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* One of the many fighters in ''Film/TheProtectors'' is named the Spear Prince, who uses a - you guessed it - metal spear. Whose tip can expand and retract a few feet, catching and stabbing a few of his opponents unaware.
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* TruthInTelevision: [[CarryABigStick Expanding]] [[LawmanBaton batons]], [[SinisterSwitchblade switchblades]], butterfly knives, Swiss army knives, and firearms with folding/clasping stocks.
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* TruthInTelevision: [[CarryABigStick Expanding]] [[LawmanBaton batons]], [[SinisterSwitchblade switchblades]], butterfly knives, Swiss army knives, and firearms with folding/clasping stocks. Some firearms like the [[https://www.keltecweapons.com/firearm/rifles/sub2000/ Kel-Tec SUB2000]] take it even further, with the entire weapon able to fold in half for ease of storage and transport, and then be locked back into a usable position in seconds.
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* ''Fanfic/YuGiOhDarkMessiah'' has characters with Pocket Disks, Duel Disks that fold up into a space roughly the size of a flip phone when not in use.
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SubTrope of ImpossiblyCompactFolding. Typically, any type of BladeBelowTheShoulder, LaserBlade, SinisterSwitchblade, TelescopingStaff, or PileBunker is this trope. Compare ShapeshifterWeapon, where a character that can shapeshift can create many weapons from their body, MorphWeapon which is a weapon that can take different forms and PersonOfHolding. See also IdiosyncraticMechaStorage, IKEAWeaponry, FuumaShuriken, BifurcatedWeapon SleepModeSize, and WolverineClaws. Contrast with CollapsibleHelmet.
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SubTrope of ImpossiblyCompactFolding. Typically, any type of BladeBelowTheShoulder, LaserBlade, SinisterSwitchblade, TelescopingStaff, or PileBunker is this trope. Compare ShapeshifterWeapon, where a character that can shapeshift can create many weapons from their body, MorphWeapon which is a weapon that can take different forms and PersonOfHolding. See also IdiosyncraticMechaStorage, IKEAWeaponry, FuumaShuriken, SwordCane, BifurcatedWeapon SleepModeSize, and WolverineClaws. Contrast with CollapsibleHelmet.
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* Played for drama in ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'' when Spectra is ordered by Iaqo to kill Gloria. Spectra tricks him by swapping her magical rapier into a theatrical saber (complete with a collapsible blade) before "stabbing" Gloria in the chest, to ensure it doesn't deal any actual damage.
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* The first weapon you obtain in ''VideoGame/DiluvianUltra'' is your trusty Bloodsword. When collected, it's a stumpy hilt, until you [[BloodMagic deliberately cut your hand on it]] to trigger the weapon, resulting in a long, powerful, glowing red blade to extend.
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* Many predatory animals have retractable claws.
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* The expanding baseball bat used by Griff Tannen in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.
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* Goku's Power Pole from ''Manga/DragonBall'', inspired by the staff of [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]].
* ''Anime/KillLaKill'': Ryuko's [[ShearMenace Scissor Blade]] can retract into regular-sized scissors to fit in her pocket.
* The ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' franchise has Garyu, a [[BigCreepyCrawlies humanoid insect]] MonsterKnight who fights using several retractable blades that come out from his arms.
* In ''Manga/{{Tokko}}'', Kureha's daggers are shown to be retractable. In the manga version, Sakura's sword is shown doing this as well.
* The ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' franchise has Garyu, a [[BigCreepyCrawlies humanoid insect]] MonsterKnight who fights using several retractable blades that come out from his arms.
* In ''Manga/{{Tokko}}'', Kureha's daggers are shown to be retractable. In the manga version, Sakura's sword is shown doing this as well.
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* Goku's Power Pole from ''Manga/DragonBall'', inspired by the staff of [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]].
* In ''Manga/{{Tokko}}'', Kureha's daggers are shown to be retractable. In the manga version, Sakura's sword is shown doing this as well.
* In ''Manga/{{Tokko}}'', Kureha's daggers are shown to be retractable. In the manga version, Sakura's sword is shown doing this as well.
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* The ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' franchise has Garyu, a [[BigCreepyCrawlies humanoid insect]] MonsterKnight who fights using several retractable blades that come out from his arms.
* ''Anime/KillLaKill'': Ryuko's [[ShearMenace Scissor Blade]] can retract into regular-sized scissors to fit in her pocket.
* ''Anime/KillLaKill'': Ryuko's [[ShearMenace Scissor Blade]] can retract into regular-sized scissors to fit in her pocket.
* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'': Spoofed in ''[[Recap/AsterixInCorsica Asterix in Corsica]]''. The weapon of choice of every Corsican is a wristblade, which they're not shy to show for intimidation purposes. For the big battle at the end, they happen to have also retractable swords and even retractable spears -- doing the exact same sound as the wristblades.
* Pops up quite a bit in the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' franchise, mostly thanks to the fact that most of the Bat Family are a technological geniuses and that Bruce has the money to spend on creating all sorts of gadgets that they an easily store in their utility belts.
** His famous [[BattleBoomerang Batarangs]] tend to be retractable in some media like in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' mostly for ease of storage in his iconic utility belt.
** Tim Drake whom was [[ComicBook/Robin1993 Robin III]] and [[ComicBook/RedRobin Red Robin III]], usually fought with a [[TelescopingStaff collapsible/extendable staff]] as his weapon of choice to fight crime.
** By extension his long-time romantic partner Stephanie Brown: [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Batgirl III]] picked it up after he accepted and trained her in staff combat.
* Pops up quite a bit in the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' franchise, mostly thanks to the fact that most of the Bat Family are a technological geniuses and that Bruce has the money to spend on creating all sorts of gadgets that they an easily store in their utility belts.
** His famous [[BattleBoomerang Batarangs]] tend to be retractable in some media like in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' mostly for ease of storage in his iconic utility belt.
** Tim Drake whom was [[ComicBook/Robin1993 Robin III]] and [[ComicBook/RedRobin Red Robin III]], usually fought with a [[TelescopingStaff collapsible/extendable staff]] as his weapon of choice to fight crime.
** By extension his long-time romantic partner Stephanie Brown: [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Batgirl III]] picked it up after he accepted and trained her in staff combat.
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* Pops up quite a bit in the Franchise/{{Batman}} franchise, mostly thanks to the fact that most of the Bat Family are a technological geniuses and that Bruce has the money to spend on creating all sorts of gadgets that they an easily store in their utility belts.
** His famous [[BattleBoomerang Batarangs]] tend to be retractable in some media like in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' mostly for ease of storage in his iconic utility belt.
** Tim Drake whom was [[ComicBook/Robin1993 Robin III]] and [[ComicBook/RedRobin Red Robin III]], usually fought with a [[TelescopingStaff collapsible/extendable staff]] as his weapon of choice to fight crime.
** By extension his long-time romantic partner Stephanie Brown: [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Batgirl III]] picked it up after he accepted and trained her in staff combat.
* Spoofed in ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} in Corsica''. The weapon of choice of every Corsican is a wristblade, which they're not shy to show for intimidation purposes. For the big battle at the end, they happen to have also retractable swords and even retractable spears -- doing the exact same sound as the wristblades.
** His famous [[BattleBoomerang Batarangs]] tend to be retractable in some media like in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' mostly for ease of storage in his iconic utility belt.
** Tim Drake whom was [[ComicBook/Robin1993 Robin III]] and [[ComicBook/RedRobin Red Robin III]], usually fought with a [[TelescopingStaff collapsible/extendable staff]] as his weapon of choice to fight crime.
** By extension his long-time romantic partner Stephanie Brown: [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Batgirl III]] picked it up after he accepted and trained her in staff combat.
* Spoofed in ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} in Corsica''. The weapon of choice of every Corsican is a wristblade, which they're not shy to show for intimidation purposes. For the big battle at the end, they happen to have also retractable swords and even retractable spears -- doing the exact same sound as the wristblades.
* ''Literature/JamesBond'': In the series continuation by John Gardner (starting with ''Literature/LicenceRenewed''), Bond started carrying an ASP tactical baton as part of his usual armament.
* In the Icelandic detective drama ''Series/{{Trapped}}'', police do not normally carry guns, so their main weapon is a collapsible baton.
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* In ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'', retractable claws are available as cyberware and known by the nickname "wolverines". As well as a collapsible staff and the Victorinox memory blade which folds into a belt.
* ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase'' has the "Flex Cutter" which is a machete made out of a memory polymer that becomes stiff or flexible enough to roll up with the push of a button.
* ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase'' has the "Flex Cutter" which is a machete made out of a memory polymer that becomes stiff or flexible enough to roll up with the push of a button.
* ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase'' has the "Flex Cutter" which is a machete made out of a memory polymer that becomes stiff or flexible enough to roll up with the push of a button.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'', retractable claws are available as cyberware and known by the nickname "wolverines". As well as a collapsible staff and the Victorinox memory blade which folds into a belt.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'', retractable claws are available as cyberware and known by the nickname "wolverines". As well as a collapsible staff and the Victorinox memory blade which folds into a belt.
* In the intro video to ''[[Videogame/BattleZone1998 Battlezone II: Combat Commander]]'', the Voyager 2 space probe is shown to have a pair of machine guns concealed in the body, which will extend out of the body and jettison their concealing covers when the probe detects an incoming threat.
* ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'': Corvo Attano's collapsible sword.
* ''Videogame/EliteDangerous'' has retractable weapons on all ships, as the [[FasterThanLightTravel Frame Shift Drive]] needs a smooth profile to engage. Other ships will be alerted when you deploy your hardpoints.
* On ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' magitek weapons often retract into compact forms when not in use.
** The boss of the dungeon "The Swallow's Compass" Qitian Dasheng is based heavily on Sun Wukong from the ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'' example above. Whether he extends or retracts his staff gives away what his next attack will be.
* Spaceship weapons in ''VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight'' slide into the ship's hull when they are not powered.
* ''Videogame/EliteDangerous'' has retractable weapons on all ships, as the [[FasterThanLightTravel Frame Shift Drive]] needs a smooth profile to engage. Other ships will be alerted when you deploy your hardpoints.
* On ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' magitek weapons often retract into compact forms when not in use.
** The boss of the dungeon "The Swallow's Compass" Qitian Dasheng is based heavily on Sun Wukong from the ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'' example above. Whether he extends or retracts his staff gives away what his next attack will be.
* Spaceship weapons in ''VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight'' slide into the ship's hull when they are not powered.
* ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': [[DoubleWeapon Dual blades]] fold into themselves when Lightning sticks them to her back. The opening cutscene also shows that her Night Lotus shield can condense to a less obstructive form, although the player never gets to see this in gameplay.
* Several weapon classes in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' are packed up when put away:
** Heavy Bowguns are usually so big they're carried in a collapsed form. Weapon drawing therefore takes a lot longer because you have to reassemble the weapon.
** Gunlances and Bows are stored similarly folded in half.
** Lances and some Insect Glaives telescope into themselves a bit.
** Switch Axes reconfigure themselves to be as compact as possible.
** Heavy Bowguns are usually so big they're carried in a collapsed form. Weapon drawing therefore takes a lot longer because you have to reassemble the weapon.
** Gunlances and Bows are stored similarly folded in half.
** Lances and some Insect Glaives telescope into themselves a bit.
** Switch Axes reconfigure themselves to be as compact as possible.
* Popular in ''Videogame/SpaceEngineers''; retracting weapons into your ship allows you to hide your ships true capabilities and protect them from damage, but it requires enough internal space for the mechanisms (pistons, rotors) to actually move the weapons about, and it's possible for damage to jam up pistons leading to the nasty situation of a jammed rocket launcher [[HoistByHisOwnPetard firing straight into the innards of your ship]].
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* ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'': Corvo Attano's collapsible sword.
* ''Videogame/EliteDangerous'' has retractable weapons on all ships, as the [[FasterThanLightTravel Frame Shift Drive]] needs a smooth profile to engage. Other ships will be alerted when you deploy your hardpoints.
* Popular in ''Videogame/SpaceEngineers''; retracting weapons into your ship allows you to hide your ships true capabilities and protect them from damage, but it requires enough internal space for the mechanisms (pistons, rotors) to actually move the weapons about, and it's possible for damage to jam up pistons leading to the nasty situation of a jammed rocket launcher [[HoistByHisOwnPetard firing straight into the innards of your ship]].
* In the intro video to ''[[Videogame/BattleZone1998 Battlezone II: Combat Commander]]'', the Voyager 2 space probe is shown to have a pair of machine guns concealed in the body, which will extend out of the body and jettison their concealing covers when the probe detects an incoming threat.
* ''Videogame/EliteDangerous'' has retractable weapons on all ships, as the [[FasterThanLightTravel Frame Shift Drive]] needs a smooth profile to engage. Other ships will be alerted when you deploy your hardpoints.
* Popular in ''Videogame/SpaceEngineers''; retracting weapons into your ship allows you to hide your ships true capabilities and protect them from damage, but it requires enough internal space for the mechanisms (pistons, rotors) to actually move the weapons about, and it's possible for damage to jam up pistons leading to the nasty situation of a jammed rocket launcher [[HoistByHisOwnPetard firing straight into the innards of your ship]].
* In the intro video to ''[[Videogame/BattleZone1998 Battlezone II: Combat Commander]]'', the Voyager 2 space probe is shown to have a pair of machine guns concealed in the body, which will extend out of the body and jettison their concealing covers when the probe detects an incoming threat.
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* Several weapon classes in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' are packed up when put away:
** Heavy Bowguns are usually so big they're carried in a collapsed form. Weapon drawing therefore takes a lot longer because you have to reassemble the weapon.
** Gunlances and Bows are stored similarly folded in half.
** Lances and some Insect Glaives telescope into themselves a bit.
** Switch Axes reconfigure themselves to be as compact as possible.
* Spaceship weapons in ''VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight'' slide into the ship's hull when they are not powered.
* On ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' magitek weapons often retract into compact forms when not in use.
** The boss of the dungeon "The Swallow's Compass" Qitian Dasheng is based heavily on Sun Wukong from the ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'' example above. Whether he extends or retracts his staff gives away what his next attack will be.
* ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': [[DoubleWeapon Dual blades]] fold into themselves when Lightning sticks them to her back. The opening cutscene also shows that her Night Lotus shield can condense to a less obstructive form, although the player never gets to see this in gameplay.
** Heavy Bowguns are usually so big they're carried in a collapsed form. Weapon drawing therefore takes a lot longer because you have to reassemble the weapon.
** Gunlances and Bows are stored similarly folded in half.
** Lances and some Insect Glaives telescope into themselves a bit.
** Switch Axes reconfigure themselves to be as compact as possible.
* Spaceship weapons in ''VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight'' slide into the ship's hull when they are not powered.
* On ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' magitek weapons often retract into compact forms when not in use.
** The boss of the dungeon "The Swallow's Compass" Qitian Dasheng is based heavily on Sun Wukong from the ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'' example above. Whether he extends or retracts his staff gives away what his next attack will be.
* ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': [[DoubleWeapon Dual blades]] fold into themselves when Lightning sticks them to her back. The opening cutscene also shows that her Night Lotus shield can condense to a less obstructive form, although the player never gets to see this in gameplay.
* ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'': Diana's magic staff can retract to the size of a baton for ease of carrying. She also often uses its telescopic properties to boost her pole jump. It's also self-repairing, so snapping it in two is only a short problem.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Motorcity}}'', Mike Chilton has Spark Staff, which emerges from a miniature skull of his. His partner Chuck has a wrist-mounted slingshot that is also this.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Motorcity}}'', Mike Chilton has Spark Staff, which emerges from a miniature skull of his. His partner Chuck has a wrist-mounted slingshot that is also this.
* In one of the Treehouse of Horror episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Homer discovers a plot by Kang and Kodos to TakeOverTheWorld by impersonating presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. When he threatens to tell everyone, the two "deal with" Homer by revealing a giant device that telescopes ominously towards him... before a tiny nozzle comes out and hoses him down with rum [[CassandraTruth so that nobody will believe him]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/Super4'', Alex's sword blade is retractable, being half as long when in its sheath. He once elongates it much further to use as an impromptu perch, although that's in an ImagineSpot.
* In ''WesternAnimation/Super4'', Alex's sword blade is retractable, being half as long when in its sheath. He once elongates it much further to use as an impromptu perch, although that's in an ImagineSpot.
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* WesternAnimation/ElTigre has claws that he can use to grab/attack people from a distance, due to a VariableLengthChain.
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* WesternAnimation/ElTigre In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985'' and [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011 its 2011 reboot]], the Sword of Omens' default size is a dagger/shortsword. When its wielder utters a battle cry to unleash the power of the Eye of Thundera (also known as the Warstone in the reboot), the Sword becomes a longsword. The 2011 reboot explains the Sword's small default size: [[spoiler:Mumm-ra ''destroyed a star system'' to create the special metal capable of channeling the Warstone's power. When the blacksmith forged the Sword of Plundaar and its matching gauntlet out of it, a bunch of small shards fell in the process. The Sword of Omens and the Claw Gauntlet were forged from those shards.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ElTigre'' has claws that he can use to grab/attack people from a distance, due to a VariableLengthChain.
* ''WesternAnimation/ElTigre'' has claws that he can use to grab/attack people from a distance, due to a VariableLengthChain.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': In the flashbacks showing Brock's TrainingFromHell under Hunter, one of his first acts of taking him by surprise is... hitting him on the knee with an extendable baton, ''that also has a large metal mace head mounted onto it''.
-->'''Col. Gathers''': Are you still ready for anything?
-->'''Brock''': Ye-
-->'''Col. Gathers''': HWRONG!!!
-->''(Smacks him on the knee with a mace-headed telescopic baton)''
-->'''Col. Gathers''': Are you still ready for anything?
-->'''Brock''': Ye-
-->'''Col. Gathers''': HWRONG!!!
-->''(Smacks him on the knee with a mace-headed telescopic baton)''
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985'' and [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011 its 2011 reboot]], the Sword of Omens' default size is a dagger/shortsword. When its wielder utters a battle cry to unleash the power of the Eye of Thundera (also known as the Warstone in the reboot), the Sword becomes a longsword. The 2011 reboot explains the Sword's small default size: [[spoiler:Mumm-ra ''destroyed a star system'' to create the special metal capable of channeling the Warstone's power. When the blacksmith forged the Sword of Plundaar and its matching gauntlet out of it, a bunch of small shards fell in the process. The Sword of Omens and the Claw Gauntlet were forged from those shards.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Motorcity}}'', Mike Chilton has Spark Staff, which emerges from a miniature skull of his. His partner Chuck has a wrist-mounted slingshot that is also this.
* In ''WesternAnimation/Super4'', Alex's sword blade is retractable, being half as long when in its sheath. He once elongates it much further to use as an impromptu perch, although that's in an ImagineSpot.
* In one of the Treehouse of Horror episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Homer discovers a plot by Kang and Kodos to TakeOverTheWorld by impersonating presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. When he threatens to tell everyone, the two "deal with" Homer by revealing a giant device that telescopes ominously towards him... before a tiny nozzle comes out and hoses him down with rum [[CassandraTruth so that nobody will believe him]].
* ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'': Diana's magic staff can retract to the size of a baton for ease of carrying. She also often uses its telescopic properties to boost her pole jump. It's also self-repairing, so snapping it in two is only a short problem.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': In the flashbacks showing Brock's TrainingFromHell under Hunter, one of his first acts of taking him by surprise is... hitting him on the knee with an extendable baton, ''that also has a large metal mace head mounted onto it''.
-->'''Col. Gathers''': Are you still ready for anything?
-->'''Brock''': Ye-
-->'''Col. Gathers''': HWRONG!!!
-->''(Smacks him on the knee with a mace-headed telescopic baton)''
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Motorcity}}'', Mike Chilton has Spark Staff, which emerges from a miniature skull of his. His partner Chuck has a wrist-mounted slingshot that is also this.
* In ''WesternAnimation/Super4'', Alex's sword blade is retractable, being half as long when in its sheath. He once elongates it much further to use as an impromptu perch, although that's in an ImagineSpot.
* In one of the Treehouse of Horror episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Homer discovers a plot by Kang and Kodos to TakeOverTheWorld by impersonating presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. When he threatens to tell everyone, the two "deal with" Homer by revealing a giant device that telescopes ominously towards him... before a tiny nozzle comes out and hoses him down with rum [[CassandraTruth so that nobody will believe him]].
* ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'': Diana's magic staff can retract to the size of a baton for ease of carrying. She also often uses its telescopic properties to boost her pole jump. It's also self-repairing, so snapping it in two is only a short problem.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': In the flashbacks showing Brock's TrainingFromHell under Hunter, one of his first acts of taking him by surprise is... hitting him on the knee with an extendable baton, ''that also has a large metal mace head mounted onto it''.
-->'''Col. Gathers''': Are you still ready for anything?
-->'''Brock''': Ye-
-->'''Col. Gathers''': HWRONG!!!
-->''(Smacks him on the knee with a mace-headed telescopic baton)''
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** Tim Drake whom was [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin III]] and [[ComicBook/RedRobin Red Robin III]], usually fought with a [[TelescopingStaff collapsible/extendable staff]] as his weapon of choice to fight crime.
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** Tim Drake whom was [[ComicBook/RobinSeries [[ComicBook/Robin1993 Robin III]] and [[ComicBook/RedRobin Red Robin III]], usually fought with a [[TelescopingStaff collapsible/extendable staff]] as his weapon of choice to fight crime.
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* The stingers of ants, bees and wasps are normally retracted into the abdomen when not in use.
* Some fish possess specialized retractable spines on their bodies to stab or slash at enemies. For surgeonfish they are on each side of the tail, while various loaches have them on each side of their skull.
* Some fish possess specialized retractable spines on their bodies to stab or slash at enemies. For surgeonfish they are on each side of the tail, while various loaches have them on each side of their skull.
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