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| - This item is sold in limited supply (1) by Eralan in Tranquillien in Ghostlands. The respawn time on them is random, though they usually reappear every few hours. It was believed Sinister Scimitar shared a vendor spot with and that if one was for sale, the other would not spawn, however both have been seen at the same time as recently as August 17, 2008.
- Whenever an army of evil creatures like Orcs and such is introduced, be sure that most of the time they will be armed with scimitars, falchions, sabers and other curved weapons. Alternatively, a particular evil character or warrior is armed with such a weapon to underline his bad guy status. Seen more often if the "good guys" or the "good army" wields straight swords. Examples of Sinister Scimitar include:
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| - This item is sold in limited supply (1) by Eralan in Tranquillien in Ghostlands. The respawn time on them is random, though they usually reappear every few hours. It was believed Sinister Scimitar shared a vendor spot with and that if one was for sale, the other would not spawn, however both have been seen at the same time as recently as August 17, 2008.
- Whenever an army of evil creatures like Orcs and such is introduced, be sure that most of the time they will be armed with scimitars, falchions, sabers and other curved weapons. Alternatively, a particular evil character or warrior is armed with such a weapon to underline his bad guy status. Seen more often if the "good guys" or the "good army" wields straight swords. Probably born from the European view of the Crusades, where the righteous Christians were fighting the scimitar-wielding Arabs and Turks (even though Arabs preferred the spear and straight sword as weapons). Another possible influence could be cutlass-wielding pirates. In Chinese wuxia novels and movies, straight double edged swords (jian, usually the taiji type which is thinner) are also preferred over large single edged swords (daidao), probably it looks way cooler to beat someone with a bigger sword, and adding to the realism, they don't use designer weapons they make up, but Real Life weapons that are roughly the correct size. Some older novels prefer heroes use pole weapons though. Of course, this trope has one primary exception, if the hero comes from a place where scimitars and sabers are used as a "default", though in these case it's more like because everyone use them. See also Weapon of Choice and Good Weapon, Evil Weapon. Expect to see it often in Qurac-like settings. Compare and Contrast Katanas Are Just Better, which is the Eastern equivalent to this trope. Examples of Sinister Scimitar include:
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