History Main / BewareMyStingerTail

* ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow]]'' had two souls you could get that allowed your character to grow a tail. It would strike whenever you attacked for an additional hit.

* ''VideoGame/{{Bug}}'' had the eponymous character, who defeated his enemies by jumping on them with his stinger tail. There were also ''literal'' army ants that fired grenades out of their stingers, as well as scorpions (who rarely used their tail, preferring to attack with their claws instead).
* [[http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Spiked_Tail Gaining this]] is a possible result of drinking too many mutagens in ''VideoGame/{{Cataclysm}}''.
* In ''Webcomic/ChampionsOfFaraus'', Kasyzons, which are some sort of predatory creature, have scorpion-like tails.

* One of the possible monster powers available in ''VideoGame/CrushCrumbleAndChomp''
* [[TheDragon Black Scorpion]] from ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' has one of these, as his name would imply. His tail is used for firing energy beams, not stinging, though.
* Succubi from ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' can attack with their tail, [[LifeDrain draining hit points]].
* In the ''VideoGame/DonPachi'' series, Hibachi, the eponymous [[InfernalRetaliation Angry]] [[TrueFinalBoss Boss]] [[BeeAfraid Bee]] can shoot [[BulletHell Eleventy Billion bullets]] at you from her stinger and shoot the stinger itself and then pull it back with a chain that also shoots bullets.

-->-- '''Pokédex''' (on '''Seviper'''), ''VideoGame/PokemonEmerald''

* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' had a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thagomizer.png comic]] in which a caveman points out the spiked tail of a stegosaurus and says "Now this end is called the thagomizer... after the late [[PersonAsVerb Thag Simmons]]." Paleontologists actually adopted the name despite, you know, [[OneMillionBC simultaneous Neanderthals and Jurassic-era dinosaurs]].

* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has one of the BeastMan's generals Adiane the Elegant, who actually looks just like a normal woman ''besides'' her long, thick, scorpion tail. In the main series, she doesn't do much with it besides beating up Viral, since she does most of her fighting from within her HumongousMecha. In the CompilationMovie, she uses it to great effect in a DesignatedGirlFight against Yoko, waving her tail to [[SpinToDeflectStuff deflect bullets]], [[TailSlap smacking Yoko around]] and even [[StrippingSnag ripping away Yoko's top]] before Yoko uses her [[CombatHaircomb hairpins]] to [[AttackTheTail stab Adiane's tail]], pinning it into the floor.

* ''VideoGame/DantesInferno'': HornyDevils from the [[SevenDeadlySins Lust Circle]] have deadly scorpion tails. Just [[BodyHorror not]] [[FanDisservice in]] the usual [[VaginaDentata place]]...

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'':
** The Scorpion has a cybernetic tail interfaced with his central nervous system. ComicBook/MacGargan's version contained weapons ranging from toxins to corrosive acids to energy blasts. It can also be used for bludgeoning, and nowadays has a very sharp point on the end for just straight-up stabbing.

** The Rathian and Rathalos and all their variants use their tails in their attacks, Rathian, in particular, can envenomate you with hers, just like the Wyvern of legend and even does an aerial backflip to attack you with its tail.
** Diablos and their variants have an axe-shaped tail they use in many attacks, inducing the KO effect.
** Nargacuga has it's a long spiked tail, using it to swipe or smash hunters. It also [[SpikeShooter throws long-range spikes]] by flinging the tail around.
** Gobul's tail is tipped with quills that are capable of [[TheParalyzer inflicting paralysis]] if touched.
** The Duramboros uses its huge tail like a hammer, usually in a SpinAttack.
** The Seltas Queen has a long pincer tail that she uses to capture Seltas and attack hunters.
** Astalos has the tip of its tail shaped like a pair of scissors, which [[TheParalyzer paralyzes anyone]] that gets hit by it.
** The Nerscylla from ''Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate'' has a stinger in its abdomen that can induce the Sleep status effect.
** The Glavenus from ''Generations'' has a razor-edged swordtail that it uses for the majority of its attacks. It's dangerous enough as is, but it'll occasionally decide to superheat its tail with its flame breath, granting its attacks [[IncendiaryExponent fiery after-effects]] for extra pain, but also softens it and makes it vulnerable to being cut off. ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld's'' ''Iceborne'' expansion adds a subspecies that secretes an armor-eating acid along the tail blade.
** Velkhana uses the tip of its tail as a lance to jab at hunters from various angles.
** Magnamalo, from ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'', has a distinctly bladed tail that it can use to sling hot violet flames.

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* Manticore from the terrorist-for-hire group the Jihad in ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad''.

* ''Fanfic/HarryIsADragonAndThatsOk'', and he can wield a wand just fine with his front paws. But it's more natural for him to walk on all fours, so Remus Lupin comes up with the idea of a wand-holster for his tail.

* A trio of [=MiG=]-25 interceptors close in on Creator/PowersBoothe's B-52 from behind in ''Film/ByDawnsEarlyLight'', until Sergeant Hooker gives one of them a facefull of .50-cal from the bomber's tail guns. The two remaining [=MiGs=] quickly pull out of gun range, requiring the bomber crew to employ a more [[NukeEm extreme]] solution.

* The Bugs in ''Film/HighPlainsInvaders'' have a scorpion-like tails that fire sharpened mineral projectiles (which might be radioactive).

* In ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'', ''not'' the Armored Scorpion of Death. Its tail simply fires "helpful bullets".
* The slashers on ''Series/TerraNova'' have tails tipped with hard, serrated blades that they wield like whips.

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* Among the dangerous creatures of ''Series/FraggleRock'' are the Poison Cacklers, which have large teeth, protruding tongues, and tails similar to those of scorpions.
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* Creator/GamesWorkshop games:
** In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'', ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' and ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', the daemonic Fiends of Slaanesh have long, sinuous tails that are tipped with a viciously sharp barbed stinger. These stingers constantly drip a highly venomous liquid capable of bringing exquisite agony and death to any mortal creature.
** Like their representations in other works of fiction, Wyverns from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' have tails that end in a wickedly barbed, venomous stinger. In some versions of the rules a wyvern who was slain could make one last Taking You with Me attack with the stinger before it fell.
** The Fimir from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'', ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasyRoleplay'' and ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' have tails that end in [[NaturalWeapon a bony club]] perfect for bludgeoning any enemies who approach too close.
** In ''TabletopGame/{{Mordheim}}'', {{Mutants}} and [[DemonicPossession Possessed]] of the Cult of the Possessed warband can purchase the scorpion tail mutation, giving them a long tail that ends with a barbed stinger that drips deadly venom from its tip. Models with this mutation are able to use it to make an extra attack during close combat.
** ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
*** From the 4th Edition of the game onwards, the [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Tyranid]] Carnifex has the option of has either a scythe or mace tail upgrade option. The difference? The scythe tail has multiple weak attacks while the mace tail has one strong attack. Later editions gave these weapons to other beasties such as Hive Tyrants and Trygons.
*** The Brass Scorpion [[HauntedTechnology daemon engines]] of [[WarGod Khorne]] mount a rapid fire scorpion cannon at the end of their tails that is capable of unleashing a hail of bullets to shred their enemies.

* Many [[Webcomic/BattleKreaturez Battle Kreatures]] are equipped with deadly tail weapons, most notably Wally the Platrox, the SeriesMascot.

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* Porcupines defend themselves by turning their backs on their attackers and lashing their spine-filled tails in the would be-predator's face. Note that this only applies to the Canadian Porcupine native to Canada and the United States. Other species of porcupines either lack long tails (like the African and Asian species), or have a spineless, prehensile tail (South American arboreal porcupines).

** Gozyujin, the HumongousMecha belonging to the SixthRanger in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' (adapted as ''Series/PowerRangersSuperMegaforce'') has one transformation based on a theropod dinosaur, which, like Dragon Ceasar and the Abaranger Mecha above, has a drill at the tip of its tail. The similarity in this case is justified, as this mecha is meant to be a {{Expy}} to both the Zyuranger and Abaranger Mecha, as ''Gokaiger'' is an anniversary series.

** Perhaps the most famous are the ones possessed by [[ToughAmoredDinosaur thyreophoran dinosaurs]] -- the club wielded by ''Ankylosaurus'' and its relatives and the spikes carried by ''Stegosaurus'' and ''its'' relatives. The Other Wiki has a page for the stegosaurian versions specifically under its official name, "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer Thagomizer]]" (taken from a strip from ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'').

** Perhaps the most famous are the ones possessed by thyreophoran dinosaurs -- the club wielded by ''Ankylosaurus'' and its relatives and the spikes carried by ''Stegosaurus'' and ''its'' relatives. The Other Wiki has a page for the stegosaurian versions specifically under its official name, "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer Thagomizer]]" (taken from a strip from ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'').

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'': The Gemesaur King's tail is tipped with a cluster of sharp crystals, which it swings around as a weapon in combat.

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* ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'' is the {{Trope Namer|s}}, based on a {{memetic|Mutation}} quote ostensibly from a [[ScaryScorpions Vorox]] on its website. Besides the Vorox, we also have the [[BigCreepyCrawlies Nui-Rama, Nui-Kopen, Nui-Jaga, Kofo-Jaga]], [[RodentsOfUnusualSize Kinloka]], [[AIIsACrapshoot Krahli]], Zivon, Hydruka, Zesk, and Skopio (and [[SpiderTank Skopio XV-1]]).

* ''Franchise/{{EXTRAPOWER}}'': The Spy Flies in Dark Force's army are giant alien dragonflies engineered for hardened, razor-sharp tails that they use to attack their foes. It's best demonstrated in ''[[VideoGame/EXTRAPOWERAttackOfDarkforce Attack of Darkforce]]'' when a Spy Fly crashes through the windsheild of the plane that the heroes are riding in and effortlessly drives its tail through the pilot's face.

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* Cell from ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', who introduces a horrifying twist. After stabbing someone with his tail, he actually sucks up all of their internal organs through his stinger, ''while they're still alive.''
* Sasorina from ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'' is capable of turning [[PrehensileHair her ponytail]] into a stinging scorpion's tail that she claims can inject venom.
* Not a literal case, but an analogous one in an episode of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''. A prototype SpiderTank is clearly modeled after a scorpion, and in place of its tail it has a turret-mounted cannon.

* Elma's full dragon form in ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' has a three-pronged tail, which she was shown using during her falling out with Tohru. When she shifts into a human or semi-human form, it's transformed into a [[ProngsOfPoseidon trident]].
* The Xvm-mzc Zeydars from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'' is a perfect example of this. In addition to it's [[WolverineClaws claws]] and [[ChestBlaster Diffuse Beam Cannon]], it also has a blade on the tip of its tail.

* Sasori from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', whose fighting style is to fight from inside a puppet-like a suit of armor. The first puppet he is seen in has a sharp tail coated in poison.

* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': The [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnon Spoiler Character]] has a thagomizer-like tail as part of his patchwork body.

* ''Franchise/{{EXTRAPOWER}}'': The Spy Flies in Dark Force's army are giant alien dragonflies engineered for hardened, razor-sharp tails that they use to attack their foes. It's best demonstrated in ''[[VideoGame/EXTRAPOWERAttackOfDarkforce Attack of Darkforce]]'' when a Spy Fly crashes through the windsheild of the plane that the heroes are riding in and effortlessly drives its tail through the pilot's face.

* Whiplash from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' has a muscular tail used to crush or strike things. Unfortunately, it was also used to grab onto and throw him.

** Spike the "baby" dragon balances himself on his tail to act as a jack-hammer, including on an attacker's foot. He also impales a box with his tail in the first episode.

** The Scorpion has a cybernetic tail interfaced with his central nervous system. ComicBook/MacGargan's version contained weapons ranging from poisonous toxins to corrosive acids to energy blasts. It can also be used for bludgeoning, and nowadays has a very sharp point on the end for just straight-up stabbing.
** Curt Connors, the Lizard, has a very powerful tail that he uses to bash the Webhead.

* ''Literature/AliceGirlFromTheFuture'': Rat, a shapeshifter (or LatexPerfection user, depending on the book) SpacePirate, resembles a fly-like insect with scorpion tail in his default form. [[SubvertedTrope However]], since the poison works only on those of his own species, which is mostly extinct, the only known use for it in the books is for stinging himself and PlayingPossum.

* ''Literature/{{Circe}}'': Trygon is an extremely ancient stingray-like being whose tail is lethally poisonous — enough to ward off deities who are much more powerful than Circe.

* In the third book of Creator/RickRiordan's ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'', 'The Titan's Curse' -- the heroes meet a character named Dr. Thorn who is actually a manticore and as such has the ability to shoot poison spines from his tail.

** The aptly named Stinger from ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' is a HumanoidAlien with a poisonous tail, which he can extend at will to execute sneak attacks. His Ranger powers are based on the Scorpius constellation, so naturally, his Mecha is based on a scorpion and has a laser-shooting tail.

** Wyverns have a stinger with a very strong poison, as do purple worms and, obviously, scorpions.

** Like their representations in other works of fiction, Wyverns from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' have tails that end in a wickedly barbed, poisoned stinger. In some versions of the rules a wyvern who was slain could make one last Taking You with Me attack with the stinger before it fell.

** Warniaks are flying predators that look like huge flying bugs (though they are vertebrates), and they have tails that hang below them and push out a poisonous singer when they attack with them.

** The Rathian and Rathalos and all their variants use their tails in their attacks, Rathian, in particular, can poison you with hers, just like the Wyvern of legend and even does an aerial backflip to attack you with its tail.

** Scorponok could create a variety of toxins and launch them from his scorpion tail. His poisons are noted to be primarily chemically-based rather than the computer viruses Tarantulas and Blackarachnia use.

* Stingrays. Peaceful fish, but bothering them is a very bad idea. Depending on the species, they may have a spike up to 40 cm long stabbing with force enough to pierce a wooden boat's bottom, and it's often poisonous as well.

* {{Sc|aryScorpions}}orpions, of course, have poisonous stingers at the end of their tails.[[note]]Though technically, it’s not a tail as in a separate limb, but is actually the metasoma, part of the abdomen.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'': Cynder has a metal blade at the end of her tail that can be used as a weapon in various ways, including imbuing it with her Poison element. Being she's the only Black Dragon shown, it's unknown if this is simply natural or something Malefor had done to her.