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[[Split-Second Blade Spam]] and [[Simultaneous Blade Spam]] are oftentimes the mark of [[Master Swordsman]]-type characters (or the equivalent for [[Weapon of Choice|other kinds of weapon-users]]) in many works, and usually take the form of striking a given target from several different angles/directions - typically the eight cardinal and ordinal ones - [[Super Speed|within the span of a second]]. |
[[Split-Second Blade Spam]] and [[Simultaneous Blade Spam]] are oftentimes the mark of [[Master Swordsman]]-type characters (or the equivalent for [[Weapon of Choice|other kinds of weapon-users]]) in many works, and usually take the form of striking a given target from several different angles/directions - typically the eight cardinal and ordinal ones - [[Super Speed|within the span of a second]]. |
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[[Sub-Trope]] of [[Spam Attack]]. [[More Dakka]] is the [[Gun Counterpart]], while [[Beam Spam]] is the laser/magic counterpart.. Compare [[Storm of Blades]], for when ''several'' blades are rapidly ''thrown'' at the target. |
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* Hiei's [[Curb Stomp Battle]] with Seiryuu in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''. He cut Seiryuu in 16 places so quickly that Kuwabara couldn't see it at all, Kurama saw it as a single attack, and even Yusuke only saw eight slashes. |
* Hiei's [[Curb Stomp Battle]] with Seiryuu in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''. He cut Seiryuu in 16 places so quickly that Kuwabara couldn't see it at all, Kurama saw it as a single attack, and even Yusuke only saw eight slashes. |
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* [[Ninja Maid|Sakuya Izayoi]] from [[Touhou]] is capable of [[Split-Second Blade Spam]], as shown in her ''Wound Sign "Inscribe Red Soul"'' and ''Scarred Soul "Soul Sculpture"'' spellcards. |
* [[Ninja Maid|Sakuya Izayoi]] from [[Touhou]] is capable of [[Split-Second Blade Spam]], as shown in her ''Wound Sign "Inscribe Red Soul"'' and ''Scarred Soul "Soul Sculpture"'' spellcards. |
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* Fate of the ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' franchise is capable of doing this with her [[Super Speed]] and [[Laser Blade]]. When she does it, the viewers will only see the aftermath of her slashes after she dashes past the target. Specific instances include her [[Speed Blitz]] against [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Numbers]] [[Cyborg]] [[Emotionless Girl|Sette]] that left Sette's [[Battle Boomerang|Battle Boomerangs]] in pieces, and her first attack on [[Hero |
* Fate of the ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' franchise is capable of doing this with her [[Super Speed]] and [[Laser Blade]]. When she does it, the viewers will only see the aftermath of her slashes after she dashes past the target. Specific instances include her [[Speed Blitz]] against [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Numbers]] [[Cyborg]] [[Emotionless Girl|Sette]] that left Sette's [[Battle Boomerang|Battle Boomerangs]] in pieces, and her first attack on [[Hero-Killer|Huckebein's]] [[An Axe to Grind|Deville]] that left him littered with slash wounds. |
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* The Hiten Mitsurugi-ryuu secret move Kuzu-Ryuusen([[You Are the Translated Foreign Word|"Nine-headed Dragon"]]) from ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', utilizing ''Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu'''s signature [[Super Speed|God-Speed]] to launch 8 slashes and one stab with such speed that the strikes appear to be simultaneous. |
* The Hiten Mitsurugi-ryuu secret move Kuzu-Ryuusen([[You Are the Translated Foreign Word|"Nine-headed Dragon"]]) from ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', utilizing ''Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu'''s signature [[Super Speed|God-Speed]] to launch 8 slashes and one stab with such speed that the strikes appear to be simultaneous. |
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* Rick Addison's blade spam is so fast that even [[The Hedonist]] [[Rance]] respects him. |
* Rick Addison's blade spam is so fast that even [[The Hedonist]] [[Rance]] respects him. |
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