Most Silly Looking Weapons in the Series

[gackie]

This isn't a complaint about weapons that are op, it's those weapons that just look down right silly and impractical.

10. Dragon Curved Greatsword.

9. Old Knight Halberd.

8. Santier's Spear.

7. Washing Pole.

6. The Greatsword.

5. Gargoyle Tail Axe.

4. King's Ultra Greatsword.

3. Dark Sword.

2. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Ultra Greatsword.

1. The Smelter Hammer.

I look at the Smelter Hammer sometimes and think: What were Fromsoft doing? Dark Souls 1 was relatively realistic in terms of weapon design. Then Dark Souls 2 threw that out of the window and gave you a black chicken leg the size of a house.

[Artek [General]]

I highly dislike the Smelter hammer from DkS2, The Greatsword which looks like a stone dildo and.... And... eeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhh
♥♥♥♥, i don't know. Smough's great hammer maybe?

There are some "weird" weapons that puzzle sword from DkS2, but that's not ugly, that's actually quiet unique. I really liked the idea of a sword that can act as whip through some ass-magic.

[Mr. Kitty Saves The World]

引用自 Artek General：

I highly dislike the Smelter hammer from DkS2, The Greatsword which looks like a stone dildo and.... And... eeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhh
♥♥♥♥, i don't know. Smough's great hammer maybe?

There are some "weird" weapons that puzzle sword from DkS2, but that's not ugly, that's actually quiet unique. I really liked the idea of a sword that can act as whip through some ass-magic.

Technically, it's magnets.
How the hell do they work, anyway?

[Artek [General]]

引用自 Mr. Kitty Saves The World：

Technically, it's magnets.
How the hell do they work, anyway?

They are magic magnets i guess.
No magnets work like that... Unless i don't understand something in this world. What kind of magnet will always magnetise back into the original form no matter what happens? And character definetely shown the ability to manipulate those magnets at will as shown with the the puncturing stab attack of R2. Character makes no move, yet sword leaps forwards for no apparent reason.

So yes. Magic is in there somewhere for sure.

[Mr. Kitty Saves The World]

引用自 Artek General：

引用自 Mr. Kitty Saves The World：

Technically, it's magnets.
How the hell do they work, anyway?

They are magic magnets i guess.
No magnets work like that... Unless i don't understand something in this world. What kind of magnet will always magnetise back into the original form no matter what happens? And character definetely shown the ability to manipulate those magnets at will as shown with the the puncturing stab attack of R2. Character makes no move, yet sword leaps forwards for no apparent reason.

So yes. Magic is in there somewhere for sure.

Never said they weren't magical magnets.

[Cooman]

引用自 Mr. Kitty Saves The World：

Huge weapons aren't necessarily unrealistic. Historically, nothing like that was used, but that doesn't mean they couldn't have. It just wasn't efficient to do so.
Still, if someone did it, they'd have been a nightmare on the battlefield. If you were strong enough to swing something like the Greatsword in real life, that would go through a man, his weapon, his horse, and anyone unfortunate enough to be standing behind him like butter.
Problem is, becoming that strong would, as the weapon's description says, really test the true limits of human ability. It is not, however, impossible.
Nobody did it because, more than anything, it's just not worth it. Just making a weapon like that would have been a massive undertaking. Tons of resources would have to go into its creation.
After that would have to come years of strength and endurance training to be able to wield it effectively, and in all that time, dozens of men with normal-sized swords could have been armed, trained, and ready for deployment.

Just did some quick googling. apparently zweilhanders were often used in combat, and the smallest ones were approx 5ft long and weighed a ton, with some reaching well over 6ft long blades.

so doesn't seem unrealistic at all, I mean look a the famous William Wallace sword, that things 5.5ft long by itself, which technically in game makes it about as long as our ultra greatswords. and it's not like their the biggest people in the world yet they effectively used it in combat.

[Artek [General]]

引用自 ocoo：

Just did some quick googling. apparently zweilhanders were often used in combat, and the smallest ones were approx 5ft long and weighed a ton, with some reaching well over 6ft long blades.

so doesn't seem unrealistic at all, I mean look a the famous William Wallace sword, that things 5.5ft long by itself, which technically in game makes it about as long as our ultra greatswords. and it's not like their the biggest people in the world yet they effectively used it in combat.

Zweihander is the most realistic UGS in DkS. Astora too, it's basically a reskin.
However both of these were haavily intended for two-hand use.
The sword of Abyss Watchers, also could work, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ do they swing it nicely with just one hand.
And i'm not sure if the dagger-trick could work irl. But i would lie if i didn't say that it looks freakin' amazing.

[coolantswallower]

引用自 TheLaz0rSquid：

I think you spelt "Dark Souls 1 had SOME weapon designs that were not SUPER ridiculous" wrong. Most Dark Souls weapons are NOT realistic and are thouroughly Fantasy-inspired.

Additional super ridiculous weapons:

• All UGS except maybe Zweihänder and Astora
  
• Smough's Hammer, Dragon Tooth, Morne's Greathammer, Great Club (read: every greathammer ever)
  
• Tailbone weapons
  
• Yhorm's Great Machete

You forgot the Titante Catchpole.

#NeverForgetti

[Cooman]

引用自 Artek General：

引用自 ocoo：

Just did some quick googling. apparently zweilhanders were often used in combat, and the smallest ones were approx 5ft long and weighed a ton, with some reaching well over 6ft long blades.

so doesn't seem unrealistic at all, I mean look a the famous William Wallace sword, that things 5.5ft long by itself, which technically in game makes it about as long as our ultra greatswords. and it's not like their the biggest people in the world yet they effectively used it in combat.

Zweihander is the most realistic UGS in DkS. Astora too, it's basically a reskin.
However both of these were haavily intended for two-hand use.
The sword of Abyss Watchers, also could work, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ do they swing it nicely with just one hand.
And i'm not sure if the dagger-trick could work irl. But i would lie if i didn't say that it looks freakin' amazing.

I swear some old warriors from viking days must have used obscenely large battle axes. and I vaguely remember back in history classes (some 15 years ago mind) that some Japanese warriors were famous for wielding stupidly large maces/hammers. so much that they literially crushed entire people due to sheer size/weight.

I'm a bit of a geek for cool historical stuff. remember reading a book about Chinese legendary warriors, there was like one guy xiahou something that got hit in the eye by an arrow, something that would probably kill most people.

instead of dying, he laughed, pulled out the arrow (along with his eyeball) ate the eyeball and charged straight at the enemy..

plus tales of some legendary generals that slaughtered thousands of soldiers by themselves. quite remarkable really.

[Mr. Kitty Saves The World]

引用自 ocoo：

引用自 Mr. Kitty Saves The World：

Huge weapons aren't necessarily unrealistic. Historically, nothing like that was used, but that doesn't mean they couldn't have. It just wasn't efficient to do so.
Still, if someone did it, they'd have been a nightmare on the battlefield. If you were strong enough to swing something like the Greatsword in real life, that would go through a man, his weapon, his horse, and anyone unfortunate enough to be standing behind him like butter.
Problem is, becoming that strong would, as the weapon's description says, really test the true limits of human ability. It is not, however, impossible.
Nobody did it because, more than anything, it's just not worth it. Just making a weapon like that would have been a massive undertaking. Tons of resources would have to go into its creation.
After that would have to come years of strength and endurance training to be able to wield it effectively, and in all that time, dozens of men with normal-sized swords could have been armed, trained, and ready for deployment.

Just did some quick googling. apparently zweilhanders were often used in combat, and the smallest ones were approx 5ft long and weighed a ton, with some reaching well over 6ft long blades.

so doesn't seem unrealistic at all, I mean look a the famous William Wallace sword, that things 5.5ft long by itself, which technically in game makes it about as long as our ultra greatswords. and it's not like their the biggest people in the world yet they effectively used it in combat.

The largest sword ever used was about 7 feet long.
Historical greatswords weren't monstrously heavy, though; they couldn't be. Even with big swords, speed is paramount in real sword fighting. They were never more than 14 pounds, and most were much less.
Most longswords weighed around 2 pounds, maybe a little more. They weren't heavy at all.

[Mr. Kitty Saves The World]

引用自 ocoo：

引用自 Artek General：

Zweihander is the most realistic UGS in DkS. Astora too, it's basically a reskin.
However both of these were haavily intended for two-hand use.
The sword of Abyss Watchers, also could work, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ do they swing it nicely with just one hand.
And i'm not sure if the dagger-trick could work irl. But i would lie if i didn't say that it looks freakin' amazing.

I swear some old warriors from viking days must have used obscenely large battle axes. and I vaguely remember back in history classes (some 15 years ago mind) that some Japanese warriors were famous for wielding stupidly large maces/hammers. so much that they literially crushed entire people due to sheer size/weight.

Vikings did use some large axes, but they weren't anything like depictions in video games. The big issue is thickness; blades of axes used for combat were much thinner than those used for cutting trees, not very much thicker than a sword blade in many cases. Smaller, one-handed axes could be thicker, because the blades were much smaller, but they still weren't massively thick.
Nothing like Dark Souls 3's Greataxe ever existed.

[SeeingRed]

Quelaag's Furysword, Dragonslayer Greataxe, Fume Ultra Greatsword, most Greathammers, Black Knight Greatsword, Gravelord Sword.

One of my favorite weapons in DS3 is the Astora Greatsword. Not entirely because of the amazing moveset, but also because it's the most realistic greatsword in any FromSoft game IMO. A big glaring problem I've noticed with most swords in these games is the cylindrical grips alongside their thickness. No sword should have a cylindrical grip. The reason being that without an oval, rectangle, or diamond shape, you can't properly feel the edge alignment of the weapon and thus be a lot less effective and inconsistent with cutting. The Astora Greatsword actually has a diamond shaped grip, and a very realistic shape minus the thickness of the blade.

EDIT: Of course the Zweihander and Lost Sinner's Sword aren't bad either in terms of realism.

[gackie]

引用自 JustAnotherGamer：

Quelaag's Furysword, Dragonslayer Greataxe, Fume Ultra Greatsword, most Greathammers, Black Knight Greatsword, Gravelord Sword.

One of my favorite weapons in DS3 is the Astora Greatsword. Not entirely because of the amazing moveset, but also because it's the most realistic greatsword in any DS game. A big glaring problem I've noticed with most swords in these games is the cylindrical grips alongside their thickness. No sword should have a cylindrical grip. The reason being that without an oval, rectangle, or diamond shape, you can't properly feel the edge alignment of the weapon and thus be a lot less effective and inconsistent with cutting. The Astora Greatsword actually has a diamond shaped grip, and a very realistic shape minus the thickness of the blade.

Dragonslayer Greataxe is pretty realistic but a bit oversized. Looks like a regular polaxe.

[Darthzz]

guys you are not realizing that this game is from japan
therefore it is an anime
therefore(x2) large weapons make sense

[SeeingRed]

引用自 Hat Skeleton!：

引用自 JustAnotherGamer：

Quelaag's Furysword, Dragonslayer Greataxe, Fume Ultra Greatsword, most Greathammers, Black Knight Greatsword, Gravelord Sword.

One of my favorite weapons in DS3 is the Astora Greatsword. Not entirely because of the amazing moveset, but also because it's the most realistic greatsword in any DS game. A big glaring problem I've noticed with most swords in these games is the cylindrical grips alongside their thickness. No sword should have a cylindrical grip. The reason being that without an oval, rectangle, or diamond shape, you can't properly feel the edge alignment of the weapon and thus be a lot less effective and inconsistent with cutting. The Astora Greatsword actually has a diamond shaped grip, and a very realistic shape minus the thickness of the blade.

Dragonslayer Greataxe is pretty realistic but a bit oversized. Looks like a regular polaxe.

I'm not talking about the Dragonslayer Axe. That one looks really nice. The greataxe though has the big concave looking blade shape and rocky look. In fact, I should probably just add most greataxes to the 'unrealistic' list.

[gackie]

引用自 JustAnotherGamer：

引用自 Hat Skeleton!：

Dragonslayer Greataxe is pretty realistic but a bit oversized. Looks like a regular polaxe.

I'm not talking about the Dragonslayer Axe. That one looks really nice. The greataxe though has the big concave looking blade shape and rocky look. In fact, I should probably just add most greataxes to the 'unrealistic' list.

The lightning damage one?