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{{quote|''"A blade in my left, a gun in my right<br />
''To beat you within, an inch of your life"''|'''[[
The child of [[Guns Akimbo]] and [[Dual-Wielding]] - a character simultaneously wielding a gun in one hand and a sword in another, or another combination of projectile and melee weapon. This would generally be impractical, as you might want that other hand free to help you steady or something, but it is much, much easier to [[Firing One-Handed|handle a weapon with one hand in fiction]]. Thank the [[Rule of Cool]] for that one.
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** Chachamaru turned one arm into a sword, and the other into a gun.
* If it's a pirate trope, ''[[One Piece]]'' will have it (not counting [[Eyepatch of Power|eyepatches]]... yet). In this case, it appears to be the fighting style of none other than {{spoiler|Gold Roger, according to a canon chapter promoting the tenth movie}}.
* In the final episode of ''[[Ga
* In the ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' manga [[Action Girl]] and [[Hot Amazon]] Olivier Armstrong wears this trope when she takes part in [[The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified|Roy's rebellion against Central]], using her sword and a gun she snagged from one of the generals. She easily took down a whole floor of soldiers with only these two weapons. Too bad Sloth came too early to end the festivities.
* It seems to be quite popular in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]''. Such as {{spoiler|when Alejandro's Alvaaron exited its base mobile armor he carried two guns only to toss one away and draw a beam sword. Ribbons' Gundam in the [[Grand Finale]] also does this, but mostly it seems to be because the rifle is mounted on the arm rather than being purely hand-carried.}} Also two Trinities, Graham, Exia, and Dynames near the end of season 1.
** ''[[Crossbone Gundam]]'', being about [[Space Pirate]] [[Humongous Mecha]], naturally does it, but with a special twist. Their pistol and sword (modeled on the flintlock and cutlass) can combine into a standard beam rifle that can fire rifle grenades, meaning both weapons are always right at hand.
*** The X1 and X2 play this straight but the X3 has the "Muramasa Blaster" instead, a beam rifle that happens to have [[BFS|12 beam sabers built into its sides]].
** ''[[Gundam]]'' in general is this, carrying beam rifle for shooting and beam saber for melee.
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Bleach]]'', Stark and Lilinette end up fighting with this combination.
** Not simultaneously, as it's one sword for Starrk alone, and Guns Akimbo [[Fusion Dance|with]] Lilynette.
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* [[Deadpool]] usually has a gun in one hand, a sword in the other, a gun in the other and a sword in the other.
* ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'': Corsair, [[Space Pirate]] and father of Scott Summers (aka Cyclops).
* Seen in the pirate flashback in [[Tintin
* [[Blade]]
* [[Grimjack]], seen above, carries both for a simple reason. His home city of Cynosure is a multi-dimensional nexus where the laws of reality can change with the crossing of a street. Magic works some place, guns in others, but swords work everywhere.
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== Fan Work ==
* The second ''[[Spirits Of The Force]]'' film, featured [[Memetic Badass|Kyle Motherf'ckin Katarn]] shooting mooks with his blaster in one hand while deflecting shots and cutting up sentry droids with his lightsaber in the other.
* The ''[[Firefly]]'' fanfic ''[[
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* Long John Silver in Disney's ''[[Treasure Island]]''.
* Blackbeard in Disney's ''[[Blackbeards Ghost]]''. He carries a Cutlass and multiple pistols, including some modern pistols.
* ''[[
* [[Blade]] has done this a couple of times.
* ''[[Master and Commander]]: [[Long Title|The Far Side of the World]]''
* Snake-Eyes in ''[[G.I. Joe:
* Mel Gibson during the final battle of ''[[The Patriot]]'', with a pistol and hatchet.
** Earlier, [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|in the ambush]] [[Roaring Rampage of Rescue|scene]], using [[Up to Eleven|two rifles, one pistol, a hatchet and a knife]]. [[Berserker Tears|Mel had]] [[Chewing the Scenery|a good time.]]
* Baby Doll in ''[[Sucker Punch]]'' uses a [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]] in one hand and a nickel-plated 1911 Colt .45 in the other. As you can guess, the action scenes in this movie run exclusively on the [[Rule of Cool]].
* Luke Skywalker in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''. Luke is equipped with both a blaster and a lightsaber when he enters the Cloud City.
* In ''[[The Last of the Mohicans]]'', Nathaniel and [[Raised
== Literature ==
* [[Solomon Kane]] is the embodiment of the trope, for all the reasons noted above. Plus he has a nifty hat.
* ''[[The Three Musketeers (
* '''[[Ciaphas Cain|CIAPHAS CAIN, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM]]''' uses a Laspistol and a [[Chainsaw Good|Chainsword]].
* A humorous example: In a letter purported to have been written during the Irish Revolution, the anonymous writer says "Whilst I write this, I hold a sword in each hand and a pistol in the other."
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== Live Action TV ==
* In one episode of ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'', Summer takes on Tenaya with a Nitro Blaster in one hand and a Nitro Sword in the other. Given how nearly every ranger team has the core rangers carrying identical weapons, it's quite frankly surprising that this sort of thing doesn't show up more often.
* Played straight in ''[[
* Several characters in A&E's ''[[Horatio Hornblower]]'' series.
* As the characters prepare for the Headless Monks to attack in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' 2011 mid-series finale, Rory can be seen dual-wielding a gladius and pulse pistol combo.
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* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' does not have many settings [[Fantasy Gun Control|where guns are common or even exist]]. It does have the next best thing; [[Bow and Sword In Accord|the one-handed hand crossbow]]. Some feats exist that allow a character (typically a ranger or rogue) to fight well using a hand crossbow in conjunction with a melee weapon, particularly in Fourth Edition. This fighting technique seems to be especially favored by [[Our Elves Are Better|Drow]] for some reason.
** Drow introduced hand crossbows to the D&D rules way back in 1st edition. Although weak, the Drow poison the bolts.
* Sister product ''[[
* ''[[Vampire: The
* Agent Carr and the second version of Sgt. Drake Alexander in ''[[Heroscape]]''.
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* ''[[Devil May Cry]]'' does this with [[Badass Abnormal|Nero]] in the fourth game, who wields the sword Red Queen in his left hand, and switches his double-barreled [[Revolvers Are Just Better|revolver]] [[Hand Cannon|Blue Rose]] over to the other (when he's not using the [[Red Right Hand|Devil Bringer]] to grapple and make enemies [[Mortal Kombat|"GET OVER HERE!"]]) to perform charged shots, in contrast to Dante's [[Guns Akimbo]] style.
** Nero actually shoots with his right hand ''for'' said charged shots, as the 'charge' is demonic energy that, oddly enough, comes from his [[Red Right Hand|Devil Bringer right arm]].
* Any humanoid character in ''[[
* ''[[Tenchu]]'' has done this a few times, having a boss who wields both at the same time. Usually he's a pretty horrible and limited swordsman, but if you don't kill him quickly he can open up some powerful combos on you with both the gun and sword.
* Julie from ''[[Heavy Metal FAKK]] 2'' can wield a melee weapon and a ranged weapon (pistol, UZI, or crossbow). Sadly, it is [[Awesome but Impractical]] as for the most time, you need either a shield in the off-hand or dual guns to max out the firepower.
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* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'''s Naked Snake. CQC is based around holding a gun and a knife at the same time, in particular the knife held in reverse alongside the pistol in a two-handed grip that can easily separate. The Boss, having created CQC, does likewise, albeit with a BFG.
** Down the line, Old Snake would later use a version where he could carry a knife and ''rifle'' at the same time, albeit using an odd two-fingered grip; however, in gameplay the knife is not actually used with the rifle, since the melee attack is a smack with the rifle's stock. (One of the odder ''Metal Gear''-related pictures around is characters from Metal Gear Online using this grip ''without'' a knife.)
*** In the final release of ''Metal Gear Online,'' the knife is always present. In ''Guns of the Patriots,'' Snake makes better use of the knife + rifle combination [[Cutscene Power to
** [http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7960/knifegun.jpg Knife + Gun = Knifegun]!
* Gordon Freeman of ''[[Half Life]]'' is often shown with a gun in one hand and a sword... er, make that crowbar... in the other.
* Gangplank, the pirate champion in the online game ''[[League of Legends]]'', fights with a cutlass and a pistol. As a result, he is rather [[Glass Cannon|squishy]], but he is capable of a low-cooldown, short-to-mid range blast from his hand cannon that deals incredible damage.
* ''[[Dark
* Most of the artwork in the online game ''[[Gunz]]: The Duel'' depicts characters with such weapons. K-style makes this somewhat possible through a combo of close-up sword-slashing and ranged shotgunning or revolver fire. It had the downside of making the shotgun one of the most overused weapons in an online game.
* A one-handed sword/one-handed gun combo is one of several possible stances in ''[[Phantasy Star]] Universe''.
** It's pretty much mandatory, really. It's the default setup, and for whatever reason one-handed melee weapons (and wands, for casting spells) can only be used in the right hand while one-handed guns can only be used in the left hand. In order to use [[Guns Akimbo]] or [[Dual-Wielding]] you'd have to go and buy the ''two-handed weapon'' which was a pair of guns or swords. As opposed to, say, wielding two one-handed guns. [[Everyone Is Bi]]- er... ambidextrous.
* Reiko from the ''[[
* The [[Space Pirates]] in the various incarnations in ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' wield both a handheld sythe and mounted blaster.
* Witch Hunters in ''[[Warhammer]] Online'' use a rapier and a matchlock pistol.
* ''[[Clive
* A basic "balanced" loadout for ''[[
* Rayne from ''[[Blood Rayne]]'' is able to [[Dual Wield]] a pair of guns and a pair of blades at the same time; her blades are mounted on her forearms, leaving her hands free to wield a pair of submachine guns.
* Hayden from ''[[Dark Sector]]'' wields a pistol in one hand and the bladed Glaive in the other hand. Notably, the Glaive is also dual-functioned as it can be used in melee or thrown as a Boomerang Sword.
* The protagonist of the "Katana" mod for ''[[Max Payne (
* Nobunaga of ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' does this with a [[Sawn Off Shotgun]]. He can chain them together for a combo, but it's [[Awesome but Impractical]] at best.
* ''[[Hellgate London]]'' allows its Templar classes to do so, with the guns ranging from grenade launchers to chaingun pistols.
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* ''[[Call of Duty]]: [[Modern Warfare]] 2'' has the "Tactical Knife" attachment, which increases the speed you can perform melee attacks at while you're holding a gun with it. This can be attached to ''any'' pistol - specifically, the USP .45, M9, [[Hand Cannon|.44 Magnum, or Desert Eagle]].
* It's possible to do this with every class in ''Torchlight''.
* Haken Browning of ''[[Endless Frontier|Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier]]'' packs the Night Fowl, a [[Swiss Army Weapon]] that's basically an assault rifle, pile bunker and bayonet rolled into one. At times, in conjunction with the Night Fowl, Haken will pull out the Longturm Special, a revolver that doubles as a portable [[Wave Motion Gun]]. ''[[
* Hubert Ozwell of ''[[
** Again in the ''[[Tales
** Alvin from [[
* Heaven and Hell stance in ''Granado Espada''.
* In ''[[Mega Man ZX]] Advent'', the titular Model ZX. It's the only form in the game that has both a blade and a gun. This might also apply to the Z-Saber from ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'' too.
** And [[Infinity Plus One Item|Model OX]].
* Both X and Zero from ''[[Mega Man X]]''. Zero, in all his incarnations bar X1, wields the Z-Buster alongside the Z-Saber, while X gains Zero's saber in X6.
* ''[[
* Thanks to both the versatile costume creator and the equally versatile power system of ''[[
* In ''[[Neptunia]]'', Neptune herself starts off with a sword and a gun.
* Mordecai in ''[[
* In ''~Assassin's Creed~: Brotherhood'' Ezio can use both a one-handed sword or bludgeon and his hidden gun together in combat, unlike in ''2'' where they were separate. A variant is using a Short Blade together with throwing knives. Swiss Guards, the most [[Elite Mook]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPqL2QEWnkY pack both a pistol and a sword].
** This trend continues in [[Assassin's Creed Revelations|Revelations]] with the Janissaries, who won't hesitate to pull out a pistol and shoot you (the trick to beating them is to pull out ''your'' pistol and shoot them).
* Rudy in the original version of ''[[
* ''[[
** And if you don't have firearms enabled, pretty much the same effect can be had by equipping a throwing weapon of some sort.
* During the attract mode of ''[[Time Crisis]] 3'', Giorgio Zott can be seen holding a sword and an assault rifle.
* ''[[
* The Pirate class in ''[[Fat Princess]]'' does this.
* From ''[[Fable]] 2'' onwards, the game mapped each type of combat to a different button. So if one has a pistol as their ranged weapon, they can do this.
* The protagonist of ''[[Luminous Arc]]'' equips swords, but uses a rifle for most of his special attacks.
* In ''[[Samurai Warriors]] Chronicles'', your customizable character, if male, gets to use a 2-handed katana and a rifle in tandem during combat. That is: he holds the katana one-handed and fires his rifle one-handed. And can do this while running. Two generally 2-handed weapons being used one-handed. This also applies to [[Smug Snake|Masamune Date]], who uses a saber and pistol in certain combos.
* The titular character in ''[[Rising Zan:
* ''[[Warhammer
* Many ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' games have the main character wield swords, knives, and guns. Specifically, the protagonists of the [[Shin Megami Tensei I|first]], [[Shin Megami Tensei II|second]], and [[Strange Journey|fourth]] games, [[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army|Raidou]] [[Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon|Kuzunoha]], among others.
* Subject delta of [[
* Lightning Farron from ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' actually uses a gun as a part of her sword attack combo when her ATB gauge reaches level 4, in addition of showing her carry it in cutscenes once in a while.
* In ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', Shepard gains the Omni-blade for melee attacks. Promotional artwork and cinematic trailers heavily featurd Shepard wielding both a gun and an Omni-blade, cutting down husks with both in rapid succession.
* In ''[[No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle]]'', [http://suda51.wikia.com/wiki/Skelter_Helter Skelter Helter] has a [[Revolvers Are Just Better|revolver]] that is ''twelve'' revolvers, and a [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]] that is ''three'' katana.
* The Buccaneers of ''[[
* ''[[
== Web Animation ==
* This is the primary fighting style of Jebus, the primary antagonist from the ''[[
== Web Original ==
* Jason Kiehart of ''[[League of Intergalactic Cosmic Champions]]'' has both a sword and a gun enhanced by alien technology. He can actually change the setting of the gun from firing armor piercing rounds to paintball pellets.
* [[Atop the Fourth Wall
* Happens all the time in ''[[
* Averted, much to the dismay of [[Noka|Found]]. During the Serial Killer Arc, he wears a [[Awesome but Impractical|trenchcoat]] styled after old noir films and Sherlock Holmes. [[Cloudcuckoolander|He reasons that dressing the part is crucial to tracking down a serial killer]] (much to Az's annoyance), but unfortunately, he can't use both his pistol and sword at the same time with the constricting clothing.
* Tucker, of [[Red vs. Blue]] fame, goes armed with an Energy Sword and a Battle Rifle. He's surprisingly effective with both, able to hold off a squad of mercenaries lead by a {{spoiler|Freelancer, though one of the least of them}}. He prefers using his sword. It doesn't stay up for other people.
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== Web Comics ==
* [[
* In ''[[Galactic Maximum]]'', [http://maximumcomic.com/?strip_id=1 during the initial fight.]
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