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The power to extend and retract sharp claws. Variation of Natural Weaponry.
Also Called
- Claw Projection/Protrusion
- Claws/Talons
- Retractable Claws
- Sharp Claws/Talons
- Talon Retraction
Capabilities
The user can project and retract razor-sharp claws from their fingertips for offensive purposes. Claws can be composed of energy, bone, metal, or simple keratin.
Applications
- Access and Occlusion - use claws to pick locks.
- Cutting
- Enhanced Climbing/Wallcrawling - by digging one's claws into surfaces.
Techniques
- Bullet Projection - launch one claws like arrows.
- Venomous Claws - claws with natural venom.
Variations
- Bone Spike Protrusion - claws are composed of bone.
- Elemental Constructs - claws are composed of elemental forces.
- Energy Constructs - claws are composed of energy.
Associations
Limitations
- May take practice to retract claws.
- Claws may not be durable.
- May not be able to retract claws.
Known Users
- Wolverine (Marvel)
- Sabretooth (Marvel)
- Black Cat (Marvel)
- X-23 (Marvel)
- Lord Darkar (Winx Club)
- Lust (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Meg Griffin (Family Guy); via Toxic Waste
- Amy (EddEgg)
- Toby (Fairy Tail)
- James Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel)
- Zazie Rainyday (Mahou Sensei Negima)
- Evangeline Athanasia Katherine McDowell (Mahou Sensei Negima)
- Kurumu Kurono (Rosario + Vampire)
- Rath (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien)
- Megabyte (ReBoot)
- Heat/Agni (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga)
- Jake Long (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Kaine (Marvel Comics)
- Spidercide (Marvel Comics)
- Benwolf (Ben 10)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Chloe King (The Nine Lives of Chloe King)
- Mai (The Nine Lives of Chloe King)
- Yolanda Montez/Wildcat (DC Comics)
- Highbreed (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Lizard (Marvel Comics)
- Venom (Marvel Comics)
- Carnage (Marvel Comics)
- Jedah Dohma (Darkstalkers)
- Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics/Marvel 2099)
- Wulf (Danny Phantom)
- Hollow Ichigo (Bleach)
- Terry McGinnis/Batman (Batman Beyond/DC Comics)
- Users of Sith stalker armor (Star Wars)
- Flip Troopa (Super Smash Stadium)
- Crimson Heads (Resident Evil)
- Captain Basilisx (Super Mario Bros. Z)
- Bowser (Super Mario)
- Warp Darkmatter/Agent Z (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
- Kusunoki Nami (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Eis Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
- Jurgen Wulf (BloodRayne)
- Ultimo Excalibur (Ultimo X)
- Lucas Winnick (No Ordinary Family)
- Jennifer Tate (Primal)
- Ferai (Primal)
- Mina Harker (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
- The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers)
- Tabuu (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
- Irma Lair (W.I.T.C.H.)
- Hama (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Wolf O'Donnell (Star Fox/Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
- Van-Tal demons (Angel)
- Turok-Han (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Pete Clarner (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Spidercide (Marvel Comics)
- Ecliptor (Power Rangers in Space)
- Garradors (Resident Evil 4)
- Yakon (Dragon Ball Z)
- Ripjaws (Ben 10)
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Patience Phillips (Catwoman)
- Desdemona (Angel)
- Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Wulf (Danny Phantom)
- Shathra (Marvel Comics)
- Daken (Marvel Comics)
- Wild Thing (Marvel Comics/MC2)
- Dark Gaia (Sonic Unleashed)
- Lorophage Demons (Angel & Faith)
- Slash (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Abel Cuvier (Batman Beyond)
- Wildvine (Ben 10)
- Lord Recluse (City of Heroes)
- Shriek (Batman Beyond) via sound suit
- Xenomorphs (Alien franchise/Aliens vs. Predator)
- Gumball Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Rayne (BloodRayne)
- Godzilla (Godzilla)
- Slash Man (Mega Man)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Vega (Street Fighter)
- Purgatori (Purgatori)
- Killer Croc (DC Comics)
- General Scales (Star Fox Adventures)
- Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Leatherhead (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- InuYasha (InuYasha)
- Tanya (Batman & Dracula: Red Rain)
- Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)
- Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Karl Ruprecht Kroenen (Hellboy/BRPD)
- Mummified soldier (The Mummy Returns)
- Lara-Su (Sonic the Hedgehog/Archie Comics)
- Kat (Kid vs Kat)
- Pokémon who can learn Scratch, Slash, or Fury Swipes (Pokémon)