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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.
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* Kayin and Eiji from the ''[[Battle Arena Toshinden]]'' OVA do this.
* The iconic shot from ''[[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>
* 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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** 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|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]]'' with Kisuke as he has the blade sheathed when carrying it over his shoulder.
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