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* In ''Literature/{{Discworld}}: Discworld/ReaperMan'', in preparing to fight the new [[TheGrimReaper Death of Men]], Death (who is on a TenMinuteRetirement for the duration of the book) hones his new scythe so sharp [[MediumAwareness it can cut the spaces between letters on the page]].

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* In ''Literature/{{Discworld}}: Discworld/ReaperMan'', Literature/ReaperMan'', in preparing to fight the new [[TheGrimReaper Death of Men]], Death (who is on a TenMinuteRetirement for the duration of the book) hones his new scythe so sharp [[MediumAwareness it can cut the spaces between letters on the page]].
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* ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'': Palkia's claws are described by the Pokedex to be sharp enough to cut through the fabric of reality.

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* ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'': Palkia's claws are described by the Pokedex to be sharp enough to cut through the fabric of reality.reality, which also likely connects with Palkia's status as a SpaceMaster.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', Father Time's Scythe of Time can open tears in the space/time continuum, during in one instance a baby dinosaur appeared in the present time of the series emerging through a tear.
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The common purpose for cutting the spacetime fabric is to [[ThinkingUpPortals create portals]] that can move you (and/or others) from point A to B. However, this can be used offensively, such as cutting a target from far away or cause a version of TeleFrag onto the target.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}:'' This manifests as Raven's semblance. She can create a portal to one of a small number of people she has bonded with, but must physically slice where she wants the portal to appear. Currently, she had bonds with Yang, Tai, and Qrow, with another to someone on her tribe, presumably Vernal.
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* The hellboys from ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' use their hockey sticks to that effect.
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** In the anime, Mukuro also possessed this ability.
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* ''{{VideoGame/Pokemon}}'': Palkia's claws are described by the Pokedex to be sharp enough to cut through the fabric of reality.

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* ''{{VideoGame/Pokemon}}'': ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'': Palkia's claws are described by the Pokedex to be sharp enough to cut through the fabric of reality.
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* ''{{VideoGame/Pokemon}}'': Palkia's claws are described by the Pokedex to be sharp enough to cut through the fabric of reality.
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The trope description specifies that Full Contact Magic is required for this trope to be in effect. While we don't know if Raven's use of her sword is aesthetic or necessary, we do know that Semblances are not Full Contact Magic. As a result, this trope isn't in effect because, by this trope's definition, Thinking Up Portals is the correct trope for Raven's ability..


* [[MissingMom Raven Branwen]] has been known to slice open portals with her katana in ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}''. Whether this gesture is necessary isn't clear at the moment, [[spoiler:but the portals are explained to be part of her semblance. She has the unique power to open gateways to select people she has a bond with, mostly family members.]]
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* In ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'', ComicBook/LadySif carries a sword and Skurge the Executioner carries an axe that can both create portals by cutting the air.
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* In ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''’s extra mode, [[spoiler:Galacta Knight]] is capable of doing this.
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* ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'': Vergil's katana Yamato can create portals by slashing the air. In both that game and the original ''Videogame/DevilMayCry'', Vergil can use the Yamato to perform dimensional cuts to attack enemies from a distance, that manifest in form of vortexes that cut multiple times.

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* ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'': Vergil's katana Yamato can create portals by slashing the air. In both that game and the original ''Videogame/DevilMayCry'', Vergil can use the Yamato to perform dimensional cuts to attack enemies from a distance, that which manifest in form of vortexes that cut multiple times.
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* ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'': Vergil's katana Yamato can create portals by slashing the air.

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* ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'': Vergil's katana Yamato can create portals by slashing the air. In both that game and the original ''Videogame/DevilMayCry'', Vergil can use the Yamato to perform dimensional cuts to attack enemies from a distance, that manifest in form of vortexes that cut multiple times.
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* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'': Jubei's swords are actually powerful {{magitek}} items that can cut throw anything. This includes creating dimensional portals.

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* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'': Jubei's swords are actually powerful {{magitek}} items that can cut throw through anything. This includes creating dimensional portals.
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* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'': Jubei's swords are actually powerful {{magitek}} items that can cut throw anything. This includes creating dimensional portals.
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* ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'': Vergil's katana Yamato can create portals by slashing the air.
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* [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP]]-[[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2207 2207]] is a disposable plastic knife that cuts portals in space to random universes. Problem is that this breaks the universe on the other end in a way that makes it uninhabitable or even erases it altogether as is the case in the last test log. The powers that be in the multiverse send the Foundation a signed order to stop using it.
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* ''Series/{{Lucifer 2016}}'': One of the functions of Lucifer's flaming sword, which he lost when he rebelled. He, Amenadiel, and the Goddess spend the second half of Season 2 looking for it so they can return to the Silver City and take their revenge on God, [[spoiler: but when he actually gets hold of it Lucifer decides that's not such a good idea and instead opens a portal to the void between worlds so his mother can create her own universe there.]]
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The FullContactMagic version of ThinkingUpPortals. Compare with TeleportGun. Not to be confused with PortalCut.

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The FullContactMagic version of ThinkingUpPortals. A subtrope of InterdimensionalTravelDevice. Compare with TeleportGun. Not to be confused with PortalCut.
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* [[MissingMom Raven Branwen]] has been known to slice open portals with her katana in ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}''. Whether this gesture is necessary isn't clear at the moment, [[spoiler:but the portals are explained to be part of her semblance. She has the unique power to open gateways to select people she has a bond with, mostly family members.]]
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* An unusual variant in ''LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai'' (and by extension ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''), where a person with the [[MagicalEye Mystic Eyes of Death Perception]] can [[WoundThatWillNotHeal permanently]] cut [[AbsurdCuttingPower through anything]] by running a blade along its invisible Lines of Death, or [[OneHitKill "kill" anything]] by stabbing it in its Point of Death. It's even possible to "kill" abstract concepts like distance in this manner, allowing for quasi-teleportation.
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* In the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' movie, ''Anime/FusionReborn'', Super Janemba uses his power to create a "Dimension Sword" which is capable of cutting through dimensions or creating portals.
* In ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', Goku Black channels ThePowerOfHate to gain a power up, which turns his ki LaserBlade into a ki SinisterScythe. He then uses said scythe to slice a hole in the fabric of reality, releasing an energy that [[MesACrowd creates clones]] of himself. When Vegeta asks how he did that, Black admits [[AchievementInIgnorance even he has no idea]].

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* Skull Knight's Sword of Actuation in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' is able to cleave holes in space , essentially a portable teleporter.

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\n[[AC:Comics]]* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'': One of Lina's strongest spells, Ragna Blade, creates a shaft of black lightning that can [[AbsurdlySharpBlade cut through anything]], even if it's [[ScissorsCutsRock immune to normal magic]]. Among other things she's used it to attack beings hiding on the Astral Plane, and break out of a PocketDimension.
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Space and time can be described as fabric, so what better way to manipulate it than by cutting it? Usually a bladed weapon or claws are used for such a purpose, sometimes noted to be an AbsurdlySharpBlade.

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Space and time can be described as fabric, so what better way to manipulate it than by cutting it? Usually a bladed weapon or claws are used for such a purpose, sometimes noted to be an AbsurdlySharpBlade.
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* ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'': The Subtle Knife, which can cut through anything, even "the fabric between worlds".

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* ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'': The Subtle Knife, which can cut through anything, even "the fabric between worlds". This is described as working by, more or less, the Knife catching on chinks in the fabric of space-time and cutting form there.



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** ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' takes it even further, where the adaptation of the same scene has Black's scythe tear a rift in time, allowing the villains from other timelines to pour through the hole.




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Space and time can be described as fabric, so what better way to manipulate it than by cutting it? Usually a bladed weapon or claws are used for such a purpose, sometimes noted to be an AbsurdlySharpBlade.

The FullContactMagic version of ThinkingUpPortals. Compare with TeleportGun. Not to be confused with PortalCut.
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* In the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' movie, ''Anime/FusionReborn'', Super Janemba uses his power to create a "Dimension Sword" which is capable of cutting through dimensions or creating portals.
* In ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', Goku Black channels ThePowerOfHate to gain a power up, which turns his ki LaserBlade into a ki SinisterScythe. He then uses said scythe to slice a hole in the fabric of reality, releasing an energy that [[MesACrowd creates clones]] of himself. When Vegeta asks how he did that, Black admits [[AchievementInIgnorance even he has no idea]].
** ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' takes it even further, where the adaptation of the same scene has Black's scythe tear a rift in time, allowing the villains from other timelines to pour through the hole.
* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'': Kuwabara's Dimension Sword is incredibly sharp, being able to theoretically cut anything, such as space and dimensions.
* Skull Knight's Sword of Actuation in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' is able to cleave holes in space , essentially a portable teleporter.
* In the anime adaptation of ''Manga/UQHolder'', when [[BlindWeaponmaster Blind Swordsman]] Nagumo's men are routed he flees by cutting open a portal in space and jumping into it. Notably [[AdaptationDeviation this was not present in the manga]], where Nagumo owned a separate {{Teleportation}} device (and used it only as [[WeaponizedTeleportation a weapon]] and [[TeleportSpam mobility tool]], considering death preferable to retreating).

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* In ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', the Persuader's Atomic Axe is so sharp it can cut through anything, including gravity and time.

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* The Spike from ''Film/CoolWorld'' punctures a hole in reality that allows Doctor Whiskers from the cartoon world to enter the real world of TheForties, and to abduct war veteran Frank Harris into the cartoon realm. Later, TheVamp Holli Would succeeds in crossing over, becoming fully human, but needs the Spike to sustain herself in that form.

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* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'': One of Lina's strongest spells, Ragna Blade, creates a shaft of black lightning that can [[AbsurdlySharpBlade cut through anything]], even if it's [[ScissorsCutsRock immune to normal magic]]. Among other things she's used it to attack beings hiding on the Astral Plane, and break out of a PocketDimension.
* ''LightNovel/{{Overlord}}'': [[AtrociousAlias Touch Me]]'s unique skill "World Break" is described as a SwordBeam that rends the fabric of space and time, allowing it to [[AbsurdlySharpBlade bypass all defenses]]. Likewise for "Reality Slash", a [[CoolButInefficient powerful but inefficient]] spell which produces a toned-down version of the same effect.

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* ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'': The Subtle Knife, which can cut through anything, even "the fabric between worlds".
*'' Literature/MorgaineCycle'': Morgaine wields a crystal sword named "Changeling" that opens a rift in reality at its tip when unsheathed.
* In ''Literature/{{Discworld}}: Discworld/ReaperMan'', in preparing to fight the new [[TheGrimReaper Death of Men]], Death (who is on a TenMinuteRetirement for the duration of the book) hones his new scythe so sharp [[MediumAwareness it can cut the spaces between letters on the page]].

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* In ''Series/OnceUponATime'', with a sword infused with the magic of the savior and the blue fairy, Gideon is able to cut open a portal to the world that the black fairy is imprisoned in.
* In ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'', the Medajalibur sword's finishing move results in the entire space behind the enemy being briefly split apart; the rest of the landscape repairs itself while the enemy explodes.

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* In ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest'', the Huntress's gauntlet, "The Gauntlet of the Ga'Lin" is capable of tearing holes through dimensions which she is able to traverse through.
* ''VideoGame/AdventureQuestWorlds'':
** The "Yokai" questchain has [[BigBad Kitsune]] using the [[LegendaryWeapon Hanzamune Dragon Koi Blade]] to cause a rip through dimensions to release O-dokuro from the Yokai Realm. Later the player steals it to seal the monster back in and tries to fight Kitsune with it, which inadvertently seals Kitsune in said other dimension.
** Xeven's WeaponOfChoice are the Tachyon Blades, which can slice through space and time itself.

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* ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'': The Golden Tiger Claws is a claw tool that can create portals by slashing the air.
* Grim from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' can open up portals to the underworld or other dimensions by simply ripping thin air with his [[SinisterScythe scythe]].
* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'':
** Dimensional Scissors can open up portals like how regular scissors can cut paper.
** Rasticore has a [[ChainsawGood chainsaw]] that can open portals like dimensional scissors.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E7MakeNewFriendsButKeepDiscord Make New Friends but Keep Discord]]", after growing increasingly irritated with the NewAgeRetroHippie Tree Hugger over the course of the episode, Discord raises his eagle claw, [[AudibleSharpness audibly sharpens]] it, and uses it to slice open a portal to another dimension to throw Tree Hugger into.
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