History Main / MatchstickWeapon

* After beating King Cerberus in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'', Dante gains a new Devil Arm aptly named [[https://devilmaycry.fandom.com/wiki/King_Cerberus_(Devil_Arm) "King Cerebrus"]], a much stronger version of his old [[https://devilmaycry.fandom.com/wiki/Cerberus_(Devil_Arm) "Cerebrus"]] Devil Arm from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3''. Not only does it have the good ol' triple-handed nunchaku that has the element of ice, but it's also now a MorphWeapon that can access three forms with their own elements (Ice, fire and lightning, which each head of King Cerebrus respectively had). One of these forms, being a metal bo staff that is imbued with the power of hellfire.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[CoolTeacher Bartholomew Oobleck's]] weapon is a thermos flask that can be extended to create a [[FireBreathingWeapon staff-shaped flame-thrower]] named Antiquity's Roast.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': Quasimodo waves a torch at Phobeus when he thinks the captain of the guards has come to arrest Esmeralda.

* '''Burning stick/club weapons''': Staffs, batons and [[CarryABigStick clubs]] that are on fire. They can either be set ablaze by an external source or burn as one of their features.

* ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'': The basic Torch and Hunter's Torch can be used as melee weapons that deal physical and fire damage (though only the latter is viable against all but the weakest foes), provide light in darker levels, and make the beasts of the Old Yharnam area cower in fear whenever they see it.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': Courtney wields one in the All-Stars intro. What kind of weapon is it? A torch, staff-shaped flame thrower?

* ''WesternAnimation/DiGataDefenders'': The twins in "Ms. Fortune" have a spell that shoots alight with [[TechnicolorFire green fire]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': Courtney wields one in the All-Stars intro.

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Since the dawn of time, man has used fire, and he has used sticks. And sometimes he has used both.

A SisterTrope to FlamingSword. A SubTrope of ElementalWeapon and KillItWithFire. See also ImprovisedWeapon and ImprobableWeaponUser. Compare MolotovCocktail and FlamingArrows.

* ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'': The main hero has used torches as {{Improvised Weapon}}s against goblins on more then one occasion.

* After beating King Cerberus in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'', Dante gains a new Devil Arm aptly named [[https://devilmaycry.fandom.com/wiki/King_Cerberus_(Devil_Arm) "King Cerebrus"]], a much stronger version of his old [[https://devilmaycry.fandom.com/wiki/Cerberus_(Devil_Arm) "Cerebrus"]] Devil Arm from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3''. Not only does it have the good ol' triple-handed nunchaku with imbued with the element of ice, but it's also now a MorphWeapon that can access three forms with their own elements (Ice, fire and lightning, which each head of King Cerebrus respectively had). One of these forms, being a metal bo staff that is imbued with the power of hellfire.

* Certain areas in ''Videogame/{{Medievil}}'' have burning torches that Daniel can use to light his [[PrimitiveClubs large club]] on fire, allowing it to inflict extra damage to certain enemies and set things on fire. In it's sequel ''Videogame/Medievil2'', Daniel gets a torch to replace the club from the previous game. It has a weak melee attack but can be ignited and used to burn enemies in certain areas.

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* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'': Dante has access to a MorphWeapon called King Cerberus which has three forms, each with their own unique element. One of these forms is a bo staff with a burning tip.

* ''Videogame/{{Medievil}}'': Certain areas have burning torches that Daniel can use to light his club on fire, allowing it to inflict extra damage to certain enemies.
* ''Videogame/Medievil2'': Daniel gets a torch to replace the club from the previous game. It has a weak melee attack but can be ignited and used to burn enemies in certain areas.

* ''{{Film/Avatar}}'': When stranded in the Pandoran jungle, Jake is surrounded by viperwolves and tries fighting them off with a torch.

* ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'': Kim Wu fights with flaming [[FightingWitchChucks nunchucks]].

* ''VideoGame/ItTakesTwo'': In Chapter 2, "The Tree," the Drillbazzer X200 that May wields is a gun that uses matchsticks as ammunition, which combust upon impact. It's most effective when combined with Cody's Tree Sap Habschaiki 57, igniting the sap to cause bigger explosions.

* ''Theatre/Firebringer'': Key point in the play, where the tribe learns how good agressive mammoths taste when burnt to death, plus when Zazzalil creates fire to protect the tribe against [[BigBad Snarl]]. Parodied when Emberly and Grunt use painted fire in an attempt to intimidate Snarl. [[DidntThinkThisThrough It fails miserably]].

** ''VideoGame/TwilightPrincess'': During the segments where Link is trapped in wolf form and is unable to use his lantern, he can carry burning sticks in his mouth. These are useful for lighting torches and smoking out Twilit Bugs.

*** All wooden weapons, including clubs and a wooden sword, can be set ablaze by swinging them through a source of flame. This increases their damage output but steadily consumes the object's durability until it's eventually destroyed.

* ''WesternAnimation/DiGataDefenders'': The twins in "Ms. Fortune" have a spell that shoots batons of [[TechnicolorFire green fire]].

A SisterTrope to FlamingSword. A SubTrope of ElementalWeapon and KillItWithFire. See also ImprobableWeaponUser. Compare MolotovCocktail and FlamingArrows.

* The hero of ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'' has made use of torches as improvised weapons against goblins on more then one occasion.

* ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'': The eleventh colossus, commonly nicknamed 'Celosia', is terrified of fire; an important part of its boss battle is waving a blazing torch in its face to scare it into a position where you can actually damage it.

* ''Morgyn the Mighty'': The eponymous character is a ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' {{Expy}} who had a "boy's own" adventure strip appearing in BritishComics in the early to mid [[TheTwentiethCentury twentieth century]]. In one story he fought off a gorilla that attacked him in a cave by grapping a nearby torch and and smashing it into the gorilla's face.