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* ''[[Inuyasha]]'' frequently uses the sheath of his [[Empathic Weapon]] Tessaiga as a shield, since being able to contain Tessaiga's power means the sheath is capable of generating a fairly powerful barrier. He's also made inventive use of the sheath's ability to call the sword into it on at least one occasion.
* ''[[Bleach]]'': when Ikkaku isn't fighting with shikai / Bankai, he [[Dual-Wielding|dual wields]] his sword and sheath.
* In ''[[Corsair (Light Novel)|Corsair]]'', Canale, a former assassin [[The Atoner|now afraid of killing]], is challenged to a duel and fights mostly with his sword sheathed as a result.
* In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', [[Lady of War|Signum]] will occasionally use her weapon's sheath to parry attacks. She can also [[Swiss Army Weapon|combine her sword with the sheath to transform it into]] [[The Archer|a bow]].
* Kanda from ''[[D .Gray Man-man]]'' when he gets serious.
* In ''[[Digimon Xros Wars]]'', the Bagra Army general Tactimon used a sheathed sword (Which he '''never''' unsheathes) to fight the good guys.
 
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Sam Vimes pulls it off with panache in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Night Watch|Night Watch]]''.
 
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* This shows up occasionally in ''[[Super Sentai]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers]]''. Interestingly, many of the characters who do this are samurai:
** In ''[[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]]'' and ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' Season 3, when Ninjaman/Ninjor grows to [[Humongous Mecha]] size and transforms (into "Samuraiman" in the former), he connects his sword to its sheath and makes a [[Blade Onon a Stick|javelin]] out of it.
** [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|ShinkenGold]]/the [[Power Rangers Samurai|Gold Samurai Ranger]] does this in keeping with being an [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]].
** [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger|Shurikenger]]'s sword has an extra-wide sheath, all the better to use as a [[Batter Up|baseball bat]]. Ironically, while his American counterpart is identified as a samurai this use of the sheath is edited out.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Vergil in ''[[Devil May Cry (Video Game)|Devil May Cry]]'' does this as the first two strikes of his main combo, and does it to Dante during a cutscene.
* ''[[Afro Samurai (Anime)|Afro Samurai]]'' often uses his sheath as a weapon as well, particularly in the videogame where most of your combos involve a combination of sheath-strikes and cuts - and some of the niftier finishers involved steadying your opponent with the sheath to launch a pin-point strike through his skull.
* Ukyo's "weak" attacks in ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'' have him jabbing with his scabbard, keeping his sword sheathed.
* The Ronin's Sayageki ability in ''[[Etrian Odyssey (Video Game)|Etrian Odyssey]] 2 Heroes of Lagaard''.
* Mitsunari in ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' uses his sheathed sword against opponents he doesn't want to kill, such as knocking Kanbe unconscious by hitting him in the face with it.
** In the [[Anime of the Game]], Sasuke dual-wields with a sword and sheath when caught off guard by another ninja.
* Occasionally done by Zhou Tai as a juggling attack in the various ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' and ''[[Warriors Orochi]]'' games where he is given a katana. Then again, he's one of maybe two characters to even have a scabbard in the first place.
* Guy from ''[[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Tales of the Abyss]]'' does this as part of his fighting style.
** Same for Asbel from ''[[Tales of Graces (Video Game)|Tales of Graces]]'', as part of his alpha arte moveset.
 
 
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