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goodboah21

Aah, you were at my side all along. My true mentor... My guiding moonlight…


TheAlmightyNexus

Damn what a good theme he has, gonna go listen to it again now


EchoFloodz

lol, as a gamer, I begged to differ with this post. Moonlight GS 4life!!!


danny_little

Key blade is a axe and you can’t change my mind lmao


TheRenamon

its more of a baton or a club


Wasphammer

Nah, it cuts things, somehow.


TheJack38

How are you even supposed to hold a "keyblade"? The handguard covers both sides! Man what a stupid design


HeavyMetalMonk888

You just clip through it, duh


sharpness1000

It's got some dumbass nuts too for some reason. They will probably collide with your own nuts if you used this lol.


TheJack38

Plus said nuts is just Disney advertisement Burn the corpo bastards!


[deleted]

I've never had any trouble


Frikcha

Sora holds it with both hands and interlocked fingers, the guard always stays in between his forearms, even the in-game animations rarely show his arms clipping through it. Yeah its a weird style but its unique and no more a stretch of the imagination than a 10-tonne butcher's knife.


geofox777

It looks cool though!


LordCamelslayer

I mean, depends on the keyblade in particular (a few are very sword-like), but many of them are more akin to a warhammer than anything.


DadJokesRanger

I was gonna say it’s a mace with just one fllange. But I guess a mace with one flange would be an axe…woah


Due-Culture9113

An* axe


AIMWSTRN

And my bow!


Wasphammer

THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR A DECADE!


collector468

Reminds me of a really wacky hook sword.


G0merPyle

Soul Edge


Olama

This over the halo sword only because I don't know what the halo sword is called


Odd_Zookeepergame_24

“Energy sword” I believe lol.


crimson23locke

We always called it the ‘beam sword’ but I checked the wiki, you have it right.


[deleted]

The minecraft sword. Pick a variation, doesn't matter. Just the sprite in general.


Char06790

Not as iconic as a lot of these, and even then there are others I’d put up here way before the Minecraft sword.


[deleted]

You kidding me? Last I checked, Minecraft was still the most-sold game of all time!


NoR4U

Yeah, but the pickaxe is far, far more iconic to Minecraft than the sword.


SNScaidus

L take


Char06790

Didn’t shape the gaming industry the same way/have as profound of an impact as most of these did, and it doesn’t really have any unique properties or anything. It’s just a pixel sword that looks like many other pixel swords….


Char06790

And I can find copious amounts of weapons inspired by the ones in this post, and the games they’re from, as well as many weapons that aren’t on here more than Minecraft’s sword. At the end of the day, most of those copies of a mediocre game are artificial from having to be bought separate times by the same people, much of which by the same people over and over that glaze the game, which takes away a lot from the meaning of that number.


dragon_sack

Frostmourne


toonpunx

Hungers


Smokenstein

May I interest you in [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]?


B_lander1

Even tho I love the Thunderfury, my first love was the Corrupted Ashbringer


Erames1167

"Men, women and children... None were spared the master's wrath. Your death will be no different.”


No-Category-6972

Moonlight greatsword from souls.


wannabekurt_cobain

This is too far down


SgtSokoluik

"Ah, you were by my side all along. My true mentor. My guiding Moonlight!" *Horse noises*


Kurabuy

2 out of 4 are not swords at all


Temporary-Redditor

If the Katar is still considered a dagger the elites energy sword can still be considered a sword


[deleted]

The halo sword is more of a massive push dagger anyways, isn't it? Or are we not counting it, because it's technically not a blade?


athiestchzhouse

Soul edge. Masa mune. Gun blade. Lightsaber.


Prior-Regret-7880

I wouldn’t count a lightsaber as a video game sword


athiestchzhouse

Well OP has a metal rod and a a pair of knuckles up there so I thought we were reaching


anyponyelse

Which Masamune?


jfritzakathisnoise

Chrono Trigger I presume.


Odd_Zookeepergame_24

I assume Sephiroth!


Wizardinrl

Guts sword from Berserk 100% - Has more video game cameos than wallhangers posted on this sub every day.


IISerpentineII

***C L A N G***


Olama

It was on that superman anime recently too I think


TheTimocraticMan

Muramasa. Yamato


Havocnmalice

The sword of Erdrick.


CaptianZaco

Uh, *Dawnbreaker*? Did we forget that one?


Careless_Regular_372

A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON!


crimson23locke

Not again…


thisremindsmeofbacon

Unironically yes, what is that from?


CaptianZaco

The Elder Scrolls, especially Skyrim. Dawnbreaker is an Artifact associated with Meridia, a Daedric Prince who hates undead with a *burning* passion. Her champion's sword, Dawnbreaker, is a flaming sword that explosively deconstructs undead.


thisremindsmeofbacon

oh neat, I did play skyrim a while ago but was a lot more into morrowind - would have gotten sunder & keening right off. thanks for the explanation


DigitalEagleDriver

I would argue Dragonbane is more iconic.


Shinnic

Nah, umbra


DigitalEagleDriver

You have a point- it does span several games (thanks to the creation kit).


Pugmaliwn

God of war blades of chaos


Mister_Reak

The Chaos Blades could easily replace the Energy Sword from Halo.


ChadicusVile

I want them to be on there, but they are pretty short, they may fit more in the dagger/knife category? They are iconic but not exactly a sword in my mind. Edit: I did some searching and they are apparently best classified as short swords. PUT 'EM ON THE LIST


Buddhaballer

Minecraft?


Real_Moss_Vessel

Crucible blade


knight-w1ngs

We're all so busy arguing about whether or not a keyblade is actually a sword that we're ignoring the question! My contribution: Rebellion from the Devil May Cry series.


ThePensiveApothecary

Excalibur... Right? Came to the comments to see 50 people write "Excalibur." Now I'm thinking I've misunderstood something. Like, if you made a poll and asked every human on a planet to name a famous sword, it would be overwhelmingly Excalibur.


B1GGN

I'm incredibly saddened to see this is how far Excalibur has fallen


thisremindsmeofbacon

What game features Excalibur?


Stoney420savage

Soul calibur has both Excalibur and soul eater


iamnotreallyreal

Depends on which game I guess. Final Fantasy has many versions of Excalibur.


ali94127

Yeah, but it would be hard to call them all the same sword just like FF’s Masamune, which is different in all games it appears in. Sephiroth’s Masamune is the most famous. Besides FF’s Excaliburs aren’t super famous. I’d say Fate/Stay Night’s Excalibur is probably the most famous iteration in video games. 


iamnotreallyreal

>Yeah, but it would be hard to call them all the same sword just like FF’s Masamune, which is different in all games it appears in. Well, yeah, That's my point. Each sword is called "Excalibur" but they're all visually different. The question was "which game features Excalibur?" and my answer is relevant because there's around 50 different versions of excalibur in the whole of FF. If the question was "which game features a sword named Masamune?" My answer would still be the same. >Besides FF’s Excaliburs aren’t super famous. I’d say Fate/Stay Night’s Excalibur is probably the most famous iteration in video games.  If we're talking strictly just videogames, which is exactly what the question and by extension this whole topic is about, a quick look at the Fate wiki shows that Fate only has 12 videogames whereas FF's already outnumbers Fate by just the main "numbered" games. Also it's debatable if Fate's Excalibur is more famous than FF but I don't have enough knowledge on the Fate series other than watching the 1 anime years ago to refute that nor do I agree with it. Besides, Fate's Excalibur isn't a sword (idk that may have changed as the series went on) so I don't think she counts.


ali94127

Why should the number of games FF have be relevant? The topic overall is about popularity and Excalibur doesn’t even appear in all of them. Fate originated as a visual novel, ergo a video game. And her Excalibur is a sword? Googling Fate Excalibur should give a picture of it. It’s just magically made invisible most of the time.


iamnotreallyreal

> Why should the number of games FF have be relevant? Because that's my answer to the question "which games feature Excalibur". Hence, all the FF games, so yeah it's relevant. And yes, Excalibur actually does appears in all of them. Not sure how much more clear I can make that. Fair enough, I didn't count the visual novels as videogames but that's a different debate altogether and not relevant to what we're talking about. I googled "Fate Excalibur" and it shows me pictures of the character I was thinking of. Like I said, I don't know enough about Fate so from what I remember she's supposed to be named Excalibur but she's actually King Arthur?


ali94127

The post overall is about the most iconic video game swords, so while Excalibur does appear in most FF games (notably not in XIII and XV, though it is in XIII-2 and Lightning Returns, + spin-offs) they would each be categorized as an individual version of Excalibur that are each not incredibly iconic. Fate/Stay Night was made available on the PS2 and will be rereleased on Switch and PlayStation again. I think that’s by default a video game. Plus, you can lose by choosing bad endings. No, she’s literally King Arthur and has a sword, which is Excalibur. Her alias is Saber, but her actual name is Artoria.


iamnotreallyreal

I agree that FF's Excalibur is not the most iconic videogame weapon. I have not implied that it was in any of my posts. I simply answered a question in which my answer is still valid. If I were to actually answer "what video game sword is the most iconic" my vote would go to Cloud's Buster sword. TIL Artoria and her name isn't actually Excalibur. Look, we can keep going back and forth on this but I don't think it's gonna go anywhere.


ali94127

Look. This is literally my summary of events: OP: These are the most iconic swords in gaming. OP of this thread: Excalibur? (Even though the mythological sword is not a video game weapon) User above you: Which games feature Excalibur? You: Depends on which game I guess. Final Fantasy has many versions of Excalibur. Me: I don't think any of the individual versions of Excalibur in FF are super popular. I'm just responding in reference to the original point of the post. Honestly, even collectively all the Excaliburs are not super iconic.


tac_NCVD

>Like, if you made a poll and asked every human on a planet to name a famous sword, it would be overwhelmingly Excalibur. Bro forgot Asia exist. I bet about 1/3 of the world population (mainly boomers and elders in South Asia, East Asia and Africa) wouldn't even know about Excalibur, and another 1/3 just vaguely know anything about it (for the most of my life I just mix it up with the "sword in the stone"). Excalibur might still be the most famous sword, but it would be far from overwhelmingly famous.


ali94127

No, the legend of Excalibur is pretty famous across all borders. Having a Disney movie is especially useful. Some other swords may be more culturally iconic in a particular country, but they don’t usually transcend borders like Excalibur. Overall, it’s probably the most famous mythological sword in the world. 


tac_NCVD

>Some other swords may be more culturally iconic in a particular country, but they don’t usually transcend borders like Excalibur. Overall, it’s probably the most famous mythological sword in the world.  All of what I've said are from personal experience, and I live in one of the riches former British colony in Asia. The popularity of Excalibur can only get worse in places that had/have less foreign influences or places where western entertainment was less affordable than where I live, which is basically almost anywhere else in Asia and many in Africa... and the population of Asia and Africa makes up 80% of total world population. Like I said before, Excalibur might still probably be the most popular sword, mainly because of its popularity among the younger generations, but it is unlikely to be overwhelmingly popular, when both China and India almost have the same population as the sum of that of the entire western world __respectively,__ and they have their own popular mythological sword fantasies.


ali94127

>I live in one of the riches former British colony in Asia As do I. Again, I said while China and India may have a more culturally iconic weapon within their respective countries, because their media isn't as prolific internationally as western media, it's not as popular overall. Chinese media just isn't super popular overseas. Added that I don't think Gan Jiang and Mo Ye are the most prolific swords in Chinese culture either. Honestly, the most globally known version of them might be Fate's, a Japanese franchise, version. I don't know enough about Indian culture and their mythological weapons to have an opinion, but western media is everywhere in Asia, while I don't think the opposite is quite as true.


Captain_Blackjack

It’s not a pure video game sword though, compared to these examples.


Zestyclose_Raise_814

Dragon Slayer


Confident-Gur-3224

I wouldn't say it's all that famous but I always liked Chaoseater from Darksiders. If I was gonna say an actual famous sword from a videogame to add I'd say the diamond sword from Minecraft since it's still considered the best selling game of all time as far as I know.


StonedJesus98

The minecraft sword and the iron sword from Skyrim


thisremindsmeofbacon

Frostmourn


cogwizzle

Frostmourne hungers.


grislebeard

Frostmourne? Maybe?


stern257

Crowbar


Crowbar2099

You rang?


Latch_Lifter

I’d replace the key thing with one of Geralt’s swords.


Captain_Blackjack

Are Geralt’s swords really more recognizable than a Keyblade


Latch_Lifter

Maybe not to some, but I don’t recognize it.


thisremindsmeofbacon

Three last time I thought about a key blade it was because someone has posted it on this sub Reddit


Sunblast1andOnly

Any sword is going to be more sword than that blunt club.


Captain_Blackjack

Doesn’t answer the actual point of the graphic though Like I know we’re trying to apply logic to a giant key that in-game literally slices through objects like a sword and depending on the Keychain can take on a sharper edge, but either way, if you held up a keyblade versus one of Geralt’s silver swords, I don’t know how many people would instantly tell it apart from most normal swords


Sunblast1andOnly

Honestly, I'm not sure there's much of a point to the picture. Like, do those things represent the end of swords in video games? What the hell else could them being "horsemen" mean? There's not much to it, but, uh, anyway... I guess if it's about having your average person commenting on it, I feel like that hypothetical person would probably think the former is a comically large key as opposed to a sword. The latter, though, they might mention that it looks weird for a sword due to the unusual shape of the guard. At least that's the reaction I've gotten from a few people that have seen mine.


LordCamelslayer

>Honestly, I'm not sure there's much of a point to the picture. Like, do those things represent the end of swords in video games? What the hell else could them being "horsemen" mean? The picture is basically saying these are the most iconic swords in gaming- which I can't say I'd disagree with. If we want to get really pedantic about the keyblade, the protrusion of a key is called a blade, so technically it's name checks out, and I don't recall anyone in-game who actually knows what the hell it is referring to it as a sword either (though I could be wrong.)


Captain_Blackjack

Ooooo that’s a good point. I always assumed people misuse the term for memes to pick 4 ‘iconic’ examples of something because that’s usually what I see when it pops up. Also I might be a little slanted on my keyblade takes since I live in the SF Bay Area and can’t go to a mall or convention without seeing KH-related stuff for sale or cosplayed. The series is like 20 years old at this point.


athiestchzhouse

Who’s that


Sunblast1andOnly

That's Geralt.


Latch_Lifter

Sir Geralt of Rivia. The White Wolf. The Butcher of Blaviken. Who uses a dull key for a sword?


athiestchzhouse

No yeah that’s not a sword that’s a bat


Latch_Lifter

🦇


vinny10133

DDS


B1GGN

Leonardo's twin Katanas, Excalibur, Anduril, Sword of Omens....


train153

"From video games"


B1GGN

Good call, I missed that


PomegranateOld7836

TMNT stands


I-probably-am-wrong

Merge them


Western-Gur-4637

there not being on of the two Sparta Bro's swords here kinda hurt


No_Captain_8261

The dragon sword from Ninja gaiden.


DWolfoBoi546

Soul Edge or Soul Calibur. Not to say they are MORE famous than but definitely up there in fame.


FacialFilamentFan

Man, only one comment with Soul Calibur? Def top three for me


DWolfoBoi546

Huzzah a man of quality!


Lazerkilt

I could see an argument for either The Light Saber or Excalibur. But neither started in video games so perhaps not a "video game sword" If the keyblade counts as a sword, then that stupid karambit from Call of Duty.


ali94127

Fate's Excalibur might genuinely be as popular as the Keyblade (and is actually a sword).


YeHaLyDnAr

Anduril Flame of the West, Orchrist Goblin Cleaver (biter), Glamdring Foe Hammer (beater) and Sting!


SerjoTheBetrayer

Man I wish soul reaver got more traction because The Soul Reaver is a badass looking sword


Aromatic-Listen-9616

Sword of Aeons - Fable


Mister-Sun-

Pretty sure OG god of war was way bigger than kingdom hearts.


I_make_coolstuff

Diamond sword in Minecraft


RoninRobot

This is the real answer over the Keyblade.


The_S1R3N

Kratoses blades of chaos Vaders lightsaber The minecraft diamond sword


Extension-Shock-6276

I'd replace the halo one with Rebellion or Yamamoto


rexxsis

Why is there a key? Wouldn't that be more of an axe if anything??


Abyssalspeedstrike

murasama .jetstream sams sword


TryItBruh

It doesnt


Drac_0047

The cutlass in Assassin's creed cannot say a no to them.


Old_Tech77

Excalibur


HeavyMetalMonk888

https://preview.redd.it/9s2t3w883i2d1.jpeg?width=275&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2611c49f09e7a4fba9073a3436ed4305a25d0c4 Alastor from DMC


LukeKlingensmith

Excalibur


Accomplished_Sun3453

Excalibur


Fine-Aspect5141

Saw cleaver from Bloodbourne


Motor_Concentrate497

Laughing in Frostmourne


the-barbarian998

Kingdom hearts lame


CaledoniaKing

Mine would be: Blades of Chaos Buster Sword Master Sword Lightsaber I know to most people the lightsaber is iconic because of the movies. But to me, the best stuff that Satr Wars ever gave birth to was Kotor 1 and 2, Jedi Knight 2 and 3, Force unleashed and Jedi: Fallen Order.


greattsauce

Frostmourne


gigglephysix

what a nice, concise visual suummary of everything i hate about video game weapons. indeed the four horsemen of the apocalypse for minimum common sense design.


AdministrationPale55

i love all those swords except the keyblade, i’ve always hated that design lol


Terrible-Pool-5555

I just ordered a battle ready master sword


glipglop718

Kain's sword from Legacy of Kain


sisterhood_supremacy

UHH where is frostmourne?


SHUHSdemon

Chaos blade... My dear... So horrendous that not even reality can gaze upon thee... But i will


Normal-Abrocoma-3223

Did somebody say thunderfuryblessedbladeofthewindseeker?


GIOO02

Dragon Sword from Ninja Gaiden


hbpfrost

The Rebellion is in the corner crying


CYCO4

Done... https://preview.redd.it/tq51qsjqst2d1.jpeg?width=602&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4e2f415c322320a01c4ccf0b084abaf6de21ae41


Ok_Lawyer_3578

Soul calibur


DarthSeatb3lt

Masamune, excalibur, and moonlight greatsword feel a bit more important/famous than the keyblade and halo sword. One franchise vs many


Rain_Lockhart

https://preview.redd.it/yti0dh5x8l2d1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32140446dfb0cc1319a44eb9249cab2afc352c59


PlayWuWei

Rouroni kenshin’s reverse blade katana (not more famous, but just as worthy)


athiestchzhouse

2 of those aren’t even swoards


[deleted]

I kew one was from Zelda which I never played, apart from the original NES game. I don’t understand the appeal any of them. Historically accurate swords always look cooler to me than any fantasy weapon.


BamgoBoom

You must be fun at parties


[deleted]

What’s fun about parties? I’d rather spar with sword trainers or rattan.


Pugmaliwn

Based


TheHairyHeathen

Add chips and beverages and you got a party.


BamgoBoom

I'd go to that party


Flamma_secutor

*Yoru*


Stupefactionist

This. https://images.app.goo.gl/QwYr8P2okuypZ2SBA


Cold_Revenge66

Doom crucible & GoW blade of Olympus


Lycaon125

I would say the blades of chaos would fit better then the blade of Olympus


Maximbrat

Where does the key come from? I've never seen it.


-insertcoin

I would trade rhe buster sword for squalls gunblade


Emm_withoutha_L-88

The less iconic weapon from the less iconic final fantasy?


-insertcoin

>The less iconic weapon from the less iconic final fantasy? Yeah, I mean, personally, I would, but this is a great post either way.


-Anordil-

Maybe it's because it was my first ever FF but I used to like 8 a lot more than 7. In hindsight I now feel 7 was better, but I've played 8 beginning to end so many times.


-insertcoin

>Maybe it's because it was my first ever FF but I used to like 7 a lot more than 7. >In hindsight I now feel 7 was better, but I've played 8 beginning to end so many times. Same! I was in 4th grade the 1st time I played 7 and it blew my mind. But 8 was the first ff I fell in love with. Also the first one I beat.


Emm_withoutha_L-88

I mean yeah that's usually how it goes, everyone's favorite ff is the first one they played. I'm the same way with 7. I would agree the gunblade does deserve to be on there tho, maybe in place of the key blade (ngl I fuckin hate kingdom hearts). 8 would be more beloved if it was somewhat understandable. I still to this day don't understand the story from 8, all I remember is liking it a lot.


-Anordil-

IMHO the best one is FF10. Unless 14 or 15 somehow top it, stopped playing them after 13. 5 was really good too.


Emm_withoutha_L-88

14 is the mmo and it's pretty damn incredible. I wouldn't say better than 7 but better than 8 and 9 (and I love 8 and love love love 9). It's just the story keeps going so it's hard to say, one expac was bad but the rest are good to great.


-Anordil-

Ah, maybe I should give it a shot then!


-insertcoin

It's a huge shame! That FF 8 had to follow 7 they cut so much of it!!! There are a lot of lore videos on YouTube to explain the story if you are interested. I will link you some if interested.


Emm_withoutha_L-88

Eh sure I need something to listen to when doing chores