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 of energy, bone, metal, keratin, etc., from their fingertips/hands/fists for various (mostly offensive) purposes.
Applications
- Access and Occlusion - use claws to pick locks.
- Climbing/Wallcrawling - by digging one's claws into surfaces.
- Cutting
- Enhanced Clawmanship
- Enhanced Mauling
- Impale
Techniques
- Bullet Projection - launch one's claws like arrows.
- Heart Rip - tear out the hearts of others.
- Tear Apart - savagely rip and tear up anything.
- Venomous Claws - claws with natural venom.
Variations
- Bone Spike Protrusion - claws are composed of bone.
- Elemental Claws - claws are composed of elemental forces.
- Ergokinetic Claws - claws are composed of energy.
Associations
- Animal Imitation
- Bone Manipulation
- Nail Manipulation
- Natural Weaponry
- Organic Constructs
- Razor Foot
- Razor Hand
Limitations
- Claws may not be durable.
- Extending/retracting claws may be painful.
- May not be able to retract claws.
- May take practice to retract claws.
Known Users
- Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
- Lady Deathstrike (Marvel Comics)
- Black Cat (Marvel Comics)
- Shathra (Marvel Comics)
- Daken (Marvel Comics)
- X-23 (Marvel Comics)
- Kaine (Marvel Comics)
- Wild Thing (Marvel Comics)
- Spidercide (Marvel Comics)
- Lizard (Marvel Comics)
- Venom (Marvel Comics)
- Carnage (Marvel Comics)
- Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Yolanda Montez/Wildcat (DC Comics)
- Terry McGinnis/Batman (DC Comics)
- Nails (DC Comics)
- Killer Croc (DC Comics)
- Abel Cuvier (Batman Beyond)
- Shriek (Batman Beyond); via sound suit
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Crimson Heads (Resident Evil)
- Garradors (Resident Evil 4)
- Jennifer Tate (Primal)
- Ferai (Primal)
- Zazie Rainyday (Mahou Sensei Negima)
- Evangeline Athanasia Katherine McDowell (Mahou Sensei Negima)
- Chloe King (The Nine Lives of Chloe King)
- Mai (The Nine Lives of Chloe King)
- Jon Talbain (Darkstalkers)
- Jedah Dohma (Darkstalkers)
- Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Dark Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Lara-Su (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Barby Koala (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Turok-Han (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Pete Clarner (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Van-Tal demons (Angel)
- Desdemona (Angel)
- Slash (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Leatherhead (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Kurumu Kurono (Rosario + Vampire)
- Ageha Kurono (Rosario + Vampire)
- Yakon (Dragon Ball Z)
- Eis Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Wildvine (Ben 10)
- Ghostfreak (Ben 10)
- Cannonbolt (Ben 10)
- Kickin Hawk (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Whampire (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Highbreed (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Loboans (Ben 10/Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Blitzwolfer
- Yenaldooshi
- Appoplexians (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)
- Rath
- Vexx
- Malice
- Ultimate Rath
- Ultimate Kevin
- Piscciss Volanns (Ben 10/Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)
- Ripjaws
- Vulpimancers (Ben 10/Ultimate Alien)
- Wildmutt
- Kevin 11
- Quentin (Demigod Blade Series)
- Yugito Nii (Naruto)
- Lust (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Meg Griffin (Family Guy); via Toxic Waste
- Amy (EddEgg)
- Toby (Fairy Tail)
- Megabyte (ReBoot)
- Heat/Agni (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga)
- Jake Long (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Deathclaws (Fallout)
- Wulf (Danny Phantom)
- Hollow Ichigo (Bleach)
- Humanoid Mutants (System Shock)
- Users of Sith stalker armor (Star Wars)
- Flip Troopa (Super Smash Stadium)
- Captain Basilisx (Super Mario Bros. Z)
- Bowser (Super Mario)
- Sabrewulf ( Killer Instinct )
- Warp Darkmatter/Agent Z (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
- Kusunoki Nami (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Jurgen Wulf (BloodRayne)
- Lucas Winnick (No Ordinary Family)
- Mina Harker (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
- The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers)
- Tabuu (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
- Wolf O'Donnell (Star Fox/Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
- Ecliptor (Power Rangers in Space)
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Patience Phillips (Catwoman)
- Manny Rivera/El Tigre (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera)
- Eric (One Piece)
- Lorophage Demons (Angel & Faith)
- Lord Recluse (City of Heroes)
- Xenomorphs (Alien/Aliens vs. Predator)
- Rayne (BloodRayne)
- Godzilla (Godzilla)
- Slash Man (Mega Man)
- Vega (Street Fighter)
- Purgatori (Purgatori)
- General Scales (Star Fox Adventures)
- InuYasha (InuYasha)
- Tanya (Batman & Dracula: Red Rain)
- Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)
- Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo)
- Alucard (Hellsing Series)
- Karl Ruprecht Kroenen (Hellboy/BRPD)
- Mummified soldier (The Mummy Returns)
- Kat (Kid vs Kat)
- Pokémon who can learn "Scratch", "Slash", or "Fury Swipes" (Pokémon)
- Tukson (RWBY)
- Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)
- Cat Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir); via Cat Miraculous
- Sabreon Cridius Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
Gallery
Anime/Manga
Nami Kusunoki (Alive: the Final Evolution) forming ice claws by freezing atmospheric moisture.
Cang Du (Bleach) creating claws out of spirit particles, and can even extend them into a snake-jaw blast.
Washio (Buso Renkin) forming gigantic hawk claws when he transforms partially.
Lust (Full Metal Alchemist) has extendable steel sharp fingernails.
When not in use, the Goraishi (InuYasha) retracts into Koga's hand.
Yugito Nii (Naruto) Claw Creation Technique
Shijima (Ninja Scroll) fights via firing his retractable chained Demon Claw from inside his shadow.
Kurumu Kurono (Rosario + Vampire) with claws extended.
Jushi Mataza Tsumuji (Tenjho Tenge') using his Dragon Claws.
Fu Chi'en (Tenjho Tenge) hides heavy steel claws within his robes.
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Wolverine at the airport shows the woman at the metal detector that "The problem isn't in his pants" (X-Men Anime)
Kevin 11 (Ben 10) possesses Wildmutt's sharp claws
Cartoons
Nails (Static Shock)
Wulf's (Danny Phantom) claws are able to tear open gateways between Earth and the Ghost Zone.
Shriek's (Batman Beyond) sound suit comes equipped with sharp claws for close quarters combat.
Terry McGinnis (Batman Beyond)
Megabyte (ReBoot) has not one, but two sets of retractable claws: one in his knuckles...
...and one in his fingertips.
Films
Wolverine's (X-Men Origins:Wolverine) bone claws are natural weapons.
After being a test subject in Weapon X, Wolverine (X-Men Origins:Wolverine) got adamantium skeleton that gave him adamantium claws that can virtually slice through anything and reatract any time he wants
Lady Deathstrike (X-Men: 2000)
Chloe King (Nine Lives of Chloe King) in a dangerous position.
Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street) uses a metal clawed glove to lethal effect; at times, he is seen without the glove, and with the blades/claws extending from the tips of his bare fingers instead.
Video Games
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Alex Mercer (Prototype) with claws extended.
Hayabusa Ryu (Ninja Gaiden)
Clockwerk's (Sly Cooper) talons are said to be capable of slicing through plates of steel.
Glameow (Pokémon) extending its Shadow Claw.
Mega Charizard X (Pokémon) extending its Dragon Claw.
James Heller (Prototype 2)
Comics
Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Lara-Su (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Barby Koala (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
X-23 (Marvel Comics) using her ability against her opponent.
Venom (Marvel Comics)
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She-Venom (Marvel Comics)
Carnage (Marvel Comics)
Hybrid (Marvel Comics)
Toxin (Marvel Comics)
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Scream (Marvel Comics)
Phage (Marvel Comics)
Black Cat (Marvel Comics) wears gloves equipped with polarized mesh claws.
Spidercide (Marvel Comics)
Spidercide (Marvel Comics) uses his shapeshifting ability to form claws.
Kaine (Marvel Comics)
Shathra (Marvel Comics)
Wolverine (Marvel Comics) possesses adamantium-laced bone claws that can slice through virtually anything.
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Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
Daken (Marvel Comics) with claws extended.
Buzz (Marvel Comics)
Reptil (Marvel Comics)
Sauron (Marvel Comics)
Slash (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Catwoman (DC Comics) wears gloves equipped with razor-sharp retractable claws.
Darkclaw (Amalgam Comics)
Desdemona (Angel: After the Fall)
A Lorophage demon's (Angel & Faith) claws are sharp enough to easily penetrate human flesh and bone.
Spider-Man 2099 (Marvel Comics) folding down his finger talons.
Other
Webstor (Masters of the Universe)
Blades of fury (Anime boy)