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* In ''[[Garo]]'', the title hero wields a reasonably-sized sword. With one of his later powerups, it can grow to grotesque proportions, allowing him to throw it, then jump on and ride it like a surfboard.
* In ''[[Garo]]'', the title hero wields a reasonably-sized sword. With one of his later powerups, it can grow to grotesque proportions, allowing him to throw it, then jump on and ride it like a surfboard.
* ''[[CSI]]'' almost called it by name.
* ''[[CSI]]'' almost called it by name.
{{quote| '''Warrick:''' Can you tell us anything about the tool that may have been used?<br />
{{quote|'''Warrick:''' Can you tell us anything about the tool that may have been used?
'''Amy:''' ''(shrugs)'' BFK.<br />
'''Amy:''' ''(shrugs)'' BFK.
'''Sara:''' ''(smirks)'' Big knife. Great. }}
'''Sara:''' ''(smirks)'' Big knife. Great. }}
* Richard [[Sharpe]] carries a heavy cavalry sword despite being an infantryman. It was reforged into a more manageable form by Harper, but it's still a BFS.
* Richard [[Sharpe]] carries a heavy cavalry sword despite being an infantryman. It was reforged into a more manageable form by Harper, but it's still a BFS.
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** Dark Star has a katana large enough to be the ''stage'' of one fight. In the sequel [[No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle]], Travis gets one named Peony, which ''gets longer'' [[Freud Was Right|as his Ecstacy Gauge rises]].
** Dark Star has a katana large enough to be the ''stage'' of one fight. In the sequel [[No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle]], Travis gets one named Peony, which ''gets longer'' [[Freud Was Right|as his Ecstacy Gauge rises]].
* Trevor in ''[[Exit Fate]]''.
* Trevor in ''[[Exit Fate]]''.
{{quote| '''Daniel:''' And what's with that ridiculous sword anyway? It's like a huge slab of iron!<br />
{{quote|'''Daniel:''' And what's with that ridiculous sword anyway? It's like a huge slab of iron!
'''Sick:''' He's [[Compensating for Something|compensating]]. }}
'''Sick:''' He's [[Compensating for Something|compensating]]. }}
* ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'': Even [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|accounting for size of Colossi]], the Third Colossus wields a sword that is very nearly as long as he is tall. Compared to the protagonist, said sword is as big as a highway, and so thick and heavy it acts more as a bludgeon than a blade.
* ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'': Even [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|accounting for size of Colossi]], the Third Colossus wields a sword that is very nearly as long as he is tall. Compared to the protagonist, said sword is as big as a highway, and so thick and heavy it acts more as a bludgeon than a blade.
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{{quote| '''[[Statler and Waldorf|Waldorf]]:''' Why do you think this trope shows up in so many video games?<br />
{{quote|'''[[Statler and Waldorf|Waldorf]]:''' Why do you think this trope shows up in so many video games?<br />
'''[[The Stinger|Statler]]:''' I think the developers must be [[Compensating for Something]].<br />
'''[[The Stinger|Statler]]:''' I think the developers must be [[Compensating for Something]].<br />
'''[[The Muppet Show|Waldorf]]:''' A low budget?<br />
'''[[The Muppet Show|Waldorf]]:''' A low budget?<br />