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* ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'' - The Skesis emperor carries a scepter which designates his office. In the death scene of the first emperor, Chamberlain indicates his eagerness to take over by reaching for the scepter.
* ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'' - The Skesis emperor carries a scepter which designates his office. In the death scene of the first emperor, Chamberlain indicates his eagerness to take over by reaching for the scepter.
* ''The D.I.'' - Jack Webb's character, a US Marine Corps [[Drill Sergeant Nasty|Drill Instructor]] almost constantly carries a swagger stick.
* ''The D.I.'' - Jack Webb's character, a US Marine Corps [[Drill Sergeant Nasty|Drill Instructor]] almost constantly carries a swagger stick.
* [[Journey to The Center of The Earth]]: in the [[wikipedia:Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film)|1959 film]] a baton/mace is used by the leader of the military music unit.
* [[Journey to the Center of the Earth]]: in the [[wikipedia:Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film)|1959 film]] a baton/mace is used by the leader of the military music unit.
* ''[[Patton]]'' - [[Four-Star Badass|General Patton]] is portrayed frequently carrying a riding crop, indicating both his status as an officer with something of a flair for the dramatic, and his background in the cavalry. This is [[Truth in Television]], though something the movie doesn't mention is that there was also a long dagger concealed in the riding crop, similar to a [[Sword Cane]].
* ''[[Patton]]'' - [[Four-Star Badass|General Patton]] is portrayed frequently carrying a riding crop, indicating both his status as an officer with something of a flair for the dramatic, and his background in the cavalry. This is [[Truth in Television]], though something the movie doesn't mention is that there was also a long dagger concealed in the riding crop, similar to a [[Sword Cane]].
* [[Star Trek III: The Search For Spock]] - Captain Styles of the USS Excelsior is often seen carrying a swagger stick.
* [[Star Trek III: The Search For Spock]] - Captain Styles of the USS Excelsior is often seen carrying a swagger stick.
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* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Gaunt's Ghosts]] novel ''Necropolis'', the Master Legislator uses his golden specter as a staff. This is also a sign that the vote on Sturm's tactics (which Gaunt and other generals have been shut off from comment on) is binding despite the excellent reasons offered against the plan after the vote.
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Gaunt's Ghosts]] novel ''Necropolis'', the Master Legislator uses his golden specter as a staff. This is also a sign that the vote on Sturm's tactics (which Gaunt and other generals have been shut off from comment on) is binding despite the excellent reasons offered against the plan after the vote.
** Much later on, in ''[[The Armour Of Contempt]]'', the story opens with Drill Sergeant Kexie laying down the law with his stick; a cross between a swagger stick and an officer's baton. He calls it Saroo.
** Much later on, in ''[[The Armour Of Contempt]]'', the story opens with Drill Sergeant Kexie laying down the law with his stick; a cross between a swagger stick and an officer's baton. He calls it Saroo.
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Warhammer 40000]] novel ''[[Brothers of the Snake]]'', the coronation regalia include a spectre and orb. They are supposed to react if the heir is improper, and they don't. More importantly, they are the sealants for the [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]; the queen had been assassinated precisely so they would be removed from the Royal Mound. [[Weather Dissonance]] soon shows up, and an Inquisitor and a squad of Space Marines must move to contain it.
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Warhammer 40,000]] novel ''[[Brothers of the Snake]]'', the coronation regalia include a spectre and orb. They are supposed to react if the heir is improper, and they don't. More importantly, they are the sealants for the [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]; the queen had been assassinated precisely so they would be removed from the Royal Mound. [[Weather Dissonance]] soon shows up, and an Inquisitor and a squad of Space Marines must move to contain it.
* [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]] - The poem Mythopoeia uses the symbol of a golden scepter to represent the creative human author ruling his own subcreation.
* [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]] - The poem Mythopoeia uses the symbol of a golden scepter to represent the creative human author ruling his own subcreation.
* ''[[Lord of the Rings]]''
* ''[[Lord of the Rings]]''
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