Ten Coolest Swords in Geekdom....
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Posted on: 2011-08-21 02:00 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
Also how about the two swords from Record of the Lodoss War?
How about all twelve swords of Power from Fred Sabergen?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Swords_of_Power
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If a sword doesn't have it's own name, it's not really one of the coolest swords.
Light sabres may be the exception which proves the rule.
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Originally Posted by Durakken
Reading is not geeky. Geeks do it, but that in itself is not geeky.
Also from what is said Stormbringer is a D&D thing so considering D&D sucks in my opinion why would i or anyone who doesn't care about D&D know about it...also when's the last time you've seen a cosplay of it ^.^ |
and this guy:
That said, Drizzt Do'Urden and his swords Twinkle and Icingdeath are probably Cosplay'ed more than any character on that list and the lists here.
As far as D&D Swords go, I am always greatful for the lessons taught by Harkon Lukas's bezerker sword taught me. Before that, I would try with all my resources to be free of cursed swords. After reading about Harkon Lucas, I wanted a cursed sword for my character as he showed just how useful they were. Sure a -1 Cursed sword has a -1 to hit and damage, but that drawback is easily mitigated, and it was still a magical sword which meant it could damage creatures that could be damaged only by magical weapons, plus it came right to your hand whenever you are attacked or attacking someone. How cool was that!
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Originally Posted by Coin
Cool list, although I might have been tempted to add Blade's sword and the katana sword from Highlander, but they are as much about the people wielding them as they are about the sword
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Originally Posted by Chyll
The Highlander katana should certainly be on there, and those that are 8-6 can pretty much just go away.
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They also should DEFINITELY have included Greyswandiir. Can't have a list of swords without Greyswandiir.
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Originally Posted by Frosty_Femme
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Could I just lend you my copies of the books instead?
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Originally Posted by Mr. DJ
Never heard of Stormbringer and well aware of Bilbo and King Arthur.
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Talon's sword from Sword and the Sorcerer, and the Mind Sword from Hawk the Slayer are on my want list for my own personal Geek Collection. |
Originally Posted by Tenzhi
Was that the triple-bladed sword? I loved that one.
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Also how can that list not have Sting (from The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings)?
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Frostmourne is a poor man's Stormbringer. Stormbringer is not just Elric's sword that needs to be fed souls, it is the weapon of nearly every incarnation of the Eternal Champion. It comes in many forms and is absolutely dangerous in any of them.|
Originally Posted by Chaos Creator
What no Frostmourne?
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Surprised nobody mentioned Morgaine's sword Changeling, which basically had a small black hole at its tip.
That list should simply be:
1- Excalibur
2- Stormbringer
A distant 3- Everything else
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Long as we are talking swords, how about some of the coolest guns in Geekdom?
10: Star Wars stormtrooper gun
9. Star Trek phaser
8. Darien Lambert's keyfob/gun from Time Trax, may not look like a gun but can stun or help send criminals back to the future
7. The 45 longslide with laser sighting that Ahnold used in T1
6. The phased plasma 40 watt range rifle
5. Han Solo's blaster great for blasting bounty hunters from under the table and angering space slugs, not much use against Sith Lords though
4. Dirty Harry's traditional 44 magnum, and also the 44 automag that he used for the final gunfight in Sudden Impact.
3. Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon ray guns, classic!
2. Robocop's gun
and the #1 gun from geek history is...............
1. The LAWGIVER, used by JUDGE DREDD and his fellow judges!
Edit: ah yes can't forget the BFG 9000
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Couldn't be any worse than our current system. | i really have to disagree with their #1 choice. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. |
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Long as we are talking swords, how about some of the coolest guns in Geekdom? |
- BFG 9000...No I can't type out it's full name here heh. (Doom)
- Spread Gun (contra)
- The gun Zorg uses in the fifth element.
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Originally Posted by Lastjustice
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- BFG 9000...No I can't type out it's full name here heh. (Doom) |
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Its a short sword, longer than a dagger and well shorter than a long sword.
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Originally Posted by Schismatrix
i think of Sting as being more of a dagger, but it was a sword in the hands of a Hobbit, so i can see that.
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Stormbringer is only unknown if you aren't really a geek, or even geekish. It's like not knowing who Deja Thoris or Grey Mouser are.
The sword has been mentioned in books that weren't written by Moorcock. Various metal bands have written entire albums dedicated to the series. The song Black Blade by Blue Oyster Cult is about Stormbringer.
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And as for top 10 geek guns. The Samaritan from Hellboy.
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Cheers for having the Swords of the Cross on the list...
I'm surprised Saberhagen's Swords aren't on here, though.
Any sword by Masamune or Murasame (the legendary blacksmiths) would probably be on here.
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The Daicon IV bunny girl sword surfs on Stormbringer, tough to get geekier than that.
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My favorite sword?
The sword of Power from Dreadstar
No-one mentioned this one???
Magik's Soulsword
This sword can disrupt magic, shatter enchantments and destroy mystical creations/creatures without hurting anyone “normal.”
And this one...
Dragonfang
This sword was originally possessed by the Ancient One, who in turn passed it down to his disciple, Dr. Strange. Dr. Strange then passed it onto Valkyrie. During the events of Ragnarok, she fell in battle and the sword got picked up by Lady Sif.
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Agree with the point about Saberhagen's Swords. Although that is 10? of them..so a bit hard to rank. And what about another Moorcock one..the Sword of The Dawn? That is another awesome one. Unless it cant get on the list cause Stormbringer already is. And I find it a complete joke that the writer of the article has not even read an Elric book..do some research!
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Originally Posted by Dr_Illuminatis
My favorite sword?
The sword of Power from Dreadstar |
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Originally Posted by Durakken
Also from what is said Stormbringer is a D&D thing so considering D&D sucks in my opinion why would i or anyone who doesn't care about D&D know about it...also when's the last time you've seen a cosplay of it ^.^
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I thought the list was pretty good, but not great.
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Narsil and/or Glamdring should be on there.
For some new school flavor, I can't think of a cooler blade than Uther Doul's Probability Sword from China Mieville's The Scar.
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