History Main / WolverineClaws

** Logan/Wolverine. [[TropeNamers Obviously]]. Both bone and adamantium versions. In ''Film/TheWolverine'', his weapons of choice are still the metal claws that pop out of his hands. In the climax of the latter, he loses both of them to the (also adamantium-made) HotBlade of the Silver Samurai, then regrows them as bony claws (their true original form). The claws are adamantium-coated again in, at least, the BadFuture of ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', but sadly their bony version isn't of much use for Logan's [[TimeTravel past version]] in that film.
** Victor Creed/Sabretooth has them on his fingernails, instead of knuckles.
** ''Film/{{Logan}}'' has X-23, who uses two claws on each hand for standard combat and her foot claws for surprise attacks.
** The films did explore some of the downsides to this trope. ''Film/XMen1'' actually shows the claws slicing through Wolverine's flesh when he extends them to threaten a mook and he admits to Rouge that it hurts every time he does so. ''Film/{{Logan}}'' also indicates that without the RequiredSecondaryPowers of healing, using them leaves Wolverine with three open wounds on each hand that require bandaging and are prone to infection.

** The films did explore some of the downsides to this trope. ''Film/XMen1'' actually shows the claws slicing through Wolverine's flesh when he extends them to threaten a mook and he admits to Rouge that it hurts every time he does so. ''Fim/{{Logan}}'' also indicates that without the RequiredSecondaryPowers of healing, using them leaves Wolverine with three open wounds on each hand that require bandaging and are prone to infection.

** Wolverine. [[TropeNamers Obviously]]. Both bone and adamantium versions. In ''Film/TheWolverine'', his weapons of choice are still the metal claws that pop out of his hands.

** The films did explore some of the downsides to this trope. ''Film/XMen1'' actually shows the claws slicing through Wolverine's flesh when he extends them to threaten a mook and he admits to Rouge that it hurts every time he does so. ''Logan'' also indicates that without the RequiredSecondaryPowers of healing, using them leaves Wolverine with three open wounds on each hand that require bandaging and are prone to infection.

* Rosaland from ''Manhua/CyberWeaponZ'' wears retractable claw bracers.

** During the events of ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski The Other]]'', [[Characters/MarvelComicsPeterParker Spider-Man]] developed poisonous ''hand stingers'' that he even calls [[LampshadeHanging a case of Logan Envy]]. When Peter protested that spiders don't have stingers, The Other responded that they ''will''... in the ''future''. Even before the CosmicRetcon of ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' removed the stingers, they weren't used all that often (with [[DependingOnTheWriter some writers]] claiming that they only came out around "fellow totemic beings" as a defense mechanism). Peter's clone Kaine, the second [[Characters/MarvelComicsScarletSpider Scarlet Spider]], got his own stingers after dying and coming back to life in ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland''.

* [[CatchPhrase Let me tell you something]], Television Tropes & Idioms! ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'''s Rath might only have one claw per hand, but if you [[UnstoppableRage make Rath mad]], they can mess you up plenty!

* ''WesternAnimaton/BlueEyeSamurai''. Town boss Hamata has the Thousand Claws gang as his enforcers, all armed with this trope. Intimidating as they appear however, we see the disadvantage when the Claws are fighting [[OneWomanArmy Mizu]]--you have to get very close to use them, and Mizu has them outranged with her sword and naginata.

* Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}} is the {{Trope Namer|s}}. Ironically, an oft-forgotten [[WhatCouldHaveBeen early plan]] for Wolverine was that his gloves contained the claws. The writers eventually realized this meant ''anyone'' could be Wolverine by putting on the gloves, and made it so that the claws instead retracted into his arms. Originally, the claws were said to be surgically implanted as part of the Weapon X program that created him, but a later {{Retcon}} showed that the claws were actually made of bone and a natural part of Wolverine's body. They were bonded with adamantium along with the rest of Wolverine's bones as part of the Weapon X program.
** [[Characters/X23LauraKinney X-23]], Wolverine's female clone and also the [[LegacyCharacter second Wolverine]], has 2 metal claws per hand, and 1 per foot.

** During the events of ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski The Other]]'', [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]] developed poisonous ''hand stingers'' that he even calls [[LampshadeHanging a case of Logan Envy]]. When Peter protested that spiders don't have stingers, The Other responded that they ''will''... in the ''future''. Even before the CosmicRetcon of ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' removed the stingers, they weren't used all that often (with [[DependingOnTheWriter some writers]] claiming that they only came out around "fellow totemic beings" as a defense mechanism). Peter's clone Kaine, the second [[Characters/MarvelComicsScarletSpider Scarlet Spider]], got his own stingers after dying and coming back to life in ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland''.

* All Franchise/MarvelUniverse characters who wear the costume of "the Cat" (Shirlee Bryant, Greer Grant Nelson and [[ComicBook/{{Hellcat}} Patsy Walker]]) have clawed gloves and taloned boots as part of their costumes. The claws are retractable and can also be detached and cast on cables as grappling hooks.

** The (technically non-canon, but accurate in their exposition) unlockable "Teach Me Ms. [[strike: Boobies]] Litchi" {{Omake}}s indicate that the ability to draw her claws is a natural ability (since she doesn't have a weapon which can draw the series' [[AppliedPhlebotinum phlebotinum]] from the environment).

* ''Series/{{Stargirl}}'': Yolanda Montez's Wildcat costume features retractable fingertip claws that can pierce metal, allowing her to scale walls with little effort.

-> ''"[[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], Franchise/{{Wolverine}}, or [[Manga/OnePiece Captain Kuro]]... who inspired you?"''

* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'': In the first game, Scarecrow had a [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]-style glove with syringes of fear toxin on the fingertips, but in ''Arkham Knight'' he has switched to a glove with syringes mounted on the back of the hand, Wolverine-style.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'':

** ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 76}}'' introduces the MoleMiner Gauntlet, which, when upgraded, has 3 blades in the same configuration as Wolverine's and is used to slash at your enemies.

** Choi Bounge, whose appearance is clearly based on [[Characters/ANightmareOnElmStreetFreddyKruger Freddy Krueger]].

** Choi Bounge, whose appearance is clearly based on [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]].

* ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'' features Leaping Tiger, a martial art so ferocious, claws made out of [[KiManipulation chi]] materialise on the user's hands. That's right, it's [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Magic Kung Fu That Temporarily Turns You Into Wolverine]].

* All Franchise/MarvelUniverse characters who wear the costume of "the Cat" (Shirlee Bryant, Greer Grant Nelson and [[Characters/PatsyWalkerAKAHellcat Patsy Walker]]) have clawed gloves and taloned boots as part of their costumes. The claws are retractable and can also be detached and cast on cables as grappling hooks.
* Creator/BongoComics' ''Radioactive Man'' books feature Weasel Woman, a WolverineWannabe who has unbreakable "rigidium polymer" fingernails.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': Catwoman has sharp steel claws incorporated into her costume's gloves, which she sometimes uses for close-quarters fighting (At ''"Catwalk"'', she used them to torment the Ventriloquist) as well as for climbing.

* Parodied in the "Super-Griffins" segment of the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' Season 3 episode "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1", in which [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers the Griffins start abusing the superpowers they acquired after being bathed in nuclear waste]]. Of all the cool powers (Peter being able to transform into anything he wants at will, Brian's super-speed, Chris' pyrokinesis, Stewie's telepathic abilities, and Lois' super strength), it is, of course, the show's ButtMonkey, Meg, who can only grow her fingernails barely an inch in length in a similar fashion, with the only collateral she can do amounting to lightly scratching the skin of some person who dissed her worth.

* Genan Shiranui, [[Characters/FatalFury2 Mai's]] ancestor(?), in ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''. He has a giant gauntlet with long blades for fingernails and in some versions he can shoot it out on a line similar to [[VideoGame/MortalKombat Scorpion]] and drag in the victim.

* Therizinosaurids had long friggin' claws on their hands. It's likely they used them to pull down tall branches, but [[Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs it could be used for defensive purposes]]. The largest therizinosaurid, ''Therizinosaurus'' had claws that could become up to 3.3 feet long (1 m). Megaraptorans were another group of theropods that are known for their enlarged arm claws, but unlike the plant-eating therizinosaurids, the former were ''carnivores'', and one of the apex predators across the Southern Hemisphere during the Upper Cretaceous.

** Yang in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' uses these as the sole weapon he can equip. In his case, claws provide only a minimal increase to his attack power, and in fact the first ones acquired don't improve it at all; they just add [[ElementalPowers elemental effects]] to his attack.