History Main / SerratedBladeOfPain

* One of Nadia's sword upgrades from ''NightmareCreatures'' is a silly-looking spiked sword.

* ''DevilMayCry 3'' has Agni and Rudra, which also count as {{Sinister Scimitar}}s, DualWielding, {{Empathic Weapon}}s, and ElementalPowers.

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* In ''OnePiece'', Arlong's strongest weapon is the "Kiribachi", a gargantuan {{BFS}} with a saw-like blade, based on shark teeth (see picture). Later, in the Water Seven Arc, the carpenters from Galley-La use large saws as melee weapons.
* ''{{Bleach}}'' has Renji's Zanpakutou Zabimaru, a spiked falchion revealed to be a WhipSword. Later we find out that Hiyori's Kubikiri Orochi takes the form of a gigantic jagged cleaver.
* In ''{{Berserk}}'', Inquisitor Mozgus' QuirkyMinibossSquad all fight with torture tools, including serrated blades.
* [[BigBad Shishio Makoto]] from ''RurouniKenshin'' wields a finely serrated sword that never dulls, and also doubles as FlamingSword.
* Brought UpToEleven in ''{{Naruto}}'': Kisame's LivingWeapon Samehada is composed of nothing but rough scales and hooks which can jut out on command to cut people to ribbons.

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* The lizardmen in ''{{Warhammer}}'' use blades with obsidian teeth, based on the Aztec weapons. Also, many champions of chaos use similar weapons, including possessed ones that grow actual teeth.

* ''DungeonsAndDragons''. In early editions the demons known as Rutterkin used sawtoothed swords, with the blade having sharp "teeth" coming out of it like a saw.

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* The Forsworn weapons in ''{{Skyrim}}'' consist of hand-made weapons with loads of sharp bones and fangs to form serrated edges.

* Yoshihiro's default {{BFS}} from ''SengokuBasara''.
* From ''SamuraiWarriors'', there's Ginchiyo Tachibana. All her weapons are barbed katana with a lightning motif.

* [[FatBastard Dong]] [[CompleteMonster Zhuo]] from ''DynastyWarriors'' combines this with SinisterScimitar before using a huge mace in later titles.

* In '''{{Nier}}'', Kaine [[DualWielding Dual-Wields]] two serrated swords.

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* Elegant Nova Of Progression from ''KeychainOfCreation'' has a huge combat form with micro-serrated claws.

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* Kratos' swords from ''GodOfWar''. And yes, he's willing to cause a lot of gore with them.

* ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' pilot episode "The Cage". While in an illusionary fight to the death, Captain Pike picks up a barbed spearhead and uses it to impale the opponent jumping on top of him. Watch it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArneXkxtC4M#t=2m30s here]].

* ''{{Shadowrun}}''. The ''Aztlan'' supplement has the macuitl sword, which has razor sharp slivers of obsidian or flint embedded in the edge. It is capable of decapitating a target with a single hit.

* JRRTolkien's ''TheTwoTowers''. The yellow-fanged orc guarding Pippin has a saw-edged knife.

** [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Daedric]] weapons have serrated edges.

See also ChainsawGood and SpikesOfVillainy. May overlap with AwesomeButImpractical.

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* ''{{Redwall}}'' has one villain whose sword is serrated on one side and wavy on the other, representing the mountains and the sea.

* The One-Eye weaponry from ''TheThiefAndTheCobbler'' is composed by a large use of this and SpikesOfVillainy.

* In ''AllQuietOnTheWesternFront'', the narrator mentions that veterans on the front take away from new soldiers any sawtooth bayonets they find on them, as anyone captured with them is killed outright rather then taken prisoner.

* In ''TeamFortress2'', [[CombatMedic the Medic class]] has a bonesaw as its standard melee weapon; the alternative medic melee weapons tend to have straight blades. In addition, one of the sniper's alternative weapons is a ''wooden'' serrated knife which does less damage but causes [[StandardStatusEffects bleeding]].

Bladed weapons, including [[CoolSword swords]] and [[KnifeNut knives]] are often used by both good and bad guys all around. One good way to make said weapon more distinct or interesting is giving it a jagged edge, similar to a saw.

Said weapons can vary from actual saws, to swords or daggers with an irregular, barbed edge, which can be used to actually saw harder materials while not fighting, breaking enemy weapons or inflict nastier wounds ([[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence especially if the weapon is stabbed into someone]]). Sometimes, spears and arrow-tips will display a barbed design to make them hard to remove from the wound.

Those weapons tend to be linked mainly with evil guys or chaotic warriors, usually because of the association with SpikesOfVillainy, or the primitive look of the weapon, not mentioning the nasty wounds caused by said weapons. Of course, good guys can use these kind of weaponry, though they'll usually avoid the "stabbing" part and/or rely on slashing motions, making the weapon less effective at chopping. Sometimes a CombatMedic may wield one of this or, alternatively, a MadScientist.

* In ''OnePiece'' Arlong's strongest weapon is the "Kiribachi", a gargantuan {{BFS}} with a saw-like blade, based on shark teeth (see picture). Later from the Water Seven Arc, the carpenters from Galley-La use large saws as melee weapons.

* In ''{{Berserk}}'' Inquisitor Mozgus' QuirkyMinibossSquad all fight with torture tools, including serrated blades.
* [[BigBad Shishio Makoto]] from ''RurouniKenshin'' wields a finely serrated sword that never dulls. Also doubles as FlamingSword.

* Shira from ''BladeOfTheImmortal'' possess a large cleaver-like sword with barbs, which he usually use to maim, shred and sometimes rape his (frequently female) opponents.

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* A Mook from ''OngBak'' wields a saw as an ImprovisedWeapon.
* TheDragon in ''{{Willow}}'' had a blade with serrated edges. [[spoiler: In the climax he use it to stab one of the good guys to death.]] Also Sorsha uses a serrated sabre as her WeaponOfChoice.

* In the novel "The Companions" from ''DragonLance'' Sturm Brightblade is forced to fight in the arena against a minotaur gladiator, who use a massive sword with a jagged edge.
* In ''AllQuietOnTheWesternFront'' the Narrator mentions that veterans on the front take away from new soldiers any sawtooth bayonets they find on them, as anyone captured with them is killed outright rather then taken prisoner.
* ''{{Redwall}}'' has one villain with a sword serrated on one side and wavy on the other, representing the mountains and the sea.
* ''{{Belgariad}}'' has Ulgos who use knives with all sorts of nasty hooks to do more damage.
* JRRTolkien's ''TheTwoTowers''. The yellow-fanged orc guarding Pippin had a saw-edged knife.

* ''{{Shadowrun}}''. The ''Aztlan'' supplement had the macuitl sword, which had razor sharp slivers of obsidian or flint imbedded in the edge. It is capable of decapitating a target with a single hit.

* In one of the ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' games, one of the item descriptions mentions that some Sith prefer these over lightsabers for the more visceral sensation of blade cutting flesh.

* Kratos' swords from ''GodOfWar''. And yes, he's willing to do a lot of gore with them.
* ''DevilMayCry 3'' has Agni and Rudra, which also counts as SinisterScimitar, DualWielding, EmpathicWeapon and ElementalPowers.

* In ''TeamFortress2'' [[CombatMedic The Medic class]] has a bonesaw as their standard melee weapon the alternative medic melee weapons tend to have straight blades. In addition one of the sniper's alternative weapons is a ''wooden'' serrated knife which does less damage but causes [[StandardStatusEffects bleeding]].
* In ''WarcraftIII'', Frostmourne has barbs on its blade. Contrasted by the runeblades of the generic Death Knights in game, which are plain-looking.
* OdaNobunaga during his OneWingedAngel form from ''{{Onimusha}}'' wields the serrated scimitar Genma Samonji, which can be picked up in the sequel by Soki as a [[DishingOutDirt earth elemental sword]] named Starkiller.

* [[FatBastard Dong]] [[CompleteMonster Zhuo]] from ''DynastyWarriors'' combines this and SinisterScimitar before using a huge mace in later titles.

* ''KiwiBlitz'' brings us the villainess Gear,who has a retractable serrated shortsword built into her prosthetic arm. She likes to use it on people she finds "Offensively Boring"

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* In ''AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' the team's medic is quite fond of a large medical saw of his. Later said saw is used in the climax.
* The One-Eye weaponry from ''TheThiefAndTheCobbler'' is composed by a large use of this and SpikesOfVillainy.

* The Maquahitls or Macana and many "swords" made by primitives tribes tends to be wooden blades with lots of obsidian splinters or shark teeth embedded in them, like some sort of saw.

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* [[WarcraftIII Frostmourne]] has barbs on its blade. Contrasted by the runeblades of the generic Death Knights in game, which are plain-looking.

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* The lizardmen in Warhammer use blades with obsidian teeth, based on the Aztec weapons. Also, many champions of chaos use similar weapons, including possessed ones that grow actual teeth.

* In one of the KnightsOfTheOldRepublic games, one of the item descriptions mentions that some Sith prefer these over lightsabers for the more visceral sensation of blade cutting flesh.

* Yoshihiro's basic sword from ''SengokuBasara''.

* The swordbreakes. Though the barbed side was used defensively.

* TheDragon in ''{{Willow}}'' had a blade with serrated edges. [[spoiler: In the climax he use it to stab one of the good guys to death.]]

* Sorsha in ''{{Willow}}'' uses a serrated sabre as her weapon of choice.

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