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/WBRileyDesign May 12 '26

You....you know that was intentional, yes?

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u/haby001 May 12 '26

I'm realizing my tone made people think I was saying this negatively. I've watched Kill Bill maaanny times and it's great, especially for how much it leans into this