These Fantasy Polearms are Cool AND (Reasonably) Practical!

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These Fantasy Polearms are Cool AND (Reasonably) Practical!

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Ай бұрын

Just because a design is ahistorical and unconventional doesn't automatically mean it wouldn't work. Here are a few examples that wouldn't need too much modification to make them practical in real life.
The spears and other polearms we're talking about here (the naginata is the only battle-ready one, the others are made for decoration or cosplay):
King's Chastiefol from The Seven Deadly Sins
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Scáthach's Gáe Bolg from Fate/Stay Night
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Baal's Engulfing Lightning from Genshin Impact (foam version)
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@GallowglassVT Ай бұрын

Polearms, in general, are criminally underrated in fantasy, which is weird because in legends and mythology, they get just as much rep as swords, given that both were part of the usual noble's kit.

@Dort_Dort Ай бұрын

I yearn for the embrace of the wacky fantasy halberd

@Oruta563 Ай бұрын

Nah, polearms are typically the soldiers or guards weapon in every fantasy settings

@kayleescruggs6888 Ай бұрын

I hate how spears are treated. It was used by many heroes in myth and history.

@magnemoe1 Ай бұрын

Agree, more so if fighting large creatures from bears to giants or elephants you want an log weapon if ranged is not an option. First one looks nice if ring was a bit smaller and the colors was more realistic as in wood handle including the green part.

@Arclor Ай бұрын

@@Oruta563 Yep. Historically in the West, the polearm was a commoner's weapon that didn't take a lot of skill to use. Nobles liked to wear swords as status symbols for a handful of reasons. Swords were a greater percent metal than polearms, so they were seen as more expensive, and requiring more fine craftsmanship. Swords were more portable than polearms, so they worked better as a part of a costume/fashion than a polearm which would have to be carried in one's hands. Sword-fighting was also generally a bit harder to master than pole-arm fighting, and was thus seen as a refined technique of gentlemen and nobility that commoner's didn't have access to. All of that has combined to give a particular image of the spearman/polearm wielder that has been carried forward throughout the centuries. Personally I think polearms are really fucking rad, and I like how Eastern media depicts them, since Western media likes to depict them as boring, thrust-only weapons for infantry/peasants.

@MaxDrawsStuff Ай бұрын

It's funny how Skall talking about Chastiefol as an actual practical weapon which requires hands to handle, but King in anime just throwing it around with his telekinesis.

@MusicFan752 Ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

@wellgaroa Ай бұрын

is King related to priests as profession? Cause they usually wear rings on their staves.

@jaden2758 Ай бұрын

@@wellgaroa quite the opposite hes considered the deadly sin of sloth

@sephylon2499 Ай бұрын

That and it doesn't stay as a spear most of the time. Its best form is the pillow imo XD

@yosayoran1 Ай бұрын

Which is really dumb actually. If you're going to control it with your mind what's the point of the shaft? Just use a chakram that's sharp all around, or something like Yondu's Arrow that can pierce in any small gap.

@knate44 Ай бұрын

Honestly Skall reviewing FATE series weapons from a historical and fantasy standpoint would be really interesting.

@TheGREYPELT Ай бұрын

I can imagine his reaction to Nero's "sword".

@Sawtooth44 Ай бұрын

man should also do a colab with someone that has extensive fate and IRL lore like what skall dident know and the owner dident mention was the fact that its not a metal spear at all, its made entirely of bone or wood

@ViApp0 Ай бұрын

Yeah he probably shouldn't, because just like character designs the weapons are also over the top. Not insanely unreasonable, but not practical either.

@allenzero1 Ай бұрын

Wood no, in fate both Cu and Scáthach's spear it is bone of a mythical river beast and the "Veins" are capillaries. Maybe wood in original lore but not in game or anime.

@nevisysbryd7450 Ай бұрын

Varies wildly. Some are fine, a lot are completely whack.

@GarGhuul Ай бұрын

All Halberds are Pole-arms. But not all Pole-Arms are Halberds. Very refreshing video, thank you!

@dracoargentum9783 Ай бұрын

Unless you are a polish halberd enthusiast; then all of your pole arms are probably halberds.

@Sacration 25 күн бұрын

Yes exactly

@TheSpongyMallard Ай бұрын

Genshin has a lot of examples of, “useable” weapons and, “what even is this?”.

@Bajuvare14 Ай бұрын

Like the Fish

@polskistalker Ай бұрын

Yep. On the one hand we have End of a Line that's literally a fish bow, while on the other there are Favonius weapons (especially Polearm and Greatsword) that are very reasonable

@user-ct8dm7ez4r Ай бұрын

They just like to put a lot of bottle openers on swords. That is supposed to make them cooler somehow, but I don't see it.

@voltekthecyborg7898 Ай бұрын

What I don't get with Genshin, or any anime and manga and such: Twinks with bows-the weapon. Bows require a lot of strength to pull back.

@scarredcoyote Ай бұрын

"We got people using all types of swords, polearms and bows" "And that little girl over there? what does she fight with?" "Oh, that's Klee, she chucks grenades and floating cluster bombs landmines at you" "What the fuck???"

@entertainproxi9140 Ай бұрын

His guess on why mangakas come up with these designs is more or less spot on, in Mangas they use mostly black and white and shades of gray, so having a large shape with only one value on it wouldn't look pleasing, adding accessories or holes or engravings adds contrast and makes the frame more interesting to look at.

@rianfelis3156 Ай бұрын

You can't just say a weapon is special. It needs visual reminders that this is the sword of an important character

@dweller132 Ай бұрын

One thing I noticed about the Genshin Impact one is that there's an spot on the guard where you could probably catch another polearm with, where the blade edge ends.

@JoshuaA1307 22 күн бұрын

It is also the fact that Raiden (the one that owns the weapon) uses a playstyle that does not revolve on thrusting the blade, rather she swings it like a sword. If you compare with Mika and Favonius Lance you see her playstyle is more of slashing then piercing

@Tokorai Ай бұрын

As someone who went to art school, I will quote my 3d modeling instructor who, upon opening a student's homework for critique, saw that it was a standard barrel asset, stared at it silently for about 10 seconds, and then closed it with a disappointed "the world has enough barrels." Adding flair to mundane objects is sometimes a necessary part of being an artist. At least that's what they're taught in school and often expected from employers.

@kretisme Ай бұрын

Yup but at the same time speaking of barrels I remember being at college and somebody did a very intricate design on a barrel model the lecturer used it as an example of over design for what it was for he sed if it's an objective in a game or something you need to smash for items it was good as it drew the eye but since it was ment as a background object for environmental flavor it was too much of a destraction so it depends on what it's for they ended up recycling the design for a characters hammer weapon instead lol

@badendersgame Ай бұрын

you say that like being able to design something that looks like it could be found anywhere in the world isn't a valuable skill.

@PsylomeAlpha Ай бұрын

@@badendersgame The impression I get is that the assignment was somewhat freeform and the professor was getting on the student's case for having artistic freedom and squandering it with a basic barrel

@blue_canned Ай бұрын

@@kretisme honestly, a good way of recycling an overly complicated design in my opinion, "make it a part of a character arsenal"

@levi2725 14 күн бұрын

@@blue_canned What would the ash of war of a barrel be like?

@RyzawaVT Ай бұрын

Baals Naginata makes even more sense to be ornamental, since the user is basically the God/Ruler of the lands with electric power. Her debut was quite *flashy* when you first approach her in the game.

@Axterix13 Ай бұрын

I am curious if that actually is Baal's weapon, though. Baal is the older twin sister who died hundreds of years ago, and the current ruler is the younger twin, Ei. Possible Ei inherited the Engulfling Lightning from her sister, though what little lore I've seen about the weapon seems to indicate this is not the case. That said, the ornamental thing also plays out nicely another way, as when Ei gets serious, she swaps over to a katana.

@TheCheeseman1983 Ай бұрын

@@Axterix13You’re right, that is technically Ei’s weapon, not Makoto’s. Makoto’s weapon was the Mosou Isshin, the sword Ei uses during her elemental burst. However, Makoto was not a fighter, and never really wielded the sword during her life, Ei did all the fighting for them.

@RyzawaVT Ай бұрын

@@Axterix13 I only referred to it as Baal's weapon because they only name dropped that alias, if I were to say Ei or Beelzebul I don't think it would be as clear to those who aren't already familiar with Genshin but have watched the video. If they said Raiden to begin with then it would've been easier to make the distinction for those unaware. I too doubt it was Makoto's naginata, she wasn't as into martial arts as Ei was.

@Axterix13 Ай бұрын

@@RyzawaVT Yeah, I figured as much, since you said "the user" rather than Baal. I was just curious if there was actually any lore that it was indeed her sister's weapon, and to add the bit about her swapping weapons when she really wants to get slashy. That said, since she assumed her sister's public persona, the whole naming stuff gets messy regardless. I'm guessing they went with Baal to avoid people thinking the weapon is tied to MK's Raiden.

@RyzawaVT Ай бұрын

@@Axterix13 Funny thing is that most people thought she was Baal for a long time before the air was cleared about that, me included. So I really can't blame anybody for even still currently thinking she's Baal because that was just the assumption people went with since there were leaks before Inazuma dropped lol The switching weapons thing is cool because that did sometimes happen with real Samurai, they really do switch from Polearm to Sword just like warriors from other backgrounds. But since Samurai were often expected to be well-trained in Polearms, swords, and even bows, having both available in Raiden's kit is a nice nod to that. Oh also another thing people get Raiden confused with is the Raiden from Metal Gear Rising, my friend would often bring up both when talking about those 2 games. Iirc Raiden's blade was crafted by Kazuha's ancestors or one of his ancestors competitors, I would assume the naginata was also forged by the same people specifically for her. Ofc I didn't intend to imply that Baal actually owned it originally, I would be quite curious to see if she did own any weapons however.

@anthonyautumns5865 Ай бұрын

The lore of that red spear is made out of bone from a sea beast.

@allenzero1 Ай бұрын

It was made from the bone of the sea monster, the Curruid, that had died while fighting another sea monster, the Coinchenn. And use wise it enteres the body with a single wound, like a javelin, then opens into barbs spreading into iron thorns throughout the body. Only by cutting away the flesh could it be removed. Things no joke!

@tsumikiayato1560 Ай бұрын

@@allenzero1wait, that thing is the Gáe Bulg?

@nohaxmeh576 Ай бұрын

@tsumikiayato1560 Yup, the Lancer character she mentioned is Cu Chulainn

@haqeemdarkzreaper8055 Ай бұрын

@@nohaxmeh576 yes but this one is Scathach's ver of Gae Bolg from F/Grand order

@Bluelyre Ай бұрын

@@tsumikiayato1560yes, though it works differently in fate. Instead it rewrites cause and effect, guaranteeing the spear always pierces the target's heart. Unless you throw it. Then it becomes a high-yield explosive.

@knate44 Ай бұрын

Partisans and glaives are extremely under appreciated

@irrelevantfish1978 Ай бұрын

To be fair, historical people didn't seem to appreciate them all that much, either, and I suspect they're over-represented both in modern fiction and period art in comparison to halberds and bills. Personally, while I can definitely see how a glaive might excel in certain applications (eg, bodyguarding), I can't say the same for the partisan. From a practical perspective, a variety of glaive, halberd, and bill designs can do everything it can (if not more) just as well (if not better) while weighing less. Even if the lower edge of the wings were sharpened (which they weren't, IIRC), it's basically just a two-headed halberd or bill, which makes no more sense than a two-headed axe.

@DarkValorWolf Ай бұрын

@@irrelevantfish1978 "didn't seem to appreciate them ... over-represented in period art" idk seems like they really appreciated them to me.

@deptusmechanikus7362 28 күн бұрын

Glaives are my favorite weapons in BG3

@mementomori771 Ай бұрын

He's talking about Gae Bolg! Remember to throw it for maximum damage

@Senbatorii Ай бұрын

Thrown but with the legs!

@Bluespaceboat Ай бұрын

But thrusting can reverse causality.

@-Extra_Lives Ай бұрын

Spear also never misses in lore, it always strikes the opponents heart and can't be dodged

@enzoleonardo2197 Ай бұрын

@@-Extra_Lives unless you are Saber or have Rho Aias!

@julietfischer5056 Ай бұрын

@@-Extra_Lives- You can pull it out---and it will do three times the damage on the way.

@em__1 Ай бұрын

I appreciate the little displays of awareness and safety from everyone involved here, from Skall explaining how to carry a sword in a previous video, to stuff like in 8:52 where he looks back for a moment just to make sure he's not knocking anything over with the polearm. It's this stuff, not the flashy cuts and techniques, that truly mark someone as an expert in their field

@roidenshiraion9817 Ай бұрын

Skall mentioned Fate YESSS

@EmiyaHikari Ай бұрын

you forgot SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 Ай бұрын

"O Incrívelllll Fate!"

@daeve915 Ай бұрын

Seiba will infect the world

@TheMaestro116 Ай бұрын

Hopefully, it's the last time.

@adrammelech6323 Ай бұрын

Casually states that you can't be her friend if you haven't played early 00's eroge, nice.

@markfergerson2145 Ай бұрын

That was a nice palate cleanser from the mockery. Nice to see that she sells practicable and practical weapons too. Please thank her for us. This series is great and I hope it’s not over yet.

@subagiosekai 26 күн бұрын

This released just a week before HSR (still a hoyo game) x FATE collab announcement is insane

@darekpower Ай бұрын

Finally something from genshin! genshin has literally hundreds of weapons, some pretty practical, some absolutely crazy, would love a bigger video tackling a bunch of the weapons from it.

@Tomy_Lightning 8 күн бұрын

FISH

@JeffreyColey Ай бұрын

That's why I've always been a fan of the Weathered Spear in FF14. It's supposed to be a beginner weapon you're glad to get rid of but even as a higher level character I glamour my weapon so it looks like that because not only are spears badass, the look is that of a realistic spear and not some over the top rule of coolness.

@DeNihility Ай бұрын

Honestly the low level/beginner weapons make for great glamours.

@Laezar1 Ай бұрын

I love naginatas I always thought it'd make a cool mageblade type of weapon too, since you could have like, the naginata also serving as a staff, and a polearm makes a lot of sense for a mage since it lets you keep opponents at bay meaning more opportunities for spells, and if the polearm is your staff you could also channel your magic into it for elemental strike.

@CalebMcCartyA.A.P Ай бұрын

Loved seeing Gáe Bolg in here. Haven't caught up with the Fate series (Having only watched Stay/Night so far) but, the mythology behind Gáe Bolg and Cú Chulainn is one I find so interesting. We definitely need to see Skall look at more Fate series weapons!

@seifer447 Ай бұрын

Fate/Zero is by far my favorite of the series. I highly recommend it. Rider is a delight.

@sr71silver Ай бұрын

Interestingly that's not actually Cu's Gae Bolg. It's one of Scáthach's.

@CalebMcCartyA.A.P Ай бұрын

@@sr71silver True. But, she is still part of that Mythos. It was hers before she passed it on to Cú. And their design is somewhat similar, though not exact, of course

@FENomadtrooper Ай бұрын

@@sr71silver Technically, they are the same weapon. She gifts Cu the Gae Bolg after training him. So it isn't entirely wrong to call it Cu Chulainn's, even if the design isn't like his yet.

@sr71silver Ай бұрын

@@FENomadtrooper It's not. Scáthach has multiple Gae Bolgs in Fate and she only gave 1 of them to Cu. I'm pretty sure she gave him the best Gae Bolg but it certainly wasn't the only one. And it's pretty obvious if you look at their art that the Gae blog in this vid is not the one she gave to Cu. It's too short. The head is too large and the wrong shape. And that flower guard at the base of the head is completely different from the simple disk on Cu's.

@SunPwnzZ Ай бұрын

I love how pationate the store clerk was about Fate :D I also love Fate Stay Night. Before I started watching videos about medieval weaponry I thought the vines were for better friction to hold on to the spear. I guess I was once young and naive.

@GrandDawggy Ай бұрын

I'd guess it would be fine if it didn't stick out as much, you could still do the ol' pool cue routine and it helps grip but yeah it'd be better if it wasn't there.

@kylepessell1350 28 күн бұрын

If they were simply decorative engravings then it would probably be fine. It's worth noting, however, that originally Gae Bolg was never designed for thrusting anyway. It was purely a throwing spear and in that case the extra grips might actually be useful in holding onto it during the cast. Cu is strong and skilled enough with the magic spear to use it like a traditional pole-arm but when he's serious then throwing it the way it was meant to be used that's when it's at its most powerful.

@umbranoctis4348 Ай бұрын

That "simple" naginata at the end is just lovely.

@quentinbrown9300 Ай бұрын

One of my favourite weapons. I love glaives in general and the slender blade of the naginata has always been a favourite of mine!

@umbranoctis4348 Ай бұрын

@@quentinbrown9300 I do love the blade on it. The light flare towards the tip makes it look more ferocious than a katana, and yet it's still amazingly beautiful.

@trstmeimadctr Ай бұрын

That texture on the genshin naginata's grip isn't necessarily canon. In the game it is of course just flat texture on a cylindrical model, and I never interpreted has having dimensionality and have only ever seen it as flat color

@EmiyaHikari Ай бұрын

if skall sees the "armor" lancer wears while wielding gae bolg, he's gonna flip! that being said, more fate stay night content please!

@user-ct8dm7ez4r Ай бұрын

The first lander in the franchise supposed to wear blue paint instead of armor, so anything more is an improvement.

@EmiyaHikari Ай бұрын

@@user-ct8dm7ez4r yeah, but it's just a full on body suit that's supposed to resemble warpaint

@Candlemancer Ай бұрын

@@user-ct8dm7ez4r I want to see that original design

@user-ct8dm7ez4r Ай бұрын

@@EmiyaHikari That's because they were too pussy to draw him more lore-accurate.

@hafirenggayuda Ай бұрын

In Fate/Extra it's more evident. Looks more futuristic but also make it more resembling Celtic bodypaint

@ShuajoX Ай бұрын

That's actually Scáthach's Gae Bolg, not Lancer's. There is a replica of Lancer's too.

@Pwnopolis Ай бұрын

I hate that you are correct.

@MakiMaki. Ай бұрын

I'm not quite sure I understand this comment. Lancer is servant class that, as far as I know, Scathach belongs to.

@shelbybayer200 Ай бұрын

Scathach is a Lancer though am I right

@sr71silver Ай бұрын

@@MakiMaki. Generally when people just say the name of the class with no other identifier they are referring to the characters from Fate Stay/Night. So while Scáthach is a lancer she is not Lancer. That name almost exclusively refers to Cu.

@1Hexxer Ай бұрын

@@MakiMaki. By lancer they mean Cu Chulainn who is the lancer of fate stay night. His gae bolg looks a little bit different.

@lasselen9448 Ай бұрын

Polearm, best arm. I especially love the slash-focused ones (glaive, naginata), but just because they look cooler.

@Scarlet_Soul Ай бұрын

Ah, the mighty long stubby

@Naptosis Ай бұрын

The most dangerous weapon ever created; responsible for the almost total annihilation of all megafauna, and turning apex predators like the smilodon and living tanks like the mammoth, _into prey._

@AzureSkyCiel Ай бұрын

Some things I can't help but note about Gae Bolg: 1. I would guess the longer spearhead is because that's Scathac's version where she actually tends to do slashes with it in Grand Order's sprite animations. This kind of contrasts with her student and the more famous user Cu Chulainn who, in the original VN isn't described as slashing but only thrusts with it or throws it. Also his version of Gae Bolg is actually even plainer by comparison having a fairly normal looking spearhead and no crossguards. 2. I'm not certain about how it is in Fate-verse, but I know in Irish myth, Gae Bolg is made from the bones of a mythical sea monster. I would suspect the design in Fate might have been interpreting it more as a sort of plant perhaps? Which, oddly would have worked more with Gae Bolg's original Celtic myth power of shooting spines through every vein of an opponent's body. Gae Bolg's 'never miss' thing seems to be taken from Odin's Gungrir from Norse Myth.

@foultarnished3134 Ай бұрын

While Cu isn't described using the spear for slashing, he does sweeps often, even in the first fight (against Archer) it's stated that the strength of the spear is that it can catch you with a sweep if you try to get in close.

@raikasha8152 Ай бұрын

It depends on the Bulg. The one Cu Chulainn has does come from a sea monster, but Scathach with her runes can make them from a mythical ash tree

@feralchimaera99 Ай бұрын

What Scathach gave Cu was the original one from a sea monster and it's design has a shorter spearhead but longer body/ handle Gae Bolg Alternative was what she carved from the ash tree using runes, and was made for her tastes which has a longer spearhead,has cross guards and shorter in length than the original Gae Bolg. Kinda nice that they actually incorporated this in game when she attacks with a buster card she uses 2 alternatives hence why there's 2 in the vid and in her NP animation she materializes the original Gae Bolg strikes with the alternative and uses the original for the second strike

@raikasha8152 Ай бұрын

@nabi7701 Where did you hear Gae Bolg never had cause and effect Alteration when Cu was alive? And what does never missing a spear thrust mean exactly here? It's not as of if he one shot people in every battle. His fight Ferdiad and Connla for example. Especially with how Cu said he used Gae Bolg as a last resort when shit got real tough

@Gurkan790 Ай бұрын

About your last sentence yeah it was mentioned in UBW that Gungnir is the prototype of Gae Bolg, that's why it too follows the same concept of always piercing through the heart and never missing it's target

@nextcaesargaming5469 Ай бұрын

Stick is good! But what is better than stick? Stick with pointy thing on the end!

@mcpherson1222 Ай бұрын

‘But you could be fire’

@Filipnalepa Ай бұрын

And what is better than a stick with pointy end? A stick with pointy AND slashy AND hooky end. There's saying that every stick have two ends. Well, halberd proves differently.

@Patrick-jd1ku Ай бұрын

@@mcpherson1222 I am a stick

@FARBerserker Ай бұрын

Seeing Skall having fun is nice ^^

@felyneknight Ай бұрын

It's a magical Spear that can transform into a pillow, a bear or a big flower that shoots energy. 😅

@sephylon2499 Ай бұрын

Can also transform to several kunais

@jahrusalem3658 Ай бұрын

@@sephylon2499 "The darts didn't work! What about... what about _more_ darts?"

@JarateHunter Ай бұрын

Man I wish they had a Mistsplitter Reforged for you to review, it has an extension on the back of the blade that arches into the handle that gets in the way of the wielder's hand

@BlackReaper0 Ай бұрын

I like to imagine Skall just accidentally teleported to this store and just started to review the weapons.

@necroseus Ай бұрын

Really excellent series, honestly. The conversation between you and the shop owner are really great and shed a lot of light in the choices of the designs! Practicality is a fun way to look at these... unique weapons, haha! Excellent reproductions, too, it allows for really good judgement of the fantasy weapons better than just pictures!

@Tzephtan Ай бұрын

This is a great series. You two work really well together with complementary knowledge. I love it.

@JUDE-fn3ee Ай бұрын

Tales of the Mississauga Saga shall be sung for eons

@biohazard724 Ай бұрын

Say that 3 times quickly!

@justsomeguy5061 Ай бұрын

Always good to get a Polearm video.

@lady_draguliana784 Ай бұрын

Rings are pretty, but also can allow a lot of empty space to save weight, AND can be used to hang things, as is popular in the Far Easts' historical weapons. Korean weapons also frequently feature rings, esp. Ring Pommels... and Korean aesthetics are considered "exotic" by MOST non-Korean eyes, Japanese included.

@plumaDshinigami Ай бұрын

Speaking of too much being a thing, War from Darksiders comes to mind.

@GrimViridian Ай бұрын

Tbf at least it fits with the darksiders aesthetic of everything being way over done lol

@adambielen8996 Ай бұрын

Honestly there are so many examples that are just worse than War.

@soconapleura Ай бұрын

Never expected the power duo that is Skall and Fate Shop Lady

@wormypotato Ай бұрын

ive been loving these videos lately man

@FENomadtrooper Ай бұрын

With Gae Bolg, you should have tried using it in the correct manner from myth (also seen in FGO with summer Scathatch) to launch the spear from your foot.

@andrewli6606 Ай бұрын

I think you need to consult a soccer player or a gymnast for that.

@wessardwite765 Ай бұрын

I didn’t know all that stuff about the history of the naginata. That’s actually really cool!

@majinkevinci Ай бұрын

About Naginata's honestly it's such an underrated weapon. But also, Naginata's weren't "war" weapons just in case anyone wonders, really they had a more home defense role, and it was very natural that all the women in a samurai family learnt to use them just in case they have to defend themselves from possible attacks either from stuff like bandits or town defense from another lord's attack. After all Japan had a bunch of very prolonged warring eras.

@hugom2418 Ай бұрын

With all due respect, what makes you think naginata aren’t war weapons? What do you think attendants in the heian and samurai in the nanbokuchou to onin were using? Yari don’t come into existence until the early muromachi. Granted yes you are right that many naginata were left at the homes of samurai in which case used for home defense by women, but that’s is a far later thing in the azuchi momoyama to very likely early edo period. The reason they were left back is because they’re likely old gifts passed down by family or simply went out of fashion in their own lifetime. Since early Japanese battles were quite small skirmishes with elite troops they could afford having large slashing weapons but when closer infantry formations became more prevalent than a naginata suddenly isn’t as favorable. This doesn’t mean they weren’t ever a war weapon, in fact they never really saw a complete disappearance in the battlefield, just a large decline. If you have any insight on why you’d think otherwise I’d love to hear it! It just doesn’t line up to what I’ve studied.

@conradbaker Ай бұрын

it's coz battlefield weapons (especially from japanese feudal era) were already banned for use in public during tokugawa era/edo period. naginata were relegated to home defense coz it's the only place where the practitioners wont get arrested. also iirc naginata fighting style made way for the yari coz naginata dont work against matchlock pistol/tanegashima tactics anymore (naginata techniques needed larger space and was more suited for melee and headhunting)

@code066funkinbird3 Ай бұрын

It was a war weapon before yari tho

@whyjay9959 Ай бұрын

May favorite fantasy weapon feature is reduction of structural support right under the blade.

@gantar11 Ай бұрын

Hey Skall, just a quick input from experience on naginata: It depends on the school, but naginata usually does have thrusting techniques. However, naginata(s) shown in the video were really short - not ideal for thrusting. Length-wise, these are based on modern (late Edo) naginata. Modern naginata are shorter, nimbler, but less efficient overall. "Fighting" (pre-Edo) naginata were usually longer, about 2,3-2,5m in length. Techniques often feature counter-thrusting, push-cutting, and snap-cutting. But primarily these were cutting weapons, similar in use to greatswords - taking advantage of large sweeping cuts, used by bodyguards or guards for covering multiple opponents and defending narrow points or flanks of the formation. Such long naginata are cutting beasts - the amount of impact force they generate is insane.

@annaairahala9462 29 күн бұрын

I'd love to see more reviews of fantasy weapons!

@lady_draguliana784 Ай бұрын

Genshin's Guandao even has a "fantasy" twist to it's spinal spike that I appreciate: the whole "fantasticalization" that keeps something of the practicality is something I enjoy!

@JohnFleshman Ай бұрын

This has been a cool series of vids. Shes a good co host.

@Boggsy. Ай бұрын

Gae Bolg!

@lordnul1708 Ай бұрын

Dragon Quest/Dragon Warrior definitely has a few that I think you should take a look at. There's the Sword of Kings/Sword of Light/Erdrick's Sword (along with the rest of Erdrick's equipment) since the Erdrick Trilogy has a remake that will be coming out, the Cautery Sword (a weapon you can buy in game), some of the "legendary/endgame" weapons from the later entries. Much of the early game equipment tends to be a bit more realistic for a game whose main artist for decades was none other than the late, great Akira Toriyama.

@charlieawerbuch5352 23 күн бұрын

The red spear that was shown off second is called Gae Bulg. It's the spear used by the Irish legend Cu Chulainn in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythos. It's described in the myths as being a barbed spear - it either had seven barbs near the head of the spear or it had the ability to split into barbs once impaled in an opponent (depending on what version of the story you read). Hence the barbs near the head of it.

@Kaleb_Stone Ай бұрын

Damn, I love this series! The only thing I could wish for is for Skall and the shop owner to take some samples outside where there would be more space to demonstrate some of the techniques. This will be really cool! After all, you both have something to show in terms of technique.

@JustGrowingUp84 Ай бұрын

These videos are so fun, they just fly by! I mean, they're not very long, but still they seem to finish far sooner than I expected.

@johnjohn167 Ай бұрын

Dude's actually one of the cool nerds, nice

@tortoisesoup16 Ай бұрын

GÁE BOLG!! Skall you gotta talk about some Fate weapons! There are some good stuff and some really whacky stuff too

@b.h.abbott-motley2427 Ай бұрын

Considering all the different polearm designs across history, it's almost hard to go wrong. Many combinations of spikes, bludgeons, hooks, blades, & so on mounted to a haft make for a functional weapon.

@creaturetransylvania8943 Ай бұрын

Sorry if this kinda pedantic but the red spear ain't from Fate/Stay night but it is part of the Fate franchise. The misunderstanding is because the spears have the same name & are both red. One belongs to the teacher the other one the student.

@trevormclain9404 29 күн бұрын

Ok I’m posting on this video because it’s the most recent even though is has nothing to do with the video so stay with me here. Have you ever thought of doing a Canadian themed episode like talking about notable historic and significant weapons from Canada itself as an American who knows nothing about Canada except hockey, maple syrup, and Ryan renolds I would be super interested!!! Lots of love appreciate your content!

@Roland3ld Ай бұрын

I am really liking the shops made in her shop. Keep up the great work guys.

@mikonyx7712 Ай бұрын

I feel like it's a theme, especially in eastern games, that the more "special" the weapon, the more over the top it gets. Most of the best weapons in Genshin tend to look either ornamental, or simply unusable, while weapons that would be considered common like let's say "silver sword" or "black tassel" seem way more practical.

@yosayoran1 Ай бұрын

Love this video and the series! awesome to have the owner also share her experience! If I was in Canada I'd definitely go there!

@yphoenix5957 Ай бұрын

Really sweet and quick video about some awesome Spear-type weapons! If anyone was curios I believe Ms. here was refering to the Onna-musha, women warriors who trained with Naginata to protect their villages. Dope to see a Gáe Bolg review! This will spoil Lancer's character in FATE a bit, but its super interesting: Ireland's Child of Light, Cú Culainn or The Hound of Culainn is the owner of this legendary spear! The Gáe Bolg which means Spear of Death gets its name because of its Red barbed spearhead that inflicts assured death once it hits it's target's heart! Cú Culainn was thought to be a demigod of a man who tied himself with his own intestines to keep him from falling from defeat, so he never knew defeat but he succumbed to his injuries soon after, and thats not even mentioning the fire spewing-man eating demon inside of him! Cú Culainn is a master spearmen who struck with lighten fast thrust and jabs, but by far his greatest feat that we see in many iterations across media of him is his "signature move" were he tosses his Gáe Bolg into the air above his enemy and does a backwards kick into the spear towards his target. You might've guessed this hero is a favorite of mine. Here's hoping the FATE people give my boi the FATE storybook treatment someday!

@CptZatoichi Ай бұрын

I'm a fan of the Naginata, onna musha, kunoichi. Great series.

@Blindy_Sama Ай бұрын

These days I usually buy functional, practical, and fairly simple blades that I can play with. That being said this shop seems to have some super cool fantasy weapons from some shows I didn't know had decorative replicas.

@TheRealFacemanguy Ай бұрын

its kind fun that you had sort of a co-host in these recent videos. keep 'em coming skall!

@AndICanTalk2 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this series. You both brought interesting tidbits. Great channel.

@FirstLast-wk3kc Ай бұрын

4:10 It's a shootout for mythology description of the Gae Bolg. Some call it spear of spikes and all. Some say that that spear penetrates you with thousand spikes on hit, so you have to cut the body to take it out. That is, if you are not super legendary strong who's too cool for such drawbacks))) Like the demi god Chu Chulain himself, ae

@dragonlord5973 22 күн бұрын

small clarification. Engulfing Lightning, the naginala weapon, is the signature one of Beelzebub. non Baal. Baal's weapon is, actually, a more traditional katana. not going to go deeper into details because it would be a massive spoiler to the story of Inazuma. ^^ one lore established fact is that, beelzebub is proficient with any weapon. and all the martial arts and forgin tecnique are all derived from her teachings. but, her personal favourite is that naginata.

@futairimasu Ай бұрын

I think that the "reason" behind the vines in Gae Bolg is to fight with your body and not just your hands say, point of the spear in front, left hand holding in the front for direction and defense, right hand holding in the mid for balance (basic pose). You then release your left hand, and now hold it only with your right hand and forearm, move your right foot to the front from its original position (change guard), pushing the tip forward and moving your body along with your right foot, and giving it balance and control by holding it with your left hand in a negative grip from the side of your body opposite to the tip, as the tip of the spear reaches further ahead due to the torsion of your body and receiving grip and control from both hands, your right forearm and your back. You would need to redirect your torso to point it somewhere else, almost as if it were a bow. Although it would expose your chest a lot and going back into a defensive stance would be complicated, but it's all that comes to mind when it comes to "reasons" for that kind of grip. Guessing that the user is strong and agile enough to pull a move like that.

@addictedtochocolate920 Ай бұрын

I have a friend who's a big fan of Nier Reincarnation (before the game died) and he would make me review its weapons each time a new one came out. This video gives me those exact same vibes of Historical combat nerd + Fantasy/anime nerd, but way more advanced than what we did.

@gremchen 2 күн бұрын

8:25 in the naginata there is a poke with a slide along the shaft (ebu) of the weapon - kurikonde tsuki. When I first started practicing naginata, I had tape on my ebu in the places where my hands should be. So the decorations don't really get in the way. 8:20 naginata is actually used that way(hasso)👁👄👁

@screamingfox5666 Ай бұрын

1:05 - The ring facilitates for a mage to conjure a portal (one or bi-directional), which he can use for many things, for an example, opening a one-way portal from close to the surface of the sun to the ring would produce a powerful 'fire-ray', also, it looks like the 'toilet' from some space shuttles, so the mage will never have to find where's the dungeon's bathroom ever again...

@CreepyMF Ай бұрын

I love this shop and the quality content its generated.

@Skywolfhd20 Ай бұрын

fun fact: in fate lanccer's spear (gaé bolg) is made from the bones or a sea monster

@Glassesgorilla Ай бұрын

Love this series❤

@An0nymus5943 Ай бұрын

2:29 and the vertical one and the little gold knob at the bottom makes it look like it could extend like a box knife as well

@imno_there Ай бұрын

ive always loved chastiefol cause i once modeled it for a roblox game like 3 years ago and it was always the favorite thing i modeled at the time. its just so cool looking and was fun to model, and i even did its other form, the knives and its just such a fun unique weapon!

@steveguynup5441 25 күн бұрын

As game designer turned teacher, my take on the holes is three fold. Yes detail, but it also keeps the weapon looking light / nimble despite being wide / thick. They also kinda play with the visual relationship the weapon has with the environment and characters. As in contrast, intergration, visual focus etc...

@biglc034 Ай бұрын

More polearms please

@2desper22 Ай бұрын

this was a very entertaining series of videos

@douglasbaiense Ай бұрын

great series Skall!

@youremakingprogress144 Ай бұрын

Polearms definitely don't get enough love.

@irgendwer3610 Ай бұрын

man this visit to this shop really generated a lot of content for ya

@carthienesdevilsadvocatenr2806 Ай бұрын

The red one looks interesting as a 'ceremonial' spear for a formal guard, for whom 'looking ornamental' is part of the job description - but so is deadly combat, if required. Just maybe change the vine-wrap to an inlay, or perhaps a carving if the grip is to important to loose. It should still look good, it would just be more mobile.

@porkchopulator Ай бұрын

The red spear was preceded by something that said Scáthach. If that's the case, which I haven't watched the show, it would be the Gáe Bolg. It was the spear that Cú Chulainn from Irish mythology. His spear, when striking the enemy, would cause thorns the spread through their bodies, which would explain that handle and the spikes around the base of the blade. It seems like a stylistic interpretation of what the spear was meant to do in battle.

@craigwoodward8455 Ай бұрын

Rings are done for 2 reasons. 1 to fake detail. and 2 to create a sillouette. Manga's are black and white most of the time, and that means a shiny surface flat plane looks the same as white parts of the background. To exentuate detail and make it look more full of detail than it is, things like this can be added. Its a way to pad out the design without making it more complicated to draw frequently. A unique sillouette is part 101 of artistic design in manga. There's a reason pokemon used to have "whose that pokemon" and all you could see is the sillouette. A characters outfit, hair, and posture are all aspects that need to be recognisable from just an outline, and the same for the weapons. No one that has seen 7 deadly sins would mistake that spear as any other spear because of the shape and the location of the hole. This is also why the Buster Blade has holes in it in ff7.

@xenovious 26 күн бұрын

Ayy i have that exact gae bolg replica aswell my fav thing about it that u can unscrew just the top spear and little of the pole and it becomes a sword

@Deadnight-ei6lp 27 күн бұрын

for Cú Chulainn's spear, the Gáe Bulg, its was mostly used as a javalin more than poking stick as its unique quality in the myth was activated when thrown by the foot.

@jamesedmison2768 Ай бұрын

Chastiefol, the spear from seven deadly sins is just straight-up magic it's not even held in the hand it's just moved around with his mind, and it also transforms 2:07

@Litia440 Ай бұрын

about the red spear thats the gae bulge if i wrote it correctly, the spear given by scatacht to cu chulain made from the corpse of a mythological creature, apart from working as a spear/polearm the secret technique to use it was to throw it with your foot to the enemy and then in irl mythology it will "explode" inside the enemy some barbs to kill it, in fate stay night just throwing it has a "curse" to change causality and always hit the heart of the target

@herrplaguedoktor4081 Ай бұрын

Awesome to see the Onna-bugeisha/ Onna-musha warrior women being mentioned, they were absolute badasses. Highly recommend reading about their history

@JustClaude13 Ай бұрын

One of my ogres carries a poleaxe. It's as tall as he is (7 feet) with a beak on one side and a diamond shaped axe head on the other. Lot of good penetration against an armored opponent, but hard to get the blade back unless you're strong as an ogre. Ogre martial arts include a sliding strike, where the forward hand slides back when swinging to accelerate the blade, then the back hand pulls the axe back to slash and recover the blade, followed by an immediate thrust. I find creating the fighting style as much fun as creating the rest of the character.

@goldenegg8of100 15 күн бұрын

When there’s a hole in fantasy weapons I always think an orb should go in it.

@mishmashmedley Ай бұрын

4:35 that's a full on sword at the end of that thing, man!

@cosette420 24 күн бұрын

the most awkward session i have ever seen but pretty good

@falseertolo3340 29 күн бұрын

Keep this coming Skall!!!

@ris_kis Ай бұрын

Thanks for your video. Especially for Gae Bolg.

@shiro1389 8 күн бұрын

Slight detail to point out is that the Gae Bolg in this video is Scathach's as it has the 4 prongs near the front where as Cu's has a slightly different design