Sword Beam: Difference between revisions

 

Sometimes a [[Ki Attacks|Ki Attack]]. When magical this is a type of [[Full Contact Magic]], and when not it falls under [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]. Sometimes put on enough steroids to reach [[Wave Motion Gun]] type levels. Not to be confused with a [[Laser Blade|Beam Sword]], although the two are not mutually exclusive.

 

== Anime & Manga ==

* Shannon does this in ''[[Scrapped Princess]]'' when he's using Zefiris. An interesting variation, in that the beam extends from ''both'' ends of his sword.

* The ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' episode "Lethal Lunacy" features an outlaw named Shoryū who has mastered the ability to attack using ki. One of the ways he does this is through a blast of wind unleashed from his sword. Unlike other sword beams, the damage done does not reflect how the wind blast struck the target; rather, it causes what appear to be completely unrelated injuries, like slashes across the palms or devastating internal damage without any exterior signs of harm.

* Miaka throws out one of these in ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' to fire Soi's lightning attack back at her. Justified because the sword she's using is a [[Cool Sword|holy sword]] given to Hotohori by Taiitsukun.

* [[Yaiba]] makes a frequent use of Sword Beam, be them [[Shock and Awe|Lightning]], [[Razor Wind|Air]] or [[Dark Is Edgy|Dark Powers]].

* Thymilph in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' has a variation: his Alkaid Glaive fires the beam, and he calls it the Condemn Blaze. (Although it can kind of hard to tell what he's shouting.)

* The [[Samurai]], who appear relatively late in ''[[Naruto]]'', are all capable of doing this, once they've channeled chakra through their swords like [[Laser Blade|Laser Blades]].

* In ''[[Soul Eater]]'', Maka's Straight Hunter used against the Clown works like this. She achieved something similar by mistake when she used Witch Hunter against Sid, and tripped up. Ragnarok's Screech Alpha attack also creates a Sword Beam.

* In ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' Erza's Morning Star Armor's special attack Photon Slicer.

* [[Kurogane no Linebarrel|Linebarrel's]] "Executor", who function as both [[BFS]] and [[BFG]].

* ''[[Kirby]]'', as seen in the page picture, as well as Meta Knight on more than one occasion.

* Ryuuji from [[Dragon Crisis]] uses these as his primary means of attack. Technically an example of 'Knife Beams'.

** [[Mega Man ZX|Model HX]] can do this if you alternate between the two attack buttons.

* In some games in the ''Zelda'' series, Link can fire beams from his sword. Usually, [[Situational Sword|this can only be done at full health]], though ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Minish Cap (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Minish Cap]]'' (and the ''[[The Legend of Zelda Oracle Games (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Oracle Games]]'' with the right [[Ring of Power]]) also features a [[Critical Status Buff|"Peril Beam"]] which can only be used at ''low'' health.

** [[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]] had the sword spin move which, when combined with magic, gave off a circle of energy that expanded beyond the range of the sword and damaged enemies. Not the classic Zelda sword beam, but still...

* ''[[Fate Stay Night]]'' has "[[Public Domain Artifact|Excalibur]] the Sword of Promised Victory", and Ea (often [[I Am Not Shazam|mistakenly called "Enuma Elish"]] after its [[Invocation|activation phrase]], though [[Rule of Cool|that name is cooler anyway]]). Excalibur is also prominent in [[Fate Zero]], the prequel. Both are some of the more powerful listed examples of the [[Wave Motion Sword]]; Excalibur at full power can raze several city blocks at a swing, and Ea could ''[[Earthshattering Kaboom|kill the planet]]'' if Gilgamesh ever decided to [[I Am Not Left Handed|stop playing around]] and take his opponents seriously.

* In ''[[Rocket Knight Adventures]]'', Sparkster can fling energy beams from his sword. This was taken out in the Genesis/Mega Drive version ''Sparkster'', but made a return in the 2010 ''Rocket Knight'' revival.

* In ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep]]'', Vanitas, one of the game's main villains, has a basic two-hit combo that consists of a lunging slash and a somersaulting uppercut with his Keyblade. Towards the end of the game, he starts using the latter attack to shoot a fast-moving, short-ranged crescent beam and, later on, a slow-moving, homing one.

* ''[[Severance Blade of Darkness (Video Game)|Severance Blade of Darkness]]'' had [[Hundred Percent Completion|an upgrade]] that unlocked two [[Sword Beam]] attacks for [[Sword of Plot Advancement|Ianna's sword]], your only ranged attacks aside from throwing your weapons (they don't come back, and you can only carry a few) and a bow which never upgrades unlike all your other weapons, and is therefore completely useless except for hitting switches. While obtaining the [[Sword Beam]] is optional, you don't stand much chance against the teleporting [[Big Bad]] without it. (And if you did get it, you'll get an [[Bonus Dungeon|extra level after it]], with [[The Man Behind the Man]] in a [[Magitek]] [[Power Armor]] as final boss.)

* The Dimension Slash attack (Which has the user focus energy into their weapon before unleashing a gigantic, battlefield-rending sword beam) is a staple of [[Nippon Ichi]] games, especially in the ''[[Disgaea]]'' series where it's first appearance was in the first game.