The power to possess the skills to wield a staff or wand. Variation of Weapon Proficiency.
Also Called
- Bō Proficiency/Skill/Expertise
- Bōjutsu
- Cane Proficiency
- Enhanced Staffmanship
- Enhanced Wand Proficiency
- Gun (棍: stick)
- Quarterstaff
- Rod Proficiency
Capabilities
Users are able to demonstrate an aptitude for the ways of the staff, being able to wield a staff with great proficiency and skill for close quarter combat purposes that can be used to their advantages.
If the staff possesses magical properties users channel/harness arcane energies/magic for conjuring spells, incantations and fight against mythical repelling their magical powers.
Associations
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Demonic Weaponry
- Divine Weaponry
- Empathic Weaponry
- Enhanced Combat
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Magic
- Magic Weaponry
- Rod Retraction
- Sentient Weaponry
- Soul-Bound Weaponry
- Wand Magic
- Weapon Creation
- Weapon Manipulation
- Weapon Physiology
- Weapon Proficiency Touch
- If the user possesses energy capabilities, they may be able to perform:
- Energy Blast via swings
- Energy Infusion
- Ergokinetic Blade Construction
- Staff-shaped Energy Beam Emission
- Spatial Slicing
- Temporal Slicing
Limitations
- May not be able to wield any other bladed weapons with other proficiency because the staff is considered a two-handed weapon to the inexperienced.
- May only be effective against Monsters but not in close range combat.
- May render the user powerless if they are disarmed, unless they can use magic without the object.
Known Users
Anime/Manga
- Azan (Berserk)
- Son Goku (Dragon Ball series)
- Angemon (Digimon)
- Kuzuhamon (Digimon)
- Lotosmon (Digimon)
- QueenChessmon (Digimon)
- Sakuyamon (Digimon)
- Yongbi (Yongbi the Invincible)
- Gang Ryong (Gosu)
- Sarutobi Hiruzen (Naruto)
- Miroku (Inuyasha)
- Mystogan (Fairy Tail)
- Brain (Fairy Tail)
- Keith (Fairy Tail)
- Nami (One Piece)
- Sabo (One Piece)
- Vergo (One Piece)
- Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
- Yalung/Pochiro (Eto Rangers)
- Hughes (Fairy Tail)
- Mary Hughes (Fairy Tail)
- Irene Belserion (Fairy Tail)
- August (Fairy Tail)*Miyako Gotokuji (Powerpuff Girls Z)* *Suchie-Pai (Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai/Queen's Gate)
- Alleyne (Queen's Blade)
- Nowa (Queen's Blade)
- Nyx (Queen's Blade)
- Tsao-Lon and Gensou (Zatch Bell!)
Cartoons/Comics
- Prince Spark (Spark a Space Tail)
- Clove the Pronghorn (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Emily Hayes (Amulet series)
- Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Hex (Ben 10)
- Charmcaster (Ben 10)
- Richard "Dick" Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
- Oilver Queen/Green Arrow (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Tim Drake/Robin (DC Comics)
- Lin Chung (Hero:108)
- Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Master Cyclonis (Storm Hawks)
- Piper (Storm Hawks)
- Harvey Elder/Mole Man (Marvel Comics)
- Mattew "Matt" Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics); via connecting both pieces of his Billy Club to create a staff.
- Marc Spector/Moon Knight (Marvel Comics)
- Remy LeBeau/Gambit (Marvel Comics)
- Cat Noir (Miraculous Ladybug)
- Copycat (Miraculous Ladybug)
- Roi Singe (Miraculous Ladybug)
- The Storm King (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Jack Frost (Rise of the Guardians)
- Oogway (Kung Fu Panda)
- Monkey (Kung Fu Panda)
- Larmina (Voltron Force)
- Nabu (Winx Club)
- Saladin (Winx Club)
Live Television/Movies
- Prince Spark (Spark a Space Tail)
- Michie Rapisora/Sandara Park (Super Noypi)
- Various Super Sentai and Power Rangers characters (Power Rangers and Super Sentai)
- Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin (Once Upon a Time)
- Fairies (Once Upon a Time)
- Emma Swan (Once Upon a Time)
- Lai (Warriors of Virtue)
Literature
- Rezkin (King's Dark Tidings)
- Parker Farmer (King's Dark Tidings)
- Sun Wukong/Monkey King (Chinese Mythology)
- Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
- Sauruman (Lord of the Rings)
- Pedro Penduko (Pedro Penduko)
Video Games
- Alice Liddell (American McGee's Alice)
- Lady Arkham (Batman: Telltale Series)
- Litchi Faye-Ling (Blazblue)
- Jade (Beyond Good and Evil)
- Archon (Darksiders 2)
- Dragonlord (Dragon Quest)
- Hargon (Dragon Quest)
- Palutena (Kid Icarus)
- Jade (Mortal Kombat)
- Master Eon (Skylanders)
- Double Trouble (Skylanders)
- Fire Kraken (Skylanders)
- Enigma (Skylanders)
- Dune Bug (Skylanders)
- Chompy Mage (Skylanders)
- Sheep Mage (Skylanders)
- Golden Queen (Skylanders)
- Mysticat (Skylanders)
- Pit Boss (Skylanders)
- Phantom (MapleStory)
- Battle Mage (MapleStory)
- Brighton
- Richard (Jeanne D'Arc)
- Claire (Jeanne D'Arc)
- Mages (Warcraft)
- Priests (Warcraft)
- Warlocks (Warcraft)
- Fox McCloud (Star Fox Adventures)
- Cooper Clan (Sly Cooper)
- Sly Cooper
- Kilik (Soul Calibur)
- Xiba (Soul Caliber)
- Penelo (Final Fantasy)
- Billy Kane (King of Fighters)
- Venom (Guilty Gear)
- Mike Chilton (Motorcity)
- Elhaym "Elly" Van Houten (Xenogears)
- Merasmus (Team Fortress 2)
Web Animation/Series
- Rose Lalonde (Homestuck)
- Eridan Ampora (Homestuck)
- Damara Megido/The Handmaid (Homestuck)
Known Objects
- Power Pole (Dragon Ball)
- golden staff (spark a space tail)
- Art of Weather (One Piece)
- Wizard Staff (Lord of the Rings)
- Airbender Staff (Avatar: The Last Airbender)