History Main / DualTonfas

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The tonfa is basically a heavy stick with a handle attached near one of the ends, typically a little longer than the user's forearm. This weapon is BoringButPractical made manifest. However, [[RuleOfCool boring isn't good enough for fiction]], and naturally all sorts of variations (including the bladed tonfa, the [[LaserBlade energybeam tonfa]], and the [[MixAndMatchWeapon tonfa that doubles as a gun]] among others) have been envisioned by writers in order to spice up this humble handled club.

[[DualWielding Wielded in pairs with one in each hand]], a martial art based on the use of dual tonfas (Kobudo) exists in the Japanese islands of Okinawa. Archaeological evidence suggests the first tonfa were of Chinese or Indonesian origin, but they enjoyed much more widespread use in Okinawa and other Japanese islands. There it was claimed to have been developed from a modified millstone handle as a result of the restriction of conventional weapons by the rulers of the land back in the day, forcing people to [[ImprovisedWeapon make their own weapons, often out of farm tools.]]

They are a staple in weapon based fighters, and in any anime or manga where all kinds of weapons are already around they will often turn up somewhere down the line in the hands of a character, usually either a competent part of the hero's team or a major threat to the protagonists.

In real life, the common policeman's LawmanBaton is based upon this weapon, and in the end is just a modified version. It is preferred over regular batons because it is better for defense and looks less threatening. The main differences between them is that police use just one nightstick whereas with tonfas DualWielding is the norm, and that police forces usually don't train in the full use of the tonfa like martial artists do.

Might overlap with examples of bladed weapons that otherwise are tonfa shaped (along the arm). Such examples can potentially be found as type 3 of the trope [[BladebelowtheShoulder Blade below the Shoulder]].

Examples are users unless stated otherwise.

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
%%* Naizer, a Chrono Number of ''Manga/BlackCat''.
* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', several Britannian [[HumongousMecha Knightmare Frames]] have "stun tonfa" mounted in their forearms, including the Glasgow, Sutherland, and Vincent Ward.
* Tonfas are Shin Acura's weapons in ''LightNovel/CoffinPrincessChaika: Avenging Battle''.
* Resident {{Ninja}} Damemon from ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' uses a pair of tonfas.
* The title character of ''Anime/FairyMusketeers'' wields a pair of bladed tonfas with small shields over the hand areas. Her fighting style is very swift as a result, often running up beside her opponents to slash at them from the sides.
* ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'': Enryu and Hyoryu wield tonfa as their primary melee weapons, while their [[FusionDance combined form]] Choryujin dual-wields them. Because the brothers are a [[TransformingMecha transforming fire truck and mobile crane (respectively)]], the tonfa are made from the ladder and the crane.
* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'':
** The Gundam Spiegel from ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' has [[BladeBelowTheShoulder arm-mounted]] Spiegel Blades which it typically wields in tonfa fashion.
** The Gottorlatan, Kathejina's final mobile suit in ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'', wields beam tonfas.
* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'':
** ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' introduced [[WarriorMonk Sister Schach]] and her Windenschaft, an [[EmpathicWeapon Armed Device]] that takes the form of bladed tonfas when active.
** ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'' introduced Schach's student, Chantez, who fights with her own bladed tonfa-shaped Armed Device called Phantasma.
* Akane from ''Anime/MyHime''. Her manga incarnation uses a standard set, while in the anime, her tonfas form a [[CrossAttack cross-shape pattern]]. Her ''Anime/MyOtome'' incarnation also uses them with her Meister robe.
* Rock Lee briefly uses tonfas in the ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' anime, but Kisame breaks them with one swing of his {{BFS}}.
* Kuu Fei's artifact from her pactio in the first ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' anime is a pair of tonfas.
%%* J.D. from ''VideoGame/NeoAngelique''.
* Gin, Don Krieg's first mate in ''Manga/OnePiece'' uses modified tonfas; his have weights on the striking ends.
* Elie of ''Manga/RaveMaster'' uses a pair of tonfa guns to shoot bullets and, later, Etherion.
%%* Hibari of ''Manga/Reborn2004''.
* ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' has the Shadowless Sword, a tonfa forged from light that nestles in the palm of a knifehand strike. [[spoiler:Its real purpose is to cancel out the {{Vibroweapon}}[=/=]{{Telefrag}} effect of the Dimension Sword, though Tsukune also seems to use them as proper tonfa while fighting Aqua.]]
* Okina of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. Namely, steel tonfa which allowed him to counter even the previous boss' kodachi style... until Aoshi shows what a two-kodachi style can do and cut through one of them.
* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'': The Gold Cloth of Libra comes with twelve weapons, including two thick, golden tonfas.
* ''Manga/SoulEater'':
** Marie [[Myth/NorseMythology Mjollnir]] is normally a [[DropTheHammer hammer]], based on her inspiration. However, as a Death Scythe, she can modify her weapon form, in this case, she extends one end of the hammer and thus becoming an impromptu tonfa.
** Kid wields Liz and Patty [[GangstaStyle upside-down]] so they can double as tonfa-like [[PistolWhipping bludgeons]] in close-range combat.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Mecha Sally used energy blade tonfas in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''. When she was deroboticized by the CosmicRetcon she kept them.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* In ''Fanfic/WinterWar'', Takano Dan has dual tonfas as the shikai form of his zanpakutou.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ComicBook/BlackWidow uses tonfas during the airport brawl in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.
* [[Creator/JackieChan Ryo Saeba]] uses [[ImprovisedWeapon a pair of table legs as such]] in the LiveActionAdaptation of ''Manga/CityHunter''.
* ''Film/FireDragon'': The deuteragonist, Yuen-ming, uses double tonfas to back up Fire Dragon in the final battle.
%%* Snake Eyes in ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra''.
* Karl Ruprecht Kroenen in ''Film/Hellboy2004'' uses bladed tonfas.
* He usually only uses one baton, but at some point near the climax of ''Film/HotFuzz'', Nicholas Angel grabs a second baton and dual-wields them in this fashion.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** Jyn Erso from ''Film/RogueOne'' uses a basic pair of tonfas on Jedha, though she's not adverse to blasters.
** Starting ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', Stormtroopers in the sequel trilogy are now equipped with tonfas that can withstand [[LaserBlade lightsabers]].
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[[folder:LARP]]
* Tonfas had to be banned in ''Swordcraft'', because several members of the group were police in their day jobs, and were too good with them.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* Tonfas are the weapon of choice of Laurel Lance a.k.a. ComicBook/BlackCanary in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' as it fits her smash mouth style of fighting. Specifically they are [=PR24=] police batons, perhaps to honor her father, a SCPD captain. She previously used the bo staff of the last Canary, but found she didn't have the training to use it.
%%* ''Series/KamenRiderFaiz'' has Kamen Rider Psyga.
* In the short-lived live-action show ''Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation'', Michaelangelo uses dual tonfas as his signature weapon, due to the MoralGuardians outlawing nunchucks on children's television in some areas.
* In ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' / ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', this is one of the rarer personal weapon choices for Blue Rangers. [[Series/HikariSentaiMaskman Akira]], [[Series/ChourikiSentaiOhRanger Yuuji Mita]] / [[Series/PowerRangersZeo Rocky]] (bladed versions), [[Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Kai]] / [[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Max]] (bladed versions), and [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Retsu]] / [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Theo]].
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[[folder:Toys]]
* Gresh's [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Jungle Shield]] from ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' [[BifurcatedWeapon splits]] into two tonfa-like blades.
* Lewa Uniter in ''Toys/Bionicle2015'' used crystal ones with retractable blades.
* Ford GT mold for ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' (used as both [[BlueBlood Mirage]] and [[RookieRedRanger Rodimus Prime]]) has two pistols, which in canon can be held upside down and used as tonfa.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Specter of ''[[VideoGame/ApeEscape Ape Escape Milion Monkeys]]'' carries dual [[LaserBlade beam tonfas]] as starting weapons.
%%* Rachel and Tracy of ''VideoGame/BattleArenaToshinden''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'''s fighting style revolves around PistolWhipping, with her preferred weapons being {{Hand Cannon}}s that she uses for RapidFireFisticuffs. When she gets her hands on the much heavier Lt. Col. Kilgores, a pair of rocket launchers, she wields them like tonfas with the barrels facing past her elbows.
%%* Makoto Nanaya from ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift''.
* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'':
** Shows up as a findable weapon in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', although it's misnamed as "nunchaku". It hits twice.
** The combination of the Mars and Cockatrice cards in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon'' allows protagonist Nathan Graves to attack with these. [[TakenForGranite They can turn enemies to stone]].
* Lieutenant Lou, the DarkActionGirl boss from ''VideoGame/CrisisBeat'', uses massive tonfas to beat up the players.
* The Fighter class in ''VideoGame/DungeonFighterOnline'' has dual tonfas as one of her weapon sets. They're quite fast, second only to gloves in combo speed.
%%* Some stout ones carried by Rebecca in the Neo Geo ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon''.
* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'':
** Sun Ce provides the page image. He wields a pair of tonfas as his [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]] in every entry but ''6'' and ''9'', as well as the [[VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi crossovers]].
** Guo Huai wields a MixAndMatchWeapon which can only be described as a large, studded tonfa with an ''autocannon'' in it, with the muzzle opening towards the grip-end and a [[BayonetYa blade below the barrel]]. He bashes, stabs, and shoots in about equal measure. He got rid of it in favor of two shooting bladespears in ''9''.
* Raven uses them in ''VideoGame/EOEEveOfExtinction'', where they are the most advanced Legacy prototype and give him access to energy blasts. Josh gets his hands on them for the last level, where they lose that power but can make him ImmuneToBullets for their [[LimitBreak Legacy Drive]].
%%* Maki from ''VideoGame/FinalFight 2'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 3'' uses one.
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', the Training Gauntlets weapon resembles tonfas with handguards.
* Melee Wanzers in ''VideoGame/FrontMission'' can rushdown other wanzers with tonfas, they can also stun, depending on the pilot's abilities.
* Orchid of ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' traded her {{Laser Blade}}s in the first game for a pair of tonfas in the second.
%%* Yoko Kono and Red-Eye of ''VideoGame/LastBronx''.
%%* Can be found and used in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2''.
* The Recoil Rod of ''VideoGame/MegaManZero3''. In concept art, it's wielded in two, but in-game Zero can only be seen using one at a time. During his "1000 Slash" EX Skill, he does appear to be using two.
* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterFrontier'' introduced the Battle Tonfas, a large pair of pneumatic tonfas. They're intentionally a GameBreaker; they hit fast, have exceptional mobility, and can easily KO a monster, but are only unlocked once you've done pretty much everything else in the game.
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
** Befitting his position as a cop, Stryker fights with nightstick in his debut. Although when he returned in ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]]'' he makes use of two of them.
** Jax, a military man, had these has his melee weapon of choice from ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'' to ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]]''.
** Tanya also uses a combo of tonfas and kamas called "Kobu Jutsu" in ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatX X]]''.
%%* Selectable weapon in ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenII2008''.
* Tonfas were originally one of 2 DLC weapons in ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}''. They were eventually made into a base weapon for ''VideoGame/Nioh2''.
%%* Selectable weapon in ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve2''.
* Gallade from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has natural tonfas that extend from the elbows when it is ready to fight.
* The Fighting Beat/Martial Strikers weapon from ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarUniverse'' and ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' is a pair of armored tonfas that can [[MixAndMatchWeapon shoot the batons forward]] like a pair of [[PileBunker Pile Bunkers]].
* The local Eskrima/Arnis practictioner, Talim of the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'' uses bladed tonfas/elbow blades. However through customization you can equip her with either the regular wooden tonfas or all sorts of tonfas as well.
* [[LoveFreak Xavi]] of ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' wields handheld cannons that he uses like tonfas when he's not firing them. He can also use them as a RocketPoweredWeapon of sorts.
* Vyse's cutlasses in ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' have extra grips on the hilts to allow one to be wielded as a tonfa in his off-hand.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'', [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Tsukuyomi]] dual-wields bladed tonfa named Shingetsu and Mangetsu ([[BilingualBonus Japanese for "new moon" and "full moon" respectively]]).
* Maris Brood of ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' uses tonfa-{{l|aserBlade}}ightsabers.
* ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'': Strider Hiryu uses a bladed tonfa.
%%* Used by [[HeroicMime Riou]], the main character of ''VideoGame/SuikodenII''. And his imposter, Hoi.
* The R-Blade in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series uses the appropriately-named "Blade Tonfas".
* Mao from ''VideoGame/TalesOfRebirth'' wields these, though being a mage, he doesn't actually hit anything with them much.
* ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'':
** Lloyd Bannings, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZero'' and its sequel, ''Trails from Azure'', uses these. The game even states in Zero that since they are a weapon used for suppression and defense, rather than offense, making it a fitting weapon for a cop.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Trails of Cold Steel III]]'' also gives us Juna Crawford's "Gunbreakers," which are tonfas that double as guns. Not surprising, given how she idolized the Special Support Section (the special unit of the Crossbell Police that Lloyd was the team leader of).
* Tonfas are the signature weapon of the Apharmd class of Mecha in the ''VideoGame/VirtualOn'' series.
* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' offers tonfas as one of the many categories of melee weapons available to players; in general, they feature high base damage, good status chance, and ''very'' strong slide attacks at the expense of critical stats and range. So far, we have the bladed Kronen, the spiky Boltace (and its updated Telos variant from the Arbiters of Hexis), and the electrified Ohma.
%%* Levin of ''VideoGame/WildARMsXF''.
* Tonfa are a recurring weapon in the ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series, starting in ''VideoGame/Yakuza2'' where Kiryu learns how to fight with them by [[IKnowMortalKombat watching a martial arts movie]]. Disappointingly, tonfa are mostly of the singular variety, though some variations like the bladed tonfa or the [[FireBreathingWeapon flamethrower tonfa]] exist.
** [[CorruptCop Tanimura]], one of the Protagonists from ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'' knows how to use tonfa from his cop training.
** Majima learns how to use a tonfa from his MultiMeleeMaster teacher Hei Fu in ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'', though he specifies that his technique [[DefiedTrope is specifically for the single tonfa]]. Oda, one of the first bosses Kiryu fights, uses two tonfa however.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* Noah of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' dual-wields what appear to be [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2011-04-27 flaming tonfas.]]
* In ''Webcomic/MutantNinjaTurtlesGaiden,'' [[spoiler: Renoir]] receives a pair of tonfas as a gift from his master.
* ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}'': Park, Marilyn's BattleButler, established himself as a BadassNormal when he scored a couple good hits with dual tonfas on Colonel Glass, ''a level triple-A supervillain''.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* The title character in ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja'' sometimes uses these.
* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' depicts Raphael using a pair of tonfas, replacing [[SaiGuy the weapons he traditionally uses]] in other appearances in the franchise.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' Episode "Good Times with Weapons", Stan buys a pair of Tonfas.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'', member of the Brotherhood of the Forgotten and [[PantyThief underwear collector]] Black Bump employs a pair of hi-tech-looking tonfa as his weapons. They also double as the key to leave his temple as well as a [[DoubleWeapon double lightlance]]. When Yugo fights him one on one, he uses his Wakfu to make two tonfas made of solid energy to duel him.
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%%* ''Series/KamenRiderFaiz'' has Kamen Rider [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish Psyga]].

* In ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' / ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', this is one of the rarer [[WeaponOfChoice personal weapon]] choices for Blue Rangers. [[Series/HikariSentaiMaskman Akira]], [[Series/ChourikiSentaiOhRanger Yuuji Mita]] / [[Series/PowerRangersZeo Rocky]] (bladed versions), [[Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Kai]] / [[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Max]] (bladed versions), and [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Retsu]] / [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Theo]].

** Sun Ce provides the page image. He wields a pair of tonfas as his WeaponOfChoice in every entry but ''6'' and ''9'', as well as the [[VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi crossovers]].

* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'''s PC MMO installment ''Monster Hunter Frontier'' introduced the Battle Tonfas, a large pair of pneumatic tonfas. They're intentionally a GameBreaker; they hit fast, have exceptional mobility, and can easily KO a monster, but are only unlocked once you've done pretty much everything else in the game.

* Hibari of ''Manga/Reborn2004''.
* Okina of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. Namely, steel tonfa which allowed him to counter even the previous boss' kodachi style... until Aoshi shows what a two-kodachi style can do and cut through one of them.
* Naizer, a Chrono Number of ''Manga/BlackCat''.
* ''Manga/SoulEater'':
** Marie [[Myth/NorseMythology Mjollnir]] is normally a [[DropTheHammer hammer]], based on her inspiration. However, as a Death Scythe, she can modify her weapon form, in this case, she extends one end of the hammer and thus becoming an impromptu tonfa.
** Kid wields Liz and Patty [[GangstaStyle upside-down]] so they can double as tonfa-like [[PistolWhipping bludgeons]] in close-range combat.

* Gin, Don Krieg's first mate in ''Manga/OnePiece'' uses modified tonfas; his have weights on the striking ends.
* J.D. from ''VideoGame/NeoAngelique''.
* Elie of ''Manga/RaveMaster'' uses tonfas, using them to shoot bullets and, later, Etherion.
* Kuu Fei's pactio in the first ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' anime was a pair of these. In the manga, she got a staff (that can grow and extend ala ''Journey to the West'').

* Akane from ''Anime/MyHime''. Her manga incarnation uses a standard set, while in the anime, her tonfas form a cross-shape pattern. Her ''Anime/MyOtome'' incarnation also uses them with her Meister robe.
* The Gottorlatan, Kathejina's final mobile suit in ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'', wields beam tonfas.
** The Gundam Spiegel from ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' has [[BladeBelowTheShoulder arm-mounted]] Spiegel Blades which it typically wields in tonfa fashion.
* The title character of ''Anime/FairyMusketeers'' wields a pair of bladed tonfas with small shields over the hand areas. Her fighting style is very swift as a result, often running up beside her opponents to slash at them from the sides.
* Resident {{Ninja}} Damemon from ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' uses a pair of tonfas.
* Rock Lee briefly uses them in the ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' anime, but Kisame breaks them with one swing of his {{BFS}}.

* These are Shin Acura's weapons in ''LightNovel/CoffinPrincessChaika: Avenging Battle.''
* ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'': Enryu and Hyoryu wield tonfa as their primary melee weapons, while their [[FusionDance combined form]] Choryujin dual-wields them. Because the brothers are a [[TransformingMecha transforming fire truck and mobile crane (respectively)]], the tonfa are made from the ladder and the crane.

* Snake Eyes in ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra''.

* [[Creator/JackieChan Ryo Saeba]] uses [[ImprovisedWeapon a pair of table legs as such]] in the LiveActionAdaptation of ''Manga/CityHunter''.
* He usually only uses the one, but at some point near the climax of ''Film/HotFuzz'', Nicholas Angel grabs a second baton and dual-wields them in this fashion.

** Jyn Erso from ''Film/RogueOne'' uses a basic pair on Jedha, though she's not adverse to blasters.

* ComicBook/BlackWidow uses these during the airport brawl in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.

* ''Series/KamenRiderFaiz'' has Kamen Rider [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish Psyga]].

* The WeaponOfChoice of Laurel Lance a.k.a. ComicBook/BlackCanary in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' as it fits her smash mouth style of fighting. Specifically they are [=PR24=] police batons, perhaps to honor her father, a SCPD captain. She previously used the bo staff of the last Canary, but found she didn't have the training to use it.

* The local Eskrima/Arnis practictioner, Talim of the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'' uses bladed tonfas/elbow blades. However through customization you can equip her with either the regular wooden tonfas or all sorts of tonfas as well.
* Orchid of ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' traded her {{Laser Blade}}s in the first game for a pair of these in the second.
* Rachel and Tracy of ''VideoGame/BattleArenaToshinden''.
* Levin of ''VideoGame/WildARMsXF''.
* Melee Wanzers in ''VideoGame/FrontMission'' can rushdown other wanzers with tonfas, they can also stun, depending on the pilot's abilities.
* Used by [[HeroicMime Riou]], the main character of ''VideoGame/SuikodenII''. And his imposter, Hoi.

* Some stout ones carried by Rebecca in the Neo Geo ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon''.
* Selectable weapon in ''[[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ninja Gaiden II]]''.
* Selectable weapon in ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve2''.
* Can be found and used in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'': Strider Hiryu uses a bladed tonfa.
* Yoko Kono and Red-Eye of ''VideoGame/LastBronx''.
* The signature weapon of the Apharmd class of Mecha in the ''VideoGame/VirtualOn'' series.
* Maris Brood of ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' uses tonfa-{{l|aserBlade}}ightsabers.
* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'''s fighting style revolves around PistolWhipping, with her preferred weapons being {{Hand Cannon}}s that she uses for RapidFireFisticuffs. When she gets her hands on the much heavier Lt. Col. Kilgores, a pair of rocket launchers, she wields them like tonfas with the barrels facing past her elbows.
* The R-Blade in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series uses the appropriately-named "Blade Tonfas".

* Maki from ''VideoGame/FinalFight 2'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 3'' uses one.
* ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'':
** Lloyd Bannings, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZero'' and its sequel, ''Trails from Azure'', uses these. The game even states in Zero that since they are a weapon used for suppression and defense, rather than offense, making it a fitting weapon for a cop.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Trails of Cold Steel III]]'' also gives us Juna Crawford's "Gunbreakers," which are tonfas that double as guns. Not surprising, given how she idolized the Special Support Section (the special unit of the Crossbell Police that Lloyd was the team leader of).
* Makoto Nanaya from ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift''.
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', the Training Gauntlets weapon resembles tonfas with handguards.

* The Recoil Rod of ''VideoGame/MegaManZero3''. In concept art, it's wielded in two, but in-game Zero can only be seen using one at a time. During his "1000 Slash" EX Skill, he does appear to be using two.

* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'':
** Sun Ce provides the page image. He wields a pair of tonfas as his WeaponOfChoice in every entry but ''6'' and ''9'', as well as the [[VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi crossovers]].
** Guo Huai wields a MixAndMatchWeapon which can only be described as a large, studded tonfa with an ''autocannon'' in it, with the muzzle opening towards the grip-end and a [[BayonetYa blade below the barrel]]. He bashes, stabs, and shoots in about equal measure. He got rid of it in favor of two shooting bladespears in ''9''.
* Gallade from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has natural tonfas that extend from the elbows when it is ready to fight.
* [[LoveFreak Xavi]] of ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' wields handheld cannons that he uses like tonfas when he's not firing them. He can also use them as a RocketPoweredWeapon of sorts.

* This was originally one of 2 DLC weapons in ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}''. It was eventually made into a base weapon for ''VideoGame/Nioh2''

* In ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'', [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Tsukuyomi]] dual-wields bladed tonfa named Shingetsu and Mangetsu ([[BilingualBonus Japanese for "new moon" and "full moon" respectively]]).

* Noah of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' dual-wields what appear to be [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2011-04-27 flaming tonfas.]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' Episode "Good Times with Weapons", Stan buys a pair of Tonfas.

* Kuu Fei's pactio in the first ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' anime was a pair of these. In the manga, she got a MartialArtsStaff (that can grow and extend ala ''Journey to the West'').

* Kuu Fei's pactio in the first ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' anime was a pair of these. In the manga, she got a SimpleStaff (that can grow and extend ala ''Journey to the West'').

[[DualWielding Wielded in pairs with one in each hand]], a martial art based on the use of dual tonfas (Kobudo) exists in the Japanese islands of Okinawa. Archaeological evidence suggests the first tonfa were of Chinese or Indonesian origin, but they enjoyed much more widespread use in Okinawa and other Japanese islands. There it was claimed to have been developed from a a modified millstone handle as a result of the restriction of conventional weapons by the rulers of the land back in the day, forcing people to [[ImprovisedWeapon make their own weapons, often out of farm tools.]]

** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Trails of Cold Steel III]] also gives us Juna Crawford's "Gunbreakers," which are tonfas that double as guns. Not surprising, given how she idolized the Special Support Section (the special unit of the Crossbell Police that Lloyd was the team leader of).

* [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Tsukuyomi]] dual-wields bladed tonfa named Shingetsu and Mangetsu ([[BilingualBonus Japanese for "new moon" and "full moon" respectively]]).

* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' has the Shadowless Sword, a tonfa forged from light that nestles in the palm of a knifehand strike. [[spoiler:Its real purpose is to cancel out the {{Vibroweapon}}[=/=]{{Telefrag}} effect of the Dimension Sword, though Tsukune also seems to use them as proper tonfa while fighting Aqua.]]

** Lloyd Bannings, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesZeroNoKiseki'' and its sequel, ''Ao no Kiseki'', uses these. The game even states in Zero that since they are a weapon used for suppression and defense, rather than offense, making it a fitting weapon for a cop.

* The WeaponOfChoice of Laurel Lance a.k.a. ComicBook/BlackCanary in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' as it fits her smash mouth style of fighting.