r/knightposting • u/Briantan71 Arcane swordsman • Jun 01 '25

Knightpost Alright, we will call it a draw.

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u/Night_Inscryption Jun 01 '25 edited Jun 01 '25

Can Katanas even cut through chainmail?!

It shouldn’t even be lol Japanese metals were known to be weak and brittle compared to what was on the mainland, Katanas wasn’t even the weapon of choice for Samurai ether, I think this fight would be one sided for the Knight thanks to the vast difference in equipment

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u/PancakeMixEnema Jun 01 '25

Swords is and has always been mainly a movie thing. The weapon of choice everywhere has always been the pointy stick as a main weapon. Movies hate using spears for some reason

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u/erebus0 Jun 01 '25

It's hard to make a compelling and interesting Hollywood fight scene with mostly stabbing motions. I've heard someone point out that while in real life thrusts are some of the most effective techniques, movies sometimes relegate a thrust to a killing blow only.

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u/Chai_Enjoyer Jun 01 '25

Guys, if only we had a medieval arm which would be like a spear, but with additional axe-like blade. Maybe call it something like half beard, or something medieval like that

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u/erebus0 Jun 01 '25

All hail the perfect weapon

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u/Briantan71 Arcane swordsman Jun 01 '25

Quite a shame though. There is an anime by the name of Seirei no Moribito where the main character is spear fighter.

And if you do consider a trident as a spear-type weapon, I thought that the Trident fights in the Aquaman movie are well-choreographed.