Weaponized Headgear: Difference between revisions

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[[Sub-Trope]] of [[Clothing Combat]], [[Arsenal Attire]], and [[Unusual Weapon Mounting]].

 

 

== [[Advertising]] ==

* One ad for [[Delicious Fruit Pies]] has [[Spider-Man]] taking on a villain called Demolition Derby whose shtick (like Oddjob's) was that he wore a bowler hat he could throw as a weapon.

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* ''[[G Gundam]]'': Master Asia uses Domon's headband to destory a [[Mecha-Mooks|Dark Army soldier]] in his debut episode.

* ''[[Soul Eater]]'': Blair's hat which can grasp and throw stuff

* ''[[The Big O]]'': the Megadeuce fires lasers from the red crest on its head. R. Dorothy could launch her "hairband" to circle around like a boomerang and then catch an enemy's neck and "staple" him to a wall or something similar.

* In ''[[Rozen Maiden]] Ouverture'', Souseiseki throws her hat to disarm Shinku during a fight.

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* [[DC Comics]]

** Both Hermes and Jay Garrick's helmets have been thrown as decap pieces.

** There were two Mad Hatters ... one of whom used his as a mind control device whilst the other actually used weaponized hats ... such as straw hats that had [[Chainsaw Good|buzzsaw]] rims ... etc.

* ''[[Goldfinger]]'': Oddjob uses his razor-edged hat as a deadly throwing weapon.

** Parodied in the first [[Austin Powers]] film, where Random Task throws a razor-edged ''[[Shoe Slap|shoe]]''.

* In ''[[The Matrix]] Reloaded'', Trinity uses her motorcycle helmet to beat down several security guards.

* Subverted in ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'' in an [[Epic Fail]].

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* In [[Sergey Lukyanenko]]'s ''The Stars Are Cold Toys'', the Alary are, basically, [[Rodents of Unusual Size|human-sized rats]] that evolved into sentient beings on another world. Given that their forward limbs aren't very well suited for anything but crawling, all their weapons are head-mounted and operated with the tongue. Good luck talking while shooting.

 

* The original ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' Megazord shot beams from it's head horn crest on rare occasions.

** In ''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]'', the Zeo Megazord had various helmets it could wear. The default one only allowed use of the sword, but the rest had their weaponry built-in. Of note is the one that had a laser cannon mounted on it.

** The Kajiki Shinken-Oh in ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]'' has a headgear on which the katana sticks, allowing it to fell its enemies by just swinging its head around. Conversely, the Swordfish Megazord in ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'' does the same.

** In ''[[Tensou Sentai Goseiger]],'' the Rangers' animal designs can leave their helmets and attack (in the opening sequence, at least.)

* ''[[Blackadder]]'': ''The Archbishop''.

'''Prince Edmund:''' [[Cut Himself Shaving|One of those things with a two-foot spike coming out of the top?]] }}

* In ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', Steed sometimes used his steel-lined bowler hat as a bludgeon.

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

** Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka in 2nd Edition had not only a bionic skull, but a nasty horned helmet atop it - [[Captain Planet|with their powers combined]] they could deliver a headbutt that not only struck at the highest possible strength in the game but also (and I quote) "sends the unlucky victim (or his corpse...) flying backwards", dealing damage to anything it hits. So from a weaponized hat to a weaponized victim in one easy move.

* The original ''[[Deadlands]]'' supplement ''Smith and Robards'' has a Stetson Gun. That's right. A ten gallon cowboy hat that shoots.

** Such a gun was patented. It was tested on the TV show ''ReInventors''. It's a worse idea than it sounds.

** [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The Circlet Of Blasting]]: Casts Fireball.

** Helm of Brilliance: Cast Light, Fireball, Produce Flame and Prismatic Spray spells offensively, as well as glowing with a bluish light that harmed nearby undead.

** Dragonhelm: Cause fear in opponents, causing them to flee.

** Harrowhelm: Grants psionic attacks to its wearer.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country]]'': K. Rool throws his crown as a projectile.

* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'': Kung Lao's hat is razor-edged and is used in fatalities. [[Word of God]] says it was inspired by [[Goldfinger|Oddjob's bladed hat]].

* ''[[Star Ocean 3]]'': Roger uses a pickelhaube to fight, usually by ramming enemies head-first.

* Gunhatz from the strategy game ''[[Gruntz]]''.

* Available in [[Humongous Mecha]] form with Apharmd the Hatter of ''[[Virtual On|Virtual On MARZ]]'' in its appearance in ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'', where it will gleefully chuck its [[Nice Hat]] at enemies.

* The [[Evil Brit]] gangsters in ''[[Nightshade]]'' have an infinite supply of bowler hats to throw at you.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* In ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', "Greece Lightning", Baljeet says that he's going to "use his head". Buford uses his [[An Axe to Grind|axe-shaped]] helmet to create sparks that cause trouble for the other chariot racers.

* ''[[Secret Squirrel]]'' had a cannon hat. It was even mentioned in the theme song.

* Esmeralda actually uses one of [[Complete Monster|Frollo's]] henchmen's helmets as a frisbee during one scene from ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''.

* [http://fashionablygeek.com/hats/sap-cap-baseball-hat-doubles-as-an-ass-whoopin-blackjack/ A baseball cap] that also does double duty as a sap.

* Razorblades or sharpened pennies concealed in the brim of a flat cap are a long-established traditional method of carrying a concealed weapon in the more insalubrious parts of Scotland's major cities, though conventional stabbing is beginning to displace it.

 

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