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* [[Inuyasha]]'s sword Tessaiga is a normal-sized and rather dull-bladed katana in its unempowered state, but transforms into a BFS for use in battle whenever he has the desire/resolve to protect a human. Bankotsu's Banryuu, though technically a [[Blade on a Stick|halberd]], makes an even bigger BFS than Tessaiga.

** On the other hand, the three swords wielded by [[Master Swordsman]] Sesshoumaru are all of normal size.

** Jakotsu's sword ''looks'' like ~~its~~ only a bit bigger than average, if that. In reality, ~~its~~ actually [[Whip Sword|a bunch of very thin, very hard blades attached tip-to-tip which he can swing around with an incredible amount of force and control.]]

** Jakotsu's sword ''looks'' like it's only a bit bigger than average, if that. In reality, it's actually [[Whip Sword|a bunch of very thin, very hard blades attached tip-to-tip which he can swing around with an incredible amount of force and control.]]

* Mikoto from ''[[My-HiME]]'' fits the main trope when she becomes a [[Dark Magical Girl]] later in the series.

* Arika from ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' is the proud wielder of both a [[~~media~~:~~arikaBFL~~.jpg|BFL]] and a [[~~media~~:~~arikaBFS~~.jpg|BFS]].

* Arika from ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' is the proud wielder of both a [[Media:ArikaBFL.jpg|BFL]] and a [[Media:ArikaBFS.jpg|BFS]].

** Arika gets [[Up to Eleven|one-upped]] by her own ''mother'' in ''[[Anime/Mai-Otome 0 Sifr|Mai-Otome 0 Sifr]]''. Her version of the [[Infinity+1 Sword|Sword of Akatsuki]] is large enough to cleave an asteroid in half from several hundred meters off.

* Zabuza, an ex-Seven Swordsman of the Mist and the first major villain that Team 7 faces in ''[[Naruto]]'', has a rather nasty BFS named ''Kubikiribouchou'' ("Decapitating Carving Knife") {{spoiler|that can [[Healing Factor|repair itself]] with the iron from the blood of its victims}}. Kisame (also a former member of the Seven) has another BFS named ''Samehada'' ("sharkskin") that [[Loyal Phlebotinum|only he can use]], and which is more or less a sword-shaped bundle of ''hooks'' as opposed to an actual blade. Its main strength is its ability to [[Energy Absorption|absorb the chakra of others in order to aid its master]], and Kisame can also {{spoiler|fuse with it if need be}}. It also happens to be ''[[Empathic Weapon|alive]]'', to the point where it's capable of {{spoiler|abandoning its master if it finds someone else it likes better}}.

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* Kamina from ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' has one of these. The series even subtly [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] it when he first fights Viral: by the time you think he's finished drawing the sword from its scabbard, he still has that much further to go.

** It took him exactly 8,47 seconds to draw that sword.

** Let's not forget that in {{spoiler|the final fight with the Anti-Spiral, the TTGL uses giant versions of Enki's swords.}} Oh, and did I mention {{spoiler|the TTGL is 13 billion lightyears tall? That's a BFS! Actually, two BFS!}}

** Also, in the {{spoiler|second TTGL movie}} Viral pilots a {{spoiler|galaxy sized mech with 14 arms. Guess what 11 of those arms are wielding? Granted, they're not as big as the TTGL's BFS, IMO quantity over quality in this case.}}

** Also, in some {{spoiler|official art of the Tengen Toppa Gurren, King Kittan, and Agodega, (which never appeared in the manga/anime/movies, you clearly see that the TTG is wielding a katana, like Kamina. The TTG is, you guessed it, galaxy sized. Considering Kamina's normal katana is already a BFS, the TTG's katana is a BFS of a BFS.}}

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* Tessai in ''[[Ninja Scroll]]'' has one, and it plays a big part in {{spoiler|his own death.}}

* Surprisingly enough, its a [[Super Robot]] known as Ganbarugar that had one of these and played it pretty realistically in its use. The sword is huge of course, but because of that its really hard to accurately swing it at a moving opponent, so the mecha has to paralyse the enemy first.

* Although not technically a sword (or even necessarily a melee weapon) and not generally large, I think [[MAR|Bappo]] qualifies for this trope, he is first used as a ball on a chain, then the hammer enlarges. When he starts to use it correctly, it first becomes a hammer as his hand, and can also change to a dagger. The other uses of it are missile or summons though. Ginta is one of two shown to be able to use it (the other is the big bad) and the first person to meet him is unable to carry the weight. Bappo is also intelligent and prefers Ginta to use his strength... eventually.

* Mewtwo from ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' has a Big Friggin' ''Spoon'', formed from his energy. No matter how stupid it may sound, it serves as an extremely effective close-range melee weapon, not to mention it can stretch, curve, and turn into a ''fork'' to spear things with. And he once used it to deliever a [[Diagonal Cut]] on the ''Trainer Tower'', slicing the building in ''two''.

* Lapis from ''[[Kaze no Stigma]]'' carries a BFS which can nullify jutsu/magic.

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== [[Literature]] ==

* In the ''[[Codex Alera]]'', [[Dishing Out Dirt|Knights Terra]] usually carry enormous swords, mauls, or waraxes that would be nearly impossible for ordinary soldiers to use, but thatthey have no trouble wielding due to the [[Super Strength]] that comes from being an earthcrafter. They are usually organized into groups that a particular Legion uses as a battering ram or stopgap. Even [[Wolf Man|Canim elites]] and [[Horde of Alien Locusts|Vord warriors]] have to give way under that kind of assault. And they become ''real'' terrors if they're [[Extra Ore Dinary|metalcrafters to boot.]]

* ~~Literary example, and a western one at that:~~ Belgarion, the main character of David Eddings' ''[[The Belgariad]]'', inherits a BFS halfway through the story. A basic gigantic greatsword [[Thunderbolt Iron|forged from meteoric iron]], it's got a [[MacGuffin]] (the Orb of Aldur) attached to the hilt, effectively turning it into an [[Empathic Weapon]] that will kill (almost) anyone else that touches it (putting it into the "only he can use it" category). Among other things, the Orb reduces the weight of the sword to enable Belgarion to easily wield it; in an amusing scene early in the sequel series, ''The Malloreon'', Belgarion removes the Orb from the hilt with the sword still strapped across his back—and promptly hits his knees under the immense weight of the weapon. He barely manages to struggle out from underneath it, and throughout the rest of the series, he takes the sword off ''before'' removing the Orb.

* Belgarion, the main character of David Eddings' ''[[The Belgariad]]'', inherits a BFS halfway through the story. A basic gigantic greatsword [[Thunderbolt Iron|forged from meteoric iron]], it's got a [[MacGuffin]] (the Orb of Aldur) attached to the hilt, effectively turning it into an [[Empathic Weapon]] that will kill (almost) anyone else that touches it (putting it into the "only he can use it" category). Among other things, the Orb reduces the weight of the sword to enable Belgarion to easily wield it; in an amusing scene early in the sequel series, ''The Malloreon'', Belgarion removes the Orb from the hilt with the sword still strapped across his back—and promptly hits his knees under the immense weight of the weapon. He barely manages to struggle out from underneath it, and throughout the rest of the series, he takes the sword off ''before'' removing the Orb.

** The sword was actually forged to be fairly normal-sized by its original wielder, Riva Iron-Grip. Only problem was he was about two or three feet taller than most people.

** Even though it's normal-sized for the seven-foot-plus Riva Iron-Grip, it's still much, much more heavy than steel would be. When it was newly made, [[The Mentor|Belgarath]]—who helped with the forging by supplying the tools, heat, and water—told Riva to not remove the Orb when he was holding the sword in one hand if the occasion came up, as the sudden return of the weight would probably break his wrist.

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* Duke Venalitor from the ''[[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Grey Knights]]'' novel ''Hammer of Daemons'' is introduced with a blade as long as he is tall.

* Malfallax from the ''[[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Blood Angels]]'' novel ''Deus Sanguinius'' brings to bear a warpblade explicitly said to be ten metres long. He is a giant [[Eldritch Abomination]], though.

* The books ''[[Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn]]'' have the sword Thorn, a blade about two meters/six and a half feet long, forged from [[Thunderbolt Iron]], that weighs so much it can't be lifted. (To everyone except its chosen user. For whom it's ''still'' so heavy it takes insane strength to use.) ~~Did I mention~~ it's ~~''black''? Not just regular~~ black, ~~but~~ ~~black~~ that seems to suck in light. If not for the silver wrapping on the grip, it would be impossible to see at night (or hidden deep in a frozen cave, where the hero found it). There are only two men known to be able to lift it: [[Idiot Hero|Simon Snowlock]], the [[Determinator|Dragon Slayer]]; and [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|Sir]] [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|Camaris]], the one who is strong enough to use it in battle.

* The books ''[[Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn]]'' have the sword Thorn, a blade about two meters/six and a half feet long, forged from [[Thunderbolt Iron]], that weighs so much it can't be lifted. (To everyone except its chosen user. For whom it's ''still'' so heavy it takes insane strength to use.) And it's a black so dark that it seems to suck in light. If not for the silver wrapping on the grip, it would be impossible to see at night (or hidden deep in a frozen cave, where the hero found it). There are only two men known to be able to lift it: [[Idiot Hero|Simon Snowlock]], the [[Determinator|Dragon Slayer]]; and [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|Sir]] [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|Camaris]], the one who is strong enough to use it in battle.

* In ''[[The Riftwar Cycle]]'', Prince Arutha gets some visitors from the Empire of Great Kesh. One of them carries a ''flasher'', which is apparently to a scimitar what a greatsword is to a broadsword.

* [http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ado_Edem_Slash_Emperor.png The Slash Emperor] from [[Kinoko Nasu]]'s short story ''[[Angel Notes|Notes]]'' is several times taller than its user Ado Edem, and is ''more powerful than your average nuke''. Ado Edem uses it to slice apart {{spoiler|[[Eldritch Abomination|Type Jupiter]]}}.

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** [[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger|Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger's]] takes it [[Up to Eleven]] by giving a Rekka Daizanto to '''their giant robot''' as their Shinkenger Mode finisher. Even larger still is the sword used by the robot's [[Himitsu Sentai Goranger|Goranger]] Mode.

** This trope isn't just limited to the characters, but it stands to reason that giant robots will be armed with giant swords. And it doesn't seem to matter how technologically-advanced your culture or civilisation is, because the primary weapon for your Giant Robot of Doom will ''always'' be a BFS. Even if a Megazord has a cannon or flaming fists or something, you can rest assured that another robot will show up, at some point, armed with a BFS.

** If it's the machines, it's gotta be the [[Power Rangers Zeo|Super Zeo Megazord]]/[[Chouriki Sentai Ohranger|OhBlocker]]. Its swords are small at first, but its finisher involves combining them into a blade SO massively massive the Zord ''actually can't lift it.'' It's combined above the head of the [[Monster of the Week]] and allowed to fall through it. The monster is often quite some distance from the Megazord when this happens.

** If it's the machines, it's gotta be the [[Power Rangers Zeo|Super Zeo Megazord]]/[[Chouriki Sentai Ohranger|OhBlocker]]. Its swords are small at first, but its finisher involves combining them into a blade so massively massive the Zord ''actually can't lift it.'' It's combined above the head of the [[Monster of the Week]] and allowed to fall through it. The monster is often quite some distance from the Megazord when this happens.

* 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.

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* Common in the later ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' games. The most well-known video game example is Cloud's Buster Sword from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', and the [[Katanas Are Just Better|Masamune]] used by [[Arch Enemy]] and [[Big Bad]] Sephiroth. The Buster Sword is simply a really big sword, while the Masamune is a six-foot katana that aside from length has normal proportions.

** By ''[[Advent Children]]'', Cloud has ditched the Buster Sword and left it on Zack's grave. He replaces it with the equally huge Fusion Swords, a set of six individual swords that combine into one. Each of the individual swords is also a BFS, the proportionally smaller "side blades" being normal-sized.

** Masamune has gone through multiple size changes between games/movies. ex. In ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' the sword is 12 feet long. ~~Interestly~~, at least one [[Real Life]] nodachi was actually that long (see below), though it was never actually used as a weapon.

** Masamune has gone through multiple size changes between games/movies. ex. In ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' the sword is 12 feet long. Interestingly, at least one [[Real Life]] nodachi was actually that long (see below), though it was never actually used as a weapon.

** Though it's likely due to graphical limitations, Cloud and Sephiroth are hardly the original examples, though there are the Trope Codifiers for the series. [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:FFI_Broadsword.png A]{{Dead link}} [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Broadsword_FFII_iPod.png few] [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:FFIII_NES_Ashura.png samples] [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:IV-cecilDK_sd.png from], [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:FFV_Critical_Hit.png earlier] [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:FFVI_Ragnarok.png games]{{Dead link}}.

** Squall's Gunblade in ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' is pretty reasonable in it's default form, but some of the upgraded forms are humongous, especially Punishment and Lion Heart.

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** Garland in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' brandishes a BFS bigger than ''entire characters'', and it's so heavy he has to drag it around behind him when he walks. However, The end-all BFSes are the blades [[Field of Blades|found in]] the Edge of Madness stage. Each one is easily three stories tall ''at least''. And for Chaos's ultimate attack, he [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|gets big enough to use them]].

** ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'''s Ultima Weapon was a big fraggin' sword that drew its power from its wielder's HP.

* ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' isn't exactly known for its BFSs, but in [[Dragon Quest IX|the ninth installment]], there's a [[Punny Name|Co-op]] [[Limit Break|de' Grace]] called Quadraslash. What does it do? Well, firstly, all four party members shoot a [[Lightning Can Do Anything|magical lightning bolt]] into the sky... and where they connect, there summons an absolutely '''''GINORMOUS''''' sword which then drops on the opponent's head! ~~Might I add that said sword is bigger than any boss in the game and [[For Massive Damage|can do more damage than your DPS could ever hope for]]?~~ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jLz7AuGdI Here's a video].

* ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' isn't exactly known for its BFSs, but in [[Dragon Quest IX|the ninth installment]], there's a [[Punny Name|Co-op]] [[Limit Break|de' Grace]] called Quadraslash. What does it do? Well, firstly, all four party members shoot a [[Lightning Can Do Anything|magical lightning bolt]] into the sky... and where they connect, there summons an absolutely '''''GINORMOUS''''' sword which then drops on the opponent's head! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jLz7AuGdI Here's a video].

* [[Bonus Boss|Extra boss]] Flandre Scarlet in the ''[[Touhou]]'' game ''Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'' has a spell which summons an energy sword called Laevatein. Given that this is a 2D shoot 'em up, that doesn't sound too dangerous... until you realize that it's 10 times her height—nearly as long as the ''screen''.

* In ''[[Ninja Blade]]'', one of the three weapons available to you is a huge sword that's about as long as the protagonist is tall. The game actually seems to acknowledge that a weapon so large, regardless of whether or not it actually has sharp edges, will probably do more crushing than cutting anyhow, since a few of its upgraded versions lack sharp edges entirely, making them more like clubs. As such, it's the only weapon that's any good at breaking armor.

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** Note that neither character's sprite is consistent with his artwork in this regard. The art depicts their swords as being closer to historical Zweihänders in size.

** Considering Arngrim is an [[Expy]] of Guts to begin with, his choice of weaponry is hardly surprising.

* The [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' is well known for the Big ~~Fragging~~ Swords, as well as [[Shoulders of Doom|Big ~~Fragging~~ Shoulder Armor]]. [http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3593/wowscrnshot112207045628xu7.jpg Case in point for both].

* The [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' is well known for the Big Freaking Swords, as well as [[Shoulders of Doom|Big Freaking Shoulder Armor]]. [http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3593/wowscrnshot112207045628xu7.jpg Case in point for both].

** And Big ~~Fragging~~ Guns and Big ~~Fragging~~ Axes and... you get the idea.

** And [[Big Freaking Gun|Big Freaking Guns]] and Big Freaking Axes and... you get the idea.

** Shown case-in-point is actually on the average side for the game. The more epic items can fairly easily [http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/551/cduc1.jpg dwarf the character who carries them].

** Also, Gnomes. Gnome Melee Classes (such as the Warrior and Death Knight) can wield two-handed swords. Often these swords are ''longer than the character is tall'', causing them to clip ''through the ground'' when carried on the character's back. Especially ludicrous in the case of Death Knights, where the starter swords are more than one-third of the width of the character's back! Gnome Fury Warrior with Titan's Grip. A tiny little gnome ''dual wielding'' weapons bigger than themselves. It doesn't get much more ridiculous than that.

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** The most well-known BFS in ''World of Warcraft'' is probably the legendary [http://www.wowwiki.com/File:Fordring_Ashbringer.jpg Ashbringer].

** Another is the epic troll sword [http://www.wowhead.com/item=64377 Zin'Rokh, Destroyer of Worlds]. Even on taller characters it visibly stands out.

* An instance of [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]] in ''[[Drakengard]]''. The sword that Caim wields in the cutscenes is larger by far than the sword he carries around in-game. This is taken up a notch in the sequel, when Caim's Sword is ridiculously huge when the protagonist of that game acquires it. There's also a ''literal'' BFS in Hymir's Finger, a sword that is said to weigh ~~50 kg~~ (roughly ~~100 lbs~~.) and is long enough to qualify as a jousting lance. Also in ''Drakengard 2''? A sword that's been broken in half—and is still SO huge (due to so many repeated forgings to add everything from a giant's leg-bone to the SOUL OF A CHILD, which is what finally snapped the blade) that it can only be wielded as an immense, overly-huge, ridiculously heavy AXE.

* An instance of [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]] in ''[[Drakengard]]''. The sword that Caim wields in the cutscenes is larger by far than the sword he carries around in-game. This is taken up a notch in the sequel, when Caim's Sword is ridiculously huge when the protagonist of that game acquires it. There's also a ''literal'' BFS in Hymir's Finger, a sword that is said to weigh 50kg (roughly 100lb.) and is long enough to qualify as a jousting lance. Also in ''Drakengard 2''? A sword that's been broken in half—and is still SO huge (due to so many repeated forgings to add everything from a giant's leg-bone to the SOUL OF A CHILD, which is what finally snapped the blade) that it can only be wielded as an immense, overly-huge, ridiculously heavy AXE.

** If you look closely, it even appears that said axe is part of Hymir's Finger, which makes sense since the blade was forged from the pretty much scrap of everything the guy who forged it ever killed.

* The Biggoron Sword from the ''Zelda'' series. Then there were the Darknut swords from the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]''. Those things were so huge that they were only good for throwing and for breaking pillars. But they were very good as thrown/demolition weapons.

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** In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'', {{spoiler|Link will need to use Koloktos's swords against it after unscrewing its arms. Said swords are bigger than Link.}}

** Later in the game, {{spoiler|Ghirahim uses one in the third phase of the third fight against him. It also turns out that Ghirahim ''[[Equippable Ally|is]]'' a BFS, namely, the one that belongs to Demise.}}

** ~~Actually, even~~ the iconic Master Sword may count. Maybe its blade is not that thick, but its length is almost as big as Link himself in some of the games!

** Even the iconic Master Sword may count. Maybe its blade is not that thick, but its length is almost as big as Link himself in some of the games!

* The last fight in ''[[Rogue Galaxy]]'' is the main character Jaster vs. a giant monster ship-sized evil... thing. Lucky for you, Jaster just got a blade the size of a school bus!

** It starts off the size of a school bus, but is extended to ridiculous proportions during said fight. We're talking 10x Sephy's Masamune.

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** Also, the new Tian Weapons set is 'built' on this trope.

* The entire point of the Flash game ''[[Ginormo Sword]]''. If you can't hit the entire screen with your sword, you haven't done enough [[Level Grinding]].

* Probably the last character you'd expect getting a BFS is getting a BFS: {{spoiler|[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic.]]}} Also, it can talk, {{spoiler|and it's trying to make Sonic more chivalrous and knight-like.}}

* Probably the last character you'd expect getting a BFS is getting a BFS: {{spoiler|[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic.]]}} Also, it can talk, {{spoiler|and it's trying to make Sonic more chivalrous and knight-like.}}{{Context|reason=where?}}

** Subverted considering Sonic and friends are about 3 feet tall.

* {{spoiler|Nyx Avatar}}, last boss of ''[[Persona 3]]'', stands about 18 feet tall and wields a massive zweihänder roughly twice that size. In one hand. It's large enough that you're never quite able to see the sword in its entirety during the fight. Then again, if anyone deserves to wield a BFS, it would be the {{spoiler|[[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of Death}}.

** Junpei can wield some, too.

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* Duke, Balga, Gaia and Tau each wield a BFS in ''[[Battle Arena Toshinden]]''. Gaia even uses his ''one handed''.

* A form of [[Kingdom Hearts|Sora]]'s Keyblade, Metal Chocobo, qualifies for this. As you could quess, he got the corresponding keychain from Cloud Strife himself. He also gets Fenrir (from Tifa), Lionheart/Sleeping Lion (from Squall), Oblivion, Guardian Soul (from Auron), and ''two'' Ultima Weapons, among others.

** ~~To be technical, it~~'s actually a ~~BFK (~~Big ~~Fricking~~ Key).

** It's actually a Big Freaking Key.

** The KHII Ultima looks particularly silly on the Pride Lands, since Sora is a lion ''cub''. The weapon he's carrying in his mouth is longer than he is.

** Saix's weapon, Lunatic, is called a "claymore" in game text but can really only be described as a Big Spiky Sword-thing.

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* In ''[[Bunny Must Die]]'', the little girl main character can obtain and swing a sword three times her height. Justified in that it's a [[Laser Blade]].

* Nariko, the red-headed fantasy caucasian Norse-analog with an Asian father and a Japanese name (WTF?), is the protagonist of ''[[Heavenly Sword]]'', a rare of example of the BFS being right there in the title of the game. As [[Zero Punctuation]] pointed out, much of the time this stupidly gigantic magicaly sword is split into two smaller swords, though in power stance it's one huge chunk of metal about the same size as the slim young woman who wields it.

* [[Onimusha]] has his shares of large swords, starting with [[Playing with Fire|Enryuu and Rekka-ken]], [[Razor Wind|Kuga]] and the [[Infinity+1 Sword|Onimusha Blade and Genma Samonji.]] In ''Dawn of Dreams'', [[The Hero|Soki's]] arsenal is entirely composed of ~~[[BF Ss]]~~, some of which are so large and encumbering that he can barely swing them himself.

* [[Onimusha]] has his shares of large swords, starting with [[Playing with Fire|Enryuu and Rekka-ken]], [[Razor Wind|Kuga]] and the [[Infinity+1 Sword|Onimusha Blade and Genma Samonji.]] In ''Dawn of Dreams'', [[The Hero|Soki's]] arsenal is entirely composed of BFSs, some of which are so large and encumbering that he can barely swing them himself.

* ''[[No More Heroes]]'' Death Metal, your first assassin to face off with, wields an impressive transforming Orange MK-II. Plus, Travis gains one [[Laser Blade]] comprised of five beams at Buster Sword length.

** 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]].

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* In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]] 2'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46xJiPdIWvM BFS attacks you]!

* Despite the premise of super powered cosmic swords all trying to kill each other in [[Eien no Aselia]], most of them aren't ''that'' unrealistically huge. But Karma? It's bigger than the guy wielding and that guy is pretty big.

* The player ship in [[Alltynex Second]] wields swords that are twice its ~~sice, oh and did I mention it dual welds them~~.

* The player ship in [[Alltynex Second]] wields two swords that are twice its size.

* [[Warriors of Might and Magic]] has several two-handed sword weapons, including the Claymore, [[An Ice Person|Wild Winter]] and [[Named Weapons|Grendel.]]

* ''[[Terraria]]'' has a few. The Blade of Grass and Fiery Greatsword are already exceptionally large, but even these are dwarfed by the Breaker Blade (which also serves as a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud.]]).

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* Some of the swords wielded by the Fencer/Fencer Elite classes in ''[[Valkyria Chronicles II]]'' and ''[[Video Game/Valkryia Chronicles III|Valkryia Chronicles III]]'' qualify. They're all so heavy that they have to be dragged backhanded across the field of battle (this posture also allows the fencers to carry a shield in front of them), and they're weighty enough that they can kill almost any infantry unit in one swing.

* [[Septerra Core]]. Gemma's Blade, which {{spoiler|Doskias}} acquires a ways into the game.

* Augus from ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' ~~absolutely deserves a mention. He~~ can extend the sword he has on his back to absolutely ridiculous lengths, fling Asura off the moon, and pierce straight through '''THE ENTIRE PLANET EARTH!''' The [[Word of God|~~Official~~]] length the for the blade? [https://web.archive.org/web/20130528111459/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/16/overheard-tgs-just-how-long-is-that-sword-in-asuras-wrath/ 380,000] ''Kilometers''! ~~While it~~ ~~might~~ not be as big as Gurren Lagann swords, but in a way, it probably is the biggest one ever made for a wielder close to human size.

* Augus from ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' can extend the sword he has on his back to absolutely ridiculous lengths, fling Asura off the moon, and pierce straight through '''THE ENTIRE PLANET EARTH!''' The [[Word of God|official]] length the for the blade? [https://web.archive.org/web/20130528111459/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/16/overheard-tgs-just-how-long-is-that-sword-in-asuras-wrath/ 380,000] ''Kilometers''! It may not be as big as Gurren Lagann swords, but in a way, it probably is the biggest one ever made for a wielder close to human size.

* The Reaver (in physical form, at least) from the ''[[Legacy of Kain]]'' series.

* In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', Kirby can use a [[Limit Break|Super Ability]] called Ultra Sword that lets him grow his sword to massive proportions to cleave enemies and terrain.

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* Since all of the Knight's weapons in ''[[Trigger Knight]]'' use the same sprite, even the ''dagger'' is as tall as she is.

* The Gran Centurio in [[Yggdra Union]] and [[Blaze Union]]. At five-and-a-half feet long and two wide, it is unusable by anyone not part of the Artwaltz dynasty, as the sword is specially enchanted to be near-weightless to them. Milanor tries picking it up in one of the side materials, and he can't lift it.

* ~~BFSes~~ come in three different flavors in ''[[Dark Souls]]''. There are standard greatswords like the bastard sword and claymore, the more exotic curved greatswords like the Server and Murakumo, and the totally-not-compensating-for-anything ultra greatswords like the Dragon Greatsword.

* BFSs come in three different flavors in ''[[Dark Souls]]''. There are standard greatswords like the bastard sword and claymore, the more exotic curved greatswords like the Server and Murakumo, and the totally-not-compensating-for-anything ultra greatswords like the Dragon Greatsword.

* ''[[Rift]]'' features two-handed swords of various types, and like most fantasy games they tend to be things that would be... [[Awesome but Impractical|unwieldy]] in real life. UNLIKE most games, however, they don't actually scale with the height/race of your character, leading both to giant Bahmi that are essentially one-handing two-handed swords, and short-to-middle sized Dwarves that are wielding blades half again as tall as they are!

* Some of the units in [[The Battle for Wesnoth]] have these; the Elvish Champion springs to mind.