A Functional Real-Life Armorslayer from Fire Emblem!
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You should turn this into a series. Redesigning fantasy swords and making them functional.
Adrian Bigboss man at arms did it 😉
gagacrazy10
Yep, complete with threaded tangs, bolted on pommels and no historical accuracy AT ALL...
Great example on a channel dedicated about historical accuracy and martial arts...
gagacrazy10 but they recreate the weapon as is, the only thing they do is hollow out the massive and unweidly weapons and use extremely light material.
He already has that series, this is just the first IRL replica he's had made.
Imagine a practically redesigned Frostmourne...
Is it a sword, an axe or a can opener? Answer: yes
Aren't all swords *technically* can openers?
Aidan Clune swords are usually fairly ineffective against armor because the mass is concentrated at the hilt. The pommel is actually much more effective against armor thatn the blade
@@LydCal999 "END THEM RIGHTLY"
This is not a can opener. This is rather a can smasher. You hit a can with this thing and you bust it open with no chance of recovering what is inside of the can...
Or:
What is it?
Yes.
Funny thing about the in-game armor slayer is that in FE games that use the weight system, where a heavier weapon will slow down a unit who lacks the proper strength, the Armor Slayer is almost always the heaviest sword in the game. So the fact that this real-life equivalent is also really heavy is actually pretty cool.
nice
In some games, the armorslayer also has less accuracy than other swords, so it makes sense why it wouldn't be a sword characters would regularly use and why it's good against armored foes because it has the weight and the foes have the slowness
Yeah; it is very cool. I can only see one area where it doesn't translate between real life and game very well: the kind of armour it can slay. I can't see this sword doing very well against a plate-armoured knight, yet plate-armoured knights are the units that take bonus damage from this weapon.
@@matthewmuir8884 - How so? Compared to a "normal" sword this seems much more practical against an opponent in plate, at least until you're grappling. For one, the flared spikes on end of the blade actually have a chance of directly penetrating a plate (like a war pick), something that is extremely unlikely with more typical sword designs. And secondly, even if that doesn't happen, it's likely heavy enough to generate a decent amount of percussive force on impact, which is actually one of the better ways to damage someone in plate (and which swords are typically poor at doing).
Now, obviously you won't be half-swording this and sticking the point in the gap under someone's armpit. A "standard" blade would be infinitely better for that (and that's usually the type of way swords would be used to actually kill someone in plate). But in plate, standing up, swinging swords at each other, you'd probably be doing much more damage blow-for-blow than an opponent wielding a standard cut-and-thrust type blade.
@@JCPRuckus Those pick-like points on the sword, even if they do poke a hole in the plate, then have to also get through the arming doublet underneath, and I don't think even they would be able to do so. Not only that, but there's a good chance they could get stuck, which is bad.
Swords are very poor at percussive damage, but there is a way around it: the mordhau. You gab the blade with both hands and strike with the pommel or crossguard.
The perfect sword for DORIYAH!!!
Also ULTIMATE LIGHTNING FURY SLASH
Ganondorf has way more range than that and his sword is extra *_thicc_*
@@aIkaIi like his abs and thighs
@@Quetzalcoatl-Dragon_97 I-I mean...s-sure...
You could potentially even throw a HAH in there, if you're feeling spicy
video summary:
Some badass makes a million fire emblem fans hearts explode with joy.
sounds about right
@@titanashinsuke1901 They scary
@@titanashinsuke1901 Pussy swords
Yas
You basically summed it up perfectly.
So the hacking power of a regular western sword, but with the devastating sweet-spot of a mining pick?
it should be called a "pickblade"
Brotmeister in the hands of a very strong man, this thing would be brutal in a melee
When working from that effective range the weight and shape would be devastating I would imagine.
Zombies and creepers watch out !
Filicon Armorslayer soinds more badass
*Blacksmith:* Do you want an axe or a sword?
*Knight:* Yes.
The realest ace-sword Imo is the khopesh
This is more a warpick
both, and a pick too!
Well the original came from Africa so not knights but warriors and hunters. Wasn't uncommon to get jumped in the woods by animals or people.
You should've slain some armor...
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Ok
Skallagrim me: I’m gonna half sword!
Sword expert: you’re holding an armor slayer.
Me: so?
Sword expert: it’s already the same either way.
Me: . . .
Swords with that shape are actually supposed to be a hybrid of pickaxes and swords for miners that are afraid of goblins... Obviously
I'd go for that explanation, honestly ^^
Nah, a short sword would do better. Obviously, a sword this long would get stuck in the tunnels.
Goblin Slayer knowledge.
Also Mole people
Huh. So thats why I fell in love with this sword. I hate goblins.
Vlad Dascaliuc also swords get dented after one or two cuts *wink wink*
For anyone who doesn't know the actual games, a little bit of context: The "Armorslayer" is not just called like that, it is actually a weapon very effective against heavily armored enemies, it is not a good weapon against anythig else. Since in Fire Emblem heavily armored usually means overly armored, those kind of enemies can't dodge very well.
Kirgoss i mean, it still probably wouldn't do much against the (barely) walking bunkers that are fe knights
ActionCow for that shit, carry a mage.
Brian Torres The answer is a basic fire tome lol pretty much all armored units have low res. But then there's Zelgius...
TYU Ioannes Use a hammer against Zelgius
That Guy With No Friends That's the thing with fire emblem overall the better wepions are specialized for a specific purpose Like the Wrimslayer is for dragons only but since it has low durability you'd be wasting it on anything else
The 409 dislikes are from red-armoured knights and generals.
Matthew St. Cyr Haha! 😂
Wouldn't it be from green-armored?
@@bernardolisboa1019 green units are allies
@@marioalbertomoreno3819 green is neutral, blue is allies
@@navatheramenguy3127 Blue is playable, red is enemy, yellow is ally, and green is "other".
Figuring out how to actually fight with this thing effectively would also be very interesting... maybe a wooden or plastic version of this can be made for HEMA practice? It would be interesting to see how it fares against more traditional weapons like other great swords, short swords, axes, spears, ect.
Its a bit odd yet interesting because the weight and motion of it is much more heavy, so you would typically use it like an axe, but its entire edge is also a cutting surface, so that definitely plays a role in your ability to attack and defend with it. It would be interesting to see.
Many African martial arts focus on attacking and counter attacking, and deflecting and blocking to a lesser extent. Also since the entire continent is in the tropics it's fucking hot especially since ninety degree heat with more than fifty percent humidity is intense which makes bleeding out and dying of infection very likely.
So basically African weapons are made to open someone up. Also remember Africa has a ridiculous amount of medium to large predators and many are herbivores.that are highly aggressive, and any men carried some kind of weapon on them usually what is it used to be a farming tool. It fells trees and animals trying to kill just fine.
If I were to use it, personally I’d take a billhook like approach and use it to hook stuff with both hands holding it for control
Well anything vs a spear will lose. We know that.
Use it as an axe that can also be used to make draw cuts and tripping attacks.
I'd love to see this thing actually slam into some type of armour, even if it's just a helmet.
Lycoris-Kage IRL Armorslayer vs. IRL General/Baron armor?
I thought the same thing. He explained rather well the weight and balance of the sword giving great striking power at the tip. And demonstrated to show us on the tree stump and practice targets. It's not hard to see that it takes some seriously hardened armor to withstand heavy blows from that tip. Seeing some actual armor-slaying would've been great.
@@anthonyeaton9049 He tried it on some scale armor. It was total devastation. And even on heavy plate armor, this would still do the damage that a hammer would do. This thing is a scary bastard
This is definitely a new series worthy. Maybe something like "Fantasy Weapons Redesign."
only problem is the cost ,but seeing how he has 800k subscribers any crowd funding will probably succeed
Croz Raven He already redesigns them on fantasy weapons scrutinised.
Goku Uzumaki I think he meant actually having them forged and tested though.
"this took about half a year to complete" maybe a redesign special every once and a while would be a better option which is basically what this is. I don't see any way he could do these frequently and consistently.
"Fantasy Weapons Realized"
Skall looks like a Fire Emblem character imo
Honestly, if I were to make a fantasy game Id totally make a character based on him.
He's like Nolan from Radiant Dawn or a younger ver. of Hannibal from FE4
I really like how, in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the armor slayer was changed from this executioner sword-like design into an Estoc. The animations don’t change, obviously, but they did use α real anti-armor sword, which I found really interesting.
So I assume this is a sword for thrusting
Some A. Hole yes and it can be used as a tool as well
A D i dont think you get the joke
10/10 penetration
It's basically a rapier
I could golf with this sword
Now you gotta test it on actual armor
Luigi Melon "hey"
Hay is for horse.
Halvos Hol Horse
Is that a JoJo reference?
HEY BABY!
Any sword is a one handed sword if you have a build like Ike
Did you mean one handed?
Yep lol
5 pounds seems like nothing when you hear it
but then you try jogging while holding 5-pound weights
after a few minutes you will realize you have made a mistake
MizoxNG naah it's still nothing, back then at school my backpack is about 5-7 kg, swinging those on the other hand...
Nggaknormal Yeah School Backpacks are heavy as all hell. I have however actually swung one at someone but yes, to build any semblance of speed you need to spin, and that’s pretty bad and leaves you open. A knife would be better than that.
Lmao what? Nigga you need some gains if you think 5 pounds is heavy
I used to jog with a 50 pound bag of bird feed to the chicken coop every couple days cause it was cold and I didn't want to stay out there long. 5 pounds is more than doable.
That’s why you use a back scabbard
There are fighting styles, where the sword is not manually stopped, but swung in circular motions... similar to a spata.
That fighting style would lend itself well to a weapon like this.
Dracul JOSHI so people would actually turn their backs at opponents? or just redirect the momentum more effectively?
just redirecting the momentum.
ALWAYS face the opponent... unless you want to get stabbed in the back XD
Viable fighting technique? Kind of want to see this now.
you mean chinese single edged sword art in a nutshell.
I was thinking the same thing. You'd have to adopt a fighting style that puts less or no emphasis on stopping the blade, but rather continues the overswing into some effective use.
A Fire Emblem video? You didn't have to get me anything for my birthday.
Rezzy I never expected to see him do a video on Fire Emblem weapons. But it's pretty awesome!
Now we just need to find out why they call it the Falchion, when it looks nothing like a falchion.
Oh god not that thing I hate that Kyubey thing...
Also yah sweet fire emblem :D
I'm a bunny-cat, not a thing. Would you like to make a contract?
Incubators have birthdays?
I'm gonna give you some advice, since I'm most skilled with oversized weapons. Circles. At the end of your strike, you use a slight circular motion to *redirect* the force. You do this every single strike. Never try to stop your momentum with oversized weapons- ever. Use it for your next strike. This isn't just martial advice, as much as I'd love to see you use this in a hema competition; stopping an oversized Sword is way too hard on your body and joints. You could literally hurt yourself trying to stop it- and i have. So yea, there's my advice. Love your work, man. Keep it up.
Is that not the same advice for hitting with a mace? Just asking out of curiosity
@@Valpi_Soko and with an axe, I think.
Exellent input
This guy is totally correct, if you don't know how to use the tool properly, don't play games with it! Bad form.
Adam
I don't know if people wouldn't just hit you between swings if you did that. The sword is heavy af and pretty unbalanced.
Skallagrim will return in Avengers Infinity War
Somebody get this guy in contact with the man at arms people
Would be a good collab. They just make unreasonable weapons. He analyzes them which is in a way slightly more interesting
Capncoolguy The fact that this hasn't happened yet is actually kind of absurd.
man at arms... meh.. Skall should collab with Michael Cthulhu lol
Troper H'ghar "Yeah maybe he can give them a few pointers,that falchion they made looked god awful,it's almost as if their weren't even trying I've seen fans do better looking replicas."
well....have you ever watched any of their work? it never looks like it should. more often than not it looks awfull, all in all sloppy work and over dramatic editing
Thankfully, in old FE games, the Armorslayer was REALLY heavy, slowing down the user, meaning units would also have a different sword in their inventory, so they would only bring it out when fighting an armored foe.
Miracle The lower durability would be what I'd go with for a general statement, they seemed to hover just a bit higher than steel swords in most games (PoR was a big jump in WT though, but Str was generally better than con) which could still be heavy but not as much on their end. The early games also had lower MT to contend with.
Yep, IS did a really good job of thinking about what using the sword in real life would be like
JacketsNest101
Armorslayers aren't really durable.
the armor slayer in three houses looks like a needle i always thought it was like this because it gets in the openings in armor
To me the Armorslayer in Three Houses looks just like a regular sword.
It looks like a regular sword but *L O N G*
@@rupturedsky776 its pointy and long its thinner than alot of the other swords
It's super lame in Three Houses, and there's absolutely no reason to use it when Mace+ and Rapier+ exist.
Looks like an African Ikakalaka sword, it's a very scary sword
*shows sword*
"well it's not cool without a pommel"
*two fucking pommels*
*head explodes*
We now need a video about dual wielding pommels.
How about subscribers could vote or even have a Kickstarter/gofundme thing where we can donate and vote for certain swords? We'd pick the basic sword and you try to work with designers to make it functional?
Now THERE's a nice idea.
Slamindorf Awsome idea man this comment need more likes so senpai Skall will notice it.
Slamindorf I'm in
Hm, that's a pretty good idea.
so, you want so, that people pick swords, which you want to be "real scrutified" ? like some video game, movie or even "fictive" swords, are choosen by the community and people vote which they want to be "reforged" ? And the skall takes them to the test ?
A functional real-life DORIYAH
It looks like the Demonic Crucible from Doom Eternal
Or the Crucible looks like Skall’s Armourslayer...
Rustymcnut ehh true
Both of them are based on the Ikakalaka. Look it up African swords are gloriously brutal and decorated.
@@hainleysimpson1507 ooh. I’ll have to look that up. Thank you!
could you pleas try the Armorslayer against a historical helmet?
Be careful, it only has 18 uses
Nah, he plays Awakening so it has 25 uses.
"NOW THAT'S A LOT OF DAMAGE!" -Phil Swift
"its heavy"
At least you have more poise
:v
Dark souls 2: what's a poise ???
Dark Souls 3: Working as intended
@@sysouls1599poise works well in ds2.
one clear design flaw I noticed is that there is no way to end your opponent rightly...
Esmeralda Cooper get a critical, the character’s are extremely extra in their crit animations. It’s no pommel throw, but still.
Guess why the design was used in executions...
Buff the weapon with dark moonblade and spam r1
Esmeralda Cooper
Swing the side point of that flared end into their head.
They're ended.
unexpected dune?
Next up. Ike's Ragnell
Ike's Ragnell is a little boring, to be honest. It's like any other Fantasy Sword in design, unlike the Armorslayer which has a rather unique appearance. Ragnell looks really cool and does a lot of cool things, but it doesn't justify recreating a practical version in real life. :)
Brandon Andres Wo Dao, then?
Silent Eagle Useless I'm confusing it with another weapon, Wo Dao is just a nodachi.
Deathwings500 That's the Longsword. Wo Dao is basically a discount Killing Edge.
Or one of the Falchions
He managed to create the crucible blade
This is amazing, to be honest. So glad to see something like this happen!
You gotta make this into some kind of series, I'd love to binge watch this!
Big fan of fire emblem, love the idea of making practical fantasy weapons. Totally would love to see more of this in the future.
Multi use, tactical, self-defence paddle.
Perfect.
Anthony Gonzalez, it needs a removable pommel.
Herrecy destroy him
Eh, first it needs to be blackened and have an absolutely pointless picatinny rail to deserve the adjective "tactical".
The PyroNova "Multi use, tactical, self-defence paddle." ~that would be the Macuahuitl, even the one handed version had the potential to decapitate in one swing.
The the doom eternal, crucible blade.
It's an Ikakalaka, an African sword.
@@hainleysimpson1507 two handed version of that
I feel it can murder demons real well
OK but can you evaluate how effective the wyrmslayer is at killing dragons?
Man, I actually thought about the Armorslayer and how effective it would be. Nice to know that it would be possible.
I've watched several of your videos, but this is by far the most intriguing. About to watch the follow-up video now!
Another sword with that kind of “point” is the fume ultra greatsword from dark souls, which I’m using for a playthrough in dark souls III
FUGS is monstrosity
Skall you GOTTA make this a series. Not commissioning all of them obviously, but I think we'd all like to see some redesigned fantasy weapons made more functional or usable!
Now you need to get Ragnell and Alondite as a matched pair.
Telogor _ Yesss
Gugurant too
Gurgurant is just dumb.
Actual replicas of those swords would weigh more than a horse and function like clubs.
+Howling Din You... don't understand much about weaponry, do you? It's not like Ragnell and Alondite are stupid Buster Swords. They're just large, two-handed blades.
i think is a very beatiful sword.... looks with taste of unique and the functional desing is the best
Moment of silence to all the countless Ogiers who get robbed of their armorslayers before getting benched
Best of all, because of the points, it does all thrusting damage! This will be a great weapon for the leo ring.
Only if you hit the sweet spot. "Thrusting" R2s will likely deal Strike damage like the FUGS.
not sure if you mean 2 or 3 but i dont think fugs in 3 does strike on thrusts. after all the "tip" is the only sharpened part. Would expect it to be standard?
Krpajda he is correct, FUGS in both games deals only strike damage.
I'd rate this sword a 7.6 out of 10.
Too much water?
7.6 out of 10 no waifu mechanics
Mangs in a Skall comments section? Also Fuck yes!
Mangs This day just keeps getting better
Oh shit it's Mmmmmmmmmmmmbangs
Skall, check out the current season of Forged in Fire on History. Look up the Ikakalaka. Looks like you rediscovered a wonderful (but sadly obscure) sword from history. :-)
2:51 "It has this- this vaguely aquatic/fishy look to it."
Now all I can see is a Hammerhead shark blade, fin cross-guard, and tail pommel.
You and Skallagrim just made Ikakalaka even more badass.
Rarely clicked that fast, Fuck yeah fire emblem
Sheikzer0 Same dude, same
Lucina is best waifu.
Jason Godwin Flat
I'M REALLY FEELIN' IT.
Oh wait wrong game. I mean "Prepare yourself".
Sheikzer0 I prefer killing Edge better critical hits baby. Or at least a brave sword.
That sword could be used as the primary weapon, and not just a secondary as it was historically.
yomauser it's way too short though. If it was more drawn out, not only would it be better weighted, but it would also be less impractical to not have a shield
if you're in armour yes, but it it's too sluggish to be used without heavy armour . Otherwise a guy with a sword and shield would almost always win.
Gloin79 we don't know it's anti armor capability (ironically) but I doubt it would be good for full plate. The tips are too thin and might bend on impact
+yourantsally, it would probably make mince meat of chain armour and cheep early style plate but against later tempered steel plate it probably won't get the penetration to strike the wearer through the gambison, that said it could be used to hook and grapple an opponent by snagging the plates and open them up for a killing blow. but i can't say how practical this would be
Nothing cuts through armor, at least not through plate armor.
I think you could get alot of problems with getting stuck in your enemy, after u strike them.
I mean there is probably a reason, for not a lot of hook like weapons existing.
Seeing a sword from you that is more situated for power is neat for a change. It might be more effective for armored combat even given how much force there still is at a decent range. Surely fun to chop things with.
This type of content is something I would be super interested in seeing more of. There are definitely going to be some people willing to support the production of more of this. I wouldn't mind donating either but I kinda need a job first.
Your description of it just so happens to also describe its use i game as well- against heavily armored opponents it is _very_ effective, even letting troops normally at a huge disadvantsge do a number on them- but against any units who are not wearing the ridiculously oversized armor.... it's usable but not as effective.
If you ever find yourself in the path of that sword, there is only one thing left to do: PICK A GOD AND PRAY!
SlashXVI Stop being a scrub, and parry it.
RetroicDescent, it was a Fire Emblem reference to Fredrick's critical.
Joshua Polischuk And I was making a dark souls reference. Referenception?
RetroicDescent
Oh. Sorry, i don't have Dark Souls. My bad
SlashXVI i parry then apply the appropriate punish:
Guard break and ledge you.
just walk into the enemy lines and start spinning in circles with this thing out
Ez win
the armorslayer was used , in game, to slay Armor Knights, knights with incredibly low speed but insanely high defense. The armor slayer was super effective to armor which made it possible for a sword wielding character to take them out if mages were not around, magic ignoring armor stat and instead being stopped by resistance, wich Armor Knights had very little of. But yeah, its a heavy weapon, one you would not take into battle unless you REALLY thought you needed to take out a slow moving heavy armor. Its like armor piercing rounds in sword form.
I assume you mean slow moving armoured knight from the game solely? Since armour irl isnt the restrictive hulking mass people pretend it is.
vikings could use it to row their boat!
Petrino this steel is not really suitable for heavy water contact. You'd have to re-oil it every few hours or so, or find a better anti-rust method that still keeps the sword as usable as it is
*holds up his sarcasm sign*
Petrino 1) it is extremely difficult to spot sarcasm on the internet, as there's *always* someone dumber than you can imagine
2) it would actually be usable as paddle, it would just be one of the least smart choices, as it sinks, rusts, and exhausts insanely quickly
im diagnosed with Asperger and i got the sarcasm.
>When people refuse to be wrong about something
lol
Test it against that metal plate you shot crossbow bolts at.
Zar ryc Or just some stock steel plate from the local hardware store or wherever Fries does his wholesale shopping. Just lay it on a surface (like an old mattress) and bash away. The consistent thickness, shape and material should ease comparisons between weapons and techniques.
nah, plate too good, throw pommel at it
I think with heavier swords like this the idea was to use the momentum of the over swing to set up for the next, like you did at 7:32. Most likely the design was to use as little force as possible in each swing to either attack relentlessly, or tire your opponent out faster than yourself
Love this design! Its the closest thing to a fully functional fantasy sword I've ever seen!
I love the fire emblem series..
10:49
So you're telling me the most effective place to hit with is the TIP??!! *marth intensifies*
The One Matthew Vang Nintendo knew all along, all along
The overhead swing at 11:58 looks really dangerous. Altough The sword looks awesome, and I love the video. Good Job!
I was wondering about this type of sword design just the other night, glad this video popped into my feed.
Jesus, I think I'm in love. Fire Emblem is one of my favorite fantasy series, and a weapon that combines the edge of a sword, the curved blade of an axe, and the strike of a warhammer's spike is just amazing. Kudos to Jeremy!
I see fire emblem in the title and I like
Scythes and swords are some of my favorite weapons. This perfectly combines them.
Ngl I would love to see this alot, especially with some interesting things, maybe the Lance reaver from fire emblem, or some of its other fun little swords
Let it be known across the globe. The Armorslayer! A perfect sword for barbarians and other
heavy hitters. We must make this a thing. Have someone develope actuall technices for such a weapon.
Sword designers, if your looking for design which is both beastly and practicle,her it is.
Meir Nachman looks like it could be used to disarm shields maybe
Very possible.
I'd imagine the Armorslayer (in actual usage) would handle similarly to a battle-axe. Heavy lump of metal with an edge.
Einhart I'd imagine it be use the same as a axe plus mace
ModoTheGreat it's a good hybrid
OMG YES YOU DID A FIRE EMBLEM WEAPON YESSS~ XD
I've always wanted to hear your thoughts on the ridiculously oversized weapons and interesting designs!
This was fantastic! Please do more when you can.
Although this is likely too late, one historical comparison could be the Khanda. I heard about it through the show deadliest warrior. The tip is entirely blunt, and tapers towards the end away from the hilt to generate more force in the cut
Pretty cool mixing the effectiveness of an axe with the versitility of a sword.
i think its quite the opposite
That sword would benefit greatly from a fuller down the center of the blade.
im just thinking about how the added mass at the end would bolster cutting power of the center of the blade in my mind. i imagine a good swing that caught someones neck with the last half of the blade (before the large point) would make the head *fly.* That think would cut deep, at least in my mind.
HonorableAssassins You're right about the head flying; you can even see it in one of the tatami cuts. The upper half of the roll goes flying off screen in almost a single frame, like it teleported.
pwnorbepwned perfect weighting with that spike - brutal.
You could even put that design from the original artwork into the fuller if you felt like it XD
...and a throwable Pommel
Interestingly they redesigned it in the most Fire Emblem game Three Houses, it has now taken the form of an estoc type sword.
You have to use verticaly and screaming "Doriyah!" to be more effective with it
The camera slayer.
I have 60 Str, 60 Endurance. I can handle it
Xav X it requires 13 dexterity.
That Specific Individual Wow must be a str weapon then.
Xav X nah it's a dex weapon
Michelangelo Loving looks like a little fugs
What rings you have on ? bitch
the armorslayer looks like the spider sword from prince of persia: warrior within. thats a game i recommend you play, it's pretty good, and it has a lot of weapons you can collect, and a gallery that will let you look at all the swords you found.
This is still my favorite video on this channel.
I would love to see a redesigned Frostmourne
Me too
What are you talking about? It was already in the video, called "The Arming Sword". That's what a functional Frostmourne looks like.
no Frostmourne is a two-hander. When the Lich King kills Saurfang, he swings two-handed. Same when he fights you in the ICC raid. Most of the rest of the time, he's using the sword as a magical focus. A functional version would have a slimmer blade, and be stripped of the ridiculous decoration. So...www.swords-and-more.com/shop1/images/40344_600_3.jpg
Which given the references to LoTR in the questline to reforge Frostmourne, is exactly what the devs were going for. Interesting comment on Tolkien's ideology.
it's just a fancy sword , i like it , but it is still just an icon , doesn't have anything special to make it more effective than a regular sword
Well if you go solely on WoW Lore and Quests. there are more Games that have Arthas in them. I am pretty much talking about the Warcraft 3 games, where Arthas aquires Frostmourne the first time in Northrend and he swings it twohanded as a Paladin at first, but later in the Undead/Scourge campaign he swings Frostmourne one-handed (he swings it also for magic, but i think hitting stuff in the Face is considered Combat, which he does). So i would argue that if it would be reforged, it should be in length between an Arming sword and a 2 handed Sword/Greatsword(/whatever-you-want-to-call-it-sword), so it could be used, one and/or 2 handed. And propably get a much flatter decoration above the handle.
This sounds a lot like the the Man at Arms channel. They do recreations of a ton of fantasy/movie/game swords (sometimes with modification, sometimes not), and then show them off. They don't really analyze them the way Skall does, though.
Might be an interesting collaboration?
Larry Garfield no, because all their swords are practically useless. If you watch the videos at the end you see they can barely lift the things. Also they never actually forge the weapons, just carve them out of sheet metal, so they aren't tempered or hardened correctly
That is just not true though. That has been true before the current season, they have changed everything since then, I would really suggest you look at them again.
Have you... have you seen the show? Some of the swords are indeed oversized (by design) but a lot are functional. They almost always forge everything as well, what with everyone worshiping Ilya's prowess. And they most certainly temper their weapons. I doubt they mess up on that part since, you know, they're professional blacksmiths.
Well it would be interesting but I think Skall is more towards discussing swords and possibilities of them in real combat While man at arms wants to provide enteertainment and knowledge about the art of blacksmitthing (and others).
Some of the bigger or strange ones are useless from the point of real combat in man at arms, but I would love to see a discussion on that Viking sword Ulfberht (I remember Skall speaking about danish axes more than 1 times).
If a collab would be made, I would love it to be more towards the future, how could blades, shields and armor (Ilya as a armorsmith) compete in a world made of guns and vests. Heck even without a collab I would love to see more of that, how could these weapons of old compete with the evolution of gunpowder.
But they do exact copy, without thinking of practical use, like Buster sword from FF7, that is made out of steel, probably weight more than 15kg. Here Skalla showed us sword made by swordsmith, using good materials, with good design that can be used in fight.
Dear skall, I know this video is unrelated, but wanted to talk about your opinion on the nagamaki. I have a bias opinion as the nagamaki is my choice eastern weapon and even taught my wife how to use it......basically.......its a katana with a spear handle. See a katana is held towards the bottom of the handle for more control and to aid in the whipping action a katana should be swung with. It's like a pivot point. So, by extending the handle.....you increase the snap of the strike. And with a longer handle, you can execute more full body or full power swings from a bit of a safer distance. I even attatched a yari pike extension to the handle of my dueling lightsaber, to effectively turn it into a nagamaki. The extended handle also provides easier field use for calvary men.
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I saw the guy with his gut busting out of a green lantern shirt and knew I had wandered too far. Thank you for having that reminder in your video for people who haven't lost their minds yet.
I think you need to test it against an armored target. To see how it's blunt force trauma, and the penetration of the, I want to say axe like head of the blade.
I literally just thought about it.
How does half-swording work with it? With the way it looks, I'm pretty sure you could hook a weapon or shield(or even an arm for what I know) with the flared-head and throw a devastating strike with the guard while half-swording.
In fact, I'm pretty sure this design could open up interesting techniques.
I dont think there would be a point to half swording if it can already devestate armor
@@Artameful There is if you are against an armour spear formation since you have to get inside that poking range to hit them. Similarly with pole arms but a pole arm fighter can choke up on their weapon easier.
Actually where it would really shine is on light cavalry. On horse back you could break shield or weapons with well timed swings. Which comes down to it's biggest con which is the weight. You have to be very strong to be able to use this weapon since on horse back you will have to use it one handed mostly.
@@Ontarianmm well my reasoning is its weight will already fuck up armor.
The point of half swording is to gain a more maneuverable point and edge, albeit with less range.
If it's too heavy, you dont much advantage since the speed you can will become moot. I get what you mean when you have to get inside a poker's range, but at that point you're fighting with a sword, a personal dueling weapon, against a *L O N G B O Y E* a 'go-away weapon. Half swording for this weapon *in particular,* in my untested and understandably questionable opinion, is not as useful as just two handing it and blasting through their guard with extra range than half swording, having to get in range, and possibly grappling.
Well if it hit someone it the arm after the person weilding this beast dodged their strike it would be devastating to the person being attacked.
Its properties line up really well with the way Ganon uses it.
You: Armorslayer sword
Me, an intellectual: Doom Slayer sword
I really like the style of this video. Taking a video game/fantasy weapon and making it realistic is really cool and interesting. I love to see things I like being brought to life as well as the creativity of fantasy turning into something practical and different can be really informative. I love all your content but please keep this style up if possible.
Andrea Chai look at man at arms reforged, it's all they do there.
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the bottom part is shape upward because it provide better grip when u spin it.
I love it!
So many people talk about what would and wouldn't work in fantasy games without actually trying to see if it could.
In Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild there are these centaur like enemies called Lionels who use a similar looking sword with a very distinctive "axe buckler". You need the buckler