Sir Terry Pratchett's knightly sword!
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Posted on: 2010-09-22 21:49 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
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ok, that was from "slayers" zlegadis and amelia.|
Originally Posted by starphoenix
Katanas are a work of art, but it would be more difficult to create a meteorite Katana. Creating a Katana requires more specialized people than creating a long sword or whatever Pratchett helped to make.
Katanas remind me of a joke I heard a couple of times in anime. Protagonist: Don't worry I only hit you with the broad side of my sword. Protagonist's ally: Uhh, sir. You do realize that it is a double-edged sword (or light sword depending on genre)? Protagonist: Oops. |
oh, and by the length and hilt shape, that looks more like a gladius. great thrusting weapon. i suppose he is going way back for the idealized roman legionaire that some suggest were the basis of the Arthurian legend.
(yep, sword nerd.)
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Agreed. If you look at the Katana vs. Longsword video, there was significant damage to the Katana at its tip. Whether the damage was caused before the video or not is not known and the metal armor seemed to be rather flexible compared to some of the more rigid armors so going through a few sets of full plate armor would destroy the blade.
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Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
They're not magic. Throw out all the chop-socky, samurai, and ninja flicks you've ever seen. They're a very good sword that's been perfected for a specific variety of combat over hundreds of years.
But cutting through plate steel (or even 18 gauge chain) is not something it's going to do. Of if it somehow does, it WON'T be doing it again as the edge will look something like this afterward. |
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Sounds like a serious medical condition. You should get your liver checked post-haste. |
Originally Posted by NinjaPirate
And I say this as someone who actually HAS 'yellow' skin.
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i'm fairly confident it's not trolling per se. More like attention-seeking behavior due to a desperate need to be the center of attention. Most of their posts i've seen aren't really trolling, just nearly pure nonsensical opinionated fluff chattering.|
Originally Posted by NinjaPirate
Okay, glancing at his post history I'm pertty sure Dz131 is just trolling.
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Terry Pratchett's sword, on the other hand, is awesome incarnate. i wish i could see it.
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i make stuff...
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Originally Posted by starphoenix
Agreed. If you look at the Katana vs. Longsword video, there was significant damage to the Katana at its tip. Whether the damage was caused before the video or not is not known and the metal armor seemed to be rather flexible compared to some of the more rigid armors so going through a few sets of full plate armor would destroy the blade.
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Looks like a light breastplate (think conquistadors), not full armor. Stuff that isn't really meant to turn a thrust with a sword, but will repel strikes by lighter blades and knives.
I'd like to see them take it up against a properly layered armor setup.
As to the damage to the sword, yep. Broke the edge right off. NOT something you're going to buff out with a whetstone (at least not in a reasonable amount of time).
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Can we just go back to praising Sir Terence and His Sword Of Awesome (+10)? It's more like a classic Roman gladius than anything, which is a very versatile piece of kit, quite tough, and in terms of L-Space mythos resembles Carrot's very practical and boring sword (which, incidentally, slices through stone in a practical and boring manner.)
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Originally Posted by Diggis
Hmmm, go with the guy who has well reasoned argument... or the guy who makes blanket statments.
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Originally Posted by Zikar
Haha, no. While the Samurai sword is an amazing weapon and certainly very effective, it's not going to cut through swords or armour in one strike.
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Originally Posted by NinjaPirate
Oh, god, you were serious.
You actually believe that Katanas are magic or something. |
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Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
can i get a /FACEPALM??? seriously, someone let me borrow their best /facepalm.
you are so wrong even if you clicked your heals together 3 times and said there's no place like home you would still end up in a different universe. |
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Originally Posted by Schismatrix
i'm fairly confident it's not trolling per se. More like attention-seeking behavior due to a desperate need to be the center of attention.
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http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
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Except that his posts here are full of grammatical and spelling errors, and in general written like a 12 year old would.|
Originally Posted by Schismatrix
i'm fairly confident it's not trolling per se. More like attention-seeking behavior due to a desperate need to be the center of attention. Most of their posts i've seen aren't really trolling, just nearly pure nonsensical opinionated fluff chattering.
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His other posts in other threads are articulate and 'normal', with actual real sentence structure and mostly proper capitalization.
-np
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Originally Posted by DreamWeaver
Can we just go back to praising Sir Terence and His Sword Of Awesome (+10)?
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/em praise
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Eh, everyone knows million to one chances are surefire.
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Originally Posted by Tired Angel
You never know - if you do you this it might be the one in a million chance they will win
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And if the odds aren't exactly a million to one, you might need to make things a bit more challenging. No one ever says "It's a 250,000 to one chance, it just might work".
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Originally Posted by Rush_Bolt
Eh, everyone knows million to one chances are surefire.
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you are so wrong even if you clicked your heals together 3 times and said there's no place like home you would still end up in a different universe.
edit: that sword is teh shizznit. i wonder if the most interesting man in the world has one in his collection?
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