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1[[quoteright:280:[[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spade.jpg]]]]
2[[caption-width-right:280:Sure, it looks impressive, but that blood's from his tongue.]]
3->''"Hate to say, but that's hardly hygienic. You have no idea how many creatures that sword has cut through."''
4-->-- '''Hiei''', ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''
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6A common characteristic of blade-wielding evildoers is their tendency to lick their weapons, whether clean or bloodied, as if their weapon was a cherry-flavored popsicle of non-diabetic death. Borders on TooDumbToLive when licking the sharp edge or [[PoisonedWeapons any surface with a coat of poison]].
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8Generally considered a giveaway that this character is a PsychoForHire, a PsychoKnifeNut, a CombatSadomasochist, or otherwise sufficiently off his rocker to do ''anything''. Especially creepy when paired with EvilTastesGood flavored {{Hemo Erotic}}ism. Conversely, can have major {{fetish}} potential.
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10Some characters feel a deep attachment to their weapon, almost as if it's [[ICallItVera a person]].
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12The one doing the licking isn't necessarily evil or rather, more accurately, isn't always a story's antagonist. An AntiHero or VillainProtagonist can be seen doing this, especially if they're engaging their SuperpoweredEvilSide. Usually to showcase the fact they've either gone off the deep end or are very close to it, and that it is scary. Often a major {{fetish}}, especially if the licker is attractive.
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14See also FingerLickinEvil, YouTasteDelicious. A character who does this often may have {{Bloodlust}}. See also LecherousLicking.
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16'''DoNotTryThisAtHome''', unless you're [[TongueTrauma really tired of having a tongue]] and/or you want to contract something.
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19!!Examples:
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23* Yashamaru of ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}'' very suggestively licked the RazorFloss he was using to pin his opponent before flexing his fingers and causing the ''entire rock to explode''.
24* Parodied in ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' in one of the Buriburizaemon stories. Shin Chan and Buriburizaemon have to face a ruthless Ronin, who licks his katana to intimidate the heroes. Unfortunately, the Ronin accidentally licks the ''wrong'' side... cue HighPressureBlood and a NegatedMomentOfAwesome as the Ronin quickly scrambles for some band-aid for his ''tongue''.
25* Saitou Hajime in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' does this at least once, as do Usui and Swordhunter Chou.
26* Seras Victoria licks a sword she's holding, while she and it are covered in blood, in the TitleSequence of the TV series version of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''; however, she's trying to stop herself from doing so. This is probably a depiction of her fear of losing what's left of her humanity.
27* Yura of the Hair, an early ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' opponent, does this at every opportunity.
28* Rider in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' does this. Unusually, she's not a particularly bad person once you get to know her -- she just likes drinking blood because she's a magical construct, it's a useful source of the mana that fuels her, and finding extra energy where you can is just common sense.
29* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
30** Hidan does this as a ritual. He gets the opponent's blood on his scythe and licks the blood, which basically makes all the injuries that happen to Hidan go to his opponent.
31** Orochimaru licks his own blood off a kunai (after stabbing himself in the palm with it) at one point before his fight with Sarutobi.
32** Like master, like student: Anko licks a kunai that she's just cut Naruto with before the Forest of Death stage of the chunin exams. Blood included.
33** In a {{Filler}} episode, [[DudeLooksLikeALady Benten]] licks a kunai before threatening Hotaru with it.
34* In ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', when an opponent licks Hiei's stolen katana, Hiei remarks that it can't be sanitary because not even he can remember how many people he's killed with it.
35* Two instances in the original ''Anime/KnightHunters'', or rather, once instance {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in the DVD outtakes. Early on in the series, a {{Mook|s}} licks his hand ax before throwing it at a picture of his target. In the dub outtakes, the same scene is shown with the character's voice actor saying "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFKS4jI-GTM&t=0m49s I need to shave my tongue]]." Several other characters in the series do it as well, most notably Farfarello of [[EvilCounterpart Schwarz]].
36* A minor {{Mook|s}} does this in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' -- and promptly cuts his tongue when the hero shoves him out of his way.
37* ''Anime/YuGiOh'':
38** Not a blade, but Bakura [[spoiler:licks the blood of off Pegasus' Millennium Eye after ripping it out of his skull. Probably fulfills the creepy-psycho requirement]].
39** In a straight example, after Ushio beats up Yugi in the very first chapter, he takes out his knife[[note]]which is used later, in his game against Yami Yugi[[/note]] and licks the blade while threatening to use it if Yugi fails to give him 200k yen.
40* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
41** Buggy does this in the opening credits of the anime.
42** As does Big Knife Sarquis from the Jaya Island arc.
43** Zoro does it a couple of times, most notably during the Thriller Bark Arc against Oz (and looks AWESOME in the process). Worth noting here that his unique Three-Sword Style involves [[CutlassBetweenTheTeeth holding the other end of the sword in his mouth]], so licking the blade isn't a huge departure from his usual habits.
44** Mr. 1 (real name Daz Bones) does this after mulching Zoro's torso with his drill arms. Worth noting that he can turn his body into a sword's edge at will, so he ends up licking his arm.
45* Guitar, the swordsman general of the Mazoku in ''Manga/ViolinistOfHameln'' does this from time to time.
46* Tsukiyomi from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' does this before her fight against her sempai Setsuna. She does so while referring to Setsuna as [[EvilTastesGood "delicious"]] and asking for [[EvilFeelsGood satisfaction]], [[StalkerWithACrush all the while drooling]] in a woozy state of [[PsychoLesbian carnal bloodlust]].
47* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' has Due, one of the combat cyborgs, who does this after assassinating [[spoiler:the TSAB high council]]. Somewhat squicky, though, since they're just [[spoiler:brains in jars of life-sustaining fluid]]. Still pretty damn creepy.
48* Creed from ''Manga/BlackCat'' does this a few times.
49* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'': Mion Sonozaki [[spoiler:(who, in this case, is actually [[TwinSwitch Shion posing as Mion]])]] does this with a nail in ''Watanagashi-hen''. She then prepares to hammer the nail, and several others, into Keiichi's finger joints. The girl is a bit [[AxCrazy batshit insane]] in this particular arc.
50* King Gor does this during the final battle of ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo]]''. Did I mention it was ''his'' blood on a Getter Tomahawk he had just pulled from his shoulder?
51* In ''Manga/Change123'', after Hibiki fends away a potential rapist [[OneHitKO with a single kick]], there is a scene where he plans a revenge while recovering from the injuries. In one panel, his maniacal gaze is shown reflected in the blade of his katana as he licks it.
52* Amaha from the ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' anime ''loves'' this, as part of her overall OrgasmicCombat persona while using her AxCrazy SuperpoweredEvilSide. Masane does this too, as does Sarah from [[ComicBook/{{Witchblade}} the American comics]].
53* Happens twice in the second episode of ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'', after the cursed knife turns a shop-keeper [[AxeCrazy homicidal]].
54* Almost every single scene with {{mooks}} in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' has at least one of them licking a weapon. The pic shown is that of Club, who licks Kenshiro's blood off his claw after scoring a hit on him. It's the only major hit the bad guy scores on him before being rendered [[YouAreAlreadyDead already dead]].
55* [[AxCrazy Ladd Russo]] from ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' does this while fighting Chane on top of the Flying Pussyfoot.
56* Manji in ''Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal'' at one point licks a knife he's taken off someone who he suspected of planning to kill him [[JustifiedTrope to check if it's poisoned]].
57* {{Parodied|Trope}} in an early scene of ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'' when Yosuke shows Yu a sword that he... acquired... to help in fighting the shadows. Cut to a police officer approaching the two boys, preparing to arrest them.
58* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', the "Hero Killer" Stain does this a lot [[spoiler:because he has the ability to paralyse people if he ingests their blood]].
59* {{Parodied|Trope}} in ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' with the assassin Gastro, who constantly licks, bites, and tastes his guns, and even [[JugglingLoadedGuns uses a loaded pistol as an eating utensil]].
60* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', [[GreaterScopeVillain Kars]] does this with his [[BladeBelowTheShoulder arm blade]].
61* In ''Anime/CellsAtWork'', Killer T Cells can be seen doing this at times. Fittingly, they are considered the more brutal and cruel members of the immune system.
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65* ''ComicBook/HeroesForHire'': Tarantula licks her blades after one battle.
66* [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] from ''ComicBook/XMen'' did this once after drawing first blood. Her opponent is a mutant who could produce knives out of bone, with one being the blade Storm used. So, she was licking her opponent's blood from a bone knife, made out of the body of her enemy.
67* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': Red Skull does this after [[TearOffYourFace cutting off his own face]].
68* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
69** Mr. Zsasz has been known to cut his tongue ([[SelfHarm along with every other part of his body]]) to [[KillTally mark a kill]].
70** In ''ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison'', the Joker does this [[spoiler:and [[TongueTrauma cuts his own tongue]] doing so]].
71* ''ComicBook/TheAtom'': The vilain Dwarf Star a.k.a. Sylbert Rundine really likes to do this.
72* Bearclaw on the cover of ''ComicBook/ElfQuest: Wolfrider''. He ''is'' more of an anti-hero than his son in the chronologically later stories.
73* In ''ComicBook/{{Lanfeust}}'', Averoes licks his axe after beheading the lord Or-Azur and comments that "Your blood tastes like fear".
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77* In the ''Blog/AskPinkaminaDianePie'' Website/{{Tumblr}}, this is {{Lampshaded}}; after expressing her contempt for the act, Pinkie attempts to lick the blade, but cuts her tongue in the process.
78* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4520403/10/The-Dungeon-Books The Dungeon Books]]'' it's mentioned in passing that Walden Macnair licks his axe clean after each and every creature execution.
79* The ''Series/LostGirl'' fic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8962178/1/Wake-Me-Up Wake Me Up]]'' has a variation. Lauren is forced to fight a lizard-like Underfae. It licks its razor-sharp claws before the fight begins because its saliva contains a paralytic poison. As you can imagine, the fight becomes much more difficult.
80* Played with in ''[[http://jeconais.fanficauthors.net/White_Knight_Grey_Queen/7__Consequences/ White Knight, Grey Queen]]'' when Pansy licks Harry's blood from his knife as part of an act intended to get information from Nott.
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84* A Goblin {{Mook|s}} attempts this in ''Literature/KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Crimson Legend'' to intimidate the group. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome He winds up cutting his tongue off]].
85* ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'': [[EffeminateMisogynisticGuy Vega]] does this after cutting [[KickChick Chun Li's]] cheek as a way of taunting her. She takes it personally and returns the favor by [[ImprovisedWeaponUser throwing her couch at him]] and hitting him square in the face with it.
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89* ''Franchise/EvilDead'':
90** Ash's possessed girlfriend does this after attacking him with a knife in the original ''Film/TheEvilDead1981''. Thanks to the solid white contacts the actress wore, the scene looks [[{{Narm}} more goofy than scary]] as she fumbles her lips around the blade that she can't even see.
91** Done fairly memorably in the ''Film/EvilDead2013'' remake as well, with the blade splitting the Deadite's tongue in half gruesomely.
92* The bad guy at the start of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxkr4wS7XqY the best fight scene of all time]] in ''Film/{{Undefeatable}}''.
93* Lurtz does this during his fight with Aragorn at the end of the film ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing''. Aragorn stabs him in the leg with his elven dagger, Lurtz pulls it out, licks ''his own blood'' off of it and then throws it back at Aragorn, who deflects it with his sword. It's awesome.
94** Especially since Aragorn was only supposed to dodge the dagger and Creator/ViggoMortensen blocked it by accident.
95* Done by both antagonist killers in ''Film/{{Copycat}}'', though it's less licking the blade and more running the spine of the knife over their outstretched tongue.
96* Parodied in Tim Burton's ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' adaptation. After killing a large bug with a machete, Willy Wonka tastes the juices left on the blade. He's looking for new flavors of candy.
97* Billy Tallent from ''Film/HardCoreLogo'' does this during a drug trip. It's... disturbing, in a squiggly-feelings kind of way.
98* A supremely creepy example occurs in Francis Ford Coppola's ''Film/BramStokersDracula'' when the titular vampire cleans a straight razor after his guest accidentally cuts himself shaving. Dracula laps up the blood in a move that reads like a desperate junkie.
99* Mengele in ''Film/SurfNazisMustDie'' does this after killing an opponent in a KnifeFight.
100* On the poster for ''Film/{{Deathgasm}}'' Zakk is licking the blade of his [[ChainsawGood chainsaw]].
101* In ''Film/FrightNight2NewBlood'', Gerri uses this to mock Peter after his attempted staking of her fails because his aim was off by a few inches, tearing it out of her chest and licking the blood-stained edge.
102* The Judge from ''Film/FullContact'', after stabbing the protagonist Jeff and [[{{Fingore}} slicing off two of the latter's fingers]] briefly licks the blade to intimidate Jeff.
103* {{Parodied|Trope}} in ''Film/TheMagicCrystal''. FatComicRelief Snooker is leaving the toilet while holding a plunger when he bumps into an intruder, a mercenary who intimidates him by licking his knife. Snooker responds by licking his plunger.
104* In ''Film/{{Screamers}}'', Becker licks his own blade. {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Film/ScreamersTheHunting'' when Guy does this as a SpotTheImposter test. He cuts Bronte's palm and tastes her blood to [[TheyLookLikeUsNow establish that it's real]]. However, this just convinces the rescue team that these people are nuts, so they don't believe their claim that Screamers can now take human form.
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108* Lijah Cuu from the ''Literature/GauntsGhosts'' series.
109** Worse, one of the passages where he does this it implies that the blood is from [[spoiler: Sehra Muril, the squadmate that he murdered]].
110* In the Literature/{{Discworld}} novel ''Literature/{{Jingo}}'' the (evil)head of a Klatchian(Faux-Arabic)army has been told the opposing Ankh-Morporkian forces are confidant of success despite being outnumbered and untrained as they believe the Klatchians will run as soon as they taste some cold steel. He then licks a sword handed to him and declares he isn't the least bit apprehensive. And if that is as cold as steel gets.
111* Non-villain example from ''Literature/{{Redwall}}''; when Dippler swears an oath to kill the slayer of his leader, he licks the blade of his rapier; [[BadassBoast "I'll hunt him down, and when I do this blade'll be wet with something else."]]
112** There used to be a fanfic in which an OriginalCharacter villain somehow managed to [[{{Squick}} cut his own entire tongue out]] while doing this. Since the tongue is rooted pretty deeply in the mouth and one generally doesn't lick with enough pressure for a licked blade to slice all the way through the muscle, it's unclear exactly how he managed this.
113* The Winter Lady, Maeve of the Winter Court in ''[[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Summer Knight]]'' is described as almost lazily licking blood from her sword in the midst of a gigantic turf war between the faerie Courts.
114* In novelized accounts, [[TabletopGame/{{Ravenloft}} Strahd von Zarovich]] does this to the bloodied dagger with which he murdered his brother Sergei. Justified in this case (even though he's not AxCrazy) because this murder initiated Strahd's own transformation into D&D's most infamous vampire.
115* [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Drizzt Do'Urden]] does this at one point, believe it or not - he just tried to eat mutton off his dagger in the middle of battle for some reason. For what it's worth, it would not be surprising at all if the chapter involving this, "Biggrin's House", were run as an actual D&D session to determine how it went, so the OOC of the mutton thing may be excused.
116* In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings: Return of the King'', one orc murders another (with multiple knife stabs), and licks the blade clean.
117* In ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', Priests of [[WarGod Khorne]] are mentioned as "idly" licking blood from their blades in the ''Literature/GreyKnights'' novel ''Hammer of Daemons''.
118* In the Literature/PaladinOfShadows book ''Unto the Breach'' [[spoiler: Oleg licks the hatchet that was just used to amputate one of his legs.]] Adams, a badass former SEAL, is disturbed.
119* In ''Literature/DocSidhe'', the protagonist is sent to another world whose inhabitants are extremely sensitive to ColdIron. He demonstrates his immunity by holding his steel pocketknife in his bare hand, and then licks the blade just to see their expressions.
120%%* ''Literature/TheLastDragonChronicles'': Stygg does this after he cuts Gwilanna. [[spoiler:This doesn't end well for him...]]
121* In ''The Eternal Sky Trilogy'' by Elizabeth Bear, the quickest way to make a ghost-killing weapon is to lick the blade so [[SaltSolution salt]] sticks to it. Most characters avoid it if they can, for obvious reasons, but some enjoy it.
122* ''Literature/TheFortressOfTheBlackCauldron'': [[CombatSadomasochist Funeste]], the [[TortureTechnician torture technician]] of Virilus' army, is very prone to these.
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126* In ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', Jayne annoys other crew members by doing this. During one episode, Jayne spits on the blade of his combat knife (and yes, [[ICallItVera it has a name]]) as he's sharpening it before licking off the spit. The others are...somewhat disconcerted.
127* [[AxCrazy Callisto]] from ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' licks a dagger at one point.
128* Done for humor in the 90s live-action ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' show. When Zorro ended up crashing a dinner party, he ended the fight by making his trademark Z in a cake, licking the frosting off the blade, and complimenting the chef.
129* PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/TheHeroYoshihikoAndTheDevilKingsCastle'' when a random {{Mook}}, caught up in his own awesomeness and shows off to the heroes, licks ''[[https://youtu.be/YQTn1QxCZ2s?t=1m38s his very own poisoned knife]]''. TooDumbToLive indeed.
130* ''Series/GameOfThrones''. Before the Battle of Blackwater, [[TheCaligula Joffrey]] makes Sansa kiss his sword and tells her she will kiss it again after the battle...and [[{{Squick}} taste her brother's blood.]]Despite the fact that her brother is hundreds of miles away and the enemy they're facing is completely different.
131* ''Series/{{Lucifer}}''. Chloe barges in on [[NotWhatItLooksLike Lucifer in his nightgown and Maze wielding her knives]].
132-->'''Chloe:''' Where have you been?
133-->'''Lucifer:''' You know me, busy, busy, no rest for the wicked.
134-->'''Chloe:''' Right...because deviant foreplay is so time consuming.
135-->'''Maze:''' [[LesYay Wanna watch?]] ''(licks her knife)''
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139* There was a cover for an art magazine with a female Ranger from a StandardFantasySetting looking at a men's mag (actually a scroll) in shock as ''she'' did this as the first "page" girlie pic.
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143* One of the girls from the music video for Music/QueensOfTheStoneAge's "3's and 7's" is seen licking a knife blade in one shot.
144* This is on full display on the cover art of Head Control System's album "Murder Nature".
145* The line "She drinks the blood from a jagged edge" from the Music/JimiHendrix song ''Dolly Dagger''.
146* Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne sing a duet called "Close my Eyes Forever." In the middle of the second verse:
147-->'''Lita''': And like a dagger\
148you stick me in the heart\
149and taste the blood from my blade.
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153* Mickie Knuckles licking a bat with thumbtacks embedded in it at ''Wrestling/{{WSU}} Blood And Thunder'' during her "[[GimmickMatches Fans Bring The Weapons]]" match against Sweet Saraya.[[/folder]]
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156* [[http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh97/shophnc/warhammer/konrad_von_carstein.jpg Konrad Von Carstein]] of the ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' universe is known for pausing mid-battle to do this. His model even depicts him doing a variation. To his defense, he's a vampire.
157** Another model that's depicting doing this is Forgeworld's Great Unclean One. In this case, it's unsanitary for the opposite of the usual reason - Great Unclean Ones are supernatural embodiments of pestilence, and licking a sword is an excellent way for them to poison it.
158* The eponymous creature on the ''[[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Magic]]'' card [[http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?id=3864 Necrite]], depending on the art variant.
159* In the 3.0 edition ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' campaign setting, one of the [=NPCs=] statted out in the book is a CN mercenary troll with a cursed sword (minor curse- leaks blood constantly) He has the habit of licking it.
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163* The man playing Theatre/{{Hamlet}} in ''The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged'' does this to his knife after stabbing Polonius. In slow motion.
164** It should be noted that this is not called for in the script, which is a fluctuating thing anyway considering it changes depending upon audience interaction, location, and random ad-libs. Since this is the very nature of the show, it's understandable.
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168* In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', Yaksini, who wields to swords, will lick them as part of her default animation.
169* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'':
170** While it's not a sword (but figuratively an axe!), one of I-no's opening poses in ''XX'' involves licking her guitar.
171** Raven, the CreepyGood CombatSadomasochist, does this constantly with his needles, most notably before delivering a super attack.
172* Vico, the psycho-axe(sword)-crazy-maniac in ''VideoGame/ADanceWithRogues'', does this in the mines in the second chapter. Some of the player's dialogue options immediately afterwards are just ridiculous.
173* Vega/Balrog from the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series is usually doing this during his win quotes.
174** He actually removed his mask to do this in the first [[Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie anime movie]]. Thus exposing himself to Chun-Li's kicks...
175* In ''VideoGame/VandalHearts'', a type of enemies you meet relatively early in the game (actually ordinary soldiers who have been exposed to SealedEvilInACan) will lick their blades before every attack - making them significantly creepier.
176* ''VideoGame/{{Gekido}}: Kintaro's Revenge'' have Kintaro's zombie minions, who will lick their kunai to taunt you if left idle for too long.
177* ''VideoGame/HauntingGround'': The AxCrazy homunculus maid Daniella does this to her weapon (either a long shard of glass or a fire poker, depending on the player's actions) in a rather disturbing manner in the cutscene before her boss fight.
178* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', Bisexual, possibly-vampire knife freak Vamp does this in his introduction cutscene.
179** Played almost to the point of self-parody in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', in which Vamp licks his knives at an average of twice per cutscene appearance. At one point, he still has Raiden's (white-colored) blood on them, making for an extremely HoYay moment.
180* Birdie in the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'' games likes to lick his chain.
181* Chief Scalpem from ''VideoGame/SunsetRiders'' taunts you before his battle by licking one of his long knives. An appropriate gesture because said boss [[ThatOneBoss puts up hell of a fight]].
182* [=CutMan=] ''tells'' his brothers that ''[[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork MegaMan.EXE]]'' did this at him, in an effort to [[UnreliableNarrator paint MegaMan as the villain]]. It's PlayedForLaughs, since the [=CutMan=] brothers occupy a notch slightly below TeamRocket in terms of threat level.
183* Kartikeya in ''VideoGame/WildARMs5''.
184* Tetsuo Tamashiro from ''VideoGame/Yakuza3'' does this right before challenging Kazuma to a [[BossBattle battle]].
185* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', Ghirahim will do this after attacking you in your second fight against him.
186* Scyther does this to his scythes occasionally in ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium''.
187* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'', the alternate [[spoiler: Julius]] you run into early in the game does this if you choose to not be suspicious of him, which drives home the point that he's not the real deal.
188* The Berserker enemies in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'' do this as their idle animation.
189* ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'''s Rath can do this with his "Keeper of the Blade" taunt. Sometimes he'll add a line that indicates [[ParodiedTrope he just cut his tongue]].
190* The [[SnakePeople Cobra Man]] boss from ''VideoGame/RagingBlades'' licks his WolverineClaws with his forked tongue to taunt you in a cutscene before the battle begins.
191* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheUmbrellaChronicles'', Sergei Vladimir licks his own blood off his blade while talking to Wesker.
192* ''VideoGame/WestOfLoathing'' {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this with the clown knife weapon, stating that it's covered in clown spit and that "people who lick their knives to look intimidating are basically the worst people." Happens again if the player chooses to go to the tannery, where they'll see [[ItMakesSenseInContext demon clowns using their tongues as whetstones for their knives]].
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196* ''Webcomic/MiscellaneousError'' takes this trope [[http://miscerror.thecomicseries.com/comics/4 to its logical conclusion.]]
197* Incubus from ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'' [[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/breaker-of-infinities-1-9-to-1-10/ does this briefly]] during The Discordance in ''Breaker of Infinities'' as he leaps into battle.
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201* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Vaetris]] licks her blade clean of blood whenever she has wounded someone with it.
202* The ''WebVideo/ThereWillBeBrawl'' [[DarkerAndEdgier version of]] Ice Climber's Nana does this with her bloody ''hammer'' in episode 7.
203* WebVideo/TheGamingPixie does this at the end of [[http://www.gamingpixie.com/99/all-videos/gamereviews/game-review-eversion-halloween-special/ her review]] of ''VideoGame/{{Eversion}}''.
204* ''WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow'' has licking watermelon juice off of a katana.
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208* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfCalamityJane'': In the episode "Protege", the man who tries to [[AttemptedRape rape]] Calamity pulls out a knife and licks it before threatening her with it.
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