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Not to be confused with [[Cartoon Network]]'s programming block/spin-off channel, ''[[wikipedia:Boomerang (TV channel)|Boomerang]]''.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Inuyasha]]'': Sango and her giant boomerang, Hiraikotsu, which can roughly be translated from Japanese to English as "Bone That Flies Back".
* Kuniko and Momoko from the ''[[Shangri La]]'' novel and anime.
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
* The Colonel from ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' uses [[Psychic Powers|psychic-controlled]] boomerangs as his main weapon.
* ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' has Falkner, the Johto policeman and Gym Leader who fights with boomerangs fashioned from the fallen feathers of his Skarmory's [[Razor Wings]].
* Australia from ''[[
* [[Great Mazinger]] can pull off its [[Chest Blaster]] and hurl it at enemies if for some reason hitting them with enough heat to melt a [[Robeast]] outright isn't viable.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* Boomerangs are a possible weapon a PC can use in ''[[Dungeons
== [[Toys]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Ty the Tasmanian Tiger]]''
* ''[[
* Ryu from ''[[Breath of Fire I
* Boomerangs are also a weapon in ''[[
* In ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Despair]]'', one of Jonathan's sub-weapons is a boomerang.
* In ''[[Dawn of Heroes]]'', there is a class of thrown weapons called Crescents. Their icon on the Equip screen is a boomerang, although they don't return when thrown.
* Aika from ''[[
* Boomerangs is a class of weapon featured in most of the later ''[[
* ''[[
* Boomerangs (called "slashers" or "slicers" in [[The Verse]]) are a rather useful weapon in ''[[Phantasy Star IV]]''. They automatically hit all the enemies. Slicers appear in most games in the entire series, but in the online titles they basically function as knives that utilize [[Razor Wind]].
* In ''[[Mitsumete Knight
* The Sprite's default weapon in ''[[Secret of Mana]]''. Noteworthy in that it's actually a class of weapons that includes boomerangs, chakram, shuriken, and a [[Impossibly Cool Weapon|giant razor-sharp frisbee]]. Since they are part of the "boomerang" category, [[Fridge Logic|these items all return to you when thrown]].
* Quick Man from ''[[
* The Boomerang Bros. from ''[[
** Mario gets this as a power up in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''.
* In ''[[Streets of Rage]] 1'', the boss of Stage 1 fights with a boomerang.
* In the ''[[Twisted Metal]]'' series, the vehicle Roadkill use an explosive boomerang as its special attack in ''II'' and ''Head-On''.
* Hayate in the ''[[Fuun Series]]'' pratices the Fu'un-Ken fighting style, which is apparently karate with the addition of the boomerang as a weapon.
* [[Kirby]]'s Cutter ability mostly manifests as a razor-sharp boomerang.
* ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'': Voomerangs
* Appear in ''[[Dead Rising]]'' (of course, everything does) - however, they're really a [[Joke Weapon]].
* Boomerang of ''[[Wild
* A popular secondary weapon in the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (
* Slasher Hawk from ''[[Metal Gear Ghost Babel]]'' uses two in his boss fight.
* From ''[[Kung
* ''[[Strider
* [[Mortal Kombat|Tanya]] uses one as her weapon in ''[[
* Also Cham-Cham's weapon in the ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'' series.
* In ''[[Bushido Blade]] 2'', [[Disco Dan|Tony Umeda]] uses one as his sub-weapon. It tends to return to him, but it's practically impossible to caught it and must be instead picked up from the ground.
* An old obscure [[NES]] game known as ''Ikki'' has Japanese farmers as main protagonists, chucking boomerangs at upcoming [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja|ninjas]] while picking up gold pieces.
* ''[[
* In ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'', Lady Zhurong will eventually use a bladed boomerang in battle. It's very large, and actually it's mostly used as a close range weapon, and mostly the ranged attacks are impossible/hard trick shots, such as having it orbit your body 3 times, and in fast it's not used for the power attack (musou attack in game), where she pulls out throwing knives, but it will be used at the end of the power attack (true musou).
* The Green Birds from ''[[Angry Birds]]''.
* Nan from ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'' uses a huge bladed boomerang for both melee and ranged attacks. The attacks where she does throw it have it go straight forward, then return, or orbit in a circle around her multiple times.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Sokka from ''[[
* Repton from ''[[
* Mahat of ''[[Skyland]]'' uses one.
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