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* ''Film/{{Goyokin}}''. Rokugo carries throwing darts in a leather pouch, and kills a fleeing and unarmed bride with a dart InTheBack. This contrasts him with the HonorBeforeReason Magobei, and during their final duel he uses to darts to wound Magobei to [[MasterSwordsman negate his advantage]].
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* ''Film/{{Goyokin}}''. Rokugo carries throwing darts in a leather pouch, and kills a fleeing and unarmed bride with a dart InTheBack. This contrasts him with the HonorBeforeReason Magobei, and during their final duel he uses to the darts to wound Magobei to [[MasterSwordsman negate his advantage]].
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* ''Film/{{Goyokin}}''. Rokugo carries throwing darts in a leather pouch, and kills a fleeing and unarmed bride with a dart InTheBack. This contrasts him with the HonorBeforeReason Magobei, and during their final duel he uses to darts to wound Magobei to [[MasterSwordsman negate his advantage]].
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** Ranald's favored weapons are the dagger and stiletto, which are valued for both the ease of their concealement and the finesse required for their use. Armour and longer or heavier weapons are seen as the crutches of artless lackwits and oafs.
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** Ranald's The favored weapons of Ranald, the god of thieves, gamblers, and luck, are the dagger and stiletto, which are valued for both the ease of their concealement concealment and the finesse required for their use. Armour and longer or heavier weapons are seen as the crutches of artless lackwits and oafs.
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* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'': The assassins of the Skaven Clan Eshin most commonly use large knives, usually one in each hand, as melee weapons. At need, this allows them to run and climb even with their weapons clutched in their claws.
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* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'': ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'':
** The assassins of the Skaven Clan Eshin most commonly use large knives, usually one in each hand, as melee weapons. At need, this allows them to run and climb even with their weapons clutched in theirclaws.claws.
** Ranald's favored weapons are the dagger and stiletto, which are valued for both the ease of their concealement and the finesse required for their use. Armour and longer or heavier weapons are seen as the crutches of artless lackwits and oafs.
--->''A true devotee of Ranald uses the dagger and stiletto; only amateurs and the slow-witted need armour and long sword.''
** The assassins of the Skaven Clan Eshin most commonly use large knives, usually one in each hand, as melee weapons. At need, this allows them to run and climb even with their weapons clutched in their
** Ranald's favored weapons are the dagger and stiletto, which are valued for both the ease of their concealement and the finesse required for their use. Armour and longer or heavier weapons are seen as the crutches of artless lackwits and oafs.
--->''A true devotee of Ranald uses the dagger and stiletto; only amateurs and the slow-witted need armour and long sword.''
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* Gildhe from ''Literature/HeraldsOfRhimn'' fights with twin blades, Bark & Bite, characterizing them as a LoveableRogue in contrast to Crislie's battle-ax brutality. At one point they point out that at least they're honest about the fact that their daggers are stolen, whereas she keeps insisting that she won Ember as "a prize of battle."
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** In a flashback shown in the manga adaptation of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap'', the EvilChancellor who betrayed King Gustaf used a dagger to mortally wound him.
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** In a flashback shown in the manga adaptation of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap'', ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap The Minish Cap]]'', a flashback shows the EvilChancellor who betrayed King Gustaf used using a dagger to mortally wound him.
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* Believe it or not, ''Manga/LupinIII'' was originally this in his [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness earliest manga appearances]]; while the Walther pistol became his trademark within a few years, in those early capers his CallingCard was often a knife handle sticking out of someone's back (or chair).
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* While not evil, the SeekerWhiteBloodCells in ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' use daggers as their weapon (which are modeled after Russian 'anti-terror' knives) against bacteria that invade the body. Since they are light, yet deadly and portable, this fits their migrating nature and forces them to get up close and personal with their enemy, making for a lot of exciting battle scenes.
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** In addition, the Hashashins (a unit of Persian assassins) are armed only with daggers and smoke bombs.
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* The Dual Blades hero weapon in ''VideoGame/ConquerorsBlade'' (which consists of two daggers held in [[ReverseGrip reverse grips]]) is an assassin-themed class with special moves that let it turn invisible. This trope is even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] with the default armor sets for light heroes (which includes Dual-Blades users): Rogue and Brigand.
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* ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory'', Daggers are the weapon of choice of the thief hero. In fact, it isn't until the fifth game that the thief has the option to use any weapon other than a dagger, besides thrown rocks.
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* In a flashback shown in the [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaAkiraHimekawa manga adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap'', the EvilChancellor who betrayed King Gustaf used a dagger to mortally wound him.
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** In ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast2005'', the treacherous, conniving Agahnim rarely has to rely on anything more than his magic, but he does resort to using a dagger against Link's uncle and Link himself.
** In a flashback shown in the[[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaAkiraHimekawa manga adaptation]] adaptation of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap'', the EvilChancellor who betrayed King Gustaf used a dagger to mortally wound him.
** In ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast2005'', the treacherous, conniving Agahnim rarely has to rely on anything more than his magic, but he does resort to using a dagger against Link's uncle and Link himself.
** In a flashback shown in the
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** All Warframes are equipped with a Parazon, which is basically a cross between a [[BladeOnARope rope-dagger]] and a USB connector (like Franchise/RoboCop's terminal strip). While it can be used to simply stab enemies in a FinishingMove, it's more importantly how the Tenno interface with enemy computers. This lets them disable security systems, steal enemy data during Spy missions, cause catastrophic malfunctions during Sabotage that destroy entire outposts, and so on, turning a simple blade into a weapon of underhanded virtual warfare.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}'': The OptionalBoss Shady Mole is a ConArtist with a knife as his main weapon.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}'': The OptionalBoss [[OptionalBoss Shady Mole Mole]] is a ConArtist with a knife as his main weapon.
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*''Anime/VoltesV'':
** After her plot to assassinate Kenichi fails, Katherine tries to finish the job by producing a dagger hidden in her clothing.
**After it seems that his sword fight with Kenichi is over, Heinel pulls out a dagger from his clothing. His intentions with it are obvious as he gives him a DeathGlare.
** After her plot to assassinate Kenichi fails, Katherine tries to finish the job by producing a dagger hidden in her clothing.
**After it seems that his sword fight with Kenichi is over, Heinel pulls out a dagger from his clothing. His intentions with it are obvious as he gives him a DeathGlare.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Dawncaster}}'': The Rogue's default weapon is Daggers, which deal an empowered CriticalHit on Ambush, meaning when used at the start of your turn or after using a card that resets your Ambush. Cards which reset Ambush tend to have a sneaky theme, like Sneak Attack or Take Cover, further reinforcing the connection between daggers and sneakiness.
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* In ''VideoGame/DiceyDungeons'', the Thief is shown carrying twin daggers; his standard equipment only starts him with one, but it's endlessly reusable.
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* ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer'': Malak, Conan's thief sidekick and [[TheLancer lancer]] is skilled with knives, able to both throw them accurately and cleanly slit a man's throat from behind.
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* ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer'': Malak, Conan's thief sidekick and [[TheLancer lancer]] is skilled with knives, able to both throw them accurately and cleanly slit a man's throat from behind. It's a subversion of the trope because [[PluckyComicRelief his cowardice is played for laughs]] and his willingness to literally backstab people is due to CombatPragmatism, not treachery.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Marionetta}}'': Julia uses knives and is seen killing her boss, Tonny, at the start of the first episode. Downplayed, as while she is willing to do some horrific things to further her goals, [[EveryoneHasStandards she does have standards]]. Played straight with Sahed, who uses a dagger to kill Kamille and a knife to slit Julia's throat to prove a point.
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*''Webcomic/{{Royal Blue}}'': {{Inverted}}, Acantha, the only character that uses daggers, is strictly heroic.
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*''Webcomic/{{Royal Blue}}'': {{Inverted}}, Acantha, the only character that uses daggers, is strictly heroic.
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*''Literature/OneHundredCupboards'' has Monmouth, a [[MagicKnight Magic Rogue]] type who seems to have a knife or two on him at all times. He's [[LovableRogue cheerful, friendly and firmly on the side of the protagonists]], but has no qualms about stabbing enemies InTheBack, distracting them first, or attempting to choke a man to death bare-handed when all else fails.
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* The melee weapons in ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' include daggers, which can be outfitted with the Covert Lethality mod that increases the damage dealt by finishers (which include [[BackStab sneak attacks]]). The Red Veil --a syndicate of ruthless assassins and revolutionaries-- provides a few stealth-oriented weapons, including the Rakta Dark Dagger which temporarily makes its wielder harder to spot by enemies every time it's pulled out.
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** Daggers can be outfitted with the Covert Lethality mod that increases the damage dealt by finishers (which include [[BackStab sneakattacks]]). attacks]]).
** Kullervo is a dagger-based Warframe, but in an interesting twist, these blades represent less that he's treacherous, and more that he was betrayed himself: he's a HumanPincushion of knives, with the blades being part of his punishment during his imprisonment in Duviri.
** The Red Veil --a syndicate of ruthless assassins and revolutionaries-- provides a few stealth-oriented weapons, including the Rakta Dark Dagger which temporarily makes its wielder harder to spot by enemies every time it's pulled out.
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** Kullervo is a dagger-based Warframe, but in an interesting twist, these blades represent less that he's treacherous, and more that he was betrayed himself: he's a HumanPincushion of knives, with the blades being part of his punishment during his imprisonment in Duviri.
** The Red Veil --a syndicate of ruthless assassins and revolutionaries-- provides a few stealth-oriented weapons, including the Rakta Dark Dagger which temporarily makes its wielder harder to spot by enemies every time it's pulled out.
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* ''VideoGame/WanderersIo'': Minions who are equipped with a dagger steal gold from their victims (although their targets are limited when they have this weapon).
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* ''Manga/RecordOfRagnarok'': Jack the Ripper mainly uses throwing knives when fighting Heracles. During the fight, he flees, lies, lures, and improvises, '''a lot'''.
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* ''LightNovel/KinosJourney'': Kino carries several weapons, and is, at one point, told by a group of slavers to disarm. After Kino throws down her guns, they tell her to also toss her knife. She asks, "Which one you want?" They reply, "All of them." Kino proceeds to dump a dozen knives from her person until she's holding just one. It turns out to be a combination of fully functional knife, and concealed pistol with laser sight. Kino shoots one of the slavers with the pistol function, stabs the next fatally with the blade, and retrieves her gun to finish off the third.
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* ''LightNovel/KinosJourney'': ''Literature/KinosJourney'': Kino carries several weapons, and is, at one point, told by a group of slavers to disarm. After Kino throws down her guns, they tell her to also toss her knife. She asks, "Which one you want?" They reply, "All of them." Kino proceeds to dump a dozen knives from her person until she's holding just one. It turns out to be a combination of fully functional knife, and concealed pistol with laser sight. Kino shoots one of the slavers with the pistol function, stabs the next fatally with the blade, and retrieves her gun to finish off the third.
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* In ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2022'', the Nahualli is a vicious OneManArmy who occasionally uses stealth, and loves to collect knives. [[spoiler:More relevantly to this trope, he uses one of his many blades to betray [[PlayerCharacter the Boss]] at the start of the game's final act, suddenly stabbing them in the gut.]]
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* The melee weapons in ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' include daggers, which can be outfitted with the Covert Lethality mod that increases the damage dealt by finishers (which include [[BackStab sneak attacks]]). The Red Veil --a syndicate of ruthless assassins and revolutionaries-- provide a few stealth-oriented weapons, including the Rakta Dark Dagger which temporarily reduces the distance at which its wielder can be seen every time it's pulled out.
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* In a flashback shown in the [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaAkiraHimekawa manga adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap'', the EvilChancellor who betrayed King Gustaf used a dagger to mortally wound him.
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* ''WebAnimation/OnTheEdge'': The ''Torture'' episode ''[[https://youtu.be/q4LF6QGXCS4 Torture Sommelier vs Dagger-weilding Yakuza]]'' [sic] stars the titular Kagawa, who is proficient in the use of a dagger. He raped and killed the client's daughter Satsuki for trying to escape him.
