Air Cutting

The power to use wind to slice apart targets. Sub-power of Air Attacks. Variation of Elemental Cutting.
==Also Called==
*Aerial Blade
*Slicing Wind
*Air Blades/Cutter/Razor/Sickle/Slash/Slicing
*Cleaving Wind
*Cutting Wind
*Flying Slash Attack (One Piece)
*Kuretsusen
*Rankyaku/Tempest Kick (One Piece)
*Razor Wind Generation/Projection
*Vacuum Blade/Cut
*Wind Blades/Cutting/Razor/Sickle/Slash/Slice
==Capabilities==
The user can project wind or sound in a way that allows them to cut through matter from a distance. Although this attack does usually slashing damage, some users are able to focus it into single piercing stab like an immaterial bullet.
==Applications==
*Air Generation/Wind Generation
*Cutting
*Death Inducement
*Sound Wave Generation
==Variations==
*Flaying Wind
==Associations==
*Aerokinetic Blade Construction
*Aerokinetic Claws
*Aerokinetic Sword Proficiency
*Blade Projection
*Cutting Field Projection
*Cutting Wave
*Enhanced Swordsmanship
*Pressure Strike
*Sharpness Manipulation
*Slash Effect
*Slash Projection
*Sword Beam Emission
== Limitations ==
* The amount of slicing may be dependent on the strength of the cutting power.
* May not be able to cut through some materials.
* May need a source of power.
* Absolute Invulnerability, Cutting Immunity and Flawless Indestructibility are perfect counters.
* Aerokinetic Immunity.
* Air Absorption.
* Air Negation.
==Known Users==
See Also: Razor Wind.
===Folklore/Mythology=== 
* Kamaitachi (Japanese Mythology) 
===Anime/Manga/Manhwa===
===Literature===
*Yuna Tzakranaky (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon); via Wind of Cutter
*Users of Wind Magic (Re:Zero)
**Ram
**Arch Elior
===Video Games===
==Known Objects==
*Sylph Sword (Berserk)
*Vortex-Beam Ring/Spin (Marvel Comics)
*Byakko (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
==Gallery==
===Anime/Manga/Manhwa===
Enshin wielding Shamshir.png|Enshin (Akame Ga Kill!) using the Teigu, Moonlight Sword Dance: Shamshir, which creates aerial blades.
Morio's Kamaitachi.png|Kenichirō Morio (Alive: The Final Evolution) manipulating wind to create a razor-sharp Kamaitachi.
Koshiro Chikuma's Kamaitachi.gif|Koshirō Chikuma (Basilisk) breathes out Kamaitachi, a vacuum that sucks in the target and shreds them to pieces.
Aero Slash.png|Leon Elliott (Black Cat) firing off Aero Slash, a blade of pressurized air.
Bushogoma.gif|Shunsui Kyōraku (Bleach) using Bushōgoma to slice in a whirlwind style.
Tachikaze Air Blades.gif|Kensei Muguruma (Bleach) generating explosive air blades with Tachikaze.
Hitsugaya Vaccum Ice Blade.gif|Tōshirō Hitsugaya (Bleach) uses Vacuum Ice Blade to combine ice blades with a vacuum wave to cut through anything.
Kouji's Kami Arashi.png|Kōji (Code:Breaker) using Divine Storm to send a vacuum storm that slices everything in his path.
Kazekiri's Wind Blades.png|Kazekiri (D.Gray-Man) using Wind Blades to fire off a massive barrage of air blades.
Super Buu (Dragon Ball Z) Flying Cut.gif|Super Buu (Dragon Ball Z) flying with such intense ki that he created a razor-sharp gust that sliced down a cliffside he passed by.
Vegito (Dragon Ball Z) Cuts Buu's Face.gif|Vegito (Dragon Ball Z) using his Kiai to create a razor-sharp gust of wind to cut open Super Buu's cheek.
Zamasu Wind Slash.gif|Using Divine Hammer, Fused Zamasu (Dragon Ball Super) swings his arm with such force that he projects winds that can slash through buildings.
Gale Vacuum Cutter.png|Oceanus Shenron (Dragon Ball GT) using Gale Vacuum Cutter to create razor-sharp whirlwinds.
Erza's enhanced strength.gif|Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail) slashing through metal with the mere air pressure of her sword swings.
Nanto Sei Ken.png|Practitioners of South Dipper Holy Fist (Fist of the North Star) can generate air pressure to cut the victims from the outside...
Rei's Nanto Suicho Ken.gif|...Rei with his Nanto Suicho Ken/South Dipper Waterfowl Fist...
Shu's Nanto Hakuro Ken.gif|...Shu's Nanto Hakuro Ken (South Dipper White Heron Fist)...
Yuda's Densho Reppa (Tradition Defying Wave).gif|...Yuda's Nanto Kokaku Ken (South Dipper Flamingo Fist).
Flash Step by Souther.gif|...Souther's Nanto Hōō Ken (South Dipper Phoenix Fist).
Fujin Razor Wind.png|Fūko Kirisawa (Flame of Recca) has Fūjin focus wind into blades for the Wind Cutter.
InuYasha Tōga Wind Scar.gif|Tōga (InuYasha) using the Wind Scar.
Inuyasha Firing Wind Scar.gif|Inuyasha (InuYasha) sends energy into the rift of demonic energy between himself and his opponent's swirling in the wind to fire off the Wind Scar.
Aiz Wind slash.gif|Aiz Wallenstein (DanMachi) can infuse wind magic into her sword strikes, creating blades of wind that slash targets.
Dance Of Blades1.jpg|Kagura (InuYasha) swinging her fan to fire off the Dance of the Wind Blades.
Momo Nishimiya (Jujutsu Kaisen) Wind Scythe.gif|Momo Nishimiya's (Jujutsu Kaisen) Wind Scythe technique fires a blade of wind at her target.
Seri Awashima Arrow Attack (K Project).gif|Seri Awashima (K Project) using her famed Arrow Attack.
Kyogai (Kimetsu no Yaiba) - Razor Wind.gif|Kyogai (Kimetsu no Yaiba) can unleash extremely sharp wind that can slice through people and buildings.
Zankusen.png|The Air-Cutting Flash (Love Hina, Negima!, UQ Holder) is one of the signature technique of the Gods' Cry School.
Fuu Huouji Emerald Cyclone.gif|Fuu Hououji (Magic Knight Rayearth) using Emerald Cyclone to project wind blades.
Fugi's Wind Cutter.png|Fuugi (Marchen Awakens Romance) using Vindalva to fire off his Wind Cutter blades.
Rising Wheel.jpeg|One of Orb’s (Marchen Awakens Romance) ÄRM, let's him create slicing waves of air.
You Lost.jpeg|Rapunzel (Marchen Awakens Romance) is able to concentrate her magical power to her sharp nails to create slicing waves of air. She exclusively used this technique to execute her War Games teammates as punishment for losing.
Zephyrus Broom Power.gif|Dorothy (Marchen Awakens Romance) can create slicing waves of air with her Broom of Zephyrus
Fang Wolf Fang.png|Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru (Naruto) using Fang Wolf Fang to spin so ferociously they create a vacuum vortex that cuts without touching.
Wind Release- Vacuum Wave.png|Danzō Shimura (Naruto) firing Wind Release: Vacuum Wave blades to viciously slice through his assailants.
Blade of Wind.png|Baki (Naruto) using Wind Release: Blade of Wind, attack that incorporates sharpness and pinpoint accuracy.
Scythe Weasel.png|Temari (Naruto) can use her Giant Folding Fan for Sickle Weasel Technique and its stronger variants, releasing countless sharp vacuum pockets.
Zaku Abumi Attack.gif|Zaku Abumi's (Naruto) Decapitating Air Wave contains supersonic blades within.
Wind Cutter Technique.png|An ANBU (Naruto) using Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique to generate a sharp blade of wind.
Naruto Wind Style - Rasenshuriken.gif|Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto) producing Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, air blades that damage an opponent's nerve channels.
Orochimaru (Boruto) Using Wind Release Great Breakthrough.gif|Orochimaru (Naruto) using Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to create a blast of razor-sharp winds at Victor.
Shojoji (Boruto) Using Wind Release Sword of the Wind Count.gif|Shojoji (Naruto) uses Wind Release: Sword of the Wind Count to release a sharp wave of compressed wind from his hands.
Hayama Swordsmanshio .com-resize (6).gif|Hayama Shirakumo (Naruto) is a highly skilled swordsman able to combine wind chakra with his sword slashes to project them at the enemy to deflect projectiles and...
File:Hayama Slash Projection -resize (7).gif|...strike his enemies.
Ryu Hayabusa Art of the Wind Blades.jpg|Ryū Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden) using the Art of the Wind Blades to create vacuum blades that bifurcate all in its path.
Sanjuu Roku Pound Hou.gif|Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) using his 36 Pound Cannon, a powerful compressed slashing strike...
Zoro's Kokujo - O Tatsumaki (One Piece).gif|...and Kokujo: O Tatsumaki to create a tornado that cuts anything in its path.
Flying Slash Attack.gif|Dracule Hawk-Eye Mihawk (One Piece) slices through the air itself with his Kokuto Kogetsu technique.
Rankyaku.png|Masters of Six Powers/Rokushiki (One Piece) can kick the air so fast that they create a sharp compressed blast of air called Rankyaku/Tempest Kick...
Rankyaku Amane Dachi.png|...Kaku using his strongest variant Rankyaku: Amane Dachi, a rotating kick that sends a 360-degree slicing shock wave...
Doflamingo Cutting the Towers.png|Donquixote Doflamingo (One Piece) kicking so hard that he caused a shock wave slicing through his palace's towers.
Demon-God Multiple Strike.png|Ryū Kumon (Ranma ½) using the Demon-God Multiple Strike to tear the air apart, creating vacuum blades.
Raijūta using Izuna on Yutarō.gif|Raijūta Isurugi (Rurouni Kenshin) using Izuna, creating a vacuum blade that severed Yutarō's nerves but left with no bleeding...
Raijūta using Matoi Izuna.gif|...Matoi Izuna" to send a vacuum blade through the ground...
Raijūta using Tobi Izuna.gif|...and Tobi Izuna, sending a razor-sharp vacuum through the air.
Yomi (Sekirei).jpg|Yomi (Sekirei) is a sekerei who can project blades of air by swinging her scythe.
Wamuu's Divine Sandstorm (JoJo).gif|Wamuu (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency) using his Divine Sandstorm, razor-sharp winds generated from his own body that is capable of shredding a human being to pieces.
Voice Cutter.gif|Zebra (Toriko) using Voice Cutter to generate thin blades of sound.
Scyther Razor Wind.png|Scyther (Pokémon) using Razor Wind.
Pidove Air Cutter.png|Pidove (Pokémon) uses "Air Cutter" which is razor-sharp wind.
Tornadus Air Slash.png|Tornadus (Pokémon) using "Air Slash" to fire off razor-sharp buzzsaw of air.
Cameron Riolu Vacuum Wave.png|Riolu (Pokémon) using "Vacuum Wave" to send a razor-sharp wave of a pure vacuum.
Rando Airblade.jpg|Randō/Shōrin (Yu Yu Hakusho) using Slicing Gale Aegis attack that can easily slice skin.
Roto (Yu Yu Hakusho) Kamaitachi.gif|Roto (Yu Yu Hakusho) creating razor-sharp vacuum blades with his finger scythe.
Fuusuke.gif|Fuusuke (Ninku) is the former Captian of the Rat Ninku, which specialize in Wind Ninpo
===Cartoons===
Aang air swipe.gif|Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender) releasing an Air Swipe, which sharp enough to slice stone and deflect projectiles from other benders.
Donatello with Byakko.gif|Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series) wielding Byakko, which can create air blades that slice through steel.
File:Shriek Batman.jpg|Walter Shreeve/Shriek (Batman Beyond)
===Comics===
File:Hiroshi X Razor Wind.png|Hiroshi X (Knight of the Abyss)
===Video Games===
Sonic2app 2015-08-29 15-47-45-218.png|Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) using Sonic Wind to create a wind vortex to cut his target.
Razor Wind.jpg|Youmu Konpaku (Touhou) makes a cutting remark.
File:Ace uses Biting Wind to disperse the lava near the village 2.gif|Carnotaurus/Ace (Dinosaur King) creating knives of wind.
== Videos ==
Nanto Suicho Ken
ジョジョ- Joseph vs. Wamuu (1) 『HD』-2
ジョジョ- Joseph vs. Wamuu (2) 『HD』-2
ジョジョ- Caesar vs. Wamuu (1) 『HD』-2
ジョジョ- Caesar vs. Wamuu (2) 『HD』-2
ジョジョ- Joseph vs. Wamuu 『 Final』-2
Wind Style- Rasen Shuriken - Naruto Shippuden-2
Category:Powers
Category:Air-Based Abilities
Category:Cutting Powers