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12-> ''"[[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, or [[Manga/OnePiece Captain Kuro]]... who inspired you?"''
13-->-- '''Socrates''' to his EvilKnockoff, ''Fanfic/ThePezDispenserAndTheReignOfTerror''
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15Characters that fight with multiple blades attached to their hands or fingers to emulate gigantic metal claws. The blades can be a [[NaturalWeapon natural part]] of their body, [[{{Cyborg}} artificial implants]], stuck on a glove or gauntlet, or actually be a variation of bladed brass knuckles. Wolverine Claws on a good guy suggest [[RaisedByWolves animalistic]] or NatureHero traits; on a bad guy they show that he or she is especially bloodthirsty and likely AxCrazy. Any character sporting these will be [[ImprobableWeaponUser improbably effective]] with them. When these weapons are unsheathed, they often make a distinct [[AudibleSharpness "snikt!" noise]] or some variant.
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17Weapons of these type are presumably easier to conceal and use in close quarters, depending on the size and nature of the blades. However, in fights involving larger weapons they would be [[NecessaryDrawback less effective]] considering their limited reach compared to a sword or polearm. Also, since they usually lack a guard piece (especially when they are retractable), any claw-to-sword type combat really should end with the other blade sliding down into the back of your hand, or under it into the knuckles. Also there are drawbacks in using multiple blades relating to dispersion of force which is why they are rare in real life and bio-mechanically it’s much easier to wield blades orientated vertically to the arm and hand rather than horizontally making them AwesomeButImpractical for the most part.
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19Weapons of these type were [[TruthInTelevision actually used]] in early civilizations. The Bagh Nakh, or [[http://wiki.cantr.net/images/b/bb/BaghNakh.JPG Tiger's Claw]], was developed in India for self-defense and used by the first Maratha Emperor Shivaji. Ninjas also used [[http://www.ninjaencyclopedia.com/weapon/nekode.html Nekode]] (Cat's Paw) for fighting and Tekagi-Shuko for utilitarian purposes, such as climbing trees, mimicking the natural version of this trope.
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21Wolverine Claws are a subtrope of BladeBelowTheShoulder. If they're are simply attached to the hand as a weapon, it's simply BladeBelowTheShoulder Type I. ArtificialLimbs and {{Swiss Army Appendage}}s may be modified to feature Wolverine Claws, in which case those claws fall under Type II or III instead. Pretty much a prerequisite for any WolverineWannabe. Can sometimes end up as CumbersomeClaws.
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28* Wargreymon from ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' has these in the form of 'Dramon killers'. They are super effective against dragons including himself if he's not careful. Most of His subspecies has some variation on them.
29* ''Manga/DrStone'': [[EvilChancellor Minister Ibara]] possesses the nailed claw kind which he brandishes out when [[spoiler:he caught Ginro finding out the Petrification Kingdom Head's real state and even impaled him with it]].
30* Club, an early opponent of Kenshiro from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', had a particularly long set of these as his weapon, often [[LickingTheBlade licking the blood of his victims off them]]. He only gets one hit on Kenshiro with them before suffering [[YouAreAlreadyDead the fate of all who mess with him]].
31* Chiffon from ''Manga/{{Freezing}}'' has a large clawed gauntlet.
32* Lust from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' has the "Ultimate Spear" of extremely sharp, super fast retractable FemmeFatalons that can extend for several meters, though she's turning her fingers ''into'' spears instead of having them come out of her hand. Her brother Greed gains similar razor sharp claws (though nowhere near as impressive) in his Ultimate Shield form.
33* ''[[Manga/{{Gamaran}} Gamaran Shura]]'' has Ise Ramon, leader of the Genkai Tenpei, using a set of barbed steel claws (worn over his fingers) in the battle against MasterSwordsman Rando, who's using a spear and an half-broken katana. In this case, the problem of the lack of reach is solved by his superior agility, which allows him to [[spoiler: get close enough to grab Rando's head and slash him across the eyes]].
34* In the ''{{Franchise/Gundam}}'' franchise, most amphibious mecha have bladed claws for melee combat because they're easier to use underwater than swinging around. A few add twists to the idea, such as [[HotBlade superheated claws]] for extra punch. ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing''[='s=] Pisces has the added quirk that its claws turn into propellers when it's in cruising mode.
35** There is an attachment option, a box containing quick-deploy claws that connects to the forearm. This allows mobile suits to retain traditionally functional hands, most notably used by the [[https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/AMS-129M_Zee_Zulu Zee Zulu]] variant of the Geara Zulu.
36* Killua from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' can grow claws at will. His [[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether family]] is [[InformedAttribute implied]] to also be able to do this, though they are [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome never shown doing it]] in the manga or anime.
37* ''Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}'': Warsman's Bear Claws.
38* Hidaka Ken in ''Anime/KnightHunters'' uses modified bagh nakh, gloves with retractable blade claws built in.
39* Verdant in ''Manga/LinebarrelsOfIron'' does this with swords
40* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'':
41** [[PsychoForHire Due]] uses a clawed glove similar to [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger's]].
42** [[BigCreepyCrawlies Garyuu]], Lutecia's MonsterKnight, has several {{natural|Weapon}} retractable blades that could pop out of his wrists.
43* Nao from ''Anime/MyHime'' uses the fingernail-claw variety.
44* Shijima from ''Manga/NabariNoOu''.
45* Sora from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' uses one of these.
46* Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}:
47** Ciel from ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', although they're not claws so much as they are three long knives in each hand, wedged between her knuckles.
48** Kirei Kotomine in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' and the prequel, ''Literature/FateZero''.
49* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
50** Captain Kuro fights by wearing gloves that have an ''entire sword'' on each finger. He has a very particular manner of adjusting his glasses (with the wrist-edge of his parl) to make way for them, whether or not he's wearing the gloves
51** Blackbeard was seen with one in a flashback during the Fishman Island Arc. The [[AllThereInTheManual Vivre Card Vol. 6]] confirms that Blackbeard caused Shanks's eye scars with this weapon.
52* Lucario's Metal Claw attack in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''.
53* Kirika of ''Manga/PuellaMagiOrikoMagica''.
54* They're only part of Mousse's [[HyperspaceArsenal enormous arsenal]] in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', but received particular attention in the [[NonSerialMovie second movie]].
55* In ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', Hanya from the Oniwabanshu also has claws like them as his secret weapon. They're even based on Wolverine's claws. Creator/NobuhiroWatsuki is a Jim Lee fan.
56* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'': Hydra Ichi, Docrates and Ophiuchus Shaina.
57* Denkibou from ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''.
58* Ikuto from ''Manga/ShugoChara''.
59* Overhaul of ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'' has these. When he's upgraded into Leobreaker they become even deadlier.
60* In ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'''s Ohto Country arc, Kusanagi uses a set of claws as his weapon of choice.
61* In ''Manga/TheVoynichHotel'', the SerialKiller called Snark has prosthetic arms called "Demon's Claw +2" which she acquired as part of a DealWithTheDevil. The fingers can extend into long blades which are sharp enough to effortlessly cleave through flesh and bone.
62* In ''Anime/WickedCity'', [[ActionGirl Makie]] can extend her fingernails to dagger-like lengths and uses them as cutting weapons.
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66* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', one of the recurring monsters is a wolverine girl who has retractable metallic claws that she uses in combat.
67* In the 2012 Chinese animated series ''Animation/{{Kodama}}'', the main character's side-kick finishes off the monster of the day by using the claws from his hands on its core.
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71* [[Characters/MarvelComicsLogan Wolverine]] is the {{Trope Namer|s}}. Ironically, an oft-forgotten [[WhatCouldHaveBeen early plan]] for Wolverine was that his gloves contained the claws. The writers eventually realized this meant ''anyone'' could be Wolverine by putting on the gloves, and made it so that the claws instead retracted into his arms. Originally, the claws were said to be surgically implanted as part of the Weapon X program that created him, but a later {{Retcon}} showed that the claws were actually made of bone and a natural part of Wolverine's body. They were bonded with adamantium along with the rest of Wolverine's bones as part of the Weapon X program.
72** [[Characters/MarvelComicsLauraKinney X-23]], Wolverine's female clone and also the [[LegacyCharacter second Wolverine]], has 2 metal claws per hand, and 1 per foot.
73*** Her own clone Gabby also has these, although she only has one per hand and neither is metal.
74** Wolverine's son, Daken, has three claws per hand: two from the knuckles, and one from the wrist. He lost them for a time after Wolverine tore out his wrist claws, and due to Daken coating his claws with metal from the [[KryptoniteFactor Muramasa Blade]] beforehand, he couldn't regenerate them.
75** Wolverine's son in ComicBook/UltimateMarvel, Jimmy Hudson, has the classic set. At first, they're made of bone, but they quickly reveal the ability to transform into some kind of metal, not unlike Colossus.
76** Wolverine's daughter [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 Wild Thing]] has claws composed of psychic energy.
77** Wolverine's long time foe, Lady Deathstrike, is a cyborg with fine blades coming out of her finger tips.
78** Marrow has [[BadWithTheBone the ability to grow bone blades out of her body]]. After having gained enough control over these powers, she copied both Deathstrike's and Wolverine's blades (including snikt sound effect).
79** [[Characters/WolverineRoguesGallery Romulus]] has four fingers (maybe) and clawed gloves -- because he's based on the earliest concept for Wolverine.
80** In [[WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries the 1990s 'toon]], Beast had these in an [[TimeTravel altered timeline]]. They were part of the gloves, though.
81** [[Characters/MarvelComicsSabretooth Sabretooth]] has been known to sport oversized adamantium claws on the tips of his fingers on occasion. Even when he doesn't, he has extremely sharp claws instead of fingernails. The ComicBook/{{Ultimate|XMen}} version has ''four'' per hand. Wolverine said something to the effect of:
82--->''"Yeah, that'll shake your reputation as the made-in-Hong Kong version of me."''
83** Interestingly, both the ''ComicBook/XMenNoir'' and ''[[ComicBook/MarvelNoir Wolverine Noir]]'' versions of the character keep the claws but manage to change them into something appropriate for the 1930s time period -- a pair of Japanese ''neko de'' in the former and a set of special knives in the latter.
84** In the ''Golden Age'' issue of the ''ComicBook/{{WildCATs|WildStorm}}''/''X-Men'' crossover comics, Zealot gives Wolverine a wrist weapon that simulates his claws, noting "I... suspected you would like it."
85** In ''ComicBook/BattleOfTheAtom'', Future Jubilee and Raze [[spoiler:(Mystique and Wolverine's future son)]] have these. Jubilee is the new Wolverine and hers appear to be made with her powers while Raze's are noticeably smaller.
86** Wolverine's older brother John Howlett Jr had three bone claws on each hand, his other brother Dog Logan didn't have any claws.
87* [[Characters/TheUnbeatableSquirrelGirl Squirrel Girl]] has a short knuckle spike. According to ComicBook/IronMan, it's not exactly at Wolverine's level, but it's something. The knuckle spikes are mostly for [[ComboPlatterPowers climbing]], but she also has the [[FemmeFatalons sharp fingernail]] version of this trope, which sees more use in combat.
88* ComicBook/DoctorStrange gains them as surgical implants in the ''ComicBook/BulletPoints'' timeline as part of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attempt to restore use of his hands (for some reason).
89* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
90** When the Characters/{{Black Cat|MarvelComics}} had her bad luck powers stripped from her by Dr. Strange, she gained cat-themed superpowers, notably enhanced speed, strength, agility, night vision and, of course, retractable claws. She lost these powers as well but later wore gloves with claws attached to them. Her ex-boyfriend the Puma has these in his beast form.
91** [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarnage Carnage]] does this on occasion when preparing to kill someone because his suit can generate weapons.
92** During the events of ''ComicBook/TheOther'', [[Characters/MarvelComicsPeterParker Spider-Man]] developed poisonous ''hand stingers'' that he even calls [[LampshadeHanging a case of Logan Envy]]. When Peter protested that spiders don't have stingers, The Other responded that they ''will''... in the ''future''. Even before the CosmicRetcon of ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' removed the stingers, they weren't used all that often (with [[DependingOnTheWriter some writers]] claiming that they only came out around "fellow totemic beings" as a defense mechanism). Peter's clone Kaine, the second [[Characters/MarvelComicsScarletSpider Scarlet Spider]], got his own stingers after dying and coming back to life in ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland''.
93* Many depictions of Characters/{{Catwoman|SelinaKyle}} have sharp steel claws incorporated into her costume's gloves, which she sometimes uses for close-quarters fighting as well as for climbing.
94* The ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' villain the Owl has his "talons". These are a set of metal blades fitted over the hand.
95* ''ComicBook/{{Femforce}}'': She-Cat's nails extend into talons. Her gloves and boots are adapted to allow for this.
96* ''ComicBook/GlobalGuardians'': Owlwoman was granted the ability to transform her fingernails into razor-sharp claws by Queen Bee.
97* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' foe the Predator includes twin blades that snap forward over his knuckles in his arsenal.
98* In ''ComicBook/{{Grendel}}'', one of Tujiro's goons fights Christine Spar as Grendel with a glove with wolverine-style claws attached. Christine [[TakeThat notes]] that it's a stupid weapon with no reach, and easily cuts off the goon's hand.
99* All Franchise/MarvelUniverse characters who wear the costume of "the Cat" (Shirlee Bryant, Greer Grant Nelson and [[Characters/{{Hellcat}} Patsy Walker]]) have clawed gloves and taloned boots as part of their costumes. The claws are retractable and can also be detached and cast on cables as grappling hooks.
100* Creator/BongoComics' ''ComicBook/RadioactiveMan'' books feature Weasel Woman, a WolverineWannabe who has unbreakable "rigidium polymer" fingernails.
101* The ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' villain code-named Recluse has ''cut off his fingers and replaced them with poisoned knife blades''. He is by far the easiest to defeat of the Council of Spiders.
102* In ''ComicBook/SecretSix'', Catman uses a three-clawed Bagh Nakh, and Scandal has retractable forearm-mounted blades called the Lamentation Blades.
103* ''ComicBook/SquadronSupreme'': The Mink has gloves with steel claws at the fingertips similar to Black Cat or Catwoman.
104* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
105** [[Characters/SupermanDoomsdayCharacter Doomsday]] has a ''ton'' of spikes and claws all over his body. He sports four bony protrusions on his knuckles that are sharp enough to cut Superman. They can also extend over great lengths to pierce an opponent, poison them and drag them back to him.
106** ''ComicBook/EscapeFromThePhantomZone'': Villain Xa-Du's gauntlets are armed with poisoned claws.
107** ''ComicBook/DayOfTheDollmaker'': The titular villain's toyfied slaves are armed with bladed gloves (to be precise, scissors' blades have been attached to the gauntlet's fingers).
108* ComicBook/{{Vampirella}} and her ally Pantha can extend their finger nails into long sharp claws.
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112* In ''Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures'', "Wolverines" are the slang name for cyberclaws of this variety even ''before'' Logan is imported from a parallel Marvel Universe.
113* Basilisx from ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ''
114* In ''Fanfic/{{Game Theory|LyricalNanoha}}'', [[spoiler:Vesta]] has a LaserBlade version.
115* Examples from Fanfic/{{the Calvinverse}}:
116** The sea monster from ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesIILostAtSea'' has these, as does a monster in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesIIIDoubleTrouble''.
117** Both [[MoralityDial Evil Jack]] and [[EvilCounterpart Shadow]], from ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'', have these.
118** The above quote is from the RecursiveFanfiction ''Fanfic/ThePezDispenserAndTheReignOfTerror''.
119* [[EliteMooks Crystal Kingdom Shock Troopers]] in ''Fanfic/TheGodEmpressOfPonykind'' have two pairs of retractable claws mounted on their gauntlets, a weapon design that's later adopted by the Traitor Legions.
120* In ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'', Tamaki uses a pair of clawed metal gauntlets as her weapons.
121* In ''Fanfic/IAmWhatIAm'', Oz gets this due that the [[AnIcePerson Cool]] [[CoolSword Sword]] given to him by Xander and Cordelia reacts to him being a werewolf by giving him metallic exoskeleton arms.
122* In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', the Prowler uses glowing claws that can slice through unfinished walls like paper. They retract into normal gloves when not in use.
123* ''Fanfic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': Wind Breaker the griffon uses his natural talons as one of his close-range weapons.
124* ''Fanfic/CodeGeassPaladinsOfVoltron'': Kallen Bayard takes the form of a micro-Radiant Wave Surger (and yes, it can still make stuff balloon up and explode).
125* ''Fanfic/SixesAndSevens'': Roger Aubrey's ability to cover himself in armour also make his fingers highly strong and sharp - enough for him to [[spoiler: tear his way out of three basements and raze the base]].
126* Gray Ghost's gauntlets in ''Fanfic/ManehattansLoneGuardian'' have flexible paw-like extensions that terminate in a set of four claws each. She's able to use them to fire off energy waves from afar and rip through metal up close, and charging them with magic lets her use a watered down variation of Wolverine's Berserker Barrage.
127* Just like her canon self, Roller Brawl wields a pair of these as a {{Cyborg}} in ''Fanfic/RollerBrawlTheMegaCyborg''. Known as the Leech Claw, she can use them to [[EnergyAbsorption absorb electromagnetic energy]] to [[LifeDrain heal herself]] or charge them with energy to increase their cutting power.
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131* One of the scarers from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' has these type of claws.
132* Saluk, the BigBad in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves''. They resemble blades attached to brass knuckles. They're sharp enough to allow him to [[BladeBrake "coast" down a cliff]] using them, akin to how pirates can supposedly cut their way down a sail with their daggers. Proves that while he may not have any magic powers like Jafar, Saluk is still a ''terrifying'' threat.
133* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'', Lord Shen wears metal talons both as weapons and to cover the burn scars on his feet from his experimentation with gunpowder.
134* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', Prowler brandishes giant metal gauntlets with razor-sharp claws at the end of each finger as his primary weapons.
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138* The impracticality of this trope, combined with realistic consequences, turns up in the second ''Film/{{Azumi}}'' movie, ''Death or Love''. Among the villains are a band of ninjas who attacks Azumi and friends with clawed gauntlets, with the leader personally trying to slice up Azumi with his own claws. Alas, a missed swing had the leader's claws [[LeftStuckAfterAttack embedded in a guardrail]], and as he struggles to free himself, Azumi then hacks off his clawed arm before slicing his throat.
139* ''Film/BrotherhoodOfTheWolf'': The Brotherhood's mooks uses gauntlets with blades attached to the knuckles as their standard weapons.
140* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian2011''. Marique, [[DaddysLittleVillain witch daughter]] of Khalar Zym.
141* In ''Film/DeathFactory'', Alexa's primary weapon is steel scalpels affixed to her fingers.
142* ''Film/TheDragonMissile'' has the heroine, Tan Li, who uses metal spokes attached to her fingertips as weapons.
143* ''Film/EdwardScissorhands''. Turns into a TearJerker when he accidentally cuts up the [[BecomeARealBoy human hands]] his dying maker has made for him.
144* Han uses a bear claw on his prosthetic arm against Bruce Lee at the end of ''Film/EnterTheDragon''.
145* ''Film/FaustLoveOfTheDamned'': As part of his demonic superhero form, John Jaspers has huge blades attached to his hands.
146* The main villainess of ''Film/FingerOfDoom'' uses the sporting-from-fingertips variety, which the movie's title refers to. Those metallic fingers are enchanted with necromantic powers, too, allowing her to slay her challengers effortlessly before raising them to be her zombified serfs.
147* The werewolves in ''Film/FullEclipse'' sport these in-lieu of traditional claws.
148* Splatter from ''Future-Kill''.
149* Hell-cat Maggie, a minor character from ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'', supposedly [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory based on a real story]]. Used to remove ears and noses.
150* In ''Film/TheHazing'', Professor Kapps can cause the fingernails of [[GrandtheftMe those he possesses]] to extend into combat-effective claws.
151* In the martial-arts movie ''Film/TheLadyHermit'', the villain, a crime boss called the Black Demon, has metal claws on the tips of his fingers (possibly glued on) that he uses in fights.
152* ''Film/MissileXTheNeutronBombIncident'': The Baron's leather-clad henchman lost several fingers and had them replaced with retractable steel blades.
153* Master Feng from the kung-fu film ''Film/TheNewShaolinBoxers'' packs a clawed gauntlet in a case, which he used to ambush and kill the hero's father. In the climax, Feng re-equips the gauntlet on himself to battle the hero, who uses twin swords instead.
154* Freddy Krueger of ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' used a razor-clawed glove to carry out his murders, both as the Springwood Slasher and as the dreamstalker he would become. In ''Film/WesCravensNewNightmare'', which portrays him as an outright demonic figure, the blades literally come out of his fingers.
155* The titular creatures from the ''Franchise/{{Predator}}'' franchise. Their retractable claws are mounted on their gauntlets rather than their hands, though.
156* Parodied on the box cover of ''Film/ShriekIfYouKnowWhatIDidLastFridayTheThirteenth'', in which a copy of [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]'s bladed glove instead sports [[FunnySpoon spoons]] and other cutlery at the ends.
157* The Hong Kong spy parody flick, ''The Spy Dad'', has TheDragon arming himself with this type of weapon, as well as wearing an all-black leather outfit looking almost identical to Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, while fighting the titular hero in the end. Considering this is a spoof film released in 2004 (a year after ''X2 United'') that is a rather blatant InspirationNod.
158* Boltie in ''Film/{{Super}}'' puts on Wolverine-styled claws in the film's climax.
159* In ''Film/{{Swashbuckler}}'', Lord Durant's lute player wears a set of claw-like nail sheaths on each of fingers when he tortures Major Folly. He later uses them when he attempts to claw Lynch in the back during his duel with Durant. he is HoistByHisOwnPetard when Jane trips him and falls on top of his blades; fatally stabbing himself.
160* In ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}'', Tyrese Gibson sees various claw marks on a wall and notes "Was [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] up in here?" Creator/AnthonyAnderson corrects him, saying that Freddy Krueger had four blades and there are three on the wall, indicating the presence of Wolverine.
161* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
162** Logan/Wolverine (Creator/HughJackman). [[TropeNamer Obviously]]. His weapons of choice are still the metal claws that pop out of his hands (which were bony, originally, then coated in adamantium, usually as part of a SuperSoldier program headed by William Stryker). In the climax of ''Film/TheWolverine'', he loses both of them to the (also adamantium-made) HotBlade of the Silver Samurai, then regrows them as bony claws. The claws are adamantium-coated again in, at least, the BadFuture of ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', but sadly their bony version (not metal-coated yet in The70s) isn't of much use for Logan's [[TimeTravel past version]] in that film. ''Film/DeadpoolAndWolverine'' eventually brought Logan and his claws in all their glory to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
163*** The films did explore some of the downsides to this trope. ''Film/XMen1'' actually shows the claws slicing through Wolverine's flesh when he extends them to threaten a mook and he admits to Rouge that it hurts every time he does so. ''Film/{{Logan}}'' also indicates that without the RequiredSecondaryPowers of healing, using them leaves Wolverine with three open wounds on each hand that require bandaging and are prone to infection.
164** Lady Deathstrike (Creator/KellyHu) from ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' has a FemmeFatalons version.
165** In ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'', Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Creator/LievSchreiber) has them on his fingernails (instead of knuckles).
166** ''Film/{{Logan}}'' has X-23 (Creator/DafneKeen), who uses two claws on each hand for standard combat and her foot claws for surprise attacks.
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170* ''Literature/BookOfTheAncestor'': Nona can grow force-claws out of her fingers which she treats as her secret weapons and uses for devastating effect in fights. Her claws are the first sign of her being Marjal-blooded.
171* In PC Hodgell's ''Literature/ChroniclesOfTheKencyrath'', Jame and some other Shanir ("natural Arrin-thari") have claws instead of nails on the hands and sometimes feet. Examples are Jame (who has retractable claws on her hands), and Bear (who has fixed talons on both hands and feet). Steel-clawed gauntlets allow non-clawed Kencyr warriors to fight in the Arrin-thar style as well. Kallystine also uses a razor-ring, which only has a single blade.
172* Some of the sordid penny dreadful accounts of SpringHeeledJack that arose in the wake of his alleged London crime spree (1837-8) depicted him as sporting home-made claws on both hands, as well as spring-equipped footwear.
173* Lisa in ''Literature/LoneHuntress'' has a few of these in her prosthetic hand. She rarely uses them in a serious fight, given that she swaps out her prosthetic limb when wearing her PoweredArmor.
174* ''Literature/MoreauSeries'': Nohar Rajasthan has large retractable claws in his fingers. This is only natural, as he's an [[FunnyAnimal anthropomorphic tiger]].
175* Molly Millions from Creator/WilliamGibson's ''Literature/{{Neuromancer}}'' (and several related works) has surgical-steel blades that pop out from under her fingernails, leading to her common epithet as a "razorgirl" and inspiring the {{Cyberpunk}} genre's love of implanted hand- and leg-blades in the process.
176* All vampires have the option in ''Literature/OldScores'' (except when they [[HideYourOtherness intentionally cut them short]], as Simon occasionally does), but Shafax's are the most prominent, as they have mutated into raptor-like talons.
177* ''Literature/{{Paradox}}'':
178** Claw-knives, which are gloves with retractable blades meant to mimic the claws of feline Pelted, are illegal in the Alliance, but Lisinthir is given a pair when he becomes ambassador to the Chatcaava, as they have very long claws which they use in duels.
179** Alysha Forrest lost her natural claws and replaced them with prosthetics made of a molecular alloy called breathnache, which also makes them AbsurdlySharpClaws.
180* In ''Literature/ThePlaceInsideTheStorm'', Xel the robot cat was designed without claws, but at the garage he's outfitted with steel ones so he can better defend Tara.
181* ''Sonnie's Edge'' by Creator/PeterFHamilton (adapted in ''WesternAnimation/LoveDeathAndRobots''). Sonnie is being seduced by a beautiful woman who is stroking her face...and then unleashes a magnetically driven 5cm long spike of titanium from each of her fingertips into Sonnie's head. The assassin winces as the spikes retract into her fingers because they tore open her skin, and it will take a week for the damage to heal.
182* In ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'', [[spoiler: Mr. Nutt turns out to have these. Seems to be a standard feature for [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Discworld orcs]]]].
183* In ''Literature/WarriorCats'', Scourge has a feline version of this: he wears sharpened dogs' teeth over his actual claws, making them unnaturally strong and deadly. He's dangerous enough with them to [[CatsHaveNineLives take out a Clan leader's nine lives]] with one blow.
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187* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': Retractable {{wooden stake}}s, one on each hand, are Angel's weapon of choice.
188* In ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', Bronze Tiger uses three knuckle-attached blades.
189* Cylon Centurions in ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'' are built with razor-sharp fingertips that serve as claws, and can be folded back when it's necessary to handle squishy things.
190* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
191** The leader of the demon bikers in the Season 6 opener.
192** The Master has them. "You have something in your eye."
193* Sazer-Visuel of ''Series/ChouSeiShinGransazer'' has a pair called Lady Claw.
194* Troy used pencils stuck between fingers as an ImprovisedWeapon on one of the episodes of ''{{Series/Community}}''.
195* ''Series/DeadliestWarrior'' -- One of the Rajput's weapons is a retractable blade (or blades, depending on how it was made) called a ''katar''.
196* This trope appears multiple times in the ''Franchise/KamenRider'' franchise
197** ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' example. Kamen Rider Tiger uses clawed gauntlets as his main weapons, which he gets from his Contract Monster, Destwilder. The same goes for his ''Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight'' counterpart, Kamen Rider Axe.
198** Similarly, the Tiger Medal lets Series/KamenRiderOOO use these.
199** Series/KamenRiderWizard is able to use these in the Land Dragon Style, and as a result any of multiple AllYourPowersCombined Dragon Styles also sport the claws.
200* Wolverine himself may be ExiledFromContinuity in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, but they still manage their own version with the Creator/{{Netflix}} series crossing character Claire Temple eventually choosing pantera claws for her signature weapon.
201* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy", the Wolf Hunter costume worn by the murderer includes a glove mounted with a set of silver claws which they use to slash their victims.
202* Kari gets a set on ''Series/{{Mythbusters}}'' for the end of the "Balloon Kid" myth. Turns out Scottie's [[PlayingWithFire fire]] {{breath|Weapon}} was more effective.
203* ''Series/{{Stargirl|2020}}'': Yolanda Montez's Wildcat costume features retractable fingertip claws that can pierce metal, allowing her to scale walls with little effort.
204* In ''Franchise/SuperSentai''/''Franchise/PowerRangers,'' a few villains have these; [[Series/PowerRangersMysticForce Necrolai]] gains them as part of a one-time-only powerup while her Sentai counterpart [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Vancuria]] gained an {{automatic crossbow|s}} and a {{BFG}} instead, and [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Maku]]/[[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Grizzaka]] have claws that even ''pop out of their fists'' in the same way Wolverine's do.)
205** From the same series as Maku / Grizzaka: the Rangers' [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Super GekiClaws]]/[[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Claw Boosters]]. The claw is both a weapon and secondary TransformationTrinket that unlocks the team SuperMode. Similarly, the [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman Gingamen]]/[[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy Galaxy Rangers]] get claw weapons as part of ''their'' SuperMode. The entire team from ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger''/''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' often have claws on their gloves which are used as weapons.
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209* Rosaland from ''Manhua/CyberWeaponZ'' wears retractable claw bracers.
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213* Among Wrestling/NewJack's favorite methods of bloodletting.
214* Leva Bates (and Allison Danger) as the X-Men [[http://threemanbooth.wordpress.com/2014/05/26/i-have-til-five-the-astonishing-attire-of-leva-bates/ here]]. Yes, that includes Wolverine. Ring Warriors didn't allow Bates to use the claws though.
215* In the ''Wrestling/BobbyLashley vs Wrestling/{{Boogeyman}}'' promo for Family Fitness Center, the latter wore a glove resembling Freddy Krueger.
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219* In ''Music/{{Abney Park}}'s'' RPG, Airship Pirates, Neobedouin beast dancers use a weapon called Beast Claws: a set of blades attached to the hand, emulating... well, the claws of a beast.
220* TabletopGame/{{Alternity}} gave us the cyberklaw, like Shadowrun's spurs but ... bigger.
221* Mechs in ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' can be outfitted with claws in place of hands. This costs them some manual dexterity and reduces the accuracy of their melee attacks a little bit, but gives a good boost to damage. And unlike most melee weapons, a mech with two claws can make an attack with each every round so long as it doesn't fire any weapons that might be mounted on it arms.
222* R. Talsorian Games' ''TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}}'' has "Wolvers" that act like this.
223* [[http://wizards.com/dnd/images/moi_gallery/91040.jpg Sphinx Claws]] in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.
224** Also: Claw Bracers, from the TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms. Favoured weapon of Sharess, Goddess of Cats and Whores, also preferred by Cult of the Dragon spellcasters. Basically, daggers that can't be disarmed and leave the hands free -- say, for casting ''fireball''.
225** ''Savage Species'' brings us the Beast Claws, magical gauntlets with clawed fingers built for use by characters with existing {{natural weapon}}s.
226** Arcana Unearthed and Arcana Evolved had the Battle Claws, exotic weapon gauntlets with claws on each finger. They were especially favored by the leonine Litorians.
227** Dark Sun gave us wrist razors. Very deadly in the hands of [[MultiArmedAndDangerous thri-kreen]].
228** For a magical version, the cantrip Primal Savagery causes the nails on the hand to sharpen into claws: alternatively, it can cause the teeth to [[ScaryTeeth become fangs]].
229* ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase'' has both cyberware and [[BioAugmentation bioware]] claws, the cyberware type is made of smart materials, come out of the back of the hand, and extend six inches past the knuckles. Bioware claws are more cat-like, and legal in most habitats because they're so small.
230* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' has mundane and artifact versions of tiger claws. They provide bonuses to climbing as well as maiming.
231* Creator/GamesWorkshop games:
232** ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
233*** Lightning claws are a powerful close combat weapon consisting of a number of blades, wreathed in a power field that disrupts matter on a molecular level. These blades are attached to a glove or armoured gauntlet in different ways depending on the pattern of lightning claw with the blades replacing the figures or extending from the knuckles being particularly popular. One prominent Lightning Claw is the Talon of Horus, which has an integrated Combi-Bolter. As this was the weapon that Warmaster Horus Lupercal used to kill his brother Sanguinius and mortally wound the Emperor Himself at the climax of the Literature/HorusHeresy, it is an EvilWeapon now wielded by Ezekyle Abbadon, AKA Abbadon the Despoiler. Imperial troops are usually overcome by despair at the mere sight of the Talon, but the Blood Angels fight even harder against the wielder of the weapon that killed their primarch.
234*** The primary close combat weapon of the Eversor Assassin, the Neuro Gauntlet, consists of an armoured glove with hyper-alloy blades and syringes built into its figures that inject [[PoisonedWeapons lethal neuro-toxins that will paralyze and kill the foe]].
235** The 1st and 2nd Edition of ''TabletopGame/{{Necromunda}}'' had the Malcadon Spyre suit that was equipped with a pair of blades on the back of each hand to use in combat and to help with climbing.
236* "Claws" is a standard power in ''Super TabletopGame/{{Munchkin}}'', giving a free weapon in each empty hands. Perfect for combining with [[MultiArmedAndDangerous "Forewarned and four-armed"]] and/or [[PrehensileHair "Prehensile pigtails"]].
237* In ''TabletopGame/{{Rippers}}'', the titular monster hunter organization is at disadvantage against in melee against supernatural foes who have deadly teeth and claws. So the Rippers invent their iconic "ripper claws" for those members who aren't into the "Moon Claw" implant. Ripper claws are a set of steel blades built into a leather bracer.
238* ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'' has Venusian warriors claws, traditionally made of knapped stone attached to a leather gauntlet, but trade with Earthlings has introduced metal to the mix as well. These are the descendants of Erisian battle claws, a far more advanced weapon capable of parrying Ray beams.
239* Spurs from ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' were a cybernetic enhancement that gave a character a blade that sprouted from right above the wrist. Fingernail razors were a somewhat more subtle weapon that came from the fingertips. The ''Shadowtech'' supplement added a strap on version of the wrist blades.
240* Makyura the Destructor of ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh''.
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244* In ''Theatre/TheBat'', the Bat's signature weapon are claws mounted on the fingers of his gloves which he uses to slash his victims' throats.
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248* [[https://vvkstorage.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/z-hacker.jpg Z-Hacker]], a menacing, black, ObviouslyEvil looking robot of the ''Z-Knights'' toy robot series, had three huge claws/blades on its wrists by its hands. They were not retractable since that would have been impossible, but could be turned back.
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252* ''[[VideoGame/SixtyFourthStreetADetectiveStory 64th Street: A Detective Story]]'': Occasionally you'll be attacked by one-armed mooks sporting eyepatches, whose wrists are attached with twin hooks in place of hands. They'll use these to slash you up once they got the drop on you.
253* In ''[[VideoGame/BatmanSunsoft Batman: Return of the Joker]]'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy, these are wielded by Dark Claw, the first boss.
254* The GameMod ''VideoGame/BatmanDoom'' replaces ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'''s Imps by "Cheungs", long-haired Chinatown mooks who use both metal claws and thrown shurikens against you.
255* ''Franchise/BatmanArkhamSeries'': In ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum Arkham Asylum]]'', Scarecrow has a [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]-style glove with syringes of fear toxin on the fingertips, but in ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight Arkham Knight]]'', he has switched to a glove with syringes mounted on the back of the hand, Wolverine-style.
256* [[AxCrazy Fo Fai]] from ''VideoGame/BattleArenaToshinden'' sports a pair of these as his personal weapon of choice, as do his after-death replacements as well, [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Bay]][[ManiacMonkeys hou]] and [[TheApprentice Cui]][[RedeemingReplacement ling]].
257* ''VideoGame/TheBattleForWesnoth's'' new Drake sprites sport Wolverine Claws -- the logic being that, as clawed predators in the first place, they'll instinctively use them more effectively than more traditional weapons.
258* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' has the Durga weapon, a set of elemental claws that can be used with the hands [[ArmedLegs or the feet]] but otherwise play the trope straight. They also come in two elemental settings that can be changed on the fly, either ShockAndAwe or PlayingWithFire.
259* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'':
260** [[CatGirl Taokaka]] sports a nifty pair of retractable, metallic claws. It's not clear if those are biologically hers or actually hidden weapons.
261** The (technically non-canon, but accurate in their exposition) unlockable "Teach Me Ms. [[strike: Boobies]] Litchi" [[BonusMaterial Omakes]] indicate that the ability to draw her claws is a natural ability (since she doesn't have a weapon which can draw the series' [[AppliedPhlebotinum phlebotinum]] from the environment).
262* In ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'', Gaige has the "With Claws" skill that quickly forms a set of glowing energy claws on her [[ArtificialLimbs robotic left arm]] and makes her to do a quick double-slash against an enemy, dealing increased melee damage as well as {{Life Drain}}ing them.
263* In ''VideoGame/Borderlands3'', Zane's default melee attack is to hit enemies with LaserBlade claws.
264* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' has the Claws power set for this, as does ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline''. While the latter's claws are obviously similar to bladed brass knuckles, the former's look more like they come out of the character's hands. ''City of Heroes'' claws appear to come out of your hand because all weapon-based powersets, when not actively in use, are stored in Hammerspace. The actual style of the claws varies from Wolverine-style claws to spikes on the back of the hand, a long flat blade from the back of the wrist a la ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'', and even an option for [[EnergyWeapon wristblades made of energy.]]
265** Arachnos Blood Widows (both an NPC enemy and playable class) use both short claws and the retractable shortsword. The "claws" are really poisoned ''darts'', which can be launched singly or in bursts. PC Widows start out with them as part of the mandatory uniform, but can evidently get surgical versions once undercover work starts turning up.
266* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' has the recurring Claw weapon, which has a short range but is fast and causes bleeding. The later games feature the similar Manikin Claw and Crow Talons as well. In the [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII third game]] two-handing a Claw weapon makes you wield a second claw the other hand, allowing you to attack with both at once.
267* In ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'', the Imperial Guard hero unit is armed with retractable claws as his melee weapon.
268* In ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'', players who pick up the Light Power Set (re: ComicBook/GreenLantern's power set.) gain a set of claws as one of the player's set of super moves.
269* ''VideoGame/CrisisBeat'': The Shorty-class mooks attack players using gauntlets with ''swords'' attached to their fronts.
270* ''VideoGame/DeadIsland'' allows you to modify certain classes of brass knuckles to form these. The text for the mod specifically mentions that they were inspired by "a certain superhero". Funnily enough, John Morgan is modeled after said superhero enough that the proposed movie could easily have Creator/HughJackman in the role.
271* ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'''s ever popular [[GameBreaker Knife Gloves]].
272* Undead from ''VideoGame/DemolishFist'', one of the four playable characters, has bladed gauntlets as his default weapon. None of the other players uses these, preferring to use their fists instead.
273* [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Claw-class]] weapons from ''VideoGame/DiabloII'', though this also included katars and other punching weapons.
274* In ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', some of the Monk's fist weapons feature blades, including one legendary weapon that's a homage to Wolverine.
275* Chin's special weapon in the NES ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon III''.
276* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
277** Some weapons like the Golden Claws are used by martial artist characters.
278** In ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'', they are one of the very few weapons beneficial to Fighters, since most of the other very-limited selection of weapons a Martial Artist can wield will actually drop their attack score.
279** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': Fire Claws are Debora's starting weapon, as well as the venomous Cobra Claws which you can pick up later.
280* ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper'': The Mistresses are [[HellBentForLeather leather-clad]] CombatSadomasochist minions of your VillainProtagonist (and, really, just overall sadomasochists) who use long bladed talons as their weapons in combat. And to assist in [[BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil torturing heroes into joining your dark armies]]. And on each other, when they're bored.
281* ''VideoGame/DustyRevenge'' and it's prequel, ''VideoGame/DustyRagingFist'' has feline enemies who wears clawed gloves, which they'll use to slice and shred the heroes to bits. The latter game also have tortoise-men enemies who uses the "extended-from-knuckles" variety.
282* Zhang He, from the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' series, at least in games 3-5. In 6 he ditches the claws in favor of a remarkably generic spear, but gets them back in the [=PS2=] version and in the "Empires" installment. [[FemmeFatale Nouhime]] in ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' can use these.
283* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', the [[LaResistance Stormcloak]] Commander uniform has spikes attached to the gauntlets, like their [[BearsAreBadNews mascot]]. It's subverted in this does no additional unarmed damage, but with the right enchantment, it could be one of the most damaging unarmed weapons in the game.
284* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'':
285** ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' features the [[ItemCrafting craftable]] Deathclaw Gauntlet, the severed hand of a [[DemonicSpiders Deathclaw]] in all its deathy, clawed glory, rigged up with various belts and leg braces into a weapon. It returns in the Lonesome Road DLC of ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' as the Fist of Rawr (or with Wild Wasteland, [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Fist of the North Rawr]]) though it has to be crafted from a boss-level Deathclaw, who unsurprisingly is named Rawr.
286** ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' also has the similar Mantis Gauntlet and Bladed Gauntlet, as well as the far more mundane [[BrassKnuckles Spiked Knuckles]].
287** ''VideoGame/Fallout76'' introduces the MoleMiner Gauntlet, which, when upgraded, has 3 blades in the same configuration as Wolverine's and is used to slash at your enemies.
288* In the entries of the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series where [[BareFistedMonk monks]] can equip weapons, these are traditionally what they are.
289** The Monk job and its upgrade can equip these in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII''.
290** Yang in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' uses these as the sole weapon he can equip. In his case, claws provide only a minimal increase to his attack power, and in fact the first ones acquired don't improve it at all; they just add [[ElementalPunch elemental effects to his attack]].
291** Sabin from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI ''.
292** Some of Tifa's weapons in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''. Others are regular gloves or knuckle dusters.
293** Amarant from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' can equip these.
294** Though primarily spellcasters and not monks, Guado warriors from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' wear clawed metal gloves over their natural claws.
295** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'', claws are hand to hand weapons worn by Monks.
296** One type of weapon you can equip in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest''.
297* More than one of the bosses from ''VideoGame/{{Gekido}}'' wears these types of claws as their weapons, notably the muscular Shinju twins, Kobuchi the oversized ninja (who can leap on ceilings an d''extend'' his gauntlet claws to ambush you) and Kintaro, one of the game's major villains (who uses the extended-from-fingertips variety of this trope).
298* In ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn'', beast girl Sveta can equip either these or brass knuckles as her weapons of choice. Villain Chalis prefers gloves with built-in FemmeFatalons.
299* In ''VideoGame/GranadoEspada'' a mini boss, Celine, uses this kind of claws.
300* Kotaroh from ''VideoGame/{{Hangzo}}'' wears a clawed gauntlet with triple blades protruding from the knuckles, and is the only playable hero with this weapon type (his partners, Hangzo and Kasumi, meanwhile use swords).
301* ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'' features Leaping Tiger, a martial art so ferocious, claws made out of [[KiManipulation chi]] materialise on the user's hands.
302* Brown Emaki ninja enemies from ''VideoGame/JitsuSquad'' wears these on their knuckles to slice and dice. They even have a special attack where they slice and dice everything in front of them rapidly, looking ''exactly'' like Wolverine's from ''VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter'', while imitating Wolverine's yell, "Adamantium Rage"!
303* In ''VideoGame/JiuXiao'', the common Yao-shou enemies wears giant clawed gauntlets on both hands to attack you with.
304* In ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'', Pit has a class of weapons that looks like this. Most have powerful melee combos, but some, like the Beam and Artillery Claws, are better suited to shooting stuff.
305* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series:
306** Choi Bounge, whose appearance is clearly based on [[Characters/ANightmareOnElmStreetFreddyKrueger Freddy Krueger]].
307** Iori Yagami, after being forcefully {{Brought Down To|Normal}} BadassNormal in XIII, now fights with his bare hands only. Even so, his hands [[DeadlyUpgrade still act much like claws]], to the point that some of his attacks leave claw marks ''in the air''.
308* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
309** In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'', Larxene wields her daggers in this fashion.
310** Sora's Anti-Form in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', by virtue of being based on the Heartless.
311*** Sora also has clawed hands in his [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Halloween Town and Christmas Town]] forms, though he never uses them in battle unless in Anti-Form.
312** Riku generates these on his hands and feet while using the Darkest Fears Link Style in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''.
313* Helio from ''VideoGame/LastScenario'' uses these.
314* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'', Byrne's mechanical gauntlet has several sharp claws.
315* Pamela of ''VideoGame/ManaKhemiaAlchemistsOfAlRevis'' equips these for her teddy bear, [[MarionetteMaster which does the fighting for her]].
316* In ''{{VideoGame/Marathon}}: RED'', the player's mutant form has these as melee weapons.
317* In ''VideoGame/{{MARDEK}}'', the [[StarfishAliens wolflike Aruan]] mage Solaar fights with claw weapons strapped to his (her? its?) paws.
318* In the multiplayer of ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', the Vorcha have HardLight versions of these as their melee weapons.
319* ''VideoGame/MazinSagaMutantFighter'' have red-armoured enemies, whose weapons are clawed gauntlets which they'll use to slice you up.
320* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
321** Pluto the Stardroid ('''SRN-008''') from ''VideoGame/MegaManV'', who has 6 short claws between both of his hands.
322** Sigma from ''VideoGame/MegaManX2'' and ''Xtreme 2''.
323** Slash Man (''VideoGame/MegaMan7''), Neon Tiger (''VideoGame/MegaManX3''), and Slash Beast (''VideoGame/MegaManX4'')
324** Also, in ''VideoGame/MegaManZero4'', Zero can steal claws from a certain enemy and use them himself.
325** Mega Man gains the King's Slash weapon after beating Slash Man in ''VideoGame/Rockman7EP''. In this case, King's Slash lets Mega Man negate bullets and gain critical hits if the right conditions are met. It's also a hit-scan weapon, so it can be rapid-fired.
326* The Cat class in ''VideoGame/{{Miitopia}}'' uses these as their primary weapon. Well, their ''do'' dress like cats after all.
327* ''VideoGame/MikeShadowIPaidForIt'': The Wolverine special does what you'd expect. Mike grows long, sharp claws and scratches the machine aggressively.
328* Tora in ''VideoGame/MiniNinjas'' uses these to fit his tiger theme.
329* Depending on the monster you make them from, this weapon type would fall under the [[DualWielding Dual Blades]] category in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter''.
330* [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] again in his guest appearance in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', which plays this trope straighter than his movie appearances since he now wields ''two'' gloves.
331* ''VideoGame/NewLegends'' have the StockWushuWeapons variety, the ''gozhao'' or "Tiger Claws", a pair of wrist-mounted curved claws which allows the wearer to slice up targets at lightning-speed. It's used by both elite enemies and the player himself.
332* The Falcon Talons weapon from ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden II'' for 360 has claws on Ryu's forearms and feet.
333* Cutter Pill, one of the mutant enemies in ''VideoGame/{{Odium}}'', is a tall monster with some kind of metal mask on its face who uses claws of this kind to fight.
334* The ''VideoGame/OgreBattle'' series features Ninjas, Ninja Masters, and Brawlers using these in some games.
335* The second ''VideoGame/OrientalLegend'' have a new playable character, ''Zhi-zhu'' (Spider in Mandarin) who fights with clawed gauntlets as her weapons.
336* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
337** Teddie in ''VideoGame/Persona4'' uses a variety of multi-bladed weapons that wrap around his knuckles. Also, both Akihiko from ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and Makoto from ''VideoGame/Persona5'' can be equipped with bladed fist implements.
338** ''VideoGame/Persona5'': The main character's FightingSpirit, Arsène, has metal bird claws on the ends of each of its fingers it can use for physical attacks.
339* ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar'' series:
340** Nei from ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarII'', although the localization oddly calls them "bars".
341** Mieu from ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarIII''. Miun, an android of a similar model to Mieu, can also use them.
342** Rika from ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarIV''.
343** There's an entire subclass of melee weapons in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarZero'' that are essentially this.
344* ''VideoGame/PokemonConquest'': Kotarō, the estwhile Warlord of Yaksha, wears these, being shorter spikes at Rank I and longer than his fingers at Rank II. The fact that he feels the need to be '''armed''' ''in a Pokémon game'' tells you [[AxeCrazy everything you need to know about this man]].
345* In ''VideoGame/RemnantFromTheAshes'', if you succeed in pacifying the Ravager with the Song of Lullaby, it'll give you an item used to make the Scar of the Jungle God. This set of dual glowing crystalline blades are mounted on each hand and can cause bleeding in enemies. Stylish and satisfying for those X-Men cravings, unfortunately it's also one of the hardest weapons earn. Additionally it's [[AwesomeButImpractical not particularly damaging for a melee weapon and has poor range]].
346* The first stage of ''[[VideoGame/RiotCity Riot Zone]]'' have you fighting a BattleCouple DualBoss, Lee and Chan. The latter has metal clawed fingernails which allows her to slice you up.
347* Kurow Kirishima from ''Project Justice: VideoGame/RivalSchools 2'' has these.
348** From the first game, Raizo Imawano has these; shorter than most examples, but what he lacks in long nails he makes up by being built like a bear.
349* ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'': Various Pokémon with sufficiently long enough claws could qualify, but the most obvious candidate would be [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Perrserker]].
350* ''VideoGame/PrayerOfTheFaithless'': The Hopeless Vagrants enemies of Confinement have really long fingers that look like claws.
351* ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' : The claws power basically turns your arms into three-fingered digits, with the fingers themselves being replaced with eight-to-ten inch long knives. Heller manages to go even further, having developed the ability enough to perform a DeadlyLunge as well as inflict damage comparable to the ''[[{{BFS}} blade]]'' on anything that isn't a tank.
352* ''VideoGame/RagingBlades'' have a powerful [[SnakePeople Cobra Man]] assassin whose weapons are rake-like blades attached to his knuckles.
353* ''VideoGame/RandalsMonday'': Charlie wears them as part of his cosplay. He claims they're made of adamantium; any material they're actually made from, it's hard enough to [[spoiler:dig through most of the prison walls]].
354* ''VideoGame/{{Rastan}}'' have these claws available as weapons from the second game onwards, where Rastan's trusty sword gets replaced by a set of claws attached to his knuckles. They're shorter in range than the sword, but attacks faster.
355* The Razor Claws weapon from ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction''.
356* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'':
357** The Garrador of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', as well as the Tyrants throughout the series, G in ''2'', and Krauser with his mutated arm in ''4''.
358** Lady Alcina Dimitrescu in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'' has a set of very long blades that come out of her fingers, which she is seen using to kill [[spoiler:the protagonist]] in the Maiden demo.
359* Genan Shiranui, [[Characters/FatalFury2 Mai's]] ancestor(?), in ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''. He has a giant gauntlet with long blades for fingernails and in some versions he can shoot it out on a line similar to [[Franchise/MortalKombat Scorpion]] and drag in the victim.
360%%* Several of the glove-type weapons in ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana'' resemble these, as do several weapons used by Kevin in [[VideoGame/TrialsOfMana the sequel]].
361* In ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''—even though the icon is brass knuckles—Fist Weapons are all variations on Wolverine Claws, including many abilities that provide [[GradualRegeneration Heal-over-Time]] effects to the wielder or allies.
362* Date Masamune/Azure Dragon from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' does this when he's drawn all six of his swords, holding three in each hand between his fingers. It gives him a more powerful and effective moveset, though at the cost of being able to defend.
363* Most of Yuri's weapons in ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts1'' and ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant'' are gauntlets with very nasty-looking claws.
364* ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'': Roller Brawl wields a pair of these as her primary weapons, and being a [[RollerbladeGood a jammer]], she can use them to clothesline enemies.
365* In ''Six Guns: Gang Showdown'' a WeirdWest game from Creator/{{Gameloft}}, one of the highest tier weapons are the Terror Talons - a set of sinister three-bladed claws that fit over each of Buck's hands and as distillations of madness they supposedly carve as deeply into a victim's sanity as their flesh.
366* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Like other males of his clan, Knuckles wears spiked gloves. Somewhat [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], in that he '''mainly''' uses them for [[TunnelKing burrowing]] and [[WallCrawl climbing]], they just happen to be positioned in a way which adds some extra oomph to his [[BareFistedMonk signature punches]]. The [[https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Shovel_Claw Shovel Claw]] upgrade from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' and its [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 sequel]] are even more claw-like although, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the name implies]], its primary purpose is still digging.
367* ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'':
368** [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant Voldo]] and his katars. His arsenal over the course of the series includes "cat claws" that play it very close to Wolverine, ''handheld [[ThisIsADrill drills]]'', and swinging pendulum blades, minus the pendulums.
369** As of ''V'', newcomer Viola uses the razor-clawed glove version on her right hand as well.
370* ''VideoGame/{{Spore}} Galactic Adventures'' has the Bladed Knuckles.
371* ''VideoGame/{{Spyborgs}}'': The Carrion-class enemies (both the basic and EX variant) uses giant claws in place of fingers to slice you apart.
372* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'':
373** Vega from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''.
374** Geki in the original ''VideoGame/{{Street Fighter|I}}''.
375* The second boss in ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' uses these. He's pretty fast with them too, making him a tricky fight. Two of them appear later on!
376* Zuul from ''VideoGame/SwordOfTheStars'' have "punchclaws" protruding from their forearms and extending over the back of the hand. They are vestigial in the males, but the females' are very effective at cutting through things. ''The Pit'' allows you to craft "Adamantium Claws", complete with ShoutOut in the description to the {{Trope Namer|s}}, as well as the more [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]-like "Razor Fists".
377* [[PsychoForHire Viath's]] weapon in ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces''. Sophie can use them too if you defeat Viath again in a sidequest.
378* ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' has the Claw Gauntlets, a defensive equip item that also grant a little attack for obvious reason.
379* The Heavy Weapons Guy in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' got a pair of bear hands in a later update, which he tied to his own.
380* Ninjas in the ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis'' series.
381* The Berserker class starts with a set of these in ''VideoGame/TorchlightII'', though they're explicitly (and exaggeratedly) a set of spiked/clawed knuckles and most special abilities look exactly the same regardless of weapon choices later on.
382* ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'':
383** Ciel emulates this trope by holding multiple swords between her fingers.
384** As does fellow [[strike:burial]] Church agent [[spoiler:Kotomine]] in one path of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''.
385* ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' and ''VideoGame/UnrealIITheAwakening'' have the Skaarj's Razik, that combine these with ArmCannon for both melee and ranged combat. ''VideoGame/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict'' also has two playable Skaarj characters which used these claws for both melee and ranged combat, by using the same bolts their single-player parts had.
386* The title character of ''VideoGame/{{Vexx}}'' uses these. They are also an EmpathicWeapon.
387* ''{{VideoGame/Warframe}}'' has the Venka. Its Prime variant has a secret feature: its Melee Combo Multiplier raises damage by 75% per combo multiplier, in comparison to all other melee weapons adding 50% per each stage.
388** The warframe Valkyr has built in energy talons that appear when her 4th ability, Hysteria, is activated.
389** The warframe Garuda comes with a massive set of claws permanently attached to her wrists, hinged back against her arms when not in use. They are used with some of her abilities and if a regular melee weapon is not equipped she will use them instead for all melee attacks.
390* ''VideoGame/TheWindRoad'' has the BattleCouple, Jiu-Erh and Ou-Yang, both who sports these claws in combat. The former uses the extended-from-fingertips variety, while the latter uses the traditional Wolverine-style gauntlets attached to the knuckles.
391* Several fist weapons in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' are gauntlets that have these attached to them. In one of the game's many, many [[ShoutOut shouts-out]], one set can be seen sported by a wolverine-person named Loguhn.
392* ''[[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2006]]'' had some Wolverine Claws you could give to your created wrestlers...and ironically, in 2011, the game where they had several super-hero items to recreate your favorite heroes (including Wolverine's hairstyle), they left the claws out. Missed opportunity of awesome? Oh, definitely.
393* In ''VideoGame/{{Wynncraft}}'', [[ElementalPowers Thunder]]-based weapons for [[CharacterClassSystem Assassins]] appear as clawed gauntlets instead of [[DeviousDaggers daggers]].
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397* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': In his [[BearsAreBadNews adult bear form]], Snowball gets ''huge'' claws.
398* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Psycho Man has large black claws at the ends of his CreepyLongArms.
399** Pangle the pangolin has huge claws, which he uses to maul Alex with at one point.
400* ''WebAnimation/{{Shrapnel}}'': Cecilia the murder machine is a human-like RoboticPsychopath that has blades instead of fingers.
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404* [[VideoGame/MegaMan7 Slash Man]] recolour Chadling in ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' sports a set. At one point he merges with George, leading to one version of the villain Mynd winding up skewered on claws eight feet long, and [[ShockAndAwe humming with the power of a lightning god]].
405* ''Webcomic/CosmicDash'': Ms Mayden [[https://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-2-pg-26-2/ steps between her boss and an assassin]], raising a menacingly pointy glove.
406* Zeetha, from ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', wields her swords this way. Jager General Gargantua is a straighter example.
407* ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'' : Pixel has [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-494-phenomenal-cosmic-power-itty-bitty-well-shes-short-anyway/ laser claws]] in her were-jaguar form.
408* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': [[CatGirl Nepeta]] [[CuteBruiser Leijon]], based off the zodiac sign Leo, uses the clawkind strife specibus, which consists of retractable Wolverine Claws attached to her gloves. She's used two different sets of them -- her normal ones and a longer, hooked blue pair obtained at some point during [[TheGamePlaysYou Sgrub]].
409* ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' has Grimm Shado, whose blades even [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/1/26/ make a "snikt" noise]]. And are ''[[MagicWand wands]]'', although still an obvious copy of Wolverine.
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413* WebVideo/BennettTheSage occasionally comes across these weapons in his Anime reviews. When he does, he refers to them as a "bubsnikt", a combination of the onomotopoea for Wolverine's claws, and Wolverine's catchphrase of calling people "Bub."
414* When [[http://www.gregandlou.com/ Greg and Lou]] applied for super-powers, they discovered they unfortunately could only afford to get ''either'' Wolverine's claws ''or'' his HealingFactor (which they previously had assumed to be part of the same power set). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vQ2RVqJCNM They opted for the claws]]... [[BloodyHilarious Blood and]] [[PlayedForLaughs Hilarity Ensues]].
415* Website/GaiaOnline's [[{{Expy}} Old Man Logan]] has fishhooks on his knuckles for claws; he runs the fishing minigame. ''[=zOMG!=]'' lets you craft a set for your avatar.
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419* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' has General Yunan, wielding dual claw blades on both her hands. Unfortunately for her, they break rather easily against Sasha’s sword once she gets it together.
420* The Kabuki Twins from ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' have three claws protruding from their hands instead of fingers.
421* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': Catwoman has sharp steel claws incorporated into her costume's gloves, which she sometimes uses for close-quarters fighting (in "[[Recap/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobinE9Catwalk Catwalk]]", she uses them to torment the Ventriloquist) as well as for climbing.
422* Magpie from ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' uses her FemmeFatalons as Wolverine Claws in combat.
423* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Town boss Hamata has the Thousand Claws gang as his enforcers, all armed with this trope. Intimidating as they appear we see their disadvantage when the Claws are fighting [[OneWomanArmy Mizu]]--you have to get very close to use them, and Mizu has them outranged with her sword and naginata.
424* Parodied in the "Super-Griffins" segment of the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' Season 3 episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E21FamilyGuyViewerMailOne Family Guy Viewer Mail #1]]", in which [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers the Griffins start abusing the superpowers they acquired after being bathed in nuclear waste]]. Of all the cool powers (Peter being able to transform into anything he wants at will, Brian's super-speed, Chris' pyrokinesis, Stewie's telepathic abilities, and Lois' super strength), it is, of course, the show's ButtMonkey, Meg, who can only grow her fingernails barely an inch in length in a similar fashion, with the only collateral she can do amounting to lightly scratching the skin of some person who dissed her worth.
425* Gatlocke from ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex''.
426* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Lin Beifong uses [[ExtraOreDinary metalbending]] to fashion herself a pair of claws to better fight the Equalists' MiniMecha.
427* Megabyte of ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''. Oddly enough, Megabyte was shown to have both extensible claws in his fingertips and three blades extending from his knuckles. Whether this is just an inconsistency is unknown, but when Megabyte was upgraded into a Trojan Horse Virus his claws were particularly gnarly. Hexadecimal also had the ability to extend her fingernails into long claws.
428* In ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty,'' Scary Terry is a SerialKiller whose weapons of choice are gloves with miniature swords on the fingertips — because he is, as Rick put it, "[[{{Expy}} a legally-safe knockoff of]] [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet an '80s horror icon]]."
429* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': The aliens Jack fights in the second episode had extendable metal claws for fingers, they are [[AnArmAndALeg quickly relieved of them]] however, courtesy of Jack’s absurdly sharp sword.
430* The Shredder from ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' has gauntlets with two clawlike blades on the back of the hand that he uses as weapons. His suit is full of blades and quite dangerous-looking, leading to comparisons to a can opener by Michaelangelo when they face him in TheMovie. Oddly enough, it's ''only'' that one pair of claws that are ever used as a weapon. The rest of his suit is apparently [[SpikesOfVillainy decorative]]. As of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the 2012 series]], he also has a pair of retractable sword blades in his gauntlets. He later mutates himself into Super Shredder after being beaten into critical condition by Splinter and gains a pair of long metal blades that jut from the back of his hands that can be fired off as projectiles and quickly regrown.
431%%* Cheshire from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''. - '''Administrivia/ZeroContentExample'''
432* [[CharacterCatchphrase Let me tell you something]], Television Tropes & Idioms! ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'''s Rath might only have one claw per hand, but if you [[UnstoppableRage make Rath mad]], they can mess you up plenty!
433* Starscream from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' has these in the finger-claw variant. They see quite a lot of use throughout the series.
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437* Some examples of "tekagi-shuko" claws used by feudal ninja do resemble this, being worn on the back of the hand with extended claws. They were principally a climbing tool but could also be and likely were used as a weapon in a pinch. The better known ''nekode'' design, with short spikes worn on the inside of the palm, appears to have been more common.
438* The [[https://web.archive.org/web/20100402080453/http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2008/05/27/wolverine-frogs-pop-retractable-claws-from-their-toes/ arthroleptid frogs]] ''[[BodyHorror puncture their skin with their own toe bones]]'' to create defensive claws. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20121022005442/http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/10/19/more-wolverine-frogs-japanese-species-uses-bony-thumb-spikes-to-fight-and-hold-onto-mates/ Some other frogs]] are now known to have something similar. In their case it's a spur that comes out of a (pseudo)thumb they use for stabbing rivals.
439* Fantasy collectibles along these lines are called "hand claws."
440* Therizinosaurids had long friggin' claws on their hands. The largest therizinosaurid, ''Therizinosaurus'' had claws that could become up to 3.3 feet long (1 m). Curiously, studies have suggested the claws weren't especially strong, suggesting they were mainly a display and communication feature rather than being used for defense or feeding. Megaraptorans were another group of theropods that are known for their enlarged arm claws, but unlike the plant-eating therizinosaurids, the former were ''carnivores'', and one of the apex predators across the Southern Hemisphere during the Upper Cretaceous.
441* Following the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs, two separate mammalian lineages evolved to fill in the niche left behind by therizinosaurids, which included large front claws used for both raking branches and for defense; ground sloths and chalicotheres. Chalicotheres were especially bizarre, since they were ''ungulates'', most closely related to horses and rhinos, all descended from a common ancestor with hoof-like toes, but in chalicotheres, these evolved into enlarged, hooked claws, which were most exaggerated in the type genus, ''Chalicotherium''.
442* Functionally, the retractable claws of cats and deinonychosaurs are essentially these.
443** A special case is the cheetah, whose claws are retractable initially but stop being retractable once they grow up. Similarly, their claws are not meant for combat but rather for a stronger, better grip on the ground when running, acting much like a football player's shoes.
444* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdcGek-NoFQ This DIY project needs to be seen to be believed]].
445* There are several species of newt that can puncture their sides with their own ribs when seriously threatened. Often, this punctures poison glands as well, injecting venom into the mouth and/or bloodstream of whatever predator is trying to devour them.
446* One model of toy robot hand -- for pop-culture relevance, it's the prop that first defined [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Mechakara]] -- has a little clip-on unit that attaches to the back of the hand and extends four small claws when the middle finger is closed. Of course, being made of cheap plastic, the combat utility of said claws would be approximately nil.
447* Semi-averted with actual wolverines, whose claws are semi-retractable.
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