blade A blade is the portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with an edge that is designed to puncture, chop, slice or scrape surfaces or materials. Blades are typically made from materials that are harder than those they are to be used on. Histor ...

is a sharp cutting part, for instance of a weapon or tool. Blade or Blades may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Blade (character) Blade (Eric Cross Brooks) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book ''The Tomb of Dracula'' #10 (July ...

, a Marvel Comics character **

Blade (New Line franchise character) Blade, born Eric Cross Brooks and also known as The Daywalker, is a fictional character primarily portrayed by Wesley Snipes and Sticky Fingaz in the New Line Cinema ''Blade'' franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name c ...

** Blade (Marvel Cinematic Universe character) * Blade (''Masters of the Universe''), in the ''Masters of the Universe'' franchise series * Blade (''Puppet Master''), of the ''Puppet Master'' horror film franchise * Blades (''Transformers''), several robot superhero characters in the Transformers robot superhero franchise * Richard Blade (series), eponymous hero of an adult fantasy pulp novel series *

Kamen Rider Blade , is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the fourteenth installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It aired on TV Asahi from January 25, 2004 to January 23, 2005. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei ...

, the eponymous character of a Japanese tokusatsu series

Film and television

* ''Blade'' (1973 film), a film featuring Morgan Freeman * Blades (film), a 1989 US horror-comedy film * ''The Blade'' (film), a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Tsui Hark * ''Blade'' (franchise), three films and a television series based on the Marvel Comics character ** ''Blade'' (1998 film), the first film in the ''Blade'' franchise, which was released in 1998 *** ''Blade'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the first film in the ''Blade'' trilogy ** ''

Blade II ''Blade II'' is a 2002 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Blade, directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by David S. Goyer. A sequel to ''Blade'' (1998), it is the second installment in the ''Blade'' franchise, foll ...

'', the second film in the ''Blade'' franchise, which was released in 2002 ** '' Blade: Trinity'', the third and final film in the ''Blade'' franchise, which was released in 2004 ** '' Blade: The Series'', set after the events of the last film, which ran in 2006 * ''Blade'' (2024 film), an upcoming reboot of the ''Blade'' franchise, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Video games

* ''Blade'' (video game), for the Game Boy Color and PlayStation, based on the Marvel Comics Character’s first movie by New Line Cinema * Blades, a fictional organization in ''

The Elder Scrolls ''The Elder Scrolls'' is a series of Action role-playing game, action role-playing video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The series focuses on Nonlinear gameplay, free-form gameplay in an ...

'' series of computer games * '' The Elder Scrolls: Blades'', a 2019 mobile game in the Elder Scrolls franchise * Blades, powerful beings in ''

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. Released on December 1, it is the third installment in ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' and the seventh main en ...

'' * BLADE, a fictional military organization in ''

Xenoblade Chronicles X ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'' is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Wii U console. ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'' forms part of the '' Xeno'' metaseries, being a spiritual successor to '' Xeno ...

Other arts and entertainment

* The Blades (band), an Irish band *

Blades (hip hop group) Blades formerly known as ''Blades of Hades'', are an Australian hip hop group from Newcastle.

, an Australian hip hop group from Newcastle, New South Wales * Blade (artscene group), a group active during the 1990s * Blades Club, M's private card club featured in several of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels

Computing and technology

* Airfoil, for example, a

wind turbine A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. Hundreds of thousands of large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, now generate over 650 gigawatts of power, with 60 GW added each yea ...

rotor blade * Blade, a templating engine used in the

Laravel Laravel is a free and open-source PHP web framework, created by Taylor Otwell and intended for the development of web applications following the model–view–controller (MVC) architectural pattern and based on Symfony. Some of the features o ...

PHP framework * BLADE (software), Block All Drive-by Download Exploits, software developed at Georgia Tech and SRI International * Blade server, a self-contained computer server, designed for high density *

Blade PC A blade PC is a form of client or personal computer (PC). In conjunction with a client access device (usually a thin client) on a user's desk, the supporting blade PC is typically housed in a rack enclosure, usually in a datacenter or specialised ...

Blade battery Blade battery is a type of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery for electric vehicles designed and manufactured by FinDreams Battery, a subsidiary of Chinese manufacturing company BYD. The Blade Battery is most commonly a 96 cm long and ...

, a long-shaped battery manufactured by BYD Company *

Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator in Europe The Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator in Europe (BLADE) is an Airbus project within the European Clean Sky framework to flight-test experimental laminar-flow wing sections on an A340 from September 2017. Design Natural laminar flow is o ...

(BLADE), a laminar flow experiment *

Turbine blade ...

, a component of a

gas turbine A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of continuous flow internal combustion engine. The main parts common to all gas turbine engines form the power-producing part (known as the gas generator or core) and are, in the directio ...

or steam turbine *

ZTE Blade The ZTE Blade V880 (also known as ''ZTE Lutea'') is a smartphone manufactured by ZTE Corporation for the Android platform. Unveiled by Orange UK as ''San Francisco'', it went on sale on 21 September 2010, with a white variant released later. By 2 ...

, a cellphone manufactured by the ZTE Corporation

Biology

* Blade (algae), another word for ''lamina'', a leaf-like structure on seaweed * Blade or lamina, the (usually) flattened part of a typical plant

leaf A leaf ( : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, ste ...

* Botanical term for the wider distal part of a petal, sepal or bract *

Scapula The scapula (plural scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone). Like their connected bones, the scapulae are paired, with each scapula on eith ...

, a bone in the human body sometimes referred to as the ''shoulder blade'' * Tongue blade, the part of the tongue just behind the tip

People

* Blade (artist), gay erotic artist *

Richard Blade Richard Blade (born Richard Thomas Sheppard; May 23, 1952 in Bristol, England) is a British-American Los Angeles-based radio, television, and film personality from Torquay, England. He is best known for his radio programs that feature new wave ...

, radio, television, and film personality * Blade (surname) * Blades (surname) * Blade, a ring name of

Al Green (wrestler) Alfred Dobalo (October 15, 1955 – June 14, 2013) was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Al Green. In his career, he performed in North America, Europe, and Japan under a variety of gimmicks, including in multiple sti ...

(1955–2013), American professional wrestler

Places

* Blades, Delaware, United States, a town * Blades, Saint Philip, Barbados, a village * The Blade, Reading, a building in England

Publications

* ''The Blade'' (Toledo), a newspaper in Toledo, Ohio * ''

Washington Blade The ''Washington Blade'' is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area. The ''Blade'' is the oldest LGBT newspaper in the United States and third largest by circulation, behind the ''Philadelphi ...

'', a gay newspaper * '' The New York Blade'', a gay newspaper * ''

Monthly Comic Blade was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published in February 2002 and was sold on the 30 of each month until July 2014. It restarted in September 2014 as a free online magazine titled ''Online Magazine Comic ...

'', a monthly manga anthology magazine * ''Blade'' (magazine), a knife collecting magazine

Sports

Teams

* Chengdu Blades F.C., a Chinese football club *

Kansas City Blades The Kansas City Blades were a professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League (IHL) from 1990 until 2001, when the league folded. The Blades were based in Kansas City, Missouri, at Kemper Arena. Team history Russ and Diane Pa ...

, a defunct American ice hockey team *

Los Angeles Blades The Los Angeles Blades were a professional inline hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. The Blades played in Roller Hockey International from 1993–1997 and played their home games at the Great Western Forum. Two other franchises have us ...

, an inline hockey team in California *

Saskatoon Blades The Saskatoon Blades are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League, formerly the Western Canadian Hockey League (WCHL). They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195-seat SaskTe ...

, a Western Hockey League franchise * Sheffield United F.C., an English football club nicknamed "The Blades" *

Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

, an English football club formerly nicknamed "The Blades"

Equipment

Inline skates Inline skates are a type of roller skate used for inline skating. Unlike quad skates, which have two front and two rear wheels, inline skates typically have two to five wheels arranged in a single line. Some, especially those for recreation, ha ...

, colloquially known as "blades" or "roller blades" *

Football boot Football boots, called cleats or soccer shoes in North America, are an item of footwear worn when playing association football. Those designed for grass pitches have studs on the outsole to aid grip. From simple and humble beginnings football ...

s with moulded studs, commonly known as "blades" * A component of a

spinnerbait A spinnerbait or spinner is any one of a family of hybrid fishing lures that combines the designs of a swimbait with one or more spoon lure blades. Spinnerbaits get the name from the action of the metallic blades, which passively revolve around ...

fishing lure * Blade, a part of an

oar (sport rowing) In rowing, oars are used to propel the boat. Oars differ from paddles in that they use a fixed or sliding fulcrum, an oarlock or rowlock attached to the side of the boat, to transfer power from the handle to the blade, rather than using the athl ...

; also the whole oar *

Muscle-back iron An iron is a type of club used in the sport of golf to propel the ball towards the hole. Irons typically have shorter shafts and smaller clubheads than woods, the head is made of solid iron or steel, and the head's primary feature is a large, ...

or blade, a type of golf club, referring to the shape of an iron's clubhead * A type of lower leg prosthesis used by amputee athletes in running events

Mascots

* Blades the Bruin, the mascot of the Boston Bruins ice hockey team

Other uses

Blade (company) BLADE Air Mobility, Inc. (stylized "BLADE") is a publicly traded company in New York City and incorporated in Delaware. It offers an urban air mobility platform. It allows users of its app to book seats on scheduled flights throughout the Northe ...

, a crowdsourced short-distance aviation company *

Blade (geometry) In the study of geometric algebras, a -blade or a simple -vector is a generalization of the concept of scalars and vectors to include ''simple'' bivectors, trivectors, etc. Specifically, a -blade is a -vector that can be expressed as the exterio ...

, a generalization of vectors in higher-dimensional vector spaces in geometric algebra * FreeX Blade, a German paraglider design * Toyota Blade * Blade, an often curved metal plate on the front of a bulldozer * Blade, a station ident for British television channel BBC Two from the 1991–2001 series * The Blades (aerobatic team), a British aircraft display team * Blades, a modish London tailoring establishment founded in 1962 by Rupert Lycett Green * Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics Engineering * HNLMS ''Z 5'' (1915), a Dutch torpedo boat which was renamed ''Blade'' while serving in the British Royal Navy in World War II