Wooden Katanas Are Even Better: Difference between revisions

 

Interestingly, Musashi didn't really cut Sasaki Kojiro with his ''bokken''. According to ''Musashi'' by Eiji Yoshikawa, he actually cracked his skull with it. And, to add the insult to injury, it wasn't even a proper bokken: because Musashi was partying ''hard'' before the duel he not only got late to the agreed place, but in his hangover he '' forgot his bokken'' and had to jury-rig a replacement from a boat's spare oar. Presumably, the incredible cutting power is due to a [[Rule of Cool|certain rule]].

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Taiga from ''[[Tora Dora]]'' likes to carry around a wooden sword for when she decides to smack people down.

** Another Taiga from ''[[Fate Stay Night]]'' likes this trick at well, being the sensei of a kendo dojo. It's said that in terms of stylistic skill, this Taiga is actually ''very'' good. However, she's a goofball and has [[Muggles|zero magical ability]] so no super powers, sorry.

* Averted in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'': when Sora loses his [[Empathic Weapon|Keyblade]], he's left with a wooden sword that leaves him weak to the point where defeating even the previously non-threatening weakest of enemies becomes a long, drawn-out chore. Luckily, he has the [[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Beast]] on his side who takes down most baddies without a backward glance, relegating [[Player Character|Sora]] to keeping him alive above all else or else you're totally screwed. (Although your magic still works pretty well, albeit without the bonuses your keyblade would give to it. Gravity in particular works quite well.)

** Played fairly straight in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358 Over 2 Days]]''. At one point Roxas lets Xion "borrow" his keyblade. He then uses a stick as his weapon for awhile, but it isn't noticeably weaker than the keyblade.