Rod Proficiency

Rod Proficiency
Kirby (Kirby) wields his the Star Rod.
Power/Ability to:	Be a master of wielding rods.

The power to be a master of wielding rods. Sub-technique of Rod Manipulation. Variation of Staff Proficiency and Weapon Proficiency.

Also Called

• Enhanced Rodmanship

Capabilities

Users, either innately or through training, are masters of wielding rods, being able to wield it with great proficiency and skill for close quarter combat purposes that can be used to their advantages.

If the rods possess magical properties users' channel/harness arcane energies/magic for conjuring spells, incarnations and fight against mystical repelling their magical powers.

Variations

• Fishing Rod Proficiency
• Rod Combat
• Staff Proficiency

Associations

• Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Combat
• Magic
  • Magic Combat
  • Magic Channeling
  • Magic Weaponry
• Magic Rod
• Rod Manipulation

Limitations

• May not be to use other weapons with same proficiency.
• May not to work on those immune to magic.

Known Users

• Dauf (Claymore)
• Archon Lucien (Darksiders 2)
• Angemon (Digimon); via Angel Rod
• Pidmon (Digimon); via Holy Rod
• Various Rod-wielding users (Final Fantasy series)
  • Various Mages (Final Fantasy)
  • Palom, Tellah, Rydia of Mist, & Fusoya (Final Fantasy IV)
  • Relm Arrowny, Strago Magus, & Gogo (Final Fantasy VI)
  • Rod (Male) (Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-)
  • Dagger (Final Fantasy IX)
  • Yuna (Final Fantasy X)
  • Oerba Dia Vanille (Final Fantasy XIII)
  • Thumaturages, Conjurers, & Blue Mages (Final Fantasy XIV)
• Princess Cures (Go! Princess Pretty Cure)
• Justin (Grandia)
• Liete (Grandia)
• Milda (Grandia)
• Sue (Grandia)
• Elena (Grandia II)
• Alfina (Grandia III)
• Kirakira Cures (KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode)
• Kirby (Kirby)
• Karima Shapandar/Omega Sentinel (Marvel Comics)
• Rinnegan users (Naruto); via Black Receivers
  • Black Zetsu
  • Demonic Statue of the Outer Path
  • Madara Uchiha
  • Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki
  • Obito Uchiha
  • Urashiki Ōtsutsuki
• Kokugan users (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
• Force class (Phantasy Star)
• Bowser (Paper Mario)
• Chibiusa Tsukino/Sailor Chibi Moon (Sailor Moon)
• Setsuna Meiou/Sailor Pluto (Sailor Moon)
• Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon)
• Kilik (Soulcalibur)
• Xiba (Soulcalibur V)
• Siren/Kurokawa Ellen/Cure Beat (Suite Pretty Cure♪)
• Druids (Tibia)
• Ichigo Momomiya/Mew Ichigo (Tokyo Mew Mew)
• Tropical Cures (Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure)
• Elehayym Van Houten (Xenogears)

Known Rods

• Duel Rod (Soulcalibur II)
• Iron Rod (Soulcalibur II)
• Amud (Soulcalibur VI)
• Guanyin Rod (Soulcalibur V)
• Rhombus Rod (Soul Calibur VI)
• Rod of Arafel (Darksiders 2)
• Crystal Princess Rods (Go! Princess Pretty Cure)
• Candy Rod (KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode)
• Star Rod (Kirby)
• Star Rod (Paper Mario 64)
• Cutie Moon Rod (Sailor Moon)
• Garnet Rod (Sailor Moon)
• Pink Moon Rod (Sailor Moon)
• Spiral Heart Moon Rod (Sailor Moon)
• Love Guitar Rod (Suite Pretty Cure♪)
• Mew Aqua Rod (Tokyo Mew Mew)
• Mew Berry Rod (Tokyo Mew Mew)
• Heart Rouge Rod (Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure)

Gallery

Yuna (Final Fantasy X)

Angemon (Digimon) wielding his Angel Rod.

Karima Shapandar/Omega Sentinel (Marvel Comics)

Nagato/Pain (Naruto) uses Rinnegan: Black Receivers.

Bowser (Paper Mario 64)

Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon)

Chibiusa Tsukino/Sailor Chibi Moon (Sailor Moon)

Setsuna Meiou/Sailor Pluto (Sailor Moon)

Kilik (Soulcalibur)

Ichigo Momomiya/Mew Ichigo (Tokyo Mew Mew)