- "To kill a man with a single finger."
- ― Rob Lucci on Shigan/Finger Pistol (One Piece)
- "Rather than a Knifehand strike, it's more like a hand blade."
- ― Nomura Fudo on Amo Kirukiru (Armed Girls Machiavellianism)
- "A true warrior needs no blade."
- ― Thors (Vinland Saga)
The ability to use one's own bare hands as stabbing and cutting weapons. Sub-power of Enhanced Strike, Sword Arm, Sharp Body. Variation of Blade Retraction.
Also Called[]
- Razor-Sharp Hand
- Slashing Hand
- Cutting Hand
- Knifehand Strike
Capabilities[]
The user can apply such force to their bare hands that they can use them as stabbing and cutting weapons.
Applications[]
Associations[]
- Blade Retraction
- Claw Retraction
- Elemental/Energy Blade Construction
- Energy Strike
- Enhanced Strike
- Incisive Appendages
- Natural Weaponry
- Piercing Charge
- Razor Attacks
- Razor Foot
- Sharp Body
- Sword Arm
Limitations[]
- Ability is rendered null if the user is unable to use their hands.
- Against more durable opponents the user's hand will probably break.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Amo Kirukiru (Armed Girl's Machiavellism)
- Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Various Arrancars (Bleach)
- Nemu Kurotsuchi (Bleach)
- Papillon (Buso Renkin)
- Konoha Muramasa (C3: CubexCursedxCurious)
- Albert Heinrich/Cyborg 004 (Cyborg 009)
- Demons (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Akaza
- Hoon (Denma); via Space Converges into a Single Point (Space Distortion Quanx ability)
- God (Denma); via Nano-matter Project
- Mercenary Tao (Dragon Ball)
- Tambourine (Dragon Ball)
- King Piccolo (Dragon Ball)
- Piccolo (Dragon Ball Z)
- Nappa (Dragon Ball Z)
- Frieza (Dragon Ball Z)
- Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)
- Dr. Gero (Dragon Ball Z)
- Android 17 (Dragon Ball Z)
- Dodoria (Dragon Ball Z)
- Son Gohan (Dragon Ball Z)
- Beerus (Dragon Ball Super)
- Zamasu (Dragon Ball Super)
- Ezel (Fairy Tail)
- Larcade (Fairy Tail)
- Acnologia (Fairy Tail)
- Nanto Sei Ken Practitioners (Fist of the North Star)
- Rei
- Shin
- Yuda
- Souther
- Kenshirō (Fist of the North Star)
- Lust (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist); when using the Ultimate Shield
- Sloth (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Members of the Yato tribe (Gintama)
- Housen
- Kamui
- Various Characters (Hero Killer)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Zeno Zoldyck (Hunter X Hunter)
- Killua Zoldyck (Hunter X Hunter)
- Lihito (Kenganverse)
- Kuroki Gensai (Kenganverse)
- Sebastian Michaelis (Kuroshitsuji)
- Yuri (Mahou? Sonna Koto yori Kinniku da!)
- Cheon Yeo Woon (Nano Machine)
- Escanor (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
- Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)
- Third Raikage (Naruto)
- Fourth Raikage Ay/A (Naruto)
- Orochimaru (Naruto)
- Sarada Uchiha (Naruto/Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Deepa (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Daz Bones/Mr 1 (One Piece)
- Six Powers/Rokushiki Users (One Piece); via Shigan
- CP9 members
- High Ranked Navy Officers
- Vergo
- Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece)
- Akua Shuzen (Rosario + Vampire)
- Reinhard Van Astrea (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
- Roswaal L Mathers (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
- Excalibur Users (Saint Seiya)
- Capricorn Shura
- Capricorn El Cid
- Capricorn Izo
- Dragon Shiryu
- Escanor (Seven Deadly Sins); as "The One"
- Gale (Sidekicks)
- Glamqueen (Sidekicks)
- Sohara Mitsuki (Sora no Otoshimono)
- Mosquito (Soul Eater); in his form from 400 years ago
- Yor Forger (Spy X Family)
- Strider Hiryu (Strider)
- Kirito (Sword Art Online)
- Toriko (Toriko)
- Tommyrod (Toriko)
- Minoru Kamiya (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Chizuru Aizawa (Shinryaku! Ika Musume)
- Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance)
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Kal-El/Superman (Injustice Comics)
- Dr. Kirk Langstrom/Batman (Justice League: Gods and Monsters)
- Gilotina (DC Comics)
- Midnighter (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Victor Creed/Sabertooth (Marvel Comics)
- Yuriko Oyama/Lady Deathstrike (Marvel Comics)
- Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom)
- Patrick Star (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Vampirella (Vampirella)
Video Games[]
- Yasha (Asura's Wrath)
- Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
- Heidern (The King of Fighters/Metal Slug)
- Iori Yagami (The King of Fighters)
- Leona Heidern (The King of Fighters/Metal Slug)
- Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Raiden (Metal Gear)
- Neku Sakuraba (The World Ends With You); via Shockwave
- Bedivere (Fate/Grand Order); via Switch On - Airgetlám
Live Television/Movies[]
- Connor (Angel)
- Super Soldiers/Beasts (Beauty and the Beast TV series)
- Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Super Soldiers (The X-Files)
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
- Vampires (True Blood)
- Vampires/Vampaneze (Cirque Du Freak)
- Michael Corvin (Underworld: Evolution)
- Selene (Underworld Awakening)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (Arrow)
- Olivia Godfrey (Hemlock Grove)
- Santanico Pandemonium (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series)
- Mother (Being Human)
- Knox (Heroes); via Fear Empowerment
- T-X/Terminatrix (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines)
- Lucifer (Supernatural)
- Abaddon (Supernatural)
- Vampires/Originals/Hybrids (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Elijah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Finn Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals); formerly
- Kole Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Mikael Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals); formerly
- Niklaus Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Rebecca Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash (The Flash); via Molecular Oscillation
- Hunter Zolomon/Zoom (The Flash); via Molecular Oscillation
- Edward Clariss/Rival (The Flash); via Molecular Oscillation
- Barry Allen/The Flash (The Flash 2014); via Molecular Oscillation
- Elena Michaels (Bitten)
- Yuriko Oyama/Lady Deathstrike (X2: X-Men United)
Web Comic/Original[]
- Sabine (The Order of the Stick)
- SCP-096 - The "Shy Guy" (SCP Foundation)