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* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'''s Spike wields a gun, in contrast to [[Knife Nut|Vicious's]] [[Up to Eleven|katana]]
* Though swords later became a staple weapon for many [[Super Robot|Super Robots]], the first one, [[Mazinger Z]], did not use one. Kouji preferred to use his fists... [[Rocket Punch|at five hundred meters]].
** It was it the next [[Humongous Mecha]] from the trilogy, ''[[Great Mazinger]]'', who introduced the staple in mecha shows. This trope was followed by shows such like [[Voltes V]], [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] (although it used energy weapons), [[
* [[Ushio and Tora]] averts this with the protagonist being a spear-wielder.
* In [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]], [[The Hero|Madoka]] uses a bow, though [[The Cape|Sayaka]] uses a cutlass. Sayaka is a heroine wannabe.
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