The power to possess the skills to wield a staff or wand. Variation of Weapon Proficiency.
Also Called
- Bō Proficiency/Skill/Expertise
- Bōjutsu
- Cane Proficiency
- Enhanced Wand Proficiency
- Rod Proficiency
Capabilities
Users are able to demonstrate a aptitude for the ways of the staff or wand, being able to wield a staff/wand with great proficiency and skill. If the staff possesses magical properties, they are able to repel magical creatures, harness arcane energies, conjuring spells, incantations and other variations.
They may be able to use close quarter combat against mythical creatures with magic channeled into the staff.
Associations
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Demonic Weaponry
- Divine Weaponry
- Empathic Weaponry
- Enhanced Combat
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Magic
- Magic Weaponry
- Rod Retraction
- Sentient Weaponry
- Soul-Bound Weaponry
- Wand Magic
- 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
- Staff-shaped Energy Beam Emission
- Spatial Slicing
- Temporal Slicing
Limitations
- May not be able to wield any other bladed weapons with other proficiency because the staff is considered a two handed weapon to the inexperienced.
- May only be effective against Monsters but not in close range combat.
- May render the user powerless if they are disarmed, unless they can use magic without the object.
Known Users
- Mole Man (Marvel Comics)
- Yongbi (Yongbi the Invincible)
- Gang Ryong (Gosu)
- Azan (Berserk)
- Sun Wukong/Monkey King (Chinese Mythology)
- Sarutobi Hiruzen (Naruto)
- Miroku (Inuyasha)
- Mystogan (Fairy Tail)
- Brain (Fairy Tail)
- Keith (Fairy Tail)
- Hughes (Fairy Tail)
- Mary Hughes (Fairy Tail)
- Palutena (Kid Icarus)
- Most Magic Users
- Jade (Mortal Kombat)
- Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
- Sauruman (Lord of the Rings)
- Master Eon (Skylanders)
- Double Trouble (Skylanders)
- Fire Kraken (Skylanders)
- Enigma (Skylanders)
- Dune Bug (Skylanders)
- Chompy Mage (Skylanders)
- Sheep Mage (Skylanders)
- Golden Queen (Skylanders)
- Mysticat (Skylanders)
- Pit Boss (Skylanders)
- Michie Rapisora/Sandara Park (Super Noypi)
- Richard (Jeanne D'Arc)
- Claire (Jeanne D'Arc)
- Mages (Warcraft)
- Priests (Warcraft)
- Warlocks (Warcraft)
- Kilik (Soul Calibur)
- Xiba (Soul Caliber)
- Archon (Darksiders 2)
- Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Tim Drake (DC Comics)
- Alleyne (Queen's Blade)
- Nowa (Queen's Blade)
- Nyx (Queen's Blade)
- Lin Chung (Hero:108)
- Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
- Penelo (Final Fantasy)
- Billy Kane (King of Fighters)
- Miyako Gotokuji (Powerpuff Girls Z)
- Master Cyclonis (Storm Hawks)
- Piper (Storm Hawks)
- Alice Liddell (American McGee's Alice)
- Gambit (Marvel Comics)
- Moon Knight (Marvel Comics)
- Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics); via connecting both pieces of his Billy Club to create a staff
- Pedro Penduko (Pedro Penduko)
- Litchi Faye-Ling (Blazblue)
- Venom (Guilty Gear)
- Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper)
- Cooper Clan (Sly Cooper)
- Nabu (Winx Club)
- Saladin (Winx Club)
- Yalung/Pochiro (Eto Rangers)
- Suchie-Pai (Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai/Queen's Gate)
- Various Super Sentai and Power Rangers characters (Power Rangers and Super Sentai)
- Lai (Warriors of Virtue)
- Jade (Beyond Good and Evil)
- Venom (Guilty Gear)
- Monkey (Kung Fu Panda)
- Emily Hayes (Amulet)
- Rose Lalonde (Homestuck)
- Eridan Ampora (Homestuck)
- Damara Megido/The Handmaid (Homestuck)
- Mike Chilton (Motorcity)
- Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin (Once Upon a Time)
- Fairies (Once Upon a Time)
- Emma Swan (Once Upon a Time)
- Nami (One Piece)
- Sabo (One Piece)
- Vergo (One Piece)
- Elhaym "Elly" Van Houten (Xenogears)
- Larmina (Voltron Force)
- Dragonlord (Dragon Quest)
- Hargon (Dragon Quest)
- Merasmus (Team Fortress 2)
- Tsao-Lon and Gensou (Zatch Bell!)
- Cat Noir (Miraculous Ladybug)
- Copycat (Miraculous Ladybug)
- Jack Frost (Rise of the Guardians)
- Sticks the Badger (Sonic Boom)
Known Objects
- Power Pole (Dragon Ball)
- Wizard Staff (Lord of the Rings)
- Airbender Staff (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Gallery
Pictures
Jade (Mortal Kombat) is an expert in Bo'jutsu.
Donatello (Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles 2012) is a master of bōjutsu. He is able to use his staff for defensive manuvers and counter attacks, but can also deliver powerful strikes.
Kilik (Soul Calibur)
Pedro Penduko has this ability.
The Power Pole (Dragon Ball)
Michie Rapisora (Super Noypi) is a skilled staff wielder.
Goku (Dragon Ball) has been a highly skilled staff fighter...
...since he was a boy.
Lai (Warriors of Virtue)
Jade (Beyond Good & Evil) is a highly skilled user of the daï-jo staff.
Hex usually channels his powers through his staff, which can only be used by a "master magician".
The Archon (Darksiders 2) wielding the Rod of Arafel.
Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper series)
Rajan (Sly 2: Band of Thieves) with his staff.
Rioichi Cooper (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
Tennessee Kid Cooper (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
Caveman "Bob" Cooper (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
Sir Galleth Cooper (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
Salim Al-Kupar (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
Deathstroke/Slade Wilson (DC Comics) is very skilled with his retractable pellet-shooting Ballistic Staff.
Elhaym "Elly" Van Houten (Xenogears) carries a rod, which looks like a staff, as her main weapon of choice.
Nami (One Piece) carries a weather manipulating staff known as the Clima-Tact.
Vergo (One Piece) imbuing his trusty bamboo stick with Busoshoku Haki.
Since childhood, Sabo's (One Piece) signature weapon has been a pipe, which he wields at a very proficient level.
Larmina (Voltron Force) has an energized staff as her Voltcom weapon.
Chat Noir (Miraculous Ladybug) is prolific in the use of his staff.
Possessing Chat Noir's appearance, voice and "Cataclysm" ability, Copycat (Miraculous Ladybug) also weilds an identicle staff with similar proficiency.
Yongbi (Yongbi the Invincible) blows all his opponents with multiple strikes...
...in one swing of his staff.
Sun Wukong (Chinese Mythology)
Mole Man Vs. Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Videos
