History Main / SwordDrag

* Justified with Mikoto in ''Anime/MaiHime''; her {{BFS}} is just about as big as she is, and it's how she powers up her attack.

* In ''FanFic/YouAwakenInRazorHill'', a ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' Fanfic involving an Orc Hunter, Pyramid Hogger's presence is announced by the sound of his {{BFS}} scraping along the floor. ''Scrape''.

A character that carries a sword will, at some point, drag the tip of the blade across a floor or wall. This is usually done to intimidate or to catch the attention of another character, or simply [[RuleOfCool to invoke the coolness factor]], but rarely does it have any [[JustifiedTrope practical application]]. It can also be associated with an AxCrazy character or a VillainousBreakdown, because if someone holding a sword goes into a PrimalStance or becomes LimpAndLivid, they tend to forget they're holding it and just let it drag. Or it might just be that they can't actually lift the sword for any length of time, either because [[CombatBreakdown they're tired]], [[{{BFS}} the sword is too big]], or the sword is just that heavy.

* During Season Five of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' Jack faces off against a very tall assassin who wields a very large sword he controls musically; it flies around at his command. When Jack, stripped of his other weapons, finally cuts Scaramouche down he drags that sword over before heaving it up for the strike.

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* Done in the original animation called ''Dragonboy'' through a reverse on the common knight saves princess from dragon (twice when the dragon goes to save the princess and then the princess goes to save the dragon). In this animation the knight drags his sword for sinister effect. Can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=lIRMXJOtfMY&feature=endscreen

* ''VideoGame/TombRaiderLastRevelation'' has undead warriors who do this.

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* Some haunted houses and mazes (including Theatre/HalloweenHorrorNights and Theatre/HowlOScream) have actors drag their prop blades across walls and floors to scare the guests, sometimes while running at them.

* Terui Ryuu does this with the Engine Blade during episode 18 of ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'' prior to his transformation into Kamen Rider Accel. This may count as a subversion though, since it's not to look intimidating, but rather because the blade is to heavy to carry normally while untransformed.

Naturally, this would be a terrible maneuver to use in real life as it would wear down any good sword, slow down the wielder, and telegraph the coming attack obviously. Thankfully in fiction, we have the RuleOfCool to make up for that. [[IThoughtItMeant No, this is not about drag queens armed with swords.]]

* ''Film/TheCrazies'' has a ''pitchfork'' drag. One of "the crazies" shambles toward a field hospital ward full of people who are strapped helplessly to beds and cannot move. [[NightmareFuel/TheCrazies Horror]] [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice ensues]].

* The boyfriend drags a shovel this way as he decides whether to [[spoiler:finish off the MistakenForDead guy he was planning to bury.]] It's more a sign of reluctance than a deliberate intimidation tactic, but it's no less creepy for it.

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** James also does this when wielding the Great Knife, as he's barely strong enough to swing the thing, let alone carry normally. This even becomes a game mechanic; dragging the Knife in the dark will cause enemies to think James is the Pyramid Head and [[TheDreaded run the hell away]].

* Lucina does this in her approach to attack Captain Falcon in her and Robin's reveal trailer for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros for Wii U/Nintendo 3DS''.

* In ''Film/BlackRain'', Sato does this [[spoiler: right before he kills Charlie]]

* In ''VideoGame/{{Transistor}}'', the protagonist Red drags the titular Transistor behind her at all times, [[JustifiedTrope since it's almost as tall as she is]].

* "Series/BreakingBad": In the episode "One Minute", one of the cousins does this with his axe while [[spoiler:going after Hank.]]

* Some haunted houses and mazes (including Theatre/HalloweenHorrorNights and Howl-O-Scream) have actors drag their prop blades across walls and floors to scare the guests, sometimes while running at them.

* In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', the Grand Inquisitor does this in "Gathering Forces" using his own [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red lightsaber in one hand]] and the knocked out [[BlueIsHeroic Kanan's blue lightsaber]] (exemplified by the thing taking place in a dark, abandoned base) as he menacingly approaches and taunts Ezra about how he's going to die.

* In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', the Grand Inquisitor does this in "Gathering Forces" using his own [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red lightsaber in one hand]] and the knocked out [[BlueIsHeroic Kanan's blue lightsaber]] as he menacingly approaches and taunts Ezra about how he's going to die.

* In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' [[spoiler:Moded!]]Blue Beetle does a menacingly good job with his blades in "Intervention"