History Main / RazorWings

Sometimes PowerGivesYouWings; every so often however the WingsDoNothing -- after all [[GoodWingsEvilWings bone wings]] are cool but aren't as useful as CombatTentacles or FeatherFlechettes... or are they?

They are, if characters with [[WingedHumanoid wings]] also have a cutting edge, making them {{Absurdly Sharp|Blade}}. A variant of this is having plane-esque wings that are sharpened/given cutting edge; this often comes up more in flying vessels and occasionally {{Jet Pack}}s.

See also MasterOfTheLevitatingBlades (for floating weapons positioned like wings) and HelicopterBlender. Not to be confused with RazorWind.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'': In the sixth game, Mega Man can throw the wings of his Tomahawk Beast form like boomerangs as a charged attack.

** Skarmory. Its wing feathers have been used as blades since long ago, according to the Pokédex.
** The Steel Wing move also counts[[note]](Skarmory can learn it via level-up)[[/note]], as does Wing Attack and Dual Wingbeat.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'': The Murakumo units have "wings" made of blades that are used for their heavy attacks.

* ''VideoGame/{{Honkai Impact 3rd}}'': Angel-class Honkai beasts have wings sharp enough to slice through brick roads.

* ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'': When Kerrigan gets turned into the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Queen Of Blades]] she gains exoskeletal, bone-like wings. Which are all bladed and can move faster than the eye can follow. Her title isn't for nothing.

* In ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/109877/the-twilight-prince The Twilight Prince]]'', pegasi are known to use blades strapped to their wings called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin wingblades]].

* ''VideoGame/TokyoXanadu'': Rion's [[EmpathicWeapon Soul Device]] looks like a metal winged backpack of sorts, and she fights by hitting the enemy with its bladed wings, which is made easier by wings [[PowerFloats making her to float]] while in use. The first part of her LimitBreak has her flying all over the place and slashing enemies with these wings.

* Marcus of ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' uses his wings to impale targets, as well as fly.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'': DarkChick Lenus has wings of HardLight, and one of her attacks has her slashing a party member with her wings a couple times, and knocking them down with a kick.

* Angels and a couple other extremely powerful characters in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' possess massive wings used as their main form of attack.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'': Cynder has a pair of claw-like blades on her wings, which serve as her primary melee weapons.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManWebOfShadows'' has Vulture, who flies using a set of levitating swords that can hover independently or link to the backpack on his body. Even in the latter case, they still hover a few inches apart from one another, as [[http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DHetn1sJqIM/maxresdefault.jpg shown here.]]

* ''Videogame/UnderNightInBirth'': Vatista has blade wings, though ones more angelic in appearance.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''
** Skarmory. Its wing feathers have been used as blades since long ago, according to the Pokédex.
** The Steel Wing move also counts[[note]](Skarmory can learn it via level-up)[[/note]], as does Wing Attack and Dual Wingbeat.
** Empoleon counts as well, with metal guards on its wings that can be used this way.
** Giratina has three, sharp claws on both of its wings when in its Altered Form, while its Origin Form has two claws for each of its ''three'' pairs of wings.

%%* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'': Lenus. Considering that her wings are made of HardLight it could count as LaserBlade too.
%%* ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'': Kerrigan has a combination of claw and Razor Wings.

* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ2'' gives Shin Manga/GetterRobo the "Battle Wing" attack, which has its demonic Getter Wings slash out at an opponent.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'': The [[SuperMode Full Throttle dresssphere]] for Paine makes her look like she has wings made of [[CoolSword swords]].

* ''Series/Lucifer2016'': Rory, Lucifer and Chloe's KidFromTheFuture in Season 6, has angel wings where each feather is a knife blade which is capable of harming Celestial beings. In the GrandFinale the BigBad cuts the tips off to use as weapons against Lucifer.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'', [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-553 SCP-553 ("Crystalline Butterflies").]] The wings of adult SCP-553 are 5 millimeters thick and taper to sharp edges. They can attack dangerous opponents by slicing them with their wings, inflicting a wound up to 1 centimeter deep.

** The Steel Wing move also counts[[note]](Skarmory can learn it via level-up)[[/note]], as does Wing Attack.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': While they don't actually cut anything with them, the wings of Princess Celestia's pegasus guards do have AudibleSharpness. A later episode proves it is not just for show. Apparently, pegasi wind magic can generate a RazorWind -- a flyby from a member of Wonderbolts was capable of cutting through dragon scales.

* ''Manga/DGrayMan'': Alma Karma

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* ''Film/{{Legion}}'': The angel [[ArchangelGabriel Gabriel]] has very sharp wings. He eviscerates a few people with them, and they're also bulletproof.

* Marcus of ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' uses his wings to impale targets, as well as fly.
* In ''Film/GodzillaVsMegaguirus'', Megaguirus' wings can slice through buildings and damage Godzilla.
* In ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', Vulture's wings are capable of cutting through concrete, which he uses to bring a building down on Spider-Man later on in the film.

* [[Comicbook/TheFalcon The Falcon]] with his HardLight wings acts as this.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Vol 2]], [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2006 Vol 3]] & [[ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth Vol 5]]: The more modern Silver Swans have been known to use their steel wings for slicing attacks.
* ''Comicbook/XMen'': When Archangel was converted into a Horseman (Death) by Apocalypse, he gained a pair of razor-sharp, metallic wings that could be used as slashing weapons, as well as firing FeatherFlechettes.

* [=GLaDOS=]'s pony form in ''FanFic/BetterLivingThroughScienceAndPonies'' has wings that "were built somewhat like feathered wings, but the feathers were were replaced with large, bristling bits of razor sharp metal. Appendages that could undoubtedly provide flight but also be used to cut a certain dull orange pony to ribbons."

* The ''FanFic/SavageSkies'' series has Perlin Bluestreak, whose feathers were replaced with razor-sharp blades.
* In ''FanFic/WinterWar'', Pagally's resurrection gives her deceptively soft-looking wings that are actually razor-edged, as shown when she uses them in battle against [[spoiler: the Nemu clones]].

* ''Film/{{Legion}}'': the angel [[ArchangelGabriel Gabriel]] has very sharp wings. He eviscerates a few people with them, and they're also bulletproof.

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* In ''Webcomic/UnitM'', one of the protagonists, Hawk, [[http://Unitmcomics.thecomicseries.com/comics/42/ sports]] razor sharp metal wings that channel bio energy.
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