fifth book in ''TheDarkTower'' series.
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* Krishna has the ultimate badass version of this. Even other gods are afraid of it.
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* In ''ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', Scott chucks a cymbal from a drum set right at Matthew Patel's head.
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** Frieza probably gave us the deadliest variant in fiction...not only does it cut through anything, but it CHASES AFTER YOU.
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* Destroy All Humans: Features the Disc Launcher, which will catch a human on it, fly them into various solid objects to lower the health of the human, and rise into the sky towards the end of its run, exploding and dropping them from massive heights.

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* Destroy All Humans: ''DestroyAllHumans'': Features the Disc Launcher, which will catch a human on it, fly them into various solid objects to lower the health of the human, and rise into the sky towards the end of its run, exploding and dropping them from massive heights.
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* Destroy All Humans: Features the Disc Launcher, which will catch a human on it, fly them into various solid objects to lower the health of the human, and rise into the sky towards the end of its run, exploding and dropping them from massive heights.
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* ''DeadRising'' protagonist Frank West can make use of stacks of plates and CDs as weapons. They work about as well as you'd think too... Until you [[MagikarpPower level Frank up]].

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* ''DeadRising'' protagonist Frank West can make use of stacks of plates and CDs [=CDs=] as weapons. They work about as well as you'd think too... Until you [[MagikarpPower level Frank up]].

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A close relative to KillerYoYo and RingsOfDeath.
See also ImprovisedWeapon, and ImprobableUseOfAWeapon.
Does ''not'' have anything to do with [[{{Discworld}} the Discworld]], though it's [[CrapsackWorld usually pretty deadly]].

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A close relative to KillerYoYo and RingsOfDeath.
RingsOfDeath. See also ImprovisedWeapon, and ImprobableUseOfAWeapon.
ImprobableUseOfAWeapon. [[IThoughtItMeant Does ''not'' have anything to do with with]] [[{{Discworld}} the Discworld]], though it's [[CrapsackWorld usually pretty deadly]].
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Does ''not'' have anything to do with [[{{Discworld}} the Discworld]], though it's [[CrapsackWorld usually pretty deadly]].
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Chakrams are under Rings Of Death


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* ''{{Exalted}}'' has the [[ChainsawGood gyroscopic chakram]].
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* ''{{Exalted}}'' has the [[ChainsawGood gyroscopic chakram]].
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Wrong, that's under Rings Of Death



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* In ancient India, a common weapon was the chakram, which was essentially a hollow metal frisbee with sharpened edges; its design made it an effective ranged weapon, but also allowed it to be used as a melee weapon.
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* In ancient India, a common weapon was the chakram, which was essentially a hollow metal frisbee with sharpened edges; its design made it an effective ranged weapon, but also allowed it to be used as a melee weapon.

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