- Fūma shuriken
:"See also: Fūma Shuriken, Kage Fūsha"
nihongo|Fūma Shuriken|風魔手裏剣 (also known as the "Shadow Windmill Shuriken" or the "Japanese Boomerang" or the "Windmill of Death") is a fictional weapon sometimes seen in Japanese media. Fūma literally translates to "Wind Demon". It is an enormous
shuriken , which the user holds by the hole at the center of the weapon.It has four blades that can be sheathed as one, creating a sort of dagger.This particular shuriken is seen in the Japanese
anime andmanga "Naruto " and the video game "Ninja Gaiden " (as the "windmill shuriken"). It also appears in "Final Fantasy IV " as an item for use withEdge 's Throw ability, and in"Final Fantasy VII " as a weapon ofYuffie Kisaragi . Kaede Nagase in the manga series "Negima " is known for using a particularly large version. The Hermit third job of "Maple Story " also has a skill that throws one, called Avenger. The "Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game " has a card based on the shuriken that, appropriately, can only be used with ninja monsters. In some cases, as the one Nene, character of "Samurai Warriors 2 ", the four bladed shuriken can be halved, so it creates two daggers, useful for the well known two daggerskunoichi technique. In the game "Ragnarok Online " the ninja class is able to wield a fūma shuriken for slashing (single target) and can also use the "Throw Fūma Shuriken" skill as a small area of effect ranged attack. Some minor enemies in "Spider Man " video game use this weapon.
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