- "Humanity has invented a thousand ways to kill one another over the centuries — why limit yourself to just one?"
- ― Fallen London
- "Stars, you're like a walking — Does anything you're wearing not kill people?"
- ― Thera Markon to the Bounty Hunter Player Character, (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
The power to possess proficiency, capabilities and knowledge in weapons beyond that of the peak members of their species. Sub-power of Weapon Manipulation. Variation of Intuitive Aptitude and Enhanced Combat.
Contents
Also Called
- Armed Proficiency
- Weapon Combat/Intuition/Mastery
- Weapons Officer (Alien Series)
Capabilities
Users possess proficiency, capabilities and knowledge in weapons, any implement or device that can be used with the intent to inflict damage or harm, beyond that of the peak members of the species. This means users are skilled in wielding various forms of weapons, from swords to hammers to chains to sniper rifles, being able to beat anyone wielding similar forms of weapons instantly and effortlessly. Being proficient in any weapon comes with a plethora of various abilities as well, like overall better precision, accuracy and combat capabilities.
Applications
- Crushing
- Cutting
- Dual Wielding
- Enhanced Accuracy
- Enhanced Dexterity
- Enhanced Precision
- Enhanced Proprioception
- Enhanced Reflexes
- Impale
- Weaponsmithing
Variations
- Blunt Weapon Proficiency
- Broken Weapon Proficiency
- Concealed Weapon Proficiency
- Gun Proficiency
- Double-Sided Weapon Proficiency
- Hybrid Weapon Proficiency
- Improbable Weapon Proficiency
- Melee Weapon Proficiency
- Pseudoscience Weaponry
- Ranged Weapon Proficiency
- Vibroweapon Proficiency
Levels
- Weapon Proficiency
- Supernatural Weapon Proficiency
- Absolute Weapon Proficiency
Associations
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Demonic Weaponry
- Divine Weaponry
- Empathic Weaponry
- Enhanced Combat
- Equipment Proficiency
- Hidden Arsenal
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Magic Weaponry
- Powers Via Weapon
- Sentient Weaponry
- Soul-Bound Weapon
- Weapon Creation
- Weapon Manipulation
- Weapon Physiology
- 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
- Weapon-shaped Energy Beam Emission
- Weapon Proficiency Touch
Limitations
- May only be able to use any kind of weapon from a specific sub-group.
- May learn only how to wield the weapon perfectly, not in any particular style.
- User may only know the general usage of the weapon, not any side effects.
Known Users
See Also: Multi-Melee Master and Walking Armory.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua
- Various Characters (Baki the Grappler)
- Yuujiro Hanma
- Miyamoto Musashi
- Kaiou Retsu
- Izou Motobe
- Kazuo Kiriyama (Battle Royale)
- Various Characters (Black Clover)
- Various Characters (Bleach)
- Various Characters (Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Yukito Tsukishiro (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Kaho Mizuki (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Various characters (Dragon Ball series)
- Bulma Briefs (Dragon Ball)
- Lunch (Dragon Ball)
- Freeza's soldiers (Dragon Ball Z/Super)
- Son Goku (Dragon Ball series)
- Granolah (Dragon Ball Super)
- Various Shinobi (Naruto)
- Various Characters (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka★Magica)
- Black☆Star (Soul Eater)
- Sid Barett (Soul Eater)
- Shurara (Sgt. Frog)
- Dororo (Sgt. Frog)
- Giroro (Sgt. Frog)
- Shigure (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple)
- Various Characters (One Piece)
- Cocytus (Overlord)
- Momonga (Overlord)
- Users of Weapons Training (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint)
- Lee Hyunsung
- Yoo Joonghyuk
- Kim Dokja; via Bookmark
- Reinhard Van Astrea (Re:Zero)
- Kikyo (InuYasha)
- Kagome (InuYasha)
- King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Juzaemon Shiga (Grenadier)
- Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)
- D (Vampire Hunter D)
- Kousoka Shigure (History Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
- Yuno Gasai (Mirai Nikki)
- Saito Hiraga (Zero No Tsukaima)
- Various Characters (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Various Characters (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Jirou Sorashima (Wallman)
- Kubota (Wallman)
- Alyssa Sutcliff\King Arthur (Magika no Kenshi to Shōkan Vasreus)
- Itto Ōgami (Lone Wolf and Cub)
- Various Characters (The Hunter's Guild: Red Hood)
- Grimm
- Velou
- Tylty
- Mylty
- Monk (Flint the Time Detective)
Cartoons/Comics
- Max Tennyson (Ben 10)
- Rook Blonko (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Altwaal (Crossgen)
- Various Characters (DC Comics)
- Various Metahumans
- Al Ghul Family
- The Batman Who Laughs
- Lobo
- Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
- Members of the Bat-Family
- Katar Hol/Carter Hall/Hawkman
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke
- Arthur Curry/Aquaman
- Big Barda
- Roy Harper/Arsenal
- Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
- Maxima
- Tanya (Batman & Dracula: Red Rain)
- Midnighter (DC Comics/Wildstorm)
- Princess Bean (Disenchantment)
- Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD)
- Various Characters (Image Comics)
- Various Characters (Marvel Comics)
- Various Mutants
- African American mutants
- Asian mutants
- Hispanic mutants
- Native American mutants
- White mutants
- Various Mutants
- Red Sonja (Dynamite/Marvel Comics)
- He-Man (Masters of the Universe)
- Miho (Sin City)
- Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Marco William Lake (The Warrior of the Quest)
- Sticks the Badger (Sonic Boom)
- Gems (Steven Universe)
- Sara Pezzini (Witchblade)
- Jackie Estacado/The Darkness (The Darkness/Top Cow)
- Vampirella (Vampirella)
- Jim Lake Jr. (Tales of Arcadia)
- Axel Mulligan/Action Axel (Power Players)
- Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
Live Television/Movies
- Predators (Alien vs. Predator)
- Various Characters (Alien Series)
- Private Spunkmeyer
- Ellen Ripley (Alien Series)
- Various Characters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)
- Melinda May (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Phil Coulson (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Stick (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Elizabeth Swann (Pirates of the Caribbean)
- Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)
- Will Turner (Pirates of the Caribbean)
- Various Characters (Star Wars Canon/Legends)
- Artificial Humans (The Matrix)
- Various Characters (Supernatural)
- Various Characters (Star Trek series)
- Jack Bean (Killer Bean Forever)
- Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly/Serenity)
- Chloe Sullivan (Smallville)
- Terminators (Terminator)
- Sarah Connor (Terminator)
- John Connor (Terminator)
- Cameron (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
- The Man with No Name (Westerns)
- John Rambo (Rambo)
- Galen Marek/Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
- Snake Plissken (Escape from New York)
- Snake-Eyes (G.I. Joe)
- Flavio (Ang Panday)
- Tristan (Ang Panday)
- Skylar Storm (Mighty Med); while unpowered
- Selene (Underworld)
- John Wick (John Wick series)
- Power Rangers/Super Sentai (Power Rangers/Super Sentai)
- Beetleborgs (Saban's Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix)
Literature
- James Bond (James Bond 007)
- Keill Randor (Last Legionary)
- Children of Ares and Athena (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/The Heroes of Olympus)
- Clarisse La Rue
- Annabeth Chase
- Frank Zhang (The Heroes of Olympus)
- Triple Ace (The Young Guardians)
- Mackiel Roy "Macroy" (A.R.Hicks series)
- Samuel Blunt (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark)
Folklore/Mythology
- Deities of War, Combat, and the Battlefield (Mythology)
Video Games
- Bangalore (Apex Legends)
- Operators (Arknights)
- The Division Agents (Tom Clancy's The Division series)
- The Black Tusk Soldiers (Tom Clancy's The Division series)
- The Last Man Battalion Soldiers (Tom Clancy's The Division series)
- The True Sons Soldiers (Tom Clancy's The Division series)
- Assassins (Assassin's Creed)
- Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
- Bayek
- Connor Kenway
- Desmond Miles
- Edward Kenway
- Evie Frye
- Ezio Auditore da Firenze
- Jacob Frye
- Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
- Jeanne (Bayonetta)
- Cloud Strife (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Dante (Devil May Cry)
- Nero (Devil May Cry)
- Vergil (Devil May Cry)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Gordon Freeman (Hλlf-Life series)
- Master Chief (Halo series)
- Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Malin (The King of Fighters)
- Kain (Legacy of Kain)
- Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
- The Wink (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects)
- Big Boss (Metal Gear)
- Liquid Snake (Metal Gear)
- Raiden (Metal Gear)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
- Solidus Snake (Metal Gear)
- Samus Aran (Metroid)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil series)
- Chris Redfield (Resident Evil series)
- Claire Redfield (Resident Evil series)
- Jill Valentine (Resident Evil series)
- Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil series)
- Rebecca Chambers (Resident Evil series)
- DJ Octavio (Splatoon)
- Inklings (Splatoon)
- Agent 3
- Agent 4
- Octolings (Splatoon)
- Agent 8
- Sheldon (Splatoon)
- Fox McCloud (Star Fox)
- Aeon Calcos (Soulcalibur)
- Nightmare (Soulcalibur)
- Hilde (Soulcalibur)
- Yoshimitsu (Soulcalibur/Tekken)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- War (Darksiders)
- Death (Darksiders)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series)
- Berserker (Fate/Zero); via Knight of Honor
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Turbo Mecha Sonic (Super Mario Bros. Z)
- Saito Hiraga (The Familiar of Zero); via Gandálfr runes
- Weapon Master (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Jax (League of Legends)
- Fiora (League of Legends)
- Sonya Blade (Mortal Kombat)
- Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
- Mercenaries (Team Fortress 2)
- Heavy
- Scout
- Spy
- Medic
- Soldier
- Sniper
- Demoman
- Pyro
- Engineer
- Protagonists (Grand Theft Auto series)
- Protagonists (Mafia series)
- Protagonists (L.A. Noire)
- Cole Phelps
- Jack Kelso
- Frank West (Dead Rising)
- Turok (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter)
- Jack, Delta and Sigma (Bioshock saga)
- Booker Dewitt and Elizabeth (Bioshock: Infinite saga)
- Protagonists (Fallout universe)
- Protagonists (FarCry universe)
- Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
- Shovel Knight (Shovel Knight)
- Robloxians (ROBLOX)
- The Marstons (Red Dead Redemption)
- John Marston
- Jack Marston
- Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption 2)
- Gran/Djeeta (Granblue Fantasy)
- Slashuur (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus)
- Undyne (Undertale)
- Pico (Pico's School)
- Rick Taylor (Splatterhouse)
Web Animation/Comics/Series/Originals
- Players of SBURB (Homestuck)
- Agent Carolina (Red vs. Blue)
- Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel)
- Cherri Bomb (Hazbin Hotel)
- Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel)
- Valentino (Hazbin Hotel)
- Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel)
- The Egg Bois (Hazbin Hotel)
- Exorcists (Hazbin Hotel)
- Blitzo (Helluva Boss)
- Moxxie (Helluva Boss)
- Millie (Helluva Boss)
- Martha (Helluva Boss)
- Striker (Helluva Boss)
- Isabel Helga Anastasia Parvati Wondertainment V (SCP Foundation)
- Monica Pinkston (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-029 - Daughter of Shadows (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-083-D - Duke (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-231 - Conquest (SCP Foundation)
- Mobile Task Force Omega-9 ("The Scrubs")/Gloria Stanfeld (GRRGRL)/Jim Yearden (WTF_STFU)/Thomas Warden (BOOGER)/SCP-2639 - Video Game Violence (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3008-1 - A Perfectly Normal, Regular Old IKEA (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3167 - Character Assassin (SCP Foundation)
- Sophia/Olympia/Subject/Zero/Olympia Zero/The Original/Europa (SCP Foundation)
- Mobile Task Forces (SCP Foundation)
- Trollge (Creepypasta)
- Tricky (Madness Combat)
Known Objects
- The Intersect (Chuck)
Weapons
- Freddy Krueger's Glove (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Jason Voorhees' Machete (Friday the 13th)
- Micheal Myers' Knife (Halloween)
- Leatherface's Chainsaw and Hammer (Texas Chain Massacre)
- The Seven Spears of the Scarlet King (SCP Foundation)
Gallery
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
Sosuke Aizen (Bleach) has tremendous mastery in swordsmanship.
Coyote Starrk (Bleach) is a master with guns...
...and Dual Wielding swords.
Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō (Bleach)
Ninjas (Naruto)
Panty, and Stocking (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt) are highly skilled in the ways of gunmanship and swordsmanship.
Scanty and Kneesocks (Panty and Stocking and Garterbelt) possess skills in scythemanship and gunmanship that allow them to go head-to-head with Panty and Stocking.
Black☆Star (Soul Eater) has mastered the various weapon forms of his partner, Tsubaki.
Darkray (Kurohime) wielding his six Death Angels — Sword, Axe, Lance, Mace, Hammer, and Dagger — in their weapon forms.
Alyssa Sutcliff\King Arthur (Magika no Kenshi to Shōkan Vasreus) the Hero of the hundred instruments.
Cartoon/Comics
Jason Todd (DC Comics)
Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
Despite being an infant, Stewie Griffin (Family Guy) displays perfect mastery of any type of weapon.
In addition to his sword, Jack (Samurai Jack) is able to use any weapon he finds.
Trained from a young age to kill, Ashi (Samurai Jack) knows how to handle most weaponry.
Despite a lack of formal training, Bean (Disenchantment) is remarkably skilled with bladed weaponry.
As a monster slayer, Vampirella (Vampirella) has had plenty of time to become proficient with multiple weapons, including swords...
...guns,...
...chainsaws,...
...crossbows,...
...and wooden stakes.
Sticks the Badger (Sonic Boom)
Frank Castle/The Punisher (Marvel Comics)
Spawn (Image Comics)
Dark Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
Maxwell "Max" Tennyson (Ben 10 Franchise)
Live Television/Movies
Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (Arrowverse/DC Comics)
Stick (Marvel Cinematic Universe) is a extraordinary master of the sword and archery.
Anakin Skywalker's (Star Wars) style featured elements of many masters, making him outstandingly talented, even at a very young age…
…and after becoming Darth Vader he developed a refined version of Djem So that continued to include Ataru and Soresu elements but added Makashi and Juyo to the mix.
An adept in using a variety of weapons, Kyle Katarn's (Star Wars Legends) training from Imperial Academy gave him great skill in using Imperial weapons which he combines with his natural intuition has allowed him to use every weapon he came across in his travels.
Gabriel Van Helsing (Van Helsing)
From fighting villains before The Annihilator took her powers, Skylar Storm (Mighty Med) is able to use her anything as a weapon or even use weapons without no experience of using it like she used Captain Atomic’s Atomic Yo-Yo of Victory with no difficulty.
Beetleborgs (Saban's Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix)
Freddy Krueger's Glove (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Jason Voorheen' Machete (Friday the 13th)
Micheal Myers' Knife (Halloween)
Leatherface's (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) Chainsaw...
... And his hammer.
Dwight Schrute (The Office) is proficient in various weaponry
Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Video Games
Bangalore (Apex Legends) has impressive knowledge on every available weapon type in the game. But she's no slouch with them either.
Dante (Devil May Cry series) is incredibly proficient with any type of weapon, displaying near mastery of them within moments of picking them up.
Much like his younger brother, Dante, Vergil (Devil May Cry series) is highly proficient in many forms of weaponry.
Garland (Final Fantasy series)
Lich (Final Fantasy XI)
Firion (Final Fantasy II/Dissidia)
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Vaan (Final Fantasy XII/Dissidia)
Link (Legend of Zelda) has demonstrated refined skills in weaponry in both his younger and older incarnations.
Inklings (Splatoon) can use every weapon available to them with proficiency.
Agent 3 (Splatoon)
Octolings (Splatoon) can use the Octarian equivalent of Splat Bombs…
…and the Octoshot with proficiency.
DJ Octavio (Splatoon) can use octorpedoes, rocket fists, the Octarian equivalent of the Killer Wail…
…and octomissiles, with proficiency.
Sheldon (Splatoon) knows every detail about every weapon available to Inklings.
War (Darksiders) displays great proficiency in weaponry such the Tremor Gauntlet, Death's scythe, and his own sword, Chaos-Eater.
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Kratos (God of War series) is a master of all forms of weaponry
Weapon Master (Valkyrie Crusade)
Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden) is an absolute master of numerous forms of weaponry such as swordsmanship…
…and archery.
Leliana (Dragon Age)
Master of all weapons, Gran/Djeeta (Granblue Fantasy) could beat The Eternals, a group of the world's strongest weapon masters.
Others
Thanks to the ring of Heroism, Macroy (A.R.Hicks series) is a master of every weapon in existence.
Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel)
Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel)
Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel)
Videos
Rick and Morty x Run The Jewels- Oh Mama - Adult Swim
Star Wars the Clone Wars Volume 2 Arc Troopers
Deadpool VS Deathstroke (Marvel VS DC) DEATH BATTLE!
Terminator VS RoboCop DEATH BATTLE!
Iron Man VS Lex Luthor (Marvel VS DC) DEATH BATTLE!
Solid Snake VS Sam Fisher (Metal Gear VS Splinter Cell) DEATH BATTLE!
