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13	[[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Khukri-knife.jpg]]
14	[[caption-width-right:270:Good for chopping.]]
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16	->''"A lil' of the ol' chop-chop!"''
17	-->-- '''The Sniper''', ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''
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19	A kukri (or khukuri) is a heavy Nepalese knife used both as a tool and as a weapon. The most distinctive feature of this weapon is that the blade has a deflected angle with a thick spine and a single sharp cutting edge; this causes the end section of the blade to strike square on, greatly increasing chopping effectiveness. To put it succinctly, a kukri is a knife that thinks it's a hatchet. It is most famously known as a part of the regimental weaponry and heraldry of [[UsefulNotes/NepaliWithNastyKnives Gurkha fighters]]. Forming part of the survival equipment carried by airmen during the early 1940s conflict in Burma, the Kukri is an essential item equally effective at hacking through jungle brush as it is through limbs.
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21	For a relatively obscure weapon from Nepal, they feature quite frequently in the media, easily spotted because of their distinctive (and threatening) shape. As an interesting side note, it possibly wasn't actually invented in Nepal, but in ''Greece'' of all places. The current theory goes that the kukri is a (somewhat shrunken) descendant of a Greek ''machaira'' sword. The machaira itself was a modification of an earlier sword called the ''kopis'' (literally, "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin chopper]]"), just one of the large family of recurved sabers used throughout the Mediterranean. The troops of UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat brought it to India during his expedition there, and the locals may have adopted the design. The falcata (a neologism meaning "falcon-shaped") is a similar recurved sword from ancient Iberia that probably shares the same origin.
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23	As with the katana, there is a persistent myth that the blade must '[[DrawSwordDrawBlood taste blood]]' before it is sheathed. This is untrue, as a kukri is [[SwissArmyWeapon useful for far more than just violence]]. However there have been instances of Gurkhas slicing their fingers with it as a practical joke to [[ShroudedInMyth impress]] outsiders with their [[ProudWarriorRace ferocity]]. It's also been theorized that the "must taste blood" line was something that annoyed Gurkhas started telling tourists, to make them stop asking to see their kukris.
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25	See also MacheteMayhem and SinisterScythe, for other repurposed agricultural weapons disproportionately popular in media for their sinister, exotic curved blade. Also NationalWeapon and UsefulNotes/NepaliWithNastyKnives.
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31	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
32	* Aging from ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' uses an extra large Kukri as one of her weapons of choice. (Dual-wielded opposite to a modified Mini-gun).
33	* Shenhua from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' fights with a much more practical version of a WhipSword: twin whip kukri. She's good enough to behead people with them from 30 feet away.
34	* Two appear in ''Literature/FullMetalPanic The Second Raid'' albeit as upscaled monomolecular cutters shaped to look like kukris; one is the standard melee weapon for Belfaghn's [=M9D=] Falke, the other is a [[{{BFS}} massive one]] used by Gates for his Codarl I in the last episode, [[spoiler:which he promptly uses to kill Yu Lan by slicing her Codarl's limbs off and then impaling her through the Codarl's torso.]]
35	** Sosuke also brings one out in an episode of ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'', where he tries to show a young man (who is armed with a nail-bat) what a ''real'' weapon looks like.
36	* Doug from ''Manga/{{Gangsta}}'' uses one. His kukri is apparently sharp enough to slice through guns.
37	* In ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex 2nd Gig'', in the episode where Pazu's ex decides to become exactly like him (down to the DNA of his cybernetic body). The real and fake Pazus then duel with folding, forward swept kukris.
38	* In ''Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'', [[AmazonianBeauty Tione]] wields a pair of kukri as her usual weapon.
39	* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
40	** Helmeppo fights with two kukris, which Zoro even remarks on the weapon on their brief clash. After the timeskip, he uses two larger pairs.
41	** Bellamy's first mate "Big Knife" Sarquiss uses one. It's where he gets his nickname.
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44	[[folder:Comic Books]]
45	* In the {{Elseworlds}} tale ''[[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica JSA Liberty Files - The Unholy Three]]'', we have a brief scene of Franchise/{{Batman}} using a kukri against an alternate reality version of Two-Face who resembles a giant bug. This version of Batman was [[ThouShaltNotKill more likely to use lethal force]]. An action figure based on this version can be viewed [[http://www.oafe.net/yo/dcdew4lfb.php here.]]
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48	[[folder:Fan Works]]
49	* In the ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' story ''Fanfic/AhArchfall'', Jago uses a khukuri as his primary weapon, with all others (including a ''claymore''!) being optional extras for use as the situation dictates.
50	* This is one of the weapons Harry's Reaper equips him with on his return to life in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14139525/3/Fear-the-Reapers Fear the Reapers]]''. He makes good use of it as the fic progresses.
51	* Sunset's apprentice in Fanfic/FreeportVenture is actually named Kukri. It's a subversion, since Kukri is a mage's apprentice, and prefers magic above knives.
52	* In the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/story/story_edit_property.php?storyid=13882679 The Miracle of Life]]'', Edelgard, Dimitri, and Dedue face off against [[spoiler:an undead Anselma von Arundel]] wielding a kukri. Edelgard makes a note of the specific weapon, thinking about how she hates kukris because she finds them aesthetically repugnant.
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55	[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
56	* Nyx Ulric in ''Anime/KingsglaiveFinalFantasyXV'' wields twin kukris. They can be obtained in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' proper for Noctis or Ignis to wield.
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59	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
60	* ''Film/AustinPowers'': '''KUKRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!''' [[spoiler:Powers was not fazed in the slightest.]]
61	* Used by the [[TerribleTrio Three Storms]] in the beginning of ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina'', as throwing weapons. Whether or not they're any good for this is debatable.
62	* David in ''Film/BodiesBodiesBodies'' owns one that he is very proud of, which Greg uses to pop the cap off a bottle of champagne. When David becomes the first person to wind up dead, his kukri is found next to him stained with his blood, indicating to the rest of the friend group that there's a murderer on the loose. [[spoiler:Except there isn't. David [[TooDumbToLive accidentally killed himself]] in an act of AlcoholInducedIdiocy, specifically trying to imitate Greg's wine bottle stunt for a [=TikTok=] video and accidentally slitting his own throat with it.]]
63	* ''Film/BramStokersDracula'': Abraham Van Helsing wields one, which he uses to slay Dracula's brides.
64	* In the 1849 segment of ''Film/CloudAtlas'' Autua has one has one in the scene where he asks Adam to kill him, rather than turn him over to the Captain.
65	* TheHero from ''Film/{{Cyborg 1989}}'' always kept a huge number of knives on his body, including several kukris.
66	* In ''Film/DeathRing'', the Iceman is assigned a kukri as his weapon for [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunting down Matt]]. After Temple kills Iceman, he takes the kukri for himself and uses it in his final fight with Matt.
67	* Kukris are used in various fight scenes in ''Film/TheGameChanger'', notably in the final mansion shootout where the hero, Zi-Hao, uses twin kukris as sidearms and effectively slices up plenty of mooks with them.
68	* The thrown knives in ''Film/HouseOfFlyingDaggers'' resemble kukris.
69	* ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'': Max grabs a kukri and a jerrycan of guzzolene before going to stop the Bullet Farmer's pursuit. [[OffScreenMomentOfAwesome One distant explosion later]], Max returns covered in blood.
70	--> "That's not his blood."
71	* ''Film/MajorPayne'' used one to scratch his noggin while reading a self-help book.
72	* The killer in ''Film/NightSchool1981'' wields a kukri; using to decapitate their victims with a single stroke.
73	* The pig-cult leader in ''Film/PigHunt'' wields one of these, and uses it to decapitate one of the rednecks.
74	* ''Film/{{Polar}}''. Retired assassin Vizla takes a kukri to a show-and-tell at an elementary school and the kids are all fascinated by it. He even gives them a lesson on how to use it, to the teacher's evident horror.
75	* In ''Film/ResidentEvilExtinction'', Alice wields two kukri blades.
76	* In ''Film/TromasWar'', Creator/OliverStone {{expy}} Parker carries a kukri, which he uses to cut off his enemies' ears, and make a necklace out of them. Yeah.
77	* In ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'', Kevin Costner's character is briefly seen using a kukri.
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80	[[folder:Literature]]
81	* ''Literature/BlackTideRising'': [[LittleMissBadass Faith]] eventually adds a kukri to her arsenal of zombie-killing weapons, and wields it with enough skill to earn praise from several Gurkhas she meets in ''Islands of Rage and Hope''.
82	* The character known as The Bailiff wields a kukri to murder his harem of lovers in the Caitlin R. Kiernan novel ''Literature/DaughterOfHounds''.
83	* Jonathan Harker wielded a kukri in ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. And attacked with enough ferocity to force Dracula to retreat. Then decapitated the Count with it after Quincey Morris stabbed him in the heart with a Bowie knife. It's been argued that the choice of weapon is symbolic: it looks like a fang, and Victorian England had heard the legend that kukris should not be resheathed until they drew blood, making it a rather [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine ironic]] weapon to use against a vampire.
84	* White Court Vampire Thomas Raith in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' uses a kukri in battle in ''White Night'' and ''Changes''. In the former, Harry refers to it in narration as "some kind of curved knife" for most of the book, before finally just calling it a kukri, and pausing his narration to add that he ''knew'' he'd remember the name eventually.
85	* In ''Literature/{{Monster Hunter International}}'', the main character Owen Pitt carries a kukri as his primary melee weapon.
86	* The vampire Simon uses a kukri as his weapon of choice in ''Literature/OldScores''.
87	* In ''Literature/{{Sten}}'', the Gurkha mercenaries who guard the Emperor carry these. In later books, Sten carries one as a memento from his time as their commander.
88	* The Drow Ranger Valas Hune dual wields them in ''Literature/{{War of the Spider Queen}}''.
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91	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
92	* In ''Series/{{Angel}}'', [[spoiler:Wesley]] is killed with one of these.
93	** Gunn got one as a cursed gift in one of the novels. It grew wires of a sort that embedded themselves into his arm and were tough to get loose.
94	* For a while Spike had one on ''Series/{{Buffy\|the Vampire Slayer}}''. If memory serves, he kept it tucked into the back of his pants under the Badass Longcoat.
95	* Auggie had a Kukri in his bag in ''Series/{{Covert Affairs}}''.
96	* ''Series/{{Forever\|2014}}'': While the Frenchman is talking to Henry near the end of "The Frustrating Thing About Psychopaths" she starts polishing some of her stock, including a kukris and a dagger with a wavy blade.
97	* In ''Series/ForgedInFire'', several contestants make kukris for the first two challenges, and one episode's final challenge is to make a kukri.
98	* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Bronn has one strapped to his back that he occasionally whips out as a off-hand weapon.
99	* In ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Edgar wields two kukri blades.
100	* In ''Series/KindredTheEmbraced'' Julian Luna, the Venture Prince of UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, uses a kukri in battle.
101	* ''Series/Loki2021'': Showing off her more confrontational nature, Sylvie's [[WeaponSpecialization weapons of choice]] is a Kukri rather than the daggers of the Sacred Timeline Loki.
102	* Demonstrated in an episode of ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'' featuring gurkhas, one of whom is SwornBrothers with Deeks.
103	* In ''Franchise/StarTrek'', we have the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Klingon]] [[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Mek%27leth Mek'leth]], a short sword with a large recurve that allows it to be used somewhat similarly to a kukri with an integrated knuckle-bow.
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106	[[folder:Manhwa]]
107	* Mamungi from ''Manhwa/TheBreaker'' uses [[{{BFS}} one huge]] kukri.
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110	[[folder:Music]]
111	* Invoked in Music/DanBull's ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate'' rap, referring to the weapons that Jacob and Evie regularly use (also see below in the Video Games folder).
112	-->''From [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII Ezio]] and [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Edward Kenway]] through to Henry Green\
113	Killing is our business, and in business we're immensely keen\
114	Roughing up these gangs,\
115	Although there's nothing in my hands\
116	But for a couple of brass knuckles\
117	And a kukri that I swang''
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120	[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
121	* Leva Bates, as Indiana Jones, carries a kukri. Usually as a prop, though she's threatened to use it on some miscreants who have tried to steal it.
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124	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
125	* In the ''Kingdom Of Champions'' supplement for the ''Tabletopgame/{{Champions}}'' roleplaying game, one of the members of the United Kingdom's national superhero team 'The New Knights' is called Gurkha and wields kukris.
126	* ''TabletopGame/TheDraculaDossier'': Edom issues carbon-fiber kukris to field agents. They aren't quite as sharp as a steel one, but still sharp enough to decapitate a vampire, and can be carried through metal detectors without tripping the alarm.
127	* In ''Tabletopgame/DungeonsAndDragons 3rd Edition and 3.5,'' Kukris are martial melee weapons; although they don't do much damage, they're one of the few non-exotic weapons to threaten a critical hit on a roll of 18. However, this becomes less impressive when you remember that [[AwesomeButImpractical many monster types are immune to criticals]].
128	** Of course, many more aren't immune to criticals. As a melee weapon, the kukri is strictly better than a dagger and is a good choice for an off-hand weapon.
129	*** A number of special abilities also trigger any time a weapon "threatens" a critical hit whether or not it actually lands, and so work very well with the kukri.
130	*** Made even nastier by the fact that the Improved Criticals feat or the Keen special weapon property doubles the threat range. A character that has applied this to a kukri threatens on a 15-20.
131	*** And if you have Improved Critical and gain 7th level of Weapon Master prestige class (weapon of choice being kukri), you get +2 to threat range getting it to 13-20.
132	** In 4th Edition, they're one of a small selection of weapons with the "Brutal 1" trait, meaning that they always do at least two points of damage on a hit.
133	** Everything that applies to ''D&D 3.5'' applies to ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}''...except a lot of monsters are no longer immune to crits.
134	*** Kukris are even the favored weapon of certain deities... most prominently, however, the ChaoticEvil Queen of Demons, [[MotherOfAThousandYoung Lamashtu]], a divinely ascended Demon Prince whose portfolio covers stillbirths, nightmares, miscegenation, miscarriage, mutation, madness and monsters.
135	* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}: Fantasy Tech'' has the "ethnic cool" version of a kukri. It does damage on par with a ''broadsword''.
136	** ''Martial Arts'' has the realistic version. It's still a very effective knife. It is also possible to have a ''sword''-size kukri.
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139	[[folder:Video Games]]
140	* The 'Boa Kukri' is one of the melee weapons players in ''VideoGame/AllianceOfValiantArms'' can purchase from the in-game store.
141	* ''VideoGame/ArmoryAndMachine'' has a Hunter class skill called Kukri. It has a relatively short cooldown and deals regular damage along with a good amount of [[ArmorPiercingAttack penetrating damage]] which bypasses enemy shielding. However, it also costs 2 Steel Blades as "ammo" to use.
142	* Both Jacob and Evie Frye in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate'' favor these as a short range weapon.
143	* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}''
144	** In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', there's an enemy called Gurkha, who wields what is supposed to be a very stylized giant kukri.
145	** Gurkha Masters also appear in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia''.
146	* A melee weapon in ''VideoGame/CombatArms''.
147	* The Antiquarian uses a kukri for her "Nervous Stab" attack in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon''. It mainly implies that the Antiquarian has been to lands far away from the vaguely medieval-European hamlet in which the game takes place. As an actual attack, it's weak but can hit any enemy position, reserving it mostly for clean-up duty.
148	* In ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', kukris are essentially throwing knives which can inflict bleed, and you can only throw them instead of wielding them. They reappear in an identical form in ''VideoGame/EldenRing''.
149	* Kukris are available in ''VideoGame/DyingLight'' as a mid- or high-level weapon.
150	* Kukris are used by Ellia and Dr. Lindsey from ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''.
151	* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyIIHeroesOfLagaard'': Kukris are available for your use in the game, although they are quickly outclassed. One NPC in the same game has one attached to the end of her staff.
152	* The Wretcher's Blade in ''VideoGame/FableII'' is a very large version of a kukri.
153	* ''VideoGame/FarCry1'' features them as your option for a melee weapon, with the implication that the mercenaries use them to cut their way through the thick jungle of the islands the game is set on, since you can find several across the game. It also shows up as Ajay's melee weapon in ''VideoGame/FarCry4'', appropriate owing to the game taking place in a fictional country that borders Nepal. Two of them form the emblem for the Golden Path resistance.
154	* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
155	** The Kukri appears as a knife-class weapon in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2''. Somehow, they teach Jugglers how to throw Molotov cocktails.
156	** They are also common dagger-type weapons in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'', and many kukri tend to be Dancer's better early to mid-game weapons.
157	** Much rarer in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', but a few show up every now and then, such as the Rogue/Ninja weapons dropped from the Qitana Ravel dungeon in ''Shadowbringers''.
158	* In ''VideoGame/FreedomWars'', the PlayerCharacter starts off with a technologically-advanced kukri called the Murasame Mk. 9, along with a sub-machine gun called the EZ-Katze, and a Binding Thorn.
159	* [[PsychoForHire Warrant Officer Emile-A239]], one of the SPARTAN-III teammates in ''VideoGame/HaloReach'', is often seen sharpening the kukri he keeps sheathed on his shoulder. He finally gets to use it [[spoiler:on the Elite Zealot that just impaled him on an energy sword]].
160	** A player of sufficiently high rank can purchase Emile's right shoulder piece, which carries a kukri, for his/her custom Noble Six. The player can't use it, though, sticking to the combat knife mounted on his/her chest armor.
161	* In ''Film/{{Jumper}}: Griffin's Story'', Griffin can use a kukri.
162	* Colbjorn, a massive Northerner and one of the companions in ''VideoGame/HandOfFate 2'' fights with a pair of oversized kukris, and carries about six or seven more.
163	* This is the melee weapon for the Sharpshooter class in ''VideoGame/KillingFloor2'', possibly as a ShoutOut to ''Team Fortress 2'' given the Sharpshooter's focus on long-range attacks with scoped weapons.
164	* Bill of ''Videogame/TheLastOfUs'' carries a Kukri as his melee weapon. He's fairly proficient in gutting and decapitating Infected with it.
165	* In ''VideoGame/TheLastRemnant'', Kukris are wielded by Qsiti (small frog-rabbit people) warriors as swords.
166	* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', the Rito Chieftan's personal guards carry sheathed kukris on their lower backs, although they are not shown using them.
167	* ''VideoGame/LoveOfMagic'': The Gurkha battalion that is sworn to Camelot carry kukris.
168	-->'''Emily:''' You do not ''disarm'' a Gurkha. You merely convince him to temporarily give you some of his weapons.
169	* In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'', Kai uses the "Gurkha Knife" or kukri as his weapon of choice.
170	* An exotic melee weapon in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'', based on the rules of ''Dungeons and Dragons''.
171	** The kukri is the main melee weapon of Tomi Undergallows, the rogue hireling in the main campaign.
172	* Genma General Gargant from ''VideoGame/Onimusha3DemonSiege'' summons a blue, [[FlamingSword flaming kukri]] with a nasty guthook on the tip to duel with Samanosuke in the intro, and manages to kick his ass with ease. In ''VideoGame/ShinOnimusha'', Gargant is actually invulnerable as long as his sword is intact. In order to actually wound him, you have to [[WreckedWeapon smash his kukri first]] before being able to land some damage.
173	* ''VideoGame/PathfinderKingmaker'': As TheChosenOne of Lamashtu (see the tabletop folder), HeroicComedicSociopath and Goblin Hero-In-Training Nok-Nok is seen wielding kukri in his character portrait. In-game he also starts out specialised in Kukri dual-wielding, and given his build is very optimized you're given very little incentive to switch him to a different weapon.
174	* In ''VideoGame/Rage2011'', several melee focused enemies, especially Ghosts, use kukri. Just before the self-revival tutorial, you get a very close look at one.
175	* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'', Sheva uses a Kukri.
176	* Seen in ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters''.
177	* The melee weapon of the Sniper class in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
178	** He later received the Tribalman's Shiv, which is an even ''nastier'' looking kukri [[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter made entirely out of wood.]] It only does half the immediate damage of the kukri, but causes [[StatusEffects bleeding]], lowering health over time and preventing Spies from cloaking properly.
179	* In ''VideoGame/Uncharted2AmongThieves'', the character Tenzin carries a kukri.
180	* In the [[http://www.wowpedia.org/File:Troll_Shadow_Hunter.jpg official art]] of ''VideoGame/WarCraft III'', trolls shadow hunters use kukris. In the game, they seem to be using a DoubleWeapon version.
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183	[[folder:Web Original]]
184	* Vadiir and the Laughing Clown in ''ARG/DarkDreamChronicle'' each own a Black Iron kukri machete.
185	* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', assassins from the [[AncientConspiracy Order of the Black Rose]] tend to use enchanted kukris when they want to leave a messy message to the Order's rivals or when they want to hack a tough opponent into pieces.
186	* Danny of the Website/YouTube channel gradualreport uses one to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCybRFMW7-M "fix" his computer.]]
187	* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': Chaka's {{Mithril}} knife, created accidentally [[ItMakesSenseInContext when Silver stabbed Arch-Fiend with her moonsilver-covered hand, through the opening which Firefox had created in the magical cage they were trapped in]]. Its unique creation -- involving [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot mithril, magical fire, quenching in demonic ichor, and getting charged with Ki by Chaka to dislodge Silver's hand]] -- imbued it with a magical bond that causes it to return to Toni's hand when thrown, and [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands probably other things we haven't seen yet]]. The fact that it specifically formed into a kukri has the Magical Arts instructors baffled and has led to some odd speculation about what it means.
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190	[[folder:Real Life]]
191	* Famously used by the [[UsefulNotes/NepaliWithNastyKnives Gurkha soldiers of Nepal]], who traditionally serve in the British Army. The knives are often called "Gurkha knives" for this reason. Creator/GeorgeMacDonaldFraser claimed that during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Gurkha soldiers had a habit of [[ThrowAwayGuns dropping their rifles]] and charging at nearby enemies with their knives. After each battle, they had to go back and find their rifles.
192	** Fraser himself carried one throughout the Burma campaign during the war, saying that he preferred it to a {{machete\|Mayhem}}.
193	* Kukris are used by British Special Forces for jungle warfare, and standard issue in the Australian Army.
194	* The kukri is in fact the only surviving member of an entire sword family: the recurve sabres, single-edged hacking weapons that curve away from the wielder. The concept has been around since the ancient Egyptians, whose ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khopesh khopesh]]'' was essentially a militarised farming sickle. The Greek ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopis kopis]]'' or ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machaira machaira]]'' (the first name meaning "chopper") was a common sidearm for Greek infantry and a standard weapon for Persian cavalry. It was used across the entire Mediterranean and became a bane of the Roman legions when wielded by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcata Iberian infantry,]] and its big two-handed brother, the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falx falx]]'', made them upgrade their armour when wielded by the Dacians. The Medieval Turkish ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yatagan yatagan]]'' is a late example of a recurve sabre. All of the examples mentioned here are [[CoolSword significantly bigger than the kukri]] and [[MacheteMayhem are closer in size and appearance to machetes]].
195	** Modern Kukris are made rather shorter than older ones because folk in TheGovernment are less enthusiastic about the idea of [[OffWithHisHead decapitation and limb-lopping]] than their predecessors. Longer kukri are sometimes marketed as [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot "kukri machetes"]].
196	* Most, if not all, [[http://traditionalfilipinoweapons.com/Sandata.html Traditional Filipino Weapons]] with a blade have a forward curve with the blade on the inside of the curve. This also applies to neighbouring Indonesian swords and some Malaysian. The [[http://traditionalfilipinoweapons.com/Ginunting.html Ginunting]] is the official bladed sidearm of the Filipino Marine Corp.
197	* Farmers and individuals living in rural Thailand use a kukri-inspired knife called an e-nep, which depending on the maker, ranges from extremely similar to outright identical to the shape of the kukri. They use their e-neps for the same sort of outdoors tasks the kukri is used for.
198	* For the miniature domestic equivalent, a peeling or tourne knife is a type of specialized kitchen knife, used for removing fruit rinds, carving decorative garnishes, and excising flaws from vegetables. Its blade is seldom more than 2-3 inches long, but it has a similar edged inner curve to the kukri and its predecessor blades.
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