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Sai Guy
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The sai was originally an agricultural tool, but then became an Improvised Weapon often associated with Ninja. In real life, sai are very rarely actually bladed weapons, and are primarily blunt batons used in defense in order to disarm and/or break blades. In fiction, however, the middle prong (or all three) is usually sharpened into a makeshift dagger. (Sometimes Truth in Television, but not normal practice.) Unusually, Dual Wielding a pair of sai is Truth in Television. The common depiction of turning them into a punch-dagger type weapon with the middle prong held between the middle and ring finger decidedly is not Truth in Television, as it would be an absurdly useless way to wield a sai. The Other Wiki has more details on the historical use of the sai here. |
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The Guardian in Samurai Jack has a pair of sai in his arsenal, and is good enough to match a spear-wielding Jack with them. | |
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Bleach: Sun-Sun's zanpakutou, though she never uses them in combat. They do contribute to her Chinese-inspired character design. | |
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Guild Wars, starting with Factions, has sais as a type of dagger for the Assassin profession. | |
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Mortal Kombat 11: Mileena's not in the initial version of Mortal Kombat 11, only becoming DLC in Ultimate, but sai do still make an appearance as one of the three pieces of gear used by Kitana, alongside her mask and fan. There is also a Modifier that can occur in the Towers of Time, Mileena's Favorite, which involves sai being thrown across the fightline. | |
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Shaolin Daredevils: The main villain of the film, General Han, uses twin sai in his battle against the Daredevils in the film's climax. | |
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In Supergirl (2015), the villain Rhea owns a pair of sais with kryptonite blades. | |
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Xena: Warrior Princess's sidekick Gabrielle makes a point of fighting principally with a pair of Sai, starting in Season 5 and lasting until the end of the show. The exclusivity of the weapon to Gabrielle made them all the more cool. | |
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The main weapon of the Ryukyu-born Mugen in Samurai Champloo is a sai with a double-edged blade instead of a middle prong. | |
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In Chip Zdarsky's run, Elektra takes Matt's place as Daredevil while he serves out a prison sentence. Reflecting her respect for Matt's code against killing, Elektra's new sai are blunt weapons, making them more accurate to real life sai. | |
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Mortal Kombat: In all of her appearances in the franchise, Mileena fights using a pair of sai. They are a way to set her apart from her Palette Swap counterparts, Kitana and Jade, who favor the Combat Hand Fan and Martial Arts Staff, respectively. Mortal Kombat 11: Mileena's not in the initial version of Mortal Kombat 11, only becoming DLC in Ultimate, but sai do still make an appearance as one of the three pieces of gear used by Kitana, alongside her mask and fan. There is also a Modifier that can occur in the Towers of Time, Mileena's Favorite, which involves sai being thrown across the fightline. |
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Wang Yi from Dynasty Warriors 7: XL, though they are called "Trishula". They are held in a reverse grip, always used in pairs and are short-ranged but fast. | |
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Gamaran Shura: after losing his arm to Iori, Raio returns to the fray with three-pronged sai-like weapon he calls "Vajra" embedded in his wrist, meant to be a defensive weapon to attack enemies who escapes his primary weapon, the urumi "Shiva". | |
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Mai from Avatar: The Last Airbender has a collapsible dagger shaped like a sai, although she never gets the chance to strike anyone with it. | |
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Kayura in Ronin Warriors wields a pair with extendable middle blades halfway between swords and daggers, depending on the shot. | |
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Elektra's Weapon of Choice in the Daredevil comics. And to prove they're dangerous, movie portrayer Jennifer Garner confessed she cut her leg with one on the set. In Chip Zdarsky's run, Elektra takes Matt's place as Daredevil while he serves out a prison sentence. Reflecting her respect for Matt's code against killing, Elektra's new sai are blunt weapons, making them more accurate to real life sai. |
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Deadliest Warrior: The Yakuza used sais as one of their close-combat weapons. In the fight simulation, the Yakuza leader carries a pair alongside his Walther P38 pistol, and is able to stand his ground against two knife-wielding Mafia members. | |
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In Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, one of Freya's Valkyries note the only official weapon users in Ragnarok uses them. They don't help much against Shigure. | |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: This is Raphael's Weapon of Choice. In one case, he launches one at the cord of a washing machine to unplug it. | |
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AdventureQuest Worlds also uses them as daggers, the one kind of weapon that can be dual-wielded. They're quite popular with Ninjas. | |
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Ace Killer famously wields a two-pronged Sai in his debut episode in Ultraman Ace, but for some reason, never wielded it again in any of his subsequent appearances outside video games. | |
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Red Panda Adventures: Japanese-Canadian superhero the Grey Fox uses sai as her weapon of choice and it's strongly implied that she isn't shy about using them with deadly force. When she's recruited into the Danger Federation, a collection of Canadian Superheroes defending the homefront during World War II, this clashes with the Red Panda's preference towards Thou Shalt Not Kill. However, because the Grey Fox is his wife the Flying Squirrel's best friend and she wanted her on the team, the Red Panda equips her with what the Grey Fox names Stingers. They're described as the same size and weight as her sai, but pack an electric punch she can use to take down opponents non-lethally. | |
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The Matrix Reloaded: Neo used his powers to pull two sais off the wall and fight with them during his battle with the Merovingian's minions. He ends up using them to pin one of his assailants to the wall. | |
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Moé the ninja girl from The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob! Her three brothers use a sword, nunchucks, and bo staff respectively. | |
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In both Daredevil and the ill-regarded spin-off Elektra, Elektra makes frequent use of a pair of them, befitting their status as her comic-book Weapon of Choice. In a behind-the scenes interview on the DVD release, Michael Clarke Duncan talked enthusiastically about watching Jennifer Garner practising relentlessly with them between takes. | |
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The Mummy Returns: A Flashback has a duel between two women Dual Wielding these, which doesn't make sense as sais originated from Asia, not Egypt. And, more specifically, sai were a rice-agricultural implement, and the Nile has always been primarily wheat territory. | |
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Ninja: Shadow of Darkness, fitting its theme, has the Sai as a weapon available for the titular ninja. It's short in range, but can land faster hits compared to katanas or heavy axes. | |
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