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-->--'''War Machine''' referring to the electric baton his about to use on Steve Rogers in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''

''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'': A [[spoiler:Saika-controlled Sloan]] kidnaps Izaya, requiring Mikage and Kine to come to his rescue. The former attacks [[spoiler:Sloan]] with a series of kicks and punches while the latter ambushes him from behind with what appears to a sort of electric baton, instantly knocking [[spoiler:Sloan]] out.

** Some ''Power Rangers'' villains have {{Magic Staff}}s that can fire lightning bolts. [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Lord Zedd], [[Series/PowerRangersZeo King Mondo]] and [[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Master Org]] are good examples.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Downplayed example with Eneru. He possesses electrical powers and a gold staff. One of his techniques is channeling electricity through the staff to heat, melt and reshape it into a trident. He can also superheat the trident for extra damage making it a HotBlade.

-->--'''War Machine''', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''

* Variant in the FASA version of the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' RPG. One of the items statted is a Stun Club - operating on a similar principle to phasers on stun settings, it instead inflicted the stunning effect on contact - two strikes were around the same as a phaser stun effect and would knock out most humanoids. They were typically issued to law enforcement personnel to handle low level problems like bar brawls.

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** ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': Some Gungan soldiers are armed with an electric melee weapon known as "electropole". One of them uses it to shock Jar Jar Binks's shoulder after he returns to the city.

** Finn uses the same kind of weapon during his dual against Captain Phasma in ''Film/TheLastJedi''.

** ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': Some Gungan soldiers are armed with an electric melee weapon known as "electropole". One of them uses it to shock the Jar Jar Binks's shoulder after he returns to the city.

** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSiths'': The MagnaGuards' primary weapon is a lightsaber-resistant staff equipped with electromagnetic pulse-generating tips called "electrostaff".

** When Fitz is captured by the Sivians in the episode "''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS6E02WindowOfOpportunity Window of Opportunity]]''", they stun him with a metal electric baton.
** The bouncers of Kitson use a similar type of electric baton when they arrest Fitz, Simmons and Enoch in the episode "''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS6E07Toldja Toldja]]''".

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* ''VideoGame/FinalFight 3'': Each playable character has a WeaponOfChoice found during stages that they can utilize in their own unique way. Dean is an [[ShockAndAwe electricity user]] and his weapon of choice is mace. For anyone else, the mace is just a blunt weapon, but Dean can charge it with electricity and throw it at enemies. Anyone hit by it will be instantly knocked out, whether they are a mook or a boss.

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* ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage'': One type of {{Mook}} found in Aquaria Towers is a diver that attacks Spyro with an electrified cattle prod.

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* Cattle prods are a real life version intended to be used to herd livestock. Some police units also carried cattle prods before Tasers with longer range were developed. Cattle prods were infamously used during the Civil Rights Movement by Southern police officers such as Jim Clark. They were also used (under the name ''picana'' or ''picana electrica'') for ElectricTorture in mid-20th-century South America, especially during the period of the UsefulNotes/NationalReorganizationProcess (1976-83).

* Cattle prods are a real life version intended to be used to herd livestock. Some police units also carried cattle prods before Tasers with longer range were developed. Cattle prods were infamously used during the Civil Right Movement by Southern police officers such as Jim Clark.

* ''Film/JurassicWorld'': The Asset Containment Unit goes after the Indominus Rex with these and other non-lethal weapons. [[TotalPartyKill It does not end well]].

* ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'': Eli Mills's henchmen use cattle prods on the captured dinosaurs. One of them even threatens to use one on Zia and Franklin.

->'''War Machine''': Sorry, Cap. This won't kill you, but it ain't gonna tickle either.
-->-- ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.

* ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' gives stun batons to the [[PoliceBrutality Civil Protection]] to beat Gordon Freeman and the citizens of City 17 into submission with, which make sparks when brandished. Once Gordon gets to turn the tables on them, they can act as batteries to fuel his HEV suit. The baton also a player-usable weapon in both ''Half-Life 2: Deathmatch'' and ''VideoGame/GarrysMod''.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': This is a standard-issue weapon for members of the Horde. It resembles a dark rod with a device on the head used to discharge electricity. However, it's only been shown to [[StaticStunGun knock people unconscious]], making it if it has any lethal uses.