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{{trope}}
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{{quote|"''You're forgetting one thing. Make that three things. On each hand. So, six things total.''"
|'''[[Stylistic Suck|Grimm Shado]]''', ''[[Penny Arcade]]''}}
Characters that fight with multiple blades attached to their hands or fingers to emulate gigantic metal claws. The blades can be a [[Natural Weapon|natural part]] of their body, [[Cyborg|artificial implants]], stuck on a glove or gauntlet, or actually be a variation of bladed brass knuckles.
Weapons of these type are presumably easier to conceal and use in close quarters, depending on the size and nature of the blades. However, in fights involving larger weapons they would be [[Awesome but Impractical|less effective]] considering their limited reach compared to a sword or polearm.
Weapons of these type were [[Truth in Television|actually used]] in early civilizations. The Bagh Nakh, or [http://wiki.cantr.net/images/b/bb/BaghNakh.JPG Tiger's Claw], was developed in India for self-defense and used by the first Maratha Emperor Shivaji. Ninjas also used [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D0510121-0-large.jpg Nekode]{{Dead link}} (Cat's Paw) for fighting and Tekagi-Shuko for utilitarian purposes, such as climbing trees.
[[Artificial Limbs]] and [[Swiss Army Appendage
▲[[Artificial Limbs]] and [[Swiss Army Appendage|Swiss Army Appendages]] may be modified to feature [[Wolverine Claws]]. Subtrope of [[Blade Below the Shoulder]].
{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Psycho for Hire|Due]], from ''[[
* Sora from ''[[Naruto]]'' uses one of these.
* Captain Kuro, one of the first antagonists of ''[[One Piece]]''. Notably, they're not just small claws, but gloves that have ''entire swords'' on each finger.
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* Lucario's Metal Claw attack in the ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' anime.
* In ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', Hanya from the Oniwabanshu also has claws like them as his secret weapon. They're even based on Wolverine's claws. [[Nobuhiro Watsuki]] is a Jim Lee fan.
* Hidaka Ken in ''[[Weiss Kreuz]]'' uses modified bagh nakh, gloves with retractable blade claws built in.
* Ciel from ''[[Tsukihime]]'', although they're not claws so much as they are three long knives in each hand, wedged between her knuckles.
** Also Kirei Kotomine in ''[[Fate/Zero]]''
* [[Kinnikuman|Warsman's]] Bear Claws.
* They're only part of Mousse's [[Hyperspace Arsenal|enormous arsenal]] in ''[[Ranma
* Lust from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', though she's turning her fingers ''into'' spears instead of having them come out of her hand.
* Denkibou from ''[[Samurai Champloo]]''
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* Shijima from ''[[Nabari no Ou]]''
* Wargreymon from ''[[Digimon]]'' has these in the form of 'Dramon killers'. They are [[Super Effective]] against dragons including himself if he's not careful. Most of His subspecies has some variation on them.
* Nao from ''[[
* ''[[Saint Seiya]]'': Hydra Ichi and Docrates.
* Spade, an early opponent of Kenshiro from ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', had a particularly long set of these as his [[Weapon of Choice]], often [[Licking the Blade|licking the blood of his victims off them]]. He only gets one hit on Kenshiro with them before suffering [[You Are Already Dead|the fate of all who mess with him]].
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** Marrow has the ability to grow bone blades out of her body. After having gained enough control over these powers, she copied both Deathstrikes and Wolverines blades (including snikt sound effect).
** Nor should one forget that in the events of ''[[JMS Spider-Man|The Other]]'', [[Spider-Man]] developed poisonous ''hand <s>claws</s> stingers'' that he even calls [[Lampshade Hanging|a case of Logan Envy.]] When Peter protested that spiders don't have stingers, The Other responded that they ''will''... in the ''future''. Even before the [[Cosmic Retcon]] of ''[[One More Day]]'', they weren't used much ([[Depending on the Writer|some writers]] claiming that they only came out around "fellow totemic beings" as a defence mechanism).
*** It's been revealed that Kaine {{spoiler|The new Scarlet Spider}} has them as well.
** Romulus has four fingers (maybe) and clawed gloves - because he's based on the earliest concept for Wolverine.
** In [[X-Men (animation)|the 90s 'toon]], Beast had these in an [[Time Travel|altered timeline]]. They were part of the gloves, though.
** The [[Ultimate X-Men|Ultimate]] version of Sabretooth has ''four'' per hand. Wolverine said something to the effect:
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** Basic Continuity Sabretooth has been known to sport oversized adamantium claws on the tips of his fingers on occasion.
** [[Squirrel Girl]] has a short knuckle spike. According to [[Iron Man]], it's not exactly at Wolverine's level, but it's something.
** Interestingly, both the ''X-Men Noir'' and ''Wolverine Noir'' versions of the character keep the claws but manage to change them into something appropriate for the 1930s time
* In ''[[Secret Six]]'', Catman uses a three-clawed Bagh Nakh, and Scandal has retractable forearm-mounted blades called the Lamentation Blades.
* The Mink from ''[[Squadron Supreme]]''.
* Carnage from ''[[Spider-Man]]'' does this on occasion when preparing to kill someone because his suit can generate weapons.
* [[Catwoman (
== [[Fan
* In ''[[Undocumented Features]]'', "Wolvers" are the slang name for cyberclaws of this variety even ''before'' Logan is imported from a parallel Marvel Universe. He is annoyed that he can't sue for misappropriation of his name because the term's been in common use for ''centuries'' before he arrives.
* Basilisx from ''[[Super Mario Bros Z]]''
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* Freddy Krueger of ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' used a razor-clawed glove to carry out his murders, both as the Springwood Slasher and as the dreamstalker he would become.
* Han uses a bear claw on his prosthetic arm against Bruce Lee at the end of ''[[Enter the Dragon]]''.
* Hell-cat Maggie, a minor character from ''[[Gangs of New York]]'', supposedly [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story|based on]] [[
* [[Edward Scissorhands]]. Turns into a [[Tear Jerker]] when he accidentally cuts up the [[To Become Human|human hands]] his dying maker has made for him.
* In the live action ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie, Tyrese Gibson sees various claw marks on a wall and notes "Was [[A Nightmare on Elm Street|Freddy Krueger]] up in here?" Anthony Anderson corrects him, saying that Freddy Krueger had four blades and there are three on the wall, indicating the presence of Wolverine.
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== Literature ==
* In the ''[[Belisarius Series]]'', the Maratha chief Rao has an iron clawed gauntlet as one of his personal weapons.
* Molly Millions from [[William Gibson]]'s ''[[Neuromancer]]'' (and several related works) has surgical-steel blades that pop out from under her fingernails, probably inspiring the ones in ''[[Shadowrun]]''.
* In PC Hodgell's ''[[Chronicles of the Kencyrath]]'', Jame and some other Shanir ("natural Arrin-thari") have claws instead of nails on the hands and sometimes feet. Examples are Jame (who has retractable claws on her hands), and Bear (who has fixed talons on both hands and feet). Steel-clawed gauntlets allow non-clawed Kencyr warriors to fight in the Arrin-thar style as well. Kallystine also uses a razor-ring, which only has a single blade.
* In ''[[
== [[Live
* Cylon Centurions in [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|the reimagined ''
* Kari gets a set on ''[[
* In ''[[Super Sentai]]'' / ''[[Power Rangers]],'' a few villains have these; [[Power Rangers Mystic Force|Necrolai]] gains them as part of a one-time-only powerup while her sentai counterpart [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|Vancuria]] gained an [[Automatic Crossbows|automatic crossbow]] and a [[BFG]] instead, and [[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|Maku]] /[[Power Rangers Jungle Fury|Grizzaka]] have claws that even ''pop out of their fists'' in the same way Wolverine's do.)
** From the same series as Maku / Grizzaka: the [[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|Super GekiClaws]] / [[Power Rangers Jungle Fury|Claw Boosters]]. The claw is both a weapon and secondary [[Transformation Trinket]] that unlocks the team [[Super Mode]].
* ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]'' example. Kamen Rider Tiger, and by proxy, his Contract Monster Destwilder, both utilize clawed gauntlets as their main weapons.
** Similaraly the Tiger Medal lets [[Kamen Rider OOO]] use these.
* The leader of the demon bikers in the Season 6 opener of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* Spurs from ''[[Shadowrun]]'' were a cybernetic enhancement that gave a character a blade that sprouted from right above the wrist. Fingernail razors were a somewhat more subtle weapon that came from the fingertips.
* Lightning Claws in ''[[Warhammer
* [http://wizards.com/dnd/images/moi_gallery/91040.jpg Sphinx Claws] in ''[[Dungeons
** Also: Claw Bracers, from the [[Forgotten Realms]]. Favoured weapon of Sharess, Goddess of Cats and Whores, also preferred by Cult of the Dragon spellcasters. Basically, daggers that can't be disarmed and leave the hands free - say, for casting ''fireball''.
** ''Savage Species'' brings us the Beast Claws, magical gauntlets with clawed fingers built for use by characters with existing [[Natural Weapon|natural weapons]].
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* R. Talsorian Games' ''Cyberpunk'' has "Wolvers" that act like this.
* "Claws" is a standard power in ''Super [[Munchkin (game)|Munchkin]]'', giving a free weapon in each empty hands. Perfect for combining with [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous|"Forewarned and four-armed"]] and/or [[Prehensile Hair|"Prehensile pigtails"]].
*In ''[[Traveller]]'', the alien race the Aslan fight duels with long knife-like claws. When a human fights in an Aslan style duel he wears artificial claws.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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** One type of weapon you can equip in ''[[Final Fantasy Mystic Quest]]''.
* Choi Bounge from the ''[[King of Fighters]]'' series.
** Iori Yagami, after being forcefully [[Brought Down to Normal|Brought Down To]] [[Badass Normal]] in XIII, now fights with his bare hands only. Even so, his hands [[Deadly Upgrade|still act much like claws]], to the point that some of his attacks leave claw marks ''in the air''.
* Baraka from ''[[Mortal Kombat]]''.
* Kurow Kirishima from ''Project Justice: [[Rival Schools]] 2'' has these.
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** As does fellow <s>burial</s> Church agent {{spoiler|Kotomine}} in one path of ''[[Fate/stay night]]''.
* Date Masamune/Azure Dragon from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' does this when he's drawn all six of his swords, holding three in each hand between his fingers. It gives him a more powerful moveset though he gives up the ability to defend.
* ''[[The Battle for Wesnoth]]'s'' new Drake sprites sport
* Zhang He, from the ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' series, at least in games 3-5. In 6 he ditches the claws in favor of a remarkably generic spear, but gets them back in the PS2 version and in the "Empires" installment.
** [[Femme Fatale|Nouhime]] in ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'' can use these.
* Teddie in ''[[Persona 4]]''.
* [[Catgirl|Taokaka]] from ''[[
** The (technically non-canon, but acurate in their exposition) unlockable "Teach Me Ms. <s> Boobies</s> Litchi" [[Omake
* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant|Voldo]] and his katars in the ''[[Soul Series]]''. His arsenal over the course of the series includes "cat claws" that play it very close to Wolverine, ''handheld [[This Is a Drill|drills]]'', and swinging pendulum blades, minus the pendulums.
* The ''[[Ogre Battle]]'' series features Ninjas, Ninja Masters, and Brawlers using these in some games.
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* Some weapons in ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' series. Like in the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series, they're used by martial artist characters.
* Several of the glove-type weapons in ''[[Secret of Mana]]'' resemble these, as do several weapons used by Kevin in [[Seiken Densetsu 3|the sequel]].
* In ''[[Kingdom Hearts]] Chain of Memories'', Larxene wields her daggers in this fashion.
* ''[[Batman Doom]]'' has the Cheungs, long-haired Chinatown [[
* The Heavy Weapons Guy in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' got a pair of bear hands in a later update, which he tied to his own.
* Helio from ''[[Last Scenario]]'' uses these.
* Tora in [[Mini Ninjas]] uses these to fit his tiger theme.
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* The second boss in ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' uses these. He's pretty fast with them too, making him a tricky fight. Two of them appear later on!
* WWE's Smackdown vs Raw 2006 had some Wolverine Claws you could give to your created wrestlers...and ironically, in 2011, the game where they had several super-hero items to recreate your favorite heroes (including Wolverine's hairstyle), they left the claws out. Missed opportunity of awesome? Oh, definitely.
* In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'', Pit has a melee weapon that acts as this.
* ''[[Fallout 3]]'' features the Deathclaw Gauntlet, a severed and leathered hand of a [[Demonic Spiders|Deathclaw]] in all its clawed glory, rigged up with various belts and leg braces into a weapon. It returns in the Lonesome Road DLC of''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' as the Fist of Rawr (or with Wild Wasteland, [[Fist of the North Star|Fist of the North Rawr]]) though it has to be crafted from a boss-level Deathclaw, who unsurprisingly is named Rawr.
* ''[[Spore]] Galactic Adventures'' has the Bladed Knuckles.
* Ninjas in the ''[[Time Crisis]]'' series.
* In [[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|Skyrim]], the [[La Résistance|Stormcloak]] Commander uniform has spikes attatched to the gauntlets, like their [[Everything's Worse with Bears|mascot]]. It's subverted in this does no additional unarmed damage, but with the right enchantment, it could be one of the most damaging unarmed weapons in the game.
* In the multiplayer of ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', the Vorcha have [[Hard Light]] versions of these as their melee weapons.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* [
* ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' has Grimm Shado, whose blades even [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/1/26/ make a "snikt" noise].
** And are ''[[Magic Wand|wands]]'', although still an obvious copy of Wolverine.
* Mary of ''[[Casey and Andy]]''.
* Zeetha, from ''[[Girl Genius]]'', wields her swords this way. Jager General Gargantua is a straighter example.
* ''[[Homestuck]]'': [[Catgirl|Nepeta Leijon]] uses the [[Weapon of Choice|clawkind strife specibus]], which consists of retractable
* [[Mega Man (video game)|Slash Man]] recolour Chadling in ''[[Bob and George]]'' sports a set. At one point he merges with George, leading to one version of the villain Mynd winding up skewered on claws eight feet long, and [[Shock and Awe|humming with the power of a lightning god]].
== [[Web Original]] ==
* When [http://www.gregandlou.com/ Greg and Lou] applied for super-powers, they discovered they unfortunately could only afford to get ''either'' Wolverine's claws ''or'' his healing factor (which they previously had assumed to be part of the same power set). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vQ2RVqJCNM They opted for the claws]... and [[Hilarity Ensues]].
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Saluk, one of the Forty Thieves Aladdin fights in ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]] and the King of Thieves''.
* Megabyte of ''[[
** Oddly enough, Megabyte was shown to have both extensible claws in his fingertips and three blades from the back of the hand. Whether this is just an inconsistency is unknown, but when Megabyte was upgraded into a Trojan Horse Virus his claws were particularly gnarly.
* The Shredder from ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' has gauntlets with two clawlike blades on the back of the hand that he uses as weapons. His suit is full of blades and quite dangerous-looking, leading to comparisons to a can opener by Michaelangelo when they face him in [[The Movie]].
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* [[Catch Phrase|Let me tell you something]], Television Tropes & Idioms! [[Ben 10: Alien Force|Rath]] might only have one claw per hand, but if you [[Unstoppable Rage|make Rath mad]], they can mess you up plenty!
* Gatlocke from ''[[Generator Rex]]''.
== Real Life ==
* Some examples of "tekagi-shuko" claws used by feudal ninja do resemble this, being worn on the back of the hand with extended claws. They were principally a climbing tool but could also be and likely were used as a weapon in a pinch. The better known ''nekode'' design, with short spikes worn on the inside of the palm, appears to have been more common.
* The [https://web.archive.org/web/20121204001559/http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2008/05/27/wolverine-frogs-pop-retractable-claws-from-their-toes
* Fantasy collectibles along these lines are called "hand claws."
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[[Category:Exotic Weapon Supremacy]]
[[Category:Truth in Television]]
[[Category:Weapons and Wielding Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Wolverine Claws]]
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