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At any given time during a [[Sword Fight]], expect the two blades to lock together.
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* There probably isn't a [[Sword Fight]] ever committed to film that doesn't use this trope.
* Subverted in ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]'' of all places. When Robin Hood and the Sheriff were in the middle of one, they talked for a bit and the Sheriff tried to use a knife.
** Probably a homage to ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (film)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'', in which Robin Hood and Sir Guy of Gisbourne similarly talk at intervals throught their duel; during a
** Or possibly to ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'', when the Sheriff raises his blade for a killing blow on the prone Robin, who pulls out the Sherriff's own dagger (He had given it to Marian, who had then given it to Robin) and plunges it into his heart.
* Parodied in ''[[Spaceballs]]'', where Helmet and Lone Starr's Schwartz blades (akin to lightsabers) not only get locked, they twist up. "Shit! I hate it when my [[Unusual Euphemism|Schwartz]] gets twisted."
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== Literature ==
* Subverted in ''The Saga of Darren Shan''. In one book, Darren gets in a sword fight with a [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampaneze]] and tries blade locking. The vampaneze simply runs his blade down the length of Darren's and maims his hand.
* Averted (hypothetically) in [[Tim Powers]]' ''The Drawing of the Dark''. Ambrosius attempts to explain to the protagonist Brian Duffy, using
* Used in ''[[Tortall Universe|Lady Knight]]'', though in this case it was glaive versus double-headed axe. Kel was smaller and already wounded, Stenmun had the advantage - until Kel did a leg sweep, knocking him off his feet so she could kill him.
* Occurs during one of Princess Carline's fencing lessons in the first book of the [[Riftwar Cycle]]. Her teacher tells her quite flatly that she never wants to get in that situation in a real fight - the only people she'd be likely to end up facing in a real battle would be professional soldiers who would be much stronger than she is.
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== Video Games ==
* Attack at the same time as your enemy in ''[[No More Heroes]]'' and you go into a blade lock, which you win by moving the Wii Remote in a circle. If you lose, you get hit; if you win, you can instantly hit the enemy with a Death Blow. Of note also is the real ending, in which Travis and Henry have a conversation while running down a whole city block with their blades locked together.
* The
* In ''[[Gungrave]]'' The three playable characters get in a tree way weapon lock, that being Grave's guns locking with Jujy's Blades and Billy's Guitar, and they all spark.
* Similarly, there is a move in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'' called "chance" that basically initiates this. It's {{spoiler|the easiest way to beat the final boss}}.
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** Also used in ''[[Dynasty Warriors: Gundam]]'', where they are resolved with [[Action Commands]].
* Happens at the end of a "boss" minigame in ''[[Wario Ware]]: Smooth Moves''.
* This is an ''ability'' in ''[[Super Robot Wars]]''. A pilot with this ability in a machine with a bladed weapon has a chance to block another robot's blade attack. With the
** ''[[Another Century's Episode]]'' had this in games 2 and 3 when two machines with melee weapons tried to melee each other at the same time; the player has to [[Button Mashing|mash the Melee button]] to break the lock and stun the enemy, or he himself will be stunned instead.
* This tactic features prominently in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''.
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