Hands
Hands noun - (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child.
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Robin from the animated Teen Titans often uses a collapsible bo-staff, when he's not fighting with his bare hands or throwing bird-a-rangs.
Source: Simple Staff -
The Authority: Midnighter tends to use a collapsible metal staff when he isn't using his bare hands.
Source: Simple Staff -
As he lacks hands, he does magic with his horn instead of a staff, but he's got the beard, wizard clothes, and is famed for magic, etc...
Source: Wizard Classic
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