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* In the ''DoctorWho'' ChristmasEpisode "Voyage of the Damned," a spaceship based on the ''Titanic'' has robotic angels that provide information to the passengers [[PunnyName ("Heavenly Hosts")]]. When they turn killer, they take off their gold halos and throw them at people.

* In ''BusouRenkin'', Gouta's buso renkin are referred to as chakram, and are called Motor Gears. They look like gears, he throws them, and has Green Lantern Ring abilities if he attaches them to different parts of the body.
** He has a total of four abilities shown with them: guided throwing weapons, skates to enhance his speed [attached to the sides of the feet], propellers to enhance his speed underwater [attached to the soles of the feet], and some sort of brutal buzzsaw-knuckleduster combination [attached to the backs of his hands]. Not quite Green Lantern Ring level at all.

* Do the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Halo Halos]] count? Considering what they're [[EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt designed]] [[ApocalypseHow for...]]

* ''TRON'' has all programs issued an identity disc that can be used as a weapon by throwing it, and can usually deflect other thrown discs. ''TRON Legacy'' takes it to the next level, by explicitly making the discs rings, and going to some crazy lengths to show how awesome you can be by throwing them.

* Do the [[Halo Halos]] count? Considering what they're [[EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt designed]] [[ApocalypseHow for...]]

* In BaldursGate II, one of the highest level priest spells allows her to create chakram of solid darkness and throw them at the enemy. (It makes sense for Viconia, as a darkness chakram is her godess' weapon of choice but looks rather weird on the other priests.) The damage isn't much for that level but the attack has a ridiculous rate of fire that turns all but the toughest foes into mincemeat.
* Tira from the SoulSeries also counts, though her weapon consists of one large bladed ring rather than the typical two smaller ones. Voldo also gets the occasional set of bladed ring weapons.

* Most Ninja characters in the FinalFantasy series throw shuriken at their opponents, but [[FinalFantasyIX Amarant Coral]] is an exception. Instead of throwing stars, he can throw chakrams at his enemies.

* In the final arc of the ''[=~Ranma �~=]'' manga (didn't make it into the anime) there was a staff with a one-and-a-half foot diameter ring attached to one end; the ring could be flicked off the staff, cut through things, and would then fly back to the staff and reattach itself.

* Apache's weapon in {{Bleach}} is a pair of half rings with three saw-tooth like projections.

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* In ''BusouRenkin'', Gouta's buso renkin are referred to as chakram, and are called Motor Gears. They look like gears, he throws them, and has Green Lantern Ring abilities if he attaches them to different parts of the body.
** He has a total of four abilities shown with them: guided throwing weapons, skates to enhance his speed [attached to the sides of the feet], propellers to enhance his speed underwater [attached to the soles of the feet], and some sort of brutal buzzsaw-knuckleduster combination [attached to the backs of his hands]. Not quite Green Lantern Ring level at all.
* In the final arc of the ''[=~Ranma �~=]'' manga (didn't make it into the anime) there was a staff with a one-and-a-half foot diameter ring attached to one end; the ring could be flicked off the staff, cut through things, and would then fly back to the staff and reattach itself.
* A less razor-sharp and more [[MerchandiseDriven plastic-looking]] example occurs with the Puringrings, Mew Pudding's weapons in ''TokyoMewMew''.
* The demon surgeon Shigure of ''YuYuHakusho'' uses a huge bladed ring that can cut through metal.
** Preceding him was the human boy forced to fight by Dr. Ichigaki in the Dark Tournament Saga.
* The hypnotist (D)Jango of ''OnePiece'' uses a pair of razor-sharp chakram that he can throw with sufficient force to level forests, and which typically come back to him when thrown.
* Kyuo's chulinks in ''ShadowSkill'' are a series of chakram-like rings; an integral part of a Septia's abilities and duties, serving as focal points to activate and control their traps. By attaching a cord to it, a chulink could be used as both a throwing weapon as well as a whip.
* A character in ''{{Berserk}}'' named Silat uses chakraam as a long-ranged weapon.
* Apache's weapon in {{Bleach}} is a pair of half rings with three saw-tooth like projections.

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* Zor-Magna from {{Monsterpocalypse}} wields these.

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* In the final arc of the ''[=~Ranma ½~=]'' manga (didn't make it into the anime) there was a staff with a one-and-a-half foot diameter ring attached to one end; the ring could be flicked off the staff, cut through things, and would then fly back to the staff and reattach itself.

** She does actually use them like chakrams sometimes though. Marta of ''TalesofSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'' on the other hand...

This may be inspired by an actual weapon, the Chakram (literally: ''wheel''). The difference is that most chakram were used as throwing weapons rather than in melee, though sometimes the Rings Of Death can be thrown as well (and often serve as [[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang impromptu boomerangs]]). The Chinese ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_and_fire_wheels feng huo lun]]'' ("wind and fire wheels") may be another inspiration.

** The original ''MegaMan'' series had Ring Man in ''MegaMan 4''. He yielded the Ring Boomerang weapon, which shot a spinning ring as large as Mega Man himself.
** Saturn from ''MegaMan V'' has a giant ring which he uses to [[TimeMaster control]] and [[TimeStandsStill stop]] time.

** She does actually use them like chakrams sometimes though. Marta of ''[[TalesofSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]'' on the other hand...
*** Marta uses a completely different, possibly fictious, class of weapons known as ''[[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning spinners]]''.

* Luc, Sasarai and Estella from ''[[SuikodenIII Suikoden III]]'' use rings to attack using their magic. Two problems exist that somewhat invert the trope: 1. Damage is still tied into their strength stat, which for the boys is [[BeyondTheImpossible worse than an 8 year old musician]] and 2. They won't attack from the back despite being very squishy.

* In ''BusouRenkin'', Gouta's buso renkin are referred to as chakram, and are called Motor Gears. They look like gears, he trows them, and has Green Lantern Ring abilities if he attaches them to different parts of the body.

*In ''AstroCity'', Street Angel uses steel cored 'halos' to damage and disable criminals during his 'dark phase'.