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[[File:bleach_ichigo1299bleach ichigo1299.jpg|link=Bleach (Manga)|rightthumb|350px|You should know not to mess with a dude who rests his sword this awesomely.]]
 
A popular pose for [[I Like Swords|swordsmen]], gunslingers, or [[An Axe to Grind|any]] [[Sinister Scythe|other]] [[Blade Onon a Stick|title]] that is describing a specific weapon user. This is when someone who forgoes carrying a sheath or holster and instead lets their weapon rest lazily slung over their shoulder when not in use. This is often invoked by characters whose weapon diagonally [[Sticks to Thethe Back]]. It [[Incredibly Lame Pun|carries]] the I-Don't-Give-A-Damn effect while making the weapon look [[Cool Sword|cooler]]. Much like [[Gun Twirling]], this is purely for [[Rule of Cool]] since anyone in this pose runs the risk of hurting themselves. It does have some level of practicality: a particularly large [[BFS|blade]] or [[BFG|gun]] is difficult to hold in any other way.
 
A popular pose for [[I Like Swords|swordsmen]], gunslingers, or [[An Axe to Grind|any]] [[Sinister Scythe|other]] [[Blade On a Stick|title]] that is describing a specific weapon user. This is when someone who forgoes carrying a sheath or holster and instead lets their weapon rest lazily slung over their shoulder when not in use. This is often invoked by characters whose weapon diagonally [[Sticks to The Back]]. It [[Incredibly Lame Pun|carries]] the I-Don't-Give-A-Damn effect while making the weapon look [[Cool Sword|cooler]]. Much like [[Gun Twirling]], this is purely for [[Rule of Cool]] since anyone in this pose runs the risk of hurting themselves. It does have some level of practicality: a particularly large [[BFS|blade]] or [[BFG|gun]] is difficult to hold in any other way.
 
[[Every Japanese Sword Is a Katana|Because of the presence of katanas]], this has become a popular Eastern media trend. Related to [[Stab the Sky]] and [[Staring Through the Sword]].
 
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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] ==
* Ichigo of ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'' loves this. He just wishes he was the [[Trope Codifier]].
** Kenpachi will often be seen with his shikai, a rusty old katana, slung across his right shoulder and Yachiru on his left.
* Zelgadis of ''[[Slayers (Light Novel)|Slayers]]'' does this sometimes. Having [[Made of Iron|skin like rock]], he can let the sword rest on the sharp end if he likes (probably damaging the blade).
* Eishun Konoe of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has been seen doing this. Also Jack Rakan on the photo of Nagi's group Ala Rubra.
* Guts of ''[[Berserk]]'' is also fond of doing this. The Dragon Slayer isn't sharp like most [[BFS]]'s, and mainly generates cutting power through its mass and the blinding speed with which the freakishly strong Guts swings it. Parodied in the English [[Hilarious Outtakes|outtakes]]: Guts places his sword on his shoulder, and his voice actor starts screaming in agony.
* Mimiru from ''[[.hack Sign|.hack//SIGNSign]]''.
* Zabuza Momochi of ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]'', like anyone else using a [[BFS]] and carrying their sword diagonally, is partial to this.
** Kisame Hoshigaki, another [[BFS]] user, also does this. Though as his sword doesn't so much ''cut'' as ''shred'' there's less risk of decapitation.
* Rena Ryuugu from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (Visual Novel)|Higurashi no Naku Koro Nini]]'' does this with her [[Girl Withwith Psycho Weapon|cleaver]].
* [[Inuyasha (Manga)|Inuyasha]] has done this, but rarely, since his [[BFS]] transforms back to a normal sized katana when sheathed. So he only does it when he's taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the action being over.
** In ''[[Licensed Game|The Secret of the Cursed Mask]]'' for the [[Play StationPlayStation 2]], this is his battle pose.
* Kayin and Eiji from the ''[[Battle Arena Toshinden]]'' OVA do this.
* The iconic shot from ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Anime)|Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' depicts Kamina resting his katana on the shoulder like this.
* Alto in ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' does a different version: instead of fully resting his weapon on his Valkyrie's shoulder, he only puts the muzzle onto it; he's an [[Wholesome Crossdresser|ex-Kabuki actor]] and does a pose from that,<ref>nicknamed the "Sakurahime Pose" by fans</ref>, prompting [[Camp Gay|Bobby]] to remark that [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|he looks beautiful even in Battroid mode]].
* Early in the series, Sanosuke carries his massive Zambatou sword over his shoulder as he heads to face [[Rurouni Kenshin|Kenshin]].
 
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Chakaal the warrior-woman in early issues of ''[[Groo the Wanderer]]''. Since her neck is drawn quite thin and her sword is very thick it always surprised me that she didn't manage to decapitate herself accidentally.
* [[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (Literaturenovel)|Snow White]] does this in one issue of ''[[Fables (Comic Book)|Fables]]''. With the [[Public Domain Artifact|Vorpal Blade]]. Sheriff Bigby promptly tells her [[Absurdly Sharp Blade|why that's a bad idea]].
 
 
== [[Film]] ==
* Sorry, Ichigo, [[The Seven Samurai|Toshiro Mifune]] locked this trope in waaaay back in [[The Fifties|dinosaur times]].
* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Filmfilm)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' movies, Gimli often carries his axe like this. As do some of the Uruk-Ai with their blades.
* In ''[[White Sun of the Desert]]'', Comrade Sukhov carried his Lewis machine gun this way.
 
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* During the roll call for ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]'', Shinken Red and Shinken Pink do this when they announce their names. (To a lesser extent Shinken Yellow too.)
* The title character of ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]'' often has his sword slung over one shoulder like a baseball bat, or resting behind his neck across both shoulders, while he and the rest of the gang are doing a [[Power Walk]].
 
 
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* Has a long standing presence in [[Magic: theThe Gathering]] artwork, as [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=1651 Dakkon] here can attest, all the way up to the recent [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=262861 Champion Of The Parish]
 
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The page picture in [[BFS]] of [[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Cloud Strife]] has this. Sephiroth often holds his impossibly long sword this way as well, probably because it would scrape grooves in the ground if it was held in any kind of sheath, and lop off the knees of anyone standing next to him every time he turned a corner.
** This is essentially Squall's victory pose in both ''[[Final Fantasy VIII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VIII]]'' and ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]''.
** In the DS remake of ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'', [[Ninja|Edge]] holds [[Dual-Wielding|one of his two]] [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]] this way.
** This is how [[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Auron]] carries his sword (when it's not in [[Hammerspace]]) as well as his victory pose. Justified, given how [[BFS|big it is]].
** [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100312142126/kingdomhearts/images/8/8c/KH_Sora.jpg Sora]{{Dead link}} from ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''. He tends to default to doing this when he's running around with the Keyblade out when there are no enemies around.
* Dante of ''[[Devil May Cry (Video Game)|Devil May Cry]]'' does this very often... on the ''sharp'' side of the blade. He never seems to notice ([[All There in the Manual|extra material says]] his sword is sharp enough to cut through anything in human existence).
** It's implied that Rebellion is an [[Empathic Weapon]], so it may be a case of it simply not wanting to cut its own master.
* In the ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' games for [[Game Boy Advance]], this is the battle pose for mercenaries, berserkers, fighters, journeymen and post-promotion Hector, though mercenaries are the only of these to wield swords; the rest do it with [[An Axe to Grind|axes]].
** Post-promotion Hector can use swords too (Though in his case they look like [[BFS|BFSs]]s).
** In the [[Fire Emblem Tellius (Video Game)|Tellius]] games, Greil carries his axe like this. His son Ike will pick up the habit upon promoting to Vanguard, for both swords and axes. He also has it as one of his idle animations in [[Super Smash Bros Brawl]].
* Subverted in ''[[Muramasa the Demon Blade|Muramasa: The Demon Blade]]'' with Kisuke as he has the blade sheathed when carrying it over his shoulder.
* The idle animation for two-handed weapons in ''Age Of Decadence'' has them rested on the shoulder.
* [[Badass|Yuri Lowell]] from ''[[Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|Tales of Vesperia]]''.
* Any class that can equip the [[BFS|Sword]] class weapons in ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' can do this if you walk instead of run.
* Motochika from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' carries his enormous bladed [[Anchors Away|anchor]] like this. Keiji does this too, though his sword is normally sheathed, and Yoshihiro rests his gigantic sword single-edged across his shoulder.
* All of the three ''[[Agarest Senki 2]]'' protagonists do this trope. Doesn't matter what kind of weapon it is.
* Dan Smith in ''[[Killer 7Killer7]]'' rests his massive revolver on his shoulder.
* Angela from ''[[Rusty Hearts (Video Game)|Rusty Hearts]]''.
* Large weapons like the Greatswords, Greataxes, and Great Hammers are held this way in ''[[Dark Souls]]''.
 
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