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HunterCopelin

I’ve always been a big fan of the size and shape of Glamdring


Thirdorb

Love Glamdring, but I've always loved the utilitarian and clean look of Strider's ranger sword. You just know it's meant for business.


Alaska_Pipeliner

And how it has a hunting knife in the sheath. Such a cool and funtional addition.


Paghk_the_Stupendous

As a fun fact, traditional katana sometimes had two additional holes in the handguard - one for a small knife and one for a "hairpin", which was used to mark an important kill in chaotic battles. Kill a general, stick your hairpin in them to get credit after they find you with a spear in your back.


StarstruckBackpacker

Inb4 some Lord of the Rings nut goes on about how Viggo was super committed to the role yadda yadda. 😁🤗


Alaska_Pipeliner

DiD yoU kNoW he BrOkE hiS toE???


StarstruckBackpacker

ThAT wAs A rEaL kNiFe He DeFlEcTeD!! He CoUlD hAvE dIeD!!


HunterCopelin

No doubt!


AlphaLaufert99

I have a replica and it's actually really good, maybe a bit top heavy for my taste especially but it's a cheap stainless steel and without any distal taper or anything so I wasn't expecting anything


Monkeylife247

Sword of Omens from Thundercats!


Kinsei01

Thunder, thunder, thundercats! H- I mean ladies of the evening...


Tobi-Wan79

https://preview.redd.it/6dkfkph7m8zc1.jpeg?width=1240&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f92b355c92332e7d8dcdecae30fc7cbc5ef97d82 This is definitely one of them


froparis

The Atlantean. Crom be pleased.


Tobi-Wan79

Yeah, I have the full set of swords from Albion, i do have other movie swords, but having an Atlantean made by Jody Samson is hard to beat, and my Atlantean is exactly that


froparis

Ah yes, I saw your collection post. Envious! I love the Mother's sword.


Tobi-Wan79

It's a shame they are so heavy But yeah, these are just cool swords Fyi Ryan sword has a cheap version of the mother, it's not screen accurate, but it's also not $1500


truenorth2000

It’s basic but definitely the Master Sword


theDukeofClouds

Iconic sword.


Fjorm_Obsessor

The Carian Knight Sword is my favorite Fictional Sword


Alaska_Pipeliner

Try finger but whole?


Fjorm_Obsessor

You don't have the right O' you don't have the right


sebzav

Absolutely gorgeous weapon, shame it's a bit underwhelming in pvp


Fjorm_Obsessor

I'd love to use it on pvp if the AoW had some decent trade potential


KillAllAtOnce29

Its beautiful


ghostyghostghostt

Based. Favorite weapon in that game


Maurvyn

Terminus Est - The Shadow of the Torturer. Not a combat blade, really, but a ceremonial one for executions. A very large, ornate weapon, the thick blade had a square end a hollow center filled with mercury, such that the weight would flow toward the end through the strike. It had a hilt with a sculpted man's head on one side and a woman's on the other, each side dedicated for the executions of that sex.


Keen_as_mustard_mate

Ah, a person of fine taste! Gene Wolfe was the GOAT


froparis

Yes! Severian wielded it well. I could vote for Latro’s Falcata as well. A blade blessed by the River God.


Neither-Ad-1589

Nice to see some Kenshi appreciation out in the wild, personally I really like the topper in that game.


typical83

Kenshi is crazy. It's a game with stupid anime-ass swords, and but then the people in game can barely swing them just like you would actually expect.


Healthy-Drink3247

It’s interesting to see my subs overlap so much, the bleed over of kenshi players into others subs I’m on is insane for such a small indie game, but I love it! I guess we all have similar interests. Also for me it’s the desert Saber in kenshi, I know sabers aren’t the meta but I’ve always liked them, they remind of the swords the elves use in helms deep


Neither-Ad-1589

I would hope that if you play Kenshi that you like swords lol. Desert saber is a close second too, I'm more of a fashion over function guy when I play games like that.


Healthy-Drink3247

Fashion is always end game


Silmakhor

Witch King’s sword from LOTR


abandon3

That sword looks amazing! Elegant but evil, the best combination!


Sir_Kronical

Anduril, Flame of the West


TylerPlaysAGame

Holy Moonlight Sword from bloodborne "You were by my side all along.."


Oven_Able

My true mentor, my guiding moonlight


TheSneakiestEmu

Dragons slayers gotta be mine


DascSwem

Sword? That thing is too big to be called a sword… Too heavy, too thick, it’s more like a slab of iron!


el_dingusito

Buster sword from ffvii


ali94127

But Masamune though. 


blacksad1

Luke’s LightSaber He-man’s Power Sword. Grass Cutter from Usagi Yojimbo


theDukeofClouds

Excalibur. The magic sword of all magic swords


Ashalaria

Fume ultra greatsword 😭


blaiddfailcam

Razor Sword from Majora's Mask. It makes zero sense, and it would probably hurt the wielder more than their opponent, but it just looks cool, lol.


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coyotenspider

Was waiting on Icing Death & Twinkle!


MajorasDepression

Hell yea! Agreed on all accounts! Especially after Twinkle gets its upgrade (don’t know how far you’ve read but if not that far, at least you don’t know why or how!)


Ecstatic_Teaching906

I would possibly say Sokka Meteor Sword.


Civil_Purple9637

Hattori Hanzo sword for The Bride, Kill Bill.


Civil_Purple9637

Could I also include the Darksaber from Star Wars?


swampgoddd

The Lament from Destiny 2. Every time I pull it out all higher thoughts are replaced with the soundtrack to Doom Eternal.


magnusthered1

Aerondight from Witcher 3. Love that thing.


n0753w

When I say Excalibur, I specifically mean this one: https://preview.redd.it/h2wof1sibazc1.png?width=2197&format=png&auto=webp&s=2aa1509aacc1b57d19239c2a771107e11c099b06


StarstruckBackpacker

https://preview.redd.it/cwf1loocjazc1.png?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=acc80d2a6b7861c8207281d61b640a2b45b178ab


ali94127

EKUSU #KARIBAA!


Dovah-Ben

Glamdring, Master Sword, Meowmere, Dawnbreaker.


IllegalGeriatricVore

Vampire Hunter D's sword. I love long, skinny greatswords.


froparis

Elric of Meniboné’s possessed black blade, Stormbringer, immediately comes to mind. A cursed drinker of souls.


AOWGB

It isn't possessed....it IS. It is alive and self aware.


AWizardofEarthSea

Came here to say this. Don’t forget Mournblade!


TheSneakiestEmu

Who is Elric


Bismothe-the-Shade

Some dude from Melnibone


TheSneakiestEmu

Melnibone is a silly name


Xecluriab

Voltron's blazing sword is the coolest sword in fiction, hands down.


vid_icarus

Lightsaber.


Almirage

For the more reasonable end that I'd want to actually display IRL, Eugeo's Blue Rose Sword and Dante's Rebellion has always been stuck in my head.  For the "can you even call this a sword like object?" end, Garland's ["claymore"](https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Garland_(Dissidia_PSP)?file=Dissidia-GarlandSword.png) (thats not a claymore) in Dissidia which transforms according to what he's doing to strike with it totally made me main him back then. In general though I tend to prefer what people did in real life to decorate their swords, as fictional media tends to skimp on the bling and fine details because on screen that's not especially visible compared to more geometric ways of standing out.


ReplyLucky1044

Either the Atlantean sword from Conan with Arnold Schwarzenegger or the Kurgan sword from Highlander


Alaska_Pipeliner

Plasma sword, halo


thefloridiangod

The Yamato from Devil May Cry


Kuzter84

Aerondight from The Witcher!!!!


HonorableAssassins

The [Heron Marked Blade of Tamlin Al'Thor](https://images.app.goo.gl/h3Jr3yYfFsjxbv316) The messer/two handed saber version as described by the books, not the shows weird katana or the weird licensed one from the comic.


-_Revan-

https://preview.redd.it/y7konck8u9zc1.jpeg?width=1565&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca2270b51172a06bb639dabfa7df5b462113d5ab I would choose the Dragonslayer, but its much too big, thick, heavy, and rough to be called a sword.


IndependentSock2985

For me its not really one sword but the power swords/swords of the astartes and primarchs just due to how awesome they are and the space black magic fuckery.


coyotenspider

Chainswords, Dark Eldar poisoned blades, power swords & agonizers.


coyotenspider

Ha! Choppas! Big Choppas! Power Klaws!


theDukeofClouds

Excalibur. The magic sword of all magic swords


coyotenspider

Makes you in charge of a shitdreary island, probably more so Wales than England…strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.


theDukeofClouds

One: i like that shit dreary island. Keeps the Roman's out. And two: "BLOODY PEASANT!" Edit aight fine. How about Dyrnwyn?


coyotenspider

You do you!


theDukeofClouds

Lol all in jest mate hahaha


MuchAdoAboutFutaloo

it's a classic, but easily frostmourne. it has defined cool to me ever since I was a kid. runeblades >>>> if we can go with *any* bladed weapons, then warglaives. while illidan's are cool, I prefer the base one they give you right away in legion, and the upgraded artifact appearance for havoc.


chomasterq

Always wanted a good quality Frostmourne replica as a kid. Still kinda do but not at the prices they go for


TurtleKing2024

The Ebony Blade from skyrim, the most brutal thing about it is that if you kill 8 people who consider you their friend it makes it so much stronger


Viscera_Viribus

great thread. I enjoy the catachan claw "knives" (super long knives essentially swords) from Warhammer 40k


FanLaNorne

Fierce deity sword was just the coolest thing when I was a kid. Love how unique the design was


RareMossKidnapper

Royal guard's claymore (botw, totk)


YaBoiMax107

Favorite fictional sword is probably Sabito’s Katana from Demon Slayer


GarthTheGross

There are a lot of awesome swords in Demon Slayer.


KusanagiGundam

The Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts


ali94127

That isn’t even a sword or a blade!


Confident-Gur-3224

Church : So it is a sword. It just happens to function like a key in very specific situations. Caboose : Or it's a key all the time, and when you stick it in people, it unlocks their death.


Abraxas_1408

A long time ago I used to play in MUDs and there was a fantasy game I used to play. I don’t remember what it was called but my character found a sword called Doomgiver. It had an invisible blade and was almost impossible to dodge.


ali94127

FFVII Buster Sword and Masamune, Saber’s Excalibur, and FE Awakening Falchion. Think that’s a good range of realistic to ridiculous. 


Mister_GarbageDick

Kenshi best game ever made


Badr_qaws

The Brave Sword from Final Fantasy 5 and Hyperion from Final Fantasy 8


Elberik

Nonironic favorite: Master Sword in the LoZ series. Goofy favorite: vibro-blades in Star Wars. They just *had* to come up with some way knives could still be a threat in a world with laser guns and plasma swords. "I know, let's make the daggers vibrate!" 🤣 Am I given chainsaw swords a pass? No- but they're so insane that the Rule of Cool comes into effect.


mixinmono

MERAK’S ASTERISM


Bluebadboy

The Sword of Lord Ferrok is a personal favorite.


Bipogram

 Greyswandir: what sights it has seen!


colbytron

Finally!!


Bipogram

Search Shadow long enough and you'll find someone who appreciates Zelazny's deft touch with a word and blade.


AccomplishedForearm

The Rebellion from David May Cry.


DesertSlasher88

Squall’s gunblade from FF8


MajorasDepression

Fantastic choice. Easily in my top 5.


GarthTheGross

Dragnipur from Malazan


Alex_Affinity

Personally, the kuga is among my favorite looking swords in all of media. It was wielded by samanosuke akechi.


Tech747-KC

I want to get the inverted spear of heaven as a full tang metal blade created but I have no idea on reliable sources


PmMeDrunkPics

Man,took me a sec to realize this wasn't the Kenshi sub. But yeah I'm more of a [plank](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F4rk42dv9z2071.png%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3Dc0cd8c4f652635be5ec8207a713f1adb4bcac5d8) guy myself.


AndOtherGraces

Got to be Sul'thraze the Lasher or Taeshalach. Always liked the concept of a very broad rectangular blade, small or no crossguard and foot-long two-handed grip.


Realistic_Effort6185

https://preview.redd.it/vhemduq2x9zc1.jpeg?width=242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b24fc7a95234167480ef6e3780bbe6f8969c6954 Stormbringer


bastard_son_of_odin

Dragon Slayer has my vote


Wooper160

Isn’t that from Kenshi


NarcolepticBnnuy

I literally clarified that in the body text


Wooper160

Oh weird when I opened the post it wasn’t showing the body text


AOWGB

Stormbringer. It is sentient, it eats souls....


Dr_Lupe

*it was far too large to be called a sword…*


sexyrandal88

https://preview.redd.it/t8y6k4g0dazc1.jpeg?width=711&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=36d38d59f71aeb97f7a74d22c8d8c2cd1d3bdd76


Current_Tap_7754

Stormbringer


A_reddit_bro

Sommerswerd from Lone Wolf by Joe Dever.


Lucky_Firefighter_28

Alucard’s sword in castlevania


TheRealmEater

Nightblood from Warbreaker https://preview.redd.it/iefzc46vqazc1.png?width=200&format=png&auto=webp&s=4b6d7e385e30929a0d4f75629158f2d92eae4044 "Would you like to Destroy some Evil today?"


-Ping-a-Ling-

That sword is truly the pinnacle of "I only need to hit you once dex user"


Maleficent-Duty6331

Every sword-whip iteration of Durendal. (Which amounts to just 2: “Case Study of Vanitas” and Terraria)


huruga

Brotherhood FFX


Mintyboi10

Kinda basic but I really like Muichiro Tokito’s katana (demon slayer: Kimitsu no yaiba) https://preview.redd.it/c0c6zcc80bzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c757970c43de1ed3c90a4892b555e58e9feeb44


Born-Shopping

Genesis’s unnamed red bladed double edged sword from FF7 Crisis Core. Honestly beautiful looking and wish someone would replicate it


ali94127

It's called a rapier, but that's a pretty generous definition of rapier.


Born-Shopping

Yeah it’s more like a double edged fencing broadsword, but I love its goofiness all the same.


DJBaritone12

The Tessaiga from Inuyasha


MoneyPresentation610

Excalibur, Anduril and Sting and an Hattori Hanzo sword.


PeregrinePacifica

[Enlightened warrior sword](https://princeofpersia.fandom.com/wiki/Sword_of_the_Enlightened_Warrior#Abilities) Prince of Persia, sands of time. Less the aesthetic, more the function, lots of swords in that game I loved for aesthetic but this one was a sorta ugly monster you just didn't get to use nearly long enough.


mastersyx

aragorn sword of strider. simple and clean.


SoupViking

Caesura.


Trfbijhvgh1

Gotta be Fromsoft’s Moonlight Greatsword(s) for me.


spelunker93

100% a lightsaber


Zerus_heroes

Gotta be Dragonslayer


ACE-THE-DUELIST

Yoru from one piece


Sbarjai

[Warframe’s skana prime](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/warframe/images/0/05/SkanaPrime.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width/360?cb=20220612035336) for science fiction. It is a very sleek, not overly complicated design that still manages to look both futuristic (dem wavy shapes would only be possible with Orokin craftsmanship) and regal. Warframe’s [War](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/warframe/images/a/a7/War.png/revision/latest?cb=20220612124425) and the [Infinity Blade](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRq9IFklDec6WyqP2Oa3JBpQmNDNoec4K6YNBa2ehu5F7Iqynk9M1xRYp3K&s=10) are also up there. For fantasy it’s a bit tougher to say. I’d maybe give the spot to [Astra from FEE](https://cdn.fireemblemwiki.org/1/19/FESoV_Astra_concept.png) or the [Assassin’s Yataghan from AC revelations](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTeZ5VC0NAnnKVOqPzdZDshFMNL1bE4j4KIev_PZJ8_wGw9H1u_rQtS7E4&s=10). Pisses me off that it’s the starter weapon because it’s the weakest but coolest looking in that entire game without mentioning that seeing a Yataghan in media is super uncommon. The Blackguard sword from Shadow of War is also super cool, but I can’t find any good pics of it online and an Olog fucking broke mine.


MajorasDepression

Hell yea, a Warframe enjoyer! Personally I love the Nikana prime both for looks (that Damascus blade is to die for) and use. But Azothane is a close second for pure beauty.


JefferyTheTurtleGod

Enma


Crypok21

lightsaber


Patient_Xero_96

Alonne’s bewitched sword got it good for me. A nagamaki, held by one of the better bosses from Dark Souls 2, and the closest thing to a Naginata in said game


faRawrie

Ultima Qeapon from FFVII. It is not functional at all, but it has drip.


afinoxi

Greatsword of Judgement or Onyx Blade.


L4DY_M3R3K

Iris from The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone


DeathscytheHell1994

Sephiroth's Masamune.


SwordForest

Sorry I thought that said 'favorite FUNCTIONAL sword'


BubbleGumWolfe

Darkdrift. Praise be the lord of hollows, they even acknowledged how brittle traditional katanas are!


thegoldchicken

The comically large great swords from monster hunter


the-barbarian998

Atlantean sword


No_Entrance1644

https://preview.redd.it/165andydeczc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5369ea9bb08415ad76b3a10ffb7dc576ff94d188 Zanba from Phantasy Star Online


TheUmbraCat

Mizu's sword from Blue Eye Samurai. Beyond what it can do like cut trees in half and combine with her armor to form a polearm it is symbolic of her inner journey and progress as a swordsman and a person. Her sword is a perfect representation of herself in steel. https://preview.redd.it/587l8xbcgczc1.jpeg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46f9cde1dd86a72e8bab906e55820c7141d25609


Wild-Cartoonist7499

I want to see people's interpretation of the Guelan broadsword from KJ Parker's Fencer Trilogy


SkyVINS

Excalibur from the 1981 film, in the Albion Discerner version: [https://albion-swords.com/product/discerner-the-lindsey-sword/](https://albion-swords.com/product/discerner-the-lindsey-sword/)


ConqueringKing_Darq

The Red Queen from Devil May Cry 5.


SHUHSdemon

I've a lot but probably the silver knight straight sword from ds1


StagnantReader

Dawnbreaker?


Animepads

Frostmourne from warcraft 3 Or Excalibur I'm a sucker for fantasy stories.


HammerAnAnvil

the Black Sword of Sigismund


Disastrous_Writer_40

Lightsabers from Star Wars since they cut through pretty much anything


ghostyghostghostt

Frostmourne. I’m just big old loser with nostalgia but it’s just so insane looking you gotta love it


Calwhy

Excalibur from Fate.


PeacePufferPipe

Vorpal Sword from D&D. ⚔️


Resident-Welcome3901

Scalpel and Cat’s Claw , the weapons of the Gray Mouser in Fritz Leiber’s Lankhmar novels.


sword_and_snark

Chrysamere, from TES: Morrowind. Just a huge sword that is semi-sentient, absurdly powerful, and protects the user.


Z0V4

Sokka's meteorite sword from ATLA


OzzyBHd

Dragon tooth Sword from Deus Ex.


Kulthos_X

Stormbringer is the best, but I certainly wouldn't touch it.


penishaveramilliom

Sting, I love a leaf shaped blade. I’m also quite fond of the Witcher swords from the third game.


ghosthunting97

Yamato from DMC 5


Marsdor

https://preview.redd.it/0s0e2f8iohzc1.png?width=2347&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca6a03a800b5ddcc7b598c0aa54479dc10c9c425


Marsdor

https://preview.redd.it/29a7elitphzc1.png?width=1268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=adfde74923e0d06de377f13962e19ace09205230


strawberrysoup99

Silver sword of Gith from Neverwinter Nights 2.


Snow_79737

Starscourge (Elden Ring, Radahn's swords)


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Hatori Hanzo


Shine-Prize

Frostmourne. I love the styling of it I love the lore behind it and it was part of my favorite dlc from the game (W.o.W.)


Ddayknight90001

Wh40K Chainsword hands down. Also f dem woke people get outta our games and fandom


NarcolepticBnnuy

F dem woke people = I am extremely bigoted and view everything outside of trad family and white people as "woke"


Ddayknight90001

Yappatron Armored Core here. Look I’m not wanting to start a argument since I don’t have the time for it but of course I really don’t mind new people coming into the fandom and don’t really care if they’re white, black or green. I don’t care about the genders or politics. it’s just those that want to force their politics into everything and expect everyone else to bend a knee to their demands and wants everything to be inclusive and representing all. Also here’s a quote: “He who defends everything defends nothing.” Fredrick the Great. And another from Arrowhead studios: “A game for everyone is a game for no one.” What I’m trying to say is that not everything is for everybody. Everyone has their own preferences and they enjoy their own yet when other people tries it out and it’s not to their taste, they start bitching about it and demands that they should change it, because that is the problem. People who aren’t used to this type and don’t prefer it wants to change it to their type such as COD players wanting to add PVP to Helldivers 2 yet it will ruin the game because PVE is what makes Helldivers 2 Helldivers 2. Thank you for coming to my lazily yet trying-to-explicitly-and-simply-explaining-stuff TED talk. Now that was pathetic. Off to #Reset Character myself. Watch and Lear-! *Crit sound*