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== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' has a first-level spell named 'Flamespin', creating a pinwheel ''[[Incendiary Exponent|of flame]]''. Unattended, it only hangs where spawned and burns (
* ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' spinoffs, [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|perhaps predictably]].
** ''[[Dark Heresy]]'' has stats for Hunting Quoit (chakram) among the weapons of more primitive worlds.Crimson Crown
** ''[[Rogue Trader]]'', feeling obligated to outdo the other lines, introduced "Crimson Crown" - which is a thrown buzzsaw floating on a miniature suspensor (like on those servoskulls), and Power Discus - much the same, but as high-tech version it's lighter and instead of teeth uses circular power blade (i.e. augmented with disruptor field).
== Toys ==
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* The Disc Gun from ''[[Super Crate Box]]''. It's also a [[Pinball Projectile]]. {{spoiler|Be careful with it.}}
* There are a LOT of these in the ''[[Meat Boy]]'' games.
* ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' allows the dwarves to forge large serrated discs, a type of weapon that can only be used in weapon traps. Up to ten discs at a time can be placed in a single trap, and due to the way weapon damage is calculated, they are one of the
* The ''[[Castlevania Sorrow]]'' games have the Disc Armour, which uses a disc on a tether to attack you with. You can get this ability by obtaining the foe's soul. ''[[Symphony of the Night]]'' also features a variant as a [[Unique Enemy]].
* The ''[[Turok (series)|Turok]]'' series has the Razor Wind weapon ([[Razor Wind|nothing to do with the trope of the same name]]).
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== Real Life ==
* The ancient weapon of the [[India
* The Greeks had discus throwing as a classic warrior sport. Coincidentally, they used chariots, too.
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