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[[File:Talons.jpg|link=Van Helsing|frame|When cursed to eternal damnation, good nails are a ''must!'']]

To go with her malevolent repertoire and on-the-go lifestyle, the up and coming [[Femme Fatale]] usually has an [[Evil Makeover]] as her first priority. One particularly useful as well as fashionable bit of personal accessorizing are the [[Femme Fatalons]]. Often filed to a painful point, and extending [[Creepy Long Fingers|well past the end of the fingertip]], these nails mark the woman wearing them as, at the very least, untrustworthy, and often as dangerous or predatory.

To go with her malevolent repertoire and on-the-go lifestyle, the up and coming [[Femme Fatale]] usually has an [[Evil Makeover]] as her first priority. One particularly useful as well as fashionable bit of personal accessorizing are the '''Femme Fatalons'''. Often filed to a painful point, and extending [[Creepy Long Fingers|well past the end of the fingertip]], these nails mark the woman wearing them as, at the very least, untrustworthy, and often as dangerous or predatory.

These beautiful and deadly ladies ''love'' to cut, polish, paint, lacquer, and sharpen their nails in idle moments, turning them into an instrument of pain that's stronger than steel and sharper than a scalpel. That must be ''some'' nail polish!

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Non-natural long nails, like acrylic or gel extension or glue-ons, and primarily decorative nail guards or nail sheathes ([http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.79878858.jpglike these] also count as Femme Fatalons, as long as they're used as a hint that the wearer is dangerous or villainous.

Weapons like clawed gloves, or clawlike extensions attached to (or growing out of the hand or fingers) are not [[Femme Fatalons]]; they're [[Wolverine Claws]].

Weapons like clawed gloves, or clawlike extensions attached to (or growing out of the hand or fingers) are not '''Femme Fatalons'''; they're [[Wolverine Claws]].

Despite the name, Femme Fatalons are not only worn by women, either. The occasional male villain will opt for them as well.

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* Another male example in the ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]'' manga. After becoming gay and crazy, Suzu grows out his nails and wears nail polish.

* The two female leads from ''Inu Neko Jump'' have long, artifical nails. The main female protagonist has a habit of using them as a motivational tool on her love interest.

* Subversion: ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'''s Kiishim has [[Femme Fatalons]], but turns out to be not so evil after all in later appearances. Not to mention that even initially she was [[Mind Control|Mind Controlled.]]

* Subversion: ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'''s Kiishim has Femme Fatalons, but turns out to be not so evil after all in later appearances. Not to mention that even initially she was [[Mind Control|Mind Controlled.]]

* Pachira from ''[[Magical Pokaan]]'' has these, although she only uses them to scratch people when irritated.

* The titular character of ''[[Kurohime]]'' certainly qualifies.

* There are numerous examples in ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. Most of which are antagonists (save for a singe ~~protagonist -- Kakyuu~~).

* There are numerous examples in ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. Most of which are antagonists (save for a singe protagonist—Kakyuu).

* A Male Example is Count D of ''[[Pet Shop of Horrors]]''.

* ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'''s Margery Daw has long, red nails.

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* Rue has long dark nails when she's her alternate persona Kraehe in ''[[Princess Tutu]]''.

* Male example: [[Trinity Blood]] protagonist Abel Nightroad has long black talons while in his Crusnik form.

* [[Rosario + Vampire]]'s Kurumu gets impressive [[Femme Fatalons]] while in succubus form.

* [[Rosario + Vampire]]'s Kurumu gets impressive Femme Fatalons while in succubus form.

** Moka is shown in the artwork as having talons while in vampire mode.

* Kanoe from ''[[X (manga)|X 1999]]'' has long, red talons.

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== Comic Books ==

* The cover of ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' #90 uses this as a metaphor for Sabrina being tempted to [[The Dark Side]]~~--one~~ hand has rounded nails with pink polish, the other has sharp nails with a coppery polish.

* The cover of ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' #90 uses this as a metaphor for Sabrina being tempted to [[The Dark Side]]—one hand has rounded nails with pink polish, the other has sharp nails with a coppery polish.

* Ice from ''[[Kabuki]]'' has diamond-tipped fingernails which can be used to claw people's faces off, but it's not really clear whether they're her actual nails or just detachable.

* One of Chesire's (a ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]] foe'') trademarks is her artificial nails, which she poisons and uses for assasinations.

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* ''[[Family Guy]]'' plays with this trope: when Meg Griffin gets [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Lust-like fingernail growing powers]], everyone scoffs her off for having such a [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|lame and useless power]].

* Morganna Mc Cawber from ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' has femme fatalons. She started off playing this straight, but within her first episode she was already moving into [[Dark Is Not Evil]] territory, and soon managed to pull off a complete [[Heel Face Turn]] without a hitch, in the process becoming the [[Character Title|title character's]] [[Love Interest]].

* A popular girl from ''[[Danny Phantom]]''~~--angry~~ from losing a beauty ~~pageant--threatens~~ the main character's [[Butt Monkey|best friend]] with her sharp, but "perfectly manicured" nails.

* A popular girl from ''[[Danny Phantom]]''—angry from losing a beauty pageant—threatens the main character's [[Butt Monkey|best friend]] with her sharp, but "perfectly manicured" nails.

* Clover in an episode of ''[[Totally Spies]]'' gets these when she put under [[Mind Control]] by an evil manicurist.

* An episode of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' has April getting her DNA mixed with a cat, which immediately results in her growing claws.

* Skung of ''[[Oban Star Racers]]'' has powerful [[Femme Fatalons]] to rip through metal.

* Skung of ''[[Oban Star Racers]]'' has powerful Femme Fatalons to rip through metal.

* An episode of ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' has Starfire going through some sort of puberty [[Body Horror]], one of which is the sudden growth of her fingernails.

* Vanna Pira from the movie ''[[Scooby-Doo]] & the Reluctant Werewolf'' has long red nails.