History Main / EpicFlail

* ''VideoGame/{{Cadash}} has the cleric character capable of buying one that gives her tremendous range.

* ''VideoGame/DarkSeal'' has your Knight character use a very substantial morningstar flail as his weapon.

* ''Literature/TheRiddlingReaver'', you can choose a flail, [[MisitendifiedWeapon referred to as a Morning Star]], as a weapon instead of a sword. It can potentially do more damage, but because of the chain it's harder to use and gives you a small SKILL malus in combat.

** There is also the Morning Star. It's technically a {{whip|ItGood}} and more suited for Summoners, but it deals by far the most damage of whip-type weapons.

** There are several large morningstar-style weapons in the game, the best of which can set enemies on fire or confuse them. The player can craft some of them, like the Meatball and the Dao of Pow. The game features four different flails, the Ball o' Hurt found in shadow orbs of TheCorruption, the Blue Moon found in the locked chests of the dungeon, the Sunfury found in the shadow chests of the underworld, which can set enemies on fire, the Dao of Pao that's crafted in hardmode with a Ying-Yang theme and the ability to confuse enemies, and lastly, the Flower Pow which has a 16.67% chance to drop from Plantera, that launches petals torward enemies as long as the fire button is held and there are enemies near. If you hold down the mouse button and hold left and right at the right times, you can even get the flail "spinning" around your character.

* Tahmuras, TheDragon in ''[[Literature/KushielsLegacy Kushiel's Avatar]]'' wields one. He comes closest out of anyone in the entire six-book series to besting Joscelin.
* Athrogate of the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms Literature/TheSellswords'' trilogy [[DualWield Dual Wields]] a pair of magical flails (usually applying oil of impact, an explosive substance, as well).
* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', the MonsterClown Shagwell wields a three-headed flail while hiding out in the Saltpans. Gallant [[KnightInShiningArmor Loras Tyrell]] is said to fight in a rage with a whirling flail during a siege.

* Several generic opponents in ''Literature/{{Gladiator}}'' use large flails, though they're only effective when used right at the start of the fight; as soon as the gladiators themselves get clear of the exit their swords win easily.
* Leoman a character of ''Literature/TheMalazanBookOfTheFallen'' is famous for wielding two flails with deadly effect.
* In Creator/PiersAnthony's ''Battle Circle'' series morning star is one of "traditional" weapons. It's considered the hardest to master and the most dangerous.
* One of the four men put to hunt Literature/JamesBond in ''Literature/NoDealsMrBond'' insists upon using a morning star. The three others use more conventional weapons.

* The ankkox from the Franchise/StarWarsLegends novel ''Literature/{{Shatterpoint}}'' is a monstrous creature that is, essentially, a cross between a giant tortoise and a dinosaur. Like the real life ankylosaurs, it has a bony knob on the end of its long, flexible tail that serves as a mace. Unlike the ankylosaur, its tail mace strikes with sufficient force to ''shatter tank armor''. The one used in the climax of the novel is billed as "[the Korunnai's] sole piece of mobile artillery" and fully lives up to that description.
* An aversion in Jeff Salyards ''Bloodsounder's Arc'' series, the slave soldier Captain Braylar Killcoin uses the accursed magic flail, Bloodsounder. Bloodsounder is a flail with two chains and heads (the spiked heads depicting the 'Deserter Gods' - ancient gods that had abandoned humanity over some perceived failure). Bloodsounder isn't especially devastating as magic weapons go and its spiked heads are actually smaller than average, its power is defensive. The wielder receives omens or visions of impending violence and doom, often saving the wielder's life with this early warning. However sometimes the visions can be confusing and are about people nearby, not the wielder. Additionally Bloodsounder forms a link to the wielder making it agonizing to be away from the flail. Worst of all, Bloodsounder absorbs bits of memories of its victims, with enough kills the wielder will eventually lose their identity.
* In ''Literature/RiverOfTeeth'', [[ActionGirl Archie]] fights with a meteor hammer, a length of chain with a metal ball attached to one end, which she [[SpectacularSpinning spins]] until it reaches a certain speed, then throws at her target.
* In the ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Literature/ThousandSons'' trilogy, the [[PlayingWithFire pyromancer]] Gaumata wields a morning star on a chain. Since it’s a force weapon, he can channel his psychic powers through the morning star and set whatever it strikes on fire.

* In the first part of ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'', Sara Lance fights the Nazi invaders at Barry and Iris' wedding, using the censure hanging in the church to improvise a flail; good for spreading incense and kicking Nazi butt.

* Shows up in one of Arthur's duels in ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'', unsurprisingly, given the medieval setting.

* In early series of ''Series/RobotWars'' quite a few competitors tried to use weights dangling from chains as flail weapons, but [[JokeItem they never did any damage at all]]. In the 3rd series of the reboot, a robot called Nuts 2 finally managed to evolve from a JokeCharacter to a LethalJokeCharacter by spinning so fast that its chain flails could actually strike with enough force to cave in armour and smash components, and [[spoiler:it ended up with ''joint 3rd place'' in the series, at one point even [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable overcoming the unstoppable reigning champions, Carbide,]] when their flails [[AttackItsWeakPoint disabled the drive chain for Carbide's spinning blade weapon]]!]]
* Shows up in ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and, off course, its adaptation ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':

* Dementia D'Rose's signature weapon is a black ball'n'chain, which she tends to drape over her shoulder and rest on her ass (her ''legal'' [[AssKicksYou signature weapon]]). She also tends to design her gear to make it look like she's carrying [[BoobsOfSteel two on her top.]][[/folder]]

* In ''VideoGame/MinecraftDungeons'', there is a rare unique variant of maces, simply called the Flail, which falls into this trope. Notably, it's the only weapon in the game that has jiggle physics going on.

* In ''Videogame/BattleBrothers'', flails are a class of weapon that can be wielded. Their particular niche is that they are good at bypassing shields, but are effective against most enemies, and can also [[ArmorPiercingAttack partially bypass armor]]. Lower-end flails tend to look more like wooden threshers, while higher-end and more lethal flails resemble the typical ball-and-chain form. [[ChainPain Chains]] and [[WhipItGood whips]] are also technically considered flails in the game for the purposes of perks and proficiencies.

* In ''Videogame/BattleBrothers'', flails are a class of weapon that can be wielded. Their particular niche is that they are good at bypassing shields, but even unshielded opponents can be killed by them. Lower-end flails tend to look more like wooden threshers, while higher-end and more lethal flails resemble the typical ball-and-chain form. [[ChainPain Chains]] and [[WhipItGood whips]] are also technically considered flails in the game for the purposes of perks and proficiencies.

* In ''LightNovel/ReZero'', Rem's [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]] is a large ("about the same size as her body") mace with chain.

* Dementia D'Rose's signature weapon is a black ball n'chain, which she tends to drape over her shoulder and rest on her ass(her ''legal'' [[AssKicksYou signature weapon]]). She also tends to design her gear to make it look like she's carrying [[BoobsOfSteel two on her top.]][[/folder]]

* Megatron in the 2007 ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' briefly uses one to smash apart his prison chamber in Hoover Dam, and later the rooftop pillar Sam Witwicky is clinging to. Barricade also appears to wield one in his fight against Bumblebee, one with ''spinning blades''.

Can't decide whether to CarryABigStick or a whip? Well, TakeAThirdOption: a large, heavy object on the end of a rope, chain, or cable. Two examples are the mace-and-chain and some varieties of morningstar. Flail/morningstar heads in fiction are usually the size of the ''wielder's'' head, if not larger, and realistically would be far too heavy for a normal person to wield in real life (picture swinging around a bowling ball like that, or an Olympic Hammer Throw event and you get the idea). It's also a relatively dangerous weapon, because one false move could wind up either getting you tangled up in the chain, or smashing yourself with the business end of it. Either way, it requires [[{{Pun}} balls of steel]] to use.

** Morning stars and flails are present in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' as weapons for Celes and Terra. Their main feature is that they're row-ignoring,

** Some combination of this and WhipItGood are generally how the Spiked Chain of 3.5 was depicted.

* Play enough ''[[Franchise/GundamExpandedUniverse Gundam Breaker]]'' and you will eventually pick up a few [[WhipItGood whip-type]] weapons, including a variety of Gundam hammers, being flails scaled up to HumongousMecha size. Perhaps the most impressive variation is the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Kämpfer]]'s chain mines, a bunch of magnetic mines attached in a row to a handle via metal links. [[ImprobableUseOfAWeapon You swing several tons of demolition charges around to bludgeon enemies to death,]] with the added bonus of some extra [[StuffBlowingUp explosive damage]] in the bargain.

Can't decide whether to CarryABigStick or WhipItGood? Well, TakeAThirdOption: a large, heavy object on the end of a rope, chain, or cable. Two examples are the mace-and-chain and some varieties of morningstar. Flail/morningstar heads in fiction are usually the size of the ''wielder's'' head, if not larger, and realistically would be far too heavy for a normal person to wield in real life (picture swinging around a bowling ball like that, or an Olympic Hammer Throw event and you get the idea). It's also a relatively dangerous weapon, because one false move could wind up either getting you tangled up in the chain, or smashing yourself with the business end of it. Either way, it requires [[{{Pun}} balls of steel]] to use.

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* The Gundam hammer optional weapon for the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', although it was [[RetCon left out of the movie versions]] for allegedly being "too SuperRobot-y". Has a space-use version in the Hyper Hammer----a more pointy and thruster-equipped version.

* Haruka Armitage of ''Anime/MyOtome'' wields a large flail, in line with her...rather impulsive personality.
* General Yeegar in ''Manga/DGrayMan'' used massive chains with spikes on the end as weapons.
* In ''Manga/Change123'', 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.
** Later it gets shown that her mentor uses a similar, although more primitive, weapon: a stone wrapped inside a cloth strip.

* Baldorias S. Fanghini, Number VIII of the Chronos Numbers in ''Manga/BlackCat'' not only uses a flail to pound his enemies to a pulp, but additionally attaches remote-controlled rockets to it to add to the epicness.
* Hanzo from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' wields a traditional [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusarigama Kusarigama]].
* ''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.]] Sequel series ''Shura'' has Ise Ramon, leader of the [[LivingWeapon Genkai Tenpei]], who is armed with a meteor hammer, and his subordinate Sendo, who fights with a long, thresher-like flail.
* ''Anime/Daitarn3'' has the Daitarn Hammer, which he tends to just ''throw'' at his opponents.
* Used in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' against Guts by Samson, one of the higher ups of the Purple Rhino Knights. Depicted realistically in that it's about the size of a soft ball and the guy uses thick armor to compensate for not being able to defend with it but Guts just deflects all of the blows using his massive sword (he was shielding Casca) and beats the tar out of the him and earns the title [[NamesToRunAwayFrom 100 Man Slayer]] in the ensuing brawl.
* In ''LightNovel/ReZero'', Rem's [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]] is a large ("about the same size as her body") mace with chain.
* Shuten Doji/Anubis from ''Anime/RoninWarriors'' mostly fights the heroes with a kusarigama with a bladed weight, which can burst through concrete and stone, as well as extend to bind people.
* In ''Anime/DogDays'', Godwin's weapon of choice is an axe head attached to an iron chain.

* ''ComicBook/ShangChi'' villain Skull-Crusher uses a ball-and-chain weapon in each hand. His codename describes one of his favourite finishing moves.

* ''ComicBook/JLAActOfGod'': ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, aka "Justice", uses a double mace with a flail on each side. It's a little awkward.

* Go-Go Yubari in ''Film/KillBill'' wields a mean ball-and-chain meteor hammer in her battle against the Bride.
* The BigBad of the ''wuxia'' ''Film/TheGoldenLion'' uses a flail as his 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.
* The Witch-King in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing'' used a truly huge flail to fight Éowyn at the Pelennor Fields. The special features point out how difficult it was to lift; in the scene where the Witch-King first lifts the weapon, there was actually a person lying on the ground underneath and pushing it up from below. It started off as a relatively normal-sized flail, but Creator/PeterJackson kept telling WETA Workshop to "make it bigger." They finally made one that they were positive was going to be "too big". That's the one that made it on screen. Jackson himself thinks that it still could have been [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill bigger]].

* Balian defends against a "normal" one of these in ''Film/KingdomOfHeaven'' in an homage to ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''. He wraps it around his sword, then stabs the guy [[EyeScream in the face]].
* He Wan-yan, the main villain of ''Film/HeroesOfSung'' uses a flail whose tip is a deadly bronze claw as his preferred weapon, using it to either claw through the flesh of his opponents or to grab and snatch objects from a distance.
* TheDragon in ''Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy'' has a [[RocketPunch flail fist]].

* Megatron in the 2007 ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' briefly uses one to smash apart his prison chamber in Hoover Dam, and later the rooftop pillar Sam Witwicky is clinging to. Barricade also appears to wield one in his fight against Bumblebee, one with ''spinning blades''.

* In ''Film/ShanghaiNoon'', Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) improvises one with a horseshoe and rope against a bunch of bounty hunters, though he wields it like a wushu rope dart.
* In ''Film/TheCourtJester'', our hero faces off against a knight who selects a mace and chain as his weapon.

* In ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', Erik tries to sink Shaw's ship with its own anchor.

* ''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 [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome hard way]] that its a terrible weapon to use on a frozen river.
** Although Peter Jackson kept calling it a "mace": the Witch King's weapon in the original trilogy is in fact a flail. It's flanged head is almost as big as Merry (roughly 3' tall): so it definitely qualifies as "epic". The Witch King manages to throw Theoden and his horse several feet in the air with it: paralleling the death of Gilgalad shown in the introduction (which was accomplished by Sauron using his actual mace of equally epic proportions). Justified in that the Witch King's body is magical and doesn't need to obey the laws of physics. Even the hollow prop was so heavy and unwieldy that it took two of the stuntmen to lift. There's a great video of Jackson himself trying and failing to lift the final prop.
* Clanker, one of Davy Jones' crewmen from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'', dual-wields pieces of chain shot.
* ''Film/PacificRimUprising'' features two examples, the first is Titan Redeemer and its enormous "Morning Star" and later [[spoiler:Bracer Phoenix has the weapon and Redeemer's arm attached over its own destroyed one after the Drones attack and kill Redeemer's crew]]
* ''Film/HeadlessHorseman'': When the teens are attempting to escape through the woods, Headless attacks them from horseback wielding a morningstar. He knocks down Tiffany who falls on a BearTrap and [[OffWithHerHead is decapitated]].

* In early series of ''Series/RobotWars'' quite a few competitors tried to use weights dangling from chains as flail weapons, but [[JokeItem they never did any damage at all]]. In the 3rd series of the reboot, a robot called Nuts 2 finally managed to evolve from a JokeCharacter to a LethalJokeCharacter by spinning so fast that its chain flails could actually strike with enough force to cave in armour and smash components, and [[spoiler:it ended up with ''joint 3rd place'' in the series, at one point even [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable overcoming the unstoppable reigning champions, Carbide,]] when their flails [[AttackItsWeakPoint disabled the drive chain for Carbide's spinning blade weapon]]!]]
* In the first part of ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'', Sara Lance fights the Nazi invaders at Barry and Iris' wedding, using the censure hanging in the church to improvise a flail; good for spreading incense and kicking Nazi butt.
* ''Series/TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog'': Angus' weapon is the Terra Mace, a mace capable of shooting giant boulders and creating earthquakes.

* The background materials for ''TabletopGame/TheDarkEye'' feature the Thundercrack, which is a mix of a flail and a cat o' nine tails: A flail with nine balls. It is incredibly hard to control, and the inventor smashed his own skull in on the first tryout; accordingly, any suggestions how to turn this into a usable weapon for players contain heavy penalties.
* In ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'', flails and wrecking balls are both available for mechs (the latter tends to be mounted on Industrialmechs for demolishing buildings, but is capable of being employed as a weapon in a pinch). They're CoolButInefficient, even among melee weapons, which are not considered terribly practical to begin with. Among other things, if you miss badly enough with a flail or wrecking ball, [[EpicFail you automatically end up smacking yourself with it]].

* The first boss in ''VideoGame/{{Neugear}}'' is an armored giant who swings a spiked ball on a chain larger than you. Said boss is appropriately named "Iron Ball Man" in-game.
* ''VideoGame/NomolosStormingTheCatsle'': [[PlayerCharacter Nomolos]] can collect a flail that he swings in a circle around himself to attack enemies.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** It has been an intimidating weapon in the series since ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''.
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', the soldier guarding Zelda's cell provides the page image and he wields one of these. Link has to defeat a couple more flail-wielders when he invades Hyrule Castle the second time.
** Ball and Chain troopers appear again in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames''.
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', Link finally gets to use one himself (after defeating a heavily-armored Lizalfos that originally wielded it), as well as in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors''.
* Our hero Mike from ''VideoGame/StarTropics'' starts his quest with a measly [[KillerYoYo Yo-Yo]], but upgrades to a flail called Shooting Star in chapter 3, and then ultimately the epic Super Nova in chapter 7.
* The X-Hunter [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Violen]] in ''VideoGame/MegaManX2'' uses this as his primary attack. In the rematch, there are disappearing blocks which can sometimes help block his attack, although the chain doesn't obey the same game physics and can pass through, so you need to exercise cautious judgement. Hilariously, [[WeaksauceWeakness his weakness]] in the rematch is [[KillItWithWater Charged Bubble Splash]] (Not the [[GameBreaker Shoryuken]], which can only be obtained two stages later.) Knight Man in ''VideoGame/MegaMan6'' also uses a mace, although to far less effectiveness in range and power.
* Prior to Beta, this was Mega Man's down smash attack in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' fangame ''VideoGame/SuperSmashFlash 2'', based on the Knight Crush from ''VideoGame/MegaMan6'' (where it had no chain; just a free-flying mace head).
* ''VideoGame/Rockman7EP'': Like Violen, Spring Man wields one from his head. The Bikkuracoil ability obtained after beating him counts as well.
* In ''VideoGame/NetHack'' you can get punished with a ball and chain. Bummer, but you can pick up the ball and swing it around as a weapon because of DevelopersForesight. Aside from the ludicrous weight, it's actually a pretty good weapon. Also handy because you could pick up the ball and throw it. Which would then cause you to fly over several squares as the chain lost its slack and took you with it. It was one of the only ways to "jump" the sections of water.
* The boss of Zoness in ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' is a submarine/barge called the Sarumarine that fires a massive, spiked, [[SpectacularSpinning spinning]] wrecking ball when he's facing torward you. Taking out the periscope he uses to aim while submerged makes him "fire anyway", which actually can make the attack ''more'' dangerous as you'll no longer know where it'll fire, doubly so in Expert mode where any physical impact will shear off one or both of your wings.
* Mordos Kull from ''VideoGame/MaceTheDarkAge'' uses one of these.
* The Blades of Chaos/Athena wielded by Kratos in ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' are essentially a bladed variation of the Epic Flail.
* Nariko's titular weapon in ''VideoGame/HeavenlySword'' can morph into a variant of these for weak attacks.
* The poorly designed and received HackAndSlash game ''VideoGame/RedNinjaEndOfHonor'' has the protagonist waving around essentially a shuriken-on-a-string.
* ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' had both the nunchaku and the Vigoorian flail to satisfy swingers. It somewhats subverts the trope by being quite practical and lightweight. But it's still quite [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYAL2Ep_rdA&fmt=18 epic]] in the right hands. ''Ninja Gaiden 2'' has the Kusari-gama. On one hand we have EpicFlail. On the other we have SinisterScythe.
* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha 3'': Baran Doban has the Daifunsai (literal translation: Great Pulverization). It's a SuperRobot-sized wrecking ball smashing you upside the face that is ''faster than the speed of sound''!
-->[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKStRhsOcg4 Ware koso wa~ Ware koso wa~ Baran Doban!]]
** [[TheBrute Sikalog]] of the [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars3 Inspectors]] also favors a flail, albeit not quite as huge of one.
** In ''Original Generation 2'' Arado is given a Boost Hammer for one mission, as it was the best weapon to suit his fighting style the designer could come up with on short notice. If you perform well enough with it, you get to keep it.
** [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsDestiny Forte Gigas]], the flail is as nearly as large as the sprite wielding it. And it's an [[EnergyWeapon Energy Flail]] to boot.
* The opening video for ''VideoGame/RockBand 2'' features a microphone-flail. Power Metal indeed.
* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Belselk/Berserk]] of ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 1}}'' wields a massive flail that can one shot your characters or at least leave them with very low health, especially in ''[[VideoGameRemake Alter Code F]]''.
* Flails (called Hammers) are weapons usable in ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom''. Given that one of the top attacks for the weapon is to slam it into the ground and swing the ''stage'' around, it's also a suitably Epic Flail. Also of note is Asagi, who has one of these as her subweapon. [[{{BFS}} Did we mention that the head of the flail is as big as she is?]]
* ''VideoGame/DynaGear'' have a defense-based power-up which creates a shield made of three flails consisting of spiked balls attached to chains, which circles around you pulping enemies that gets in your way.
* Dian Wei had his primary weapon changed from a really big axe to a really big morningstar in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors 6'' when most of the characters were redesigned. The sequel reverted it back to an axe but gave Dong Zhuo (Formerly a serrated broadsword) and Cao Ren (Formerly a buckler-blade thing) more modest ones. The subsequent follow-up took it away from both of them and gave it Gan Ning.
* ''VideoGame/{{Alundra}}'' has its titular character used a blunt flail as one of his standard weapons, later upgrading it to a big spiky one which he can spin around his head.
* The Wii Game ''Gundam SD: Scad Hammers'' takes advantage of the Wiimote controls and has the player controlling various Gundams armed with a ball and chain.
* Axl Low from the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' series uses a modified Kusari-Gama (see below), only with a scythe-blade on both ends. He still throws the blades out like the weighted end would have been, mind, so maybe they're heavy enough to act in the same way.
** ''STRIVE'' introduces a new character named Goldlewis Dickinson who wields a [[ImprobableWeaponUser coffin attached to a chain]] as if it were a massive wrecking ball. The coffin itself even has something inside of it to provide extra weight--a cryptid that Goldlewis [[ArbitrarySkepticism insists is not an alien]].
* Odin in ''VideoGame/OdinSphere'' uses one of the "huge spiked ball" variety. And we mean ''huge''- Odin himself is about 20 feet tall and his weapon, the Balor, is bigger than the ''entire bodies'' of any of the playable characters! It's explained in UpdatedReRelease that this was intentional on Odin's part; the larger and greater the [[EvolvingWeapon Psypher]], the more powerful it is in the long run. Forging it was a literal national undertaking for his country, and even the Fairies' resident UltimateBlacksmith admitted he couldn't make a Psypher more powerful than it.

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* ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'':
** The game has the ridiculously overelaborate ninja weapon, a 3-handed...weapon. It has an increased critical chance, but like all 3-handed weapons a huge multiplier to fumbles as well.
---> "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."
** On a more mundane note, there's also the Legendary Epic weapon for Turtle Tamers, the Chelonian morningstar. The KOL Wiki suggests it could be an 'epic flail'. Defeat your Nemesis and it becomes the Flail of the Seven Aspects. The game has other flails, too; depending on the dev team's mood, it may be a melee or ranged weapon.
* ''VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked'' has had the Scorpion/Leviathan Flail. It is, however, so heavy the head scrapes along the ground when he's carrying it. It may not be the most powerful weapon in his arsenal, but it's certainly one of the most ''fun''. It has its own shockwave. and the spiky head of the [[EvolvingAttack upgraded version]] is ''attached to the handle with lightning''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Spectrobes}}'': Spikan and Spikanor have spike-covered balls on the ends of their tails that they swing around to attack.
* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'':
** There are several large morningstar-style weapons in the game, the best of which can set enemies on fire or confuse them. The player can craft some of them, like the Meatball and the Dao of Pow. The game features four different flails, the Ball o' Hurt found in shadow orbs of TheCorruption, the Blue Moon found in the locked chests of the dungeon, the Sunfury found in the shadow chests of the underworld, which can set enemies on fire, the Dao of Pao that's crafted in hardmode with a Ying-Yang theme and the ability to confuse enemies, and lastly, the Flower Pow which has a 16.67% chance to drop from Plantera, that launches petals torward enemies as long as the fire button is held and there are enemies near. If you hold down the mouse button and hold left and right at the right times, you can even get the flail "spinning" around your character.
** While different mechanically from other flails in the game, the Solar Eruption is a giant flaming spear head on a chain. It does extremely high damage, goes through solid blocks, and can hit a target multiple times. It also causes explosions centered on any enemy it hits and inflicts Daybroken, which is a more powerful version of On Fire debuff that can't be put out by water and even spreads to other enemies.
** The 1.4 "Journey's End" update reworked the flails again. Direct throws are incredibly powerful but you can also hold the attack button to swing it around your character and anything foolish enough to approach you takes a reduced amount of the damage the weapon deals normally. When the flail is thrown out, you can click and hold the attack button to let it drop to the ground, crushing anything beneath it and scratching anything else that touches it afterward.
* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate II'' features a magical flail you can reassemble. It's got three heads, with different elemental powers. It's very handy against trolls. Which is lucky, because the place you find it in is ''swarming'' with them. The weapon's name is the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Flail of Ages]]. Its Head-Hunting subquest continues into the ExpansionPack, adding even more elemental powers.
* Subverted in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Not a single flail to be seen anywhere in the game, and the Morningstar weapon is just a spiked mace. This is probably due to the limitations of the graphics. Only in the Legion expansion, flails made a brief appearance as a Protection Warrior's artifact called Legionbreaker. It was a feature weapon in ''Diablo 2'', where not much was more fun than seeing a Zealadin in action.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' has Bomb Boos, [[ActionBomb exploding ghosts]] that can be grabbed by their tongues and swung around like flails.
* Bowser from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' can equip a spiked mace and a chain that he throws as one of his weapons. Also, he can equip Chomps, which work on a very similar basis.
* The game ''VideoGame/{{Whiplash}}'' combines this with ChainedHeat, with the two main characters being Spanx, a maniacal weasel and Redmond, a NighInvulnerable rabbit chained together attempting to escape the MegaCorp that have been using them for tests. Spanx swings Redmond around like a weapon and Redmond can occasionally go into an UnstoppableRage where he wantonly smashes thing by himself.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** 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]] for US players, and the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII third]] overall (though only on the NES version). And like in the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'', she is forced to use a tri-rod in the UK version.
** Morning stars and flails are classified as a type of staff in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV''. They're present so that [[SquishyWizard the White Mage and Time Mage classes]] have a genuine method of attacking physically.
** Morning stars and flails are present in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' as weapons for Celes and Terra. Their main feature is that they're row-ignoring,
** Reuben in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'' makes use of a morning star as his sole weapon. As far as weapon weaknesses in the game are concerned, it's an axe equivalent.
* Earthquake out of the ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'' series. With a justified reason why the blunt head at the end of the chain is as big as a normal person's head--so are his fists. Meanwhile, Basara has some..weird spinning bladed thingy on a chain that he can toss around, too.
* In ''VideoGame/RemnantFromtheAshes'', there are two examples. There's the Wastelander Flail which is made from a Buri skull (this is a large and muscular race from a nuked planet) and the Butcher's Flail which is earned from an alternate kill of the [[TheButcher Unclean One]] and can corrode enemies as a debuff.
* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', there are two different flails. The Verac's Flail looks like any other flail (despite being able to occasionally hit through protection prayers), but the Ivandis Flail is on an enchanted staff made of silvthril (silver + mithril) and has a blessed silver sickle in place of a spiked ball. It's worth mentioning that the latter is used against the Vyrewatch, creatures that would otherwise be able to predict your exact movements and dodge your attacks. It's the flail's unpredictable nature that counters this.
* ''VideoGame/BlackTiger'' featured a knight using a flail and shield. Besides being as big as Black Tiger himself, the flail is epic to the point that it shoots out three streams of knives. The flail has different possible heads, ranging from a double-bladed axe to a large fireball.
* The first boss of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1'' is Dr. Robotnik flying a small hovercraft armed with a giant wrecking ball on the bottom.

* Grenades in the ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' series are attached to a stick by a length of chain. Epic Flail indeed. Also, the Locust Mauler is a GiantMook that carries a huge shield and uses a flail once it closes in.
* Suika Ibuka of the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' series. Those ball/pyramid/cube and chains attached to her aren't just for show, and she also uses her [[GrievousBottleyHarm sake gourd]] as one.
* The Russian indie game ''VideoGame/{{Hammerfight}}'' is ''all'' about this, being a game that focuses entirely on centrifugal force. Aside from the selection of hammers, axes and swords, you have a large selection of flails and flail like weapons, such as the "colossus", a sawblade on a chain laced with spikes. That is, the chain itself has spikes coming off it. It should be pointed out that the head on each of these flail weapons is larger then a human being. Also, if you are so inclined and are skilled enough, you can use two at once.
* Videogame/{{Tomba}}'s weapon of choice. Later in the game it can be [[SwissArmyWeapon morphed]] with a grappling hook.
* In ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara 3'', Kuroda Kanbe has his wrists permanently cuffed to a huge iron ball, which he swings around as a weapon. As an added bonus, it's possible to hold the normal attack button and keep spinning around, essentially letting inertia take over (though he'll get dizzy after a while).
* [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam SD Gundam Scad Hammer]] is all about throwing and swinging hammers. Appearantly, Tem Ray has been smoking something and has disabled all the other weapons for the Gundam.
* Valen, a recruitable NPC in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights: Hordes of the Underdark'', uses a heavy flail as his [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]].
* The Maceman unit from ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}} IV'' carries one of these.
* [[GiantEnemyCrab The sixth boss]] of ''VideoGame/AdventureIsland III'' has a large flail attached to his left pincer that spins around madly. If he swings it directly at Master Higgins, icicles fall from the ceiling.
* ''VideoGame/HeavyWeapon's'' fourth boss, War Wrecker is a [[ConstructionVehicleRampage wrecking ball crane]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 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.
* In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'', Korea Team regular Chang Koehan uses a ball and chain from his time as a prisoner as his weapon of choice.
* In ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', Sejuani the Winter's Wrath wields a giant flail with a head apparently made out of a large chunk of ice wrapped with spiked metal bands. Her alternate skins change the head to a heavy piece of wood studded with massive, curved thorns, a rough lump of jagged crystal, a [[IncendiaryExponent landmine]], or [[ImprobableWeaponUser a large poro-snack]] (presumably intended to double as a MotivationOnAStick for her mount in that skin, which is changed from [[FullBoarAction a large boar]] to a giant [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter poro]]).

* ''VideoGame/DarkCastle'' has one at the bottom of the [[MeaningfulName Trouble]] area, used to knock out the guard who blocks the keys to escape the dungeon. ''Beyond Dark Castle'' and ''Return to Dark Castle'' allow you to take it with you.
* ''VideoGame/{{Carmageddon}} II'' has a spiky ball and chain power up called the "Mutant Tail Thing". Usually more of a hinderance than a help, but skilled usage grants extra style bonuses.
* The Wired Lance in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' is an odd blade version of this, and has the longest range out of all the melee weapons. Most of its photon artes involve binding the enemy; one of the more amusing ones turning ''them'' into the Epic Flail by swinging them in circles to dish out some GrievousHarmWithABody.

* In ''[[VideoGame/PunchOut Punch-Out Wii]]'', Aran Ryan packs an improvised flail made using a boxing glove and a rope when you rematch him in the Title Defense mode. He can also use it when he is knocked down, though it cannot knock Mac down.
* ''VideoGame/TheAngryVideoGameNerdAdventures'': [[FinalBoss Fred Fucks]] deploys a pair of these when he first TurnsRed, than a second longer-chained pair in his final phase.
* ''VideoGame/RockinKats'' has the Hammer Punch, which replaces the glove on Willy's boxing glove gun with a flail head, giving him added attack power while sacrificing his ability to grab things.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Nefarious}}'', the VillainProtagonist Crow uses a giant wrecking ball attached to a hoverpod in the Insektia Kingdom.
* In ''VideoGame/TheIncredibleHulkUltimateDestruction'', Hulk has the ability to make {{Improvised Weapon}}s out of various objects, including using a wrecking ball as a gigantic mace much like Thor's recurring enemy Absorbing Man.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}'', the reward for beating all chapters on 3rd Climax difficulty (the hardest standard difficulty) is [[spoiler:a live, angry [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros chain chomp]] she chains to her legs and uses as a flail]]. [[LethalJokeWeapon It's as deadly as it is absurd and unexpected]].
* Naraku from ''VideoGame/SenranKagura 2: Deep Crimson'' has a pair of iron balls tied around her ankles which she uses as flails. Where they appear to be about palm-sized at first, she can changed their size to be as big as she is.
* Moloch from ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' is a gigantic oni with a chained metal ball wrapped around one of his arms.
* The Archfiend known as the Dullahan in ''VideoGame/SoulSacrifice'' wields one of these. The ball is ''his own severed head''.
* The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Flail Knight]], one of the Meta-Knights from ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' and ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'', wields one.

* Dhelmise, the Sea Creeper Pokémon introduced in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', uses a nearly '''12'10'' tall anchor''' attached to a VariableLengthChain as a flail. The sheer power of it can OneHitKO a Wailord.
* The Heavy Infantryman unit in ''VideoGame/BattleForWesnoth'' replaces its mace with a flail when advancing to a level 2 Shock Trooper. Funnily enough, if it manages to advance to a level 3 Iron Mauler, it switches ''back'' to using a mace; there's no practical difference between the weapons other than the accompanying sound effect in battle (they're both impact melee weapons, both get the same number of attacks, and damage goes up with level either way), but it ''may'' make one stop and wonder a bit.
* In Creator/CryoInteractive's ''Dragon Lore: the Legend Begins'', the hero Werner Von Wallernrod's mightiest weapon is a three-flail morningstar.
* The final boss of ''VideoGame/MetalWarriors'' wields one that is larger than the mecha you're using to fight him.
* In ''VideoGame/MinecraftDungeons'', there is a rare unique variant of maces, simply called the Flail, which falls into this trope. Notably, it's the only weapon in the game that has jiggle physics going on.
* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', the Los Illuminados cultists in the second act of the game can use flails as weapons. They have surprisingly long range and deal heavy damage to Leon, but have a second-long windup that is telegraphed by the rattling chain.

** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', the soldier guarding Zelda's cell wields one of these. Link has to defeat a couple more flail-wielders when he invades Hyrule Castle the second time.
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', Link finally gets to use one himself, as well as in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors''.