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| Severed hand | |
| Classification: | Injury |
| Associated franchises: | Doctor Who Star Wars The Walking Dead |
| Associated films: | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back |
| Associated programs: | Angel Doctor Who Preacher Torchwood The Walking Dead |
| Associated comics: | Walking Dead Vol 1 |
| Character examples: | Dooku; Luke Skywalker; Merle Dixon; Rick Grimes |
| Related articles: | Severed ear; Severed head; Severed limbs |
A severed hand is a hand that has been forcibly removed from a person's body. This is usually conducted by using some sort of bladed weapon, but also occur if a hand is damaged in an alternate capacity, such as having it shot off by a laser beam or getting it caught in a rice picker.
Examples[]
- Arrow: Sins of the Father: During a challenge by combat, Oliver Queen cuts off Malcolm Merlyn's hand with a katana.
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: Anakin Skywalker cuts off both of Count Dooku's hands during their final confrontation on the Invisible Hand on a mission to rescue Chancellor Palpatine.
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back: Darth Vader cuts off Luke Skywalker's right hand with his lightsaber during their duel on Bespin.
- Wolverine Vol 2 73: Wolverine used his Adamantium claws to slice off the hand of a Sentinel that was holding on to Jubilee.
Appearances[]
Films[]
- An American Werewolf in London - Kessler werewolf dismembers several people on a tube.
- Child's Play 2
- Child's Play 3
- Curse of Frankenstein, The - Victor Frankenstein buys severed hands from a charnel house for his experiments.
- Dead Zone, The
- Howling, The - T.C. gets his hand chopped off.
- Revenge of Frankenstein, The
Television[]
- Angel: I Fall to Pieces
- Ash vs Evil Dead: Second Coming - Baal chops off Ash's recently resurrected hand.
- Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion - Tenth Doctor has his hand cut off.
- Doctor Who: Utopia - Tenth Doctor's hand under glass.
- Doctor Who: The Sound of Drums - Tenth Doctor's hand under glass.
- Preacher: Finish the Song
- Preacher: Call and Response
- Terminator: The Demon Hand
- Torchwood: Day One
- Vampirella Vol 4 2 - Vampirella cuts off Le Fanu's hand with her medallion.
- Walking Dead: Tell It to the Frogs - Merle Dixon's severed hand.
- Walking Dead: Vatos - Merle Dixon's severed hand.
Comics[]
- Cavewoman: Raptorella 1 - Cavewoman cuts off a mercenary's hand.
- Sandman Mystery Theatre 2 - Tarantula tosses a severed hand of a victim to taunt Catherine van der Meer.
- Walking Dead 4 - Rick cuts off zombie hand with a hatchet.
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