wolverine claws

Retractable metal talons

Wolverine claws refers to the retractable metal blades associated with the X-Men character Wolverine, who has three claws that extend from each hand.

The term describes anything resembling this configuration—costume accessories, hand gestures with three fingers extended, or similar blade arrangements: He made wolverine claws out of cardboard for Halloween.

Related

Logan · mutant · blades · razor sharp · sharp · feral · healing · healing factor · berserker · berserker rage · metal · sheath · puncture · slice · Hugh Jackman · deadly · weapon · close combat

Opposites
weapon type/fighting style

wolverine clawsbrass knuckles

Hand-worn striking weapon

mace · club · hammer fists · boxing gloves · war hammer

biological integration

wolverine clawsgauntlets

Protective hand and wrist armor

shield · hand wraps · brass knuckles · boxing gloves · buckler

offensive vs. defensive function

wolverine clawsshield

Handheld defensive armor

gauntlets · armor · force field · bracers · buckler

Family

wolverine, wolverines, claw, claws, clawed, clawing, clawless

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG