WEIRD WEAPONS - Final Fantasy Sword! 

"It's 18 lbs". Me: yeah, looks it. "And it's hollow." Me: *spits out coffee.*

I tell you, if these game companies want to advertise to me, this is how to do it. I have not paid the tiniest bit of attention to any type of advertising for 20 years, but this... hell yeah. I'm also referring to the Age of Empires commission.

This one was so much fun, but I have to admit that it was REALLY REALLY difficult restraining myself from hitting something with it. I felt sorry for the table.

Do you want an edged or a bludgeoning weapon? Yes!

I want to see the telescopic rapier, that sounds like an absolutely bonkers weapon

At least it's not the FFVII Buster Sword (laughs), that thing is a monster and the only "solid" blade reproduction of it was so heavy the man who forged it injured his back trying to wield it.

As FF swords go, this one is downright realistic. The forte is ABSURDLY thick and heavy, don't know why it necks down like that, but it's pretty cool looking.

As a fan of both channels, I love it when the two of your do videos together.

As a cosplayer who started researching weapons and armour, I came onto your collective channels years ago and have remained a fan through the years. I'm definitely going to be doing a Clive cosplay (sword and all!) but my tastes have (surprise!) been towards more realistic weapons over the years. At the same time, I want to say that I -really- appreciate the video and respect Square-Enix for commissioning a passionate and skilled smith like Todd to make their sword.

Tod at it again, bringing genuine childlike joy to grown adults. Every person on the planet has pretended to wield a sword like that, and you can tell by the chuckles and cut scene playing, a dream was achieved for you both. As always, well done, sir!

as a videogame fan, Final Fantasy fan, and Tod's Workshop fan, I am super happy for you taking this commission and proud of where it is being displayed

Congratulations, Tod! Thats really well done, and the artificial aging is gorgeous. It doesn't matter how long it is on display, the fact of the matter is you've now had a piece in the tower. Nevermind having made a reproduction for one of the biggest video game franchises in the world

It would be interesting to see a practicalised, de-exagerated version of this, taking the design queues and shrinking them down to the proportions of a greatsword. A couple of years ago, the swords of Peter Jackson's films were on display at Leeds. Congratulations Tod, I hope this is the first of many of your weapons displayed there.

Good lord that thing is heavy as that is roughly SIX times heaver than an actual sword and that's with a significant section that's hollow. Props to Matt for being able to handle it as well as he does.

That promo footage is 🔥. Ya'll tryin to make a tourist out of me or what 😂

Wow, that's absolutely beautiful! I've been a FF fan for over 20 years and this was the crossover I didn't know I wanted

Idk why but, I'm just picturing Ronnie Coleman holding that sword saying light weight baby!😂

Congratulations on the display Tod! It's always cool to see someone passionate about his work being acknowledged. Cheers!

Quite light and nimble for a final fantasy sword tbh 😂

That's a beast of a sword...

You should have asked Penny Mordant to come and hold it for you.

Honestly, I'd kinda love to see you tackle some fantasy weapons. Especially the ones where there is some realism to them.

I got literal goosebumps when you said where it was going to be displayed. I am so thrilled for you to have this honor.

For the question regarding just looking cool vs functionality: Working in games and knowing some Concepts Artist (the people working out the designs for important Items/Persons/Places), they do A LOT of research in the real thing to understand the rules they are about to break or bend to create a believable but over the top cool item.

6.55 almost Matt, almost :D There is a legitimate barbell exercise called the Land Mine Press and is meant to target and isolate one side of the pectorals that looks very much like this. You basically get a barbell, stick one (weight plate free) end up against the corner of the wall, make sure the other end is loaded with a weight plate and start pressing away before switching sides. Now there's an idea, medieval themed gym equipment? Anyone? Anyone? What do you all mean, "Nay"?

Love seeing you guys together! You two are legends in your own right.

I love the conversation about this sword. Instead of just dismissing everything, the idea of religious iconography or semi-practical though high fantasy elements could be seen.

Wow - what an amazing sword, and how amazing that it works like a real sword, not a fantasy one, even down to having the correct balance point! 'Twas probably too heavy for Matt to check out the distal taper. And to have your outstanding work displayed at the Royal Armouries in the Tower of London - couldn't happen to a nicer bloke and craftsman! 'Tis certain that would never have happened if you'd just made a plastic sword and sprayed it silver! I'm chuffed for you!

Congrats Tod! I admit this sword looks cool (I love the tricks used to get the intended shape even though there was no practical considerations put into the design), but honestly... Could game developers and film makers consult experts *before* designing the things? So that we'd get fancy, overly expensive, pointlessly decorated but *still functional and practical* weapons and armour?

If it was a real sword, I'd imagine it be like a normal long sword but with something lightweight metal added around the strong of the blade.

@9:49 *Yes, Todd - you ARE that good.* - So good, that your work is now a part of the history of the Tower of London. -- Well done, sir! 💙💙 - I think it would be interesting someday, to see one of these swords, in an actual, practical, useable, size and weight, etc -- and then watch Mr. Easton wield it like the game character! 😄

Thats a beast of a weapon, it would be good to see a large man in armour weilding it like Rory McCann ( AKA G.O.T. The Hound). Just to add "The Sword in the Stone" comes to mind.

Tod I would love for you to take this design and rework it and make it into a functional sword that a normal person could use. It would be really cool to see how it looks compared to the game design and how it actually preforms since this sword you clearly arent able to actually test.

Excellent!

I love that the sword's colour scheme matches that of the Tower of London uniform, intentionally or not! Congratulations again for getting some of your work displayed there!

As a Final Fantasy fanboy I have to first say "Bravo Zulu". Job, incredibly well done. Second, in the video you said "If they have a material as strong as Steel but as light as Aluminium it would be perfect". The answer is the common (Fantasy) metal known as "Mithril" (spelling varies slightly but that's the most common I've seen) also known as "Moon Silver" in some places. Generally in Fantasy settings this stuff is considered pretty high up there in terms of a crafting material and anything better is typically reserved for Legendary tier equipment. Thus if (In Universe of course) the blade was made put of Mithril I would say that it would likely weigh only 10-12 pounds as since you're going after really tough monsters you would want the blade to at least have a solid core.

I think Matt actually makes a fantastic point about a weapon made for slaying gigantic creatures. It does actually beg the thought of the kind of of sword-like weapon a person might turn to when they are fighting a creature larger than an elephant. And I think a heavy, very large sword like this might actually be a sane choice. Thing is, any big creature is going to be tough, which THICK skin, well over in inch think. Even animals like bison have hides so thick it can be a challenge to get even bullets deep enough to kill, forcing hunters to pick high caliber rounds and place their shots into vitals to get a kill. So in turn the standard sidearm sword we see in history is actually a DEFENSIVE weapon, designed for parrying and blocking and out-maneuvering the equal defense of a equally fragile and easy to kill human while blocking his strikes that are no stronger than yours effectively. When your adversary can flip a truck with its big tusks/horns, or rake claws though even thick wooden doors, etc, defense is not going to be an option. Its going to be ALL about dodging attacks then having the insane chopping power to deliver punishing blows though monster's natural armor of thick hide and/or scales. Its also about having the kind of chopping power to deliver cuts that slice FEET deep into the body of the massive beast being fought. After all if its the size of a small house, a few inches deep of a typical sword cut is not going to strike something vital like it would a human.

It almost looks like the blade is actually the scabbard which would be pretty awesome imagine someone walking towards you carrying that and then pulling the sword from the scabbard and effectively having 2 swords although the scabbard wouldn't have a handle and would be hard to use.

If that had been made in solid steel, crikey that would be one unwieldy Beast! But, impressive!

What a great, fun discussion from Tod and Matt. The sword is a very impressive bit of work.

What a feather in your cap Tod!! WELL DONE!! 😁👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

As a total nerd: I needs it!

Congrats, You deserve it for the work you do!

Very happy to see the continuation of this series! Bring on the telescopic rapier! 🤣❤️

watching this video and a gameplay walkthrough of final fantasy 16 is so wild because i knew clive was a big man (only 2 characters are bigger than him, goetz and hugo kupka) but to think the guy runs around and single-handedly wields an 18 pound sword is flipping insanity. guy got buff lifting the weight of the world on his shoulders or something. like this sword would realistically be a dual-hand blade for most people LOL. 😆 amazing video, utterly stunning creation, great job tod!

This is so cool. Now I am looking forward to the telescopic rapier. If it works as well as the telescopic lunging whip I once tried to use while lunging my horse...oh dear.

Congratulations, sword looks amazing. What a great honor to have it shown in the Tower of London. I would totally plan a trip to see your sword if I lived in Europe.

Well done, well done indeed!

I had heard about this sword and was just blown away at seeing that you made it. Well done!

Damn Tod that is astonishing work. I can't believe you pulled that off. I'm a big fan of both you and Final Fantasy. Absolutely incredible.

I love this so much. I would love to see a slimmer and realistic version of Clive's sword in the correct weight and practical size.

For reducing weight, titanium alloys are somewhere around half to two-thirds the mass of a good stainless steel.

Excellent work. Seeing the passion you put in and finally seeing it paid off is wonderful. You could've bragged a lot more for that amazing achievement. Congratulations!

Congratulations on the honour, Todd. The sword looks amazing! A perfect compliment to an amazing game, and a fitting addition to the Tower of London's armoury. Cheers!

My respects to square enix for hiring this absolute giga chad of a man in all senses.

Congratulations Tod, that's quite the feather in your cap.

Absolutely brilliant :O Congratulations, Tod! 👏

With subtle changes in design, that would make for an excellent Stormbringer for us Elric fans! Beautiful work and high praise indeed on the display!

Personally, I would have made the blade out of aluminum, but finished it off with a thin permanent sheath of steel, of perhaps 2-3mm thick. That would give it the look and strength of steel, but reduce the weight somewhat. By how much, I dunno, but still, it's worth a try. Congratulations on having your work displayed in the Tower of London, WELL DONE.

Good on you Tod! No greater honour could a smith have. The montage at the Tower gave me goosebumps. Cheers mate!

Todd, that is an amazingly well done recreation of Clive's sword. And for those wondering the game is fun to play as well.

I'm with Matt on grip shape, meny modern wood saws have "ergonomic handles that are almost round, and i hate them cause i cant cut a strait line with them.

Hi Tod, if you need detailed measurements of the "Thalhoffer" sword of Vienna - get in contact with me - I have fully meassured it some years ago, and Matt - noooo you dont lift - you never did ;-) stay well, buddy stay well, you two. cheers Harry - Vienna

I hope you’ll make every weapon from the entire series, Tod. You are a master craftsman! Or what about the Master Sword from the Legend of Zelda? ;)

I wish I could go to the Tower to see it.😢

Hyped for the telescopic rapier!

Funny, as a worldbuilder of fantasy stuff, I've headconned that Mithral which is typically said to be lacking in density though being as strong and hard as steel, would need to look like a FF or Warhammer weapon to be effective.

Cool that this is in the Tower of London!

God Damn, that is beautiful.

Good on you, Tod! I'd be smiling for the whole month too.

I'm a Fan of the Final Fantasy series ... and a fan of the channel ... this video was a blast for me... amazing work.

Congrats! Super stoked for you

Thank you , Tod . Big Gratz , U da Man ! 🐺 Loupis Canis .

Its looking very good on display, real metal looks just better. Happy for your achievement Tod!

Looks like a sword from the US Air Force's Order of the Sword. Great job.

It looks very inspired by the primary weapon of the main character from Devil May Cry which since they've somewhat lifted elements of that combat system for FF16 makes some sense.

Love the comparison to the Spear of Destiny.

'it's a bearing sword' oh the thematic irony given the geopolitics in the game's universe.

Congrats on inclusion into the Tower of London collection, well done sir!

It could have been worse Todd, you could have been contracted to make the Excalibur from Final Fantasy XIV.

It looks really cool but after looking into it I have just though of something : Actually the blade looks like a metallic scabbard. Since we know this hollow it would have been funny if there is a fonctionnal blade inside it.

Im 15 seconds in. Yes you should do more of these! Its a brilliant idea. Edit: right, not what i was expecting hahaha. Still cool though. More than happy to watch it. Massive props on getting your stuff in the tower of London Tod!

Congrats Tod that's so cool!

Fantastic work! You should be very proud of the accomplishment, Todd. What are the dimensions of the sword? I just want to put the size in a context I can understand.

they do have Mythril in the Final Fantasy series

Now I wonder if the buster sword is hollow... I could imagine that would make sense.

Think the Italian Cinquedea sword would sometimes have a hallow parts at the base, so they could make it extra wide and add more art

Beautiful work. Can't wait for my next Tod's Workshop piece.

"A material as strong as steel but as light as aluminium" - Mythril, anyone?

Titanium blade with tungsten carbide edge. :P Now just need to figure out how to make it.

I never played that game but that sword is a masterpiece! well done Tod!

14:15 He might have used it to peel an apple 😌 Any chance it comes to the Netherlands as well? I don't see myself going to London anytime soon 😅

You should rightly feel very proud of your excellent work. Very nicely done

Oh damn, Todd made that for FF16. Looks Stunning!

That’s really awesome, after watching all your amazing historical videos to then mix it up with final fantasy - fantastic. Thanks for the entertainment! 😊

gotta see it chop something!

that's look great for a purple rarity but look like you need to be super build to wield it.

There are several aluminum alloys as strong as many common steels. 7068 T6 aluminum is a ordnance alloy probably best for structural parts components. Tungsten carbide is a super heavy material that can bought affordably as scrap end mills. GL HF

I want this sword, great work!

On the topic of working with imitation materials versus real materials: I am not a person who is overly concerned with details when it comes to movies. If there's some set dressing or a prop that's out of place I'll ignore that because I just don't feel the need to nitpick. But something like a sword, even if it's just a millisecond or two, bending like rubber; my brain catches on to that immediately and I spend the rest of the scene, episode, movie; whatever; just looking for more magical steel that bends as if it's a cheap Hollywood prop. What I believe intellectually has nothing to do with it; my subconscious is highly concerned with how that solid steel buckle hit the ground as if it was plastic. My subconscious is perfectly fine believing that a glazed cup is 20 000 years old, but not that it is made of glass.