Let's Talk about Final Fantasy Weapons in Real Life...
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- Yes, the series even has "fantasy" in its title, so not exactly aiming for down to earth realism or anything, but it's fun to handle reproductions (some downscaled) and get a feel for what they might be like in real life. So here's some nerdy over-thinking for your entertainment.
Full-sized version of Sephiroth's Masamune (non-functional wallhanger):
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Shorter, battle-ready version:
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Cloud Strife's Buster sword, FF7 Remake model (non-functional wallhanger):
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Vincent's triple-barreled Cerberus revolver (resin prop):
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Previous videos:
Conan's Atlantean & the Kurgan Sword: How Realistic are They?
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Over-Thinking Fantasy: Keyblade, Frostmourne, Dante's Rebellion, Etc
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An Overly Pragmatic Hands-On "Review" of Anime Swords
• An Overly Pragmatic Ha...
A Fun Chat with the Owner of a Sword Shop
• A Fun Chat with the Ow...
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Hunga Munga (African throwing knives) picture
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Granted, Sephiroth never has his sword sheathed. He's always carrying it unsheathed
After so many gamers and bookworms the lady is so happy to have found an actual fellow sword nerd. ;)
I’m disappointed that the most ridiculous Final Fantasy weapon doesn’t show up more often, Vanille’s collapsible moose antler whip stick
That ending note is a perfect example of the whole "treat all weapons as if they're real and ready to kill". Knowing that Cerberus there is a foam replica, good to see the finger still stays off the trigger and the feeling of even pointing it towards the camera feels wrong. That's good
'one inch longer means one inch stronger'.. words to live by
I did once create a comedic character who had a squire specifically to help him draw/sheath his stupidly long sword.
I love how the CEO is geeking out with Skall haha
To be fair Sephiroth swings his Masamune with one hand like its a toothpick. And he cuts entire buildings in half with it.
Funny you mention it, the leverage bit on Sephiroth's sword was a lesson he learned the hard way in Crisis Core. 😂
In the modern military, we called weapons that required more than one person to operate a “crew-served weapon.” One example was the M-240B machine gun. Sephiroth’s Masamune is now what I call a crew-served sword 🤣
For the katana unsheathing, LetsaskShogo actually did a video on how to unsheathe a katana and he said to always push against the tsuba from the side. Not directing above the blade because of the issue people have had with cutting their thumb. Or just to squeeze just below the tsuba so the very edge of your hand will break the seal of the katana and sheathe. It was a pretty interesting video
Nodachi don’t get to quite as ridiculous lengths as final fantasy, but they are often long enough that sheathing and unsheathing is actually a two man job or has to be done touching the blade, seki sensei did a video on that a while back :)
I think I speak for quite a few people when I say: Don't feel too bad for interrupting Skall, we love to hear you geek out about swords :)
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i really like the dialogue format here, it's cool seeing two people who know their shit going back and forth
I'm really enjoying Lauren's input and perspectives in this series. I would love to see her in more of your videos - even a video chat conversation about more fantasy weapons in the future.
What I always liked about the weapons of Final Fantasy 7 is how they all seem like a quick fix to deal with living in a world full of monsters and robots, especially when you consider how many people of that world look poor, living in post-supply chain type villages, implying there was some huge disaster quite some time before the game takes place. The oversized swords, the guns that have to make due with whatever ammunition is around, and other outlandish weaponry. The world building of that game was really something.
Regarding the issue with the length of Sepiroth's sword and how it can be a leverage to be used against you. Sepiroth impaled Cloud and lifts him high in the air with one hand while cloud was still holding the buster Sword. For someone like Sepiroth with God levels of power that won't be an issue.
The teaser for the "Falchion" from Fire Emblem: Awakening has me so hyped for the next analysis