How to WEAR a GIANT SWORD!!
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Giant swords are great, but how do you wear them?
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The most logical solution is to get a second giant sword and then use them as stilts when you're not in combat.
In combat, dual wield.
@@michaelpettersson4919 Strength build, Radahn style.
You meant that as a joke, but a fantasy character like that would actually be sick
I like the idea. But use it in combat! Battle- stilts i would like to see it in action. Im 100% serious.
Lmao I’d love to see that. Plus you could just stomp on a MF lol
The second method could use some sort of hook or quick release so if you had a few seconds before engaging in combat you could totally remove the belt and drop it.
Here's an idea that could help prevent the sword from sticking out too far and colliding with nearby objects. Attach a mini sheath, just for the tip of the sword, to the back or side of your boot, then have an attachment at the waist that can work as a pivot point. Basically the sword becomes part of your leg. Although it might be difficult to reach the handle since it would rest mostly vertically.
I don't think you'd want a heavy long object weighing your foot down. While you are standing still it might be less strenuous than any other option, but once you try to move, you'd be limiting yourself to limping speed. You can try it yourself by balancing a broom, snow shovel or other long tool on your toes.
Also, if that sword ever slipped out of the scabbard, you have a 50-50 chance of loosing that foot.
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With the second method, i would do a quick release on both sides, where the top 1 is more like a hook that falls off by itself when you rotate the blade over your shoulder
Dammit I was just about to turn in for the night but of course I want to know how to wear a giant sword.
You could have mechanisms that are always attacked to the sword but are tiny similar to how a seatbelt would work so you clip them in out of combat and when you in combat you pull hard enough to release them which will easily let the sword come out
In Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Cloud uses a giant magnet on his upper back that can be activated and deactivated with a push of a button. The original also had a giant magnet method too.
i really loved this video. this how to video, was very good in helping, to think about a problem and comeing up with solutions.
I was really hoping they would try having a stud and slot style way of mounting the sword to your armor, on the armor having a nail shaped stud and having a keyhole shaped slot on the sword to slide it onto
Before I watch the video I have a suggestion. This perhaps is not an everyday weapon you carry, only when you're out on the field at war perhaps? It'll be sheathed on your horse or on some siege weapon. I imagine it would be only something wielded outside as they're quite cumbersome and can't be easily wielded indoors in many scenarios.
Best would most likely be a hybrid of method 1 and 2. With a hook higher up on the shoulder and a quick release loop or latch down on the opposite hip.
This hybrid would allow for both a quick draw and optimum control with a simple release of a button.
Furthermore, resheathing would be simple since you'd just have to hang it on the hook and slip the strap back around one of the bars all without a belt getting in the way and flopping around. Of course one would have to get the hooks right but if it can be done with the leviathan axe than doing it for this should be a walk in the park in comparison.
... the giant sword leaning against the castle made me think of a medieval picture I once saw of a castle with a sword as a drawbridge...
See how seatbelts work: quick release buckle, and retractable belt
OK, hear me out. You know how seatbelts retract with some kinda spring loaded winding wheel thing? You have two of those on two points of the sword and a buckle in the middle. You press the button to release the sword and the straps retract out of the way. It's just crazy enough to be plausible.
You really should’ve done outdoor cooking for the hellofresh part
As far as giant swords & walking through castles...size wise it's similar to a halberds or spear. How many walk through castles with polearms?
In FF7 Advent Children, Cloud has an interesting holster for his fairly massive swords. Maybe something like that will work!
Just look up "Cloud's sword holster." Hopefully, it can give you some ideas.
Dude. Cloud from FF7 had the biggest f-ing sword ever, his just floated on his back. Make that work... 🗡️
Hmm. I know these as 'buster' swords, I haven't heard of them being referred to as 'titan' swords. Anyway. Are you going to develop them into actual steel blades?
3 knights eat dinner off a giant sword.
Shad, what's up with yout titan sword if an enemy just grabs/hooks it with smth. on these poles between the edges?
Bruh these swords are almost like surfboards (comment inspired by lego bionicle)
Context: one of the characters from bionicle franchise - Tahu, master of fire, has at least two versions that use swords (that are pretty big compared to any of the characters) as surfboard, specifically Tahu Nuva and Tahu from 2015
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Is this Shad’s brother or what?! 😂
You just gotta get some dude to carry it for you like a golf caddie
The trick is to be really tall like Guts.
A harness, could work, for the other sword. It would have to be padded.
If it's a metal sward he also has a grill.
Been watching Shad for a while, and I know this is a sword video, not a food video, but the way you guys handle knives is concerning. You're putting your poor fingees at risk!
I really applaud him, for going from being very against giant fantasy swords, to actually figuring out how it could theoretically work.
Chadiversity, more like.
its because this kinda vids atracts more people, btw this is not even close of being funcional at any aspects
@@kimeroez8946 it might actually be somewhat functional as it seems insanely hard to get through to get any meaningful hit on the person with the giant sword without getting killed
@@kimeroez8946 You are such a fun person
@@gigagaming960 Is fuckin wood
A character called Raelza, in the anime "Handyman Saitō in Another World" has a giant sword with an interesting means of wearing it.
She has a keyhole opening on her sword and a corresponding hanger on her back. So she lines up the round hole with the round hanger, brings it in and then it drops into the slot to secure it.
To remove it, she just pulls it up slightly and then it unhooks. Its simple, but it works.
And she's hot
that's a great method actually
yah i was hoping theyd go to lowe's and get a couple U-brackets and either make a simple harness or attach them to his armor somehow. That first rung on the titan sword is at the perfect length of the blade for hanging it off of some u-brackets.
sounds like a logical solution
Thank you lol I love that manga and I was about to mention it.
Another method could be stretching what it means to wear the sword. You could build a small frame with wheels to hold the tip of the sword and position the other point of contact either on your shoulder or on your hip.
There is also always the "make a couple peasants carry it for you and hand it to you when needed" method.
that's what I was thinking!
The peasants one would be badass
Alright im stealing the peasants thing for every character with heavy/big equipement i will ever make now
@@t0rya pretty sure that in most version of dnd, dropping things doesnt cost any actions. So you can drop your swords and instantly have 2 servants hand you axes or something else
Just saw the video (10 days late) and had a similar idea. What about wearing on a hip hook with a caster wheel clipped on to the tip of the sword? It could be flung at the opponent to possibly end them rightly. It would certainly be flung somewhere, likely distant, but recovery would be a post-combat operation.
I think the practicality of giant swords outside of combat can be expanded upon even further. The titan sword could be used as a small ladder in a pinch
Idk I'm inclined to agree with Elijah-- I could never take that risk with a seriously expensive sword, when I could rather strengthen up my arms to throw the sword up to the ledge, and practice up on Parkour to find ways up to high ledges WITHOUT any sort of ladder
@Elijah Sounds like a weaponized ladder would be preferable to a dual use sword.
Would be pretty boss if pulled off well though. Imagine throwing a ladder onto a castle wall, climbing over, and then pulling the ladder back into your hand as a weapon (though admittedly leverage would probably make it cumbersome)
@@aznmarty256 cool yes, I'm just thinking logistically here.
Is there any ledge the height equivalent to the length of this sword (which can BARELY be secured to your back) that you couldn't just jump to?
It's like if you decided to walk around with a step ladder.
Sure it's not the greatest, but add a paint hook and some adjustable feet, and it'll be fine.
... but seriously though, hear me out. Sword snowshoes. Eh? Eh? I mean it's kind of obvious once you think about it.
Ideally this "ladder sword" should just be two very long spears fused together with ladder steps
Maybe the ladder steps could be spears themselves too poking out from the sides
The bottom of the ladder should have crowbar-like ends so you can hang the ladder onto ledges
So far this whole Titan Sword series feels like a D&D one shot with the Artificer and Paladin while the rest of the party is busy irl
Own a sword for manor defence, since that's what the Magna Carta intended. Four heathens break into my cottage. "What in the Lord's name?" As I grab my aventail bascinet and windlass arbalest. Punch a bolt through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Throw a pot of naft at the second man and miss entirely since it's a hand thrown grenade in the dark and burns down the neighbour's harvest causing them to starve in the winter. I have to resort to the pot of boiling oil at the top of the hay loft "Deus Lo Vult!" The boiling oil completely drenches two men and cause them to scream in agony and writhe on the ground, racked with incomprehensible pain. The screams of pain frightens horses in nearby stables. Draw sword and charge the last terrified infidel. He bleeds out with no one to assist him since this is Feudal Europe and nobody gives a shit. Just as the Magna Carta intended.
Ok how the hell u typed this in a minuite
@@tejas4567 Powerful alchemy.
DEUS VULT, HEATHENS
@@AWACS_Snowblind Amen.
Boiling oil is entirely ahistorical. Oil was a rare and valuable resource in the Middle Ages, ain't nobody dumoing it out just to fry some rapscalions.
I know nothing about this subject, but, in a common perspective, I agree that the 2nd option seemed the quickest, most fluid method of both carrying & easily removing the ginormous Titan Sword for readiness of use. By the way, I recently binged a channel called Tasting History with Max Miller (ancient recipes made today) & he mentioned once loving watching your channel. It was nice hearing that crossover of my interests.
Guts Devil Tail scabbard from Berserk is a pretty cool, simple and seemingly effective design. The tip of sword is sheathed by a pocket that has a strip that connects to his armor somewhere on his back (creating a devil tail look when the sword is in use) and then he as a chain and hook on the back of his armor that holds the sword up against his back, as well as a hook on his armor and the chain loop on the dragon slayer as a sort of redundancy.
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The only problem with this design for Shad is that he isnt as big as the sword like guts is so for shad the sword would be dragging on the floor lol
Guts's build is huge though. You'd need a proportional sword to go with that solution.
@@madscientist14 I noticed it too. The Dragonslayer is a big sword, but if we have it standing straight up, it should around the same as or a bit taller than Guts. Depending on the source, he's either 6'3 or 6'8
That's pretty much how I thought to do it just off the top of my head, completely forgot Berserk did that, but you could just have a hook for the center shaft of the titan sword somewhere around the shoulder. The chain and everything used in Berserk would work for a giant sword, a titan sword would be easier to hang though. Pocket tip scabbard/sheath off a belt, like an actual tail. And then a hook on the shoulder, you lift it out of the pocket lift it off the hook and "LEEVERAGE" it over the shoulder.
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The quick release of number 2 is definitely the best, but I think the storage method of number 3 (held forwards) is the most practical. A combination of those aspects would lead to the best carrying method I think.
I think it also depends on how you expect to be using it - number 1 with the right type of hook shape would be a secure enough, fast and easy to draw AND stow method. With the hooks well positioned, maybe even made part of the armour itself there is no strap to pose a problem or get harmed/lost in combat. Making it perhaps the best method for a more rapid high mobility user - the town guard that needs to quell the unrest here, perhaps draw for intimidation and then run off over there without looking the fool as they put the weapon away. Or adventurer that expects to get into troubles they may have to run/climb to escape from and still need their weapon later.
Where number 2 as its a touch slower to put away but very simple, cheap and should be easy to adjust to fit anybody is good for outfitting an army of nutter with giant swords. And 3 is pretty swift to draw and stow but perhaps gets in the way a bit much in use.
Seems to me all of them are likely to be the best choice for some folks from what we have seen so far, but not everyone.
Third is the best one. Just add a "press to release" button in the belt and it's perfect.
Buckle quick release on the front.
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Agreed. The functionality of using the sword as a giant cutting board had me hooked on the segment
Agreed, I was flabbergasted to see the sword actually serve as an effective table and cutting board for multiple different ingredients.
Ikr 😂
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In Monster Hunter, while greatswords don't have -scabbards- sheathes, longswords (comparable length but much thinner) do, and I noticed a clever bit of design they occasionally use. The sheathe looks like an entire sheathe, but there's actually a slit on the top running almost the full length, so that you only have to lift the sword a little ways to clear the bit of sheathe at the end, and then you can just pull it free through the slit. I always liked that detail.
Of course in the actual animation you just phase your sword, which expands in size when you take it out anyway, straight through any sheathe which may or may not be there
That’s kinda what shad already did with the back scabbard
@@jgamez106 yup. Very similar. He added some improvements for stability.
Actually, that may not be bad! Having a harness/sheath with a slit that runs all the way along the top (with a small closed-over section at the last few inches) that runs the length of the blade and largely stays in via gravity with a small quick-release latch or strap at the top to hold it in...
To draw you release the catch/strap, lift it up and out. The sheath would be less tight, allowing for the weapon to be drawn out the side without dragging the sheath with it.
That would provide further protection for the blade (against getting dulled on accidental bumping against tables, doors, dungeon walls, etc.) and protection for passerby (in cities, castles).
So, the Titan Shabbard.
By Greatswords are you referring to the giant longsword (katana), or the Greatsword/Axe weapon?
@@YiotisTheGnome By greatswords I'm referring to the biggest giant swords, which are called greatswords. Longswords refers to the long, relatively skinny, often katana-styled swords. Greatswords are sometimes axe-like, but they are distinct from switch axes, large axes that transform into giant swords. There's lots of room for confusion with Monster Hunter weapons
What I'm thinking is a single-edged titan sword with the central pole extending further along the length. This would allow the wielder to simply hold it pommel-down as a walking staff. Single-edged means you can keep the cutty bits pointed out away from you for safety.
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That’s a nice big sword you have there your wife must be a really happy woman
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I wonder how long it takes him to polish it...
@@Kernwadi depends if he hasn’t done it in a while about 2 minutes probably
Well he has half a dozen kids so I guess you're right
@@Spider-Man-2099 Shad=Chad
I agree that the second method seems the most viable. If you put the quick release on the sling belt you could even carry it like you did using the third method, underarm and pointed forward. It is also easilly applicable to the original prototype via, as you said, drilling a hole. I suggest paired crescents on either side of the spine at your desired length: this way the blade profile isn't compromised, and it should still be useable as a table, shield, or even griddle.
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I think it was Nate, really
The tragic green bean got me.
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Hey Shad, I might have something fun for you to cover:
In the Elder Scrolls Online "High Isle Launch" cinematic trailer, there's a knight with a sword that looks hilariously "fantasy thick". On its own that wouldn't be interesting, but what fascinates me is that they actually animated it as such as well. He fights with the full weight of his overweight sword, and it's actually a really cool short fight choreography.
I think it'd be really cool if you were to do a fight dissection of it, like how you did Anakin VS Obi-Wan.
(Bonus: In the "Legacy of the Bretons" cinematic set immediately before it, there's a sword scabbard design at 1:56 I think you might find very interesting.)
Damn... That's a big sword... I wonder how long does it take Shad to polish that thing?
are there no servants?
@@ulrichkalber9039 Ü
A skilled maid can polish a sword in under 5 minutes.
@@DH-xw6jp finding a skilled maid is a quest of its own.
@@ulrichkalber9039 have you checked the Argonian classifieds in the newspaper?
I have an idea for a kind of back scabbard for the Titan Sword:
I would attach four hooks in a rectangular pattern onto a wooden panel.
This panel could be worn diagonally on the back.
The hooks would have a narrow, not curved shape and would protrude from the panel in a 30 degrees angle. You could hang the Titan Sword onto the hooks by the two horizontal lines in the center of the sword, that are created trough the cutouts.
The specific shape of the hooks would allow the Titan Sword to be easily drawn by leading it out and not catch on it.
The shape of the hooks would also lead to the Titan Sword fitting very tight on the back because gravity would pull the sword against the wooden panel.
Although if you would really make this I think you would have to experiment a little with how longs the hooks would need to be and how high on the back they would need to be placed.
I really like the single shoulder sling design with the front facing Titan sword. I imagine running with the blade by holding one of the supports and angling the blade upwards
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Basically, on foot Jousting then? Sounds interesting but, that means the other guy also has a giant sword...
Practically a lance charge lol
Guts from berserk had a kind of demon tail looking scabbard that you would unhook at the top so you could roll it about the body. Only the point was sheathed. It was awkward to resheath I’m sure.
table sward is such a good story idea :D
The Giant sword table was an idea that was funny in concept but surprisingly practical in execution.
The cooking segment got better due to a big sword being in it
Everything is better with swords! Especially giant ones!
Imagine if there was like a retractable seatbelt mechanism that could reel in from the belt and click into the crossguard of the sword? And then to keep the sword in place, you could have it hook around the otherside somehow?
Ooooohhhhh!!!! I like that!
Thought the same, but isn't quite fantasy compatible is it?
To be fair, reliable quick release mechanisms aren't either, but they can be made to look the part easier IMO.
I think there are two options.
One, the two-quick-release methods, with the strap mainly tied to the sword - but that also means the strap may fall down and get lost - not a big deal according to them, I think it is.
Two, a permanent shoulder belt like in the first one, with a quick-release at the bottom like in the second (unhooks by force or a tap, so could be a simple wrapped leather strap), and a hook at the top like in the first, but designed for this purpose (alternatively another quick-release, but hook has higher potential there IMO).
Nothing flopping around, nothing falling off. One strap attached to the bottom of the shoulder belt (or the normal belt) has the quick-release at the sword, and then you can get it out fast since the hook should not interfere. Hooking in should be easy at the top, especially if you have the hook on a short strap attached to the belt, not the belt itself, and then quick release at the bottom.
Hook should be large and open, so it doesn't fall out easily but also doesn't impede hooking or releasing.
@@vocassen "isn't quite fantasy compatible" Neither is carbon fiber so I don't think that's an issue here.
I was thinking the same thing. Kinda. Instead of reeling the strap in, I would have the non-retracting side be fixed to the middle of the sword, so when it retracts, the strap would be pulled flat against the sword. Granted, that would probably interfere with the sword's usability, but we can't know for certain unless they try it.
Also, I hadn't gotten as far as the mechanism that would retract it, and a seatbelt spring is perfect. It's familiar, it's easy to use, it has a built-in locking mechanism, and I'm sure no one would mind if you went to a scrap yard and cut one out of a car that was either decommissioned or scheduled to get scrapped (making it easy to replace, too).
@@josephhenderson2538 Right, forgot about the carbon part lol
It does sound like a good idea, I do think they should try. Might need a stronger spring to keep it from slopping around, both on the back and when retracted. The torsion spring in a seat belt actually gets stronger the more you pull out, which might or might not be desired.
I think all of these issues are solvable, maybe even without much modification, just cut the belt short enough that it maxes out when you're hanging it, and so that when it's on the sword, it's still "pulled out" far enough that the spring is strong. Might want to get the belt lighter as well to prevent slopping, which is fine since it doesn't quite need to deccelerate a human from 100 to 0 in a few milliseconds - unless you fall in a shaft and somehow rely on your sword to not fall, in which case, tough luck.
The more I think about it, the more I like the idea, though it will always be atleast a bit annoying. Hope they give it a try.
Definitely first one with simple changes:
1st: Have some small board on your back with hooks
2nd. Hooks have to be loose
3rd. Hook your sword little bit higher so you would "Unsheath" it with that central bar in a middle of your sword
With this sword sheathing would be easy as you have central connections you can just drop your sword with.
Unsheathing would be easy as hooks would be loose ( I guess it would be easy to steal your sword in that case)
And walking around would be easier as with board your sword would stay more rigidly on your back and it would stay higher without touching the ground
yeah they give up on the hooks too fast, esp since they admitted those hooks were bad and it would work if they bend them a little.
Imagine trying to steal a sword that big. You may be able to take it from their back easily, but then you need to try to get away while holding a massive sword
@@chorgieporginson6620 To be fair, you're now holding a massive sword, so who'd go after you?
@@AnotherDuck A Spear boy
the second may be the easiest, but the first one has more potential than i think you realized. Instead of hooks like you used think about something like the hook on a cloths rack that it just kinda sits into. They would also be directly attached to the 'belt' rather than on an extended strap. the hooks you used were inflexible and not shaped correctly, you need something almost like a binder clip but bent outward, so that you can force it past the clip, into its holster and then force it out again.
Option 2 looks like the most practical option. That said, the first way of using option 3 looked very similar to using a couched lance. It might be reasonable to use option 2 in a similar method where you hold the free end of belt to keep it in a couched position, then you could easily let go of it to use the sword as a sword instead of in the couched position.
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The second one with a quick release method at the handle would be best. You could physically pull the sword from the belt as you were doing, then unfasten the strap from the handle once it was off your back, as you said. When the battle is over, simply find and collect your strap and re-attach it. Alternatively, you could use the same method, only have it fastened to the shoulder so when you pull the sword free the belt hangs from your shoulder. Capes and skirts seldom got in the way in combat, so a dangling strap most likely would not either. That way you have the ability to re-fasten it no matter where the fighting ends.
if its a metal sword maybe you could even use it as a frying pan. Personally I'm a fan of attachment method 2, having a giant sword with a dangly bit is just so incredibly silly, that any universe where that is the best option is a universe I want to live in. Might need to make some dnd art of this.
If not, pan, then definitely griddle
@@sternonisoil bacon flavored giant sword
Shad, you might consider quick releases for firearm slings from manufacturers such as Magpul. They have a pushbutton release in the middle, and a rectangular ring that allows it to mount on the end of a belt. With these on both ends of the sling, you could release one end, pull the sword over your shoulder, then push the other button and drop the entire sling so it's not flopping around and hitting you in the face while you're trying to swing your sword. You could let it fall on the ground to retrieve after the battle, or fix the sling itself to your back so you just need to grab the ends and reattach them to the sword.
You can get sockets designed to be glued into oldschool wood stocks or panel mounted into flat material. The socket can also be as simple as a hole of the correct diameter drilled into a sturdy sheet of metal of the correct thickness to engage the ball locks.
Em Shad, before you proceed to start making the carbon fibre large sword, you need triangle structures to keep it durable at hitting solid objects.
I think one way to get around the one issue with the second option's (or third option's) belt flopping around would be to make it retractable like a seatbelt. That way, the moment the sword is "unsheathed," the user can have a quick release trigger on their belt and the sheathe's belt retracts into the sword automatically. This can also provide more reusability since the sheathe belt wouldn't be out and about during sword use. A same method could be used for the third method as well, wherein the belt tight up upon unsheathing; essentially hugging the sword face (This can also be achieved with an elastic material in lieu of using a retracting mechanism).
That being said, not sure how big the seat belt's retracting mechanism is and how one could adjust it or different heights, but hey, a "ye olde seatbelt" could be worth looking into. ʅ(°⊱,°)ʃ
Keep at it!
Considering the size of a tape measure, I’d imagine the part that holds the retracted belt could be pretty bulky on the side of a sword
I think the key to making a way to carry the sword, involves making a specific armor for it. Maybe the armor needs a integrated piece on the back, so it will never move or shift, and that will work as a guide or locking mechanism.
why bother with this. surely this is a joke.
In a fantasy setting, just have a dimensional pocket to keep it in tbh.
Hm, perhaps a particularly strong magnet setup that is mounted in the armor and has a button that turns them off/on? Kinda like Master Chief? Since it is controlled when it is on, you don't risk random stuff getting stuck. Then again, you could engage it mid-combat to magnetize your opponent's strike against the back of your armor...
@@JarieSuicune I was thinking of either a magnetic chest piece or a magnetic backplate would be a good solution, but I can see how it could be a disadvantage unless you use a mechanism like you said or maybe make the sword out of a magnetic material the when tilted has its poles opposing the armor and would be useful in combat too
Seat belt make it like a seat belt! If it's set more in the in-between fantasy and realism (as real as you can get I guess) maybe attach a rachet of sorts that auto retracts to either the cross guard or the first cross support (just above I guess it'd be the "blade handle"? The vertical bar in the center) and have a hook or clip on the end that attaches to your belt. Quick release, strap management, and if you put the mechanism on the cross support it'll sit higher and maybe help with the "area of effect" when walking around and can still be drawn easily by grabbing the center bar
Personally, I was a fan of the third method, my only notes would be some kind of quick release mechanism on each end of the strap-- this would give it the carrying security of the third method, and the speedy idle-to-drawn-and-ready time of the second method. Point is, unless you go with hooks, you'll probably want a quick-release system at each end to both get the weapon out quickly, and get the 'tail' out of the way just as quickly.
Just need one quick-release in the middle
@@trollconfiavel no, then you have crap swinging around in two different places, or around until it falls off on its own. With two quick-release points mounted on the sword, you cut down on the wasted time both drawing and stowing the weapon
@@MrMurdock86 then put it in the bottom and hold the strap when drawing
@@trollconfiavel if you understand anything about swordplay, that gets annoying and uncomfortable -fast-. Why do you think they’re examining how to just have it come off?
The second method seemed the best in my opinion, in my ignorance I would like to ask if it couldn't have been possible to attach the belt midway of the inside handle( the part of the handle that continues inside the sword in order to keep it a little more elevated from the ground and if maybe it could be possible to do a quick draw from the inside handle since there may be enough space to allow it, sry for the bad English (it isn't my main language)
The last attachment the way Shad is doing it the first time with the blade pointing forward, can be useful for blind warrior or navigating in the dark. Also with the advantage of just running toward your target with the blade already pointing at them thrust and take it out at the same time.
I'm a 3d artist and I do a lot of weapon design, I spent some time trying to find out where the idea of wrapping cloth or smth around the blade in fantasy came from. I came to the conclusion that (aside from just adding more visual interest) the idea behind it was to keep the cloth covered in oil and to protect from the elements, I'm wondering if Shad'll end up doing it with this too.
Also first seemed the best tbh
Thanks for the video Shad! Definitely a fun process, figuring out the Titan sword! I think #2 is definitely best, and since y'all are making the sword, you can probably just put a buckle end on the sword itself, having the strap attached to it.
Hello, Shad, just my two cents:
Whatever carrying method you guys ultimately decide on, I think the draw needs to be as quick and as convenient as possible, since this entire sword is about maximising combat effectiveness and basically being the BBC of swords, so having to waste a few seconds to pull it out won't be the best, especially in case of an ambush, in which I'd definitely kill the one with the sword the size of a human.
Considering that, quick release would be much more of an important feature compared to reattaching it back on, which is why I suggest something like pins or hooks that are designed so that they hold the sword in place under pressure, but will detach with sudden force.
And it could also incorporate the cross-shoulder leather strap design, where you could quick-draw the blade immediately into a swing, and then take off the leather strap to reattach the blade onto the strap and then put it back on the wielder. I don't think you'd have to worry much about having to hurry up post-battle tidying when you're already carrying a sword literally named Titan.
At this point just run a restaurant Shad. Your cooking looks great. Also, I feel like horse back would be a very interesting thing to consider with this especially.
really want to try wielding something like that without your legs?
@@kingmasterlord UHHHHHH!? Are you being ableist?? How dare you! Jimmy from South Park can use one I know he could.
@@jacobweaver368 yes, saying that you can't brace with your legs to leverage a giant sword while on horseback is being ableist.
@@kingmasterlord Good, I hope you learn. #totalywok.
@@jacobweaver368 oh no I'm proud of it fuck the cripples
For method 2, a quirk of it I like is using the horizontal bars along the length to grab and control the blade without drawing it. And for method 3, it was clipping the ground a little; have you tried putting the top part of the stap not on the handle, but on the vertical bar inside the shoulder rest? It would put the blade quite a bit higher, maybe too much for ceilings, idk, but you're basically just drawing it like a normal sized sword and that point using the inside bar as a faux handle for the motion.
That Titan Sword would be SOOOOOOOOO horrible to use on a battle field because it would be too easy to take it from you. One miss or if there's another guy there you'll end up grappling for it. You know how much sword fights end up in the bind or a grapple.
The empty spaces on the Titan Sword would be good for you to grab for leverage, but also for your enemy (especially if there's more than one)
_Literally?_ *_LITERALLY?!_* 😂
I got one of the literals right at least 😂
Well shit, already built one lol
For my Berserk cosplay I had a single chain link on my shoulder that the link on the Dragonslayer hooks onto, so it essentially rests on my shoulder. Then with a long belt and chain combo I make a wrap that goes around my body and pulls the weight of the sword (which is a lot) to my left and the end of it hooks onto another chain link on my belt. Worked perfectly for multiple cons, although it helps being tall otherwise the sword tip would drag on the ground.
If you're thinking that all sounds cumbersome and unwieldy, yes it is. I'm also a large man in costume lugging around a 40 lb chunk of pine cut into the shape of a sword for the sake of anime, so no I'm not here for effective combat skills. Just trying to recreate the idea of a heavy and lore accurate setup.
You can fix the swinging belt problem by using a ring with a slightly bigger diameter than a sword pummel. Just put it on a hilt and it will stay there due to the belt tension, so when you release the other side, the ring will simply slide off.
Im not an English speaker so its hard for me to explain the details, but I hope you got what i mean. I once did a similar project just for fun and it worked well.
Hello from Ukraine!
For the giant sword (not titan sword) I recommend you look at the character, Welf Crozzo, from "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?"
The way he carries his sword is basically exactly like how you said in 1:01 where he has a square cut out near the hilt and off to the side, and then there's just a hook on his back and he just lifts and done, easy on, easy off. (ofc you do need to put a hole in the sword for it to work.)
I love this series.
I think I like the second's quick release and the third's primary mounting point.
That quick release with the hanging belt is not ideal however it is the most ideal wielding wise.
A second quick release on the belt to mount for the #2 style to stow it rather than throw is maybe best.
A drop pouch is more of a modern take on kit, however, a drop pouch for the Titan Sword belt may work best.
They ended up making a rifle sling.
couldn't you just put your arm through the big hole under the ricasso in the middle of the Titan Sword?
A custom pauldron could even keep it a a certain angle
In the original final fantasy 7 this was the purpose of the two holes on the buster sword. They supposedly attached to something on his back. But now they are just slots for materia and the sword floats
That sword table adbreak was absolutely hilarious 😂
I get that the belt is the simplest solution but I have to bring up pipe clips. You made something like that for the kratos holster. Same idea but a bunch of them to hold the weight of a big ol sword. Also you could make them out of horn, which I feel would fit with a monster hunter style.
3 inch long c clamp on a belt would be easy to position anywhere you want on your body. So long as it attaches on the haft between to the ricasso you'd have more than enough leverage to yank it off your back or your hip.
Hey, love your vids testing out the titan sword in theoretical environments. I don't men to be rude at all, but the guy in the black vest has got a lot of negative energy in these videos... LIKE A LOT OF NEGATIVE ENERGY
Make the 2 version with buckle both sides and make a mechanism ( don't take it complicated ) that when you shoulder it (either way possibly) you just have to take to the shoulder and press the buckle on your belt same time and strap will just drop ( make the buckle a accsesory of the sword and belt and make the starp just a leather ) Sorry for bad eng m From TÜRKİYE (not a turkey)
I like the segmented concept of the video :)
1) establish background
2) introduce problem
3) have 2 idiots work out a solution (with all due respect, it's meant in an endearing way, not as an insult)
4) evaluate the solutions
Also, above the hilt, there's that central shaft, why not have a hollow pipe where it clicks into and just attach the hollow pipe/claw to a belt?
You could use two leather straps.
Each strap would have two metal parts.
On one side a metal ring or loop to hold the leather strap in a specific position.
On the other side a long “J” hook 🪝 to lock the two leather straps together.
Both straps should be similar.
One should be longer than the other.
This will create a front side quick release.
If the “J” hooks are long enough they shouldn’t come undone.
Enjoy 😉
Haven't watched the full video yet, but the easiest way to keep a big sword in place might be with magnets. Not every type of steel is ferromagnetic, but if an individual sword is made of ferromagnetic steel that's easy enough to figure out.
It would be rather exposed to the elememts, though.
Edit: Watched the full video. Perhaps in a previous one magnets were mentioned, but not in this one. Also, it looks like exposure to the elements would not be particular to keeping it in place with magnets.
When releasing it you could probably use the handle to gain leverage.
Congratulations, gentlemen, with that 3rd method you've discovered the sling; something rifles have been equipped with since their widespread adoption.
I disagree with the premise. First of all, it is an extreme stretch to suggest that this is anything other than a battlefield weapon, and in that context there's no need to worry about quickly drawing your weapon, because you're with an army - you presumably have lookouts to make sure you aren't caught by surprise.
And even if you're willing to accept that an adventurer might want to use it, they will not be able to fight with it in any sort of confined space (which is about half of a typical adventure, the other half being *getting to* the confined space). Therefore, an adventurer *must* have a weapon to use in those situations, and therefore they already have a more practical weapon for "oh no, bandits!" Thus, there is no reason to bother worrying about quick-drawing this thing, and emphasis should be placed on carrying it in whatever way is least cumbersome.
Loving the MEGAsword vids! I can't wait to see the finale! I also can't wait for you to review A Knight's Tale!
I want to share a practical looking solution than I found in some fantasy media that seems like it would work well but I don't know were to share it as it would include pictures and a short video... the inspiration of the idea came from Realza's character in "Handyman Saito in Another World"
How you wear it depends on the size and weight of the sword. For example, Cloud's sword is held on by a strong magnet, and because the buster sword is relatively short compared to other giant swords, it doesn't have to be placed that high up on the back.
I love your Hello Fresh segments!~ =) It's really the only sponsored spots I actually watch on the entire internet. Good stuff!
A 4th method maybe : a release on the middle of the belt.
To "unsheath", you just reach for your chest with one hand, unclasp the belt and then reach a similar result to the second method, but instead of one long belt possibly gettting in the way, you have shorter ones, supposedly more manageable/ less likely to get cut.