Line #25 Main/AnchorsAway


1	%%
2	%%
3	%%
4	%% This list of examples has been alphabetized. Please add your example in the proper place. Thanks!
5	%%
6	%%
7	%%
8	[[quoteright:331:[[VideoGame/GuiltyGear https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/may-guilty-gear.gif]]]]
9	[[caption-width-right:330:A four foot something girl lifting a several hundred pound weight. [[WaifFu Why]] [[{{Pun}} naut?]]]]
10
11	A favored weapon of sailors and pirates, the anchor ranks high on the list of badass [[ImprobableWeaponUser improbable weapons]]. Anchor weapons come in two flavors: either strapped to a chain and swung as an EpicFlail variation on HooksAndCrooks, or as a large heavy melee weapon with a cool shape. And don't forget the sharp points at the ends; the hapless victim who gets impaled won't.
12
13	As their intended purpose is to hold down a ship, anchors are supposed to be exceptionally heavy. You'd expect any anchor wielder to be a huge, burly man or [[TheBigGuy big guy]]. This just makes little girls swinging anchors all the more amusing. Especially if she's the one to quote it as her PreAssKickingOneLiner.
14
15	Compare PowerfulPick.
16
17	----
18	!!Examples:
19
20	[[foldercontrol]]
21
22	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
23	* In ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' in the Golden Land, a member of Olegmon's pirate crew named Mermaimon wields an anchor.
24	* Coon from ''Manga/FreeCollarsKingdom'' uses a giant anchor as a weapon. However, since all the characters are the size of cats, it's not so much a giant anchor than just a fancy fish-hook. Still, it's giant to them.
25	* ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'' shows a goblin champion who uses an anchor attached to a chain as a weapon.
26	* At the beginning of the Sabaody Arc in ''Manga/OnePiece'', the Flying Fish Riders try to sink the Strawhats' ship by dropping a colossal anchor on it. Thankfully, the Sunny was equipped to dodge the anchor and save itself.
27	* [[AnimalMotif Shark-themed leader]] of the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Six Guards]] Requin from ''Manga/RaveMaster'' is seen carrying a long, slender anchor as his weapon. Subverted in that his strongest asset though is his [[MadeOfEvil Dark Bring]], which allows him to turn his body into a living mass of HollywoodAcid.
28	* One random Mook shaman in ''Manga/ShamanKing'' uses an EpicFlail variety.
29	* In the first arc of ''[[Manga/ViolenceJack Shin Violence Jack]]'', Jack wields an anchor to fight the Marvel Pirates with, using it instead of his standard jackknife. Despite the increased weight, Jack is just as proficient with an anchor as he is with his blade.
30	* In one episode of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', Jim faces an opponent who uses a card called Anchor Knight, a monster that fights with anchors. The ironic thing about this anime-only card is, it's a Fire-Attribute Monster.
31	* One of the first scenes of ''Anime/{{Zambot 3}}'' has Kappei and Shingo fighting each other with anchors meant for row-boats, using them somewhat like flails.
32	[[/folder]]
33
34	[[folder:Fanworks]]
35	* Miriam the [[NonHumanHumanoidHybrid wotan]], the first original character to join the crew in ''Fanfic/VoyagesOfTheWildSeaHorse'', ''[[DualWielding dual-wields]]'' anchors as melee weapons, alternating between the EpicFlail and axe uses for them as she sees fit. More justified than some examples, as she's half SharkMan and half [[OurGiantsAreBigger Giant]], meaning she's 4 meters tall and has SuperStrength even beyond that.
36	[[/folder]]
37
38	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
39	* Frankie is crushed to death by an anchor in ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale''.
40	[[/folder]]
41
42	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
43	* In ''Film/FaceOff'', Castor Troy fights Sean Archer with an anchor during the climactic fight scene. Though to be fair, they ''are'' on a boat.
44	* The mermaid's [[SirensAreMermaids entranced]] minion uses an anchor to murder most of the victims in ''Film/{{Nymph}}[=/=]Killer Mermaid''.
45	* In ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', Erik uses a telekinetically-controlled anchor to wreck Shaw's yacht.
46	[[/folder]]
47
48	[[folder:Literature]]
49	* In the gamebook ''Literature/{{Bloodbones}}'', one of the enemies you can encounter is a pirate brute who tries to rough you up on the deck of a ship using an anchor as a weapon. You can defeat him by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard making him trip on the anchor's chains, and then knocking said anchor into the water]], where he gets dragged overboard to his death by his own weapon.
50	* In one of the ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'' books, the heroes and the mercenary ship they're traveling on is attacked by an enormous, flesh-eating [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Sea Slug]]. Since it proves nigh invulnerable to conventional weapons, they get rid of it by tricking the monster into swallowing the ship's anchor, and then suddenly steer the ship, so that the slug loses its grip and is dragged to the sea bed by the weight of the anchor.
51	* ''Literature/TheHardyBoys'': The reprint of ''What Happened at Midnight'' features a {{Mook}} named Anchor Pete who appears on the cover about to throw an anchor at the brothers.
52	* ''A Ravel of Waters'', by Geoffrey Jenkins. A sailing ship damages a modern destroyer by hanging an anchor from the yardarm and using it to swipe the radar and other electronics as they sail past each other through a narrow strait.
53	[[/folder]]
54
55	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
56	* ''Series/TheBoys2019''. In "Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men", the Boys capture a Supe terrorist with telekinetic powers and hold him prisoner on a boat anchored outside US waters. Their first sign that he's escaped is when their anchor comes flying out of the water at them.
57	* In ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters'' (the live-action series, that is), Tracy throws an anchor to stop the Ghostmobile.
58	* The [=GaoMuscle=] mecha formation from ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' uses the anchor on a chain variant. The [[Main/MonsterOfTheWeek Boat Org]] also fought with an anchor-shaped ax with the chain wrapped around his arm.
59	* Gokai Silver in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' wields the Gokai Spear, a ShapeshifterWeapon that switches between [[ProngsOfPoseidon trident]], [[EnergyWeapons laser rifle]], and (when he uses his SuperMode) anchor modes. This meshes with the fact that the Gokaigers are SpacePirates.
60
61	[[/folder]]
62
63	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
64	* One of the mercenary factions in ''[[TabletopGame/IronKingdoms Warmachine]]'' is a group of pirates. Their warjacks (giant robots about 12+ feet tall) tend to wield anchors as weapons (or carry ship cannons as ranged weapons). Justified in that their warjacks tend to be built out of parts salvaged from wrecked ships, either their own or their unfortunate opponents, whichever is available.
65	[[/folder]]
66
67	[[folder:Video Games]]
68	* ''VideoGame/{{Afterimage}}'': "The Survived" is a ship's anchor obtained from a floating wreckage. Renee can wield it like a scythe.
69	* Admiral Swiggins, a playable character in ''{{VideoGame/Awesomenauts}}'', wields an anchor. He can use it to reel himself forward or drop it and chain enemies to the ground.
70	* ''VideoGame/{{Blasphemous}}'' features [[UndergroundMonkey pallete-swapped versions]] of the Phalaris enemies in the DerelictGraveyard DLC area [[IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace Mourning and Havoc]] which have exchanged their javelins for anchors that they can hurl at you.
71	* Captain Flynt from ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' uses a huge anchor that looks and acts somewhat like a PowerfulPick, pounding it against the ground to create shockwaves. Its first DLC adds [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Anchormen]], who dual wield anchors with short handles and long chains -- they can batter you at range or pull you up close and whale on you. Of some note is the fact that both Captain Flynt and all Anchormen are pirates.
72	* ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'': The Drowned Crew were done in by a cursed anchor that tied them up in its chain and pulled them into the depths, and they will use it against you in a similar manner by tossing it at one of your heroes and tying them up in the chain. this not only causes the Crew's health to regenerate, but does massive Stress damage to the hero as they experience the Crew's drowning demise.
73	* [[http://dota2.gamepedia.com/Tidehunter Tidehunter]] from ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'' and ''VideoGame/Dota2'' could be considered Nautilus's great-grandpa in this regard, slinging nautical weights with the best of them since the [[MultiplayerOnlineBattleArena MOBA]] genre's inception in ''[[OlderThanTheyThink 2003]]''.
74	* ''VideoGame/DemonFront'' have a maacha-battleship called Iron Tooth, whose main attack is an anchor that it swings repeatedly trying to hit you with. Or drop on you if you happen to be underneath.
75	* ''VideoGame/DigimonCrusader'' introduces Captain Hookmon who wields the Rage Giga Anchor as well as the 5th appearance of Mermaimon in a Video Game.
76	* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII: Journey Of The Cursed King'' has living anchors as sea-bound enemies, which apparently are half-submerged and can strike with both extremities of their bodies. They also tend to be very resilient against physical attacks.
77	* Huang Gai in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors 7''. He even jumps from one ship to another while carrying the thing.
78	* The swung-on-a-chain version comes in to play at the end of an ''VideoGame/{{ESWAT}}'' level. You had to guess which height it would be swung at, and for some reason it was swung just right so the enemy could deflect your bullets.
79	* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'' has the Rusted Anchor, which is classified as a Greataxe. It is notably one of the very few big weapons that does Pierce damage (a damage type usually reserved for small thrusting swords and spears), making it a very good choice of weapon for a MightyGlacier who plans on "[[CrossCounter trading]]" with the enemy, as the game has a "counter" system where all characters take substantially more Pierce damage if they get hit while attacking. There is also a talisman you can equip to specifically boost this counter damage.
80	* ''VideoGame/Fallout4'': At the SwanBoats of Boston Commons lies a cluster of Pre-War boats in a stagnant pool of water... and Swan. Swan (once Edgar Swann) is a Super Mutant who uses a large boat anchor as a [[ImprovisedWeapon makeshift]] [[CarryABigStick hammer]] instead of as a spiked chain.
81	* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus is a Rider Servant. He uses an anchor on a chain as a weapon, and his Noble Phantasm, Santa Maria - Drop Anchor: Exploration of the New World, summons dozens of anchors on chains from his ship to attack.
82	* Edgar of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' has the Air Anchor as one of his weapon tools, although he doesn't really wield it in any way and what it actually does is make the enemy hit by it die instantly the next time they attack. So in other words, an UselessUsefulSpell.
83	* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', Ward used a weapon that looked like a cross between an anchor and a harpoon. His LimitBreak is called "Heavy Anchor" and involves him tossing it high into the air and then riding it down on the enemies with a huge shockwave.
84	* A sailor boss in ''VideoGame/FinalFight 3'' uses one.
85	* May of ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' is a [[GlacierWaif small pirate girl who wields a giant, heavy anchor]] as a weapon.
86	* Falling anchors are a hazard in several stages of ''VideoGame/{{Hook}}''.
87	* ''VideoGame/JitsuSquad'' has a pirate captain boss named Balthazar who wields a massive anchor like a club in battle. Said anchor also contains a chain-shooting mechanism turning it into a GrapplingHookPistol, allowing Balthazar to swing around the area.
88	* ''VideoGame/KingdomRushFrontiers'': Boatswain mercenaries wield anchors as weapons.
89	* [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120214144457/leagueoflegends/images/0/0b/Nautilus_OriginalSkin.jpg Nautilus]] from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' wields an anchor with great effect, being able to grab and pull enemies towards him with it and root them to the ground with his autoattacks. He's also one of the biggest playable characters in the game, along with Cho'gath with Feast stacks and Zac with a moderately large health bar.
90	** Between his anchor and his heavy diving suit, he's also tied for slowest character in the game. To compensate for that he can use his anchor as a grappling hook of sorts to pull himself along.
91	* Ishmael from ''VideoGame/LimbusCompany'' has her Roseate Desire and Blind Obsession [=EGOs=]. The former has her lobbing a ribbon-covered anchor at the enemy, while the latter has her slicing at the enemy with a ''massive'' serrated anchor.
92	* Ruby Heart from ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' uses both a normal (small) anchor to hit and a (small) anchor with a chain to grab her hapless opponents. The second one may end with her FIRING A CANNON at their bellies.
93	* ''VideoGame/MegaManX6'': Metal Shark Player, one of the Maverick bosses, throws anchors during his fight. Fittingly, X and Zero gain the ability to use them after defeating him.
94	* ''VideoGame/MusashiSamuraiLegend'': TheBrute Glogh wields a comparatively small steel anchor as his weapon of choice, swinging it around as if it was a [[EpicFlail kusarigama]].
95	* ''VideoGame/{{Onimusha}} Souls'' also features Chosokabe Motochika wielding a chained anchor slightly bigger than he is as his weapon of choice. Given that it's Capcom, the same who did ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', it's likely a nod.
96	* Roadhog from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' normally throws a large hook on a chain at targets to [[YouWillNotEvadeMe pull them in close]] for easy blasting with his extremely ShortRangeShotgun. Some of his alternate skins change his AnimalMotif from pig to shark, replace the hook with an anchor, and the usual voice line instead quotes this trope by name.
97	* Makoa from ''VideoGame/{{Paladins}}'' wields a dredge anchor that he uses in both varieties. His normal anchor attack is of the EpicFlail variant, hooking enemies and dragging them towards him while his ultimate lets him use it like a huge melee weapon.
98	* The pirate-themed adventure game, ''VideoGame/PirateHunter'' has falling anchors as a constant hazard. Getting hit by one will take out a chunk of health, and standing directly underneath will lead to a OneHitKill. There's also a boss who DualWield anchors as weapons.
99	* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9C6DxagIcI trailer]] for the sadly canceled ''[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned]]'' shows the "evil" PlayerCharacter using a chained anchor to devastating effect.
100	* ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' has Dhelmise, a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent haunted seaweed clutching an anchor]]. Fittingly, it has a SecretArt named Anchor Shot.
101	* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', the player can use the [[https://runescape.wiki/w/Barrelchest_anchor Barrelchest anchor]] as a weapon. It's one of the few weapons specifically scavenged from the corpse of its previous wielder: the [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot gigantic pirate zombie robot, Barrelchest,]] who's larger than [[WalkingTank some rooms of your house, where it's fought.]]
102	** And true to the fact that it's the second-heaviest equipment in the game, wielding the Barrelchest Anchor gives you a ''massive'' strength bonus, though its attack speed is the slowest possible. Uniquely, the barrel modifies the player's running animation, in which they haul it close to their chest and hustle with an awkward jog.
103	* ''VideoGame/SaltAndSanctuary'': The Castaway's Greatadze is the result of a castaway with both great strength and a knack for improvisation finding themselves only with his skiff's anchor to fend off the island's horrors. It's been appropriately modified and sharpened for ease of use, and as a result is one of the better axes in the game.
104	* Chosokabe Motochika in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' wields his one handed and surfs through the air on it while it's on fire. Functionally it's used in equal parts as a flail or as a halberd.
105	* ''VideoGame/ShadowGambitTheCursedCrew'': The pirate John Mercury uses an anchor as a weapon.
106	* The title character of ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight'' can use the Throwing Anchor relic, allowing him to toss a small anchor in an arc. Treasure Knight uses an anchor on a chain, fired from his ArmCannon, as his [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]].
107	* ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' has Thumpback, a giant whale-like monster introduced in [[VideoGame/SkylandersGiants the second game]] who swings an anchor at his enemies to kill them.
108	* Anchors could be dropped from odd places onto enemies in ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves''.
109	* ''VideoGame/SpikeOut'' have Keiser, the boss from the wharf stage who swings an anchor like a heavy club.
110	* [[TeamDad Logg]] from ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden V}}'' uses one of these as a weapon. Somewhat justified in that he's from a floating town made up of ships tied together.
111	** There's also one (and only one) {{Pirate}} who uses "a martial arts weapon that looks like an anchor" in ''VideoGame/SuikodenTierkreis''. The weapon in question is clearly a lot smaller than a standard anchor, though, incidentally allowing him to wield two of them.
112	* In ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'', fishing in a Hardmode world occasionally nets you an Anchor (either directly or from wooden crates) that can be used as a flail-like weapon.
113	* Shark Tooth, the boss of the harbor stage from ''VideoGame/TheTakeOver'' uses a heavy anchor attached to a chain as his weapon.
114	* ''VideoGame/TouhouSeirensenUndefinedFantasticObject'' brings us Captain Minamitsu Murasa, who flings around '''giant anchor bullets'''.
115	** In a variation, the anchor bullets are generated from spiritual power as part of her {{danmaku}}. Her actual weapon is the bottomless scoop she carries (which she does use to attack), which fits with her drowned ghost inspiration.
116	* BeatEmUp entry ''VideoGame/Vendetta1991'' had a gangster boss swing one of these, if memory serves.
117	* The ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' universe has a few creatures using anchors as weapons. Most notable are the Sea Giant and the Naga Royal Guard. Sea Giants are neutral enemies wielding actual anchors. One of their abilities is swinging it around, hitting everyone near the Sea Giant. The Naga Royal Guard is a reptilian merman wielding a giant spear that looks like an anchor.
118	* ''[[Website/GaiaOnline zOMG!]]'': Anchor Bugs and Sea Anchor Bugs launch their anchor heads at you. You can also get a recipe to make an Anchor for your avatar to wield in the game as well.
119	* Sahad from ''VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana'' uses an old rusty anchor that is missing one of its prongs that he found when he washed up on the beach as a weapon. Once you recruit the blacksmith she will improve the anchor to more and more extravagant forms, still missing the second prong.
120	[[/folder]]
121
122	[[folder:Web Animation]]
123	* ''YoutubePoop'' has Weegee, who is fairly commonly seen wielding one, especially in ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' videos that feature him.
124	[[/folder]]
125
126	[[folder:Webcomics]]
127	* Book 1 of ''Webcomic/{{Derelict}}'' features a huge Gargoyle (aptly named Iron Hand) with a full-size anchor and chain attached to his arm -- he's able to decimate a barn in only a few swings, nearly killing the protagonist. She's barely able to defeat it by shooting it in the head with an UV glow-bolt.
128	* Subverted in ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'': Tootsie Roll Frankenstein Pickle Inspector tries to use his [[LimitBreak Comb Rave]] attack [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001448 Anchors Away]], but Mobster Kingpin smashes his Suckle Receptable onto Fiesta Ace Dick's head, completely ruining it. ItMakesSenseInContext, of course.
129	[[/folder]]
130
131	[[folder:Western Animation]]
132	* Anchors frequently end up as convenient "hard and heavy" things for sillier cartoons, whether for dropping on heads or for loading into a bag of some sort and swung. Wrapping back around to appropriate when they are used to replace parachutes as a prank.
133	* This is Corvus' favorite weapon from ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince''. The anchor is attached to a chain, and it can use this weapon in a variety of ways in combat.
134	* In the ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'' episode "Alvin and the Outcasts" burly Viking Alvin the Treacherous uses his ships anchor as a weapon in battle, swinging the massive lump of metal around by its rope like it's made out of paper.
135	* In ''WesternAnimation/HotWheelsAcceleracers'', Porkchop uses an anchor of the chain variety on a Racing Drone aircraft.
136	* ''WesternAnimation/KongKingOfTheApes'' has Kong use a sunken ship's anchor to help him fight a pair of robotic Megalodons in the episode "King's Ransom."
137	* Appropriately enough,'' WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'' has used an anchor as a weapon at least once.
138	* Homer impales two people with an anchor in a ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
139	* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS3E4NastyPattyIdiotBox Nasty Patty]]", one of the police officers strike down the [[spoiler:health inspector they thought to be a zombie]] with an anchor square on the head.
140	[[/folder]]

Context Main / AnchorsAway