History Main / NasalWeapon

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''. The Tepig family (Tepig, Pignite, and Emboar) as well as Turtonator, performs Flamethrower (and presumably their other fire attacks) this way.

* Marvel's ''Series/{{Alf}}'' comic book (published under the Star Comics line) once had a parody of the ''ComicBook/XMen''. Their version of ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} (Psyche-Major) had the ability to fire energy blasts out of his nose [[spoiler:which he uses to subdue the BigBad]].

* The obscure Brazilian superheroine the Green Flame was once described with "green flames coming from her nose" (short before Franchise/{{Superman}} mopped the floor with her -- yes, it was one of those stories). Could be weaponized, may or may not have, in any case, she had fire breath. Later reinvented as Fire of ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' and got a ''serious'' power upgrade in ''ComicBook/{{Invasion}}''.

** ''VideoGame/WairoWareSmoothMoves'' has a flying nose shoot at you in on boss minigame.

** ''[=WairoWare=]: Smooth Moves'' has a flying nose shoot at you in on boss minigame.
** ''[=WarioWare=]: Touched'' has a boss minigame where you explore a "cave" that's actually a nose. Aside from EverythingTryingToKillYou part of the finale involves fleeing as the nose is sneezing.

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In the hero biz, it's not only important what your power is, but how you use it. Outside of ToiletHumor, few things are weirder than using your own nose for attacking, either by using it as a melee weapon or shooting any kind of projectile from it.

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In the hero biz it's not only important what your power is, but how you use it. Outside of ToiletHumor, few things are weirder than using your own nose for attacking, either by using it as a melee weapon, or shooting any kind of projectile from it.

See also: ArmCannon, BreathWeapon, EyeBeams, HandBlast and TailSlap.

* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has a RunningGag where Negi unconsciously casts a disarming spell every time he sneezes. Since the spell also effects clothing, this results in everyone around him getting stripped naked by a gust of wind (with larger and larger groups being affected as he becomes stronger).

** Kaku, a member of Cipher Pol 9, has a variation of the Shigan (Finger Gun) technique that the group has, called "Bigan" (Nose Gun) where he powerfully pokes his opponent with his nose, especially after [[{{Animorphism}} he turns into a giraffe-hybrid form]] where he can exploit the reach of the giraffe's neck.

** Zunisha is an elephant so large that it is functionally a mobile island. At one point, it wipes out an entire armada with a single swing of it's trunk.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''. The Tepig family (Tepig, Pignite and Emboar) as well as Turtonator, performs Flamethrower (and presumably their other fire attacks) this way.
* Three of ''Anime/{{Yatterman}}'''s mechs (Yatter Wan, Yatter King and Yatter Dozilla) use as their main weapon the Pachinko Gun, which makes them shoot giant pachinko balls from their noses.

* A major recurring zoid in ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury'' was the massive, defense oriented [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Elephender.]] The original model had a 60mm hyper laser gun on its trunk and energy shield generators in its ears, but when its pilot opted to defect from the Backdraft group so he could face his WorthyOpponent, he upgraded it to its "Command Mode" which sports an "ESCS" trunk attachment that can switch between a BeamSword and an energy shield (and also a beam cannon, which was never shown onscreen.)

* The obscure Brazilian superheroine the Green Flame was once described with "green flames coming from her nose" (short before Franchise/{{Superman}} mopped the floor with her -- yes, it was one of those stories). Could be weaponized, may or may not have, in any case she had fire breath. Later reinvented as Fire of ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' and got a ''serious'' power upgrade in ''ComicBook/{{Invasion}}''.

* Marvel's bizarre elephantine ''ComicBook/XMen'' parody ''ComicBook/PowerPachyderms'' includes Trunklops, whose trunk beams can only be blocked by a ruby-quartz nose-plug.

* ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'': general Zheng Lu studied under immortals and thus gained the unique power of snorting beams of light from his nostrils: people hit by these beams have their soul temporarly removed from the body and they fall unconscious for a while.

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* Snout Spout from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse'' and ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'' was an Eternian fireman who wore a face concealing helmet in the shape of an elephant's head. He was able to use the trunk to suck up nearby sources of water and [[FireHoseCannon squirt it out with the force of a heavy firehose]], blasting fires (and enemies) with a jetstream of water.

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* The obscure Brazilian superheroine the Green Flame was once described with "green flames coming from her nose" (short before Franchise/{{Superman}} mopped the floor with her -- yes, it was one of those stories). Could be weaponized, may or may not have, in any case she had fire breath. Later reinvented as Fire of ''Comicbook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' and got a ''serious'' power upgrade in ''Comicbook/{{Invasion}}''.

* Marvel's bizarre elephantine ''Comicbook/XMen'' parody ''Comicbook/PowerPachyderms'' includes Trunklops, whose trunk beams can only be blocked by a ruby-quartz nose-plug.

* ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022'': The Giant Eggman Robot uses a laser attack from its nose at one point during the final battle.

* ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'': the Yellow-Tusked Old Elephant, as suggested by his name, has the power to use his trunk to sniff out the soul of his victims and make them faint so that he can snatch them and take them away. Sun Wukong not only proves impervious to the soul-sucking but he also defeats the monster by jabbing the Ruyi Jingu Bang up his nostril and dragging him back to the Pilgrim's camp.

* ''Literature/PerryRhodan'': The German SF series have the "Unither", more or less describable as intelligent alien elephants. They use their trunk as hand, including this trope.

* The early point-and-click adventure game ''Amerzone'' includes two examples, in its menagerie of bizarre wildlife, of animals that catch prey with their noses: the suckerer (a bug-eating mammal with a three-lobed extensible trunk) and the pechosaur (a small therapod with a hook-tipped "fishing line" on its snout).

* From ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' in the episode "Shanghied", where [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick try to escape from The Flying Dutchman [[ItMakesSenseInContext while grabbing his favorite sock]], the Dutchman catches up to them and tries to shoot flames coming from his nostrils. The Dutchman relents when Spongebob defends himself with the sock.

* The obscure Brazilian superheroine the Green Flame was once described with "green flames coming from her nose" (short before Franchise/{{Superman}} mopped the floor with her - yes, it was one of those stories). Could be weaponized, may or may not have, in any case she had fire breath. Later reinvented as Fire of ''Comicbook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' and got a ''serious'' power upgrade in ''Comicbook/{{Invasion}}''.

* In ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]'', [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LILhai7IHI&feature=player_embedded uses this]] ''as a normal attack.'' Not just ''any'' attack, either - it's his LauncherMove, so most matches with Phoenix Wright will see him sneeze on a regular basis.

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* The obscure Brazilian superheroine the Green Flame was once described with "green flames coming from her nose" (short before Franchise/{{Superman}} mopped the floor with her - yes, it was one of those stories). Could be weaponized, may or may not have, in any case she had fire breath. Later reinvented as Fire of ''Comicbook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' and got a ''serious'' PowerUpgrade in ''Comicbook/{{Invasion}}''.

* The obscure Brazilian superheroine Fire was once described with "green flames coming from her nose" (short before Franchise/{{Superman}} mopped the floor with her - yes, it was one of those stories). Could be weaponized, may or may not have, in any case she has fire breath.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' has Timmy wishing for his parents to be superheroes. Most of their powers are parodies of famous ones, so the mother can shoot spiderweb from her nose.

* A major recurring zoid in ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury'' was the massive, defense oriented [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Elephender.]] The original model had a 40mm hyper laser gun on its trunk and energy shield generators in its ears, but when its pilot opted to defect from the Backdraft group so he could face his WorthyOpponent, he upgraded it to its "Command Mode" which sports an "ESCS" trunk attachment that can switch between a BeamSword and an energy shield (and also a beam cannon, which was never shown onscreen.)

* A major recurring zoid in ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury'' was the massive, defense oriented [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Elephender.]] Originally its trunk could generate a defensive shield while it fired from a distance, but when its pilot opted to defect from the Backdraft group so he could face his WorthyOpponent, he moved the shield generator to the Elephender's ears and put a beam sword in its trunk.

* Snout Spout from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse'' and ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'' was an Eternian fireman who wore a face concealing helmet in the shape of an elephant's head. He was able to use the trunk to suck up nearby sources of water and squirt it out with the force of a heavy firehose, blasting fires (and enemies) with a jetstream of water.

* [[Literature/PerryRhodan Perry Rhodan]]: The German SF series have the "Unither", more or less describable as intelligent alien elephants. They use their trunk as hand, including this trope.

* In [[Series/{{Monkey}} Monkey Magic]], both Monkey and Pigsy can attack from the air (while riding their magical clouds) with energized nasal snot streams several times the length of a football field.