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15	A subtrope of ImprobableWeaponUser, using a handheld fan as a weapon is often associated with [[HighClassFan grace, class, elegance, and an air of mystery]]. It is often wielded by a LadyOfWar or DragonLady, as a folding fan is about as literal as SilkHidingSteel can get. Given the normal use of fans is to blow air, it's often taken to its logical extreme and used to boost [[BlowYouAway wind-based]] abilities as well.
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17	This trope is generally associated with Japan due to the real-life martial art of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessenjutsu tessenjutsu.]] How the fan is weaponized varies. Sometimes, the edges are razor sharp; other times, its ribbing is composed of daggers like in the picture; lastly, the fan might not be sharp at all but will have solid steel ribbing, making it a blunt weapon (this one may sound the least interesting, but it's the most [[BoringButPractical historically accurate]]).
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19	Compare PaperFanOfDoom, a comedic trope where a DopeSlap is performed with a paper fan. The two tropes can sometimes overlap, when the paper fan is used as [[NerfArm a viable weapon]]. Nothing to do with the DeadlyRotaryFan.
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27	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': In the filler Bount arc, one of the villains' [[SentientWeapon Dolls]] takes the form of a jian and fan linked by a chain. The fan is bladed and can shoot spikes at the enemy, and she can also expand the fan portion to provide a full-body shield.
28	* In ''Manga/Brave10'', Yukimura fights Date, who is armed with a {{BFS}}[=,=] with only his everyday fan. By the sequel, Isanami has learned this skill too, as seen in her fight against Izumo no Okuni.
29	* Syaoran's mother Yelan in the first ''Anime/CardCaptorSakura'' movie used a fan as a [[MagicWand medium]] for her magic when she destroyed the BigBad's [[BarrierBustingBlow barrier]].
30	* The anime-only character Mimi from ''Manga/DGrayMan'' uses her steel fans as thrown projectiles or launching the tips as darts. She tries to kill the main characters multiple times, though she never succeeds.
31	* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': Upper Rank 2, Doma, fights with a pair of razor-sharp Japanese war fans fashioned from his flesh and blood, using them as melee weapons in conjunction with Tessenjutsu to take on multiple aggressors at once and engage in combat effectively at supersonic speeds, fully utilizing them for both offense and defense, slicing apart enemies and expertly parrying physical attacks. His Gunsens also have a secondary function as support items by channeling his [[AnIcePerson cryokinetic]] abilities through them to expand his range significantly and also spread his demonic ice powder that causes necrosis when inhaled by using them to generate huge gusts of wind. His skill is such that it is implied he surpasses even the likes of Akaza, one of the greatest martial artists in the series, as for Doma to become Upper Rank 2 ahead of Upper Rank 3 Akaza, he would have had to challenge and defeat Akaza in a blood duel. By the time of the series, Doma claims that Akaza would have no chance of defeating him in combat.
32	* Tasuki from ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' also uses a ''tessen'' in battle, and combines it with his PlayingWithFire powers.
33	* [[BlowYouAway Wind Sorceress]] Kagura from ''Manga/InuYasha'' uses a fan as medium to cast her [[RazorWind wind]] [[TornadoMove attacks]].
34	* Tenka from ''Manga/LaughingUnderTheClouds'' uses a ''tessen'' (see Real Life examples below) to great effect. It allows him to pass as an unarmed civilian and be scarily dangerous at the same time. The fan itself is mundane, but Tenka being the 14th Head of the Cloud Shrine ties the whole thing back to the wind motif.
35	* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
36	** Temari of the Hidden Sand Village carries a comically large folding fan on her back, which she uses for all of her [[BlowYouAway wind ninjutsu]]. When folded it also makes for a passable club given its bulk.
37	** Both Obito and Madara Uchiha use a large ''gunbai'' fan often as an EpicFlail attached to a chain and a medium for [[ForceField barrier ninjutsu]]. The fan is actually a VisualPun to their clan name: ''gunbai'' is a type of rigid hand fans, known in Japan as ''uchiwa'' (or ''uchiha'').
38	** Kinkaku use a legendary feathered fan called Bashosen, themed after one from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''. It allows him to use the five main types of ElementalPowers. After he is put to rest, Tenten claims it as her own.
39	* ''Anime/TransformersGo'': Hishoumaru from Swordbot Shinobi Team has a fan as weapon for his [[BlowYouAway wind]] attacks.
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43	* Maria in ''ComicBook/DeadlyClass'' slices and dices with her fans much like these others.
44	* In ''ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist'', Tiger's Beautiful Daughter fights with fans that have razor-sharp edges, and bones that can be flicked out as darts.
45	* Claudia uses a poison-tipped steel fan that can also be used as a PrecisionGuidedBoomerang in ''ComicBook/RequiemVampireKnight''.
46	* Tomoe, the FriendlyRival of TheNineties heroine ''ComicBook/{{Shi}}'' (and who had her own titles) uses a razor-sharped fan as her [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]], usually [[DualWielding two of them]].
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50	* Serenity in ''Fanfic/BetweenMyBrotherAndMeMorsOmnibus'' uses a pair of these as weapons whether for wide swipes or being used as a shield to protect herself.
51	* Episode 7 of the WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch Fic, ''[[https://my.w.tt/OH4i3PWNMY Final Stand of Death]]'', [[Music/SpiceGirls Victoria]] had a set of war-fans.
52	* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': "Unauthorised Expedition" has a vampiress with a "war fan", used to deflect attacks.
53	* In ''Fanfic/FriendshipIsMagicalGirls'', this is the [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]] for both Rarity and minor villain Antleo.
54	* In ''Fanfic/IfYouOnlyKnewThenTheThingsIOnlyKnowNow'', Nie Huaisang decides to start fighting with a fan. Wei Ying suggests to add arrays for magic effects and Jin Zixuan is enlisted to help develop a combat style.
55	* ''Fanfic/ShadowsOverMeridian'': Jade starts carrying a pair of metal fans as part of her [[SignificantWardrobeShift new outfit]] following her SplitPersonalityMerge, and uses them as both shields and a focus for magical attacks.
56	* In ''Fanfic/TheVow'', Lianne is taught by Shen to defend herself with a war-fan. As she's a pacifist, she couldn't hurt anyone with a fan precisely because it can be used purely for defense.
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60	* Franchise/{{Barbie}}'s [[WesternAnimation/{{Barbie}} films]]:
61	** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInTheTwelveDancingPrincesses'', Genevieve uses her handheld fan that Rowena trained her and her 11 sisters to use to [[spoiler:deflect a spell Rowena is trying to cast on her, and the treacherous duchess is forced to dance herself to death in Genevieve's place.]]
62	** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheThreeMusketeers'': Since women are not allowed to train as musketeers, the heroines and their mentor improvise with "womanly" items like handheld fans. Aramina uses two as her [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]].
63	* Shen (a peacock) uses his tail feathers like one in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2''. As a trained hand-to-hand combatant, however, he uses it primarily to disorient opponents and conceal his attacks rather than using it directly to attack with.
64	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'': When Shan-Yu tries to stab Mulan with his sword, she lets it impale an open fan she was carrying, [[LeftStuckAfterAttack closes it around the blade]], and yanks it away to disarm him.
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68	* In ''Film/BodyguardsAndAssassins'', Liu the beggar uses an Iron fan as his preferred weapon.
69	* Sylvia (Creator/MonicaBellucci) from ''Film/BrotherhoodOfTheWolf'' [[SlashedThroat slits a woman's throat]] with a serrated fan the vanes of which are sharp and pointy.
70	* In ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'', the Ancient One's conjured weapons resemble paper fans, mirroring her earlier use of a real fan as she watched students fight at Kamar-Taj.
71	* In ''Film/DrunkenMaster II'', Creator/JackieChan's character Wong Fei Hong brings a folding fan to the final battle, which he uses to great effect against a GiantMook, and then becomes inspiration for him in the fight against the BigBad.
72	* Chen Chia-lo, the MartialPacifist hero of ''Film/TheEmperorAndHisBrother'', uses a silk fan as his preferred weapon to disarm opponents without killing them, to great effect.
73	* In ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'', one of the vampire prostitutes opens a guy's throat with a razor fan in the first wave of everything going to hell.
74	* ''Film/HumanLanterns'': Master Tan Fu and all his acolytes are experts in using fans as their weapons. Master Tan himself in particular have his own collection of different coloures fans, which he alternates between during his fights.
75	* Iron Robe from ''Film/TheKidWithTheGoldenArm'' whose weapon is a fan made of black metal that can deflect swords.
76	* Madame Blossom from ''Film/TheManWithTheIronFists'' also carries a fan with several knives hidden in it for the FinalBattle.
77	* The protagonist from ''Film/MaskedAvengers'' uses a metal fan to slice up mooks.
78	* ''Film/OutlawBrothers'': TheDragon uses an Iron fan as a weapon to antagonize the heroes. Unusually for a Hong Kong film, this opponent skilled at using the Iron fan is a Caucasian fighter!
79	* ''Film/ThePromise2005'': The effeminate BigBad (played by Nicholas Tse) uses a razor-sharp fan as his preferred weapon.
80	* A triad assassin from the third ''Film/RushHour'' movie carries one that is loaded with knives that she can also remove and throw.
81	* Li Hsun-huan from ''Film/TheSentimentalSwordsman'' series of films uses a folding fan containing a dozen blades in all three movies of his series, using them to kick ass effectively.
82	* One of Sgt. Kabukiman's weapons in ''Film/SgtKabukimanNYPD'' is a combat fan that can [[BlowYouAway blow his enemies away]].
83	* The hero from ''Film/TheYoungAvenger'' uses a spike-tipped metal fan as his weapon.
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87	* ''Literature/DragonSeries'': The Snail Woman from the latter half of the series has a magic fan that can generate windstorms. Monkey unabashedly coveted it.
88	* In ''Literature/TheFinishingSchoolSeries'', bladed fans are one of the seemingly-innocent weapons that students at [[AcademyOfAdventure Mademoiselle Geraldine's]] are trained to fight with. Sophronia turns out to be a natural, and adopts one as her [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]].
89	* OlderThanSteam. Princess Iron Fan from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'' used her giant palm leaf to fight Sun Wukong.
90	* ''Literature/PhoenixForce''. Used for the BatmanColdOpen introducing John Trent, a Japanese-American ninjitsu master as a SixthRanger. He uses a pair of fans to take down some muggers, who aren't impressed...at first.
91	* In ''Literature/TheRiseOfKyoshi'', Kyoshi uses her mother's war fans to tune her bending and gain more fine control, as she had the power to move moutains but couldn't budge a pebble. Ironically her mother used them for the oppposite, [[spoiler: to increase the strength of her airbending after she renounced her status as an air nomad and the spiritual imbalance caused her to become weaker.]]
92	* Glass in ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'' wields the Vassal Fan, a pair of steel fans that allow her to do attacks like [[RazorWind “Reversed Four Seasons”]] and [[AntiArmor “Tortoise Shell]] [[SwordBeam Breaker”]], and even shatter Raphtalia’s sword simply by blocking. She very much fits the LadyOfWar aesthetic, being an elegant woman in a kimono.
93	* ''Literature/SanoIchiro'': One of the sharpened-rib variety is used to attack the shogun himself at the beginning of ''The Iris Fan'', setting the final events of the series into motion.
94	* In the ''Literature/TortallUniverse'', high-class ladies in the Yamani Islands (a FantasyCounterpartCulture of Japan) carry these as a concealed weapon.
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98	* ''Series/AndTheWinnerIsLove'': Shangguan Tou uses a fan as his main weapon.
99	* ''Series/AshesOfLove'': Sui He wields a feather fan as a weapon.
100	* ''Series/CinderellaChef'': Chong Ye uses a fan to cut his attackers' throats.
101	* ''Series/DeadlyClass'': Maria's weapons of choice are her fans.
102	* ''Series/GeneralAndI'': Chu Bei Jie uses a fan as a weapon in one of his fights with He Xia.
103	* In one episode of ''Series/{{Highlander}}: The Raven'', Amanda is stalked by an Immortal who has studied her fighting style and knows exactly how to beat her usual swordplay techniques. So she pulls out a pair of tessen and fights him using those.
104	* ''Series/MyCountryTheNewAge'': Bang-won uses a fan to block Bang-gan's attacks. And when he wants his men to stop attacking he uses his fan to signal to them.
105	* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'': Mia the [[Series/PowerRangersSamurai Pink Samurai Ranger]] has a fan as her personal weapon to go with her [[BlowYouAway wind powers]], and Theo the [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Blue Jungle Ranger]] has dual fans as his secondary weapon (related to his command over the Bat Spirit).
106	** Their ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' equivalents, [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Mako Shiraishi aka Shinken Pink]] and [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Retsu Fukami aka Geki Blue]] use the same.
107	* ''Series/PrincessAgents'': The assassin who attacks Chu Qiao twice wields a fan made of metal blades.
108	* ''Series/TenMilesOfPeachBlossoms'': Bai Qian's [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]]. She defeats a phoenix demon and fights her way across a battlefield while armed with only a fan.
109	* ''Series/WordOfHonor'': Wen Kexing uses a fan as his main weapon. In addition to hitting people with it he can throw it like a boomerang and use it to cut his opponents' throats.
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113	* Moonbyul from Music/{{Mamamoo}} in ''Series/{{Queendom}}''.
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117	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''
118	** Basic D&D supplement ''The Book of Marvelous Magic''. The Fan Club is a magical fan that damages creatures it hits as if it were a plus 2 club.
119	** 1st Edition supplement ''Oriental Adventures''. The gunsen is an iron war fan that can do a couple of HitPoints of damage to an opponent and can also act as a small shield, thus improving the user's armor class. It is normally considered an emergency weapon.
120	* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': A possible weapon of the Solar Exalted, especially favored among the [[{{Ambadassador}} Eclipse Caste]]. Since this is [[ExaggeratedTrope Exalted]], there are ''several'' martial arts built around using one.
121	* ''TabletopGame/{{Ironclaw}}'' expansion ''Jadeclaw'' has the iron fan class of weapons, said to basically be folding fans made of iron (very similar to tessen). The Shield Fan is large enough to provide protection, while the dart fan has sharpened edges and hides a spring-fired poison dart in one of the handles. Also, any iron fan can be used by wizardly characters to conjure up and swat fireballs at an enemy. Finally, an iron fan can be folded up and used as a bludgeon to club people.
122	* ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings'' has fans - both folding metal tessen and broader gumbai - as weapons. In the game's Fourth Edition, being moderately skilled in war fan use allows the wielder to ignore multiweapon penalties when using one in the off-hand. The weapon is more commonly used by generals and commanders to coordinate troop movements; however, those skilled in the use of the weapon often use it as a defensive device as well.
123	** One group of ronin, titled "the Tessen" after their weapon of choice, actually wield the fans as they patrol the city of Toshi Ranbo. A decree by the Crane Clan forbids any swords but their own to be carried openly in the city; the ronin who have appointed themselves to patrol the town therefore wield the fan, since it can easily be disguised as just that.
124	** The Gunsen of Water is a magical item, or nemuranai, crafted by the Oracles to counter the creation of the Elemental Terrors by the Dark Oracles. It could take the form of any fan, as appropriate for the situation, and aided the user in commanding units. It also offered protections against spells of the water element.
125	* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' has the "Fighting Fan" (essentially a tessen) and three types of enchanted fans; Black (magical gusts of wind), Red (suppresses magical light or darkness effects) and Wind (a weaker version of the black fan, which can break if it's overused).
126	* Yvraine, Emissary of Ynnead, the [[SpaceElves Eldar]] God of the Dead from ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' has wielded a bladefan in her [[DualWielding off-hand]] since her time as a [[GladiatorGames Succubus in the arenas of Commorragh]] and she is just as deadly with the elegant weapon as she is with the Cronesword Kha-vir.
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130	* ''Franchise/DotHack'': In the [[VideoGame/DotHackGU G.U. games]], the Macabre Dancer class uses massive fans as their weapon of choice. When they're not busy cursing you to hell and back.
131	* ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'': Swire the Elegant Wit uses a fancy gold-plated fan with blades as her weapon.
132	* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood'': The Courtesan uses fans as her weapon.
133	* ''VideoGame/AtelierRyza3AlchemistOfTheEndAndTheSecretKey'': Federica's weapon of choice is a hand fan that she uses to launch blasts of magical wind. This choice of weapon fits with her refined, elegant image.
134	* ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'': Deande's primary weapons are Tessurim War Fans that she either swipes at enemies with or throws as projectiles.
135	* ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3'': Simoon is a pair of fans paired with a pair of talons on the feet. It's wielded by an alternate Bayonetta of Cairo, and the main Bayonetta ends up getting it after the former's death.
136	* The second installment of ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' features Gohyakumine Bankotsubom "Tengu" as it's main antagonist who fights using a fan with which he can stir up storms and hurricane gales. After making the occasional guest apperence in later games ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive5'' introduces [[DistaffCounterpart Miyama no Nyotengu]] as his [[MovesetClone mechanical successor]] including her own fan and related techniques.
137	* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
138	** Fans are a weapon class in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX''. Putting skill points in it allows you to gain a free healing spell and reflect some attacks. By default, they are usable by martial artists, minstrels, and luminaries, but at max skill levels, any class can use them in battle.
139	** Prior to IX, a handful of these appeared mostly usable by female characters and jesters. Fans were also retroactively added to the 3DS version of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'', where Red can use fans in a way similar to the weapon tree from ''IX''.
140	* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'': Common, usually wielded by NPC strategists or [[DamselInDistress Damsels in Distress]].
141	** In games where [[MovesetClone everyone]] has [[WeaponSpecialization their own weapon]], the folding fan will most likely be wielded by [[BrattyHalfPint Xiaoqiao]] (or her sister [[ShrinkingViolet Daqiao]] in older installments, though ''9'' gives it back to her) and the feather fan by [[TheChessmaster Zhuge Liang]]. Also Sima Yi wielded one in most appearances except 6 and 8. Zhuge Dan also wielded one in his first appearance. Pang Tong gains a Shadow Fan in ''8''.
142	** Fans are also available as weapons in sister series ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' to Shingen Takeda who wields an open fan and Mitsunari Ishida who wields a folding fan.
143	* ''Videogame/FatalFury[=/=]VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': Mai Shiranui is known for using folding paper fans in combat. And [[MostCommonSuperpower two other things]].
144	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'':
145	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'': The diva-ish antagonist Leblanc wields one of these, with the customary TornadoMove included. The female goons of her syndicate also use fans.
146	** ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': Gunbai fans are available as with the {{Samurai}} {{DLC}} as MagicStaff style weapons.
147	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'': The Dancer Job added in Shadowbringers has the "Fan Dance" series of skills, which have them pull a pair of hand fans from thin air and use them to launch a magical gust of wind at enemies.
148	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': Scrolls are the Hoshidan equivalent of magic tomes but the models for any magic-user wielding them as weapons have the character holding several of them as if they were combat fans. The attacks take the form of various animals created from magic energy, with the species varying depending on which scroll was being used.
149	* Miis from the Princess class in ''VideoGame/{{Miitopia}}'' use fans as their go-to weapon.
150	* ''VideoGame/FoodFantasy'': Crepe uses her fans to fight enemies, either by whipping up tornados, or doing a fan dance which deals damage.
151	* ''VideoGame/GaiaCrusaders'': Getuki, the boss of the China level, use folding fans as her primary weapon which she can also throw from a distance.
152	* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'': Anji Mito's weapons of choice are the Zessen, large fans that compliment his dancer fighting style. They are one of three known pieces of the Outrage set of weapons, representing the wind element, and the only one not in the hands of a main character.
153	* ''VideoGame/GuildWars'': Mesmers could sometimes wield one as an off-hand weapon, so it served no real purpose beyond a StatStick.
154	* ''VideoGame/TheGladiator'': One of the first bosses, Yi-Du, use a folding in combat, which can be flung like a projectile and home in on your player before returning to his hand.
155	* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'': Xemnas's JokeWeapon, Round Fan, is a pair of fans wielded like Ethereal Blades.
156	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSilkroad'': Wuji, one of the bosses, uses a Chinese feathered fan as his weapon, which can shoot sharp feather projectiles and summon thunderbolts.
157	* ''VideoGame/MadouMonogatari I'': Arle uses one of these in the Platform/MegaDrive port (the DungeonCrawling predecessor to ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo''). Since she's a SquishyWizard, her basic Fire spell costs no {{mana}} to cast, and the fan is an ordinary paper one with no enhancement, it's pretty much useless.
158	* ''Videogame/MadWorld'': The fourth-ranked boss, Rinrin, the DragonLady boss of the [[TheThemeParkVersion over-the-top]] {{Wutai}} that is the game's "Asian Town", uses pair of giant bladed hand fans, which she can throw out like boomerangs and also shield herself with due to their immense size. She uses a similar set in ''VideoGame/AnarchyReigns'' called the Yanlong, which come with the added bonus of [[PlayingWithFire being on fire]].
159	* Tsuruno Yui from ''VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory'' uses a pair of fans as her primary weapons and as ways to channel her fire magic.
160	* Zero in ''VideoGame/MegaManX8'' has the B Fan as an unlockable weapon (and they can also be unlocked for [[SecretCharacter Layer]]). These fans have the shortest melee range among Zero's weaponry, but they're pretty fast and can deploy an energy shield to deflect enemy projectiles while standing still.
161	* ''VideoGame/{{Miitopia}}'''s "Princess" class uses a fan as their main weapon. While they can make direct attacks with it, as a support class, they generally use it to channel magic instead.
162	* Edenia's Princess Kitana from ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series is probably one of the more iconic instances of this trope. At first she uses a pair of steel fans both for attacking. the occasional BlowYouAway moment and also in her ''fatalities''. The weapon first started off simply as war fans with an all-metal construction, although as the games progressed knives were added to make them more potent weapons.
163	* ''VideoGame/Onmyoji2016'':
164	** Yōko uses his (always folded) folding fan for his ranged slash-like attacks.
165	** Ōtengu delivers air-based attacks with his ''uchiwa'', similar to Aya above.
166	** Seimei can also be seen using his trademark folding fan while casting one of his spells.
167	* ''VideoGame/OreshikaTaintedBloodlines'': The Dancer class uses these.
168	* ''VideoGame/Persona4'': These are the [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]] for [[TheOjou Yukiko]] [[YamatoNadeshiko Amagi]]; they're exactly as powerful as the other weapons in the game, including swords, claws, and even a [[GunsAreWorthless GUN]]. However, Yukiko's main strength is in magic, so most players will only occasionally order her to use the fan.
169	* ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline'':
170	** There's a joke weapon called the [[PaperFanOfDoom Harisen Battle Fan]].
171	** There's also the Plantain Fan and the Plantain Huge Fan, which are actually weapons for Mages based off of ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''. Their description says that swinging them creates a great wind gust, which carries over to gameplay as a unique special ability.
172	* ''[[VideoGame/{{PowerStone}} Power Stone 2]]'' has a [[PaperFanOfDoom Harisen]] as one of its random weapons.
173	* ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'': Although the naginata is his [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]], the Kabuki fighter Senryo Kyoshiro uses fans in his attacks [[PlayingWithFire involving fire]], like fire fans as projectiles and using one to expand his [[BreathWeapon fire breath]].
174	** Ocha-Maro Karakuri from ''Samurai Shodown VI'' wields a pair of steel fans named Kirigane Okina and Uragane Onna.
175	* ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'': Takeda Shingen uses a ''gunbai'' as his weapon, in reference to the story of him using one in real life. Though in the game it has some sort of energy field that extends from it to give his attacks the same reach as a sword.
176	* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'': Imagawa Yoshimoto wields one of these. Surprisingly (given the series' penchant for being incredibly over-the-top) he doesn't have any wind attacks. Instead, he beats people with it, and he can also throw it.
177	* ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'': Yumi uses these as her weapons of choice. She can also manipulate ice with them.
178	* ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant'': [[FortuneTeller Lucia]] wields a razor-sharp fan as her equippable weapon. However, as a spellcaster, she's not likely to use it often.
179	* ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'': [[TheRival Jet]] uses these to attack opponents and slow them down mid-race. His [[VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight Arthurian counterpart]], [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Lamorak]], also uses a pair of swords modeled on them.
180	* ''VideoGame/{{Steelrising}}'': While she can use several different weapons, Aegis' bladed fans are heavily featured in promotional art and the game's logo is a bladed fan around a crown. Fans are also the starting weapon for the Dancer class.
181	* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'': The War Fan accompanied by a satisfying "newspaper smack" sound when used.
182	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'': Every iteration until ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' has had a large—as in at least three feet long—one of these as an item. Its usefulness varies depending on the game, but its usefulness more often lies in how quickly you can swing it than how much damage one swing will cause.
183	* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': Parodied with the Scout's unlockable weapon "The Fan-O-War". It deals only 4 damage, making it the weakest weapon in the game. Its only upside is that it "marks the enemy for death", meaning they take 35% more damage for a brief period.
184	* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'':
185	** The tengu Aya Shameimaru wields a fan in battle which she uses to [[BlowYouAway control wind]].
186	** Hata no Kokoro uses fans along with [[NaginatasAreFeminine naginata]] in battle, fitting with her [[DanceBattler noh dance]] theme.
187	** Yuyuko also uses folding fans to smack around her opponents, in most of her melee moves.
188	* In ''VideoGame/TowerOfFantasy'', Lin's Shadoweave is a huge hand fan capable of generating wind currents in the shape of flowers to attack enemies at long range, can pull enemies together with her discharge, and create a huge field where she can float out of enemy attacks with her skill.
189	* ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}'': Hakuowlo uses a steel fan given to him by Tuskur as his weapon throughout the game. He's very proficient with it, helped by the fact that the fan has hidden blades that can pop out of the sides, and it has compartments to store poison. In the sequels, Haku (no relation to Hakuowlo) uses the same fan.
190	* The category of warfans in ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' debuted with the addition of ''[[http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Gunsen Gunsen]]''. Unlike most examples of this trope, the ''Gunsen'' doesn't even ''pretend'' they're real fans, having no actual surface between the curved, razor-sharp ribs for the purposes of wafting air - they are entirely and obviously tools for killing. Later updates added other warfans such as the Arum Spinosa, Quassus, Vericles and a prime version of the Gunsen.
191	* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'':
192	** ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' has "Infinity Fans" as a special weapon class, available to the player in NewGamePlus. They belong to [[spoiler:Mikhail, a member of Torna]], and are used as a Tank weapon, allowing their user to DrawAggro and deal more damage to aggroed enemies. Like other unique weapons in the game, they are actually a reskin of another weapon type, namely "[[RingsOfDeath Twin Rings]]".
193	** ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'' upgrades dual fans to a normal weapon type, which can be used by changing into Troubadour [[JobSystem Class]]. This time around, it's a Healer class, that can utilize CooldownManipulation and stop {{Status Buff}}s from expiring. In a bit of MythologyGag, fans are once again related with RingsOfDeath, as both weapon types [[spoiler:belong to Agnian off-seers, who used to be friends and partners]].
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197	* ''Webcomic/{{Darken}}'': The BlackWidow Duchess Jill D'Avron is an ActionFashionista (albeit one with [[https://darkencomic.com/darken/november-28th-2005/ strategically reinforced]] bespoke dresses) who can slit a throat with a hand fan before anyone around her sees it coming. Against more robust enemies, like [[spoiler:angels, dragons, and {{Demon Lords\|AndArchdevils}}]], she prefers to ensure that other people are in the frontlines instead.
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201	* In the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "Home Adrone", a male member of the Chinese mafia wields a pair of large fans in his battle against Stan, and the weapons' edges are shown to be sharp enough to cleanly slice the protagonist's necktie.
202	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
203	** Avatar Kyoshi, the second most recent Avatar before Aang, used war fans that belonged to her Airbender mother. Her apprentices and their descendants, the Kyoshi Warriors, all use fans as well in honor of her.
204	** In two episodes that center around Kyoshi, Aang uses a pair of fans as well for combat against Zuko and the Rough Rhinos.
205	* ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'': Yumi uses tessen fans as her primary weapon in her kabuki-inspired Lyoko Warrior form. Her fans are throwing weapons that behave like a BattleBoomerang, automatically returning to her after they strike the target.
206	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': In the episode "Bushido" Japanese CorruptCorporateExecutive Taro engages the heroes in battle wielding a pair of [[ShockAndAwe electrified]] Tessen.
207	* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Yori, Ron's {{ninja}} GirlOfTheWeek, wielded one of these.
208	* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': The Peacock Miraculous grants this weapon to its wielders. The feathers on the fan are also used to [[MookMaker create allies]] for akumatized villains.
209	* In ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiRabbitTheUsagiChronicles'', Kitsune wields two bladed tessen in combat. When the group all get to choose kaikishi weapons in Season 2, she decides to stick with what she knows, and discovers the kaikishi tessen can alter in size, disappear when she's not using them, and the fish patterns on them can move to distract foes.
210	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': April O'Neil uses a tessen as a weapon after training in ninjutsu with Master Splinter, a weapon originally meant for his daughter Miwa.
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214	* In RealLife, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_fan#Use_as_weapons weaponised fans did exist]]. Examples include;
215	** Korean war fans, which were usually normal fans converted into concealed weapons, with reinforced frames and hidden blades or compartments containing toxins or irritants to waft in people's faces.
216	** Japanese officers would sometimes carry a large, rounded fan called a ''gunbai'' as a shield and sign of office.
217	*** These can still be seen in use at sumo matches where they are used by the ''gyoji'' or referee and used to indicate both the start of the match and to declare a winner.
218	*** There is a story that during the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima in 1561, UsefulNotes/UesugiKenshin and his bodyguards attacked [[UsefulNotes/TakedaShingen Takeda Shingen's]] command post. Shingen did not have time to draw his sword and instead used his ''gunbai'' to defend himself from Kenshin's attacks. However, the exact details of the encounter are not clear and it may be a mixture of legend and fact.
219	** A ''tessen'' was a metal framed fan that could make a handy club when folded (or sharpened at the end). Like the Korean fans, they were used as concealed weapons.
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