History Main / LodgedBladeRecycling

Note that in RealLife, this [[WorstAid is a very bad idea]] because the knife sticking in the wound slows down the bleeding considerably. Pulling it out runs a high risk of bleeding yourself to death within minutes. Additionally, touching the lodged blade can result in you surviving the stab wound only to finish the job yourself by cutting into something important inside. (Imagine for example someone stabs you int the chest but manages to miss anything vital. You start yanking on the blade to try removing it and it creates a back and forth sawing motion, cutting right through a lung or massive blood vessel. NiceJobBreakingItHero.)

* [[{{Batwoman}} Kate Kane]] does it in the final volume of ''FiftyTwo'', [[spoiler:pulling a sacrificial knife out of her own chest to throw it at Bruno Mannheim, who (almost) performed the sacrifice]]. Note that she ''does'' recognize it as a stupid idea that almost costs her her life, but does it anyway because [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice her lover Renee's life is more important to her]]]].

Note that in RealLife, this is a very bad idea because the knife sticking in the wound slows down the bleeding considerably. Pulling it out runs a high risk of bleeding yourself to death within minutes. Additionally, touching the lodged blade can result in you surviving the stab wound only to finish the job yourself by cutting off something important inside.

* In season 8 of ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]'', Jack kills one of [[TheMafiya Vladimir Laitanin]]'s men using a knife that he'd just been stabbed in the stomach with.

* In season 8 of ''[[TwentyFour 24]]'', Jack kills one of [[TheMafiya Vladimir Laitanin]]'s men using a knife that he'd just been stabbed in the stomach with.

* The sword Ganondorf uses in ''TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' is the one that was used for his execution. Thanks to the Triforce of Power, he survived, pulled it out, and slew one of the Sages holding him before the rest were able to [[SealedEvilInACan seal him away]].
* Played with repeatedly in ''MetalGearSolid4'' during [[spoiler: Raiden's]] fight with Vamp. Towards the end of the fight, [[spoiler: Raiden]] is pinned to the ground via a knife through the foot. He proceeds to [[spoiler: [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome yank his foot out of the ground and stomp on Vamp repeatedly... with the knife still sticking out.]]]]

* An actual gameplay mechanic in ''TheElderScrolls Skyrim'', albeit understated: Not only do you have a chance of being able to pull used arrows out of your enemy's corpse and use them again, but you also have a chance, when being pelted by enemy archers, of finding a few new arrows in your inventory after the fight, presumably pulled from your own flesh.

* In ''Film/{{Terminator}} 2'', the T-8000 takes a large metal pole and impales [[spoiler:the T-800]] through the back and leaves. A few minutes later, [[spoiler:the T-800 reroutes its power to an auxillary battery]] pulls out the pole and goes after the T-8000.

* In ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'', Barbosa does this with the knife Elizabeth used on him. Also doubles as TheReveal of the Black Pearl's curse. He then does this ''again'' at the end of the movie. [[spoiler:This is TheReveal for the fact that ''Jack'' is now cursed.]]
* In ''Terminator2'', the T-8000 takes a large metal pole and impales [[spoiler:the T-800]] through the back and leaves. A few minutes later, [[spoiler:the T-800 reroutes its power to an auxillary battery]] pulls out the pole and goes after the T-8000.

* Done by sheer accident in ''[[{{Discworld}} The Truth]]'', when Mr. Pin knocks William back against his desk and William's arm is pierced by the newsman's spike. Aware only that his arm suddenly hurts a lot, William moves to shove the paid killer away from him, and the protruding tip of the spike cuts his attacker's throat.

-->''"Aw, hell. I'm a fan of [[SevenDeadlySins all seven]].'' (pulls sword back out) ''But right now, I'm gonna have to go with [[SevenDeadlySins Wrath]]."'' (attacks)

* In ''HouseOfFlyingDaggers'', near the end, [[spoiler: Leo attempts to rape Mei]] and is punished by having a dagger embedded in his shoulder by the leader of LaResistance (who informs him that if he ever removes it he'll bleed to death). After [[spoiler: murdering Mei]] he pulls it out as a last resort in his DuelToTheDeath with Jin [[spoiler: leading to an EveryoneDies ending]].

** Although this doesn't really do the scene justice... [[spoiler:After having all his fingers broken, his torturer decides that the next step is to cut out an eye. Smith waits until the knife is close before headbutting the guy and getting the scalpel lodges in his forehead. Since his hands are broken and he's unable to hold the knife, he stabs it through his hand to be able to use it to fight back.]] [[BeyondTheImpossible The film is full of this kind of craziness.]]

* Early on in ''SaintsRow: The Third'', Gat gets stabbed by Loren during a tussle, but being a MadeOfIron BadAss, he just pulls the knife out and throws it at a guard with a machine gun so the others can escape.

* In ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', TheCaptain does this when he gets a knife thrown into his [[EyeScream eye]].

* The SavageDragon once did this in a CrossOver with HellBoy. An undead pirate stabbed him in the back and he ended up with the blade stuck in him for almost an entire issue before he yanked it out in order to use it as a weapon against the animated brain of AdolphHitler. Needless to say, it was one of the more memorable stories in the series.

* At the end of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-is63goeBgc Ryan Vs. Dorkman 2]]'', [[spoiler: Dorkman is being cruelly stabbed by Ryan, but he manages to push Ryan back, pull out the lightsaber from his chest, and kill Ryan will a well-placed saber throw]].

** Although this doesn't really do the scene justice... [[spoiler : After having all his fingers broken, his torturer decides that the next step is to cut out an eye. Smith waits until the knife is close before headbutting the guy and getting the scalpel lodges in his forehead. Since his hands are broken and he's unable to hold the knife, he stabs it through his hand to be able to use it to fight back.]] [[BeyondTheImpossible The film is full of this kind of craziness.]]

* The sword Gannondorf uses in ''TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' is the one that was used for his execution. Thanks to the Triforce of Power, he survived, pulled it out, and slew one of the Sages holding him before the rest were able to [[SealedEvilInACan seal him away]].