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{{trope}}
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According to popular legend, the simple child's toy known as a yo-yo began as a weapon in the hands of Filipino tribesmen centuries ago. Whether this is true or not, if you see a yo-yo, particularly in an anime and particularly in the hands of a young girl, it's a safe bet that it will be slung with deadly intent and accuracy.
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This legend may stem partially from the fact that as a weapon, the yo-yo bears a resemblance to the Chinese meteor-hammer, one of a set of flexible weapons in Chinese martial arts that can be employed to devastating effect and with great flair. The mundane yo-yo makes a great stand in for these types of weapons. It may also stem from the fact that a typical yo-yo user (a small child) can, and will, cause major harm to anyone in the yo-yo's vicinity.
Historians attribute the weapon quote to Filipino hero Jose Rizal, who might really have been
Extra points for someone who manages to pull off an attack technique via a trick like "walk-the-dog" or "pinwheel", and ''double'' extra points for managing it with "shoot-the-moon", "spirit bomb", or "kamikaze".
A type of [[Epic Flail]]. See also [[Improbable Weapon User]]. Compare [[Battle Tops]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Saki Asamiya in ''[[Sukeban Deka]]'' was armed with a special metal yo-yo, which became her signature
* Akashia Moka flings a yo-yo at a Tengu-
* Princess Sparkle from ''[[Spider Riders]]'' liturally kicked Grasshop's but with hers, several dozen times.
* Momoko "Blossom" Akatsutsumi in ''[[Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z]]''.
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*** To be fair, there's a series of skits dedicated to just how improbable it is.
* ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' features a child demon in the first round of the Dark Tournament who uses ''psychically controlled'' yo-yos as his favored weapon.
* ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'', has Killua occasionally using super-yo-yos on wires as his preferred weapon, on those occasions he uses any weapon at
* Employed by ''[[Super Doll Licca-chan]]'' in one of her forms.
* Cirucci Thunderwitch in ''[[Bleach]]'' wields a huge yoyo-like weapon in its unreleased shape.
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* Nanaho Kinjo of ''[[Best Student Council]]''.
* Carmen 99 uses a bladed yo-yo in ''[[Gun X Sword]]''.
* From the anime ''[[Machine Robo]] Rescue'', [[Show Within a Show|Ninja Mama]] is a [[Captain Ersatz]] of the Saki/Yoko archetype, complete with
* The Ryuuseisui-wielding Suboshi is ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'''s resident Psycho Yoyo Boy. He doesn't use an actual yoyo, but it counts.
* ''[[Crossbone Gundam]]'' has the Quavarze, which uses a [[Laser Blade|beam saw]] mounted on the end of a "chain" of whip-like segments; again, not exactly a yoyo, but close enough.
* Sylvain Clark from ''[[Marginal Prince]]'' uses a yoyo to fight off bad guys during the last episode. He tends to fanboy over it in an earlier episode, as it is some merchandise from his [[Show Within a Show|favourite anime]].
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Comic book example: Frank Einstein, the titular ''[[Madman (Comic Book)|Madman]]'', uses a lead weighted yo-yo among other toy-based weapons.
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' Comics #131 featured a manga-styled segment. Lisa appears at the end, wielding two yo-yos and sporting understandably [[Dragon Ball|Super Saiyan]]-like hair. Pretty much a general [[Shout-Out]] to [[Sukeban Deka]].
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** While under the Top's [[Brainwashed|influence]], his near obsessive use of the yo-yo (commented on by one of the G-men) is probably also a tell for the normally playful James being buried under the stern, serious Agent Jesse, possibly as a bit of a slip in Top's mind screw.
* Comics example: In the [[Marvel Universe]], [[Daredevil]] foe the Jester wields a weighted yo-yo as a weapon.
* In the Norwegian fantasy series ''[[Miranda]]'', the eponymous heroine wields a so-called "coil" with great
* [[The Joker]] once pulled one of these in a fight and was ridiculed for using such a cliched weapon. The intended victim asked him "let me guess, it's really heavy or it explodes or shoots acid or something?" Joker proceeds to unwind the cord of the perfectly normal yo-yo and strangle the guy with it.
* Showed up in a special issue of ''[[The Punisher]]'', where the villain wielded one and made a reference to the aforementioned Filipino arts.
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* An issue tying into the [[Justice League]] cartoon has Speedy playing with a yo-yo in the Watchtower; he's able to hold off the villain at one point using it.
== [[Film]] ==
* [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] is attacked by a bunch of Indian mooks in ''[[Octopussy]]''. One of them wields a yo-yo buzzsaw.
* While it doesn't kill, Michelangelo knocks out several hooligans with a yoyo at the beginning of the second ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' film, first distracting them with walk-the-dog and then pummeling them with around-the-world.
* Hansel ([[Running Gag|He is so hot right now!]]) in ''[[Zoolander]]'' uses a yo-yo to disarm an opponent
* Obviously, ''[[Sukeban Deka|Yo-Yo Girl Cop]]'' is based on this trope.
* Egor in the ''[[Night Watch|Day Watch]]'' movie is seen playing with a [[Yo Yo]] like object. It turns out to be a magical weapon. The user flings it like a [[Yo Yo]] but upon impact, the object shatters into hundreds of pellets that continue attacking the target, do not suffer any loss of momentum and can multiply themselves by shattering as well. Needless to say it goes out of control and eventually wipes out Moscow.
* ''[[Master of the Flying Guillotine]]'' features a yoyo/hat-like device attached to a string that, as you can imagine, acts like a guillotine when it lands.
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* The bladed lug wrench is upgraded to this when some rope is attached to it at the end of ''[[Sorority Row]]''.
== [[Literature]] ==
* Cadderly Bonaduce, a character in the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' novel series ''The Cleric Quintet'', uses a halfling "spindle disk" to great effect.▼
▲* Cadderly Bonaduce, a character in the [[Forgotten Realms]] novel series ''The Cleric Quintet'', uses a halfling "spindle disk" to great effect.
** They became even more effective when he <s>coated them in</s> filled them with oil of impact...
** Their original incarnation, before the aforementioned addition to their firepower, wasn't all that strong and effective, as they were made from rock crystal. (In fact, Cadderly was aware of that from the
* The ''[[The Baroque Cycle]]'' by [[Neal Stephenson]] claims the Filipinos had ''bladed'' yo-yos, and gives one to the enigmatic Enoch Root.
* The [[Marvel Comics]] novel ''Time's Arrow: The Present'' has Taskmaster attempting to decapitate Jean Grey with a yo-yo that has a monofilament string and an automatic circuit to ensure it constricts. He also takes the time to give a brief lecture on their use in the Philippines.
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* Subverted in the first ''[[Alex Rider]]'' book: one of Alex's "gadgets" is a modified yo-yo. He expects it to be weaponised somehow, but instead it has an extendable and extremely strong cord.
== [[Live
* In ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]'', Kamen Rider Verde wields a yo-yo.
* ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'' has Conner and his Battlizer armor, the main weapon of which is the Dragon Yo-Yo. A killer yo-yo made of fire. Silly, but it works.
* One of the entries in the Syfy channel's ''Face Off'' makeup-F/X game show, submitted for a challenge to design an original horror movie character, used a yo-yo as a lethal weapon.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Bridget from ''[[Guilty Gear]] XX'' wields a standard yo-yo as a weapon; this is likely part of the joke, as it goes nicely with the nun habit, in-line skates and teddy bear.
** And giant handcuff belt-hula hoop thing.
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** There's also a bola weapon.
* "Yoyo Yoko" Koshibojin from the fighting game ''[[Ehrgeiz]]'' uses one in most of her attacks; hence the nickname.
* In ''[[The Goonies (video game)|The Goonies
* One of the ranged weapons in ''[[
** ''[[Mother 3]]'' has the "Friend's Yoyo" as an optional weapon. It's actually quite powerful, raises speed, and can be given to any of the party members except for Boney.
*** And then on Tanetane Island, you can buy a Spiky Weapon, which is basically a yo-yo, [[Recycled in Space|with spikes.]]
** While we're still on ''Smash Bros.,'' one of [[Kirby]]'s exclusive copy abilities in ''Kirby Super Star'' is Yo-Yo, taken from the Gim enemy. It consists of [[Dance Battler|breakdancing]] combined with a yo-yo ([[Shout-Out|and a backward baseball cap.]]) An attack from that ability replaced his Fireball running attack in ''Brawl''.
* One of the weapon sets available to Acrobats in ''[[
* Yoyo is a chip starting from ''[[Mega Man Battle Network]] 3''. It deploys spinning blades from the disk as it's fired.
** The Spinning Blade from ''Megaman X3'' becomes this when charged.
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* In the SNES game ''[[Ganbare Goemon|Legend of the Mystical Ninja]],'' <s>Goemon</s> "Kid Ying" has a yo-yo as his best weapon. This is not seen in any other games, though the chain pipe serves a similar purpose as a long-range weapon.
* Enough yo-yo weapons were implemented in ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'' to make its own weapon type. Examples range from the yo (a primitive yoyo which does half damage) to the yohohoyo, a multi-elemental weapon wielded by the wacky pirate.
* The ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' game fills Sid's room with spiked yo-yos hanging from the ceiling.
* Rita from ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'' gets a yoyo as a weapon.
* In the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' franchise, the term "Hammer Bro" originally referred to an elite group of [[Mook|Koopa Troopas]] that specialized in throwing [[Drop the Hammer|hammers]], but their ranks have since expanded to include Troopas with other weapon specialties. One such specialty, seen in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', is the Yo-yo, wielded by a species called "Yo Bro".
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* Another discus-style weapon wielder is Bunny from ''[[Bunny Must Die]]''.
* ''Spinmaster'' for the [[Neo Geo]] had yo-yos as the player characters' main weapon.
* In the [[NES]] game ''[[Yo Noid!]]'' this is the title character's default weapon.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[MAG-ISA]]'' -- [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119773 Alice] uses a weapon like this.
* ''[[Bug
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The Joker has used one at least twice in ''[[Batman: The
▲* The Joker has used one at least twice in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]''.
* Toyman utterly owns Killer Frost with one of these in the penultimate episode of ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''.
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* Velma's yoyo in ''[[A Pup Named Scooby
* ''[[The Boy]]'' typically used special Yo-yos.
* In an episode of ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', a mobster uses a yoyo to hit the button that will lower Jackie and Tohru into a shark tank. Moments later, Jackie uses the same yoyo to entangle the mobster's feet, preventing his escape.
* Wadi wields one in ''[[The Secret Saturdays]]''.
* In ''[[Gadget Boy and Heather]]'', Gadget Boy uses a yoyo to tie up the villains in the show's opening.
* ''[[Miraculous Ladybug]]'': Marinette Dupain-Cheng uses one as an all-purpose tool and weapon in her hero identity of Ladybug.
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* The [[wikipedia:Boleadoras|boleadoras]] used in the Argentinian pampas.
* While not identical in style to a yo-yo, a type of weapon known as the [[wikipedia:Slungshot|Slungshot]] works in a remarkably similar manner.
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