Oddly-Shaped Sword: Difference between revisions

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[[Cool Sword|Swords are cool.]] [[Heroes Prefer Swords|That's why heroes prefer them.]] But for some authors, it seems that a sword with a plain, straight blade, a curved [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]] or [[Sinister Scimitar|scimitar]], or some other exotically functional real blade like the wavy [[wikipedia:Kris|kris]] is still not quite cool enough. They need to invent their own special blade. So screw functionality and ergonomy! They will design swords with the weirdest shape possible, as long as it looks [[Rule of Cool|cool]], or at least unique. The odd shape won't have any practical purpose other than looking special, when it isn't outright [[Awesome but Impractical]]… [[Implausible Fencing Powers|not that it will prevent the wielder from fighting perfectly with it]].

 

== Musical ==

 

 

== Tabletop Game ==

** There's also the Funny-Looking Sword. It [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|lives up to its name]].

* There are several in ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic the Gathering]]'', including the spiral-shaped [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=221186 Trepanation Blade], the hook-ended [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193528 Pennon Blade], and the blade split down the middle seen on [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214070 Sword of Feast and Famine] and it's cousins.