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A popular pose for [[I Like Swords|swordsmen]], gunslingers, or [[An Axe to Grind|any]] [[Sinister Scythe|other]] [[Blade
▲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 ''[[
** Kenpachi will often be seen with his shikai, a rusty old katana, slung across his right shoulder and Yachiru on his left.
* Zelgadis of ''[[
* 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 ''[[
* Zabuza Momochi of ''[[
** 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
* [[
** In ''[[Licensed Game|The Secret of the Cursed Mask]]'' for the [[
* Kayin and Eiji from the ''[[Battle Arena Toshinden]]'' OVA do this.
* The iconic shot from ''[[
* 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>
* 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 (
== [[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 (
* 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 ''[[
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* Has a long standing presence in [[Magic:
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The page picture in [[BFS]] of [[Final Fantasy VII
** This is essentially Squall's victory pose in both ''[[
** In the DS remake of ''[[
** This is how [[Final Fantasy X
** [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 ''[[
** 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
** In the [[Fire Emblem Tellius
* Subverted in ''[[
* The idle animation for two-handed weapons in ''Age Of Decadence'' has them rested on the shoulder.
* [[Badass|Yuri Lowell]] from ''[[
* 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 ''[[
* Angela from ''[[
* Large weapons like the Greatswords, Greataxes, and Great Hammers are held this way in ''[[Dark Souls]]''.
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