Sephiroth's Sword

[Mo-Nercy]

My one and only question is: When in the game did anyone indicate the size of the Masamune? I don't remember that. If Square expects us to base the sword's size on one or two pics and the fact no one else can wield it, then those are factors that can easily be explained away.

They never give the exact length, but I think it's made obvious to anyone who's played the game that it's REALLY EFFING LONG!

I don't think the "A wizard did it" excuse works when it's right there on the screen for everyone to see.

[Shoden]

actually werent katanas invented to slice on both sides? it was invented to overcome the weakness of the british swords and stuff wasn't it?

Sephiroth could own a few people with that killer.

[Mercen-X]

They never give the exact length, but I think it's made obvious to anyone who's played the game that it's REALLY EFFING LONG!

I don't think the "A wizard did it" excuse works when it's right there on the screen for everyone to see.

OH? Whenever you see Polygon Sephy, his sword is decidedly shorter than the imaginative FMVs lead us to believe. Cloud's/Zack's sword, on the other hand, in polygon is exactly the size it should be in proportion to Cloud's/Zack's body.

[bipper]

I think the massamune was said to be 6 feet long. Its in the manual i believe...

actually werent katanas invented to slice on both sides? it was invented to overcome the weakness of the british swords and stuff wasn't it?

Nope, katanas were made as a speedy quick slash weapon. British swords were designed to be more versitile, and had two sharp sides. Ninjas had the shorter bretheren and would hold the katana lengthwise at thier foe, to make the foe think they had a longer blade that what they really had.
The curve in the katana was dull so that users could use thier hand to force the blade into thier enemies flesh with out a full swing. Used mainly for the stealth kill.


Bipper

[Rengori]

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[crashNUMBERS]

He bring's it everywhere. Does he bring it to bed with him too?? As his teddy bear or something..

[Gilgamesh of Legends]

I think the massamune was said to be 6 feet long. Its in the manual i believe...

actually werent katanas invented to slice on both sides? it was invented to overcome the weakness of the british swords and stuff wasn't it?

Nope, katanas were made as a speedy quick slash weapon. British swords were designed to be more versitile, and had two sharp sides. Ninjas had the shorter bretheren and would hold the katana lengthwise at thier foe, to make the foe think they had a longer blade that what they really had.
The curve in the katana was dull so that users could use thier hand to force the blade into thier enemies flesh with out a full swing. Used mainly for the stealth kill.


Bipper

Ninja's didnt use special swords, they were regular katanas, sorry to burst your bubble

[bipper]

Wow, I know nothing you know it all and you win. Congrats! Out of all that thats all you say; thanks Read it closley, i was digressing the way they used the Katana. But since your a real ninja, I will listen to what you have to say. Sorry, I will not call katanas shorter than british swords ever again.

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[Rengori]

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[Mo-Nercy]

Yeah. A katana is designed for the quick kill. In fact, there is an entire stance in kenjutsu devoted to the art of striking an opponent as the sword is drawn (popularised by Rurouni Kenshin) called Battojutsu or Iaijatsu. The idea behind it is to reduce air resistance by drawing from the sheath creating a vacuum, allowing the blade to move at 2-3 times normal speed.

The Masamune would be too slow to kill anything outside of the video game world.

Ninja's didnt use special swords, they were regular katanas, sorry to burst your bubble

I don't know much about ninja's but I'm sure that their weapon of choice would have varied with personal preference. It's not as if there was a law stating that a ninja HAD to use a katana. In fact, the ninja with kunai is probably more stereotypically recognisable than one with katana.

EDIT: New source states that ninja favour shorter blades called Ninja-to, which are longer than a Wakizashi but shorter than a Kodachi. The only reason why ninja are more recognisable with kunai is because Naruto popularised it.

[Sergeant Hartman]

His sword is obviously telescopic.

[Skyblade]

Another note on ninja weapons. If my weapon history is not failing me completely, the blade of a ninja was straight, unlike the curved blade of the katana. This is because a ninja's blade (or, more specifically, his sheath) was used as far more than just melee combat. I'll look it up before posting more, but I'm fairly sure of this.

[Pouring Rain]

Hey, I just notice when someone takes their sword out (Like Cloud), they...well lets call it "pretend" to pull it out of his back, and bingo! its in his hands! Sephiroth...well he kinda just pulls it out of his side, like hes pulling it out of his pocket. So maybe, hes a majician cause I have no idea how he call pull a sword that big out of his pocket, dude.

[Jiro]

I think the masumane is found in wutai in a shrine when it gets attacked by soldier. you know the big war cloud misses. and if you look cloud puts the buster sword on his back when casting magic so it must have a collar. same with seph but at the side

[Skyblade]

I think the masumane is found in wutai in a shrine when it gets attacked by soldier. you know the big war cloud misses. and if you look cloud puts the buster sword on his back when casting magic so it must have a collar. same with seph but at the side

But they don't show us any such collar. Aeris' staff floats in front of her when she casts magic. It's magic, no explanation is required.