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They are sometimes equated to real life technologies such as: lasers; particle beams, e.g. protons and/or neutrons from the proton packs in Ghostbusters; plasma, e.g. plasma rifles, Star Wars "Blasters" Alternately, the weapon mechanics can be purely fictional. Fictional ray types include: "Minovsky particles" in the Gundam anime series
Universal Century technology refers to technology created in the fictional Universal Century timeline of the Gundam anime media mix. [1] Although they are only fictional technologies, they form the base of the Real Robot genre that the anime originates from. These technologies and their theory are now influential to factual academic research.
The first type has a weapon in the shape of a sickle that has a chain attached to the end of its shaft. The use of the first type depends on the ryū (school), with the weapon being held in either hand and its chain and weight being held in the other hand to be swung at the other person. Depending on how easy it is to see the weapon's weight ...
In the movie Ninja Assassin, a modified chain version of this weapon is used as Raizo's main weapon. In the movie Game of Death II, Lee Chen-kwok (李振國) / Bobby Lo (盧博比) uses one to cross a laser beam floor. In the first season of Netflix series Daredevil, the blade is used with great skill by the Japanese warrior Nobu. [6]
The ninjatō (忍者刀), ninjaken (忍者剣), or shinobigatana (忍刀), [2] is alleged to be the preferred weapon of the shinobi of feudal Japan, described in one 21st-century portrayal as carried on the person's back, specifically horizontally at a height of around that of the person's waist.
The kanabō was also a mythical weapon, often used in tales by oni, who reputedly possessed superhuman strength. [7] [8] This is alluded to by the Japanese saying "like giving a kanabō to an oni " —meaning to give an extra advantage to someone who already has the advantage (i.e. the strong made stronger).
Shuriken are simple weapons, but their historical value has increased. [6] [7] Unlike the katana and other bladed weapons, antique shuriken are not often well preserved (although some are blackened in ash to prevent corrosion), largely due to their expendable nature. [13]
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