History Main / ProngsOfPoseidon

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Many of Diana's Atlantean foes like Clea and her army use tridents and bidents.

* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': Poseidon uses a trident as a weapon and as a symbol of state.

* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "Small Mercies", the second BodyOfTheWeek is done in with a trident that was part of a Neptune costume.

Tridents are commonly associated with the sea, particularly for characters who are fishermen, FatherNeptune, [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent merfolk]], or [[LordOfTheOcean sea gods]]. This motif is derived from how [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon, the Greek god of the seas]], was often portrayed with a great big trident. In turn, this association came about because tridents were first developed as a type of fishing spear.

* ''VideoGame/ShantaeAndTheSevenSirens'': The Mermaid enemies, fittingly for an aquatic enemy, wield a trident. They attack by popping out of the water and flinging orbs in a semi-circle.

* ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'': Aquaman is often portrayed wielding Poseidon's Trident, as is his wife ComicBook/{{Mera}}. It allows him to command the sea, control weather, shoot energy blasts, and set up forcefields. The trident is also indestructible, and has even [[EyeScream wounded]] ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}, who is virtually a [[PhysicalGod god]]. Aquaman's nemesis and half-brother, Ocean Master, gets a trident which boosts his already-impressive magic capabilities. It's given to him by the demon Neron, in [[DealWithTheDevil exchange for his soul]].

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Many of Diana's Atlantean foes like Clea and her army use tridents and bidents.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': Princess Mipha of the [[FishPeople Zora]] wielded the Lightscale Trident when she was alive. In the prequel game ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'', not only does Mipha wield the same trident, her younger brother Sidon uses [[DualWielding two of them]] (though he switches to using just one in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'').

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' had a villain named Trident (and his many clones), and his weapon of choice was, yep, a trident. Yet for some reason, Beast Boy didn't know what the weapons are called ("Fork Thing" doesn't have the same ring to it), and had to be corrected by Aqualad.

* ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'': Aquaman is often portrayed wielding Poseidon's Trident, as is his wife ComicBook/{{Mera}}.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': Princess Mipha of the [[FishPeople Zora]] wielded the Lightscale Trident when she was alive. In the prequel game ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'', not only does Mipha wield the same trident, her younger brother Sidon uses [[DualWielding two of them]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'': The Supercharged variant of [[FishFolk Gill Grunt]], Deep Dive Gill Grunt, switches his harpoon gun/water cannon for a trident capable of firing electric bolts. Given that Poseidon is also associated with storms, and Gill Grunt is a Skylander of the [[MakingASplash Water element]], it still fits the sea motif.

* ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'': The Supercharged variant of Gill Grunt, Deep Dive Gill Grunt, switches his harpoon gun/water cannon for a trident capable of firing electric bolts. Given that Poseidon is also associated with storms, and Gill Grunt is a Skylander of the Water element, it still fits the sea motif.

* ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'': Dan, the Tricera Ranger wields the TriceLance, which when in Ranger form it becomes a trident but when in human form it takes the appearance of [[BladeOnAStick a traditional spear]]. Both forms can be used as a [[DoubleWeapon double-ended polearm]] or be split into [[DualWielding a pair of shorter spears/sais]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Wynncraft}}'': [[ElementalPowers Water]]-based weapons for [[CharacterClassSystem Warriors]] appear as tridents instead of [[BladeOnAStick spears]].