Double Weapon: Difference between revisions

 

Not to be confused with [[Dual-Wielding]]. See also [[Blade on a Stick]] and [[I Like Swords]] for the single-bladed variants of this weapon. If the '''Double Weapon''' can be split into two single-bladed weapons, it is also a [[Bifurcated Weapon]]. Tends to be [[Impossibly Cool Weapon|impossibly cool]]. See also [[Instant Chucks]], when what connects the weapons is a chain or something similar.

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* [[Ninja|Akira's]] one-handed sword in ''[[My-HiME]]'' has two curved pointy blades.

== [[Web Original]] ==

* A common weapon type in ''[[Chaos Fighters]]''. The most common among them are double sword lances, but double spears, double lances, double wands and double axes (on sides rather ends) appears occasionally. A double scythe was also appeared with two variants.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[Galtar and the Golden Lance]]'': the titular hero wields the titular weapon as a pair of sabers, which can join together at the pommel into, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|of course, a double-bladed lance]].

* The Sword of Plundarr from ''[[Thundercats]]'' and ''[[Thundercats 2011|ThunderCats (2011)]]''

== [[Real Life]] ==

* [[Truth in Television]] since most Medieval weapons were actually made so that either end could be used offensively. A poleaxe was a medieval staff weapon with a hammerhead, an axe blade (or a sharp metal beak) and a spear point on one end, and another spear point on the other end, making it a ''quadruple'' weapon (quintuple if you count the staff itself!). In a swordfight, a sword could be turned around and the pommel (the metal ball on the end of the hilt) used as a bludgeoning weapon. The word to "pummel" someone literally means to hit them with your ''pommel''. A sword's cross-guard could be used as a hook to trip your opponent up or to capture his arms or weapon. Medieval combat manuals describe numerous such creative uses of weapons, all of which were probably common practice.

 

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