A Functional Real-Life Armorslayer from Fire Emblem! 

Adrian Bigboss man at arms did it 😉

gagacrazy10 Yep, complete with threaded tangs, bolted on pommels and no historical accuracy AT ALL... Great example on a channel dedicated about historical accuracy and martial arts...

gagacrazy10 but they recreate the weapon as is, the only thing they do is hollow out the massive and unweidly weapons and use extremely light material.

He already has that series, this is just the first IRL replica he's had made.

Imagine a practically redesigned Frostmourne...

Aren't all swords *technically* can openers?

Aidan Clune swords are usually fairly ineffective against armor because the mass is concentrated at the hilt. The pommel is actually much more effective against armor thatn the blade

@@LydCal999 "END THEM RIGHTLY"

This is not a can opener. This is rather a can smasher. You hit a can with this thing and you bust it open with no chance of recovering what is inside of the can...

Or: What is it? Yes.

nice

In some games, the armorslayer also has less accuracy than other swords, so it makes sense why it wouldn't be a sword characters would regularly use and why it's good against armored foes because it has the weight and the foes have the slowness

Yeah; it is very cool. I can only see one area where it doesn't translate between real life and game very well: the kind of armour it can slay. I can't see this sword doing very well against a plate-armoured knight, yet plate-armoured knights are the units that take bonus damage from this weapon.

@@matthewmuir8884 - How so? Compared to a "normal" sword this seems much more practical against an opponent in plate, at least until you're grappling. For one, the flared spikes on end of the blade actually have a chance of directly penetrating a plate (like a war pick), something that is extremely unlikely with more typical sword designs. And secondly, even if that doesn't happen, it's likely heavy enough to generate a decent amount of percussive force on impact, which is actually one of the better ways to damage someone in plate (and which swords are typically poor at doing). Now, obviously you won't be half-swording this and sticking the point in the gap under someone's armpit. A "standard" blade would be infinitely better for that (and that's usually the type of way swords would be used to actually kill someone in plate). But in plate, standing up, swinging swords at each other, you'd probably be doing much more damage blow-for-blow than an opponent wielding a standard cut-and-thrust type blade.

@@JCPRuckus Those pick-like points on the sword, even if they do poke a hole in the plate, then have to also get through the arming doublet underneath, and I don't think even they would be able to do so. Not only that, but there's a good chance they could get stuck, which is bad. Swords are very poor at percussive damage, but there is a way around it: the mordhau. You gab the blade with both hands and strike with the pommel or crossguard.

Also ULTIMATE LIGHTNING FURY SLASH

Ganondorf has way more range than that and his sword is extra *_thicc_*

@@aIkaIi like his abs and thighs

@@Quetzalcoatl-Dragon_97 I-I mean...s-sure...

You could potentially even throw a HAH in there, if you're feeling spicy

sounds about right

@@titanashinsuke1901 They scary

@@titanashinsuke1901 Pussy swords

Yas

You basically summed it up perfectly.

I'd go for that explanation, honestly ^^

Nah, a short sword would do better. Obviously, a sword this long would get stuck in the tunnels. Goblin Slayer knowledge.

Also Mole people

Huh. So thats why I fell in love with this sword. I hate goblins.

Vlad Dascaliuc also swords get dented after one or two cuts *wink wink*

The realest ace-sword Imo is the khopesh This is more a warpick

both, and a pick too!

Well the original came from Africa so not knights but warriors and hunters. Wasn't uncommon to get jumped in the woods by animals or people.

Matthew St. Cyr Haha! 😂

Wouldn't it be from green-armored?

@@bernardolisboa1019 green units are allies

@@marioalbertomoreno3819 green is neutral, blue is allies

@@navatheramenguy3127 Blue is playable, red is enemy, yellow is ally, and green is "other".

it should be called a "pickblade"

Brotmeister in the hands of a very strong man, this thing would be brutal in a melee

When working from that effective range the weight and shape would be devastating I would imagine.

Zombies and creepers watch out !

Filicon Armorslayer soinds more badass

Kirgoss i mean, it still probably wouldn't do much against the (barely) walking bunkers that are fe knights

ActionCow for that shit, carry a mage.

Brian Torres The answer is a basic fire tome lol pretty much all armored units have low res. But then there's Zelgius...

TYU Ioannes Use a hammer against Zelgius

That Guy With No Friends That's the thing with fire emblem overall the better wepions are specialized for a specific purpose Like the Wrimslayer is for dragons only but since it has low durability you'd be wasting it on anything else

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-F7TVg5pKvm0.html

Ok

Skallagrim me: I’m gonna half sword! Sword expert: you’re holding an armor slayer. Me: so? Sword expert: it’s already the same either way. Me: . . .

Many African martial arts focus on attacking and counter attacking, and deflecting and blocking to a lesser extent. Also since the entire continent is in the tropics it's fucking hot especially since ninety degree heat with more than fifty percent humidity is intense which makes bleeding out and dying of infection very likely.

So basically African weapons are made to open someone up. Also remember Africa has a ridiculous amount of medium to large predators and many are herbivores.that are highly aggressive, and any men carried some kind of weapon on them usually what is it used to be a farming tool. It fells trees and animals trying to kill just fine.

If I were to use it, personally I’d take a billhook like approach and use it to hook stuff with both hands holding it for control

Well anything vs a spear will lose. We know that.

Use it as an axe that can also be used to make draw cuts and tripping attacks.

Lycoris-Kage IRL Armorslayer vs. IRL General/Baron armor?

I thought the same thing. He explained rather well the weight and balance of the sword giving great striking power at the tip. And demonstrated to show us on the tree stump and practice targets. It's not hard to see that it takes some seriously hardened armor to withstand heavy blows from that tip. Seeing some actual armor-slaying would've been great.

​@@anthonyeaton9049 He tried it on some scale armor. It was total devastation. And even on heavy plate armor, this would still do the damage that a hammer would do. This thing is a scary bastard

Rezzy I never expected to see him do a video on Fire Emblem weapons. But it's pretty awesome!

Now we just need to find out why they call it the Falchion, when it looks nothing like a falchion.

Oh god not that thing I hate that Kyubey thing... Also yah sweet fire emblem :D

I'm a bunny-cat, not a thing. Would you like to make a contract?

Incubators have birthdays?

Honestly, if I were to make a fantasy game Id totally make a character based on him.

He's like Nolan from Radiant Dawn or a younger ver. of Hannibal from FE4

Some A. Hole yes and it can be used as a tool as well

A D i dont think you get the joke

10/10 penetration

It's basically a rapier

I could golf with this sword

Luigi Melon "hey"

Hay is for horse.

Halvos Hol Horse

Is that a JoJo reference?

HEY BABY!

MizoxNG naah it's still nothing, back then at school my backpack is about 5-7 kg, swinging those on the other hand...

Nggaknormal Yeah School Backpacks are heavy as all hell. I have however actually swung one at someone but yes, to build any semblance of speed you need to spin, and that’s pretty bad and leaves you open. A knife would be better than that.

Lmao what? Nigga you need some gains if you think 5 pounds is heavy

I used to jog with a 50 pound bag of bird feed to the chicken coop every couple days cause it was cold and I didn't want to stay out there long. 5 pounds is more than doable.

That’s why you use a back scabbard

Did you mean one handed?

Yep lol

only problem is the cost ,but seeing how he has 800k subscribers any crowd funding will probably succeed

Croz Raven He already redesigns them on fantasy weapons scrutinised.

Goku Uzumaki I think he meant actually having them forged and tested though.

"this took about half a year to complete" maybe a redesign special every once and a while would be a better option which is basically what this is. I don't see any way he could do these frequently and consistently.

"Fantasy Weapons Realized"

Miracle The lower durability would be what I'd go with for a general statement, they seemed to hover just a bit higher than steel swords in most games (PoR was a big jump in WT though, but Str was generally better than con) which could still be heavy but not as much on their end. The early games also had lower MT to contend with.

Yep, IS did a really good job of thinking about what using the sword in real life would be like

JacketsNest101 Armorslayers aren't really durable.

Is that not the same advice for hitting with a mace? Just asking out of curiosity

@@Valpi_Soko and with an axe, I think.

Exellent input

This guy is totally correct, if you don't know how to use the tool properly, don't play games with it! Bad form. Adam

I don't know if people wouldn't just hit you between swings if you did that. The sword is heavy af and pretty unbalanced.

Dracul JOSHI so people would actually turn their backs at opponents? or just redirect the momentum more effectively?

just redirecting the momentum. ALWAYS face the opponent... unless you want to get stabbed in the back XD

Viable fighting technique? Kind of want to see this now.

you mean chinese single edged sword art in a nutshell.

I was thinking the same thing. You'd have to adopt a fighting style that puts less or no emphasis on stopping the blade, but rather continues the overswing into some effective use.

Would be a good collab. They just make unreasonable weapons. He analyzes them which is in a way slightly more interesting

Capncoolguy The fact that this hasn't happened yet is actually kind of absurd.

man at arms... meh.. Skall should collab with Michael Cthulhu lol

Troper H'ghar "Yeah maybe he can give them a few pointers,that falchion they made looked god awful,it's almost as if their weren't even trying I've seen fans do better looking replicas."

well....have you ever watched any of their work? it never looks like it should. more often than not it looks awfull, all in all sloppy work and over dramatic editing

Now THERE's a nice idea.

Slamindorf Awsome idea man this comment need more likes so senpai Skall will notice it.

Slamindorf I'm in

Hm, that's a pretty good idea.

so, you want so, that people pick swords, which you want to be "real scrutified" ? like some video game, movie or even "fictive" swords, are choosen by the community and people vote which they want to be "reforged" ? And the skall takes them to the test ?

To me the Armorslayer in Three Houses looks just like a regular sword.

It looks like a regular sword but *L O N G*

@@rupturedsky776 its pointy and long its thinner than alot of the other swords

It's super lame in Three Houses, and there's absolutely no reason to use it when Mace+ and Rapier+ exist.

Nah, he plays Awakening so it has 25 uses.

Dark souls 2: what's a poise ???

Dark Souls 3: Working as intended

@@sysouls1599poise works well in ds2.

Esmeralda Cooper get a critical, the character’s are extremely extra in their crit animations. It’s no pommel throw, but still.

Guess why the design was used in executions...

Buff the weapon with dark moonblade and spam r1

Esmeralda Cooper Swing the side point of that flared end into their head. They're ended.

unexpected dune?

We now need a video about dual wielding pommels.

Or the Crucible looks like Skall’s Armourslayer...

Rustymcnut ehh true

Both of them are based on the Ikakalaka. Look it up African swords are gloriously brutal and decorated.

@@hainleysimpson1507 ooh. I’ll have to look that up. Thank you!

Ike's Ragnell is a little boring, to be honest. It's like any other Fantasy Sword in design, unlike the Armorslayer which has a rather unique appearance. Ragnell looks really cool and does a lot of cool things, but it doesn't justify recreating a practical version in real life. :)

Brandon Andres Wo Dao, then?

Silent Eagle Useless I'm confusing it with another weapon, Wo Dao is just a nodachi.

Deathwings500 That's the Longsword. Wo Dao is basically a discount Killing Edge.

Or one of the Falchions

Perfect.

Anthony Gonzalez, it needs a removable pommel.

Herrecy destroy him

Eh, first it needs to be blackened and have an absolutely pointless picatinny rail to deserve the adjective "tactical".

The PyroNova "Multi use, tactical, self-defence paddle." ~that would be the Macuahuitl, even the one handed version had the potential to decapitate in one swing.

It's an Ikakalaka, an African sword.

@@hainleysimpson1507 two handed version of that

Petrino this steel is not really suitable for heavy water contact. You'd have to re-oil it every few hours or so, or find a better anti-rust method that still keeps the sword as usable as it is

*holds up his sarcasm sign*

Petrino 1) it is extremely difficult to spot sarcasm on the internet, as there's *always* someone dumber than you can imagine 2) it would actually be usable as paddle, it would just be one of the least smart choices, as it sinks, rusts, and exhausts insanely quickly

im diagnosed with Asperger and i got the sarcasm.

>When people refuse to be wrong about something lol

Only if you hit the sweet spot. "Thrusting" R2s will likely deal Strike damage like the FUGS.

not sure if you mean 2 or 3 but i dont think fugs in 3 does strike on thrusts. after all the "tip" is the only sharpened part. Would expect it to be standard?

Krpajda he is correct, FUGS in both games deals only strike damage.

Telogor _ Yesss

Gugurant too

Gurgurant is just dumb.

Actual replicas of those swords would weigh more than a horse and function like clubs.

+Howling Din You... don't understand much about weaponry, do you? It's not like Ragnell and Alondite are stupid Buster Swords. They're just large, two-handed blades.

SlashXVI Stop being a scrub, and parry it.

RetroicDescent, it was a Fire Emblem reference to Fredrick's critical.

Joshua Polischuk And I was making a dark souls reference. Referenception?

RetroicDescent Oh. Sorry, i don't have Dark Souls. My bad

SlashXVI i parry then apply the appropriate punish: Guard break and ledge you.

i think its quite the opposite

FUGS is monstrosity

Too much water?

7.6 out of 10 no waifu mechanics

Mangs in a Skall comments section? Also Fuck yes!

Mangs This day just keeps getting better

Oh shit it's Mmmmmmmmmmmmbangs

Sheikzer0 Same dude, same

Lucina is best waifu.

Jason Godwin Flat

I'M REALLY FEELIN' IT. Oh wait wrong game. I mean "Prepare yourself".

Sheikzer0 I prefer killing Edge better critical hits baby. Or at least a brave sword.

yomauser it's way too short though. If it was more drawn out, not only would it be better weighted, but it would also be less impractical to not have a shield

if you're in armour yes, but it it's too sluggish to be used without heavy armour . Otherwise a guy with a sword and shield would almost always win.

Gloin79 we don't know it's anti armor capability (ironically) but I doubt it would be good for full plate. The tips are too thin and might bend on impact

+yourantsally, it would probably make mince meat of chain armour and cheep early style plate but against later tempered steel plate it probably won't get the penetration to strike the wearer through the gambison, that said it could be used to hook and grapple an opponent by snagging the plates and open them up for a killing blow. but i can't say how practical this would be

Nothing cuts through armor, at least not through plate armor. I think you could get alot of problems with getting stuck in your enemy, after u strike them. I mean there is probably a reason, for not a lot of hook like weapons existing.

The One Matthew Vang Nintendo knew all along, all along

Zar ryc Or just some stock steel plate from the local hardware store or wherever Fries does his wholesale shopping. Just lay it on a surface (like an old mattress) and bash away. The consistent thickness, shape and material should ease comparisons between weapons and techniques.

nah, plate too good, throw pommel at it

im just thinking about how the added mass at the end would bolster cutting power of the center of the blade in my mind. i imagine a good swing that caught someones neck with the last half of the blade (before the large point) would make the head *fly.* That think would cut deep, at least in my mind.

HonorableAssassins You're right about the head flying; you can even see it in one of the tatami cuts. The upper half of the roll goes flying off screen in almost a single frame, like it teleported.

pwnorbepwned perfect weighting with that spike - brutal.

You could even put that design from the original artwork into the fuller if you felt like it XD

...and a throwable Pommel

Meir Nachman looks like it could be used to disarm shields maybe

Very possible.

I'd imagine the Armorslayer (in actual usage) would handle similarly to a battle-axe. Heavy lump of metal with an edge.

Einhart I'd imagine it be use the same as a axe plus mace

ModoTheGreat it's a good hybrid

Xav X it requires 13 dexterity.

That Specific Individual Wow must be a str weapon then.

Xav X nah it's a dex weapon

Michelangelo Loving looks like a little fugs

What rings you have on ? bitch

I dont think there would be a point to half swording if it can already devestate armor

@@Artameful There is if you are against an armour spear formation since you have to get inside that poking range to hit them. Similarly with pole arms but a pole arm fighter can choke up on their weapon easier.

Actually where it would really shine is on light cavalry. On horse back you could break shield or weapons with well timed swings. Which comes down to it's biggest con which is the weight. You have to be very strong to be able to use this weapon since on horse back you will have to use it one handed mostly.

@@Ontarianmm well my reasoning is its weight will already fuck up armor. The point of half swording is to gain a more maneuverable point and edge, albeit with less range. If it's too heavy, you dont much advantage since the speed you can will become moot. I get what you mean when you have to get inside a poker's range, but at that point you're fighting with a sword, a personal dueling weapon, against a *L O N G B O Y E* a 'go-away weapon. Half swording for this weapon *in particular,* in my untested and understandably questionable opinion, is not as useful as just two handing it and blasting through their guard with extra range than half swording, having to get in range, and possibly grappling.

Well if it hit someone it the arm after the person weilding this beast dodged their strike it would be devastating to the person being attacked.

Andrea Chai look at man at arms reforged, it's all they do there.

Me too

What are you talking about? It was already in the video, called "The Arming Sword". That's what a functional Frostmourne looks like.

no Frostmourne is a two-hander. When the Lich King kills Saurfang, he swings two-handed. Same when he fights you in the ICC raid. Most of the rest of the time, he's using the sword as a magical focus. A functional version would have a slimmer blade, and be stripped of the ridiculous decoration. So...www.swords-and-more.com/shop1/images/40344_600_3.jpg Which given the references to LoTR in the questline to reforge Frostmourne, is exactly what the devs were going for. Interesting comment on Tolkien's ideology.

it's just a fancy sword , i like it , but it is still just an icon , doesn't have anything special to make it more effective than a regular sword

Well if you go solely on WoW Lore and Quests. there are more Games that have Arthas in them. I am pretty much talking about the Warcraft 3 games, where Arthas aquires Frostmourne the first time in Northrend and he swings it twohanded as a Paladin at first, but later in the Undead/Scourge campaign he swings Frostmourne one-handed (he swings it also for magic, but i think hitting stuff in the Face is considered Combat, which he does). So i would argue that if it would be reforged, it should be in length between an Arming sword and a 2 handed Sword/Greatsword(/whatever-you-want-to-call-it-sword), so it could be used, one and/or 2 handed. And propably get a much flatter decoration above the handle.