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13	[[quoteright:270:[[ComicBook/{{Batman}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/parasol_of_pain_1311.jpg]]]]
14	[[caption-width-right:270:[[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Penguin presents a plethora of parasol punishment]].]]
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18	->''"The Undercover Brella looks like a normal umbrella, but that's just to throw people off. It's actually made for clandestine face-splatting!"''
19	-->-- '''Sheldon''', ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''
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21	A good fighter can take anything and be able to [[ImprobableWeaponUser use it as a weapon]]. [[{{BFS}} Swords]], [[{{BFG}} guns]], [[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang boomerangs]], [[ChainsawGood chainsaws]], and even... an umbrella?
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23	Yes, despite their standard use as protectors from rain, snow, and sunlight, a parasol can be a deadly weapon in the hands of any fictional character, if used the right way. In this case, they're mainly used for clubbing people to death, but some varieties of umbrellas can shoot things -- from bullets to gas to [[KiManipulation laser beams]]. Don't be fooled if you see an old lady wielding an umbrella. [[NeverMessWithGranny Get on her bad side, and she'll whack you good]]!
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25	The carrier isn't AlwaysFemale, though: another likely candidate is a QuintessentialBritishGentleman, given that the umbrella-and-bowler-hat combo was for many years the unofficial uniform of a British businessman.
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27	It's a pretty versatile "weapon", too. For starters, you've got a long stick with a hard spike at one end and (depending on design) a [[HooksAndCrooks crook]] at the other. Opening the parasol often lets it serve as a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe shield]] against attacks (some works get around the impracticality of this by {{Handwav\|e}}ing that it's somehow reinforced). It can even, in a pinch, [[ParasolParachute serve as a parachute]]. Running RazorFloss along the rim of the canopy turns the parasol into a razor-edged shield. And if all else fails, you can always just [[SwordCane hide a sword in it.]]
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29	Compare SilkHidingSteel, KickingAssInAllHerFinery. Contrast ParasolOfPrettiness, though in the hands of a GirlyBruiser, there is plenty of room for overlap.
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31	!!Examples
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34	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
35	* ''Literature/{{Another}}''
36	** Yukari Sakuragi's umbrella ''causes her death''. More exactly, Yukari [[StaircaseTumble slips and falls]] down the stairs of her school; the umbrella reaches the bottom first, then opens as she's still tumbling down, and ends up ''[[ImpromptuTracheotomy piercing her neck with the metal end]]''.
37	** In the backstory, a boy named Jun Hamaguchi was the only one with said umbrella during a rainy class trip. [[BoltOfDivineRetribution Then, a sudden bolt of lightning literally struck him through his parasol.]]
38	* Christopher Shouldered from ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' is a BattleButler with an umbrella as the personal choice weapon. It has a supposedly bulletproof canvas and with it, Christopher not only kicks ass, but he kicks AxCrazy Graham Spector's ass.
39	* ''Manga/BlackDiamond'': Riko has an umbrella she can telescope into a metal baton.
40	* Roberta's umbrella in ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' is actually built around a shotgun with BottomlessMagazines, while the canvas between the spokes is actually Kevlar. Whilst she could theoretically use it as a club, it's mainly used to form a shotgun/shield combo.
41	-->'''Revy:''' ''[watching Roberta kick ass with this thing]'' Dutch, I know what I want for Christmas.
42	* In one chapter of ''Manga/CityHunter'', a killer tries to murder Ryo's current charge with an umbrella that injects a heart attack-inducing poison, [[TooDumbToLive only to be mocked for using it on a sunny day and get the umbrella's tip in the ass]]. According to Ryo, it's a relatively common and very useful assassination instrument, even if a poor choice for that particular day.
43	* Nozomi from ''The Daichis - Earth Defense Family'' Anime uses an umbrella as her primary weapon. Item cards allow her to generate hurricanes or [[spoiler:have another person use a specific attack by using her umbrella. The umbrella can also be used with multiple people to amplify a particular umbrella action.]] Some basic things she can do with the umbrella is to use it to cut vines, and protect people from collatoral damage and other dangers since she is the rescue type of the family. Like with every umbrella, she can also defend herself from incoming attacks or ones thrusted against her.
44	* Some bodyguard (not Sousuke) used one in ''Literature/FullMetalPanic''.
45	* Mei from ''Anime/GaReiZero'' has one of these which is also a ParasolOfPrettiness.
46	* In an early chapter of the ''Manga/GetterRobo'' manga, Ryoma Nagare wields a weaponized umbrella that has a knife in the tip. Its ribs can also be shot as a hail of arrows.
47	* The [[ProudWarriorRace Yato]] from ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' use their metal umbrellas as protection from the sun, batons, shields, and… guns. While there is no normal bullet that can pierce them, a Yato's punch is very well capable of that.
48	* Feitan, one of the extremely murderous thieves of the Spider from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', fights using an umbrella. If angered enough, he pulls a sword out of the handle. If further provoked, he spontaneously combusts and all his colleagues take cover. But mostly he just kicks ass with the umbrella.
49	* In ''{{Anime/K}}'', Yashiro uses his parasol as a melee weapon after [[spoiler:he remembers himself as the Silver King, which grants him the use of [[BattleAura silver aura]] to dramatically boost his fighting ability.]] It should be noted, however, that [[BadassPacifist he uses his parasol almost exclusively for defense but not offence]]. How? By opening it as a shield against a full-on assault from another king, for example ([[ImpossiblyCoolWeapon and it works]]).
50	* The ''Manga/JunjiItoKyoufuMangaCollection'' story, "Hanging Balloons", sees the main character's brother using an umbrella to fend off one of the balloons, throwing the parasol into the balloon's noose before it can grab his neck and making a run for it. [[spoiler:It works only for a while - the balloon catches up with him anyways, impaling him with said umbrella]].
51	* Tot from ''Anime/KnightHunters'', just like Setsuka, has an umbrella with a hidden blade.
52	* Oyuki from ''Manga/LadySnowblood'' (both manga and films) used a sword cane built into an umbrella to carry out her RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
53	* This is Rikka's weapon of choice in ''Literature/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' when she's under the delusion as "The Wicked Eye." It's stored in a gun holster strapped on her left thigh.
54	* A minor character in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' named Shigure uses this as a weapon, which shoots seemingly endless amounts of deadly needles. Unfortunately, that tactic only gets said character killed by Gaara, who quite easily blocked them with his sand. Judging by others we see, the umbrella is the preferred weapon of the Hidden Rain Village. Averted with a ninja from the Hidden Rain Village actually named Pain, however.
55	* In the ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' anime, after he is cast into the Abyss, Oz is attacked by a resident CreepyDoll and fends it off with an umbrella he finds. He also uses said umbrella as a shield against the rocks the doll later proceeds to throw at him.
56	* Played dead serious in ''Anime/PerfectBlue''. It's used to stab the main character Mima after the previous weapon of the villain (a screwdriver) was lost. She was stabbed through the side of her chest.
57	* Ryouga of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' easily wields an umbrella far too heavy for a normal human to carry, [[{{Irony}} it can also float in water]].
58	** In addition to the typical combat uses, Ryoga will also open the umbrella and throw it with a spin, turning it into a razor-sharp boomerang-style attack. Interestingly, it's not laser-guided. Also [[BoringButPractical the main reason he uses it]] is to protect himself from his [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting water-induced curse]].
59	* Kenshin used an umbrella as a weapon in one episode of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. He even claimed to have a special style for it. [[TruthInTelevision Pretty unsurprisingly]]. Traditional Japanese umbrellas are made of wood, with rather thick bamboo ribs and stretchers, so when folded they make for excellent clubs.
60	* Guido from ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'' is surely the king of this trope. His Samurai Sunspot Umbrella can do pretty much anything.
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64	* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' villain ComicBook/ThePenguin has a famous arsenal of deadly umbrellas which he uses to commit crimes.
65	** In his first appearance, he toted around three varieties: one that shot bullets, one that shot "paralyzing gas", and one that shot HollywoodAcid. Since then, he's used umbrellas that functioned as helicopters, jetpacks, stun guns, missile launchers...
66	** The graphic novel ''Penguin Triumphant'' shows that Penguin's usage of these dates back to childhood when he used the sharpened tip of an umbrella to cut a bully's face. Thirty years later, said bully [[ScarsAreForever still bears the scar on his cheek.]]
67	** At least one origin story is that [[MyBelovedSmother his fussy mother insisted on him carrying an umbrella everywhere]], regardless of where he was going or what the weather was like. He was bullied for this, possibly inspiring him to ultimately use it as a weapon against said bullies.
68	* In ''ComicBook/TheFurtherAdventuresOfIndianaJones'' #20, Marcus uses his umbrella to knock out the crook who is attempting to [[ForkliftFu run Indy down with a forklift]].
69	* Percival Pinkerton, a member of ''ComicBook/SgtFuryAndHisHowlingCommandos'', is fond of carrying an umbrella to the field.
70	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
71	** Turner D. Century had a flamethrower umbrella.
72	** And White Rabbit one that shot carrots. Deadly carrots.
73	* Subverted in the Creator/DonRosa story ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros Ride Again'', in which it turns out that José Carioca's umbrella is no match for an actual machete.
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77	* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': In "The Clouds," Soapy tries to steal a woman's bag of groceries in hopes he'll be caught, arrested, and put in a warm jail cell for the winter. Rather than summoning the police, [[AmusingInjuries she repeatedly whacks him on the head with her umbrella]] until he flees.
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81	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSteamEnginesOfOz'', CoolOldLady Candace drives off the kalidah (a creature with a body like a bear, a head like a tiger, and claws long and sharp enough to tear a lion in two) that is sniffing at the box where Victoria, Phadrig, and Gromit are hiding by whacking it repeatedly with her umbrella.
82	* In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in ''WesternAnimation/WallE'', a robotic umbrella opens up and blocks the stasis lasers fired by the security robots.
83	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'': Jane uses her umbrella to shield herself and Tarzan from oncoming baboons, and also uses it to beat a baboon that has latched onto her boot.
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87	* John Steed in ''Film/TheAvengers1998'' used his umbrella for beating up {{mooks}} and deflecting the BigBad's staff attacks. It is also a SwordCane.
88	* A man has an umbrella opened inside him in ''Le bagman - Profession: Meurtrier''.
89	* ''Film/BigTitsZombie'': Ginko is shown (in flashback) killing the man who murdered her sister by jamming an umbrella through his eye.
90	* In the opening sequence of ''Film/TheFearlessVampireKillers'', Alfred uses his umbrella to beat off the wolves which are attacking the sleigh.
91	* In the Film/JamesBond film ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' we see a booby-trapped umbrella demonstrated by Q. When it rains, the umbrella closes and sticks spikes into the victim's neck. In another scene, Bond and the girl jump off a wall using a large beach umbrella to slow their fall, as well as temporarily block them from the view of a mook shooting at them.
92	* The Wong Fei-Hung film (starring Chin Kar-lok) ''Great Hero of China'' has an umbrella fight scene, where Wong is attacked by an EliteMook squadron of fighters armed with metal parasols with blades extending from their sides. Wong himself has a regular umbrella, and yet he defeats his enemies as usual.
93	* In the movie ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', when the Doctors Jones are being chased by a Nazi fighter plane after an escape, the senior Dr Jones uses his umbrella to scare a flock of birds on the beach into flight, which causes the fighter that was chasing them to smash into the birds and crash.
94	-->"I suddenly remembered my Charlemagne: 'Let my armies be the rocks and the trees — and the birds in the sky.'"
95	* The main villain of the Creator/ShawBrothers martial arts film, ''Film/TheInvincibleFist'', uses an umbrella as his preferred weapon, one whose tip is a powerful metal spike [[spoiler:used to kill the protagonist's brother who is TheLancer of the film]] and containing razor-sharp blades that stick out of its sides.
96	* Both young Wong Fei Hong and his father Wong Kei-Ying use an umbrella to dish out some beatdown to some scruffy street thieves in ''Film/IronMonkey''. Mildly subverted in that their use of an umbrella was an expression of contempt for [[NotWorthKilling martially insignificant opponents]]. When confronted with genuine opposition, they stopped playing around with the umbrella and fought seriously.
97	* At the end of ''Film/JohnnyEnglishReborn'', the eponymous spy is facing the BigBad, who is shooting at him. Thinking that the umbrella he has is a bulletproof one, he opens it. It does nothing. It turns out to be a missile launcher that fires when you close the umbrella.
98	* In ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'', Harry Hart's high-tech, bulletproof combat umbrella can shoot stun projectiles and electromagnetic bolas. It's also a devastating weapon in hand-to-hand combat. Eggsy uses one later during [[spoiler:his one-man assault on Valentine's base]].
99	* Wu Mo the Charlatan in ''Film/LegendaryWeaponsOfChina'' uses a bamboo umbrella as his preferred weapon, using it to deflect arrows shot in his direction, and then for kicking ass. One of his highlight moments involves him kicking the asses of four umbrella-wielding mooks.
100	* The 1981 kung-fu flick, ''Film/SwordsmanWithAnUmbrella''. No prizes guessing what the titular character uses as a weapon.
101	* ''Film/LemonadeJoe'': Chanteuse Tornado Lou beats the crap out of Horace Badman with her parasol when he tries to assault sweet Winnifred in the cemetery near the climax of the movie. Horace promptly shoots her point blank.
102	* Interestingly, the association of the umbrella and Wong Fei Hong is seen in other movies with him, including the notable ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' series starring Jet Li.
103	* Lord Southmere has one in ''Film/OneOfOurDinosaursIsMissing''.
104	* Some Creator/JackieChan fight scenes incorporate umbrellas, most notably a fight in his breakout film ''Film/PoliceStory''.
105	* In the ''wuxia'' ''Film/RendezvousWithDeath'', the protagonist, Hsin-Hsuan, favours using an umbrella as his main weapon, whose surface, made of metallic silk, can deflect and absorb swords and spears thrust in his direction. The 'brella's tip is a fine pointed spike, and the inner tube contains a stiletto sword. Right in the opening scene, Hsin demonstrates how good he is as a killer using this weapon by killing four challengers in a row.
106	* The ghost in ''Film/RoboVampire'' briefly uses one while attacking the priest at the end of the film; although her reasons for doing this at time are, er, vague.
107	* In ''Film/{{Scream 1996}}'', Sidney uses an umbrella as a spear to defend herself from the killer in the climax.
108	* The MeetCute in ''Film/TheSecondTimeAround'' (1981).
109	-->'''Lu:''' You broke my umbrella!\
110	'''Jones:''' I'm sorry. I guess I should have ducked.
111	* Miss Heliotrope uses one in ''Film/TheSecretOfMoonacre''. Subverted slightly in that it's only shown to be a minor distraction (albeit one that helps greatly, as [[spoiler:the movie's already over by this point and all that's needed is for the villain to see sense]]).
112	* Creator/JackieChan has a memorable umbrella fight in ''Film/ShanghaiKnights'', complete with an {{homage}} to ''Film/SinginInTheRain''.
113	* A loan shark is impaled with an umbrella in ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightPart2''. Directly afterward, it pops open, and it starts to rain.
114	* In ''Film/SpiderMan2'', Doctor Octopus takes Aunt May as a hostage during a bank heist and drags her to the top of a skyscraper to goad the webslinger into attacking him; he then prepares to impale the hero with a hidden blade. Aunt May sees this, drops a PreAsskickingOneLiner ("''Shame'' on you"), and wallops Doc Ock upside the head with her umbrella, saving the day.
115	* The opening scene in ''Film/TokyoRaiders'' portrays an immigrant PI dealing with some unwanted tails with a combination of whacks, hook grabbing, and some sort of martial arts.
116	* In ''Film/TheUmbrellaCoup'', Pierre Richard plays an unemployed comic actor, who is invited to play an assassin, but enters the wrong office and gets confused for a ProfessionalKiller by TheMafia. He receives an umbrella with a retractable poisoned needle in the tip to assassinate a target. And HilarityEnsues.
117	** He doesn't find out what's going on until the very end of the film. Even when [[spoiler:the real killer assassinates the target and gets shot by police]], the actor thinks it's all a game.
118	** The movie has been inspired by the Markov murder, see RealLife section. Its working title was ''The Bulgarian Umbrella Coup'' and the weapon is called "Bulgarian umbrella" several times. But the movie uses a fast-acting poison instead of ricin.
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122	* ''Literature/AmeliaPeabody'' Emerson, from the series of books by Elizabeth Peters, has made an art out of using her parasol in battle, to the point that some superstitious 19th-century Egyptians believe it to be a magical weapon. By the time she's in her 50s, Amelia actually has custom parasols made with extra-strong shafts so they aren't destroyed by the damage she deals with them, and at least one is built along the lines of a sword cane--this latter is a special present from her husband, which delights her even though she doesn't actually know how to fence. Not that that stops her. Very little stops Amelia.
123	* ''Literature/ArcadiaSnipsAndTheSteamworkConsortium'': Umbrella belonging to one of main protagonists is specifically made very sturdy. It has been used as a shield against fire, bullets, and grenades. Also due to the weight of all functions and components, it can deliver a good whack. Doubles as ParasolParachute (intended function).
124	* In ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', a furious Mrs Gloop points her umbrella at Mr Wonka, as if she is about to run him through.
125	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': The Agony Aunts, the enforcers for [[BandOfBrothels the Ankh-Morpork Seamstresses' Guild]], can do terrifying things with a parrot-head-handled umbrella to unruly customers (or anyone else who threatens the "working women" under their watch).
126	* ''Literature/ElementalMasters'' has Nan and Sarah, who had parasols specifically made for combat since a woman can't openly carry weapons in Edwardian-era London. In a ShoutOut to ''Literature/AmeliaPeabody'', they apparently got the idea from a woman in Egypt.
127	* A character in ''Literature/TheFactsOfDeath'' is killed by getting stung with a poisoned umbrella. The real-life assassination of Georgi Markov (see below) is immediately brought up during the investigation.
128	* Hagrid from ''Literature/HarryPotter'' keeps his broken wand inside his pink umbrella. He's not allowed to cast big spells with it, since he isn't a full-blown wizard as he didn't finish Hogwarts.
129	* Aw, look at Jessamine's parasol in ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices''! [[ParasolOfPrettiness It's so pretty and pink and it even has flowers on it]]...and the edges are laced with electrum. ''Ouch''.
130	* The eponymous character of ''Literature/JaneUnlimited'' makes umbrellas as a hobby, and at the beginning decides to make a self-defense umbrella. In the five stories that follow (all based around a [[StoryBranching single choice]] she made in the prologue), she sometimes stays with that idea and sometimes makes something else, although she never gets to use it in combat.
131	* In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', elderly hobbit Lobelia Sackville-Baggins is jailed after wielding her umbrella against a bunch of thugs twice her size.
132	* In the Creator/FrederickForsyth novel ''The Negotiator'' (not to be confused with [[Film/TheNegotiator the movie]]), a KGB agent uses the tip of an umbrella to drug Quinn, the main character.
133	* In ''Literature/TheParasolProtectorate series'', one of these is Alexia [[spoiler:Maccon nee ]] Tarabotti's weapon of choice. It has all sorts of surprises built into it. [[spoiler:She eventually bequeaths it to her daughter Prudence in the sequel series ''The Custard Protocol'']]
134	** Alexia actually goes through three versions. The first is weighted with brass shot and tipped with silver [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent in case of werewolf attacks]], [[spoiler:the second contains a number of hidden features such as numbing darts, acid mist, and a magnetic disruptor, and the third adds a grappling hook to the mix while retaining all the functions of the previous version.]]
135	* In Creator/BrianDaley's ''Requiem for a Ruler of Worlds'' and its sequels, a well-equipped "breakabout" (spacer) will often carry a "gamp" or "brolly" that can double-in-brass as a weapon, emergency shelter, and other things.
136	* One of the ''Literature/SouthernSistersMysteries'' opens with the eponymous sisters getting arrested because Mary Alice hit a bank president over the head with Patricia Anne's umbrella.
137	* In Creator/StephenKing's novel ''Literature/TheTommyknockers'', Jim Gardener gets into an argument with a guy at a party about the safety of nuclear power. Eventually, it deteriorates into Gardener beating the guy up with an umbrella. He notes to himself that this is the only part people will remember.
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141	* In ''Series/TheAmericans'', a poison-tipped umbrella is used to subtly poison a young man, to blackmail his mother.
142	* John Steed from ''Series/TheAvengers1960s''. His had a sword inside, but he didn't always feel the need to draw it.
143	* In an episode of ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'', Cory keeps having nightmares where he kills all the people he loves. He describes how in one of them, he shoved an umbrella down his best friend's throat and then opened it. "Shawn... I Film/{{Mary Poppins}}ed ya."
144	* ''Series/ColonelMarchOfScotlandYard'': Being a QuintessentialBritishGentleman, Colonel March naturally carries an umbrella, which is also a SwordCane. However, he is also shown to be a dab hand at using it for CaneFu without drawing the blade. For example, in "Hot Money" a criminal attempts to draw a gun from a desk drawer, only for March to hook the man's swivel chair with the handle of the umbrella and spin the chair around, then knock the gun from his hand with the brolly.
145	* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Seventh Doctor used his umbrella as a makeshift weapon on occasion.
146	* ''Series/FatherBrown'': In "The Numbers of the Beast", the VictimOfTheWeek is stabbed through the heart with the tip of an umbrella.
147	* "The Frogs and the Lobsters" of ''Series/HoratioHornblower'' has a PlayedForLaughs and {{Discussed}} example. There is this gem from Major "My Lord" Edrington when he discusses his tactics with Hornblower on their mission in France. His mama must be one tough lady with her parasol.
148	--> '''Earl of Edrington:''' No artillery would dare to cross here and if they tried, my mama could beat them off with her parasol.
149	* ''Series/KamenRiderHibiki'': Subverted by Kabuki, who uses a parasol to block attacks and conceal his own sword before striking, but he never actually attacks with the parasol.
150	* In ''Series/{{Kessler}}'' (the spin-off of ''Series/SecretArmy'') a neo-Nazi assassin kills an IntrepidReporter with the Bulgarian umbrella trick.
151	* ''Series/Mouse2021'': Bong-yi's grandmother beats Ba-reum with an umbrella when she mistakenly thinks he's about to kill Bong-yi.
152	* In ''Series/MurderSheWrote'', GentlemanThief Dennis Stanton has an umbrella that's a SwordCane and can launch darts out of the tip. Since he prefers to avoid bloodshed, he generally has other uses for it: It also "makes an excellent club", has lockpicks built into the handle, and he frequently used the hook to trip people up.
153	* In ''Series/TheNevers'', weaponized umbrellas are one of many concealed weapons [[GadgeteerGenius Prudence]] has invented to keep herself and the other Touched safe without being obviously armed. They're sturdy enough to be used as a club, have a taser built in, and the handle can even turn into brass knuckles for hand-to-hand.
154	* Madame Noir from ''Series/ResshaSentaiToQger'' uses her umbrella to kick butt.
155	* The preview trailer for the Korean drama series ''Series/RunawayPlanB'' (''도망자 / Do Mang Ja'') shows a female character using a purple parasol to fend off attackers in a busy street.
156	* Mycroft Holmes from ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' has an umbrella with a built-in sword and gun.
157	* Franchise/UltraSeries:
158	** ''Series/UltramanLeo'': One of Leo's sidearms is the Leo-brella, an extendable giant umbrella that can act as an AttackReflector, a spear, or release an energy blast as a finishing move.
159	** ''Series/UltramanTriggerNewGenerationTiga'' introduces a new monster, Mecha Musashin, whose initial sidearm is a fireball-spewing umbrella.
160	* Referenced in ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' where Hacker, desperate to prevent the French President bringing a dog into the UK suggests asking the Bulgarians if they have any spare umbrellas. This is a reference to the real-life murder of Georgi Markov by the Bulgarian Secret Service.
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164	* In the Music/LemonDemon song "Samuel and Rosella", the eponymous character, annoyed by a young person in Hot Topic, "didn't like the way he dressed, so they closed their umbrella and they rammed it through his chest."
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168	* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZone'': Taako has an umbrella (an Umbra-Staff) which, in addition to giving him spellcasting bonuses, can also eat the magical artifacts of any magic-user he defeats and steal their power. [[spoiler:It used to belong to his sister Lup, whose soul became trapped inside the umbrella for over a decade until Taako broke it during the Story and Song-finale.]]
169	* Dario from the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Here We Gooooo!'' wields a parasol that he grabbed from his mom as he left to go on his adventure.
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173	* A tradition of British wrestling back in the '60s and '70s was the front row being full of grannies who'd smack and poke and Heel that came their way
174	* In Wrestling/ProgressWrestling, there's Wrestling/MartyScurll who uses this as his weapon of choice. He brings one to the ring and if he's having trouble winning the match cleanly, he will resort to hitting his opponent with it.
175	* Jack Gallagher, another Brit and Progress alum, keeps his trusty umbrella [[ICallItVera William III]] by his side in the Cruiserweight Division. He has even used it against Wrestling/ChrisJericho in the 2017 Wrestling/RoyalRumble.
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179	* In ''Radio/BleakExpectations'', Ripely Fecund's [[ImprovisedWeapon quick-thinking]] method of [[RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain dispatching]] an ImmuneToBullets zombie is a particularly creative variation of this;
180	-->'''Pip:''' [horrified] Oh my God... [[NarratingTheObvious you stuck your parasol]] through that undead's eye... and then ''[[YourHeadAsplode opened it inside his head!]]''
181	* ''Radio/TheGoonShow'': In "The Affair of the Lone Banana":
182	-->'''Seagoon:''' Have a care, Latin devil -- I am an Englishman. Remember, this rolled umbrella has more uses than one. \
183	'''Moriarty:''' Oooh! \
184	'''Seagoon:''' Sorry.
185	* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': In "Plaque for Mr. Conklin", Mrs. Davis belts Mr. Conklin with a mahogany-handled umbrella. She thinks Mr. Conklin has [[EasyAmnesia amnesia]]. ItMakesSenseInContext.
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189	* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' has [[NameThatUnfoldsLikeLotusBlossom Princess Magnificent with Lips of Coral and Robes of Black Feathers]], one of the [[OmnicidalManiac Deathlords]]. Her weapon of choice is the Umbrella of Discord, a dreadful thing stitched together from the flesh and bone of five Solars killed in the First Age.
190	* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} Steam-Tech'' has the Defensible Brolly, a woman's umbrella which, at the touch of a button, flattens its canopy into a shield and produces a spearhead from the centre, enabling her to fend off an attacker.
191	* Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, see entry in Literature section above, is a hero character in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' wargame by Games Workshop, armed with an umbrella. However, she has a special "Umbrella is not mightier than Sword" rule, which negates any wounds she could have inflicted.
192	* In ''{{Munchkin}} Cthulhu'', one of the classes is Monster Whacker, and one of the illustrations for it is a woman beating up a small monster with her umbrella.
193	* In the ''TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness'' Core Rulebook, there is a piece of fluff where a character fights off an attacker with an umbrella (and stabs him in the eye for his trouble).
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197	* In the play ''Theatre/{{The Turn of the Worm}}'', two teenage thieves break into an apartment where two old ladies live. Pina, the feistier of the old ladies, stabs the male thief in the foot with an umbrella (it was revealed earlier in the show that she sharpens the point specifically for this purpose).
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200	[[folder:Video Games]]
201	* The second boss of ''VideoGame/AcesWildManicBrawlingAction'' has multiple simultaneous occurrences of this trope as one of her attacks.
202	* Lieselotte of ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'', who uses her umbrella as a MagicWand to cast the spells of her Arcana.
203	* Luna from ''VideoGame/ArcRiseFantasia'' fights with an umbrella, in contrast to her sister Paula, who fights with a SinisterScythe. However, she's primarily a mage, and even her normal attack has her shooting a magic bullet from the tip of the umbrella while opening it, and not hitting the enemy directly.
204	* Trilby in ''VideoGame/TheArtOfTheft'' sports a trademark [[SwissArmyWeapon multi-purpose]] umbrella, with a grappling hook at the handle end and a taser at the pointy one.
205	* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIIILiberation '': Aveline uses a version with a built-in poison dart launcher. It's one of the few defences of her Lady persona and is slow to fire. On the other hand, it draws no suspicion to her and has a good range.
206	* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'': Associated with the Penguin, naturally
207	** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum:'' The Penguin doesn't actually appear, but a display case in Arkham Mansion shows several of his umbrellas and his top hat. It serves as an answer to a riddle, and solving it unlocks his character profile.
208	** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'': He uses one that doubles as a gun to murder one of the captive police officers in his museum. This is actually the only time he uses one as a weapon. He otherwise uses brass knuckles (ineffectually) against Bruce Wayne, Mister Freeze's cannon against Batman, and then finally a grenade launcher against Batman after losing the freeze gun.
209	** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'': He's seen carrying an umbrella, but we never learn if it doubles as a weapon. Some of his mooks can be overheard wondering why he always carries one, and speculating if they double as weapons. They suggest a gun, sword, poison dart gun, or a [[Film/BatmanReturns spiral that he can use to hypnotize people]]. The others dismiss that last one as unlikely.
210	** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'': Averted. The Penguin only ever uses normal guns. This in addition to his decidedly unkempt appearance, may be to indicate how rundown he now is.
211	* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' Rachel is prone to using Nago as one. And also prone to [[MorphWeapon using him as everything else]].
212	** One of Bang Shishigami's distortion drives has him toss an umbrella... which then rains dozens of nails on the opponent.
213	* Bloodless, the blood-controlling vampire from ''VideoGame/BloodstainedRitualOfTheNight'' carries an umbrella that doubles as a melee weapon. In addition, she can also summon flying umbrellas that function as AttackDrone.
214	* ''VideoGame/BugFables'':
215	** Monsieur Scarlet, an effeminate ant criminal who's the main target of the "Requesting Assistance" sidequest, uses the pink umbrella as a weapon, dealing a ''lot'' of damage with it. It's also a magical artifact that allows him to teleport, cast illusions, and [[LifeDrain drain the lifeforce out of his enemies]].
216	** Madeleine carries around a leaf umbrella that she can use as a weapon during her second sidequest. It only deals a paltry 2 damage, but she hits twice a turn to make up for its low damage output.
217	* Zack totes one in the BeachEpisode mission of ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'', and it apparently does the same amount of damage as his {{BFS}}.
218	* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' has the boss Sally Stageplay. She has many attacks, and a chunk of them involve her parasol, including using it to summon mooks, to teleport, and to spin it around the floor while she floats above you.
219	* In ''VideoGame/DeadRising'', the Parasols you can pick up around the mall are actually ridiculously effective. They allow you to perform a FoeTossingCharge that sends zombies [[BlownAcrossTheRoom flying in all directions]], despite the fact that the flimsy wood-and-fabric construction really ought to [[BreakableWeapons buckle with a single hit]].
220	** ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'' exaggerates this with the Parablower.
221	* ''VideoGame/DeathsDoor'' has an umbrella weapon hidden in the first location you enter. It's a [[JokeItem Joke Weapon]] weaker than anything else you can get, but beating the whole game with it nets you an achievement.
222	* Polka from ''VideoGame/EternalSonata'' embodies this. Not only does she open it up to shield herself with, but she can dish out quite a lot of damage once she gets Gold Moon (the best weapon for her by far the most powerful, and it heals the whole party 10% per turn in battle, with a nice 5% experience gain bonus for all at the end of battle).
223	* ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'': One of the more expensive weapons you can buy is a Poison-Tipped Umbrella. It's not quite ''that'' dangerous, but it significantly boosts your sneakiness when used. Helps that the Neath offers some ''really'' nasty poisons.
224	-->''The modern assassin's companion. Be careful when it rains.''
225	* Aerith's [[CherryTapping joke weapon]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' is a parasol, though she's still the WhiteMagicianGirl so it isn't exactly badass.
226	* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', [[http://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/Parasol parasols]] are used as ranged and melee weapons.
227	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', features a handful of seasonal units that use a parasol or umbrella as a weapon.
228	* Hat Kid's umbrella is her main weapon in ''VideoGame/AHatInTime''. She starts out being able to whack enemies with it, but can also acquire upgrades like a hookshot and a pogo bounce.
229	* In VideoGame/GenshinImpact, Navia, one of the 5 Star characters from Fontaine wields a Parasol Shotgun as part of her character kit. This is seen in her Elemental Skill "Ceremonial Crystalshot". To make it more detrimental to the opponent, any crystal shards produced when making a Crystallize reaction, it gives the skill more damage.
230	* ''VideoGame/{{Gunbrella}}'', as the name implies, is an action game where you go around kicking ass with a machine gun fitted inside an umbrella. Said 'brella can also open into a deflector against certaiñ projectile attacks.
231	* ''VideoGame/HolyUmbrella'' has a magical umbrella as the player's main weapon.
232	* ''VideoGame/Hours2020'': The Visitor's weapon is a metal umbrella capable of ''shooting a laser beam'' and ''digging through the ground.''
233	* In ''VideoGame/ImmortalSouls'', the female members of the Black Martyr vampire gang wield [[ParasolOfPrettiness Parasols of Prettiness]] as these by way of being {{Elegant Gothic Lolita}}s.
234	* In the Game Boy version of ''VideoGame/KidDracula'', the main character eventually receives an umbrella that can block projectiles. [[TheGrimReaper Death]] says it belongs to his father. Does anyone recall {{Dracula}} ever walking around with one of these?
235	* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'', Roxas and Xion's [[JokeWeapon Joke Keyblade]] is an Umbrella. To be specific, this Keyblade looks like an upside-down umbrella, with the curved handle serving as the "teeth" of the Keyblade and the tip acting as the handle.
236	* There are three of these in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing''. The Titanium Assault Umbrella is listed as a one-handed weapon, as is the Goatskin Umbrella (whose real advantage as a weapon is that it ''[[ElementalRockPaperScissors stinks]]'' of rotting goatskin).
237	** The last is a little drink umbrella, which as you might imagine, is pretty useless, except to those with advanced enough Cocktailcrafting skills to use them in making potent drinks.
238	** There's actually a fourth, but it can only be made from the first two -- the gatorskin umbrella. Its real use isn't in fighting, although it's just as strong as its predecessors, but instead in protecting you from a flow of sewage while descending to Hobopolis. Unfortunately, the sewage is potent enough to ''melt'' your umbrella, so you need a new one each time.
239	* ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' has, at different times, had umbrella-toting enemies he could absorb. While the Parasol isn't the strongest power he can gain, it does slow his falls. And it even naturally protects him from attacks from above.
240	* Kaguya from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfTianding'' is a kunoichi who fights with her ''wagasa''. And can surprisingly put up quite a fight using said weapon.
241	* In ''VideoGame/LegoBatman'', not only does the Penguin, inevitably use an umbrella as a weapon, so does Alfred.
242	* In ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'' the [[Series/DoctorWho Sixth and Seventh Doctors]] use their signature umbrellas (multicouloured for Six, black with a question-mark handle for Seven) as weapons.
243	* ''VideoGame/LostArk'': Aeromancers use umbrellas as their signature weapons, and use them in about every way you can imagine: melee attacks, shields, ranged weapons, summoning HostileWeather--you name it!
244	%%* Lucia from ''VideoGame/LunarDragonSong''.
245	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManAndVenomMaximumCarnage'': There are enemies who use umbrellas as both weapons and shields.
246	* Lan uses a high-tech parasol defensively in ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork 3'', to block a brainwashing beam.
247	* ''VideoGame/TheMisadventuresOfPBWinterbottom'': P.B. Winterbottom's umbrella.
248	* In the [[Platform/ZXSpectrum Speccy]] game ''VideoGame/MysteryOfTheNile'', one of the player characters uses an umbrella as a OneHitKill weapon.
249	* In ''VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever'', chemically tipped umbrellas are used for terrorist attacks.
250	* Rosalyn from ''VideoGame/OkageShadowKing'' is an interesting variant. She only uses a parasol to disguise her curse -- she [[spoiler:casts a pink shadow when hit by direct light]]. She actually attacks with a sword. She does, however, use it to cast magic.
251	* Kazan from ''VideoGame/OmegaStrikers'' uses his parasol to push and pull enemies and the Core around the arena. His moveset changes [[StanceSystem depending on whether the parasol is open or closed]].
252	* Kagura in ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji\|2016}}'' who happens to share [[Creator/RieKugimiya voice actor]] with [[Manga/{{Gintama}} another umbrella-wielding Kagura]]…
253	** There are also {{Youkai}} with the body of a human and the head of an umbrella.
254	* ''VideoGame/OrientalLegend'' have Chang 'er, the Goddess of the Moon, as a playable character, who kicks all kind of ass using her trusty umbrella.
255	* This, and drops of water picked up with it, was your weapon in ''[[VideoGame/BubbleBobble Parasol Stars]]''.
256	* ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline'' had two types of parasols, both usable only by women. They're among the best melee weapons for the non-melee classes.
257	** ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' has more parasol variants that can act as swords, rods, or gunslashes, on top of now being usable by characters of all genders.
258	* In Level 2 of the ''VideoGame/{{Pinocchio}}'' LicensedGame, Jiminy Cricket can use his parasol to attack enemies.
259	* ''VideoGame/PrayerOfTheFaithless'': Mia can find an Umbrella Scabbard to hide her sword in:
260	--> A seemingly innocent umbrella that one can hide a sword inside.
261	* In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoTetris'', Ess carries around a parasol that matches her green color scheme. She's seen using it to attack in her animations during puyo/Tetris battles.
262	* ''VideoGame/RadiataStories'' has one of these as a unique weapon. [[JokeItem It has a base damage of 1.]]
263	* AdorablyPrecociousChild Shizumaru Hisame from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''. He does have a concealed sword, but the umbrella is his primary weapon.
264	* Okuni from ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' uses a parasol as her weapon of choice, and has been using it for every appearance of hers.
265	* The elegant [[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]] Kiyoko Nanabi from fighting game ''{{VideoGame/Schwarzerblitz}}'' uses her umbrella as a weapon.
266	* The thunderstorm umbrella from ''VideoGame/SecretAgentClank'' is an umbrella that shoots lightning
267	* Azai Nagamasa's [[LethalJokeItem joke weapon]] from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara 2''.
268	* Yagyuu and Mirai from ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' both use umbrellas as weapons in different ways. Yagyuu uses an oilpaper umbrella that can sprout out blades whereas Mirai uses a GothicLolita-style umbrella that has a machine gun attached to it.
269	* In ''VideoGame/Siren1'', the character Risa Onda can get an umbrella as her weapon. It deals the lowest amount of damage compared to other melee weapons, but is surprisingly efficient enough to take out the Spider Shibito one-by-one with practice, and can even be used to take out [[spoiler:an incredibly dangerous Mina Onda]] if the right steps are taken. An umbrella can also be used as a weapon in ''Siren 2'', but is notably weaker in power to the point where it barely cause the standard Shibito to flinch from the attack.
270	* Parasoul in ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' uses a western-style umbrella that is also a LivingWeapon as her main fighting tool. Her sister, Umbrella, who later joined up as DLC, also uses her own umbrella as a weapon.
271	* Setsuka from ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur III]]'', as a ''Lady Snowblood'' {{Expy}}, keeps a short sword concealed in her umbrella. Her fighting style is ''battajutsu'', the art of rapidly drawing, attacking with, and then sheathing the sword. Of course, she has at least one or two attacks that have her smacking her opponent with the umbrella itself.
272	* The Arsenic Candy gang in ''VideoGame/SpiderMan3'' use umbrellas as one of their primary weapons.
273	* ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' introduces the Brellas, an entire weapon class. They shoot ink from their ferrules [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter like shotguns]], and when opened, serve as a protective shield against enemy attacks. Brellas can also launch their canopies as stronger attacks, though they leave the user defenseless for some time. The Undercover Brella is a more subtle and sophisticated version as a ShoutOut to ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' which trades launching the canopy for a continuous shield.
274	* Josephine from ''VideoGame/SuikodenV''.
275	* Princess Peach has one as an item in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' and ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach''.
276	** She even gets this as one of her special attacks in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, which also doubles as ParasolParachute. In ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee Melee]]'', there is also a different parasol item that can be used by other characters to [[ParasolParachute slow down their falling speed]] or hit enemies. In ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Ultimate]]'', Daisy is also able to use a parasol for one of her special attacks as she is Peach's [[MovesetClone Echo Fighter]].
277	** It's also her signature gadget in ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' — and it renders her ''utterly invulnerable to everything''.
278	** Peach's parasol in ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach'' was actually a child named Perry before he was kidnapped from his grandfather, transformed by evil magic, found by a merchant, and sold to Toadsworth. In the end, he does not return to normal [[IChooseToStay and instead decides to stay with Peach]]. That's right. [[GrievousHarmWithABody She's using a child as her personal parasol]]. He can also [[ExtremeOmnivore eat enemies]]. Not many parasols can say that.
279	** Peach returns with Perry in the fan game ''VideoGame/SuperMarioFusionRevival''. It serves as her equivalent to Mario's Raccoon Suit, including her use of Perry as a melee attack.
280	** While Peach isn't a playable character in ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'', one of the pictures of her [[DamselOutOfDistress escape]] and [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption recapture]] shows her taking down a Goomba Tower with her parasol.
281	* ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria'' has Edna as the first in the Tales series to use one and she uses it for firing magic attacks. And poking "Meebo" for her [[TheGadfly amusement]]. Her case is justified too; though she's a powerful Earth [[ElementalEmbodiment Seraph]], she's too small to really pull off massive feats of strength like other Earth Seraph without extreme pain afterwards so has to deal with a lighter weapon. And, in regards to ElementalRockPaperScissors, Water is weak to Earth and an umbrella, as a Water-elemental weapon, makes it easier for Edna to channel her magic.
282	* In ''VideoGame/TunTown'' your default melee equipment is your umbrella. Which you swing like a sword.
283	* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'' LicensedGame for the Platform/PlayStation and Platform/Nintendo64, during the seventh level, "The Baboon Chase", Jane can use her parasol as a shield to protect herself from any baboons approaching her from the front as she rides on Tarzan's back.
284	* The Civilian in the original ''[[VideoGame/TeamFortressClassic Team Fortress]]''. Later reused for the famous ''They Hunger'' Half-Life mod.
285	* In ''VideoGame/TheyHunger'', the first weapon you pick up is an umbrella. It is still powerful, capable of breaking many much harder objects found in the game.
286	* In the RPG/dating sim ''VideoGame/ThousandArms'' one of the recurring boss fights is [[CampGay Bandiger]], a lanky man in a white disco suit who uses an umbrella for a weapon, and his magic. He is actually far more powerful than the rest of the bad guys you fight through the game, and way more annoying.
287	* The Neotokyo intro cutscene in ''VideoGame/TimeSplitters2'' has Ghost using one to protect himself from Sadako's Gang (who had WolverineClaws).
288	* In the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' series, a few characters have parasols or umbrellas as part of their outfit, and two of the most powerful qualify here:
289	** Yukari Yakumo always carries a parasol, which she uses as a weapon in ''VideoGame/TouhouSuimusouImmaterialAndMissingPower'' and ''VideoGame/TouhouHisoutenScarletWeatherRhapsody''.
290	** [[AxCrazy Yuuka Kazami]] also carries a nice parasol, made out of a flower that never withers. This parasol is also used to cut loose with the ''original'' [[KamehameHadoken Master Spark]], as well as the more recent Dual Spark and other huge magical laser spells.
291	** ''VideoGame/TouhouSeirensenUndefinedFantasticObject'' brings us the [[BossSubtitles Cheery]] [[TheWoobie Forgotten Umbrella]] Kogasa Tatara. Being a {{Karakasa}}, not only does she carry an umbrella, she ''is'' an umbrella herself. Naturally, she uses her umbrella to shoot danmaku, and some of her spellcards even include throwing flying umbrellas at you.
292	** [[{{Tanuki}} Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] uses a karakasa (which is actually another tanuki disguised as one) as a weapon in ''VideoGame/TouhouShinkirouHopelessMasquerade''.
293	* When processed, Sybil Reisz from ''{{VideoGame/Transistor}}'' wields the parasol that she was frequently seen with as the social coordinator of Cloudbank. As a boss, she folds it up and uses it like a rapier; making consecutive long-ranged and high-speed slashes at Red. Interestingly, a similar (if not identical) parasol can be found planted in the ground inside the backdoor, leading some fans to speculate that Sybil may have been using the Sandbox as her own personal space.
294	* Inui from ''VideoGame/UmbladeSenki'' wields a red umbrella. He can attack and [[ParasolParachute glide]] with it, yes, but most importantly, once it is open, it blocks stuff. ''Any stuff.'' Bullets, spikes, bombs, giant dinosaur feet, massive explosions, and lasers, and even atmosphere friction!
295	* In ''VideoGame/TheUntoldTalesOfTheVocaloids'', Shizuka, an OptionalPartyMember, has an umbrella as her weapon. Her strength stat is quite low, though, and it couldn't be swapped with another weapon.
296	* Lilka from ''VideoGame/WildArms2'' uses umbrellas as her equippable weapon. She attacks by thrusting it into the enemy and opening it, and also swings it around when casting magic. She also poses with it in her VictoryPose.
297	* Umbrellas are available weapons in the ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' games and can be used to attack enemies, alongside having their own unique heat actions.
298	** A notable use of an umbrella as a weapon in a cutscene was Majima's debut in ''VideoGame/Yakuza1''/Kiwami where he uses it to discipline a yakuza {{mook}} that picked a fight with Kiryu. As Majima is about to seriously harm him by using the end tip to stab the poor bastard, Kiryu stops Majima before he could seriously harm the poor mook.
299	** Being the playable deuteragonist of ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'', Majima has a special heat move when it comes to using an umbrella, which is called "Essence of Umbrella Onslaught".
300	** ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'': Nanba's default weapon is an umbrella.
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303	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
304	* In ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', one of Mio's unique weapons is her ParasolOfPrettiness. It's pretty useless in battle, though, and in a fighting system where all the weapons are [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised]] and other weapons include things like bars of soap, origami, and eel pie, that's saying something.
305	* In ''VisualNovel/YuminaTheEthereal'', Kirara's weapon is one of these.
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308	[[folder:Web Animation]]
309	* The RHG gladiator Umbrella revolves around this trope. His multi-purpose umbrella is a SwissArmyWeapon that functions as a blade, an energy blaster, a shield, and more; he can even surf on it.
310	* In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', [[CuteAndPsycho Neo]]'s signature weapon is [[NamedWeapons Hush]], an elegant, lacy parasol. Despite its delicate appearance, the canopy is sturdy enough to block (explosive) bullets, and there's a stiletto blade [[SwordCane hidden in the handle]] and another spring-loaded in the tip.
311	* Kirby from ''WebAnimation/SonicForHire'' uses one occasionally.
312	-->'''Kirby:''' This umbrella works wonders for murderin'!
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315	[[folder:Webcomics]]
316	* Aerynn from ''Webcomic/ElectricWonderland'' gives a laser-shooting umbrella to Shroomy after Shroomy realizes her boyfriend Parker didn't give her anything for Christmas.
317	* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', [[TheHero John]] obtains the umbrellakind strife specibus and alchemizes the Barber's Best Friend, an umbrella made of razors. He never uses either, though, in favour of [[CarryABigStick hammers]].
318	* In ''Webcomic/ThePhoenixRequiem'' when Anya and Jonas visit the city, they meet the sister of the man who shot Jonas. She is rather unhappy about him being alive and attacks him with his umbrella. Not that it would be a deadly weapon, but she just went mad and started hitting him with whatever she had in her hand.
319	* Hon Akraptor from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' uses an umbrella that can fire and shield against [[AppliedPhlebotinum Shinsu]]. And he uses it to pierce hands, too.
320	* ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'' has Ace carrying an umbrella on a clear day for [[https://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/compatible-in-their-own-way "stylish combat dramatics".]] It fits his characterization as a QuintessentialBritishGentleman-esque action hero.
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323	[[folder:Western Animation]]
324	* In the ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace'' episode, "Wheeling and Double Dealing", Winston kidnaps an old lady and disguises himself in her clothes to trick Dennis and [=PeeBee=] into helping him so he can steal their perpetual motion race car. Once Dennis finds the real old lady and rescues her, she wastes no time getting back at Winston for what he did to her.
325	-->'''Old Lady:''' (''smacking Winston with her umbrella'') I'll teach you to mistreat a helpless old lady!\
326	'''Winston:''' I already know how!
327	* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':
328	** Yosemite Sam gets a dose of this from some angry mothers in ''WesternAnimation/BallotBoxBunny''.
329	** [[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird Sylvester]] often gets hit over the head by Granny (or a similar character) when he's going after Tweety Bird.
330	* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' has two so far:
331	** The titular villain of "Stormy Weather" wields a parasol with which she can control the weather.
332	** On the heroes' side, the Rabbit Miraculous wielded by [[FutureBadass Bunnyx]] grants an umbrella as its signature tool. Aside from being a melee weapon, it can open portals through time.
333	* ''WesternAnimation/PrivateSnafu'': In "No Buddy Atoll", Snafu accidentally knocks out his Japanese foe when he mistakenly triggers the umbrella function on his SwissArmyWeapon.
334	* In a ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' episode with the arguing bounty hunter ex-couple, the wife wielded one of these.
335	* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' gives us Eclipsa's version of the Royal Magic Wand, which is a pretty parasol that she uses to fire devastating spells against her enemies.
336	* [[spoiler:[[FusionDance Rainbow Quartz]] [[LegacyCharacter 2.0]]]] from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' has a large umbrella as their gem weapon, a combination of [[spoiler:Pearl's spear and Steven's shield]]. They can use it to float when opened and ride on it when closed, leaving a rainbow streak behind as the umbrella essentially acts like a rocket. They haven't been seen using it in combat but seeing as it's a Gem weapon, it most likely can be used for both offense and defense.
337	* One of the gadgets used on ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'', including by Alex in the opening credits.
338	* In the "Ballpoint, Penn., or Bust!" episode of ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'', Penelope Pitstop hits the Gruesome Twosome's dragon with the parasol from her car.
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341	[[folder:Real Life]]
342	* "Classic" umbrellas (cane-like, non-telescopic) are perfectly able to turn into vicious stabbing weapons due to the five-inch metal spike on top, which is naturally sharp and can be further sharpened if needed. A military man trained in bayonet combat also knows how to hold it with both hands to avoid bending the shaft, and hook-handle umbrellas are also extremely useful for striking or tripping opponents. Moreover, in many jurisdictions, it is illegal to carry knives with blades longer than three inches, but you can carry an umbrella almost anywhere and still be seen as unarmed by most people, including law enforcement.
343	* The use of the ''Western'' umbrella became an integral part of the Hung Gar kung fu when Doctor UsefulNotes/WongFeiHung saw their prevalence as China became increasingly westernized in the latter part of the 19th century. It also became the weapon of choice that came to define Wong Fei Hung in cinema, notably those in which he is portrayed by Jet Li.
344	* The style of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartitsu Bartitsu]] utilizes walking sticks and, yes, umbrellas. Pierre Vigny, a particularly renowned practitioner of one such technique, once (by his own account) fought off several ''Apaches'' (Parisian street gangsters, not Native Americans) with a light umbrella. This now somewhat forgotten martial art may be responsible for many of the examples listed here.
345	* Mestre Bimba and Mestre Pastinha, the two greatest masters of UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}}, were known to be skilled umbrella fighters. Both of them carried umbrellas everywhere regardless of the weather, and the former's contained a hidden blade. Another master, Mestre Onça-Tigre, gave a famous exhibition about how to defend a knife attack with an umbrella.
346	* In another example of bizarre TruthInTelevision, people have actually made umbrellas designed to fight. A company called "Unbreakable Umbrella" makes and sells umbrellas that have strong shafts and frames and are built to be used like a baton, and the Philippine Secret Service has used [[http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/07/unbreakable-fig.html?npu=1&mbid=yhp combat umbrellas]] that can ''split watermelons''. Also, when firepower is needed, you have this [[http://www.littlegun.info/curios%20et%20antiquites/a%20parapluie%20poivriere%20gb.htm gun/sword/umbrella]].
347	* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Markov#Umbrella_Murder The Umbrella Murder]]: On September 10, 1978, the London-based Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov died of ricin poisoning. It was later determined that he had been killed by a poison capsule that was injected into his leg by the tip of an umbrella, most probably the work of the Bulgarian Secret Service. Any fictional ConspicuouslyPublicAssassination using this trope is likely inspired by this incident.
348	** The Markov weapon was later [[JustForFun/TropesExaminedByTheMythbusters tested]] and confirmed by the Series/MythBusters. They successfully recreated the umbrella weapon using both a gas cylinder and an air gun.
349	* During the [[Film/ABridgeTooFar Battle of Arnhem]], British paratrooper Major Allison Digby Tatham-Warter armed himself with a pistol in one hand and his signature combat umbrella in the other. Devised as a way to mark himself as an Englishman due to his chronic inability to remember passwords, the umbrella came in handy for more military purposes when he used it to disable a German armoured car by thrusting the rolled-up umbrella through an observation slit and incapacitating the driver.
350	* Music/BritneySpears allegedly beat some paparazzi with an umbrella.
351	* Prinz Ernst August von Hannover ''did'' attack a newspaper reporter with an umbrella. A computer game was even made based on this incident and what led to it.
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