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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra:'' Korra breifly dons versions that cover her forearms [[spoiler: when she joins an UndergroundFightClub in disguise.]] Subverted, as instead of making her look more awesome, it's part of a SignificantWardrobeShift indicating [[spoiler: her recovery is taking longer than expected.]]
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** When she was an active Jonin Kurenai Yuhi wore them as well.
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* ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'': Enemy [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triad]] Brawlers all have handwraps, though it's particularly noticeable with the ones working for Big Smile Lee, since they would be [[SharpDressedMan rather well dressed]] otherwise. In the Zodiac Tournament DLC, Muai-Thai expert Karl Chu also wears these, and beating him and unlocking his outfit (or unlocking the [[Film/OngBak Bon]] [[SignificantAnagram Gak]] outfit in the main game) can let Wei wear these as well.

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* ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'': ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs2012'': Enemy [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triad]] Brawlers all have handwraps, though it's particularly noticeable with the ones working for Big Smile Lee, since they would be [[SharpDressedMan rather well dressed]] otherwise. In the Zodiac Tournament DLC, Muai-Thai expert Karl Chu also wears these, and beating him and unlocking his outfit (or unlocking the [[Film/OngBak Bon]] [[SignificantAnagram Gak]] outfit in the main game) can let Wei wear these as well.
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** While Punk marks the "X" for straight edge, it's also worth noting that a boxing referee (or a referee in any type of legitimate martial competition for that matter) will mark an "X" (or some other emblem, an X is the most popular) on the wrappings around a boxer's hands after he has inspected said wrappings to make sure they are technically legal and not hiding anything that would aid him in the fight (thin sheet of aluminum, razor blade, what have you). In effect, this serves as a ShoutOut to both elements of his gimmick.
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* Budi from ''VideoGame/{{Troublemaker}}'' wears bandages around his fists that exposes his fingers when he's busy punching bullies in the noggins, and removes them when he's studying. Several of the bosses also have this fashion.
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* ''Animation/{{Boxballet}}'': In one scene the boxer's coach tries to cheat by wrapping up some steel nuts in his handwraps. The boxer refuses to do this—and goes on to lose.
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* The male turtles in ''Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation'' have these near their wrists and legs.
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* The Scout from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.

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* %%(ZCE)* The Scout from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
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* Nils, the protagonist from ''VideoGame/SuperPunchPatrol'' wears bandanges around his knuckles instead of gloves.
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** Neji also had these. He stopped wearing them after the timeskip.
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* Leoneed Burns from ''VideoGame/DemolishFist'', where his handwrapped fists allows him to repeatedly pummel mutant enemies several times larger than him.
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* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] and PlayedForLaughs in ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'' by Kiyoshiro Higashimitarai, a teenage {{otaku}} who wears these around one of his hands constantly with it being revealed by his snarky partner [[{{mons}} Jellymon]] that he does it to look cool.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'': Vi often has her fists wrapped, apparently as an everyday thing. Fitting, since she usually fights with her fists. Notably even with them, she still ends up with bloody knuckles more often than not.

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* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'': Sakura Ogami wears them around her lower arms and around her legs, going all the way up to her knees. Fitting for the Ultimate Martial Artist.

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** In [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc the first game]],
Sakura Ogami wears them around her lower arms and around her legs, going all the way up to her knees. Fitting for the Ultimate Martial Artist.Artist.
** In [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair the second game]], Gundham Tanaka, the Ultimate Animal Breeder, has them on both of his arms, which works quite well visually with the EvilOverlord [[{{Chuunibyou}} persona he projects]]. His actual reason for it, though, is because he sometimes has to break up physical fights between his four hamsters when they get into each others' territory, and gets scratches and bites on his arms in the process.
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* Daniel Rand, The ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist, has wrist/forearm wraps in his modern green costume, as well as his [[PaletteSwap white costume]], with taped fingers as needed. While awesome, unlike his suit, they are ''not'' fireproof, which he learned the hard way.

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* Daniel Rand, The ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist, ComicBook/IronFist, has wrist/forearm wraps in his modern green costume, as well as his [[PaletteSwap white costume]], with taped fingers as needed. While awesome, unlike his suit, they are ''not'' fireproof, which he learned the hard way.

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* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Heartful Punch, a CuteBruiser MagicalGirl, is seen wearing hand wraps in her [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-2-page-2 first appearance]].

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Heartful Punch, a CuteBruiser MagicalGirl, is seen wearing hand wraps in her [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-2-page-2 first appearance]]. Her design is [[EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference tweaked slightly]] by the time she is properly introduced, and she no longer wears them.
** Knuckle Thrash, another magical girl with a {{Japanese Delinquent|s}} theme, often wears hand wraps in her civilian form. Interestingly enough, they disappear in her Magical Girl form, when she gains a pair of [[PowerFist brass knuckles]] as her weapon of choice.
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* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Heartful Punch, a CuteBruiser MagicalGirl, is seen wearing hand wraps in her [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-2-page-2 first appearance]].
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* ''Series/Daredevil2015''. After losing his first fight with Dex, Matt Murdock wraps his fists in Muay Thai ropes to give his punches more impact.

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* ''Film/RamboIII''. Rambo and his opponent in the opening fight scene (also parodied in ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux'') because they're stick-fighting, so need to hold on to their weapons.
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* In ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux'', Topper Harley wears these in his Dim Sum match early in the movie.

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* In ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux'', ''Film/{{Kickboxer}}''. The final fight has them dip their handwraps in glue, then glass to make their punches more lethal. The scene is parodied in ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux'' with Topper Harley wears these in dipping his Dim Sum match early handwraps in the movie.caramel, sprinkles, and gummy bears.
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* Walt, one of the only two male kangaroo villagers in the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', wears these, alluding to the fact that he is a more discret example of a BoxingKangaroo (Unlike Rooney, the other male kangaroo, who plays the trope straight).

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* Walt, one of the only two male kangaroo villagers in the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' series, wears these, alluding to the fact that he is a more discret example of a BoxingKangaroo (Unlike Rooney, the other male kangaroo, who plays the trope straight).
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* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'': Sakura Ogami wears them around her lower arms and around her legs, going all the way up to her knees. Fitting for the Ultimate Martial Artist.

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