History Main / LodgedBladeRecycling

* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', Captain Buccaneer was stabbed by [[spoiler:Wrath]], but managed to yank the sword off his hand with his uber abs. Later on, he pulled this trope despite being warned not to and died shortly after. However, considering he managed to cripple [[spoiler:Wrath]] with said blade, it also counts as HeroicSacrifice

* At the end of ''Literature/GirlsWithSharpSticks, [[spoiler:Guardian Bose]] does this with the pair of scissors that Sydney jammed into his neck. The scissors don't kill him -- the blood loss from him pulling the scissors out, on the other hand...

[[caption-width-right:302:[[EyeScream Owie.]]]]

* On ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'', Earl is trying to help a little girl to win a beauty pageant, so he can make up for breaking Joy's beauty pageant trophy. The act she's doing for the "talent" portion involves knife-throwing. She is concerned she'll hurt Earl. Earl tells her that he's been stabbed by lots of girls before, and that "it only really hurts if when you take it out, twist it, and shove it back in."

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* ''Franchise/StarTrek'': [[RubberForeheadAliens Nausicaans]] have a culture that revels in violence, moreso than even the [[ProudWarriorRace Klingons]]. One episode of ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space 9]]'' features a pair of Nausicaans playing a game similar to darts, except using each other as targets. They don't even try to dodge, or anything, just casually removing the dart and returning the attack. Doubles as a FunnyBackgroundEvent.

* Kate Kane, aka ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}, does it in the final volume of ''ComicBook/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]]]].

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* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''

-->'''Susan''': That's just not sanitary.

* ''Film/Venom2018'': During the climax, Eddie (who's been separated from Venom) gets [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice run through the chest]] by [[BigBad Riot]] with a symbiote blade that he then breaks off and leaves in Eddie. Venom then manages to re-merge with Eddie in time to save him, followed by the pair then ripping out the blade and using it to crucially damage the ship Riot is escaping in, causing it to explode and kill him.

* Done by sheer accident in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/TheTruth'', 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.

* ''Franchise/StarTrek'': [[RubberForeheadAliens Nausicaans]] have a culture that revels in violence, moreso than even the [[ProudWarriorRace Klingons]]. One episode of ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine DS9]]'' features a pair of Nausicaans playing a game similar to darts, except using each other as targets. They don't even try to dodge, or anything, just casually removing the dart and returning the attack. Doubles as a FunnyBackgroundEvent.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' - Giles is fighting off a vampire in the park, Jenny aims a crossbow at it - and in the chaos, shoots Giles in the back. As he stands reeling in agony, the vampire laughs mockingly - until Giles [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome yanks the bolt from his back and stakes him with it]].

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': In "Streets of Fire", [[spoiler: Malcolm]]'s fight with one of the Mirakuru {{Super Soldier}}s ends with a variant of this. [[spoiler: Malcolm]] has used up all his arrows on the soldier, who grabs him in a crushing bear grip; however, this allows [[spoiler: Malcolm]] to grab one of the arrows lodged in the soldier's back, rip it out, and stab it into his neck, taking him down.

* Played with repeatedly in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' 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: [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome yank his foot out of the ground and stomp on Vamp repeatedly... with the knife still sticking out.]]]]

* In ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', one of Solomon Grundy's moves is to attack with the knives stuck in his back, and then put them back. (Grundy is a zombie, you see.)

* This is an actual gameplay mechanic in ''Videogame/DwarfFortress''. With the incredibly detailed combat system, blades or projectiles can be lodged in body parts. It is possible to remove these and throw them at enemies. This is usually a bad idea because it causes lots of blood loss. It is also possible to pull a lodged blade out of someone else's body.
** And occasionally the body part will remain attached if it's not their own.

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-->'''Tagon''': Thank you. Now ''I'' have a knife.

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* At the end of ''[[https://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 with a well-placed [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks saber throw]]]].
* In Part V of ''WebAnimation/DeadFantasy'', even after [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa]] gets a katana lodged into her upper arm, she takes it out and continues fighting.
* The zombie from the ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' video series ''WebAnimation/MonsterSchool'' does this.

* In the first ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' film, Lurtz pulls Aragorn's knife out and throws it back at him -- but only after [[LickingTheBlade licking it]].

* In ''Videogame/ResidentEvil4'' Leon throws his knife at Salazar and pins him in the hand. Salazar's bodyguard immediately yanks the knife out and throws it back at Leon.

* ''ComicBook/SensationComicsFeaturingWonderWoman'': In "Generations" after ComicBook/{{Cheetah}} lodges a spear in Diana's shoulder Diana yanks it out and uses it to defeat her superpowered foe. Di gets more leeway with this idea than most given her impressive HealingFactor means the hole left behind heals closed very quickly.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': The White Magician kills ComicBook/{{Artemis}} by grabbing one of her incoming arrows with magic and turning it to lodge itself into her chest then grabs one of her many arrows that had made their way into him, yanks it out and shoves it through her abdomen.

* Nanashi pulls Luo-Lang's broken sword from his arm for a final attack in ''Anime/SwordOfTheStranger''.

* ''Film/TheButchers'': After breaking loose from the chair where Gacy had tied him, Simon stabs Gacy to death with the knife Gacy had stuck in his shoulder while torturing him.