- "To kill a man with a single finger."
- ― Rob Lucci on Shigan/Finger Pistol (One Piece)
- "A true warrior needs no blade."
- ― Thors (Vinland Saga)
- "Rather than a Knifehand strike, it's more like a hand blade."
- ― Nomura Fudo on Amo Kirukiru (Armed Girls Machiavellianism)
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
Capabilities
The user can exert significant force using their bare hands. This ability allows them to use their hands as stabbing and cutting weapons. Their hands become powerful instruments in various situations, showcasing both strength and dexterity.
Applications
- Cutting
- Decapitation
- Mauling Mastery
- Heart Rip
- Impale
- Finger Blade
- Razor Wind
- Scarring Attack
- Severing
- Megaton Chop
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/Aeni/Manhwa
- Amo Kirukiru (Armed Girl's Machiavellism)
- Musashi Miyamoto (Baki the Grappler)
- 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
- Makoto Kenzaki/Cure Sword (Doki Doki! Precure)
- Mercenary Tao Pai Pai (Dragon Ball)
- Tambourine (Dragon Ball)
- King Piccolo Daimao (Dragon Ball)
- Piccolo (Dragon Ball)
- 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)
- Hokuto Shinken Practitioners (Fist of the Blue Sky/Fist of the North Star)
- Hokuto Ryūken Practitioners (Fist of the Blue Sky/Fist of the North Star)
- Ryuga (Fist of the North Star)
- Lust (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist); when using the Ultimate Shield
- Sloth (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Eun Ha-Seol (Legend of the Northern Blade)
- Members of the Yato Tribe (Gintama)
- 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!)
- Escanor (Nanatsu no Taizai/The Seven Deadly Sins); as "The One"
- 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)
- Mr. 1/Daz Bones (One Piece)
- *Six Powers/Rokushiki Masters (One Piece); via Shigan/Finger Pistol/Shugan
- CP9 members
- High Ranked Navy Officers
- Vergo
- Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece)
- Beaut/Handsomely Masked Sweet Mask (One-Punch Man)
- Garou (One-Punch Man)
- Animal Instinct Users (PTJ Universe)
- Dogyu "Tom" Lee
- Eli Jang
- Suhyeon Kim (QUESTISM)
- 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
- 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)
- Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya (Sword Art Online)
- Toriko (Toriko)
- Tommyrod (Toriko)
- Minoru Kamiya (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Chizuru Aizawa (Shinryaku! Ika Musume)
- Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Cheon Ma (Wolyaverse/Nano Machine)
- Cheon Yeo Woon (Wolyaverse/Nano Machine)
Cartoons/Comics
- Kal-El/Superman (Injustice Comics)
- Dr. Kirk Langstrom/Batman (Justice League: Gods and Monsters)
- Gilotina (DC Comics)
- Midnighter (WildStorm Universe/DC Comics)
- Viltrumites (Image Comics/Invincible)
- Victor Creed/Sabretooth (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)
- Brother Blood (Teen Titans)
- Conquest (Invincible TV)
- Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man (Invincible TV)
Live Television/Movies
- Connor (Angel)
- Super Soldiers/Beasts (Beauty and the Beast TV series)
- Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Glory (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)
- Ryusei Tsurugi/Metalder (Choujinki Metalder)
- Ultraman (Ultraman)
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 series)
- Raiden (Metal Gear)
- Neku Sakuraba (The World Ends with You); via Shockwave
- Bedivere (Fate/Grand Order); via Switch On - Airgetlám
Web Animation/Comic/Series/Original
- Sabine (The Order of the Stick)
- SCP-096 - The "Shy Guy" (SCP Foundation)
Gallery
Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa
Known to be his favored method of killing his foes, Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach) pierces Ichigo Kurosaki's chest with his hand.
Wonderweiss Margela (Bleach) using sheer brute force to pierce through Ukitake's flesh.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (Bleach) piercing through Askin from the back, tearing his heart out.
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Papillon (Buso Renkin) using his razor sharp nails and superhuman strength to spear through his father, Shishaku.
Tambourine (Dragon Ball) using a Sidearm Flamer to pierce Giran's body.
King Piccolo (Dragon Ball) piercing his hand through the vitals of a guard's chest, instantly killing the man.
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Nappa (Dragon Ball Z) uses his Arm Break, allowing him to sharpen his punch to slice off Tenshinhan's arm.
Dodoria (Dragon Ball Z) pierces his hand through a Namekian warrior.
Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) using his newly acquired strength to punch his fist through Zarbon's stomach...
...and later decapitates Guldo with his bare hand.
Frieza (Dragon Ball Z) using a Ruthless Blow to fatally pierce his hand through a cowering soldier.
Android 20 (Dragon Ball Z) stabs Yamcha through the chest with his hand.
Piccolo's (Dragon Ball Z) bare hands are sharp enough to sever Dr. Gero's steel arm...
...and slice Babidi in half.
Android 17 (Dragon Ball Z) impales Dr. Gero from behind with his bare hand.
Beerus (Dragon Ball Super) uses his hand to pierce through Goku's chest.
With his God Split Cut technique, Zamasu (Dragon Ball Super) uses Ki to sharpen his hand.
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Future Trunks (Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound) punches right through Kogu's stomach.
Ezel (Fairy Tail) is able to cut right through thick stones with his Onimaru technique.
Larcade's (Fairy Tail) hand is capable of slicing through human flesh with ease.
Kakashi Hatake (Naruto) can use his Lightning Cutter technique to pierce through targets with his bare hand.
Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) using Chidori to sharpen his hand and pierce through Naruto's shoulder.
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The Third Raikage (Naruto) using Hell Stab to pierce through his targets with his fingers.
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Orochimaru (Naruto) slices off Victor's arms his bare hands.
Rob Lucci (One Piece) using Shigan/Finger Pistol a close-quarter combat technique, in which the user pushes their finger into a certain target at a very high speed, leaving a wound similar to a bullet wound..
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...his Shugan...
Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece) using his Mes technique to remove a victim's heart.
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Garou (One-Punch Man) splitting Sage Centipede in half with a powerful chop.
Using the Jigen-Tou, Akua Shuzen (Rosario + Vampire) phases into another dimension, allowing her to cut through virtually anything with her bare hands.
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As The One, Escanor (Seven Deadly Sins) can effortlessly slash through Meliodas' attack and Meliodas himslef with just a small hand gesture.
Using Embracer, Kirito (Sword Art Online) can effortlessly pierce through flesh and armor with his bare hand.
Jushi Mataza Tsumuji (Tenjho Tenge) using Dragon Claw to slash through his targets and even a forest with ki focused on his fingertips.
Practitioners of Nanto Seiken (Fist of the North Star) allow fighters to kill with their bare hands, ranging from hand-to-hand stabbing techniques to slice enemies apart with air pressure with their bare hands...
...Rei's Nanto Suichō Ken (South Dipper Waterbird Fist)...
...Shu's Nanto Hakurō Ken (South Dipper White Heron Fist)...
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...Souther's Nanto Hōō Ken (South Dipper Fenghuang Phoenix Fist).
Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
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Suhyeon Kim's (QUESTISM) Beast Mode - Weasel Card grants him the ferocity of weasels...
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...clawing and slashing apart his opponents with Beast Mode - Rip To Shreds.
Alucard (Hellsing)
Ihwa/Hero Killer (Hero Killer) killing Grayman.
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Narkle (Hero Killer)
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Zeno Zoldyck (Hunter X Hunter)
Killua Zoldyck (Hunter X Hunter)
A barbarous member of the Chess Pieces, Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance) uses her hands to decapitate civilians at incredibly high speed.
Toriko (Toriko) has two very sharp hands...
...which he can use as a Fork to pierce...
...or as a Knife to cut.
No. 100 (Fabricant 100)
Minoru Kamiya (Yu Yu Hakusho) focusing his Spirit energy at his fingertips to create a razor-sharp energy scalpel.
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Cheon Ma (Wolyaverse/Myst, Might, Mayhem) opening a hole in the Field Killers' leader's chest...
Aside from his treasured weapons and mastery in chi, Cheon Yeo Woon (Wolyaverse/Nano Machine) prefers slicing an opponent's limb with his bare hands like having done away with his half-brother's right hand...
...a rude court official's limb...
Cartoons/Comics
Superman (DC: Injustice Comics) drives his hand through the Joker's chest, killing him.
Yuriko Oyama/Lady Deathstrike (Marvel Comics)
Patrick Star (SpongeBob SquarePants) can slice nearly anything in half with a single karate chop.
Conquest (Image Comics/Invincible)
Thragg (Image Comics/Invincible) impales Nolan/Omni-Man through his stomach.
Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man (Invincible TV)
Conquest (Invincible TV)
Brother Blood (Teen Titans)
Live Action TV/Movies
Connor (Angel) punches through Jasmine's head.
Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) punches through a demon's chest.
Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) pierces Spike's torso with her finger.
Lucifer (Supernatural)
Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash (The Flash 2014) vibrates his arm to pierce through Cisco's chest.
Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th) severs Julius' head with a single punch.
Knox (Heroes) punches through the body of the German.
Billy Miles (The X-Files) cuts through an elevator door with his bare hand.
Yuriko Oyama/Lady Deathstrike (X2: X-Men United)
Ultraman (Ultraman) executing his Ultra Haze Slash.
Video Games
Albert Wesker (Resident Evil) fatally stabs Oswell Spencer with his bare hand.
Using his Fist of Flame fatality, Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat) punches clean through Shao Kahn's chest.
Heidern (The King of Fighters/Metal Slug) performing Moon Slasher.
Iorai Yagami (The King of Fighters) using 104 Shiki Nueuchi.
Leona Heidern (The King of Fighters/Metal Slug) performing Moon Slasher.
Raiden (Metal Gear) pierces Armstrong’s torso with his hand.
Bedivere (Fate/Grand Order) uses Dead End - Airgetlám.
Neku Sakuraba (The World Ends with You) using the Shockwave psych, can create short-ranged energy blades with his hands.
Videos
Nanto Suicho Ken
切れ味抜群！南斗水鳥拳
Dragonball Z Piccolo Vs Babidi (HD)-2
Who Are You? - Naruto Shippuden
Friday the 13th- Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) - Knockout! Scene (6-10) - Movieclips-2
8.12 - As Time Goes By - Abaddon-2
Half Off - Cyanide & Happiness Shorts
Crazy new killer in Dead By Daylight-2
Sasuke VS Hiei (Naruto VS Yu Yu Hakusho) - DEATH BATTLE!
Obi-Wan Kenobi VS Kakashi (Star Wars VS Naruto) - DEATH BATTLE!
One Minute Melee S3 EP1 - Ichigo vs Sasuke (Bleach vs Naruto)
Sasuke vs Riku (Naruto vs Kingdom Hearts) One Minute Melee S6 EP5
Sasuke VS Hiei (Naruto VS Yu Yu Hakusho) - DBX
Sasuke VS Ichigo - DBX
Vegeta vs Sasuke - Mini Rumble S2 EP13
Shadow VS Sasuke (SEGA X Shonen Jump) - XVX - Mini Rumble
Trunks vs. Kogu (1080p HÐ)-2
Every Dragon Fist-2
Seras Goes Nuts-2
Metal Gear Rising- Revengeance - Final Boss Battle(Sen. Armstrong)-2
Cyborg vs brother blood teen taitns-2
Akuma VS Shao Kahn (Street Fighter VS Mortal Kombat) - DEATH BATTLE!
DIO VS Alucard (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure VS Hellsing) - DEATH BATTLE!
Invincible vs. Conquest Rematch - Invincible Season 4 - Clip - Prime Video-2
Thragg vs. Omni-Man & Mark - Invincible Season 4 - Clip - Prime Video