Double-Blade Sword = Trash | Double Spear = Awesome

From the two-bladed sword in D&D or other RPGs to Darth Maul's dual lightsaber, double bladed weapons are fairly popular in fantasy & sci-fi movies, video games, etc. They sure look cool to many people.

Too bad they kinda suck. At least the way most of them are designed, with a relatively short handle and long blades. A double ended spear or polearm on the other hand... now we're talking!

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[iain-duncan]

Shorts are overused by some but this rocks. Super well edited very concise and gives great information!

[streamylc]

that was a damn good short.
Absolutely one of a kind, damn Skal.

[xqiuvmah]

The Spartans had what was essentially a double ended spear. It had a sharp, leaf shaped blade on one end and a more blunted, but still pointy, tip on the other. This helped balance the spear and allowed both ends to be used, although the blunt end was mostly just for reinforcement of the back end during a phalanx

[kylehenze]

This is why i love the double bladed weapons in KOTOR2 not the lightsaber but the actual bladed weapons or staffs. They depict them having super long handles for grip and transition the animations on attacks very cleanly.

Says alot about how a game from that long ago cared about details

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[orellaminx]

Ten foot dowl with a Swiss Army knife duct taped to one end and a pair of truck nuts on the other. Ultimate fighting weapon.

[shrimplomein]

Double bladed stuff only really works if it's either really short like a glove weapon, or really long like a double pointed spear. It works with the lightsabers of Star Wars because they are omnidirectional anti-material rods that destroy whatever they touch. Aiming a blade doesn't matter when it's basically just a really light quarterstaff.

[Kaardoron]

I don't like the trend with Shorts getting soo much view-time but I think this is a good format for you to promo longer videos. This made me hungry for more

[artemisenvy]

i love that you used a video from blade & sorcery to show the double end blade

[dannydinneen]

Found a " double ended weapon " under my wife's side of the right. Looks dangerous.

[StomeAura]

Y’all prob already know this but I’m gonna say it anyways. Dual-bladed lightsabers were able to turn off one side so you can use it normally. Notice how Darth Maul was fighting one person with a singe blade in one scene, but used both outnumbered.

[denizserkan]

Holy cow man. This is one of these rare occasions where shorts are used in a perfect way by both time wise and enjoyment wise. Well done

[furryfuzz]

To be honest a lightsaber works as a great dual bladed weapon, mainly because you dont have to worry about edge alignment, i do understand the downside of being a danger to yourself but obviously with enough practice you can do just about anything with it

[MrLimboRL]

Twin blades can work, but the blades would need to shorter, something closer to a naginata in length. They’d also need to be double edged otherwise you can’t hit shit. Like the guy said in the video the handle would also need to be pretty long. Also some sort of hand guard.

I think an excellent example is the default twin blade from Elden Ring, though the blades could be a bit shorter and the handle a bit longer.

[tweetyboid]

I had learned this the hard way 1st time I decided to use the double-bladed sword in Blades and Sorcery on the canyon map just like in the short. Man I was picturing myself like Darth Maul but instead I found out more of a bargain bin version as I could barely use the other bladed end without it feeling awkward, no wonder why it's listed in the exotic category in the book

[AlexanderRM]

I like how you go through all the similar weapons showing how these traits give advantages and disadvantages, especially the Quarterstaff as the extreme example "all handle no blade".

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Very succinct and informative

[Shadowkey]

It occurs to me that the double-bladed lightsaber is not really a double-bladed sword, as it’s used more as a staff.

[doomguyslayerofdemons]

Darth Mauls light saber was actually a really functional weapon because he didn’t use it like a sword when he had both blades activated. When he jumped off of his speeder and started fighting Qui-Gon, he only had one blade activated and took advantage of the extra hilt length to gain leverage over him. Later, when he fights Obi-Wan an Qui-Gon at the same time, he has both blades activated and uses his whole body while fighting them rather than using it like a standard single bladed sword to take advantage of its superior defensive capabilities while still preserving its attack potency and lethality.