Weapon Proficiency

Weapon Proficiency
Kratos (God of War series) is a master of all forms of weaponry.
Power/Ability to:	Master any and all weaponry.

"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 ability to understand and use any and all weapons with the proficiency of a master. Sub-power of Enhanced Combat and Weapon Manipulation. Variation of Intuitive Aptitude.

Also Called

• Armed Proficiency
• Weapon Intuition/Mastery

Capabilities

User needs only to pick up a weapon before they instantly become proficient in it. The first time they pick up a sword, they can spar with masters, the first time they use a bow, they can hit bulls-eyes. Even alien, magical, or other weaponry that they should not understand comes naturally to them.

Applications

• Crushing
• Cutting
• Dual Wielding
• Empathic Weaponry
• Giant Weapon Proficiency
• Impale
• Multi-Weapon Wielding
• Powers Via Weapon

Variations

• Alien Weaponry Intuition
• Arm-Blade Proficiency
• Artillery Proficiency
• Artistic Weapon Proficiency
• Blunt Weapon Proficiency
• Bola Proficiency
• Broken Weapon Proficiency
• Card Combat
• Concealed Weapon Proficiency
• Construction Tool Weapon Proficiency
• Dagger Proficiency
• Double-Sided Weapon Proficiency
• Dual-Headed Blade Proficiency
• Enhanced Axemanship
• Enhanced Archery
• Enhanced Boomerang Proficiency
• Enhanced Clawmanship
• Enhanced Drillmanship
• Enhanced Fanmanship
• Enhanced Flailmanship
• Enhanced Gunmanship
• Enhanced Saimanship
• Enhanced Sawmanship
• Enhanced Shieldmanship
• Enhanced Polearm Proficiency
• Enhanced Staff Proficiency
• Enhanced Swordsmanship
• Enhanced Wandmanship
• Enhanced Whipmanship
• Explosive Proficiency
• Gadget Usage
• Gauntlet Proficiency
• Grappling Proficiency
• Hook Proficiency
• Hybrid Weapon Proficiency
• Improbable Weapon Proficiency
• Lasso Proficiency
• Literary Weapon Proficiency
• Melee Weapon Proficiency
• Needle Proficiency
• Ranged Weapon Proficiency
• Scythe Proficiency
• Sheathed Blade Proficiency
• Shield Flail Proficiency
• Slingshot Proficiency
• Tonfa Proficiency
• Torture Equipment Proficiency
• Weapon Improvisation
• Weapon Proficiency Touch
• Wire Proficiency
• Whip Sword Proficiency
• Vibroweapon Proficiency

Levels

• Weapon Proficiency
• Supernatural Weapon Proficiency
• Absolute Weapon Proficiency

Associations

• Adoptive Muscle Memory
• Demonic Weaponry
• Divine Weaponry
• Empathic Weaponry
• Enhanced Combat
• Hidden Arsenal
• Intuitive Aptitude
• Magic Weaponry
• 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

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.

Cartoons/Comics

• Terry McGinnis/Batman (Batman Beyond)
• Tanya (Batman & Dracula: Red Rain)
• Max Tennyson (Ben 10)
• Rook Blonko (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Altwaal (Crossgen)
• Aquaman (DC Comics)
• Black Canary (DC Comics)
• Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• Catwoman (DC Comics)
• Damian Wayne/Robin (DC Comics)
• Hawkman (DC Comics)
• Huntress (DC Comics)
• Jason Todd/Red Hood (DC Comics)
• Lobo (DC Comics)
• Maxima (DC Comics)
• Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (DC Comics)
• Ra's al Ghul (DC Comics)
• Richard "Dick" Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
• Roy Harper/Arsenal (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Talia Al Ghul (DC Comics)
• Tim Drake/Red Robin (DC Comics)
• Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
• Jason (DC Comics)
• The Batman Who Laughs (DC Comics)
• Big Barda (DC Comics)
• Princess Bean (Disenchantment)
• Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD)
• Spawn (Image Comics)
• Angela (Marvel Comics)
• Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
• Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)
• Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
• Elektra (Marvel Comics)
• Frank Castle/Punisher (Marvel Comics)
• Gambit (Marvel Comics)
• Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
• James "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier (Marvel Comics)
• James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman (Marvel Comics)
• Kate Bishop/Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)
• Kitty Pryde (Marvel Comics)
• Laura Kinney/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Magik/Illyana Rasputina (Marvel Comics)
• Maria Hill (Marvel Comics)
• Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
• Misty Knight (Marvel Comics)
• Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics)
• Nick Fury (Marvel Comics)
• Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
• Sage (Marvel Comics)
• Scott Summers/Cyclops (Marvel Comics)
• Sif (Marvel Comics)
• Silver Samurai (Marvel Comics)
• Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)
• The Hulk (Marvel Comics)
• Thor (Marvel Comics)
• Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
• Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
• Red Sonja (Marvel Comics/Dynamite Comics)
• He-Man (Masters of the Universe)
• Sticks the Badger (Sonic Boom)
• Gems (Steven Universe)
• Sara Pezzini (Witchblade)
• Slashuur (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus)
• Jackie Estacado/The Darkness (The Darkness/Top Cow)
• Vampirella (Vampirella)
• Jim Lake Jr. (Tales of Arcadia)

Anime/Manga

• Sosuke Aizen (Bleach)
• Son Goku (Dragon Ball series)
• Various Shinobi/Ninja (Naruto)
• Kneesocks (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
• Panty (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
• Scanty (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
• Stocking (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
• Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka★Magica)
• Black☆Star (Soul Eater)
• Sid Barett (Soul Eater)
• Cocytus (Overlord)
• Yukito Tsukishiro (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Kaho Mizuki (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Kikyo (InuYasha)
• Kagome (InuYasha)
• Juzaemon Shiga (Grenadier)
• D (Vampire Hunter D)
• Kousoka Shigure (History Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
• Yuno Gasai (Mirai Nikki)
• Saito Hiraga (Zero No Tsukaima)
• Various Characters (Kingdom)
• Jirou Sorashima (Wallman)
• Kubota (Wallman)
• Alyssa Sutcliff\King Arthur (Magika no Kenshi to Shōkan Vasreus)

Live Television/Movies

• Predators (Alien vs. Predator)
• 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)
• Boba Fett (Star Wars)
• Han Solo (Star Wars)
• Jango Fett (Star Wars)
• Jedi (Star Wars)
• Sith (Star Wars)
• Artificial Humans (The Matrix); by downloading the information
• Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
• Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
• James T. Kirk (Star Trek)
• Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Xander Harris (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Connor (Angel)
• Jack Bean (Killer Bean Forever)
• Worf (Star Trek: TNG/Deep Space 9)
• Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly/Serenity)
• Chloe Sullivan (Smallville)
• Terminators (Terminator)
• Sarah Connor (Terminator)
• John Connor (Terminator)
• Cameron (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
• Man with No Name (Westerns)
• John Rambo (Rambo)
• Galen Marek/Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
• Various Characters (Kingdom)
• Snake Plissken (Escape from New York)
• Snake-Eyes (G.I. Joe)
• Flavio (Ang Panday)
• Tristan (Ang Panday)
• Skylar Storm (Mighty Med)
• Moogers (Power Rangers Samurai)
• Vrak (Power Rangers Megaforce)
• Selene (Underworld)
• John Wick (John Wick series)

Literature

• James Bond (James Bond 007)
• 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)

Others

• Ares (Mythology)
• Deities of war and battle (Mythology)
• Players of SBURB (Homestuck)
• Agent Carolina (Red vs. Blue)

Video Games

• 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)
• 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
• Octolings (Splatoon)
• Sheldon (Splatoon)
• Fox McCloud (Star Fox)
• Aeon Calcos (Soulcalibur)
• Nightmare (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)

Gallery

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)

Anime/Manga

Sosuke Aizen (Bleach) has tremendous mastery in swordsmanship.

Coyote Starrk (Bleach) is a master with guns...

...and Dual Wielding swords.

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Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō (Bleach)

Ninjas (Naruto)

Panty and Stocking (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt) are highly skilled in the ways of gunmanship and swordmanship.

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.

Live Television/Movies

Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (Arrowverse/DC Comics)

Stick (Marvels 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)

Video Games

Dante (Devil May Cry) 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 3) is highly proficient in many forms of weaponry.

Garland (Final Fantasy series)

Lich (Final Fantasy XI)

Firion (Final Fantasy II/Dissidia)

Vaan (Final Fantasy XII/Dissidia)

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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.

Weapon Master (Valkyrie Crusade)

Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden) is an absolute master of numerous forms of weaponry such as swordmanship…

…and archery.

Leliana (Dragon Age)

Master of all weapons, Gran/Djeeta (Granblue Fantasy) could beat the 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.