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* ''LightNovel/CubeXCursedXCurious'': Konoha Muramasa can become this should she choose. although others can do it she is the only one shown to do this frequently since most cursed tools are capable fighters on their own.

* ''Manga/RecordOfRagnarok'', has the valkyrie sisters transform themselves into divine weapons for the human champions to wield, allowing them to fight against the gods.

%%% * The upcoming ''VideoGame/HighOnLife'' is about the Gatlians, sapient insectoids who have been genetically engineered as firearms, and your use of them to slaughter an alien cartel that has enslaved Gatlians and Humans for profit.
* Your main weapons in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHvoAA-3E68 High On Life]] are an alien race that resemble StandardFPSGuns called the Gatliens.

** G1's Galvatron didn't need anyone to wield him in his gun mode for him to shoot, nor did Shockwave (though Shockwave was once forcibly wielded by Bruticus and made to shoot his own security sentinels when the Combaticons invaded Cybertron).

* In terms of ''serious'' human examples, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falconry Falconry]] is probably the best there is. Training a little ally to sit on your arm until you aim it at your target and it swoops in for the kill or retrieval like a lightning-fast sentient screeching boomerang. Nowadays its most commonly used for controlling pest birds and animals in urban areas and airports.

* In ''LightNovel/TheSacredBlacksmith'', all demon swords which exist long enough will become capable of shapeshifting into a human form and vice versa at will. Cecily eventually gains Aria as her sword, and becomes the first person to see her as a friend instead of property. Some people try to buy Aria, which pisses Cecily off that they think of her as just a sword instead of a person.

* ''Manga/ShuumatsuNoWalkureRecordOfRagnarok'', has the valkyrie sisters transform themselves into divine weapons for the human champions to wield, allowing them to fight against the gods.
* In the very first season of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', Rezo confronts Zelgadis for the Orihalcon Statue. Zelgadis grabs Lina, and well...throws her, letting her scream all the way. Since Rezo is blind, this proves to be a good distraction even though she misses Rezo himself.

* ''LightNovel/InfiniteDendrogram'':

** Both Barikion and Unigolon from and ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'' can transform himself into a set of armor for Wolzard and later Kai to fuse with, turning them into a HumongousMecha like form. ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' adapted these as Catastros and Brightstar respectively. ''Mystic Force'' also ads another Equipable Ally, in the form of Fire Heart; a dragon that turns into samurai-like armor for the Red Ranger to access his SuperMode.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' short "Christmas Caper", Skipper uses Rico to shoot at Mr. Chew like a machine gun after he's swallowed a bowl of mints.

* In ''[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Transformers G1]]'' Megatron had a gun as his alt mode (which ironically meant he relied on [[TheStarscream Starscream]] to wield him).
** Though in the opening sequence of the first season, he displayed the ability to shoot all by himself in his gun mode. Also, Starscream isn't the only one he relied on, as [[UndyingLoyalty Soundwave]] and Skywarp have also occasionally wielded Megatron's alt mode.

* The titular character in ''Literature/IWasASwordWhenIReincarnated'' is a sentient sword who is able to independently swing himself, cast magic, skin beasts, cook food and fly around. The only reason he travels with Fran is because he sympathises with her position and finds her goal admirable.

* The titular character in ''LightNovel/IWasASwordWhenIReincarnated'' is a sentient sword who is able to independently swing himself, cast magic, skin beasts, cook food and fly around. The only reason he travels with Fran is because he sympathises with her position and finds her goal admirable.

* If you defeat BonusBoss [[spoiler: Jevil]] by violent means in ''VideoGame/{{deltarune}}'', he [[VoluntaryShapeshifting transforms himself]] into an ax that can be equipped by Susie.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'': Rex has been used as a tool a couple times over the franchise. One occasion, the other toys used his thick plastic head as a battering ram to force open an air vent. Another time, they used his pointy tail to cut their way out of a trash bag.

** Both Barikion and Unigolon from and ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'' can transform himself into a set of armor for Wolzard and later Kai to fuse with, turning them into a HumongousMecha like form. ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' adapted these as Catastros and Brightstar respectively. ''Mystic Force'' also ads another Equipable Ally, in the form of Fire Heart; a dragon that turns into samurai-like armor for the Red Ranger to acces his SuperMode.

** Taken UpToEleven during the Thriller Bark storyline. While six of the pirates were fighting against Oars, Franky equips himself with four of his allies, CombiningMecha-style. This results in Chopper on his head, Usopp on one of his arms, and Zoro and Sanji holding his legs. The only other pirate present was Robin, who refuses to participate. In some anime {{filler}}, while they're still up against Oars, Franky tries again, this time with just Chopper and Usopp "docked in", and attempts to attack Oars, only to find that his attacks are ineffectual. ''VideoGame/OnePieceUnlimitedCruise'' features a variation of this where Luffy and Brook participate along with Chopper, Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji, with Brook on Franky's other arm and Luffy on his shoulders (and Chopper on Luffy's head instead of Franky's). The original formation also appeared in ''VideoGame/OnePieceGigantBattle2NewWorld''.

** One particular instance from the manga takes it UpToEleven when Kilik teams up the Death the Kid's usual partners Patty and Liz. Kilik normally dual weilds HalfIdenticalTwins Pot of Fire and Pot of Thunder who partially de-transform to wield Patty and Liz's pistol forms while technically still being wielded by Kilik. It sounds awkward but it made for one hell of a CombinationAttack.

** ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|APromiseUnforgotten}}'' takes it UpToEleven by allowing as many as four monsters to fuse together before transforming into a weapon ''and'' allowing you to [[DualWielding dual wield]] these weapons, thus allowing you to technically have as many as eight allies equipped at the same time.

** ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'''s Final Form Ride, which literally turned previous Heisei-era Kamen Riders into equippable allies based on their motifs or weaponry. Faiz, Blade and Kiva turned into a {{BFG}},a {{BFS}} and a Bow. Agito turned into a hoverboard. Kuuga, Ryuki, Kabuto and Hibiki turned into a beetle, a dragon, another beetle and a bird (that also turned into a drum) to aid Decade in battle and Sword Form Den-O turned into... well, Momotaros (i.e, himself).
*** The magazine-exclusive S.I.C. Hero Saga stories add Stronger and OOO to the list, turning the former into a beetle like Kabuto[[note]]a MythologyGag to the fact that Kabuto's design was an {{Homage}} to Stronger[[/note]] and the latter into armor for Decade that resembles OOO's own Tatoba Combo.
** ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'' can use the power of his Phantom Wizardragon for [[SuperMode Dragon versions]] of his four element forms, having a different part of his body added to his suit in his version, the Dragon's fire-breathing head on his chest for the red-colored [[PlayingWithFire Flame Dragon Style]], the Dragon's wings for the green-colored [[BlowYouAway Hurricane Dragon Style]], the Dragon's tail for the blue-colored [[MakingASplash Water Dragon Style]], and the Dragon's claws on his hands for the yellow-colored [[DishingOutDirt Land Dragon Style]]. All four body parts are used for his [[AllYourPowersCombined All Dragon Style]], which is [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority primarily red in favour of the other colors]], as well as Special Rush Style, an all-red version used in his first {{crossover}} [[Film/KamenRiderXKamenRiderWizardAndFourzeMovieWarUltimatum movie]].

** Belt-san from ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'' can count as one, since he himself is not only a sentient, talking TransformationTrinket, can move around by himself when plugged into his mechanical "body", but can also control [[CoolCar Tridoron]], no matter if he's being worn by Shinnosuke or is plugged inside the car, making him an equippable AND rideable ally.

* ''Franchise/UltraSeries''
** ''Series/UltramanGinga S'': Ultraman Victory is able to use kaiju [[LivingToys Spark Dolls]] to grant himself new powers and weapons on his right arm. EX Red King gives him its PowerFist, King Joe Custom grants him the robot's ArmCannon, Eleking grants him its tail as an electrified whip, and Sadorah gives him its extendable PowerPincers.
** ''Series/UltramanX'': The Cyber Kaiju can be converted into cooperation-based armour that allow Ultraman X to use the monster's powers and grant him new weapons. Cyber Gomora gives him the Super Oscillatory Wave as a FinishingMove and WolverineClaws, Cyber Eleking grants him various electrical powers like a lightning beam, Cyber Bemstar gives him a shield that eats attacks (like Bemstar's BellyMouth) and shoots them back at foes, and Cyber Zetton grants him Zetton's TeleportSpam, PlayingWithFire, and BarrierWarrior powers.

** Byakkoshinken / Saba, a sentient sword used by the SixthRanger in ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger'' / ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' season two.

* ''Series/TheFutureIsWild'' has the Terabyte, a termite evolution speculated to live 200 million years in the future. The species has a caste system where only the transporter caste has legs while the gum-spitter caste has a [[StickySituation sticky spray]] made to subdue prey. As such, the transporters carry around the gum-spitters like living glue guns in order to trap [[{{Planimal}} Garden Worms]] while the transporters cut off and remove algae from them.

* In ''[[VideoGame/LegoAdaptationGame LEGO Lord of the Rings]]'', human or elf characters can pick up Gimli and throw him to break obstacles.

** The Theros block, based on Myth/ClassicalMythology, has introduced the "Bestow" mechanic. Creatures with Bestow can be "hard-cast" as {{mooks}}, ''or'' bestowed as a StatusBuff on a pre-existing mook, who gains the bestow-creature's power, toughness and abilities. This can result in a totem-pole of enchantments riding around on a single creature. And, if that creature is killed, all the bestow guys "fall off" and [[AsteroidsMonster become creatures in their own right]].
** The ''Scars of Mirrodin'' block also introduced the card "Bludgeon Brawl", which allows non-creature artifacts to be used as Equipment. While it's intended to let you use utility artifacts like Gilded Lotus or Semblance Anvil to make your creatures stronger, combining it with the cards Mycosynth Lattice or Liquimetal Coating allows you to turn a ''Planeswalker'' card into an artifact. With all these pieces together, you can now have a creature running into battle wielding ''[[BigBad Nicol Bolas]]'' as a flail.

** Several specific archetypes, such as [[DragonRider Dragunity]], Vylon and the [[{{Sentai}} Inzektor]] series, which have the ability to turn other members of their group into equip cards to gain helpful abilities.

** ''Anime/DigimonUniverseAppMonsters'' has App-Linking, which combines two Appmon such that one gets a strength boos and either an appearance change to reflect the fusion or the equipped Appmon floating intangibly behind them to go with the new powers. In some cases, the equipped Appmon can even use their own powers from within the fusion, such as [[spoiler:Globemon using his Ultimate Search after Shutmon links with him]].

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This is an ally who can serve as a weapon. Not in the sense of an AttackAnimal or [[{{Mon}} Mon]] but in that their ally picks them up and uses them to strike down their foes.

** The PSP {{remake}} of ''[[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories Disgaea 2]]'' had this mechanic added, although (presumably to avoid breaking the game) you have to unlock the alternative plotline first.
** ''[[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Disgaea 4]]'' takes it UpToEleven by allowing as many as four monsters to fuse together before transforming into a weapon ''and'' allowing you to [[DualWielding dual wield]] these weapons, thus allowing you to technically have as many as eight allies equipped at the same time.

* ''Videogame/{{Cladun}}'' has the Magic Circle system, where your offensive and defensive capabilities are enhanced by relics and your other playable characters' stats through a customized equipment grid.

* In the 'Breegull Blaster' sections of ''[[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo-Tooie]]'', Banjo wields Kazooie like a shotgun, so she can shoot eggs from her mouth while they're on the move. These sections also let them use the Beak Bayonet move where Kazooie pecks at enemies. Banjo can also use the "Breegull Bash" move where he uses Kazooie as a club to batter enemies. All three moves reappear in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

* The K-9000 Cyberdog Gun from VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas is a fairly roundabout method of doing this; it consists of a dog's BrainInAJar hooked up to cybernetic audio and olfactory equipment, and attached to a triple-barreled BFG to help aim it. An upgrade puts it on a drip-feed of intelligence-boosting drugs to increase the rate of fire.

* In ''[[VideoGame/LegacyOfKain SoulReaver]]'', the reaver itself turns out to be one of these, thanks to [[spoiler: Raziel]]'s malevolent spirit being trapped inside it. [[spoiler: By exploiting a StableTimeLoop, he enters the blade willingly (rather than forcefully, as was originally the case), pacifying the spirit/himself.]]

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