I've said this on a video on Skall's channel regarding this blade, but I'm gonna toss this out here as well. The design of the energy sword in the Halo lore comes from the fact that the two blades absolutely CANNOT touch one another. The way they are projected causes both blades to have opposing charges, meaning that if they come into contact then they instantly short out with an electrical explosion. Which is why they are a one-shot kill in the game and they have an energy limit. Every time you stab an opponent a circuit is completed between the two blades, causing said electrical explosion to go off inside the target and deplete the weapon's battery.
@@Naptosis It sounds more like he's referring to the handle shape not being made for human hands there because he's talking about it being hard to hold, not the blade shape.
@@powerfist1340 You can walk away from a stab wound as long as it doesn't hit something vital directly or go too deep. You ain't walking away from the equivalent of a high voltage powerline literally cooking you from the inside out no matter where you get hit, you could get stabbed in the foot by a Halo energy blade and the shock would still insta-kill you.
Watching this makes me want to see a series of making weapons that can’t function, or not function very well, irl and attempting to make them functional while not changing the aesthetic design too much. Like the kanabō episode by shrinking it down via baseball bat. Seeing how a energy sword could become a functional human design and still look like a energy sword would be cool
halo 3 was good too. like how the arbiter helped conenct the elites to the humans, fought alongside the dmeon. badass. and then squandered it in the halos to come.
Too be fair the elites also had metal ones so anyone complaining about that the blade isn't made of energy or being lore accurate dont have a leg to stand on. But regardless both are ceremonial weapons from an extremely religious alien species not a weapon designed for war. So the fact that it performed as well as it does in human hands is impressive.
I hate to be "that guy" but I think the fact it does well in HUMAN HANDS when its designed and meant for Sangheili hands also says alot. Imagine if there was an elite using this blade with years of training and mastery of this weapon tailored to their physical biology.
@@rawrxdtonepforme9360 ahh I've completely forgotten about the existence of that! And I cannot recall if they had energy or metal swords there, so you may well be right!
Functionally one of the biggest factors is the handle design. Saying it's made for an alien is understanding the real issue. It's' designed and scaled for an alien that's larger and most importantly has two thumbs on each hand. If humans had a second thumb instead of a pinky it would significantly increase grip strength and support that handle design for both slashing and stabbing.
would love to see this modded into a functional sword. just make a handle for a human grip. maybe sharpen the inner edge of the blades at the tips? seeing a solid single blade version would be interesting too
I once heard an interesting theory for the gap in the blade. With the concept being that the energy sword functions as an incomplete circuit so that when you stab something with it completes the circuit and sends a huge burst of energy through the target
I read somewhere that it was designed to catch regular swords in the gap between blades back on the elites home planet before they were made of plasma.
I think this weapon would need on the upper third top section as well a strengthening section same as in the lower third. Fun episode and thanks for sharing!
Something else that might improve a practical version of it would be to have there be a transition from a flat crossection near the handle to a diamond crossection near the tips to allow for stronger thrusts and parries. It would still suck at slashing though because that requires a completely different design.
I would like to add a small, ultimately inconsequential caveat to the lore dump of the energy sword, particularly the existence of steel bladed versions. Before the boost in technology that the Elites gained from joining the covenant, the energy sword was a physical weapon, not an energy based one. The steel versions existed as a proto-sword variant for centuries on Sanghelios before the adoption of the Type 1 energy variant, and Elite recruits still train with physical blades before being permitted to ever wield a true energy sword in combat.
Thinking about the energy side of it... that puts the weight further back into the handle. I mean, energy blades can't weigh much. I still don't understand how energy blades collide with things. The energy is what does the cutting... but that energy is in motion, or fluid. It's basically energy being somehow controlled into a shape. But the control can't be physical, since the energy has to be exposed to do the cutting. So if the energy fails to cut it, then the blades would fail to enter. It's like using an air knife... either it cuts, or it breaks form. And if you think jabbing your wrist with the metal was bad, imagine if that was energy that 'cuts better than metals'. I think the design would only make sense if the aliens' wrist was further back than a human... so the pivot point would not put the backward segments into their arm. Or if their armor would employ locks so they can't turn their wrist far enough (or at all) to result in stabbing themselves with the backward prongs. But, the design does look cool.
Something to note is that Elites have 2 hearts so the reason for their sword design could be because its meant to primary be a thrusting weapon designed to be used against their own species by penetrating both hearts at once. We dont see them do it much in games likely because once they got the energy upgrade thrusting didnt matter all that much anymore when it can practically cut through anything regardless of how you choose to attack.
@@ScreenTested possibly. Theres a reference image on the halopedia page for Sangheili of a dissected Elite. Being it was a dissection everything in the chest cavity was spread out for better viewing so it's a little hard to tell how close all the organs originally were. But the hearts do appear to be relatively close together
@@LoliMaster69227 I'm going to go on a limb here and claim being hit with a plasma based weapon will cook both hearts and all other internal organs all at once. If it gets past the shields and armor, if.
Fun fact : In the Animatrix style movie Halo Legends, there is a section called "The Duel" featuring the transition period of the Elites at the start of the Covenants. In it, you DO see steel swords of the same design... So you COULD absolutely make a full steel version of the weapon, and it would be lore accurate without the need for a "this is not energy" disclaimer ;7 Heck ! why not throw in the two-handed one wielded by the bad guy !?!
When testing the grip did you try having the finger splitter go between the pinky and ring fingers instead of between the index and middle fingers? I feel as though that would align the blade better for thrusting and give you more power in the slash.
a note about the gap in the blade and note i do not have exactly confirmation, but from what i remember, about blades going all the way down the gap, its not actually possible due to the way the blade solidifies despite being plasma is due to a contained magnetic field, any blade would stop at that bulge you pointed out wish i could confirm it but 343 is fixated on burying everything bungie
If you want to find the "real" Energy Sword, look up a "Curveblade". _That_ should make you a bit happier. As for the split in the middle, it is literally intended for Elite Blademasters to catch and lock an opponent's Energy Sword mid-swing; needless to say, do not try this at home.
my friend once had a party he had one rule was that noone touched his halo sword a few hours later one of the boys came out of the bedroom holidng the sword bleeding everywher
I bought an XBox 360 specifically to play Halo 3, and we were in the middle of a move from Southern California to an interim home in Coleville, CA. We couldn't play online, because there was no rational version of internet in Coleville in 2011 (honestly, look it up, it is NOWHERE). Halo 3 was an emotional lifesaver for us. I know this has almost nothing to do with the video, but I needed to make a bow to Bungie and Microsoft for saving our minds through a very long and frozen California winter. Yes, not all of California is a sun-baked paradise, folks. Some of it is a desolate, frozen nowhereland. Sorry. WAY off topic here.
I'd like to see you do an episode on Gamora's sword from Guardians of the Galaxy, as it has a similar split-blade design, albeit with some support structures mid-blade and has a handle meant for human hands.
It's sorta just a big fat normal sword from the looks of it. Unfortunately it doesn't have any info aside from Haka being massive enough to use it like a normal sized sword
What about the Fable 2 version of the energy sword, known as Hal's Sword? It was a slightly more traditional design, being aligned in the normal direction instead of as a punching-style blade, but still kept the dual blades.
I would like to see some redesigns of that weapon for humans and being out of proper spring steel. The handle would need a drastic redesign and getting rid of the gap between the two blades to make it one blade would be ideal
I've always imagined that the gap between the blades is there to provide an open invitation to opponent swordfighters to strike between the gap; a sort of dare, if you will. The risk you take in engaging in this 'dare' being your opponent possibly being able to lock your blade in between. (Yes, for steel that wouldn't work too great probably; but perhaps there is an interaction between the fields of energy weapons.)
Halo was the reason I switched from PS to Xbox, and I have never regretted the decision. If you ever make a "real" weapon version, I suggest using a metal rod running up the inside portion of each blade. That will give the blades a lot more rigidity and should solve a lot of problems.
I think the problem other than the swords fundamentals was how you were swinging it. Cause the Elites swung the sword with their whole arm or like they were slamming the sword down on the targets body. Instead of swinging like its a regular knight sword or katana
I think you should remake the handle to be more ergonomic from a sword handlers perspective, and not from a display model design! Maybe even get a steel blade cut and made?! Cool video, I like swords. You have another subscriber.
Wonder how much difference it would make if you made it yourself from scratch rather than a wall hanger base? Could make it from scratch with a double tang to prevent or at least mitigate the failure you had where it split from the handle. Plus could make it into a more balanced sword with a more ergonomic handle to see the difference there
Just a thought, what about draw cuts? I know they aren't great, but it should be better on your arm and it's easy to transition into from a failed thrust to at least get in a little damage
Its kind of like those “equal stats” discussions, obviously the fact that its way lighter when made of energy and the fact you don’t need to apply force to ensure a cut is kind of something that makes it more viable in universe.
would be nice to know how it would handle if the humans had adapted it by just adding a normal style sword grip for better use, or even use it as a spear tip instead of a sword
After looking back at the original graphical effects for the swords in Halo:CE, I can't shake the suspicion that they were initially intended to function as singular broad blades.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but in game/ animations you watch of elites using the energy sword, don't they use the meaty part of the blade for the killing blow chop? I think They effectively hammer fist the opponent except they're holding a blade there.
Fun review. I had always wondered how effective it would Actually be to someone who uses swords lol. I think you should still make one tho with your suggestions at the end and see if your idea still holds up. Would it make that much of a difference if any, where you would be more likely to pick it up to use against an Elite? lol😄😄🤓😁
I always imagined that the blade on this sword would be near weightless because it was an energy sword and all the weight would be in the handle. I don't know how you would test that though!
I feel like because people talk a lot of crap about stainless steel for swords the people think the metal itself is no good. But it is good metal for what it's for, it's just not for swords for the most part.
14:07 you’re ignoring the fact that the hilt/handle is perpendicular to the blade. That’s a MAJOR oversight on your part. It’s simply impossible to maintain any lateral force on the blade when your only leverage is grip strength. Even a TINY bit of pressure against the flat of the blade, wether by your opponent or by yourself during a cut, will turn the blade, either out towards your elbow which is bad, or in towards your chest which is fatally bad. Perpendicular handled blades are a seweslide weapon. How you can ignore this is beyond me.
That weapon needs to spring steel. it does have a look. Just get rid of the points by the wrist. maybe put a rubber or hilt wrap around the lowest part of the blade by the hand? I would not want to extend my arm out far while using it.
Would cutting the middle nub on the handle off fix the comfort? And maybe the wrist jab because your hand would be further? I mean, if it was tailored for human hands, why would there be a nub there
I'd mention the gauntlet sword for a real world comparison. Which immediately makes me think of some likely issues. Like edge alignment, comfort of using it, and the less sturdy wrist position - without the reinforcement of the gauntlet.
@@ScreenTested Alright thanks, I'll take your word for it. Would be cool if you or Shad could get a hold of something like a functional pata, and show off how they work.
Seeing it in real metal...makes me think of a fancy kitchen tool to cut potatoes with the inside of the blade (if it is sharpened). But as an actual weapon I would prefer a club any day than a 2 piece sharp thing with poor support
How do you think that a wrist brace would affect its performance (a properly made steel version of it, not the prop version)? Why don't you sit down with Shad and do a human design of this weapon on that software that he uses to draw concepts? Would be cool to see what you can come up with. Maybe even make one as well and do some testing?
What, you mean you *don't* have some hyper advanced alien tech to use in your build? All in all great review, surprisingly effective in some places. You might find it interesting to know that there actually is a metal version in the lore. From the Halo Legends anime shorts (like the Animatrix but for Halo), one short takes place in the ancient past of the Covenant and we see an Elite using a metal sword that is in roughly the same shape as the energy sword. Double pronged blades with that gap in the middle, but this one looks more comfortable to hold at least since it doesn't have that protrusion in the middle of the grip the energy sword has.
The closest weapon I would compare it to is the pata. It's an Indian weapon where it's basically a sword blade on a gauntlet. Kinda like a long katar/push dagger
@@Believer1980 Well, as I understand it, there are some rapiers that don't even have an edge, just a point. I would still call those swords. So not slicing well doesn't make it not a sword, some swords have different purposes. I think I could settle on calling it a short sword though, since it is on the short side, while being way longer than a dagger.
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@@ScreenTested I will when I can financially be able. Hopefully starting next pay period.
"The days of Halo being good". That was sharper than any sword.
I've said this on a video on Skall's channel regarding this blade, but I'm gonna toss this out here as well. The design of the energy sword in the Halo lore comes from the fact that the two blades absolutely CANNOT touch one another. The way they are projected causes both blades to have opposing charges, meaning that if they come into contact then they instantly short out with an electrical explosion. Which is why they are a one-shot kill in the game and they have an energy limit. Every time you stab an opponent a circuit is completed between the two blades, causing said electrical explosion to go off inside the target and deplete the weapon's battery.
Is this the "lore reason" mentioned at 13:04?
@@Naptosis It sounds more like he's referring to the handle shape not being made for human hands there because he's talking about it being hard to hold, not the blade shape.
ah yes, the electrical explosion. The deadly part of... getting stabbed...
This explanation was always garbage.... because it never blows up. In any media.
@@powerfist1340 You can walk away from a stab wound as long as it doesn't hit something vital directly or go too deep. You ain't walking away from the equivalent of a high voltage powerline literally cooking you from the inside out no matter where you get hit, you could get stabbed in the foot by a Halo energy blade and the shock would still insta-kill you.
We all miss Halo. It's a shame how Microsoft took it's corps and parades it around town as if it's still the same.
It’s sad that this is what Microsoft tends to do with any IP they won or have bought
Watching this makes me want to see a series of making weapons that can’t function, or not function very well, irl and attempting to make them functional while not changing the aesthetic design too much. Like the kanabō episode by shrinking it down via baseball bat. Seeing how a energy sword could become a functional human design and still look like a energy sword would be cool
Content Idea: Take the weapons you have reviewed and fix the issues to explore what it would take to make them a great weapon.
Those Halo 2 Times...still the best in the franchise...loved Arbiter....they could have made so much more out of this story...
Gotta agree it was a brilliant storyline and so much fun playing as the Arbiter.
Indeed.. Truly such a shame...
halo 3 was good too. like how the arbiter helped conenct the elites to the humans, fought alongside the dmeon. badass.
and then squandered it in the halos to come.
@@Cistolo27 Arbiter is the reason I play halo 2 and 3. Just a compelling story with him.
Marcus doing a little bow love it.
Too be fair the elites also had metal ones so anyone complaining about that the blade isn't made of energy or being lore accurate dont have a leg to stand on. But regardless both are ceremonial weapons from an extremely religious alien species not a weapon designed for war. So the fact that it performed as well as it does in human hands is impressive.
I hate to be "that guy" but I think the fact it does well in HUMAN HANDS when its designed and meant for Sangheili hands also says alot. Imagine if there was an elite using this blade with years of training and mastery of this weapon tailored to their physical biology.
As far as I know, the metal ones only had one blade though and not the double mirror image energy blades?
@TheRaptorsClaw honestly I don't remember it's been a very long time since I've seen the duel
@@rawrxdtonepforme9360 ahh I've completely forgotten about the existence of that! And I cannot recall if they had energy or metal swords there, so you may well be right!
@@TheRaptorsClaw they had both in it thats why I can't remember
Reverb on slashes and chops makes a lot of sense as when made of metal its basically a giant sharpened tuning fork
Would love to see this done again, but with the changes you suggested to the sword to make it suitable for human hands.
Then he'd just be making a katar...
...which would be awesome!
Wouldn't be a Tyranth video if he didn't hit the camera! LOL
Did I hit the camera in this one? Honestly I don’t even remember at this point
Functionally one of the biggest factors is the handle design.
Saying it's made for an alien is understanding the real issue. It's' designed and scaled for an alien that's larger and most importantly has two thumbs on each hand.
If humans had a second thumb instead of a pinky it would significantly increase grip strength and support that handle design for both slashing and stabbing.
Great video! Would love to see Imperious's spear (similar blade shape to the energy blade) or lightning claws next!
Are we sure that wasn't Marcus at full aggression? Cause I think it may well have been given his polite bow as he left the screen.
He tried his best to slay me and bowed out
would love to see this modded into a functional sword. just make a handle for a human grip. maybe sharpen the inner edge of the blades at the tips? seeing a solid single blade version would be interesting too
"The days of halo being good" ouch my rose tinted goggles 😅
it looks like it functions kinda like wolverine's claws
I once heard an interesting theory for the gap in the blade. With the concept being that the energy sword functions as an incomplete circuit so that when you stab something with it completes the circuit and sends a huge burst of energy through the target
Dam, you did a great job on the sword itself. Love how the metal is sort of rainbow colored to give it that other-world effect. Looks great.
I read somewhere that it was designed to catch regular swords in the gap between blades back on the elites home planet before they were made of plasma.
I think this weapon would need on the upper third top section as well a strengthening section same as in the lower third.
Fun episode and thanks for sharing!
Something else that might improve a practical version of it would be to have there be a transition from a flat crossection near the handle to a diamond crossection near the tips to allow for stronger thrusts and parries. It would still suck at slashing though because that requires a completely different design.
3D model thing at the end of the review is still fire.
I would like to add a small, ultimately inconsequential caveat to the lore dump of the energy sword, particularly the existence of steel bladed versions. Before the boost in technology that the Elites gained from joining the covenant, the energy sword was a physical weapon, not an energy based one. The steel versions existed as a proto-sword variant for centuries on Sanghelios before the adoption of the Type 1 energy variant, and Elite recruits still train with physical blades before being permitted to ever wield a true energy sword in combat.
Thinking about the energy side of it... that puts the weight further back into the handle. I mean, energy blades can't weigh much.
I still don't understand how energy blades collide with things. The energy is what does the cutting... but that energy is in motion, or fluid. It's basically energy being somehow controlled into a shape. But the control can't be physical, since the energy has to be exposed to do the cutting. So if the energy fails to cut it, then the blades would fail to enter. It's like using an air knife... either it cuts, or it breaks form.
And if you think jabbing your wrist with the metal was bad, imagine if that was energy that 'cuts better than metals'.
I think the design would only make sense if the aliens' wrist was further back than a human... so the pivot point would not put the backward segments into their arm. Or if their armor would employ locks so they can't turn their wrist far enough (or at all) to result in stabbing themselves with the backward prongs.
But, the design does look cool.
"I missed those days"
You're not the only one.
Something to note is that Elites have 2 hearts so the reason for their sword design could be because its meant to primary be a thrusting weapon designed to be used against their own species by penetrating both hearts at once. We dont see them do it much in games likely because once they got the energy upgrade thrusting didnt matter all that much anymore when it can practically cut through anything regardless of how you choose to attack.
Are the hearts 1cm away from each other?
@@ScreenTested possibly. Theres a reference image on the halopedia page for Sangheili of a dissected Elite. Being it was a dissection everything in the chest cavity was spread out for better viewing so it's a little hard to tell how close all the organs originally were. But the hearts do appear to be relatively close together
@@LoliMaster69227 I'm going to go on a limb here and claim being hit with a plasma based weapon will cook both hearts and all other internal organs all at once. If it gets past the shields and armor, if.
Fun fact : In the Animatrix style movie Halo Legends, there is a section called "The Duel" featuring the transition period of the Elites at the start of the Covenants. In it, you DO see steel swords of the same design... So you COULD absolutely make a full steel version of the weapon, and it would be lore accurate without the need for a "this is not energy" disclaimer ;7
Heck ! why not throw in the two-handed one wielded by the bad guy !?!
"Chief what are you doing?"
"Giving the covenant back their bomb."
Welcome to "A punch dagger is not a sword"
defiantly need to make a functional one it sounds like it'd look soo cool!
Now do energy sword reverse grip testing
Hello again tyranth ! Your vids are alot of fun. I watch your other channel also but this channel is good stuff !
When testing the grip did you try having the finger splitter go between the pinky and ring fingers instead of between the index and middle fingers? I feel as though that would align the blade better for thrusting and give you more power in the slash.
a note about the gap in the blade and note i do not have exactly confirmation, but from what i remember, about blades going all the way down the gap, its not actually possible due to the way the blade solidifies despite being plasma is due to a contained magnetic field, any blade would stop at that bulge you pointed out
wish i could confirm it but 343 is fixated on burying everything bungie
"As a human with a human hand" the most alien thing I've ever heard
It looks sick bro , I'd be interested if it had a vertical handle
If you want to find the "real" Energy Sword, look up a "Curveblade". _That_ should make you a bit happier. As for the split in the middle, it is literally intended for Elite Blademasters to catch and lock an opponent's Energy Sword mid-swing; needless to say, do not try this at home.
my friend once had a party he had one rule was that noone touched his halo sword a few hours later one of the boys came out of the bedroom holidng the sword bleeding everywher
The energy sword is designed for Sangheili warriors. Space aliens with a completely different fighting style than humans.
I bought an XBox 360 specifically to play Halo 3, and we were in the middle of a move from Southern California to an interim home in Coleville, CA. We couldn't play online, because there was no rational version of internet in Coleville in 2011 (honestly, look it up, it is NOWHERE). Halo 3 was an emotional lifesaver for us. I know this has almost nothing to do with the video, but I needed to make a bow to Bungie and Microsoft for saving our minds through a very long and frozen California winter. Yes, not all of California is a sun-baked paradise, folks. Some of it is a desolate, frozen nowhereland. Sorry. WAY off topic here.
I looked it up, cute place.
Also a mile above sea level, forgot California had land that high.
4:00 Yo! I have that chopping board. XD
One of the Halo Legends shorts contains a few examples of metal versions.
It feels good when thrusting because you gripped it like you would a foil or epee
I think it might be better with foil or rapier styles blade.
I'd like to see you do an episode on Gamora's sword from Guardians of the Galaxy, as it has a similar split-blade design, albeit with some support structures mid-blade and has a handle meant for human hands.
In halo legends i think there's 2 handed metal "energy sword" it's pretty cool. maybe a part 2?
It's sorta just a big fat normal sword from the looks of it.
Unfortunately it doesn't have any info aside from Haka being massive enough to use it like a normal sized sword
What about the Fable 2 version of the energy sword, known as Hal's Sword? It was a slightly more traditional design, being aligned in the normal direction instead of as a punching-style blade, but still kept the dual blades.
I would like to see some redesigns of that weapon for humans and being out of proper spring steel. The handle would need a drastic redesign and getting rid of the gap between the two blades to make it one blade would be ideal
Haven't watched yet, but most versions I've seen others test have been wobbly.
I've always imagined that the gap between the blades is there to provide an open invitation to opponent swordfighters to strike between the gap; a sort of dare, if you will. The risk you take in engaging in this 'dare' being your opponent possibly being able to lock your blade in between. (Yes, for steel that wouldn't work too great probably; but perhaps there is an interaction between the fields of energy weapons.)
"Marcus wasn't trying to kill me."
That's exactly what Marcus wants you to think.
My fannon reason for the two blades, is that it completes an elecrical circit when you hit somthing, and tazes the target.
This dude's channel is going to blow up.
1:30 5:02 13:00 14:07 15:00 17:28 heres a list of timestampes so people eager to disagree about lore reasons dont make a fool of themselves 😇👍
Genuinely thank you
I'm just here for the t.i.t.s.
Halo was the reason I switched from PS to Xbox, and I have never regretted the decision.
If you ever make a "real" weapon version, I suggest using a metal rod running up the inside portion of each blade. That will give the blades a lot more rigidity and should solve a lot of problems.
I strongly recommend to us the tcx-3 power cell and not the tcx-4 , since the magnetic field frequency synergies better.
I think the problem other than the swords fundamentals was how you were swinging it. Cause the Elites swung the sword with their whole arm or like they were slamming the sword down on the targets body. Instead of swinging like its a regular knight sword or katana
One of the Halo Legends anime shorts shows metal ones in an origin to the Arbitor(title not the character)
I think you should remake the handle to be more ergonomic from a sword handlers perspective, and not from a display model design! Maybe even get a steel blade cut and made?! Cool video, I like swords. You have another subscriber.
Wonder how much difference it would make if you made it yourself from scratch rather than a wall hanger base?
Could make it from scratch with a double tang to prevent or at least mitigate the failure you had where it split from the handle.
Plus could make it into a more balanced sword with a more ergonomic handle to see the difference there
I'd like tk see a screen tested curveblade from halo, the predecessor to the energy sword
Tyranth, I have a request for you. Could you add a "Caveat" counter to you videos that keeps track of how many times you say that word? :)
Could you do a build where you optimize the energy sword?
It looks so beautiful.
Just a thought, what about draw cuts? I know they aren't great, but it should be better on your arm and it's easy to transition into from a failed thrust to at least get in a little damage
Its kind of like those “equal stats” discussions, obviously the fact that its way lighter when made of energy and the fact you don’t need to apply force to ensure a cut is kind of something that makes it more viable in universe.
Oh I'm so hyped
Oh no, stainless steel? you went full mall-ninja sir, bold strategy. I can hear Shad screaming all the way over here in England 😂
would be nice to know how it would handle if the humans had adapted it by just adding a normal style sword grip for better use, or even use it as a spear tip instead of a sword
You should try and build this with the correct steel and a handle that holds well and see how it can really perform
After looking back at the original graphical effects for the swords in Halo:CE, I can't shake the suspicion that they were initially intended to function as singular broad blades.
I still remember MatPats gametheory video where he claims that this energy sword is a much better weapon then the lightsaber.
Definitely need a most realistic version made. High quality metal and production.
this was great I love watching tyranth.. we get T.I.T.S in every episode
That Halo energy sword looks rad!
Will you test the gravity hammer or some of the bladed brute weapons?
Please make a somewhat usable designed for a human hand, spring steel version!! That would be awesome
I would love to see you test some of the unique swords from fire emblem
Correct me if I'm wrong, but in game/ animations you watch of elites using the energy sword, don't they use the meaty part of the blade for the killing blow chop? I think They effectively hammer fist the opponent except they're holding a blade there.
I think if you added more stabilizing peices up higher on the blades it wouldn't have flexed as much.
Fun review. I had always wondered how effective it would Actually be to someone who uses swords lol. I think you should still make one tho with your suggestions at the end and see if your idea still holds up. Would it make that much of a difference if any, where you would be more likely to pick it up to use against an Elite? lol😄😄🤓😁
Comments. Algorithms. Etc. Nice video, tyranth, appreciate your work.
the question then remains... would you be willing to make an adjusted version to fix the design issues you mentioned and give it a retry?
Idea for next video: The Gun Lance From Monster Hunter!
I always imagined that the blade on this sword would be near weightless because it was an energy sword and all the weight would be in the handle. I don't know how you would test that though!
Oh, this is a good one!
Make one with a human handle and actual blades
I feel like because people talk a lot of crap about stainless steel for swords the people think the metal itself is no good.
But it is good metal for what it's for, it's just not for swords for the most part.
14:07 you’re ignoring the fact that the hilt/handle is perpendicular to the blade. That’s a MAJOR oversight on your part. It’s simply impossible to maintain any lateral force on the blade when your only leverage is grip strength. Even a TINY bit of pressure against the flat of the blade, wether by your opponent or by yourself during a cut, will turn the blade, either out towards your elbow which is bad, or in towards your chest which is fatally bad. Perpendicular handled blades are a seweslide weapon. How you can ignore this is beyond me.
That weapon needs to spring steel. it does have a look. Just get rid of the points by the wrist. maybe put a rubber or hilt wrap around the lowest part of the blade by the hand? I would not want to extend my arm out far while using it.
Would cutting the middle nub on the handle off fix the comfort? And maybe the wrist jab because your hand would be further?
I mean, if it was tailored for human hands, why would there be a nub there
I'd mention the gauntlet sword for a real world comparison. Which immediately makes me think of some likely issues. Like edge alignment, comfort of using it, and the less sturdy wrist position - without the reinforcement of the gauntlet.
I don’t think the pata is a good comparison , there is some crossover but it’s still a perfectly functional sword blade, these are something else
@@ScreenTested Alright thanks, I'll take your word for it. Would be cool if you or Shad could get a hold of something like a functional pata, and show off how they work.
Seeing it in real metal...makes me think of a fancy kitchen tool to cut potatoes with the inside of the blade (if it is sharpened). But as an actual weapon I would prefer a club any day than a 2 piece sharp thing with poor support
How do you think that a wrist brace would affect its performance (a properly made steel version of it, not the prop version)? Why don't you sit down with Shad and do a human design of this weapon on that software that he uses to draw concepts? Would be cool to see what you can come up with. Maybe even make one as well and do some testing?
What, you mean you *don't* have some hyper advanced alien tech to use in your build? All in all great review, surprisingly effective in some places. You might find it interesting to know that there actually is a metal version in the lore. From the Halo Legends anime shorts (like the Animatrix but for Halo), one short takes place in the ancient past of the Covenant and we see an Elite using a metal sword that is in roughly the same shape as the energy sword. Double pronged blades with that gap in the middle, but this one looks more comfortable to hold at least since it doesn't have that protrusion in the middle of the grip the energy sword has.
I mean you joke about advanced tech but people legit comment stuff like that usually haha
If it had a 6.5 foot long spear handle and was used like a spear/military fork hybrid....it would be serviceable as is for a human.
Is it a sword though? Always thought it was more like a very long twin point punch dagger, that you could slice with.
That sounds an awful lot like a sword
@@thearcanehunter2736 But not slice well.
The closest weapon I would compare it to is the pata. It's an Indian weapon where it's basically a sword blade on a gauntlet.
Kinda like a long katar/push dagger
@@Believer1980 Well, as I understand it, there are some rapiers that don't even have an edge, just a point. I would still call those swords. So not slicing well doesn't make it not a sword, some swords have different purposes. I think I could settle on calling it a short sword though, since it is on the short side, while being way longer than a dagger.
Just while I remember, which character is the boxed red and black DC figure behind your right shoulder on the shelf that looks like an Iron Man suit but can't be? Please let me know as it's been driving me nuts wanting to know since you started this channel! LOL, thank you!