Epic Flail: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Digimon Savers]]'' has MirageGaogamon's [[Super Mode|Burst Mode]] wielding a [[Energy Weapons|huge flail made out of energy]] as his weapon. ''[[Calling Your Attacks|Full Moon Meteor Impact!!]]''

* The Gundam hammer optional weapon for the original ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'', although it was [[Retcon|left out of the movie versions]] for allegedly being "too [[Super Robot]]-y". Has a space-use version in the Hyper Hammer----a more pointy and thruster-equipped version.

*** Later in the series (after more gear has been uncovered) Loran uses two of these at once to immobilise three opponents (using Turn A's engines, which appear to gradually upgrade their efficiency over time with the rest of the mecha, to pin the third).

*** In ''[[Super Robot Wars]]: [[Super Robot Wars Alpha|Alpha Gaiden]]'' repeats this, but he keeps it as a primary weapon. However, it still breaks apart each time he uses it; he just apparently has a stock of up to ''eight'' of them at any given time.

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* [[Humongous Mecha]]-sized flails appear in ''[[BattleTech]]'', used in the gladiator battles on Solaris 7, as they're a very showy weapon. Said flails are never used in proper war.

** Some combination of this and [[Whip It Good]] are generally how the Spiked Chain of 3.5 was depicted.

** In 4th Edition, the Three-Headed-Flail (based on a real weapon) is possibly the best weapon in the game.

** While possessing the same stats as its rival the Bastard Sword, and more accuracy than its more damaging axe and hammer counterparts. The Triple-Headed Flail suffers from lack of support in terms of feats and magic item options. Regulating it to use by those who want to [[An Axe to Grind|stand]] [[Drop the Hammer|out]] from the [[Heroes Prefer Swords|crowd]].

*** Stat-wise, the triple-headed flail is essentially a stock flail with an additional +1 to hit...and an attached 'feat tax', because as a superior melee weapon it's not something most (if any) classes are going to be proficient with by default and so that proficiency must be bought the 'hard' way. If you don't know how to use ''any'' kind of flail and want to spend a feat on doing so, this one is arguably the one to spring for; but if you already have proficiency with martial melee weapons and thus regular flails as a class feature, whether the tradeoff is worth it becomes more debatable. (And of course, classes not proficient with the general martial melee weapon category will generally reap fewer benefits from investing feats in learning how to use more weapons because their focus in combat tends to be elsewhere in the first place.)

** On the other hand, the Orks used to have the Splatta Kannon, which fired what was basically a ''rocket flail''.

** The Night Goblin fanatic gets a very special version: it weights ''several times the goblin holding it.'' Without [[Psycho Serum|madcap brew]], they wouldn't even be able to lift it.

** Ivy has a flail as an optional weapon, but it's heavy enough to slowly drain her health.

* The opening video for ''[[Rock Band]] 2'' features a microphone-flail. Power Metal indeed.

* Flails (called Hammers) are weapons usable in ''[[Makai Kingdom]]''. Given that one of the top attacks for the weapon is to slam it into the ground and swing the ''stage'' around, it's also a suitably Epic Flail.

** Also of note is Asagi, who has one of these as her subweapon. [[BFS|Did we mention that the head of the flail is as big as she is?]]

** Reuben in ''[[Final Fantasy Mystic Quest]]'' makes use of a morning star as his sole weapon. As far as weapon weaknesses in the game are concerned, it's an axe equivalent.

* If we're going to count kusarigama, then Earthquake out of the ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'' series should be here. With a justified reason why the blunt head at the end of the chain is as big as a normal person's head—so are his fists. Meanwhile, Basara has some..weird spinning bladed thingy on a chain that he can toss around, too.

* The 1987 2D side-scroller ''Black Tiger'' featured a knight using a flail and shield.

* The first boss of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' is Dr. Robotnik flying a small hovercraft armed with a giant wrecking ball on the bottom.

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