Butterfly Knives

Butterfly Knives are weapons used by the Black Dragon mercenary Kano in Mortal Kombat. He very often uses his Butterfly Knives in combat, whether he throws them at the opponent or uses them in hand-to-hand combat.

Mortal Kombat

Butterfly knives01 — Kano with the Butterfly Knives in *MK: Armageddon*.

The criminal Kano uses these single-edged knifes to slit the throats of anyone who gets in his way. They have been used throughout the Mortal Kombat series. Four of Kano's signature moves have to do with the Butterfly knives, such as the Knife throw, the Blade Swipe, and the Blade Spin.