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{{quote|''Till, bruised and bitten to the bone
{{quote|''Till, bruised and bitten to the bone
And taught by pain and fear,
''And taught by pain and fear,
He learned to deal the far-off stone,
''He learned to deal the far-off stone,
And poke the long, safe spear.''|'''[[Rudyard Kipling]]''', "The Benefactors"}}
''And poke the long, safe spear.''|'''[[Rudyard Kipling]]''', "The Benefactors"}}


A subtrope of [[Weapon of Choice]].
A subtrope of [[Weapon of Choice]].
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See also [[Harpoon Gun]], [[X on a Stick]], [[Javelin Thrower]] and [[Telephone Polearm]], for the giant-bladeless-stick version.
See also [[Harpoon Gun]], [[X on a Stick]], [[Javelin Thrower]] and [[Telephone Polearm]], for the giant-bladeless-stick version.
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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* Kan'u Unchou from ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' wields Guan Yu's trademark polearm: the Blue Dragon Saber. She doesn't fight with it during the tournament, though, since it would be against the rules; only in ''Dragon Destiny'' do we get to see her use it.<ref>So does his [[Expy]] with the same name (Aisha) in ''[[Koihime Musou]]''.</ref>
* Kan'u Unchou from ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' wields Guan Yu's trademark polearm: the Blue Dragon Saber. She doesn't fight with it during the tournament, though, since it would be against the rules; only in ''Dragon Destiny'' do we get to see her use it.<ref>So does his [[Expy]] with the same name (Aisha) in ''[[Koihime Musou]]''.</ref>