History Main / EpicFlail

* ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'': this is Azog the Defiler's weapon in his final showdown with Thorin. It looks more like a huge chunk of stone attached to a chain than a "regular" weapon. He learns the [[RealityEnsues hard way]] that its a terrible weapon to use on a frozen river.

* Haruka Armitage of ''Anime/MaiOtome'' wields a large flail, in line with her...rather impulsive personality.

->'''Trevor Belmont''': Beautiful...
->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Sypha Belnades]]''': What on earth is that ugly thing?
->'''Trevor Belmont''': I don't believe they hid it. It's the [[AncestralWeapon Morning Star]]!

->'''Sypha Belnades''': What on earth is that ugly thing?
->'''Trevor Belmont''': I don't believe they hid it. It's the Morning Star!

--> "Well, it's definitely a weapon of some sort. It consists of four long blades, three wooden poles, six steel chains, and an assortment of spikes. You have absolutely no idea how to use it, but it looks totally badass."

* A semi-recurring weapon in the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series. It is usually classified as a type of whip for the purposes of the game, being able to hit groups of enemies at once, though it is its own weapon type in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII''.

* In Creator/CryoInteractive's ''VideoGame/DragonLoreTheLegendBegins'', the hero Werner Von Wallernrod's mightiest weapon is a three-flail morningstar.

* ''Manga/{{Gamaran}}'' has the Gasanemanji Ryuu, formed by kusarigama users. Their secret weapons tends to be more flail-like. Oh, and [[ShownTheirWork they actually use said kusarigama in the right way.]]

* The boss of Zoness in ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' is a submarine/barge called the Sarumarine that fires a massive, spiked, [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning spinning]] wrecking ball as his DesperationAttack.

* Moloch from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' is a gigantic oni with a chained metal ball wrapped around one of his arms.

* ''WebAnimation/RWBY'' has [[CatGirl Blake Belladonna]]'s weapon Gambol Shroud, a CoolSword that turns into a kusarigama that she can swing around with a ribbon tied to it.

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* ''VideoGame/HeavyWeapon's'' fourth boss, War Wrecker is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin wrecking ball crane used for war]]. Getting hit by the wrecking ball is a OneHitKill regardless of shielding, but the boss is incredibly easy if you know how to avoid it. The [[RecurringBoss rematch]] against it in level 13 is a different story- it can now extend its wrecking ball to [[DishingOutDirt toss up rocks]] from the ground, making it a lot harder to avoid damage this time round.

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* The BigBad of the ''wuxia'' ''Film/TheGoldenLion'' uses a flail as gis primary weapon to rough up the titular hero, and later kills a few redshirts using this weapon as well. It's notable that instead of the usual ball and chain, the flail's tip ends with a set of bronze claws that doubles as a grappling hook.

* Dementia D'Rose's signature weapon is a black ball n'chain, which she tends to drap over her shoulder and rest on her ass(her ''legal'' [[AssKicksYou signature weapon]])[[/folder]]

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--> Waxelplax: GET AWAY FROM MY JELLY!!!

* Principal Waxelplax in''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''mentions that she keeps one under her desk in the episode "What's The Difference?". Later she proceeds to chase Chester and Mandie with it when they try to grab the doorknobs which have been replaced by jelly filled doughnuts.

* In Cryo Interactive's ''Dragon Lore: The Legend Begins'', the hero Werner Von Wallernrod's mightiest weapon is a three-flail morningstar.

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* The Andromeda Cloth in ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' is unique in that it [[DualWielding has a weighted chain attached to each arm]]. One is tipped with an arrowhead-shaped dart, is meant for offense, and can track down its target to the ends of the cosmos ([[{{Hammerspace}} extending to a length of light years or retracting to a couple of feet]] as needed.) The other has a sphere (or an ornate ring in later arcs) at its end and is meant for defense.

* In ''Manga/{{Change 123}}'', a young [[{{Ninja}} kunoichi]] uses a very practical and disguised variation of a rope dart or a kusarigama - a keychain with ''heavy and sharp'' keys attached to the end of a retractable wire.

* ''Anime/{{Daitarn 3}}'' has the Daitarn Hammer, which he tends to just ''throw'' at his opponents.

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* Thunderball of Marvel's Wrecking Crew (part of ComicBook/TheMightyThor and Comicbook/TheAvengers' rogues' galleries) used a literal wrecking ball on a chain as a weapon.
* Crusher Creel, the Absorbing Man, wields a ball and chain from his imprisonment. Whenever he changes his material make-up, the ball changes with him.
* Supergirl aka Justice of ''ComicBook/JLAActOfGod'', uses a double mace with a flail on each side. It's a little awkward.

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* Has been an intimidating weapon in the ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]]'' series since ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''. In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', the hero Link finally gets to use one himself, as well as in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors''.

** Selphie from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' uses a particularly long set of nunchaku for fighting, although her combat discipline mostly lies in ConfusionFu. Her use of this weapon marks their first appearance in the game since the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI very first game]]. And like in the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'', she is forced to use a tri-rod in the UK version.

** ''Discworld/{{Thud}}'': a volunteer had a pair of nunchaku, in this universe called ''numknuts''. Vimes tried swirling one of them, and promptly hit his elbow.
** In ''Discworld/MenAtArms'', Nobby gets ahold of a huge flail (he got so excited at raiding an armoury he became a WalkingArsenal for a bit), and starts swinging it, and the narration muses that nobody was quite sure which was orbiting which, Nobby or the flail.

->'''Sypha Belnates''': What on earth is that ugly thing?