Claw Retraction

Claw Retraction
Wolverine (X-Men Anime) shows the woman at the metal detector that "the problem isn't in his pants".
Power/Ability to:	Generate claws.

"You're forgetting one thing. Make that three things. On each hand. So, six things total."

― Grimm Shado, Penny Arcade

The power to generate sharp claws. Variation of Natural Weaponry.

Also Called

• Claws/Talons Sheathing
• Retractable Claws
• Razor Nails
• Sharp Claws/Talons

Capabilities

The user has/can project/retract razor-sharp claws of energy, bone, metal, keratin, etc., from their fingertips/hands/fists/feet 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.
• Claw Extension
• Digital Claws
• Elemental Claws - Claws are composed of elemental forces.
• Ergokinetic Claws - Claws are composed of energy.

Associations

• Animal Imitation
• Badassery
• 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 cause pain to users if the claws are broken.
• May not be able to retract claws.
• May have trouble projecting claws.

Known Users

See Also:Absurdly Sharp Claws and Wolverine Claws.

Cartoons/Comics

• Haley Long (American Dragon: Jake Long)
• Jake Long (American Dragon: Jake Long)
• American Vampires (American Vampire)
• Japanese Vampires (American Vampire)
• Lorophage Demons (Angel & Faith)
• Barby Koala (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Terry McGinnis/Batman (Batman Beyond)
• Abel Cuvier (Batman Beyond)
• Shriek (Batman Beyond); via sound suit
• Tanya (Batman & Dracula: Red Rain)
• Wildvine (Ben 10 series)
• Ghostfreak (Ben 10 series)
• Cannonbolt (Ben 10 series)
• Piscciss Volanns (Ben 10 series)
  • Ripjaws
• Vulpimancers (Ben 10 series)
  • Wildmutt
  • Kevin 11
• Highbreed (Ben 10: Alien Force)
• Kickin Hawk (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Whampire (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Loboans (Ben 10/Ben 10: Omniverse)
  • Blitzwolfer
  • Yenaldooshi
• Appoplexians (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)
  • Rath
  • Vexx
  • Malice
  • Ultimate Rath
  • Ultimate Kevin
• Stalker (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Warp Darkmatter/Agent Z (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
• Wulf (Danny Phantom)
• Yolanda Montez/Wildcat (DC Comics)
• Nails (DC Comics)
• Weyland Jones/Killer Croc (DC Comics)
• Manny Rivera/El Tigre (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera)
• Meg Griffin (Family Guy); via Toxic Waste
• Webstor (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
• Karl Ruprecht Kroenen (Hellboy/BRPD)
• Spawn (Image Comics)
• Kat (Kid vs Kat)
• James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Akihiro Daken (Marvel Comics)
• Laura Kinney/X-23 (Marvel Comics)
• White Tiger (Marvel Comics)
• Jimmy Hudson (Marvel Comics)
• Raze (Marvel Comics)
• Beast (Marvel Comics)
• Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
• Lady Deathstrike (Marvel Comics)
• Black Cat (Marvel Comics)
• Shathra (Marvel Comics)
• Kaine Parker/Scarlet Spider (Marvel Comics)
• Wild Thing (Marvel Comics)
• Spidercide (Marvel Comics)
• Lizard (Marvel Comics)
• Venom (Marvel Comics)
• Carnage (Marvel Comics)
• Melati Kusuma/Komodo (Marvel Comics)
• Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• Weapon II (Marvel Comics)
• Combo Man (Marvel Comics)
• Cat Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir); via Cat Miraculous
• Various Monsters (Monster Inc Franchise)
• Discord (My Little Pony series)
• Capper Dapperpaws (My Little Pony: The Movie)
• Purgatori (Purgatori)
• Megabyte (ReBoot)
• Ghira Belladonna (RWBY)
• Tukson (RWBY)
• Catman KISS (Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery)
• Slash (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Leatherhead (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo)
• Vampirella (Vampirella)
• Katnappe (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Sakhmet (The Wicked + The Divine)
• Jennika (IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Anime/Manga

• Kusunoki Nami (Alive: The Final Evolution)
• Hollow Ichigo (Bleach)
• Cerberus/Kero (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Yakon (Dragon Ball)
• Eis Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
• Hop (Dragon Ball Super)
• Toby (Fairy Tail)
• Lust (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
• Alucard (Hellsing)
• Killua Zoldyck (Hunter X Hunter)
• Inuyasha (Inuyasha)
• Zazie Rainyday (Mahou Sensei Negima)
• Evangeline Athanasia Katherine McDowell (Mahou Sensei Negima)
• Babbo Version 6 - Puss in Boots (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Peta (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Yugito Nii (Naruto)
• Eric (One Piece)
• Kurumu Kurono (Rosario + Vampire)
• Ageha Kurono (Rosario + Vampire)
• Ellie (Shaman King)
• Mucardia (Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!)
• Nekotama (Yū Yū Hakusho)
• Momorenjya (Yū Yū Hakusho)
• Kimeramon (Digimon)

Literature

• Ironteeth witches (Throne of Glass)

Live Television/Movies

• Xenomorphs (Alien/Aliens vs. Predator)
• Van-Tal demons (Angel)
• Desdemona (Angel)
• Turok-Han (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Pete Clarner (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Patience Phillips (Catwoman)
• Slitheens (Doctor Who)
• Godzilla (Godzilla series)
• The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers)
• Mina Harker (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
• Mummified soldier (The Mummy Returns)
• Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
• Chloe King (The Nine Lives of Chloe King)
• Mai (The Nine Lives of Chloe King)
• Lucas Winnick (No Ordinary Family)
• Many villains (Power Rangers series)
• Ecliptor (Power Rangers in Space)
• Users of Sith stalker armor (Star Wars)

Video Games

• Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)
• Rayne (BloodRayne)
• Jurgen Wulf (BloodRayne)
• Lord Recluse (City of Heroes)
• Armadillos (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
• Felicia (Darkstalkers)
• Jon Talbain (Darkstalkers)
• Jedah Dohma (Darkstalkers)
• Deathclaws (Fallout series)
• Sabrewulf (Killer Instinct)
• Albert Wesker (Resident Evil series)
• Crimson Heads (Resident Evil series)
• Garradors (Resident Evil 4)
• Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Dark Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Humanoid Mutants (System Shock)
• Shamblers (Quake Series)
• Slash Man (Mega Man)
• Pokémon that can use "Scratch", "Slash", "Dragon Claw", "Shadow Claw" or "Fury Swipes" (Pokémon)
• Jennifer Tate (Primal)
• Ferai (Primal)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype series)
• James Heller (Prototype 2)
• Heat/Agni (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga)
• Ms. Fortune (Skullgirls)
• Wolf O'Donnell (Star Fox)
• General Scales (Star Fox Adventures)
• Vega (Street Fighter)
• Bowser (Super Mario)
• Tabuu (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
• Gremlins (Quake: Scourge of Armagon)
• Meracle Chamlotte (Star Ocean: The Last Hope)

Music

• Thriller (Michael Jackson's Thriller)

Other

• Amy (EddEgg)
• Iblis (Sidekicks)
• Captain Basilisx (Super Mario Bros. Z)

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.

Cerberus/Kero (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Lust's (Fullmetal Alchemist) Ultimate Spear, extendable steel sharp fingernails.

Killua Zoldyck (Hunter X Hunter) morphing his nails into claws.

When not in use, the Goraishi (InuYasha) retracts into Koga's hand.

Inuyasha (InuYasha) bearing his claws.

Yugito Nii (Naruto) using the 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.

Peta's (Marchen Awakens Romance) hands are cursed by the Ghost ÄRM, Garnet Claw, allowing him to form long claws at will.

As a cat, Version 6 - Puss in Boots (Marchen Awakens Romance) has retractable claws.

Nekotama or Nekobaba claw's

Momorenjya (Yū Yū Hakusho) using his technique "Demon's Claw"

Ellie (Shaman King) through his technique "O.S. Kamaitachi"

Kimeramon (Digimon) use scissor claws and death 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)

Kevin 11 (Ben 10) possesses Wildmutt's sharp claws.

Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses Rath's claw.

Abel Cuvier (Batman Beyond) extends his claws to attack Batman.

Megabyte (ReBoot) has not one, but two sets of retractable claws: one in his knuckles...

...and one in his fingertips.

Jake Long (American Dragon Jake Long)

Haley Long (American Dragon Jake Long)

Catman KISS (Scooby Doo and KISS and rock and roll mystery) retracts his cat claws

Katnappe (Xiaolin Showdown)

Movies

Wolverine's (X-Men Origins:Wolverine) bone claws are natural weapons.

After being a test subject in Weapon X, Wolverine's (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) skeleton and claws were infused with adamantium.

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...

...but at times, he has the blades/claws extending from his bare fingers.

Video Games

Alex Mercer (Prototype) with claws extended.

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)

Raziel (Legacy of Kain)

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Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Meracle Chamlotte (Star Ocean: The Last Hope)

Comics

Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Barby Koala (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)

After decades of mental manipulationand constant brainwashing, James Howlett/Logan (Marvel Comics) rediscovers his claws after his daily torture session...

...and later came to possess adamantium-laced bone claws that can slice through virtually anything.

Akihiro Daken (Marvel Comics) extending his third set of claws.

Laura Kinney/X-23 (Marvel Comics) vs. Lady Deathstrike.

Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)

Venom (Marvel Comics)

She-Venom (Marvel Comics)

Carnage (Marvel Comics)

Hybrid (Marvel Comics)

Toxin (Marvel Comics)

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 Parker (Marvel Comics) can produced spider-like talons from his waists.

Shathra (Marvel Comics)

Buzz (Marvel Comics)

Reptil (Marvel Comics)

Sauron (Marvel Comics)

Slash (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 (Marvel Comics) folding down his finger talons.

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.

Sakhmet (The Wicked + The Divine)

Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) slashes a victim's throat with her claws.

Vampirella's (Vampirella) claws can tear through the flesh of humans and other vampires,...

...demons,...

...and even angelic armor.

Webstor (Masters of the Universe)

Jimmy Hudson's Claws (Marvel Comics)

Combo Man (Marvel Comics) possesses Sabretooth's claws.