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It's well known that when it comes to fictional fight scenes, what looks exciting and cool is far more important than what would be effective in real life. That's where '''Weapon Twirling''' comes in, because [[Everything Is Better With Spinning]]. It's visually interesting and looks like it may be difficult to pull off, and is thus [[Rule of Cool|cool]]. It's also used when a character would otherwise be standing idly, since someone just standing around with a weapon isn't as interesting as that person doing fancy tricks with that weapon.
In some instances, spinning weapons are used to block projectiles or create [[Blow You Away|wind attacks.]]
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** Orlando spins his machette-like [[Dual-Wielding|swords]] after attacking.
** Marie spins her staff after attacking and as part of her Awakenings.
* In ''[[Fire Emblem:
* Yosuke from ''[[Persona 4]]'' does this while in battle and in the opening animation. It backfires when he nearly drops his dagger in both.
* ''Kid Niki: Radical Ninja'' has the title character attack by spinning his sword in front of him.
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[[Category:Weapons and Wielding Tropes]]
[[Category:Weapon Twirling]]▼
[[Category:Everything's Better with Spinning]]
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