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The weapon can be seen being used by the character [[Buffy Summers]] (played by the actress [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]) in the episode "Anne" -- episode 1 of the third season -- of the TV series ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and was featured in the opening credits for several seasons thereafter. This weapon also makes an appearance in the film The Mummy Returns. It is thrown by the character Lock-Nah at the Magus Ardeth Bay. |
The weapon can be seen being used by the character [[Buffy Summers]] (played by the actress [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]) in the episode "Anne" -- episode 1 of the third season -- of the TV series ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and was featured in the opening credits for several seasons thereafter. This weapon also makes an appearance in the film The Mummy Returns. It is thrown by the character Lock-Nah at the Magus Ardeth Bay. |
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This weapon is used in the Role-Playing game ''[[Mage The Ascension]]'' by the [[Euthanatos]] characters for their magical rituals. Their sourcebook claims that these blades were used as currency at one time. A female assassin makes use of a Hunga Munga in one of the later story arcs of the manga [[Crying Freeman]] |
This weapon is used in the Role-Playing game ''[[Mage The Ascension]]'' by the [[Euthanatos]] characters for their magical rituals. Their sourcebook claims that these blades were used as currency at one time. A female assassin makes use of a Hunga Munga in one of the later story arcs of the manga [[Crying Freeman]]. |
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Another name for the '''Hunga Munga''' is the Mambele. |
Another name for the '''Hunga Munga''' is the Mambele. |
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Revision as of 01:44, 13 March 2009
The Hunga Munga is an African tribal weapon. It is a handheld weapon and consists of a metal pointed blade with a curved back section and separate spike near the handle. The weapon can be used in hand to hand combat (Melee) although it is typically thrown with a spinning action. The multiple blades make it a formidable weapon.
The Hunga Munga is an iron fighting implement named by the African tribes south of Lake Chad; also called "danisco" by the Marghi, "goleyo" by the Musgu, and "njiga" by the Bagirmi. These African iron weapons are thrown with a rotatory motion, and inflict deep wounds with their projecting blades. They vary constantly in form and their use extends across Africa from the Upper Nile on the east through Central Africa by Lake Tchad to the Africans of the Gabon in West Africa. In parts of Central Africa, these weapons assume the form of a bird's head.
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The weapon can be seen being used by the character Buffy Summers (played by the actress Sarah Michelle Gellar) in the episode "Anne" -- episode 1 of the third season -- of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and was featured in the opening credits for several seasons thereafter. This weapon also makes an appearance in the film The Mummy Returns. It is thrown by the character Lock-Nah at the Magus Ardeth Bay. This weapon is used in the Role-Playing game Mage The Ascension by the Euthanatos characters for their magical rituals. Their sourcebook claims that these blades were used as currency at one time. A female assassin makes use of a Hunga Munga in one of the later story arcs of the manga Crying Freeman. Another name for the Hunga Munga is the Mambele.