History Main / ProngsOfPoseidon

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Unless your story is set in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Barbados Barbados]], there are exactly four types of uses for tridents in fiction.

* The first type is for anyone associated with the sea, particularly if you're a fisherman or [[LordOfTheOcean a god]]. This isn't contrived; tridents have their origins as fishing tools, after all, and [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]] was portrayed with a great big trident.
* The second type is if you're ''extremely'' [[SpikesOfVillainy evil]]. Tridents don't go to ordinary villains, and certainly not to {{mooks}}; if you're wielding one, you're pretty much {{Satan}}, or his [[SatanicArchetype local counterpart]]. Even then these can also be in the hands of the common demons and devils (Cartoony or otherwise) whom work in Hell by punishing sinners.
* The third type is if you ''aren't'' evil or have anything to do with the sea. Not to be confused with the much more mundane [[GardeningVarietyWeapon farmer's pitchfork]], which unless it's being used to pitch hay is generally wielded in combination with a [[TorchesAndPitchforks torch and a mob mentality]]. This is also found in Myth/HinduMythology and in various East Asian mythologies.
* The fourth type has tridents being used in warfare as a spear capable of disarming. They were also used in AncientRome in the GladiatorGames, in a parody of fishing -- a fisherman (''Retiarius'') went after a fish (''Murmillo'', whose helmet had a fish welded on top). So historical works set in AncientRome or AncientGrome are justified in showing tridents, either in the games/arena or in war.

A Sub-Trope of BladeOnAStick and ImprovisedWeapon if the trident being used is just a normal fishing tool.

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%%* Toys/{{Bionicle}}: Kiina and Turaga Nokama have these.

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* ''VideoGame/AgeofMythology'' (providing the page image) has Poseidon as a major god worshipped by the Greeks. The base game's campaign plot revolves around the Atlantean general who worships Poseidon. Sadly for him and the rest of Atlantis [[spoiler: Poseidon turns out to be a villain]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' had a villain named Trident (and his many clones), and his weapon of choice was, yep, a trident. Yet for some reason, Beast Boy didn't know what the weapons are called ("Fork Thingie" doesn't have the same ring to it), and had to be correct by Aqualad.

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* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' has Mayuri Kurotsuchi's shikai, although it has a very short shaft the more important part is that it [[PoisonedWeapons exudes a paralyzing poison]].
* In ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'', several of [[TheBeastmaster Fabia's]] [[OurDemonsAreDifferent devils]] come equipped with these, including [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever an enlarged]] one she brings out during her fight against [[spoiler:Lutecia]] that nearly skewers that latter [[spoiler:had it not been for [[BigDamnHeroes Einhart]]]].
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'': While not exactly evil, the ArrogantKungFuGuy Wufei is probably the most morally ambiguous of the five main characters & has a double-bladed [[EnergyWeapons Beam Trident]] as his Gundam's sole handheld weapon after its MidseasonUpgrade. Notably this is the only part of any of the five main Gundams not to get massively overhauled yet again by Hajime Katoki for TheMovie, which features Wufei as one of the main antagonists for much of his screentime & even has him PuttingOnTheReich.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** [[PsychoElectro Eneru]] at one point in his battle with [[RubberMan Monkey D. Luffy]], used his ShockAndAwe powers to heat up his gold staff and re-shape it into a trident. Later on, when he's gone OneWingedAngel, he uses two of them and nearly kills Luffy. While Eneru is both evil and the BigBad, his use of a trident is a bit ironic, [[AGodAmI considering his personality]].
** Played straighter with [[TheAlcatraz Impel Down's]] staff. The average mooks are armed with tridents, and so does [[TheStarscream Hannyabal]]. Saldeath has a [[InstrumentOfMurder flute-spear]] and Sady-chan has a [[BifurcatedWeapon trident with a whip inside.]]
* ''Manga/Reborn2004'': Rokudo Mukuro and Chrome Dokuro are no exceptions... They will skewer you with their trident... and also... Mukuro is an expert at MindRape.
* ''Manga/SaintSeiyaTheLostCanvas'': [[BigBad Hades]]' servant Pandora wields one trident adorned with a snake motif.

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* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAncientDarkness'': In the prehistoric world, a three-pronged fork is a healer's tool used in fetching souls of sick people. However, it is also the symbol of the Soul Eaters, a group of corrupted clan mages who were originally known as the Healers. They each have the fork tattooed on their chests, and after [[spoiler:they forcefully tattoo it on Torak and this is exposed, he's exiled from the clans]]. In the last book, [[{{Necromancer}} Eostra]], the most terrifying of the Soul Eaters, wields a three-pronged spear which she uses to capture other creatures' souls.
* ''Literature/{{Horns}}'': Ig becomes the BigRedDevil to avenge his girlfriend's murder. He hears a nearby commotion, and grabs the first weapon-like object in the ruined foundry without really seeing what it was. It turns out he grabbed a pitchfork.
* ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'': Some demons wield tridents, including [[BlowYouAway Yellow Wind]] and the [[FemmeFatale Scorpion Princess]]. In the latter's case, said trident was actually composed by her "pincers" and,in some versions,isn't a unique weapon but two smaller ones.
* ''Literature/{{Maddrax}}'': Evil [[FishPeople hydrites]] sometimes use a trident as a weapon.
* ''Literature/TheSalvationWar'': TheLegionsOfHell are armed with tridents, which they use to channel their [[DoingInTheWizard natural bioelectricity]]. Demonic nobles tend to have fancier, more conductive weapons.

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* ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'': Dagon is a odd combination of aquatic and evil. Not only is he a GodOfEvil, he's also based on a fishman monster.
* ''Series/UltramanGinga'': Dark Lugiel can summon a trident as his primary weapon. Interestingly, the titular Ultra, who is Dark Lugiel's arch-enemy, is a capable of turning the Ginga Spark Lance into a trident for combat.

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* {{Satan}} is often portrayed as carrying a trident, though in modern culture it's often mistaken for a pitchfork. Early Christians tended to {{demoniz|ation}}e the classical gods, included giving Satan attributes of them, such as Poseidon's trident and Pan's cloven hooves and horns.

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* ''TabletopGame/Wasteland2010'': The swamp witch Eve-L carries a metal trident that shoots [[ShockAndAwe electrical beams]].

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* ''VideoGame/{{Blood}}'': In the first game, the pitchfork is [[AxCrazy Caleb]]'s melee WeaponOfChoice. He swaps it for a knife in the second game for no clearly explained reason.
* In ''VideoGame/BrainDead13'', the [[LivingStatue giant statue]] at the end of the maze has a giant one that can impale Lance if he's not quick or careful.
* The Devil of ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' has these for obvious reasons.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'': Belial, one of the followers of [[EvilSorcerer Hargon]], is armed with a dark-violet pitchfork.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVI'': Merman mini-boss Gracos wields a wicked-looking two-pronged pitchfork.
* ''VideoGame/DungeonCrawl'' gives us the Demon Trident, a superior version of the basic trident, as one of the three demonic weapons that often show up in the hands of powerful demons and hell knights.
* ''VideoGame/FridayThe13thTheGame'''s [[PreOrderBonus backer-exclusive]] Savini Jason uses a black trident for his weapon. According to his bio, Jason stole it from Lucifer when he was escaping hell.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': Ganon loves to use a trident, using it in all but [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI the first game]][[note]]he does wield it in the UsefulNotes/{{Satellaview}} remake, but it's only aesthetic since his attack pattern is unchanged[[/note]] and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' of his appearances in his monstrous form. He's never used it in human form, though, with the exception of the 3DS version of the non-canon ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors''. However, his humanoid ghost-double Phantom Ganon wielded a trident in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]''. ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' is the first game in the series where he wields his iconic trident.
* ''VideoGame/MediEvil'''s [[EvilSorceror Zarok]] uses a trident instead of the more traditionally wizardly [[MagicStaff staff]].
%%* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': Nue Houjuu from the 12th game wields one, however she is a subversion.%%How?
* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'': King Asgore Dreemurr wields a huge red trident (inspired by the one from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'') in his boss battle, and even uses it to [[spoiler: [[BreakingTheFourthWall destroy the MERCY option beforehand]] [[DuelToTheDeath in order to prevent you from sparing him]]]]. [[spoiler:The trope is actually PlayedWith since Asgore is revealed to be a GentleGiant who does not wish to kill the player at all, [[AntiVillain but feels duty-bound to do so despite his own regrets]].]]

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* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': Kaila wields a pitchfork that she uses for her [[CastingAShadow dark powers.]]

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* ''Webcomic/EvilDiva'': The Big Guy's [[http://www.evildivacomics.com/?p=965 got one]]

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* In ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'', Tritnnus, the main villain in season 5, uses a trident to blast his enemies and brainwash people. As a merman, he's also connected to oceans.
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* ''Anime/AngelBeats'': Kanade Tachibana has a variation of her usual BladeBelowTheShoulder, "Guard Skill - Hand Sonic version 3." She has nothing to do with the sea ([[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Her Angel]]), nor is she evil.
* ''Manga/Eyeshield21'': Shin Seijuro is characterized by a knight wielding a trident for his trident tackle. The kicker is that Shin is among the most righteous and skilled of the Japanese players and he bases his beliefs on pure merit and hard work, making him a subversion to both tropes.
* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'', former DarkMagicalGirl Fate Testarossa gains an attack called "Trident Smasher", which takes the form of three beams of plasma in the shape of a trident.
* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Wu Fei's]] MidSeasonUpgrade Altron wields a [[DoubleWeapon twin]] [[LaserBlade beam]] trident. He's righteous (but misguided), so this falls more under the martial arts exception.
* ''Manga/SoulHunter'': Youzen wields the paopei Sansento (Three-Pointed Sword), taking the form of a large, seemingly blunt trident with long prongs. Despite it's harmless appearence, Youzen can fire RazorWind from it and even control/extend its prongs as if they were tentacles.

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* ''ComicBook/BlueDevil'' uses a gadget-filled trident as a weapon, in keeping with his 'devil' theme. He later acquired the actual Trident of Lucifer.

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* Melantha's Doom Trident in ''[[FanFic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic My Brave Pony: Starfleet Magic III]]''.

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* ''Literature/DragonLance'': In one book, the main characters are stopped by a huge ogre knight armed with a large trident.
* ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'': Several extras wield tridents/forks as their weapons, but the top example is Yang Jian (aka Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun or Erlang Shen), who finds his titular Three-Pointed Double-Bladed Glaive midway through the novel, while chasing a wounded feral dragon in a cavern. Note that, unlike the western trident example, it isn't not a spear with curved side prongs but is usually depicted as a large sword-like blade with sharp edges and either three sharp points in a row or two outward-curved tips and a central spearhead.
* ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'': The great sage Erlang's weapon (used to subdue Sun Wukong) is a steel, bladed trident, see above. Later, the hunter lord Boqin who rescues Tripitaka carries a similar trident with him, and uses it to kill a lynx.

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* ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'': Ryoga Shindai, a.k.a Kamen Rider Durendal, wields the Ruling Sword of Time, Kaiji that doubles as a trident when used.
* ''Series/UltramanGinga'': The titular Ultra can summon a trident-like weapon called the Ginga Spark Lance. Fittingly enough, his ArchEnemy Dark Lugiel uses a trident as a weapon as well.

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* Shiva, the [[Myth/HinduMythology Hindu]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}} god]] of destruction and change, carries a trident (trishula in Sanskrit) as his signature weapon. The significance of the trishula varies by interpretation, which may range from different eras of time to Shiva's role in regenerating and destroying the universe.
** Likewise, his consort Parvati (and her other aspects, Durga and Kali) also uses a trident as her sacred weapon.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Drakensang}}'': You can find and use a trident in ''Drakensang 2''.
* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'':
** In her debut game, Xingcai wields a two-pronged fork (an actual weapon in ancient China and doesn't have the devil/sea associations) and a small shield. From ''7'' onward, she switches the fork for a simple sword.
** Jiang Wei also wields a traditional trident in most of his appearances; the only games where he doesn't wield one are ''3'' and ''7'', where he wields a spear. The standard weapon design callsto mind Erlang Shen's weapon.
** Wang Yi wields a pair of huge trishulas (Indian tridents) in her debut game and ''8''. She discards these for bladed wheels in ''9''.
* ''VideoGame/MapleStory'': One of the possible weapons as a fighter is a trident with a fish stuck on the end... a [[{{Pun}} pike on a pike]], as it were.
* ''VideoGame/RajiAnAncientEpic'': The trishul is the first weapon Raji receives from the goddess Durga.
* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'': Toshiie Maeda's weapon of choice is a large trident.

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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Neptune Vasilias wields a guandao (a [[BladeOnAStick type of halberd]]) that can transform into a trident (or a shock gun). While this is obviously a reference to his namesake, the sea god Neptune (aka Poseidon to the Greeks), Neptune otherwise has no connection to the ocean. Indeed, he's actually [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes terrified of water]].

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* ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'': In Level 7 , Dame Madeline Goodlaw receives a +2 Trident Of Warning from Zar the psion just before returning to Reality.
* ''Webcomic/{{Zukahnaut}}'''s protagonist is unusually fixated with obtaining a trident from his first appearance. In the course of his attempts he makes several references to the comic book character ComicBook/SubMariner, who is often depicted with a trident in aquatic fashion, and of whom Zukah is later shown to have a poster displayed in his home.

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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': [[UltimateBlacksmith Bismuth]], in her introductory episode named after her, upgrades Pearl's spear to a trident.
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* ''Manga/SeraphOfTheEnd'': One of the vampire hunters has a [[EmpathicWeapon magical weapon]] that looks like a trident.

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* In ''Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy'', Brick kills a news reporter by tossing a trident at him during the Spartacus-inspired street fight.
* ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' shows tridents as part of gladiatorial combat.
* ''Film/{{Spartacus}}'' shows tridents as part of gladiatorial combat.

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* ''Literature/TimeScout'': In the second book, ''Wagers of Sin'', Skeeter tricked his captors into outfitting him with a trident and lariat, the two weapons he was actually best with, by pretending to be bad with them.
* In ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', [[EnsembleDarkhorse Finnick Odair]] wins his Games fighting as, essentially, a Retiarius, with a trident he received from his sponsors and a net he wove from vines. Also interesting to note is that Finnick is from [[PlanetOfHats District 4]], which is the fishing district.

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* ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'' featured the fighting style known as Retiarius, in which gladiators were armed with a trident, dagger, net, and shoulder pads. The weapons were based on those that a fisherman would have. Other gladiators tend to mock it, as the lack of armor and net called for more evasive tactics than strength.

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* ''VideoGame/ForHonor'': The Gladiator hero uses a trident as their weapon, though they use a small shield in place of the net. They're considered part of the [[FragileSpeedster Assassin]] class, but hold the distinction of being the only "easy" Assassin, since they have ''many'' unblockable moves and plenty of mix-ups to keep their opponents off foot.
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* The third type is if you ''aren't'' evil or have anything to do with the sea. Not to be confused with the much more mundane [[GardeningVarietyWeapon farmer's pitchfork]], which unless it's being used to pitch hay is generally wielded in combination with a [[TorchesAndPitchforks torch and a mob mentality]]. This is also found in UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}} and in various East Asian mythologies.

* The third type is if you ''aren't'' evil or have anything to do with the sea. Not to be confused with the much more mundane [[GardeningVarietyWeapon farmer's pitchfork]], which unless it's being used to pitch hay is generally wielded in combination with a [[TorchesAndPitchforks torch and a mob mentality]]. This is also found in UsefulNotes/HinduMythology and in various East Asian mythologies.

* The third type is if you ''aren't'' evil or have anything to do with the sea. Not to be confused with the much more mundane [[GardeningVarietyWeapon farmer's pitchfork]], which unless it's being used to pitch hay is generally wielded in combination with a [[TorchesAndPitchforks torch and a mob mentality]].

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* Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and change, carries a trident (trishula in Sanskrit) as his signature weapon. The significance of the trishula varies by interpretation, which may range from different eras of time to Shiva's role in regenerating and destroying the universe.

* Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, carries a trident (trishula in Sanskrit) as his signature weapon.

* ''VideoGame/DanballSenki'': The weapon of Kaidou Jin's sea-themed LBX Triton in ''Danball Senki W'' is appropriately a trident.

* ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'':: The great sage Erlang's weapon (used to subdue Sun Wukong) is a steel, bladed trident. Later, the hunter lord Boqin who rescues Tripitaka carries a similar trident with him, and uses it to kill a lynx.

* ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'': Some demons wield tridents, including [[BlowYouAway Yellow Wind]] and the [[FemmeFatale Scorpion Princess]]. In the latter's case, said trident was actually composed by her "pincers".

** Jiang Wei also wields a traditional trident in most of his appearances; the only games where he doesn't wield one are ''3'' and ''7'', where he wields a spear.

* Britannia, the [[NationsAsPeople national personification]] of [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom Great Britain]], wields a trident, representing British sea power (~Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves!~). Britannia notably features in the OpeningTitles of two ''Film/JamesBond'' films, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' and ''Film/NoTimeToDie''.

** Arthur Curry/Aquaman inherited the five-prongs weapon he is first seen using in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' and ''Film/{{Justice|League 2017}} [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague League]]'' from his mother, Queen Atlanna. Batman joked about it being a "pitchfork" in the latter film. It gets wrecked by Orm during their duel for the throne in ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}''. Then he becomes the wielder of the legendary trident forged by King Atlan with metal provided by Poseidon himself, which grants tremendous powers over the seas to its wielder — most prominently, he can command the sea life with it. He also defeats Orm by breaking the latter's trident, which was inherited from Orm's father King Orvax.

* Britannia, the [[NationsAsPeople national personification]] of [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom Great Britain]], wields a trident, representing British sea power (~Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves!~)

* Brittania, the [[NationsAsPeople National Personification]] of Great Britain, wields a trident, representing British sea power (~Rule Brittania, Brittania rules the waves!~)

** Jiang Wei also wields a traditional trident in most of his appearances; the only games where he doesn't wield one is ''3'' and ''7'', where he wields a spear.

* ''VideoGame/MapleStory'': One of the possible weapons as a fighter is a trident with a fish stuck on the end... a [[IncrediblyLamePun pike on a pike]], as it were.

* The second type is if you're ''extremely'' [[SpikesOfVillainy evil]]. Tridents don't go to ordinary villains, and certainly not to {{mooks}}; if you're wielding one, you're pretty much {{Satan}}, or his [[SatanicArchetype local counterpart]].

* The fourth type has tridents being used in warfare as a spear capable of disarming. They were also used in AncientRome in the GladiatorGames, in a parody of fishing -- a fisherman (''Retiarius'') went after a fish (''Murmillo'', whose helmet had a fish welded on top). So historical works set in AncientRome or AncientGrome are justified in showing tridents, either in the games or in war.

* The Devil of ''VideoGame/Cuphead'' has these for obvious reasons.

* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'': [=AndrAIa=] was originally from an ocean-themed video game and still retains the aesthetic. She eventually picks up a collapsible trident during the TimeSkip in season three.

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* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'': Julian Solo becomes Poseidon's SoulJar, and his armor has a pretty spiffy trident. Also qualifies as Type 2, since Poseidon is an evil god and Athena's rival, as well as the BigBad of a rather long story arc (two, if we count the anime).

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* ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'': Dagon is a odd combination of types 1 and 2. Not only is he a designated GodOfEvil, he's also based on a fishman monster.
* ''Series/UltramanGinga'': Dark Lugiel can summon a trident as his primary weapon. Interestingly, the titular Ultra, who is Dark Lugiel's arch-enemy, is a Type 3, capable of turning the Ginga Spark Lance into a trident for combat.

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* ''Series/UltramanGinga'': The titular Ultra can summon a trident-like weapon called the Ginga Spark Lance. Fittingly enough, his ArchEnemy Dark Lugiel (mentioned in Type 2) uses a trident as a weapon as well.

* ''Webcomic/{{Zukahnaut}}'''s protagonist is unusually fixated with obtaining a trident from his first appearance. In the course of his attempts he makes several references to the comic book character ComicBook/SubMariner, who is often depicted with a trident in Type 1 fashion, and of whom Zukah is later shown to have a poster displayed in his home.

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* In ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', [[EnsembleDarkhorse Finnick Odair]] wins his Games fighting as, essentially, a Retiarius, with a trident he received from his sponsors and a net he wove from vines. Also interesting to note is that Finnick is from [[PlanetOfHats District 4]], which is the fishing district, so he could maybe get an entry in type one, too.

* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'': In ''Golden Sun: The Lost Age'', the Trident of Ankhol is the only weapon capable of breaking through Poseidon's shield.