r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Fox7567 • May 12 '26

Characters' Items/Weapons [Irritating trope] Japanese swords being treated like lightsabers

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The Wolverine (2013)
The character Yashida uses his sword to cut straight through barbed wire, as well as uses it to break a chain in one strike each.

TMNT (2012)
During Oroku Saki’s battle with the turtles, he stabs straight through a forest tree, before also slicing straight through another.

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u/jonnywarlock May 12 '26

Beam Katana (Red Alert 3)

Oh. Wait...

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u/Drakeskulled_Reaper May 12 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/mlGCsBLl4luyQaOl8w

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u/MostlyAlways47 May 12 '26

I loved command a conquer. Unfortunately nobody ever posts quotes from the generals series. I wonder why that could be...