History Main / KnifeFight

* ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'': The bloodiest knife fight in comic history takes place in the story arc "Get Mystique", in the Desert in Afghanistan, between a stark naked ComicBook/Mystique, armed only with a Marine Corps Bowie, and Wolverine, equipped with six retractable adamantium blades and a healing factor; it ends as Logan screams and impales Raven [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice right through the chest]]. She produces a pistol [[AssShove from god-knows-where]] and shoots him through the middle of the face. Logan recovers first and walks away, [[LeaveBehindAPistol leaving behind Raven's gun, with one bullet "...and I'm sure you'll know what that's for..."]] Raven screams after him: "This isn't over! Come back and finish me! I'll see you in hell Logan!" Don't worry; Raven (a) gets better, and (b) makes good on her threat to "see Logan in hell".

* ''ComicBook/Wolverine'': The bloodiest knife fight in comic history takes place in the story arc "Get Mystique", in the Desert in Afghanistan, between a stark naked Mystique, armed only with a Marine Corps Bowie, and Wolverine, equipped with six retractable adamantium blades and a healing factor; it ends as Logan screams and impales Raven [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice right through the chest]]. She produces a pistol [[AssShove from god-knows-where]] and shoots him through the middle of the face. Logan recovers first and walks away, [[LeaveBehindAPistol leaving behind Raven's gun, with one bullet "...and I'm sure you'll know what that's for..."]] Raven screams after him: "This isn't over! Come back and finish me! I'll see you in hell Logan!" Don't worry; Raven (a) gets better, and (b) makes good on her threat to "see Logan in hell".

* A fantastic one between Creator/TommyLeeJones and Benicio Del Toro in ''Film/TheHunted2003''.

* ''VisualNovel/GrisaiaNoRakuen'': At the finale of the novel protagonist Yuuji has a knife fight against [[spoiler:his own [[EvilKnockoff evil clone]].]]

* ''ComicBook/Wolverine'': The bloodiest knife fight in comic history takes place in the story arc "Get Mystique", in the Desert in Afghanistan, between a stark naked Mystique, armed only with a Marine Corps Bowie, and Wolverine, equipped with six retractable adamantium blades and a healing factor; it ends as Logan screams and impales Raven [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice right through the chest]]. She produces a pistol from god-knows-where and shoots him through the middle of the face. Logan recovers first and walks away, [[LeaveBehindAPistol leaving behind Raven's gun, with one bullet "...and I'm sure you'll know what that's for..."]] Raven screams after him: "This isn't over! Come back and finish me! I'll see you in hell Logan!" Don't worry; Raven (a) gets better, and (b) makes good on her threat to "see Logan in hell".

* ''ComicBook/Wolverine'': The bloodiest knife fight in comic history takes place in the story arc "Get Mystique", in the Desert in Afghanistan, between a stark naked Mystique, armed only with a Marine Corps Bowie, and Wolverine, equipped with six retractable adamantium blades and a healing factor; it ends as Logan screams and impales Raven [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice right through the chest]]. She produces a pistol from god-knows-where and shoots him through the middle of the face. Logan recovers first and walks away, leaving behind Raven's gun, with one bullet "...and I'm sure you'll know what that's for..." Raven screams after him: "This isn't over! Come back and finish me! I'll see you in hell Logan!" Don't worry; Raven (a) gets better, and (b) makes good on her threat to "see Logan in hell".

* In ''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods'', [[ManChild Mae]] and her friend [[BadassGay Gregg]] have playful knife fights for... fun, [[OnlyAFleshWound only nicking each others' hands]] instead of going full-on dangerous.

** Natasha gets in one of these with [[LegacyCharacter Yelena Belova]] in chapter 10 of the sequel, ''Ghosts of the Past'' as part of a more general brawl. [[spoiler: Yelena loses the fight, her knife, and a thumb.]]

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' of Creator/AAPessimal, [[SpicyLatina Dolores de Gutierrez]] is Principal Teacher of Circus Skills at the Fool's Guild. [[note]]After a long battle with ultra-conservatives, in this AU the Fools have bowed to the inevitable and started - slowly and reluctantly - admitting women and girls[[/note]] One of those circus skills is knife-throwing. Dolores is from the Discworld's [[{{Spexico}} version of South America]] where knife-fighting is part of the culture. Her throwing knives can be, from a specialised and professional point of view, thrown very badly and carelessly indeed. And she knows how to use them in close combat, too.

* ''ComicBook/(((Wolverine))'': The bloodiest knife fight in comic history takes place in the story arc "Get Mystique", in the Desert in Afghanistan, between a stark naked Mystique, armed only with a Marine Corps Bowie, and Wolverine, equipped with six retractable adamantium blades and a healing factor; it ends as Logan screams and impales Raven [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice right through the chest]]. She produces a pistol from god-knows-where and shoots him through the middle of the face. Logan recovers first and walks away, leaving behind Raven's gun, with one bullet "...and I'm sure you'll know what that's for..." Raven screams after him: "This isn't over! Come back and finish me! I'll see you in hell Logan!" Don't worry; Raven (a) gets better, and (b) makes good on her threat to "see Logan in hell".

* ''ComicBook/Wolverine'': The bloodiest knife fight in comic history takes place in the story arc "Get Mystique", in the Desert in Afghanistan, between a stark naked Mystique, armed only with a Marine Corps Bowie, and Wolverine, equipped with six retractable adamantium blades and a healing factor; it ends as Logan screams and impales Raven [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice right through the chest]]. She produces a pistol from god-knows-where and shoots him through the middle of the face. Logan recovers first and walks away, leaving behind Raven's gun, with one bullet "...and I'm sure you'll know what that's for..." Raven screams after him: "This isn't over! Come back and finish me! I'll see you in hell Logan!" Don't worry; Raven (a) gets better, and (b) makes good on her threat to "see Logan in hell".

* Music/LemonDemon: I'mma cut you (swish-swish) in a Knife Fight (Knife Fight), Knife Fight (Knife Fight), Knife Fight! Knife Fight!

Knife fight! A really really really ''sharp'' knife!\\

I'mma cut you (cut you) swish swish\\
In a knife fight!"''

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' briefly featured a knife fight between [[CaptainErsatz look-a-likes]] of TheSmurfs.

* The climax of the Assassination Island arc in ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' is a knife fight between Nagisa and [[spoiler: Takaoka]].

* In the ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail69.html personal favorites]], Strong Bad claims that one of his favorite emails was the one [[NoodleIncident where Coach Z and Pom-Pom had a knife fight on the stone bridge]].

* ''Film/TheRaid2Berandal'' has a spectacular fist fight turn into an equally spectacular knife fight as [[CombatBreakdown the assassin grows more desperate]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu_-LbOID-Q Watch it here]].

* ComicBook: "Wolverine": the bloodiest knife fight in comic history takes place in the story arc "Get Mystique", in the Desert in Afghanistan, between a stark naked Mystique, armed only with a Marine Corps Bowie, and Wolverine, equipped with six retractable adamantium blades and a healing factor; it ends as Logan screams and impales Raven [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice right through the chest]]. She produces a pistol from god-knows-where and shoots him through the middle of the face. Logan recovers first and walks away, leaving behind Raven's gun, with one bullet "...and I'm sure you'll know what that's for..." Raven screams after him: "This isn't over! Come back and finish me! I'll see you in hell Logan!" Don't worry; Raven (a) gets better, and (b) makes good on her threat to "see Logan in hell".

* In one of the episodes of the new ''Series/HawaiiFive0''. The fight involves one of the main characters and his BrokenPedestal partner on the beach at night. Could count as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome because it still has the Hollywood style flashiness but both participants were Ex-Spec Ops members and it showed off a lot of the technical aspects of a fight.

Problem is, not all stories take place in locales where a sword would be considered an appropriate weapon to have along, regardless of what the hero might [[HeroesPreferSwords prefer.]] This might be simply because the story takes place in TheFuture, where no one uses swords anymore (even {{Laser Blade}}s). It might also be because the protagonist is some manner of soldier, mercenary, scruffy rogue, or other manner of AntiHero who is [[WeaponOfChoice thematically forbidden]] from using such extravagant weapons. Enter the knife--simple and useful enough that humans will almost certainly be carrying it around no matter where or when they are, yet dangerous and shiny and sharp enough that they can serve as a substitute for the SwordFight in a pinch. Knives also have the advantage that you don't have to necessarily be a knife fighter to carry one around, meaning that any character is a candidate for pulling one out. All the drama with none of the camp!

* In ''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods'', [[ManChild protagonist Mae]] and her friend [[BadassGay Gregg]] have playful knife fights for... fun, [[OnlyAFleshWound only nicking each others' hands]] instead of going full-on dangerous.

* ''Literature/SnowCrash'' gives us a fight between Raven, who uses ''glass'' knives with molecule-thin cutting edges, and BadassGrandpa Uncle Enzo, who has a straight razor.

* A fantastic one between Creator/TommyLeeJones and Benicio Del Toro in ''Film/TheHunted''.

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' of Creator/AAPessimal, [[FieryLatina Dolores de Gutierrez]] is Principal Teacher of Circus Skills at the Fool's Guild. [[note]]After a long battle with ultra-conservatives, in this AU the Fools have bowed to the inevitable and started - slowly and reluctantly - admitting women and girls[[/note]] One of those circus skills is knife-throwing. Dolores is from the Discworld's [[{{Spexico}} version of South America]] where knife-fighting is part of the culture. Her throwing knives can be, from a specialised and professional point of view, thrown very badly and carelessly indeed. And she knows how to use them in close combat, too.

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