Grapnel Proficiency

Grapnel Proficiency
Levi Ackerman (Attack on Titan) using the vertical maneuvering equipment/3D maneuver gear.
Power/Ability to:	Be a master of wielding grappling equipment or powers.

The ability to be a master of wielding grappling equipment or powers, either innately or through training. Sub-power of Grapnel Manipulation. Variation of Weapon Proficiency. Not to be confused with Grappling Mastery.

Also Called

• Grapnel Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Skill/Specialism/Talent
• Grapple Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
• Grappling Cable/Hook/Gun Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent

Capabilities

Users are masters of wielding grappling equipment or powers. The user can use this power to grab on to anything that it grabs in order to climb up, down, across or swing. The user can even use this power on enemies or objects, to pull them over, swing them around and even use the grappling extensions to transmit electricity or other energies to damage or destroy the targets.

Applications

• Attachment
• Attraction; via reeling in objects or enemies
• Enhanced Accuracy
• Enhanced Precision
• Hook Proficiency
• Hyper Climbing
• Hyper Swinging
• Wallcrawling
• Zip-Lining

Associations

• Chain Creation
• Chain Manipulation
• Chain Proficiency
• Enhanced Condition
• Grapnel Protrusion
• Rope Manipulation
• Rope Proficiency
• Swinging
• Tentacle Extension
• Whip Manipulation
• Whip Proficiency

Limitations

• If not careful might have their extensions cut and the user might fall to their deaths.
• May require a degree of training or exposure.
• May take time to achieve mastery.

Known Users

See Also: Grappling-Hook Pistol.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Annie Leonhart (Attack on Titan)
• Bertolt Hoover (Attack on Titan)
• Eldian soldiers (Attack on Titan)
• Reiner Brown (Attack on Titan)
• Hei (Darker than Black)
• Desert Punk (Desert Punk)
• Cou Van Giruet (Elemental Gelade)
• Ihwa/Hero Killer (Hero Killer)
• Grimm (The Hunters Guild: Red Hood)
• Shijima (Ninja Scroll)
• Franky (One Piece)
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece); via the Gomu Gomu no Mi
• Paulie (One Piece)
• Usopp (One Piece)
• Loki (Shuumatsu no Valkyrie/Record of Ragnarok)
• Wallmen (Wallman)

Cartoons/Comics

• Mindy Wonderful (CatDog)
• Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• Dick Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
• Kate Kane/Batwoman (DC Comics)
• Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (DC Comics)
• Robin (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls)
• Christopher Powell/Darkhawk (Marvel Comics)
• Felicia Hardy/Black Cat (Marvel Comics)
• Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)
  • Clint Barton
  • Kate Bishop
• Matthew Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
• Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
• Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• Chloé Bourgeois/Queen Bee (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• Zoé Lee/Vesperia (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• Smoky Quartz (Steven Universe)
• Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
• Optimus Prime (Transformers: Animated)
• Pidge Gunderson (Voltron: Legendary Defender)
• Rorschach (Watchmen)
  • Walter Kovacs
  • Reggie Long

Literature

• James Bond (James Bond)

Live Action Movies/TV Series

• Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• P.J. O'Malley/LongArm (C.O.P.S.)
• Robert E. Waldo/A.P.E.S. (C.O.P.S.)
• Christopher Weiss/Slipknot (DC Extended Universe)
• Gigan (Godzilla)
• Mechas (Godzilla)
• Joji Yuki/Riderman (Kamen Rider Showa Era)
• Kamen Rider Birth (Kamen Rider OOO)
• Gentaro Kisaragi/Kamen Rider Fourze (Kamen Rider Fourze); via the Winch Switch
• Billy Cranston/Blue Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie)
• Robotboy (Robotboy)
• Zak Saturday (The Secret Saturdays)
• Clone Trooper Officers (Star Wars)
• Various Mandalorians (Star Wars)
• Sam Witwicky (Transformers film series)
• Gabriel Van Helsing (Van Helsing)
• Barabas (Ultraman series)
• Tyrant (Ultraman series)

Video Games

• Hookmaster Specialists (Arknights)
  • Gladiia
  • Rope
• Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad (Assassin's Creed)
• Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed)
• Frye Twins (Assassin's Creed)
• Luka Redgrave (Bayonetta)
• Exo Suit wearers (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare)
• Dante (Dante's Inferno)
• Death (Darksiders)
• Dante (Devil May Cry)
• Nero (Devil May Cry); via his Devil Bringer
• The Butcher (Diablo)
• Doomguy/Doom Slayer (Doom)
• Pudge (Dota)
• Hades (God of War)
• Kratos (God of War)
• Pablo (Grapple Dog)
• Rena (Grapple Force Rena)
• Baiken (Guilty Gears)
• Adrian Shephard (Half-Life)
• Barnacles (Half-Life)
• Rico Rodriguez (Just Cause)
• Smokers (Left 4 Dead)
• Link (The Legend of Zelda); via his Hookshot
• Chase McCain (Lego City Undercover)
• Samus Aran (Metroid)
• Roadhog (Overwatch)
• Widowmaker (Overwatch)
• Azucena "Amaru" Quispe (Rainbow Six)
• Ada Wong (Resident Evil)
• Loader (Risk of Rain)
• Butcher (Shadow Fight)
• Various Pilots (Titanfall); via the Grapple Tactical Ability
• Pathfinder (Apex Legends)
• Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
• V1 (Ultrakill)
• V2 (Ultrakill)
• Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
• Cablecrow (Zardy's Maze)
• Rattler (Zardy's Maze)

Web Animations/Comics

• Sanford (Madness Combat)
• Agent Carolina (Red vs. Blue)
• Blake Belladonna (RWBY)
• Garen (Skylark)

Known Grapnels

• Harpoon Grappling Gun (Alien)
• Vertical maneuvering equipment/3D maneuver gear (Attack on Titan)
• Slipknot's Grapple Gun (DC Comics)
• Super Shotgun (Doom Eternal)
• Barnacle Grapple (Half-Life)
• Rope Arm (Kamen Rider Showa Era); via the Hook Arm attachment
• Crane Arm (Kamen Rider OOO)
• Winch Module (Kamen Rider Fourze)
• Clawshot/Dual Clawshots (The Legend of Zelda)
• Hookshot (The Legend of Zelda)
• Battle Hook (Madness Combat)
• Web-shooters (Marvel Comics)
• Garra Hook (Rainbow Six)
• Whiplash (Ultrakill)
• Ninja Rope (Worms)

Gallery

Rope (Arknights)

Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan) using the vertical maneuvering equipment/3D maneuver gear to latch onto a Titan's neck and reel in at high speed for a killing blow.

Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics) using his grappling lines for swinging through the cities.

Pudge (Dota)

The Butcher's (Diablo) grappling hook reels in his enemy.

Super Shotgun (Doom Eternal)

Coud "Cou" Van Giruet (Elemental Gelade)

Pablo (Grapple Dog)

Rena (Grapple Force Rena)

Joji Yugi/Riderman (Kamen Rider Showa Era) wielding his Rope Arm with the signature Hook Arm attachment.

Kamen Rider Birth (Kamen Rider OOO) wielding the Crane Arm.

Gentaro Kisaragi/Kamen Rider Fourze (Kamen Rider Fourze) wielding his Winch Module, a left forearm-mounted grappling hook whose Boost Hooker shoots out at high speed and can pull objects with up to 5 tons.

Link (The Legend of Zelda) using the Clawshot to grapple objects and building structures.

Sanford (Madness Combat) uses his signature wired meat hook, the Battle Hook, to pull the enemies.

Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) uses his web-shooters for grappling.

Billy Cranston/Blue Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie)

Shijima (Ninja Scroll) can use his Demon Claw as a grappling hook.

Azucena "Amaru" Quispe (Rainbow Six) with her Garra Hook.

Blake Belladonna (RWBY)

Butcher (Shadow Fight)

The Norse God of Deception, Loki (Shuumatsu no Valkyrie/Record of Ragnarok) wields 2 chained hooks with godly skill and precision.

Smoky Quartz (Steven Universe) is able to use her yo-yo to grapple.

Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)

Sam Witwicky (Transformers film series) uses a Cybertronian grappling hook against Starscream in an attempt to kill him.

Optimus Prime (Transformers: Animated) deploying a grappling hook.

Whiplash (Ultrakill)