This week Kotaku presented the creation of a famous video game sword, This Real Final Fantasy Sword Does Some Real Damage. It is a relatively short article about a man who has crafted a real life replica of the legendary sword the "Buster Sword" from the game Final Fantasy VII.
This blades real life reflection is approximately 8 feet long and weighs in at 54 pounds. To craft the weapon alone would require money, time, and resources. But beside the making of the weapon is the wielding. To lift 54 pounds is hard enough but to then swing it in a flawless form and grace is darn near impossible.
This brings me to my point, fantasy weaponry is truly that, a fantasy. They will never happen. It may be cool to purchase or make you own and have them on a wall to show off but to actually use them in a melee combat situation is just a fools errand. The strength, perception, control, and stamina required to master any of these beasts is in-human. Here is a few examples...
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| Leon's sword from Final Fantasy with a built in gun. |
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| Axel's weapon thing from Kingdom Hearts. He wields two of these. |
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| Warning- prolonged use could lead to loss of limb/life, serious wounding, high mortality rates etc. |
The point is these weapons are cool but extremely unrealistic. The guy who made the "Buster Sword" into a reality is awesome but beside a couple hits on youtube there will be not much use for it afterward.
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