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* Averted with Chang Koehan of KingOfFighters, as the chain to his iron ball ''is never animated''.

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* Averted with Chang Koehan of KingOfFighters, ''KingOfFighters'', as the chain to his iron ball ''is never animated''.




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* Scharlachrot from ''ArcanaHeart 3'' has one, and she can throw magical fulcrums onto the field to temper/strengthen her special attacks.
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-->We are all bound to the throne of the Supreme Being by a flexible chain which restrains without enslaving us.
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-->We -->''We are all bound to the throne of the Supreme Being by a flexible chain which restrains without enslaving us.
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-->--'''Joseph
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** Some games also have the whip(sword) Nebula, which is a direct shoutout to the Saint Seiya version above, with the more common version of it automatically homing towards enemies.
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** Oddly enough, while most examples of this trope grow infinite chain links, Ivy's weapon keeps the same number and stretches the length between them the further out her weapon extends.
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* Shizuru Viola in ''{{Mai Otome}}'' has some sort of dual-bladed fighting stick (a bit like Darth Maul, only less - [[MagicFromTechnology or arguably more]] - teched up). Said blades discombobulate into chains of blade-chunks, but these appear to be variable-length and often greatly exceed the length of blade available when the weapon is in one piece. That said, all Otome technology seems to rely heavily on [[HammerSpace hammerspace]] so anything is probably possible.
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** Hidan's [[SinisterScythe tri-bladed scythe]] has a variable-length cable attached to it, allowing him to use it like a kusarigama or even ''[[BeyondTheImpossible pull himself through midair by the cable]].''
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** Also, we later find out that [[spoiler: Gilgamesh]] the King of Heroes has some chains [[spoiler: called the chains of heaven in his [[{{HyperspaceArsenal}} vault]], said to be able to restrain [[spoiler: anything up to and including a god]].

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** Also, we later find out that [[spoiler: Gilgamesh]] the King of Heroes has some chains [[spoiler: called the chains of heaven in his [[{{HyperspaceArsenal}} vault]], vault]],]] said to be able to restrain [[spoiler: anything up to and including a god]].

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* From [[{{RanmaOneHalf}} Ranma ½]] Mousse's entire fighting style consists of things stored in [[{{HyperspaceArsenal}} Hammerspace]], so it's not surprising that his arsenal contains chains which, when he does use them, shoot out rapidly and usually instantly wrap themselves around his target.


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** Also, we later find out that [[spoiler: Gilgamesh]] the King of Heroes has some chains [[spoiler: called the chains of heaven in his [[{{HyperspaceArsenal}} vault]], said to be able to restrain [[spoiler: anything up to and including a god]].
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** In the Wii edition of ''TwilightPrincess'', in one region of the Arbiter's Grounds, a chain which you pull out of the wall ''visibly'' grows as needed: you can see links popping into existence on the wall end of the chain. It's presumably a level layout error rather than really this trope, though.
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** The Nebula Chain's "variable length" property is explicitly displayed during the Dark Saints arc, when, after Seiya has fallen into a ravine, Shun pulls him up with one of his chains --not by hoisting the chain up like rope, as anyone else would have done, but by ''retracting'' it into {{Hammerspace}} as if it were measuring tape.
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** Renji's zanpakutou, slightly less noticeably in bankai than shikai.
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* Pretty much any whip-type weapon in the ''{{Gundam}}'' franchise, the most {{egregious}} being the [[MobileSuitGundam Gouf's]] heat rod (a metal tentacle that somehow all fits within a normal-sized forearm) and [[GundamWing Altron (EW)'s]] dragon fang (a dragon-shaped claw with a seemingly endless "chain" of red boxes. The Gouf was "corrected" in the alternate retelling manga ''Gundam: The Origin'', where the arm is substantially beefed up and the heat rod is slimmed down, which makes the weapon seem much more reasonable.
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* ''MadokaMagica'': Kyouko's [[WhipSword Whip Spear]].

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* In ''PokemonSpecial'', Yellow's fishing line. This would be averted if her rod had a reel, but no, her line is simply tied to the end of her rod.
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* Noitora in ''{{Bleach}}''.

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* Noitora Nnoitra in ''{{Bleach}}''.
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* Not a chain or whip, but Diana's quarterstaff from the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' cartoon could grow to whatever length she needed, from short enough to tuck in a pocket to long enough to polevault across huge chasms.
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**Shun is definitely this trope incarnate along with the rest of saint from Andromeda Island, in sanctuary arc Shun's chain is capable to reach Saga in Pope's Chamber from Gemini Temple. And Shun loves to mention his chain can reach even different dimension, so don't ask how long...
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* [[http://www.zeldawiki.org/Hookshot The Hookshot]] (and its variations, the Longshot and Clawshot) from TheLegendOfZelda certainly qualifies, given it both has a chain long enough, and strong enough, to carry Link a considerable distance, while not having a notable chain hanging out from the device itself. Not to mention that the weapon is one handed and (in the case of the Clawshot) [[http://www.zeldawiki.org/Clawshot#Double_Clawshot can be]] [[DualWield Dual Wielded]].
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** And Tuxedo Mask has a Variable Length ''Cane''.
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* In ''WickedAwesomeAdventure'', JET makes use of a variable-length [[http://www.wickedawesomeadventure.com/2010/06/117-use-hose-to-fill-terrarium.html rubber]] [[http://www.wickedawesomeadventure.com/2010/06/131-use-hose-lasso-with-plot-hook.html hose]].
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* Employed by Choke Chain of ''MutantsAndMasterminds'''s META-4 setting due to her having been empowered by an agent of chaos.
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* The hooked chains the Cenobites used as their WeaponOfChoice in the ''{{Hellraiser}}'' series.

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* The hooked chains the Cenobites used that Pinhead uses as their his WeaponOfChoice in the ''{{Hellraiser}}'' series.
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* In "Shirley the Medium," [[CouragetheCowardlyDog Courage]] uses an average-length clothesline to save Eustace and Muriel from being dragged into the demonic box, by wrapping it around the house three times
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* Selphie in ''Game/KingdomHearts''. Interestingly, she doesn't have this trope in the ''FinalFantasyVIII'', the game she originates from.

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* Selphie in ''Game/KingdomHearts''.''VideoGame/KingdomHearts''. Interestingly, she doesn't have this trope in the ''FinalFantasyVIII'', the game she originates from.
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* Gojyo's Shakujo chain in ''{{Saiyuki}}''
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Usually this is a stylistic effect that's never addressed. When it is, the [[ShapeShifterBaggage extra length and weight of chains]] are usually said to be stored in {{Hammerspace}}, or the weapon is magical, [[EmpathicWeapon empathic]] or somehow alive and able to prestidigitate more links as needed.

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Usually this is a stylistic effect that's [[BellisariosMaxim never addressed. addressed]]. When it is, the [[ShapeShifterBaggage extra length and weight of chains]] are usually said to be stored in {{Hammerspace}}, or the weapon is magical, actually [[AWizardDidIt magical]], [[EmpathicWeapon empathic]] or somehow alive and able to prestidigitate more links as needed.
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-->We are all bound to the throne of the Supreme Being by a flexible chain which restrains without enslaving us.
-->--Joseph de Maistre
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* In the ScottPilgrim movie Roxy wears her chain whip as a belt when not in use. It seems to get a lot longer when she actually wields it.
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** Shun did explain during the battle against the [[EvilCounterpart Cerberus Saint]] that the lenght and power of the chains is directly proportional to the amount of cosmos the user possesses. Moreover, if we take into account the flashback in which his teacher lectures him and his fellow trainees about how a Saint's cosmos is limitless...well, [[MoreThanInfinite you get the idea]].
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* The [[GrapplingHookPistol hookshot]] in ''TheLegendOfZelda''.

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