History PlayingWith / HealingShiv

** The combat knife is the ClosestThingWeGot to the surgical knife we need.

* '''Plot Foundation''' / '''Played for Symbolism''': Morgana is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and is prone to AngerBornOfWorry, both of which are reflected in her WeaponOfChoice: a device that looks intimidating but is ultimately used with the best of intentions. It's part of her characterization.

* '''Parodied''': The healing shiv, though extremely effective, is a [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience jet-black]], [[SpikesOfVillainy spiky]], [[AnAxeToGrind gigantic axe]], and its wielder is intent upon healing even complete strangers with it.

* '''Straight''': [[TheHero Hiro's]] teammate [[CuteWitch Morgana]] has a staff called the [[SimpleStaff Love-Me Tinder]], which heals anyone she smacks it with.

** [[PlayingWithFire Morgana's]] healing weapon is a set of [[StrawberryShorthand pink]] [[PowerGlows flame-engulfed]] [[KnifeNut throwing knives]] [[GirlWithPsychoWeapon which are much larger than you'd expect a girl so small]] [[{{Kawaiiko}} and cute]] to be carrying...

** Hiro is inflicted with StatusEffect. Morgana pulls out a flamethrower and sets him on fire. And then the ailments are gone! (Hiro's clothing is gone too.)
* '''Downplayed''': Morgana's staff hurts like a regular staff, but removes StatusEffects upon the target.

** Hiro is inflicted with StandardStatusEffect. Morgana pulls out a flamethrower and sets him on fire. And then the ailments are gone! (Hiro's clothing is gone too.)
* '''Downplayed''': Morgana's staff hurts like a regular staff, but removes StandardStatusEffects upon the target.

* '''Plot Foundation''' / ''Played for Symbolism'': Morgana is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and is prone to AngerBornOfWorry, both of which are reflected in her WeaponOfChoice: a device that looks intimidating but is ultimately used with the best of intentions. It's part of her characterization.

* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Morgana is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and is prone to AngerBornOfWorry, both of which are reflected in her WeaponOfChoice: a device that looks intimidating but is ultimately used with the best of intentions. It's part of her characterization.

* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Morgana has a SugarAndIcePersonality and is prone to AngerBornOfWorry, both of which are reflected in her WeaponOfChoice: a device that looks intimidating but is ultimately used with the best of intentions. It's part of her characterization.

%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

** Morgana is [[DungeonsAndDragons a cleric and enchanted her weapon with a spell that cures light wounds]].

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': The weapons still hurts just as bad and it is commonly used by [[BigBad Lord Mephisto]] for ColdBloodedTorture.
* '''Reconstructed''': However Hiro is enough of a badass that he regularly stabs himself with a healing knife to keep on fighting.

* '''Played For Laughs:''' [[BoisterousBruiser Chase]] is ''terrified'' of Morgana's knives and doesn't want to be hit by them, even though they'd just heal his wounds. Cue Morgana chasing her wounded comrade all over the battlefield trying to "help" him.
* '''Played For Drama:''' Morgana tests her brand-new weapon by attacking [[TheDragon General Wolf]] with it, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero inadvertently healing him]].

Back to- OW! Don't HIT me with that! ... oh, right it's a HealingShiv.
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** Or, ditto, and leaving [[OmnicidalManiac this]] [[CompleteMonster person]] alive causes ''more'' pain in the long run.

Back to HealingShiv.

* '''Exaggerated''': [[PlayingWithFire Morgana's]] healing weapon is a set of [[StrawberryShorthand pink]] [[PowerGlows flame-engulfed]] [[KnifeNut throwing knives]] [[GirlWithPsychoWeapon which are much larger than you'd expect a girl so small]] [[{{Kawaiiko}} and cute]] to be carrying...

* '''Justified''': The knives are blessed by a goddess of war and victory.

* '''Invoked''': "I made this knife for the solution to one of my puzzles."

* '''Defied''': "Quick, pull out your Knives of Healing and stab me!" "That is the single most stupid thing you have ever said to me."

** Hiro is inflicted with StandardStatusEffect. Morgana pulls out a flamethrower and set him on fire. And then the ailments are gone! (Hiro's clothing are gone too.)
* '''Justified''': The knives are blessed by a Goddess of war and victory.

* '''Straight''': [[TheHero Hiro's]] teammate [[CuteWitch Ichigo]] has a staff called the [[SimpleStaff Love-Me Tinder]], which heals anyone she smacks it with.
* '''Exaggerated''': [[PlayingWithFire Ichigo's]] healing weapon is a set of [[StrawberryShorthand pink]] [[PowerGlows flame-engulfed]] [[KnifeNut throwing knives]] [[GirlWithPsychoWeapon which are much larger than you'd expect a girl so small]] [[{{Kawaiiko}} and cute]] to be carrying...
** Hiro is inflicted with StandardStatusEffect. Ichigo pull out a cute flamethrower and set him on fire. And then the ailments are gone! (Hiro's clothing are gone too.)

* '''Deconstructed''': The weapons still hurts just as bad and it is commonly used by the BigBad for ColdBloodedTorture.
* '''Reconstructed''': However Hiro is enough of a BadAss that he regularly stabs himself with a healing knife to keep on fighting.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Ichigo's knives do damage to enemies, but heal most of her allies, allowing her to fling them at will without worrying about hurting any of her friends... except for [[CombatMedic Marina]], who is naturally weak against fire, which trumps the healing enchantment on the blades. Similarly, monsters who can absorb fire damage are also healed by the blades, so the player has to keep that in mind and make sure not to use it under those circumstances.

** Ichigo is [[DungeonsAndDragons a cleric, and enchanted her weapon with a spell of cure light wounds]].

* '''Conversed''': "Wouldn't it be awesome if we made Ichigo's knives heal people instead of hurt them?"
* '''Played For Laughs:''' [[BoisterousBruiser Chase]] is ''terrified'' of Ichigo's knives and doesn't want to be hit by them, even though they'd just heal his wounds. Cue Ichigo chasing her wounded comrade all over the battlefield trying to "help" him.
* '''Played For Drama:''' Ichigo tests her brand-new weapon by attacking [[TheDragon Wolf]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero inadvertantly healing him]].

** Or, ditto, and leaving [[ManipulativeBastard this]] [[CompleteMonster person]] alive causes ''more'' pain in the long run.

** It's not a flamethrower, it's a special spray for nanomachine that cleanse StandardStatusEffect.

* '''Conversed''': ???