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Swords are cool. That's why heroes prefer them. But for some authors, it seems that a sword with a plain, straight blade, a curved katana or scimitar, or some other exotically functional real blade like the wavy kris is still not quite cool enough. They need to invent their own special blade. So screw functionality and ergonomy! They will design swords with the weirdest shape possible, as long as it looks cool, or at least unique. The odd shape won't have any practical purpose other than looking special, when it isn't outright Awesome but Impractical… not that it will prevent the wielder from fighting perfectly with it.

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  • Swords are cool. That's why heroes prefer them. But for some authors, it seems that a sword with a plain, straight blade, a curved katana or scimitar, or some other exotically functional real blade like the wavy kris is still not quite cool enough. They need to invent their own special blade. So screw functionality and ergonomy! They will design swords with the weirdest shape possible, as long as it looks cool, or at least unique. The odd shape won't have any practical purpose other than looking special, when it isn't outright Awesome but Impractical… not that it will prevent the wielder from fighting perfectly with it.
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  • Swords are cool. That's why heroes prefer them. But for some authors, it seems that a sword with a plain, straight blade, a curved katana or scimitar, or some other exotically functional real blade like the wavy kris is still not quite cool enough. They need to invent their own special blade. So screw functionality and ergonomy! They will design swords with the weirdest shape possible, as long as it looks cool, or at least unique. The odd shape won't have any practical purpose other than looking special, when it isn't outright Awesome but Impractical… not that it will prevent the wielder from fighting perfectly with it. Usually the "odd" shape can either being used to give the character using the sword a distinctive character or can also be used for "humour" or alternative to a family friendly weapon: seeing such an odd sword makes you think that you can't possibly harm someone with that. Sub-Trope of Cool Sword. Compare Impossibly Cool Weapon, Improbable Weapon User, Laser Blade, Vibroweapon and BFS. Can overlap with Serrated Blade of Pain. A defensive equivalent would be Scary Impractical Armor. Contrast Boring but Practical. Examples of Oddly-Shaped Sword include:
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