Originally posted by OneDumbG0you silly noob. it's because japanese sword design is cooler. that's why everybody in comcis from phobos to deadpool use katanas no matter what their backstories may be or whether or they have any connection whatsoever to medieval japanese culture
^ Comics Rule #1431: Japanese sword-fighting > all other forms of sword-fighting for some reason.
a sword like this would have rocked for phobos
http://getasword.com/226-275-thickbox/conan-father-sword-letter-opener-bronze.jpg
Originally posted by 753
you silly noob. it's because japanese sword design is cooler. that's why everybody in comcis from phobos to deadpool use katanas no matter what their backstories may be or whether or they have any connection whatsoever to medieval japanese culture
duh, katanas can cut through solid steel
why would I use some dumb bastard sword? no way it could cause more damage than a katana. Katana will slice right through any armor, not a freaking 2 handed bastard sword though. what a primitive technology
Originally posted by Dum Dum Dugan
I pretty sure it is. It the most effective offensively and one of the best defensively. Though the best defensively is another blade the samurai keep on them which for the life of me I am forgetting at this moment.
effective for the type of warfare that a samurai most commonly engaged in? yes
is it more effective or better designed for the type of combat European armies saw than are European swords? no, of course not
Samurai swords do represent a high point in the art or ritual of swordmaking. They would be far less effective against a knight in combat than would traditional Western weapons. The main reason is, afaik at least, is stuff like chainmail and plate armor that the light Katana blade would neither pierce through effectively or crush. The reason heavy swords, axes, maces etc were effective in European combat was because it would crush and destroy the armor along with the knight within it
