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* One of the mercanary factions in ''[[{{IronKingdoms}} Warmachine]]'' is a group of pirates. Their warjacks tend to wield anchors as weapons (or carry ship cannons as ranged weapons).

* Gokai Silver in ''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.

* In ''{{Face/Off}}'', Castor Troy fights Sean Archer with an anchor during the climactic fight scene. Though to be fair, they ''are'' on a boat.

* Subverted in ''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.

[[GuiltyGear http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/may-guilty-gear.gif]]

* May {pictured} of ''GuiltyGear'', of course.

* Edgar of ''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.

* In 'RuneScape'', the player can use a [[http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Barrelchest_anchor Barrelchest anchor]] as a weapon. Taken from the [[EverythingFades lack of a corpse]] of the [[WetwareCPU Barrelchest]] itself, the previous user.
* A sailor boss in FinalFight 2 uses one.

* 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.
* Sea Giants in Warcraft3 and WorldOfWarcraft.

* Huang Gai in DynastyWarriors 7. He even jumps from one ship to another while carrying the thing.

* In ''X-Men: First Class'' Magneto uses a telekinetically-controlled anchor to wreck the bad guy's yacht.

[[caption-width:331:Yes that is a [[WaifFu four foot something, in her early teens girl lifting what's most likely a several hundred pound weight]]. Got a problem with it?]]

* Ruby Heart from 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.

[[caption-width:331:Yes that is a [[WaifFu four foot something, in her early teens girl]] [[BeyondTheImpossible lifting what's most likely a several hundred pound weight]]. Got a problem with it?]]

A favored weapon for sailors and pirates of all kinds, the anchor ranks high on the list of badass [[ImprobableWeaponUser improbable weapons]]. Anchor weapons tend to come in two flavors: either [[EpicFlail strapped to a chain and swung]], or as a large heavy melee weapon with a cool shape.

Anchors are traditionally suppose to be exceptionally heavy, to serve their intended purpose of holding down a ship. Because of this, you'd expect any anchor wielder to be a huge, burly man. Of course, this just makes little girls swinging anchors all the more amusing.

* In RuneScape, the player can use a [[http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Barrelchest_anchor Barrelchest anchor]] as a weapon. Taken from the [[EverythingFades lack of a corpse]] of the [[WetwareCPU Barrelchest]] itself, the previous user.

* In RuneScape, the player can use a [[http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Barrelchest_anchor Barrelchest anchor]] as a weapon.

* ''TouhouProject 12: Undefined Fantastic Object'' brings us [[MemeticBadass CAPTAIN MINAMITSU MOTHERFUCKING MURASA]], who flings around GIANT ANCHOR BULLETS.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n73-lu5jruo Ankaa ankaa ketsu hoi ankaa!]]

* Chousokabe Motochika in ''SengokuBasara'' goes ''surfing'' with his anchor-spear for a weapon.

* Chosokabe Motochika in ''SengokuBasara'' wields his one handed, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome and at times surfs through the air on it while its ''on fire'' ]]

* Chosokabe Motochika in ''SengokuBasara'' wields his one handed, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome and at times surfs through the air on it ''while its on fire'']]

* One of the first scenes of Zambot3 has Kappei and Shingo fighting each other with anchors meant for row-boats, using them somewhat like flails.

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