Saw blades are the most basic and common obstacle in Super Meat Boy. They first appear in Chapter 1, level 2 as decoration, and first appear as an obstacle in level 6.
Basic Saws
They are stationary, fast rotating saws that kill on contact. They vary in size from tiny saws in one block tall corridors to giant saws that dominate a whole level.
First appearance: 1-2 "Upward"
First obstacle appearance: 1-6 "Bladecatcher"
Last appearance: 7-20X "Brag Rights"
Moving Saws
Moving saws are moving versions of saw blades, usually moving back and forth vertically or horizontally, but in some levels they go in a square formation or more complacated. They also vary in size as much as normal saws.
First appearance: 1-13 "Tommy's Cabin"
Last appearance: 7-20X "Brag Rights"
Rotating Saws
Rotating saws are saws that rotate in a circle around a central point. They are a separate obstacle from saw blades but are very similar.
First appearence: 1-17 "Morningstar"
Last appearance: 7-3X "Organ Grinder"
List of Saw Blade Appearances
This is a complete list of every level that has saw blades.
The Forest
34 of the 40 Forest levels have saw blades.
Light World:
- 1-2 Upward (Decoration only
- 1-3 The Gap (Decoration only)
- 1-4 Nutshell (Decoration only)
- 1-6 Bladecatcher
- 1-7 Diverge
- 1-8 The Bit
- 1-9 Safety Third
- 1-10 The Levee
- 1-12 Revolve
- 1-13 Tommy's Cabin
- 1-14 Blood Mountain
- 1-17 Morningstar (Rotating and normal)
- 1-18 Altamont (Rotating only)
- 1-19 Intermission (Rotating and normal)
- 1-20 The Test
Dark World:
- 1-1X Oh, Hello
- 1-2X Onward
- 1-3X Bzzzzz
- 1-4X Plum Rain
- 1-5X Creamsoda
- 1-6X I Am The Night
- 1-7X Two Roads
- 1-8X Big Red
- 1-9X So Close
- 1-10X Walls
- 1-11X Doused
- 1-12X Fireal
- 1-13X Tommy's Condo
- 1-14X Mystery Spot
- 1-15X Kick Machine
- 1-17X The Clock (Rotating and normal)
- 1-18X Whitewash (Rotating and normal)
- 1-19X The Queener (Rotating and normal)
- 1-20X A Perfect End
The Hospital
7 of the 40 Hospital levels have saw blades.
Light World:
- 2-9 Blood Swamp
- 2-15 Gallbladder
- 2-18 Destructoid (Decoration/bandage obstacle)
Dark World
- 2-5X Agent Orange
- 2-9X Centipede
- 2-15X Insurance?
- 2-18X Electrolysis (Decoration only)
The Salt Factory
15 of the 40 Salt Factory levels have saw blades.
Light World
Dark World
- 3-1X Step One
- 3-2X Salt + Wound
- 3-3X The Red Room
- 3-5X Wasp
- 3-11X The Salt Man
- 3-12X Hellevator
- 3-13X Black Circle
- 3-14X Salmon
- 3-16X The Chaser
- 3-19X El Topo
- 3-20X Sweet Pea
Hell
26 of the 40 Hell levels have saw blades.
Light World
- 4-1 Boilermaker
- 4-2 Brindle
- 4-4 Hex
- 4-5 Pyro
- 4-6 Leviathan
- 4-7 Rickets
- 4-14 Adversary
- 4-17 Lost Highway
- 4-18 Boris
Dark World
- 4-1X Gretel
- 4-2X Golgotha
- 4-3X Char
- 4-4X Altered
- 4-5X Wicked One
- 4-6X The Gnashing
- 4-7X Thistle
- 4-8X Billy Boy
- 4-9X Glut
- 4-10X Gallow
- 4-11X Surrender
- 4-14X Old Scratch
- 4-16X Starless
- 4-17X Invocation
- 4-18X Sag Chamber
- 4-19X Long Goodbye
- 4-20X Imperial
The Rapture
33 of the 40 Rapture levels have saw blades.
Light World
- 5-1 The Witness
- 5-2 Evangel
- 5-3 Ripe Decay
- 5-4 Rise
- 5-5 Panic Switch
- 5-6 Left Behind
- 5-7 The Fallen
- 5-8 Descent
- 5-9 Abomination (Decoration/Bandage obstacle)
- 5-10 Grinding Mill
- 5-11 Heretic
- 5-12 10 Horns
- 5-17 The Kingdom
- 5-18 Gate of Ludd
- 5-19 Wrath
- 5-20 Judgment
Dark World
- 5-1X The Clot
- 5-2X Loomer
- 5-3X Spank
- 5-4X Alabaster
- 5-5X Nix
- 5-6X Ripcord
- 5-7X Downpour
- 5-8X Downer
- 5-10X Pulp Factory
- 5-11X Blight
- 5-12X Canker
- 5-13X Halo of Flies
- 5-16X Coil
- 5-17X Millenium
- 5-18X Stain
- 5-19X Magog
- 5-20X Quietus
The End
All 10 levels of The End have saw blades.
Light World
- 6-1 The Pit
- 6-2 Schism
- 6-3 Echoes (Rotating only)
- 6-4 Gently (Rotating and normal)
- 6-5 Omega
Dark World
- 6-1X Detox (Rotating and normal)
- 6-2X Ghost Tomb
- 6-3X From Beyond (Rotating and normal)
- 6-4X Maze of Ith (Rotating and normal)
- 6-5X No Quarter (Rotating and normal)
The Cotton Alley
24 of the 40 Cotton Alley levels have saw blades.
Light World
- 7-1 Pink Noise
- 7-3 Spinal Tap (Rotating and normal)
- 7-4 Stag
- 7-6 Panic Attack
- 7-7 Tunnel Blower
- 7-8 Pig Latin
- 7-11 Train Eater
- 7-12 Peel
- 7-13 Pepto
- 7-16 Hopscotch
- 7-19 The Rash
- 7-20 4 Letter Word
Dark World