The Broadsword is a weapon wielded by Kain in Blood Omen 2. The Broadsword was first encountered by Kain inChapter 5: The Sarafan Keep, but could not be properly utilised until Chapter 8: The Eternal Prison, Broadswords were often found in the hands of the dangerous Glyph knights. The sword was similar to the Long Sword, with many of the same attacks; Broadswords were longer and wider than the Long Sword and did far greater damage, but were much slower. Like the Long axes, The Broadsword was also useful because it had an (instant kill) grab attack -decapitation- alongside the usual pommeling of the face (the decapitation could not be used on Sarafan Knights or Glyph Knights, who were protected by shoulder pads or non-grabbable enemies such as Demon spiders).[BO2]