Broomstick Quarterstaff: Difference between revisions

 

[[Sub-Trope]] of [[Improvised Weapon]]. Removing the head is optional based on the [[Sliding Scale of Seriousness Versus Silliness]].

 

* The fight between [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|S]][[Lady of War|e]]t[[Bodyguard Crush|s]][[Onmyodo|u]][[Katanas Are Just Better|n]][[Implausible Fencing Powers|a]] and [[Anti-Magic|A]][[Tsundere|s]][[Mysterious Waif|u]][[Fiery Redhead|n]][[Mismatched Eyes|a]] at the [[Tournament Arc]] of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' featured Setsuna wielding a push-broom against Asuna's [[Paper Fan of Doom]], due to bladed weapons being verboten. Earlier in the arc, a minor character wielded a traditional broom as a magic weapon; unfortunately, she was up against [[The Lancer|K]][[Half-Human Hybrid|o]][[Blood Knight|t]][[The Rival|a]][[Big Badass Wolf|r]][[Wouldn't Hit a Girl|o]]. Also, Setsuna and Asuna were in [[Meido|maid outfits]] [[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy|for no adequately explored reason]].

** Actually the point was that they weren't as interesting, so Chao ordered them made cute.

* In the ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' [[The Movie|movie]], Spike infiltrates a chemical company [[Janitor Impersonation Infiltration|disguised as a Janitor]] (in another homage to Bruce Lee) and has to defend himself with a push-broom when detected by [[Action Girl]] Electra.

* Ranma from ''[[Ranma ½]]'' has used various things as quarter staffs such as a broom or a laundry pole.

* In ''[[Kodomo no Jikan]]'', a few unnamed students use them in class before being told to clean up.

 

* ''[[Marvel Zombies]]'' and Thor. Once this alternate universe God started killing, he couldn't weild his hammer Mjolnir. He made do with a lump of cement on a metal pole.

* The weapon of choice for Maid Man in ''[[Empowered]]''.

 

== Film ==

* [[Jackie Chan]] does this <s>in at least one movie</s> [[Once Per Episode|at least once a movie]].

* [[Eddie Murphy]]'s ''[[Coming to America]]'' has Prince Akeem (professionally trained from childhood in martial arts) do this with an unscrew-able mop handle to ward off an armed robber played by [[Samuel L. Jackson]].

* Sarah Connor uses a mop handle during her asylum escape attempt in ''[[The Terminator|Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'', until she gets a nightstick to replace it.

* In ''[[Machete]]'', Machete uses a mop to fight his way past Booth's goons following the faked assassination attempt on the senator.

* A prostitute has a broom handle shoved down her throat in ''[[Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill!]]''.

* The miner is momentarily fought off with a mop in the ''[[My Bloody Valentine (film)|My Bloody Valentine]]'' remake.

 

== Literature ==

 

== Live Action TV ==

* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Vampires of Venice", Rory attempts to take on a swordsman armed only with a broom.

* Ryotaro in ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' uses a nearby broom on a [[Monster of the Week]] when he's fighting for his life. The broom is quickly broken. Despite its short-lived appearance, the so-named "Rider Broom" remained in the fandom's memory throughout the year.

 

== Video Games ==

* In ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', one of Cid's weapons is actually a mop (well, more like a push broom...). Other characters have similar weapons, which are rather powerful but lack materia slots. The best examples being an umbrella for Aeris, and baseball bat with a nail in it for Cloud.

* This is Raine Sage's [[Lethal Joke Item]] weapon as well.

** Judith's [[Joke Item]] is a broom.

* Lisa from ''[[Legend of Mana]]'' uses her father's broomstick as her weapon of choice. Partly justified in that she uses it as a staff, which mostly have magic-related specials. That doesn't stop her from cracking skulls with that thing.

* In ''[[The Curse of Possum Hollow]]'' , the janitor in the town hall uses a mop as a weapon.

 

== Web Animation ==

* In the ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' game "Thy Dungeonman II", the titular Dungeonman gets only a mop as a weapon, being a janitor working in a dungeon.

* In ''[[Dead Fantasy]]'', Tifa does this with a [[Up to Eleven|service jack]], before removing the thick metal end.

 

== Webcomics ==

* Subverted in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'': Elliot (a martial artist, mind you) picks up a broom lying on the ground to defend himself... and swings it like a baseball bat.

* The [[Nerf Arm|Cardboard Tube]] Samurai in ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'' - except it's not an [[Improvised Weapon]], it's his [[Weapon of Choice]].

 

== Western Animation ==

* Done in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003]]'', when the turtles are held captive on an alien prison asteroid. They find a broom closet and get replacements for ''all'' of their weapons from inside.

* One episode of ''[[Jimmy Neutron]]'' uses this in a fight between Jimmy's mother and a robot duplicate of her: after pulling out the broom, mop, and rake, and having each one snapped in half by the robot, she reveals that she keeps a [[BFG|plasma rifle]] in her broom closet "for those tough, ground-in stains". (Considering her son's experiments, a wise precaution...)

 

* There actually are weapon forms that exist for a Boat oar in Shaolin Kenpo for this very reason.

** Actually trying this with a broom handle, however, is more likely to get your enemy annoyed if you smack them with it: it's not heavy enough. Use it for blocking instead.