History Main / LickingTheBlade

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* In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', Yaksini, who wields to swords, will lick them as part of her default animation.

* Vico, the psycho-axe(sword)-crazy-maniac in ''VideoGame/ADanceWithRogues'', does this in the mines in the second chapter. Some of the player's dialogue options immediately afterwards are just ridiculous.
* Vega/Balrog from the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series is usually doing this during his win quotes.
** He actually removed his mask to do this in the first [[Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie anime movie]]. Thus exposing himself to Chun-Li's kicks...
* In ''VideoGame/VandalHearts'', a type of enemies you meet relatively early in the game (actually ordinary soldiers who have been exposed to SealedEvilInACan) will lick their blades before every attack - making them significantly creepier.
* ''VideoGame/{{Gekido}}: Kintaro's Revenge'' have Kintaro's zombie minions, who will lick their kunai to taunt you if left idle for too long.

* Birdie in the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'' games likes to lick his chain.
* Chief Scalpem from ''VideoGame/SunsetRiders'' taunts you before his battle by licking one of his long knives. An appropriate gesture because said boss [[ThatOneBoss puts up hell of a fight]].
* [=CutMan=] ''tells'' his brothers that ''[[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork MegaMan.EXE]]'' did this at him, in an effort to [[UnreliableNarrator paint MegaMan as the villain]]. It's PlayedForLaughs, since the [=CutMan=] brothers occupy a notch slightly below TeamRocket in terms of threat level.
* Kartikeya in ''VideoGame/WildARMs5''.
* Tetsuo Tamashiro from ''VideoGame/Yakuza3'' does this right before challenging Kazuma to a [[BossBattle battle]].
* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', Ghirahim will do this after attacking you in your second fight against him.

* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'', the alternate [[spoiler: Julius]] you run into early in the game does this if you choose to not be suspicious of him, which drives home the point that he's not the real deal.
* The Berserker enemies in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'' do this as their idle animation.
* ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'''s Rath can do this with his "Keeper of the Blade" taunt. Sometimes he'll add a line that indicates [[ParodiedTrope he just cut his tongue]].

* In novelized accounts, [[TabletopGame/{{Ravenloft}} Strahd von Zarovich]] does this to the bloodied dagger with which he murdered his brother Sergei. Justified in this case (even though he's not AxCrazy) because this murder initiated Strahd's own transformation into D&D's most infamous vampire.
* [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Drizzt Do'Urden]] does this at one point, believe it or not - he just tried to eat mutton off his dagger in the middle of battle for some reason. For what it's worth, it would not be surprising at all if the chapter involving this, "Biggrin's House", were run as an actual D&D session to determine how it went, so the OOC of the mutton thing may be excused.
* In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings: Return of the King'', one orc murders another (with multiple knife stabs), and licks the blade clean.

* In the Literature/PaladinOfShadows book ''Unto the Breach'' [[spoiler: Oleg licks the hatchet that was just used to amputate one of his legs.]] Adams, a badass former SEAL, is disturbed.
* In ''Literature/DocSidhe'', the protagonist is sent to another world whose inhabitants are extremely sensitive to ColdIron. He demonstrates his immunity by holding his steel pocketknife in his bare hand, and then licks the blade just to see their expressions.
%%* ''Literature/TheLastDragonChronicles'': Stygg does this after he cuts Gwilanna. [[spoiler:This doesn't end well for him...]]
* In ''The Eternal Sky Trilogy'' by Elizabeth Bear, the quickest way to make a ghost-killing weapon is to lick the blade so [[SaltSolution salt]] sticks to it. Most characters avoid it if they can, for obvious reasons, but some enjoy it.
* ''Literature/TheFortressOfTheBlackCauldron'': [[CombatSadomasochist Funeste]], the [[TortureTechnician torture technician]] of Virilus' army, is very prone to these.

* The bad guy at the start of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxkr4wS7XqY the best fight scene of all time]] in ''Film/{{Undefeatable}}''.

* Done by both antagonist killers in ''Film/{{Copycat}}'', though it's less licking the blade and more running the spine of the knife over their outstretched tongue.
* Parodied in Tim Burton's ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' adaptation. After killing a large bug with a machete, Willy Wonka tastes the juices left on the blade. He's looking for new flavors of candy.
* Billy Tallent from ''Film/HardCoreLogo'' does this during a drug trip. It's... disturbing, in a squiggly-feelings kind of way.
* A supremely creepy example occurs in Francis Ford Coppola's ''Film/BramStokersDracula'' when the titular vampire cleans a straight razor after his guest accidentally cuts himself shaving. Dracula laps up the blood in a move that reads like a desperate junkie.

* On the poster for ''Film/{{Deathgasm}}'' Zakk is licking the blade of his [[ChainsawGood chainsaw]].
* In ''Film/FrightNight2NewBlood'', Gerri uses this to mock Peter after his attempted staking of her fails because his aim was off by a few inches, tearing it out of her chest and licking the blood-stained edge.
* The Judge from ''Film/FullContact'', after stabbing the protagonist Jeff and [[{{Fingore}} slicing off two of the latter's fingers]] briefly licks the blade to intimidate Jeff.
* {{Parodied|Trope}} in ''Film/TheMagicCrystal''. FatComicRelief Snooker is leaving the toilet while holding a plunger when he bumps into an intruder, a mercenary who intimidates him by licking his knife. Snooker responds by licking his plunger.
* In ''Film/{{Screamers}}'', Becker licks his own blade. {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Film/ScreamersTheHunting'' when Guy does this as a SpotTheImposter test. He cuts Bronte's palm and tastes her blood to [[TheyLookLikeUsNow establish that it's real]]. However, this just convinces the rescue team that these people are nuts, so they don't believe their claim that Screamers can now take human form.

* One of the girls from the music video for Music/QueensOfTheStoneAge's "3's and 7's" is seen licking a knife blade in one shot.
* This is on full display on the cover art of Head Control System's album "Murder Nature".
* The line "She drinks the blood from a jagged edge" from the Music/JimiHendrix song ''Dolly Dagger''.

* Parodied in ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' in one of the Buriburizaemon stories. Shin Chan and Buriburizaemon have to face a ruthless Ronin, who licks his katana to intimidate the heroes. Unfortunately, the Ronin accidentally licks the ''wrong'' side... cue HighPressureBlood and a NegatedMomentOfAwesome as the Ronin quickly scrambles for some band-aid for his ''tongue''.
* Saitou Hajime in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' does this at least once, as do Usui and Swordhunter Chou.

* Rider in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' does this. Unusually, she's not a particularly bad person once you get to know her -- she just likes drinking blood because she's a magical construct, it's a useful source of the mana that fuels her, and finding extra energy where you can is just common sense.

* In ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', when an opponent licks Hiei's stolen katana, Hiei remarks that it can't be sanitary because not even he can remember how many people he's killed with it.
* Two instances in the original ''Anime/KnightHunters'', or rather, once instance {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in the DVD outtakes. Early on in the series, a {{Mook|s}} licks his hand ax before throwing it at a picture of his target. In the dub outtakes, the same scene is shown with the character's voice actor saying "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFKS4jI-GTM&t=0m49s I need to shave my tongue]]." Several other characters in the series do it as well, most notably Farfarello of [[EvilCounterpart Schwarz]].
* A minor {{Mook|s}} does this in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' -- and promptly cuts his tongue when the hero shoves him out of his way.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'':
** Not a blade, but Bakura [[spoiler:licks the blood of off Pegasus' Millennium Eye after ripping it out of his skull. Probably fulfills the creepy-psycho requirement]].
** In a straight example, after Ushio beats up Yugi in the very first chapter, he takes out his knife[[note]]which is used later, in his game against Yami Yugi[[/note]] and licks the blade while threatening to use it if Yugi fails to give him 200k yen.

* Tsukiyomi from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' does this before her fight against her sempai Setsuna. She does so while referring to Setsuna as [[EvilTastesGood "delicious"]] and asking for [[EvilFeelsGood satisfaction]], [[StalkerWithACrush all the while drooling]] in a woozy state of [[PsychoLesbian carnal bloodlust]].
* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' has Due, one of the combat cyborgs, who does this after assassinating [[spoiler:the TSAB high council]]. Somewhat squicky, though, since they're just [[spoiler:brains in jars of life-sustaining fluid]]. Still pretty damn creepy.
* Creed from ''Manga/BlackCat'' does this a few times.
* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'': Mion Sonozaki [[spoiler:(who, in this case, is actually [[TwinSwitch Shion posing as Mion]])]] does this with a nail in ''Watanagashi-hen''. She then prepares to hammer the nail, and several others, into Keiichi's finger joints. The girl is a bit [[AxCrazy batshit insane]] in this particular arc.
* King Gor does this during the final battle of ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo]]''. Did I mention it was ''his'' blood on a Getter Tomahawk he had just pulled from his shoulder?
* In ''Manga/Change123'', after Hibiki fends away a potential rapist [[OneHitKO with a single kick]], there is a scene where he plans a revenge while recovering from the injuries. In one panel, his maniacal gaze is shown reflected in the blade of his katana as he licks it.

* Happens twice in the second episode of ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'', after the cursed knife turns a shop-keeper [[AxeCrazy homicidal]].
* Almost every single scene with {{mooks}} in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' has at least one of them licking a weapon. The pic shown is that of Club, who licks Kenshiro's blood off his claw after scoring a hit on him. It's the only major hit the bad guy scores on him before being rendered [[YouAreAlreadyDead already dead]].
* [[AxCrazy Ladd Russo]] from ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' does this while fighting Chane on top of the Flying Pussyfoot.
* Manji in ''Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal'' at one point licks a knife he's taken off someone who he suspected of planning to kill him [[JustifiedTrope to check if it's poisoned]].
* {{Parodied|Trope}} in an early scene of ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'' when Yosuke shows Yu a sword that he... acquired... to help in fighting the shadows. Cut to a police officer approaching the two boys, preparing to arrest them.
* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', the "Hero Killer" Stain does this a lot [[spoiler:because he has the ability to paralyse people if he ingests their blood]].
* {{Parodied|Trope}} in ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' with the assassin Gastro, who constantly licks, bites, and tastes his guns, and even [[JugglingLoadedGuns uses a loaded pistol as an eating utensil]].
* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', [[GreaterScopeVillain Kars]] does this with his [[BladeBelowTheShoulder arm blade]].
* In ''Anime/CellsAtWork'', Killer T Cells can be seen doing this at times. Fittingly, they are considered the more brutal and cruel members of the immune system.
* In ''Anime/KonoSuba'''s movie, one of the goblins that attacks the party on their way to the Crimson Demon village tries it. This being Konosuba, he nearly cuts off his tongue in the attempt.

* Incubus from ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'' [[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/breaker-of-infinities-1-9-to-1-10/ does this briefly]] during The Discordance in ''Breaker of Infinities'' as he leaps into battle.

* The eponymous creature on the ''[[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Magic]]'' card [[http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?id=3864 Necrite]], depending on the art variant.
* In the 3.0 edition ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' campaign setting, one of the [=NPCs=] statted out in the book is a CN mercenary troll with a cursed sword (minor curse- leaks blood constantly) He has the habit of licking it.

* ''ComicBook/HeroesForHire'': Tarantula licks her blades after one battle.
* [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] from ''ComicBook/XMen'' did this once after drawing first blood. Her opponent is a mutant who could produce knives out of bone, with one being the blade Storm used. So, she was licking her opponent's blood from a bone knife, made out of the body of her enemy.
* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': Red Skull does this after [[TearOffYourFace cutting off his own face]].

* ''ComicBook/TheAtom'': The vilain Dwarf Star a.k.a. Sylbert Rundine really likes to do this.

* [[AxCrazy Callisto]] from ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' licks a dagger at one point.
* Done for humor in the 90s live-action ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' show. When Zorro ended up crashing a dinner party, he ended the fight by making his trademark Z in a cake, licking the frosting off the blade, and complimenting the chef.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones''. Before the Battle of Blackwater, [[TheCaligula Joffrey]] makes Sansa kiss his sword and tells her she will kiss it again after the battle...and [[{{Squick}} taste her brother's blood.]]Despite the fact that her brother is hundreds of miles away and the enemy they're facing is completely different.
* ''Series/{{Lucifer}}''. Chloe barges in on [[NotWhatItLooksLike Lucifer in his nightgown and Maze wielding her knives]].
-->'''Chloe:''' Where have you been?
-->'''Lucifer:''' You know me, busy, busy, no rest for the wicked.
-->'''Chloe:''' Right...because deviant foreplay is so time consuming.
-->'''Maze:''' [[LesYay Wanna watch?]] ''(licks her knife)''

* WebVideo/TheGamingPixie does this at the end of [[http://www.gamingpixie.com/99/all-videos/gamereviews/game-review-eversion-halloween-special/ her review]] of ''VideoGame/{{Eversion}}''.
* ''WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow'' has licking watermelon juice off of a katana.

* In the ''Anime/KonoSuba'''s movie, one of the goblins that attacks the party on their way to the Crimson Demon village tries it. This being Konosuba, he nearly cuts off his tongue in the attempt.

Generally considered a giveaway that this character is a PsychoForHire, a CombatSadomasochist, or otherwise sufficiently off his rocker to do ''anything''. Especially creepy when paired with EvilTastesGood flavored {{Hemo Erotic}}ism. Conversely, can have major {{fetish}} potential.

* Tsukiyomi from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' does this before her fight against her [[SenpaiKohai sempai Setsuna]]. She does so while referring to Setsuna as [[EvilTastesGood "delicious"]] and asking for [[EvilFeelsGood satisfaction]], [[StalkerWithACrush all the while drooling]] in a woozy state of [[PsychoLesbian carnal bloodlust]].

** Raven, the CreepyGood CombatSadomasochist, does this constantly with [[FemmeFatalons his overgrown nails/claws]].

* Two instances in the original ''Anime/WeissKreuz'', or rather, once instance {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in the DVD outtakes. Early on in the series, a {{Mook|s}} licks his hand ax before throwing it at a picture of his target. In the dub outtakes, the same scene is shown with the character's voice actor saying "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFKS4jI-GTM&t=0m49s I need to shave my tongue]]." Several other characters in the series do it as well, most notably Farfarello of [[EvilCounterpart Schwarz]].

* Happens twice in the second episode of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', after the cursed knife turns a shop-keeper [[AxeCrazy homicidal]].

* [[AxCrazy Ladd Russo]] from ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' does this while fighting Chane on top of the Flying Pussyfoot.

* A Goblin {{Mook|s}} attempts this in ''LightNovel/KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Crimson Legend'' to intimidate the group. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome He winds up cutting his tongue off]].

** Another model that's depicting doing this is Forgeworld's Great Unclean One.

* Tsukiyomi from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' does this before her fight against her [[SempaiKohai sempai Setsuna]]. She does so while referring to Setsuna as [[EvilTastesGood "delicious"]] and asking for [[EvilFeelsGood satisfaction]], [[StalkerWithACrush all the while drooling]] in a woozy state of [[PsychoLesbian carnal bloodlust]].

* Two instances in the original ''Anime/WeissKreuz'', or rather, once instance {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in the DVD outtakes. Early on in the series, a {{Mook|s}} licks his [[AnAxeToGrind hand ax]] before throwing it at a picture of his target. In the dub outtakes, the same scene is shown with the character's voice actor saying "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFKS4jI-GTM&t=0m49s I need to shave my tongue]]." Several other characters in the series do it as well, most notably Farfarello of [[EvilCounterpart Schwarz]].

* ''Series/GameOfThrones''. Before the Battle of Blackwater, Joffrey makes Sansa kiss his sword and tells her she will kiss it again after the battle...and [[{{Squick}} taste her brother's blood.]]Despite the fact that her brother is hundreds of miles away and the enemy they're facing is completely different.

[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]]]

* Spoofed in ''Film/TheMagicCrystal''. FatComicRelief Snooker is leaving the toilet while holding a plunger when he bumps into an intruder, a mercenary who intimidates him by licking his knife. Snooker responds by licking his plunger.
* ''Film/{{Screamers}}''. Becker licks his own blade, but subverted in the sequel when Guy does this as a SpotTheImposter test. He cuts Bronte's palm and tastes her blood to [[TheyLookLikeUsNow establish that it's real]]. However this just convinces the rescue team that these people are nutters, so they don't believe their claim that Screamers can now take human form.

[[caption-width-right:280:Sure it looks impressive, but that blood's from his tongue.]]

A common characteristic of blade-wielding evildoers is their tendency to lick their weapons, whether clean or bloodied, as if their weapon was a cherry-flavored popsicle of non-diabetic death. Borders on [[TooDumbToLive Too Dumb To Live]] when licking the sharp edge or [[PoisonedWeapons any surface with a coat of poison.]]

Some characters feel a deep attachment to their weapon, almost as if it's [[ICallItVera a person.]]

The one doing the licking isn't necessarily evil or rather, more accurately, isn't always a story's antagonist. An AntiHero or VillainProtagonist can be seen doing this, especially if they're engaging their SuperPoweredEvilSide. Usually to showcase the fact they've either gone off the deep end or are very close to it, and that it is scary. Often a major {{fetish}}, especially if the licker is attractive.

See also FingerLickinEvil, YouTasteDelicious. A character who does this often may have BloodLust. See also LecherousLicking.

'''DoNotTryThisAtHome''', unless you're really tired of having a tongue and/or you want to contract something.

* Saitou Hajime in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' does this at least once.
** As do Usui and Swordhunter Chou.

* ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'': [[EffeminateMisogynisticGuy Vega]] does this, after cutting [[KickChick Chun Li's]] cheek, as a way of taunting her. She took it personally and returned the favor by [[ImprovisedWeaponUser throwing her couch at him]] and hitting him square in the face with it!
* Yura of the Hair, an early ''Manga/InuYasha'' opponent, did this at every opportunity.
* Rider in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' does this. Unusually, she's not a particularly bad person once you get to know her - she just likes drinking blood because she's a magical construct, it's a useful source of the mana that fuels her, and finding extra energy where you can is just common sense.

** Orochimaru licks his own blood off a kunai (after stabbing himself in the palm with it) at one point, before his fight with Sarutobi.
*** Like master like student: Anko licked a kunai she had just cut Naruto with before the Forest of Death stage of the chunin exams. Blood included.
** And in a filler episode [[DudeLooksLikeALady Benten]] licked a kunai before threatening Hotaru with it.

* Two instances in the original ''Anime/WeissKreuz,'' or rather once instance {{Lampshaded}} in the DVD outtakes. Early on in the series, a {{Mook}} licks his [[AxCrazy hand ax]] before throwing it at a picture of his target. In the dub outtakes, the same scene is shown with the character's voice actor saying "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFKS4jI-GTM&t=0m49s I need to shave my tongue."]]
** Several other characters in the series do it as well, most notably Farfarello of [[EvilCounterpart Schwarz]].
* A minor {{Mook}} does this in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' - and promptly cuts his tongue when the hero shoves him out of his way.
* Not a blade, but Bakura of ''Anime/YuGiOh'' [[spoiler:licks the blood of off Pegasus' Millennium Eye after ripping it out of his skull. Probably fulfills the creepy-psycho requirement.]]
** In a straight example, after Ushio beats up Yugi in the very first chapter, he takes out his knife [[note]]which is used later, in his game against Yami Yugi,[[/note]] and licks the blade while threatening to use it if Yugi fails to give him 200k yen.

*** As does Big Knife Sarquis from the Jaya Island arc.

* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' has Due, one of the combat cyborgs, who does this after assassinating [[spoiler: the TSAB high council.]] Somewhat squicky though, since they are just [[spoiler:brains in jars of life sustaining fluid.]] Still pretty damn creepy.

* Mion Sonozaki [[spoiler: (who, in this case, is actually [[TwinSwitch Shion posing as Mion]])]] from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' (Watanagashi-hen) does this with a nail. She then prepares to hammer the nail, and several others, into Keiichi's finger joints. [[{{Yandere}} The girl]] [[GirlWithPsychoWeapon is a bit]] [[AxCrazy batshit insane]] in this particular arc.

* In ''Manga/{{Change 123}}'', after Hibiki fends away a potential rapist [[OneHitKO with a single kick]], there is a scene where he plans a revenge while recovering from the injuries. In one panel, his maniacal gaze is shown reflected in the blade of his katana as he licks it.
* Amaha from the ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' anime ''loves'' this, as part of her overall OrgasmicCombat persona while using her [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Superpowered]] AxeCrazy side. Masane does this too
** Sarah from [[ComicBook/{{Witchblade}} the American comics]] does this once in a while as well.

* [[AxCrazy Ladd Russo]] from ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' did this while fighting Chane on top of the Flying Pussyfoot.
* Manji in ''Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal'' at one point licks a knife he's taken off someone he suspected of planning to kill him [[JustifiedTrope to check if it was poisoned]].
* Parodied in ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'', in an early scene when Yosuke shows Yu a sword that he... acquired... to help in fighting the shadows. Cut to a police officer approaching the two boys, preparing to arrest them.
* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' the "Hero Killer" Stain does this a lot [[spoiler:because he has the ability to paralyse people if he ingests their blood.]]
* Parodied in ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' with the assassin Gastro, who constantly licks, bites, and tastes his guns, and even [[JugglingLoadedGuns uses a loaded pistol as an eating utensil]].

* A Goblin {{Mook}} attempts this in the ''LightNovel/KonoSuba'' movie to intimidate the group. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome He winds up cutting his tongue off.]]

* [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] from ''ComicBook/XMen'' did this once after drawing first blood. Her opponent is a mutant who could produce knives out of bone, with one being the blade Storm used. So she was licking her opponent's blood from a bone knife, made out of the body of her enemy.
* The ComicBook/UltimateMarvel version of Red Skull does this after cutting off his own face.

** Mr. Zsasz has been known to cut his tongue (along with every other part of his body) to mark a kill.

* ComicBook/TheAtom villain Dwarf Star AKA Sylbert Rundine really likes to do this.
* Bearclaw on the cover of ''ComicBook/ElfQuest: Wolfrider''. He ''is'' more of an anti-hero than his son in the chronologically-later stories.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Lanfeust}}'', Averoes licks his axe after beheading the lord Or-Azur and comments "Your blood tastes like fear".

* The ''Series/LostGirl'' fic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8962178/1/Wake-Me-Up Wake Me Up]]'' has a variation. Lauren is forced to fight a lizard-like Underfae. It licks its razor sharp claws before the fight begins because its saliva contains a paralytic poison. As you can imagine, the fight becomes much more difficult.

[[folder:Film]]

* ''VideoGame/WestOfLoathing'' lampshades it with the clown knife weapon, stating that it's covered in clown spit and that "people who lick their knives to look intimidating are basically the worst people." Happens again if the player chooses to go to the tannery, where they'll see [[ItMakesSenseInContext demon clowns using their tongues as whetstones for their knives]].

[[folder: Western Animation]]

* ''Film/{{Screamers}}''. KnifeNut Becker licks his own blade, but subverted in the sequel when Guy does this as a SpotTheImposter test. He cuts Bronte's palm and tastes her blood to [[TheyLookLikeUsNow establish that it's real]]. However this just convinces the rescue team that these people are nutters, so they don't believe their claim that Screamers can now take human form.