The ability to wield tonfa weaponry with great skill. Variation of Weapon Proficiency.
Also Called
- Enhanced Tonfamanship
- Tong fa Proficiency
- Tuifa Proficiency
Capabilities
Users are able to demonstrate a nimble aptitude for tonfas. The user is able to wield swinging handheld weaponry with great skill in hand condition, agility, and moderate attack power.
Applications
- Pulverize enemies with increased force gained from the momentum.
- Immobilize opponents by catching their attacks with the ends of the tonfa.
- Utilizing the tonfa's spinning to block attacks and conduct counterattacks simultaneously.
- The long bar portion of the weapon can be modified and replaced with other weaponry like blades.
Associations
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Demonic Weaponry
- Divine Weaponry
- Empathic Weaponry
- Enhanced Combat
- Enhanced Whipmanship
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Magic Weaponry
- Sentient Weaponry
- Soul-Bound Weapon
- 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
- Spatial Slicing
- Temporal Slicing
- Tonfa-shaped Energy Beam Emission
Limitations
- May require multiple hits or additional strength input to be fatal.
- Cannot cut through enemies (unless the tonfa is bladed or if the user can put enough strength in swing).
- If not trained properly, the user might hurt themselves.
- For a user of dual tonfa, losing one may cause an imbalance in fighting style.
Known Users
See Also: Dual Tonfas.
AnimeManga
- Andy Hinomiya (Absolutely Lovely Children: UNLIMITED)
- Nizer Bruckheimer (Black Cat)
- Ingrid Bernstein (Freezing)
- Margit Eberbach (Love Me, Seriously!!)
- Kiruko Otonashi (Novice Policewoman Kiruko-san)
- Gin (One Piece)
- Kokuyō (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Elie (Rave Master)
- Kyōya Hibari (Reborn!!)
- Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire)
- Nenji Kashiwazaki (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Libra Saints (Saint Seiya)
Cartoons/Comics
- Richard "Dick" Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
- Raphael (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Cassia the Pronghorn (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Miraculer (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
Live Television/Movies
- Lance (Arrow)
- Michelangelo (Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation)
- Karl Ruprecht Kroenen (Hellboy)
- Theo Martin/Jungle Fury Blue Ranger (Power Rangers)
- Amanda McKay (Supah Ninjas)
Video Games
- Makoto Nanaya (BlazBlue)
- Rayne (Bloodrayne)
- Death (Darksiders)
- Ryū Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
- William Adams (Nioh)
- Talim (Soul Calibur)
- Illidan Stormrage (World of Warcraft)
- Black Orchid (Killer Instinct)
Gallery
Nizer Bruckheimer (Black Cat) welding his dual tonfa, Dioskouroi, with such speed and force that he reduced his regenerating enemy into nothing.
Ingrid Bernstein (Freezing) wielding her Divine Trust bladed dual tonfa for both offense and defense.
Margit Eberbach (Love Me, Seriously!!) is a master of tonfa, as though they are part of her body, guarding as strong as a castle wall.
Kiruko Otonashi (Novice Policewoman Kiruko-san) wielding her Tonfa Blades with tremendous speed and destructive powers.
Gin (One Piece) wielding dual tonfa that have cannonballs installed at the end, with such speed and force that he can shatter anything he strikes.
Elie (Rave Master) wielding her Blaster Tonfa with extreme skill.
Kyōya Hibari (Reborn!!) wielding his Cloud Tonfa that can have interchangeable ends for various purposes aside from simple offense and defense.
Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire) using the Muei-tō, also known as the Tonfa of Light, not only to nullify the Jigentō, but also for combat.
Okina (Rurouni Kenshin) wielding dual steel tonfa with such proficiency that he could block dual swords and conduct heavy counterattacks swiftly.
Cassia the Pronghorn (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
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Raphael (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)