History Main / FightingWithChucks

* Jan from ''JukenSentaiGekiranger'' and his ''PowerRangersJungleFury'' counterpart, Casey.

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Nunchucks, like the katana, are the Japanese weaponization of the RuleOfCool. All ninjas that don't use swords use chucks and anyone that knows karate knows how to use them. They are even so easy to make that you can just chain two things together and make InstantChucks, i.g, SwordChucks. Unfortunately, nunchucks are to Luigi as the Katana is to Mario, {{Badass}} on its own but is never given the lime light.

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->"You know, like nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills."
-->NapoleonDynamite

For a greater variety of flail weapons, see EpicFlail.

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[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* Discussed in NapoleonDynamite, which gives us the page quote.

* In the 2011 ''GreenHornet'', Britt Reid insists that Kato must have nunchucks. Kato seems reluctant at first, but does use them quite effectively in the climactic battle.
* BruceLee made chucks popular in the famous scene from ''FistsOfFury''.
** And in ''EnterTheDragon'', where he takes them from a clueless Mook and demonstrates how to ''really'' use the nunchaku.
* TheChosenOne in ''KungPow: Enter the Fist'' uses improvised nunchuks made out of woodchucks.
* As mentioned above, the TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles movies had Mikey as the resident 'chucker of the four.

[[AC: Literature]]
* In the rather odd future of TheDiamondAge, nunchucks are one of the choice weapons of the gangs in Hong Kong; Nell uses her brother's pair to break the leg of a molester after they run away.
* In [[TimothyZahn Timothy Zahn's]] {{Blackcollar}} trilogy, nunchaku are one of the primary weapons used by the [[{{Ninja}} titular characters]].

[[AC: LiveActionTelevision]]
* In the ''[[{{Babylon5}} Babylon 5]]'' episode ''Messages From Earth,'' Ranger Marcus Cole defeats a group of bad guys that includes a nunchuck wielder. Done, perhaps, to show that the ''Anla-shok'' are truly Badass.

[[AC: VideoGames]]

* ''ZeroTheKamikazeSquirrel'' uses a nunchuck. It's quite powerful, but short ranged, and it's the only way to attack the final boss during one of his phases.

* [[BruceLeeClone Liu Kang]] and [[JerkAss Johnny Cage]] from MortalKombat.

* Ling Tong of ''DynastyWarriors'' also uses nunchucks.

* In [[TimothyZahn Timothy Zahn's]] {{Blackcollar}} trilogy, nunchaku are one of the primary weapons used by the [[Ninja titular characters]].

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* ''ZeroTheKamikazeSquirrel'' uses a nunchuck. It's quite powerful, but short ranged, and it's the only way to attack the final boss during one of his phases.

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* Freyjadour, the hero of ''SuikodenV'', uses a sansetsukon.

* BruceLee made chucks popular in the famous scene from ''FistsOfFury''.

* Freyjadour, the hero of ''SuikodenV'', uses a sansetsukon.

[[AC: WesternAnimation]]
* Michaelangelo of the TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles uses chucks as his primary weapon.

* Michaelangelo of the TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles uses chucks as his primary weapon.
* Ryu of ''NinjaGaiden'' can buy and use a pair of Nunchucks.

* In ''FinalFantasyI'', the Black Belt can use five weapons (in descending power level): his fists, iron nunchucks, iron staff, wooden nunchucks, and wooden staff. The Ninja can also use the nunchucks, but by the time you get a ninja, he'll have vastly superior weapons anyway.
* Maxi of the ''SoulCalibur'' series uses chucks. As did his predecessor Li Long from ''Soul Edge''.
* In the 2011 ''GreenHornet'', Britt Reid insists that Kato must have nunchucks. Kato seems reluctant at first, but does use them quite effectively in the climactic battle.
* In the ''[[{{Babylon5}} Babylon 5]]'' episode ''Messages From Earth,'' Ranger Marcus Cole defeats a group of bad guys that includes a nunchuck wielder. Done, perhaps, to show that the ''Anla-shok'' are truly Badass.

* Discussed in NapoleonDynamite, which gives us the page quote.

* TheChosenOne in ''KungPow: Enter the Fist'' uses improvised nunchuks made out of woodchucks.

* Bruce Lee made chucks popular in the famous scene from ''FistsOfFury''.

Often wielded by the BruceLeeClone. As such, in comedic series, expect anyone wielding nunchuks to make lots of FunnyBruceLeeNoises.

In comedic series, expect anyone wielding nunchuks to make lots of FunnyBruceLeeNoises.

* Maxi of the ''SoulCalibur'' series uses chucks.

* Ryu of NinjaGaiden can buy and use a pair of Nunchucks.
* Bruce Lee made chucks popular in the famous scene from FistsOfFury.
* In FinalFantasyI, the Black Belt can use five weapons (in descending power level): his fists, iron nunchucks, iron staff, wooden nunchucks, and wooden staff. The Ninja can also use the nunchucks, but by the time you get a ninja, he'll have vastly superior weapons anyway.
* Maxi of the SoulCalibur series uses chucks.
* In the 2011 GreenHornet, Britt Reid insists that Kato must have nunchucks. Kato seems reluctant at first, but does use them quite effectively in the climactic battle.

* TheChosenOne in KungPow: Enter the Fist uses improvised nunchuks made out of woodchucks.

For a greater variety of flail weapons, se EpicFlail.

* ''UndercoverBrother''. The title character knows how to use nunchucks as part of his martial artist skills. He also performs a NunchuckNutHit on himself while using them during his fight with Mr. Feather.