Staff Proficiency

The ability to be a master of wielding staffs. Variation of Polearm Proficiency and Stick-Fighting Mastery.
==Also Called==
*Staff Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Skill/Specialism/Talent
*Bartitsu/Bōjutsu Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
*Gun Staff Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
*Quarterstaff Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
==Capabilities==
Users, either innately or through training, are masters of wielding staffs, being able to wield it with great proficiency and skill for close quarter combat purposes that can be used to their advantages.
If the staff possesses magical properties users' channel/harness arcane energies/magic for conjuring spells, incantations and fight against mythical repelling their magical powers.
==Application==
*Attack Movement Manipulation
*Deflection
**Parrying Mastery
*Enhanced Precision
**Precise Strike
*Enhanced Strike
**Crushing
**Heavy Strike
**Multi Strike
***Multi-Hit Strike
**Weighted Attacks
***Facial Disfiguration
*Magic
**Spell Casting
***Magic Attacks/Combat
****Spell Attacks/Combat
*Physical Attack Reversal
**Countering Mastery
*Pole Vaulting Mastery
*Pressure Strike
==Variations==
*Arnis Mastery
*Bo Proficiency
*Bubble Wand Proficiency
*Cane Proficiency
*Khakkhara Proficiency
*Knobkerrie Proficiency
*Prayer Wheel Proficiency
*Retractable Staff Proficiency
*Rod Proficiency
*Ruyi Jingu Bang Proficiency
*Staff Magic
*Sceptre Proficiency
**Magic Scepter
*Science Staff
*Stick-Fighting Mastery
*Three-Section Staff Proficiency
*Wand Proficiency
==Levels==
*Staff Proficiency
*Supernatural Staff Proficiency
*Absolute Staff Proficiency
==Associations==
*Adoptive Muscle Memory
*Intuitive Aptitude
*Magic
**Magic Augmentation
**Magic Bestowal
*Magic Weaponry
*Rod Manipulation
**Rod Retraction
*Stick-Fighting Mastery
==Limitations==
*May not be able to wield any other polearm-based weapons with other proficiency because the staff is considered a two-handed weapon to the inexperienced.
*May only be effective against opponents from a long distance but not in close range combat.
*May render the user powerless if they are disarmed, unless they can use magic without the object.
*May require a degree of training or exposure.
*May take time to achieve mastery.
==Known Users==
===Anime/Manga/Manhwa===
===Cartoons/Comics===
===Literature===
*Rezkin (King's Dark Tidings)
*Parker Farmer (King's Dark Tidings)
*Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
*Saruman (Lord of the Rings)
*Pedro Penduko (Pedro Penduko)
*Robin Hood (Robin Hood)
*Little John (Robin Hood)
*Blackthorn Stick wielders (Redwall series)
**Abbey Germaine
**Sister Setiva
*Abbess Songbreeze Swiftetye (Redwall: Marlfox)
===Live Television/Movies===
===Mythology===
*Merlin (Arthurian Legends)
*Sun Wukong (Chinese Mythology)
===Video Games===
===Web Animation/Series===
*Rose Lalonde (Homestuck)
*Eridan Ampora (Homestuck)
*Damara Megido/The Handmaid (Homestuck)
*Conner Hearst (Summoned Hero Hunter)
*Sun Wukong (RWBY)
*Madame Gasket (Robots)
==Known Objects==
*Staff of Ages (Ben 10)
*Power Pole (Dragon Ball)
*Golden Staff (Spark a Space Tail)
*Art of Weather (One Piece)
*Wizard Staff (The Lord of the Rings)
*Airbender Staff (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
*Courtney's Staff (Arrowverse)
*Lancing Spear (DC Comics)
*Shinobi's Staff (PopPixie)
*Staff of Moses (The Prince of Egypt/The Ten Commandments)
*Blackthorn Stick (Redwall)
*Leafwood (Redwall)
*Vassal Staff (The Rising of the Shield Hero)
*Sun Wukong Outfit (Sleeping Dogs)
*Nyoi-Kinko Staff (Undead Unluck)
*Command Stick (Winx Club)
*Laser Staff (Winx Club)
*Nabu's Staff (Winx Club)
*Saladin's Staff (Winx Club)
==Gallery==
===Anime/Manga/Manhwa===
Haos Nemus Staff Fighter 2022-10-08 9.20.59 AM.png|Nemus (Bakugan New Vestroia) is highly skilled with his signature staff in combat using it both offensively and defensively.
Goku's Power Pole.gif|Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) has been a highly skilled staff fighter since he was a boy.
Angemon New Century.png|Angemon (Digimon) fights with his Angel Rod.
Bishopchessmon white.jpg|BishopChessmon (White) Digimon)
Gokuwmon b.jpg|Gokuwmon (Digimon) is master fighter with his extendable Nyoikinkobou staff.
Kuzuhamon (Digimon).jpg|Kuzuhamon (Digimon)
Lotusmon (Digimon New Century).jpg|Lotosmon (Digimon)
Queenchessmon.jpg|QueenChessmon (Digimon) fights with her Queen Stick.
Sakuyamon (Digimon).png|Sakuyamon (Digimon) wields her exorcism staff, the Kongou Shakujou, with great proficiency.
Nami, the Weather Queen.gif|With masterful skill, Nami (One Piece) wields her weather manipulating staff the Clima-Tact with powerful results.
Vergo's Bamboo Hit.gif|Since his childhood, Vergo (One Piece) has been a powerful and brutal staff fighter,...
Infusion by Vergo.gif|...later imbuing his trusty bamboo stick with Busoshoku/Armament Haki...
Vergo's Oni Take.gif|...to enhance his blows.
Sabo's pipe.GIF|Since his childhood with Ace and Luffy, Sabo's (One Piece) signature weapon has been a pipe, which he wields at a very proficient level.
Ainz Ooal Gown staff.png|Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord) in his made form is skilled in using his powerful staff.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's Monkey King Pole.gif|Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage (Naruto) wielding Monkey King Enma's Adamantine Noyoi staff form.
Mary (Fairy Tail) mad.png|Mary Hughes (Fairy Tail)
Yongbi's Staff 1.png|After abandoning the use of a spear, Yongbi (Yongbi the Invincible) took up the Bō...
Enhanced Staff Proficiency by Yongbi.jpg|...incorporating his prowess with Lu Family's Spear Style as he defeats and blows away opponents…
One Hit Kill by Yongbi.jpg|...with his staff.
Shen (Undead Unluck) Bonk.gif|Shen (Undead Unluck)
===Cartoons/Comics===
Monkey Khan.jpg|Monkey Khan (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Clove's scythe.png|Clove the Pronghorn (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Blue Ape Tribe Stick Fighting.gif|White Ape Tribe (Samurai Jack) after receiving defense and combat training from Samurai Jack the White Ape Tribe became highly skilled with staffs, they use from the sticks of their forest home able to use their skills to defeat the Red Gorilla Tribe who are larger and stronger than them.
African Tribe Stick fighting.gif|African Tribe (Samurai Jack) were one of the many skilled teachers who taught Jack stick fighting.
African Chief defeats enemy Tribe leaader that was attack his Son and Jack.gif|The African Chief (Samurai Jack) like many teachers of Jack is a highly skilled warrior especially in staff fighting able to defeat a stronger built rival tribal chief to defend his son and Jack when he was still just a child.
African Prince sparring with Jack during their childhood.gif|The African Prince (Samurai Jack) like the rest of his tribe is skilled in the art of stick fighting and his skill was great enough to match Jack in their childhood.
Charmcaster Shooting Gwen With The Staff Of Ages.gif|Charmcaster (Ben 10)
Gwen Tennyson Using The Staff Of Ages.gif|Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10) briefly using the Staff of Ages at a young age.
Hex (Ben 10) Earth Magic.gif|Hex (Ben 10) usually channels his powers through the Staff of Ages, which can only be used by a "master magician".
DP S02e03 Pirate Radio.png|Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom) using the Fenton Rod, one of his parent's ghost hunting devices as a weapon, which can split into two separate Kali Sticks.
Deathstroke wall.jpg|Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics) is very skilled with his retractable pellet-shooting Ballistic Staff.
Nightwing 0005.jpg|Specifically devoted to stick fighting, Dick Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics) is a master in Eskrima fighting of the Philippines.
Enhanced Staff Proficiency by Green Arrow.jpg|Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (DC Comics) demonstrates his Bōjutsu on some muggers.
Adrien Chat Noir Miraculus Ladybug.png|Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) is prolific in the use of his staff.
Copycat Miraculous Ladybug.png|Possessing Cat Noir's appearance, voice and "Cataclysm" ability, Copycat (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) also wields an identical staff with similar proficiency.
King Monkey.jpg|Lê Chiến Kim/King Monkey (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) can wield his Ruyi Jingu Bang with great ability.
Mole Man Vs.Daredevil.jpg|Mole Man (Marvel Comics)
Daredevil's Cane.jpg|Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Gambit's Bō.jpg|Remy LeBeau/Gambit (Marvel Comics) is a profound wielder in the art of Bōjutsu.
Nightwing's Bo Staff Teen Titans.gif|Nightwing (Teen Titans) stick-fighting abilities improve from when he was Robin.
Roofbodo.jpg|Donatello (Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles) is a master of bōjutsu. He is able to use his staff for defensive maneuvers and counterattacks but can also deliver powerful strikes.
3080581-saki+yoshi.jpg|Like his son, Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is a master of bōjutsu.
Juniper Lee Magical Energy Empowerment.gif|The Te Xuan Ze (The Life & Times of Juniper Lee) signature weapon is the Wushu staff, which has several magical properties as it can withstand things that is impossible for a regular stick and can perform magic spells. 
Oogway fights.gif|Oogway (Kung Fu Panda) has a long staff made from the wood of a peach tree, which he used it as a walking stick due to his old age and used to balance himself on during his meditation. He also capable of using it in combat and preform techniques like the Nerve Attack.
Defender-of-the-universe-clip-1.jpg|Larmina (Voltron Force) has an energized staff as her Voltcom weapon.
Sensei Wu.png|Master Wu (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) is skilled in using his father's staff in combat, able to defeat all of his students in a few blows.
Zodak1.jpg|Zodak (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 2002)
Moon Knight Staff and Knucklebuster -video-to-gif.gif|Marc Spector/Moon Knight (Ultimate Spider-Man) is a master of different fighting styles including staff fighting able to use it against opponents larger and stronger than him.
Stargirl 0005.jpg|Stargirl (DC Comics)
Anansi Staff combat skills.gif|Anansi (DCAU/Static Shock) is a spider themed hero in West Africa whose fighting style revolves around hand to hand combat and staff fighting.
Anansi overpowers Osebo despite him being bigger and physically stronger.gif|and defensively to block attacks and combine it with his combat skills to overpower foes like his enemy Osebo who is bigger and physically stronger than him.
Rukh the Noghri assassin .gif|Rukh (Star Wars Rebels) a Noghri assassin who is highly skilled with his electrostaff able to overpower and disarm Kanan Jarrus a Jedi Knight in a duel and prevent him from retrieving it until losing to Kanan when he used the Force to defeat him...
Rukh vs Ezra Bridger.gif|...and hold his own against Ezra Bridger, Kanan's apprentice, until he lost due to Bridger's combination of his lightsaber skills, The Force, and resourcefulness.
Sarco Plank vs Luke Skywalker.jpg|Sarco Plank (Star Wars) fighting Luke with an electrostaff.
Kratt Brothers Panda Power Suit hekos them fight skillfully with Bambood Sticks and defeat Robots.gif|Kratt Brothers (Wild Kratts) Giant Panda Creature Power Suit gives them the powers and abilities of a Panda bear even their unique wrist bone Panda thumbs which gives them the ability to handle Bamboo sticks as well as a real Panda and even use them as staffs for combat to take down enemies like robots.
Master Yo fights the Night Master's Army with only a Bamboo Staff.gif|Master Yo (Yin Yang Yo) as a Woo Foo Master skilled in the style of Might and Magic and his skill was so great he could defeat several members of the Night Master's army with only a bamboo staff.
Azari Staff Mastery.webp|Azari (Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow)
Donatello vault.gif|Donatello (Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles) is a master of bōjutsu. He is able to use his staff for defensive maneuvers...
Donatello TMNT FF staff spin.gif|...and counterattacks but can also deliver powerful strikes.
File:F013.webp|Madame Gasket (Robots) She has to use metal piper used as makeshift staff fight Wonderbot in sword fight
File:Picture1.webp|Monkey (Kung Fu Panda)
===Literature===
Sun Wukong.PNG|Sun Wukong (Chinese Mythology)
===Live Television/Movies===
Staff.jpg|Gandalf (Lord of the Rings) has quite impressive skills with his staff.
Sandara-park-at-super-noypi.jpg|Michie Rapisora (Super Noypi) is a skilled staff wielder.
Lai.jpg|Lai (Warriors of Virtue)
Koba getting a Metal Rod to fight Caesar.gif|Koba (Planet of The Apes reboot series) a super intelligent ape and strong fighter and surprisingly good melee fighter able to use a metal rod from a construction site as a makeshift staff to fight and...
Koba and Caesar Meele Fight.gif|pressure Caesar at first because he was reluctant to fight his former friend and fellow ape brother.
Wish Star fights and beats a demorphed Tyler.gif|WIsh Star (Power Rangers Dino Charge) is a skilled fighter with his bamboo staff able to overpower a demorphed Red Ranger Tyler in their first fight.
===Video Games===
jade 2.jpg|Jade (Mortal Kombat) is an expert in Bojutsu.
Sly_Cooper.png|Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper series)
Watchingthedance.png|Rajan (Sly 2: Band of Thieves) with his staff.
Rioichi Cooper.jpg|Rioichi Cooper (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
Tennessee Kid.png|Tennessee Kid Cooper (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
Caveman Cooper.png|Caveman "Bob" Cooper (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
Sir galleth inshinyarmor.png|Sir Galleth Cooper (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
Salim al Kupar.png|Salim Al-Kupar (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
Kilik.jpg|Kilik (Soul Calibur)
Elly rod.PNG|Elhaym "Elly" Van Houten (Xenogears) carries a rod, which looks like a staff, as her main weapon of choice.
Rod of Arafel.jpg|The Archon (Darksiders 2) wielding the Rod of Arafel.
Jade BG&E.jpg|Jade (Beyond Good & Evil) is a highly skilled user of the daï-jo staff.
KSA_Staff_Kirby_artwork1.png|Staff Kirby (Kirby Star Allies)
Donald_Duck_02_KHIII.png|Donald Duck (Kingdom Hearts)
Tidus_KHREC.png|Tidus (Kingdom Hearts) 
Rapunzel FB.png|Rapunzel (Goddess of Victory: Nikke) wields a staff capable of firing bullets.
Gold Suozi Armor Set.png|Destined One (Black Myth: Wukong)
Th19Biten.png|Son Biten (Touhou Project)
==Videos==
LOTR The Fellowship of the Ring - Saruman the White-2
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The Lord of the Rings - You Have No Power Here - (HD)-2
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The OMEn Chronicles - Harry Potter - 4K
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Hercules VS Sun Wukong - DEATH BATTLE!-2
Goku VS Superman - DEATH BATTLE!
Deadpool VS Deathstroke (Marvel VS DC) DEATH BATTLE!
Nightwing VS Daredevil (DC VS Marvel) - DEATH BATTLE!-2
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