History Main / SerratedBladeOfPain

** Sanakan, Lily and Soren all use the Saw Spear Kyril gave them (which works similarly to the aforementioned Saw Cleaver) when they begin their training as apprentice hunters.

** Kyril's Saw Cleaver. Its absurd design and brutal effectiveness is all but one reason why he is TheDreaded.
** Sanakan, Lily and Soren all use the Saw Spear when they begin their training as apprentice hunters.
** Combined with WhipSword, the Beast Cutter makes its debut in Chapter 12 of the remastered version. Presumably, it is used to fend off Alicia and Maia's simultaneous attacks from their ForceAndFinesse dynamic. He [[CurbStompBattle severely overestimated]] them, however.

* The Maquahitls or Macana and many "swords" made by primitive tribes tends to be wooden blades with lots of obsidian splinters or shark teeth embedded in them, like some sort of saw. On that note, even the most well-sharpened surgical stainless steel blades used in scalpels are this in relation to obsidian; this is because steel blades have micro-serrations along the edge, while obsidian has smoother edges.

* TheDragon in ''Film/{{Willow}}'' has a blade with serrated edges. [[spoiler:In the climax he uses it to stab one of the good guys to death.]] Also, Sorsha uses a serrated sabre as her WeaponOfChoice.

* ''Fanfic/TheGoodHunter'': It goes without saying that the [[MixAndMatchWeapon Saw Cleaver]] is pretty much synonymous with Cyril Sutherland. To hammer it home, he notably uses a [[HeroesPreferSwords steel sword]] rather than his [[WeaponOfChoice signature weapon]] during his time as [[SecretIdentity Klaus Tennstedt]].

Bladed weapons, including [[CoolSword swords]] and {{kni|feNut}}ves, 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.

* Brought UpToEleven in ''Manga/{{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.

* Meta Knight from ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' wields a golden serrated sword named Galaxia, which is significantly stronger than ordinary swords (particularly Kirby's own).

* ''Fanfic/MiraculousThePhoenixRises'' introduces [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Nightmare King]] in chapter 15, a [[BlackAndRedAndEvilAllOver black and red]] warrior in [[SpikesOfVillainy spike-encrusted armor]] who completes the look with a long serrated sword.

* The golden sword in ''Film/TheManWhoSavesTheWorld'' (a.k.a. ''[[FanNickname Turkish Star Wars]]'') not only is large, important ([[SpecialEffectFailure and clearly made of painted wood]], but is full of barbs, in reminiscence of a lightning bolt.

* ''VideoGame/Prototype2'': James Heller's claws and arm-blade have serrated edges similar to a combat knife's.

** The Flamberge, depicted as an undulating, wave-like blade in ''Dark Souls I'' and a serrated greatsword in every other game. It inflicts [[StandardStatusEffects Bleed status]] and is a rare example of a Greatsword that scales primarily off Dexterity.

* In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', [[CombatMedic the Medic class]] has a bonesaw as his 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]].

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

* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Arlong's strongest weapon is the "Kiribachi", a gargantuan {{BFS}} with a saw-like blade. It resembles both sharp teeth and his own nose, as he is a sawshark fishman.
** In the Water Seven Arc, the carpenters from Galley-La use large saws as melee weapons.
* ''Manga/{{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.

* [[BigBad Shishio Makoto]] from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' wields a finely serrated sword that never dulls, and also doubles as a FlamingSword.
* Brought UpToEleven in ''Manga/{{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.

* In ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'', the Holy Knight Threader carries a {{BFS}} that resembles a Japanese saw called a ryoba.

* Inosuke Hashibira of ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' has a habit of fashioning his swords into saw-like blades, and once used a rock to chip the blades of a brand new pair of swords until they were as jagged as his old ones.

* In a flashback in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'', Batman uses a serrated switchknife to cut his way through his restraints. [[spoiler:Once he sees how horribly the Joker has tortured Tim Drake, [[BatmanGrabsAGun he throws the blade right at the Joker's head]] (although he dodges it).]]

* BigBad of ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' weilds a flamberge style sword with deadly ferocity.

* A {{Mook|s}} from ''Film/OngBak'' wields a saw as an ImprovisedWeapon.

* TheDragon in ''Film/{{Willow}}'' has a blade with serrated edges. [[spoiler:In the climax he uses it to stab one of the good guys to death.]] Also, Sorsha uses a serrated sabre as her WeaponOfChoice.

* The golden sword in ''Film/TheManWhoSavesTheWorld'' (a.k.a. ''[[FanNickname Turkish Star Wars]]'') not only is large, important ([[SpecialEffectFailure and clearly made of painted wood]], but is full of barbs, in reminiscence of a lightning bolt.

* ''Literature/FightingFantasy'':
** In ''Literature/ScorpionSwamp'', the evil wizard Grimslade owns a magic wand he can turn into a serrated longsword. If you manage to kill him, you can take this sword for yourself.
** In ''Literature/DeadOfNight'', the Demon-Slaying Sword you can use against [[BigBad Myurr]] is a straight longsword with barbed edges which may make you think of a demonic sword, but is actually a good artifact.

* In the Literature/{{Dragonlance}} novel ''The Companions'', Sturm Brightblade is forced to fight in the arena against a minotaur gladiator, who uses a massive sword with a jagged edge.

* A new revelation, in ''The Complete Discworld Atlas'', is that there is such a thing as Dwarf Chocolate, which shares a [[BaguetteBeatdown catering philosophy]] with [[IndestructibleEdible Dwarf Bread]]. It is also used as a weapon of war. It takes the form of a long rectangular block, with a line of serrated triangles of rock-hard chocolate rising from it, which in combat is used as a sword or a club. It also contains nuts. There is a suspicious resemblance to Toblerone.

* ''Series/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 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArneXkxtC4M#t=2m30s here]].
* ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'': Kamen Rider Bravo, the AffablyEvil BloodKnight, has [[DualWielding a pair]] of these, the Duri Noko. The movie-exclusive Kamen Rider Fifteen also has one, the Yomimaru.

* ''TabletopGame/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.
** The ''Complete Adventurer'' sourcebook introduces the barbed dagger exotic weapon. Similar to the standard dagger, but with a curved and serrated blade that inflicts further damage on a [[BackStab sneak attack]] or {{critical hit}}. On the other hand, it's not balanced for throwing.

* Yoshihiro's default {{BFS}} from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', though he uses it more like a club than a saw.
* From ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'', there's Ginchiyo Tachibana. All her weapons are barbed katana with a lightning motif.
* Kratos' swords from ''VideoGame/GodOfWar''. And yes, he's willing to cause a lot of gore with them.
* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' has Agni and Rudra, which also count as {{Sinister Scimitar}}s, DualWielding, {{Empathic Weapon}}s, and ElementalPowers.
* The female MadScientist in ''VideoGame/BloodRayne'' duel-wields amputation saws.
* In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', [[CombatMedic the Medic class]] has a bonesaw as his 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 ''VideoGame/WarCraftIII'', Frostmourne has barbs on its blade, in contrast to the plain-looking runeblades of the generic Death Knights.

* One of the weapons from ''VideoGame/RedneckRampage'' is a gun that throws circular saw blades at will.
* [[FatBastard Dong Zhuo]] from ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' combines this with SinisterScimitar before using a huge mace in later titles.

* In ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2,'' [[TheBrute Lorne]] wields a gigantic serrated falchion. After you defeat him it's given to you, though you can only use it if you're evil.
* In ''VideoGame/NieR'', Kainé [[DualWielding Dual-Wields]] two serrated swords.
* Both ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' and the ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' series has its contributions:
** The Flamberge, depicted as an undulating, wave-like blade in ''Dark Souls I'' and a serrated greatsword in every other game. It inflicts [[StandardStatusEffects Bleed status]] and is a rare example of a Greatsword that scales primarily off Dexterity.
** The Scraping Spear from ''Demon's Souls'' is a serrated ''spear'' which inflicts [[BreakableWeapons durability damage]] to the opponent's equipment when it hits.
** Magic Sword "Makoto" from ''Demon's Souls'' is a serrated katana that inflicts Bleed. All katanas throughout the series inflict Bleed, but this one inflicts it almost twice as fast as the other katanas in the game.
** Spiked Sword and Spiked Shield from ''Dark Souls''. They both form a set with [[SpikesOfVillainy Armor of Thorns set]]. As expected, they also inflict Bleed damage.
** Bloodlust from ''Dark Souls III'' is another serrated katana. It's Weapon Art has you [[{{Seppuku}} stab yourself in the gut]] to increase the amount of damage it does and Bleed buildup it causes.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'', some weapons have a hidden "Serrated" modifier that causes an extra 20% damage against Beast enemies. These include the Saw Cleaver (saw mode only), Saw Spear, Threaded Cane (whip mode only), Whirligig Saw (saw mode only), Beast Cutter, and Church Pick (although it doesn't look like it).
* Moredhel weapons from ''VideoGame/BetrayalAtKrondor'' are usually serrated.
* ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'':
** The Lion Sword and the Scorpion Sword in ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaWarriorWithin'' are barbed, and more effective than the other weapons.
** Vatash the Ifrit from ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheForgottenSands'' wields a sword with a jagged edge.
* Rodan from ''VideoGame/AfterTheWar'' wields a bionic MorphWeapon called Lone Wolf who's a jagged longsword in its basic form.
* General RAAM from ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' uses a serrated short sword. Well, short to ''[[LargeAndInCharge him]]'', anyway.
* The final boss of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', Demise, uses a dark copy of the Master Sword with a {{black|SwordsAreBetter}}, serrated blade.
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'' has Captain Kidd's Sawtooth Cutlass, which as its name suggests is a sabre with a serrated back edge.
* Almost of the Killer-type weapons in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' have serrated edges. Which amusingly includes the Killer Bow, which not only has serrated arrows, but the bow itself also has serrated edges.
* The [[VideoGame/{{Diablo}} Diablo clone]] ''VideoGame/{{Fate}}'' has the Goblin Scimitar (a small sickle-like sword with a serrated blade) and the Orcish Scythe (kinda like the former, only [[XOnAStick on a stick]]) as two possible, low level weapon. In a Subversion, they're both rather weak. The fourth game adds more to the lot, mostly swords such as the OddlyShapedSword called "Talwar Sword".
* The BlackKnight from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'' wields a massive black sword with tremendously irregular and spiked edges. One of his attacks seems to imply that is a WhipSword too.
* Newcomer Darli Dagger in ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown 2019'' wields a giant sawtoothed weapon. Justified in that she's a ship builder and her weapon is actually the saw she uses as the tool of her trade, which she wields like a two-handed sword.
* [[{{Oni}} Mezuki]], the first boss of ''VideoGame/Nioh2'', is a monstrous horse demon wielding a huge serrated cleaver. He's introduced sawing at a huge sakura tree and his grab attack has him holding Hide still and cutting though their abdomen with his saw.

%%* BigBad of WesternAnimation/Mulan Shan Yu weilds a flamberge style sword with deadly ferocity.%%

* BigBad of WesternAnimation/Mulan Shan Yu weilds a flamberge style sword with deadly ferocity.