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We all know it really depends on if the spear is being used by the main character or against the main character. Remember, spears are only lethal to a main character if sad music is playing.

TBH, you guys need to put "buying Boromir some friends" somewhere in your budget.

Spears are underrated in current media which is both a shame and ridiculous. Spears are my favourite weapon and have been a primary weapon of war until the inception of firearms such as the Flintlock. Which can have a bayonet attached so still implementing it as a polearm weapon 😮‍💨

Tyranth: *gorgeous spear throw, perfect penetration, epic slowmo cam* Tyranth exactly two seconds later: *sideways pole dancing attempting to remove a spear*

I used to think swords were the most exiting weapon. A man named Kaladin convinced me otherwise.

We need to install a “Weapons Broken” counter.

Humans have 206 bones in their bodies. And still, we think our dogs love us for no reason.

That zombie spear actually did way better than I expected. In all categories.

its a stick... but better

I mean, the answer will always be technically yes, but not guaranteed. Still, nice demonstrations.

Spears weren't just about poking things. They could also be used like a staff, but with a pointy blade on one end so you could cut and bludgeon with them.

I LOVE cutting spears. Don’t know a ton about European cutting pole arms but the Japanese Naginata is one of my all time fav weapons and have 2 😂

The king of the battlefield gets it own dedicated video!? Ive been waiting a long time for this one, and it had everything i wanted and then some.

Depends on the type of spearhead and whose using it! But in all seriousness yes. It's a polearm! Maybe not clean through, but you might as well consider it an axe when it's being swung like one.

Tbh spears are underrated in popular culture.

I have always loved hewing spears, as well as glaives and partisans.. it’s nice to see them getting a bit of time in the spotlight.

I think they should call the hewing spear "Jackman". Edit: Nevermind. RIP, hewing spear Jackman.

Can a Spear CHOP OFF a head? Is it being swung by a Primarch? Yes.

yall need one of those big leaf blade spears with the shorter handles

A spear shaft can only bend so far 🧐

Holding the spear with the index finger of the front hand pointing along the shaft significantly improves accuracy and blade alignment .

the get good bro hit diffrent XD

Haven't had internet for a week, I have quite a few videos to catch up on. So starting with this is perfect.

"Hey its 34 here too thats pretty col-" "Thats about a hundred in freedom units" "Ah I see"

In one of my books I gave one of my characters a weapon that’s somewhere between a spear and a swordstaff. Like a swordstaff with a short sword blade instead of an arming sword. And I have wondered how good of a weapon it would actually be.

Just remember boar Spears are the best for both zombies and vampires 😂 john carpenter taught us that 😉

Perhaps you guys can use thick rubber tiles to use under Boromir instead of concrete. It’ll preserve weapons better in case you decide to throw them and there’s a very low miss.

You should test a Glaive if you want a good cutting polearm.

Thank you Nate for using Freedom units!

Was there ever anyone saying spears couldn’t cut? or was this just an excuse for Nate and Tyranth to muck around with spears lol

Absolute recommendation for "Seirei no Moribito" if you're looking for an anime - with a spear-wielding protagonist - that is not just gorgeous, and has great fights! but is also narratively rich. It's a fantasy story, but with a very historical Samurai/Ronin esthetic, slow-paced, detailed, poetic and believable. No super-power level-ups, just real sweat and blood, human tactics, wit, and death. Ok, I'll stop now.

Cutting through bones? Oh god what did they do to Shad?!

I feel a few wooden pallets wouldn't hurt to put under poor Boromir, so if you miss, you still hit wood, not concrete 😄

Stay cool guys. Awesome content, thank you fellows for the awesome content to get me through the work week.

Nice vid. I love the end part with the "Adventurer Enemy". I hope you will show that more with other weapons' as it shows what would happen to a Limb it struck with these weapons. If you do not want to do it this way a plaster bone in ballistic gel may work also to show limb effect.

Over 30 degrees in March? Damn, how bad does it get in the middle of the summer over there? Unless you recorded this one last year.

As always, I love this fun content. Y'all are great!

Love these kinda videos

Always great content

What an interesting video! I’m sure you guys have this in the works but I’d love to see more videos about spears, the history, their usage, how one would fight with them, maybe even comparing their capabilities to other weapons.

It’s a point-ed stick… but is it a handful of blueberries or a banana that merit the releasing of the Attack Tiger?

Here in Texas and can go up to 120-140 in the summer

I have that M48 spear. Fantastic spear. Snapped the screw holding it together and fixed it with epoxy. Zero issues since and it doesn't even have the black on the blade anymore i've used it so much.

If you want a dedicated cutting spear you need to try the Japanese naginata.

Love your videos!

Would be cool to see a Boar spear tested against an analog Orc, maybe a boar skull or Ribs in armor.

"The heat has gotten to the noodles" Me: looks out window, *snowing and 20 degrees 😂

Spears are so cool.

i got a idea for you, how difficult would it be to fight someone with a sword as transparent as glass? You could try it with a clear piece of lexan

it'd be quite interesting to compare the United Cutlery spear, to a smaller counterpart, the Reapr brand short spear. I have one myself and it has a similarly chunky blade, and dense shaft but feels pretty darn light. curious to see how a smaller spear with the same materials and blade size would perform.

Until some video I saw I never thought of a spear, as basically, a sword on a stick. And it really changed my perception. Being a spear usually has a round handle maybe there are indexing issues.

Oh please! You should of been here in Texas last summer when it reached over 100-110 degrees for 6 weeks straight. That was a BRUTAL summer that I utterly hate due to the heat index and lack of rain.

I understand that all "zombie tools" type weapons are impractical BUT I LOVE (almost) unbreakable stuff in general. You don;t need to be the best or the prettiest just don;t fail me at what you are supposed to do ever.

The hewing spear reminds me of the menavlion from mount and blade, which for this of you who have played it and have been one shot with it, you know how devastating these weapons would be.

7:30 min Nate throwing like that reminded me of something. If I remember correctly, it is said in the Legend of Cu Chulainn, that his legendary spear, the Gae Bolg, can only be "thrown" by gripping it between your first and second toe, so you throw it with your foot? Also, you could only throw it, while you're in the water. I'd be kinda interested, if this can actually be done, or if that is just a story.

Please make a video on hook swords!

I was wondering how was the edge-alignment for spears. My intuition says it would probably be harder with a spear. To what degree do you feel that affected your results?

Great video! Can you guys do a video on the Fire Emblem weapon triangle?

It seemed like the camera you guys were using was over heating a little bit and affecting the picture quality (things seemed to lose focus and definition pretty often). You may want to consider using something to at least move air across the camera on hot days when you are filming (like a small battery operated fan to attach to the tripod). Otherwise another great video!

Freakin' KZfaq. Really wanted to see that B-Roll.

One thing I have always want to know regarding swords. Is it possible to trim hedges with swords? Whenever I see a hedge that needs trimming, I sometimes think if it would be satisfying to use a sword to trim it? Is it a feasible method of gardening?

it is snowing where I am at I feel jealous of the heat

I gotta say the dynamic between Tyranth and Nate is A+

I would really like to see something like a sword spear tested on Shadiversity

I know shad isn't a fan of flails but I would like to see him test a hussite/pole flail in the future. Has the advantages of a flail but with more reach

"it's too hot" Trade you! Heavy hail /rain and lightning in Humboldt 😢

The spear wings prevent over penetration and if there big enough they can be used for hooking

I mean, the torque multiplier says "Yes absolutely", but I'm obviously going to watch more than 2 seconds of the video intro.

Pokey stick good

Spear hype!

I think Tyranth’s second throw would still work

If I was you guys I wouldn’t let Nate play with anymore of the toys, he breaks everything he touches 😮

You guys should try sparring 'Spear vs Sword' and see what the results are.

Man y'all gotta look at Examima. That game made me really appreciate spears

I love the super epic shad theme.

Maybe I missed it, but I would have liked to have heard your thoughts on edge alignment with spears. I also would like to see how the new spear performs when sharpened; especially since you're promoting it and mention sharpness as a major performance factor. Anyway, good stuff, keep it up

More Spears!!!

OH YEAH!! meat testing!! finally!! This is the most accurate test I have ever seen. Would love to see more meat testing videos.

@Shadiversity if you don't want to ruin your tips that much you can put outdoor rubber tiles under Boromir. They are made for playgrounds to dampen kids falling but are sturdy enough to stay level when placing heavy things on them. They come in all forms, sizes, thickness and colors and should not damage the tips enough... Just a tip, hope it helps! :D

Thank you Nate for translating into Freedom Units, anytime ya'll talk temps my brain smooths over because I got no idea what they mean 😆

Great pictures of stuff being destroyed

Would be interested in you guys looking at the Asian analogous weapons to the spear.

If that spear is made of the same steel the older version they used to make was, it is 3CrMOV steel. Super soft, but tough, and very rust resistent. I mean it is bad steel, but it is cheap and tough so it has its place.

No matter how powerful a weapon is, the user will be it's weakness

If O'Beryn Martell is using the spear then yes it will cut through bones because he's such a badass.

If you swing hard enough and fast enough, anything can hack through anything.

I loved the video but I really feel like this one needs a retry. It would be really cool to see spears with longer blades and maybe some pole axe/halberd cutting action!

RIP bottle test cut stand

Awww, I wanted to see you guys hew some thew.

I long time ago when I learned to use swords and a lot of other weapons, that included using a sword and it's a scary weapon in combat. There's a reason why sword users created a special spear hunt move to combat spear users, without it, they would loose each time to a spear user, if they know how to properly fight a spear. In combat, it's almost too dangerous to use, if the goal is to fight without getting real damage, the same thing can be said for most other weapons use in reenactment and naked steel groups that keep the spirit of that type of combat alive. Simply put, you don't cut with a spear, but there are some cutting attacks that setup much more dangerous attacks, it's also a keep away type attack that spear user can use to keep up the distance, which is to their advantage. In a bigger fight or a shield line, the spear wounds more people that most other weapons and that causes chaos which allows for attacks of opportunity, A kill hit can be done too against the second line, which normally comes as a huge surprise unless you watch for it, and it's a pain to go up against as suddenly you can have up to 4 against 1 for a split second in a line. That's bloody rare though, so normally its more 2 va 1 or 3 vs 1 where one of the multiple attackers are using a spear, A good spear wielder can easily defeat and average sword user, unless that sword user know how to do the spear hunt attack. Of course the spear user has moved to counter the spear attack, but it's easy to miss the start of the spear hunt move, and if you do it's too late. I love sword, and I would gladly use a spear against any attackers, if there was a zombie hoard especially. But movement is critical.

ive been warring with myself with what I want my mc in my novel to wield. I keep rewriting with a spear...I want it to be an awesome weapon a MC uses but not quite sure. This helps a bit, appreciate it

3:42 If the watter bottle's a person, the water will be like blood and gore.

Ya know, it doesn't LOOK it's moving that fast, but it has so much mass behind it compared to a throwing knife or arrow, it does an incredible amount of damage.

Nate the Weapon Breaker.

I figured you could cut but I always thought the edges were for glancing blows to turn into cuts... you have the metal and if your point glances off a hard point and you slide past a soft point.. hey it's free real-estate.

Just a bunch of big hams here.

According to some of the archeology I’ve seen, yes it can

king of weapons for a reason

I appreciate the translation into freedom units, I got lost for sec