History Main / AudibleSharpness

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingSword'', Eliwood's critical hit animation starts with him saluting with his sword, which gleams visibly and then goes ''ting!'' once the light reaches the point.

* In the original ''Film/ChildsPlay'' this sound is used when Chucky picks up a hammer of all things.

* Done to excess in the animated film adaptation of ''LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai'': in the first movie, the protagonist slowly and dramatically drawing her knife sounds more like an iron bar sliding out of a metal case (i.e. a sound effect generally reserved for broadswords). Just the mere act of sunlight reflecting off its tip seems to cause a loud "ting!". It's just that sharp.

* In ''[[Manga/SgtFrog Keroro Gunsou]]'', Momoka's Fawcett curls actually do this when she [[SplitPersonality slips into full psycho mode]].

* Kyuzo's first appearance in ''[[Anime/SamuraiSeven Samurai 7]]'' fills this trope perfectly.

* Shiki's knives in ''LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai'' have a tendency to clack when moved, despite the fact that they don't seem to have any moving parts (they're knives, after all).

* The (in)famous sound of Wolverine's claws is alluded to in ''FanFic/ChildOfTheStorm,'' giving the Winter Soldier an OhCrap moment in chapter 71 when he hears it behind him.

* In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword]]'', Eliwood's critical hit animation starts with him saluting with his sword, which gleams visibly and then goes ''ting!'' once the light reaches the point.

** Though played straight whenever somebody draws a bladed weapon, like Heimdall's sword or any of Loki or Hela's assorted knives.

* Averted in ''Anime/Berserk2016'' with the Dragon Slayer. The resulting [[MemeticMutation CLANG]] has been mocked incessantly by the fandom, but actually makes a lot of sense since the Dragon Slayer is repeatedly described as being very much '''not''' sharp, with any cutting power it has being derived from its wielder's inhuman strength. That and it's [[BFS enoumous SIZE!!]]

* Funnily enough, bladed weapons in VideoGame/MitadakeHigh don't make any noise at all when being picked up or equipped. The only noise any weapon makes is when it hits something, and the sound for a bladed weapon sounds distinctively fleshy, since the only time you swing your blade is when you're stabbing someone -- not a metallic sound.

* In ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'', when Will says his father was not a pirate, then draws his sword on Jack, his sword makes the metallic scraping sound. Problem is, the sword was simply tucked into his belt, without any kind of sheath.

* ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' takes this UpToEleven in the fight scene in the Merovingian's chateau. Any time anyone so much as ''nudges'' a bladed weapon, you can hear it.

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* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', the king of SwordSparks, adopted this.
* In the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode "Phantom Traveler," a metallic sound is heard when Dean removes his knife from under his (presumably soft and cushy) pillow. It is seen again in the episode [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E19FolsomPrisonBlues "Folsom Prison Blues" (S02, Ep19)]] when Dean removes a knife from its sheath in the museum.

* Happens frequently in ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' whenever anyone draws a sword. Considering Merlin's ''eyes'' have their own sound effect (ItMakesSenseInContext), it could be worse.
** In the most recent episode, there was a familiar sound effect when Arthur drew a ''horn'' from his belt.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** Done interestingly. During Arya's first swordfighting lesson, Ned starts imagining his daughter in actual combat, and the sounds of the wooden practice swords are gradually replaced by battle sounds, with Audible Sharpness in full effect.
** Near the start of the first episode, a couple of spears make little metallic scraping noises simply from being ''pointed'' at someone.
* Done in the Series/{{Dexter}} episode "Hungry Man" when Dexter picks up a knife from a clear wooden tabletop
* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Girl Who Waited", Amy's sword makes an absurd amount of "sharp" noises, very loudly, at seemingly random intervals.

* Done in ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'' whenever [=EagleClaw=] brandishes his claws and guitar.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': When Buffy swings the Scythe, you can hear it sing. Worth noting, the Scythe is a LegendaryWeapon in-universe which Buffy only finds in the latter half of the last season of the show.
* Done in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' when Ted picks up one of the swords while arguing with Marshall over who gets the apartment, and again, though quieter, when Marshall picks up the other sword. Rather jarring, since the swords were just lying on the floor, not in a sheath or anything that could produce the sound.
* Done in ''Series/TheMusketeers'' whenever swords are drawn, as expected of the [[{{swashbuckler}} genre]].
* Lampshaded in ''Series/{{Daredevil 2015}}'' when Matt is attacked by a gang of very silent ninjas. [[DisabilitySuperpower Being blind]], he can't see ''or'' hear them, but he can hear their swords.
* Used in ''Series/TheWitcher''. Whenever a character swings a sword or metal slashing weapon around (or even a knife in Renfry's case), you can expect the weapon in question to hum and thrum in motion, not unlike the above ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'' example.

-->-- ''Discworld/WitchesAbroad''

* Terry Pratchett's ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novels reference this a few times, featuring a joke that if light could make a noise, it would go "ting" when reflected off the blade of a sword flourished at dramatically appropriate times. Death's supernaturally sharp scythe is sometimes described as making a noise like "ripping velvet", and in one scene in ''Discworld/ReaperMan'' can be used to cut soundwaves. The scythe also has visible sharpness; the edge glows a faint blue, sometimes said to be from atoms splitting against it.

* ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'' does this when either of the main characters is a particularly sharp animal at the moment.[[note]]For example,
Chris becomes a peregrine falcon; when he subsequently falls out of the sky very fast, his claws do this.[[/note]]

* Occurs in ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' during the "Mulan's Decision" sequence just after she cuts her hair and suits-up in her father's war armor.

* Occurs in ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' when Mother Gothel removes the dagger from the nightstand to go search for Flynn Ryder, who she thinks has kidnapped Rapunzel.
* In ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', when Prince Hans unsheathes his sword [[spoiler:to execute Elsa]], the sharpness is loud enough that it catches Anna's attention[[spoiler:, causing her to rush to save her sister]]. Confusingly, only Anna seems to notice [[spoiler:even though Elsa is closer; however, given her HeroicBSOD at the moment, she may have simply accepted her fate]].

* In the teaser for ''Disney/FrozenII'', Anna notices something sneaking up on the group from behind. She yanks Kristoff's sword out of its sheath and charges. It happens so fast that you might as well have only realized what happened by hearing the metallic sound that comes when the sword gets unsheathed and swung.

[[caption-width-right:Magneto was totally betting on "SHWING".]]

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* Averted in ''Anime/Berserk2016'' with the Dragon Slayer. The resulting [[MemeticMutation CLANG]] has been mocked incessantly by the fandom, but actually makes a lot of sense since the Dragon Slayer is repeatedly described as being very much '''not''' sharp, with any cutting power it has being derived from its wielder's inhuman strength.

* In ''Film/{{Aquaman}}'', Black Manta has one justified use of this trope in the sword he hides in his gauntlet since said gauntlet is made of metal and plastic instead of the usual soft materials. He also plays this straight with his grandfather's knife, unsheathing and resheathing it audibly when its scabbard is made of black leather.

* Used in ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'', the sound is heard when the assassin at Bourne's apartment puts a knife between his fingers.