History Main / DoubleWeapon

** Champions of Nurgle often use a staff with a sword on one end and a flail on the other.

** ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons4thEdition'': The concept is justified by saving money on enhancements. There's also the fact that most double weapons have a different type of damage: most single weapons will give, say, 1d8, while a double weapon would give 2d4. While it doesn't increase the maximum, it DOES increase the minimum; add the "brutal X" enchantment which means you reroll any damage die that lands lower than X, on a class that gives multiple-weapon-damage-roll attacks, and you suddenly have a very high minimum damage range.
** ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons5thEdition'': The Polearm Master feat lets you use the butt of a polearm (halberd, spear, etc.) to make another attack once per turn, though it only deals 1d4+strength damage. This is still quite advantageous since a halberd or pike deals 1d10+strength (better than any one-handed weapon), and you only need one feat to pull it off, whereas DualWielding needs both a feat and a fighting style to get its full potential. And with the polearm you only needed on magic weapon rather than two.

* ''Anime/MyHime'':
** [[{{Ninja}} Akira's]] one-handed sword has two curved pointy blades.
** Shizuru's WhipSword in ''Anime/MyOtome'' has two straight blades in its default form, as does [[BlackKnight Rad's]] lance.
* From the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' multiverse:

** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Gundam ZZ]]'': The Dreissen has a beam lancer, which is made by combining its tomahawk and saber weapons, letting it use either as the polearm version (or both blades at once).
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Victory Gundam]]'': The Abigor, a one-off Zanscare design, wields a pair of beam scythes that can be combined at the butt end.
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'': Altron's twin beam trident; notably, in the TV series Wu Fei tends to wield it like a standard spear (only using one end) while in ''Endless Waltz'' he takes advantage of both ends. The Master Grade model kit of Sandrock has the unique gimmick of being able to combine its heat shotels, which is exceptionally ludicrous since they're [[{{BFS}} each as tall as Sandrock itself]].
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Gundam SEED]]'' was fairly fond of this, beginning with the Freedom and Justice Gundams' beam sabers and continuing in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Gundam SEED Destiny]]'' and ''[[Manga/MobileSuitGundamSEEDAstray Gundam SEED Astray]]''. They even have a proper name for it: Ambidextrous Halberd Mode.
*** The Sword Impulse Gundam from ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' takes it up level with its anti-ship swords ({{BFS}}es with a beam running the length somewhat like a giant cheese slicer), which can be docked to form a truly massive double-ender, which the Impulse swings around with incredible ease.
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'': The 00 Gundam can dock its GN Sword [=IIs=] into a single long lance; on at least one occasion, Setsuna [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throws it like a giant discus]].
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE Gundam AGE]]'': The Ghirarga wields two spears that can be combined this way.

* The "Tek-Lancer" wielded by ''Anime/TekkamanBlade'', as well as the Lancers of Tekkamen Dagger and Evil.
** In ''Tekkaman Blade II'', Tekkaman Aki's Lancer as well.
** And of course, the original Tekkaman's '''[[MemeticMutation SPACE LANCE]]!'''
* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': Suzaku's [[HumongousMecha Knightmare Frame]], the [[SuperPrototype Lancelot]] [[DualWielding double-wields]] two swords. The mass-production version, the Vincent, not only dual-wields, but the swords combine into a two-way lance.
** Not to be outdone, the [[SuperPrototype Ace Custom]] KMF [[TransformingMecha Tristan]] piloted by Gino Weinberg uses a foldable end-to-end weapons that look like either a two-way scythe...or [[ImprobableWeaponUser anchors]]...
*** [[ShoutOut Or]] [[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer Grendizer]]'s Double Harken.
** The Lancelot Club, an original mecha from VisualNovel ''Lost Colors'' that acts as the missing link between the Lancelot and Vincent, has the same lance-type swords.
* Fate of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' has [[SwissArmyWeapon Bardiche's]] Riot Zanber form, which is a pair of energy sabers connected by an energy thread. That's right, Fate endorses [[InstantChucks sword-chucks]]. They can also be combined to form an ''even larger'' version of the weapon's [[{{BFS}} Zanber form]].
** Don't forget that the Zanber forms have ''energy'' blades, so Riot Zanber is basically a pair of '''''[[RuleOfCool lightsaber-chucks]]'''''

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': The FillerVillain Kageroza Ibana wields a Zanpakutou named "Raikou" (Thunder Lord) and it takes the form of a large, dual-headed voulge which can control time and space.
* Hunter Steele gets his own doublesided blade in ''Anime/SpiderRiders''.
* In ''Manga/InuYasha'', Sango's father wielded a spear with a large crescent-shaped blade on the other end. Another demon slayer (likely Sango's uncle or something) has a less plausible one, with a trident blade on one end of the shaft and a huge spiked ball on the other end.
* Usui Uonuma from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' wields a short spear with a blade on one tip and a massive ball on the other end. He's also capable of attacking with both ends in a seemingly endless stream of blows.
* Tessai from ''Anime/NinjaScroll'' wields one with deadly proficiency that he also uses as a boomerang (of sorts). Being a giant, his double-sided blade comes across as dual claymores, rather than swords.
* The main character of ''Manga/{{Azumi}}'' wields a peculiar sword with a katana blade on one end and a dagger on the other.

* Unusual lightsabers were overall more common before the current era of the Star Wars universe, in both ''Legends'' and ''Canon'', and most major storylines involved at least one character using a double-bladed saber.
** The double-bladed light saber was first seen in the EU Franchise/StarWars comic ''ComicBook/TalesOfTheJedi'', used by the FallenHero Exar Kun, apparently based on ancient sith designs ([[FridgeLogic though the sith hadn't developed lightsabers yet at that point in time...]]). It also has a unique variation in that, while most double-bladed lightsabers has a longer shaft for greater ease of handling (but opening it up to being severed by a precise strike), Kun's saber was the length of a normal lightsaber, simply having an emitter at both ends. This, combined with the fact that it was the first double-bladed saber in recorded history, allowed him a great element of surprise in his duel with his old master, which ultimately won him the duel.

** Keeve Trennis in ''ComicBook/TheHighRepublic2021'' uses a double-bladed green saber that can be detached to form two sabers.
* Mariah uses a collapsible, double-bladed weapon in ''ComicBook/SinCity''.
* In DC's old ''[[ComicBook/DungeonsAndDragons Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]'' comic, the centaur Timoth Eyesbright uses a double sword for a while until one blade breaks off in a fight; he apparently never gets it replaced afterwards. Notable in that the comic predates D&D's third edition (see below) by about a decade.

* The quintessential example is [[http://i.imgur.com/3l5JEJW.jpg Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber]] from ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/ThePhantomMenace.''

* In ''Film/KickAss'', [[LittleMissBadass Hitgirl]] uses a double-bladed polearm (which can also detach into two long-hilted swords) in her first battle.
* Sentinel Prime has a double-ended broadsword in ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. It looks an awful lot like the blade from a utility knife, but with the blade on the opposite side.
* In the climactic showdown in ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990'', the Shredder uses a two-sided spear.
* ''Film/ShadowWhip'', a kung-fu film, has the whip-swinging heroine (duh) fighting a legion of EliteMooks, all their members wielding two-sided spears.
* In ''Film/SinbadOfTheSevenSeas'', Sinbad's viking crewmember fights using a weapon with a morningstar on one end and a hammer on the other.
* In ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' and ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation'', Storm Shadow {{dual wield|ing}}s {{katanas|AreJustBetter}} that he can combine at the ends.
* Thanos wields a Titan-sized, double-bladed lance in the final battle of ''Film/AvengersEndgame''. Presumably it's perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

* ''Film/{{The Princess|2022}}'': Linh has two swords which attach at the hilts to form a single dual-bladed one.

* The Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse actually makes a point of how dangerously impractical the double-ended lightsaber is, and how it tends to require exceptional skill to wield without injuring oneself. It is generally used by the Jedi for lightsaber training exercises (basically training to swordfight multiple opponents) using scaled-down training sabers (the beam only delivers a severe shock rather than cutting). In fact the double-bladed lightsaber was originally pioneered by another Sith Lord named [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Exar_Kun Exar Kun]] over three thousand years earlier. Though he only seems to have used it once (to murder his former Jedi Master).
** In ''[[Literature/DarthBane Darth Bane: Path of Destruction]]'', the young Bane's lightsaber instructor teaches him that exotic lighsaber types like the double saber are in most cases inferior to an ordinary single-bladed version...except that your opponent will probably be used to fighting against opponents with an ordinary saber and will be thrown by unusual types. A double-bladed saber doesn't actually give you more options in a fight...but your opponent will think it does, which is just as good.

* The otters' javelins in the ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' series are double-sided, [[spoiler:leading to Cludd's death in ''Mossflower''. The otters spike several javelins into the ground before Cludd duels with Skipper, who then flings him into the air and [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath causes him to land on the upward points]].]]
* ''Scythe-arms'' in Literature/ChroniclesOfTheKencyrath by PC Hodgell are blade pairs attached to the [[BladeBelowTheShoulder fore-arm]], with the longer blade jutting forward and the other back. They are used in [[DualWielding pairs]], ie one main blade and one spur on each forearm. Training with them easily dissolves into chaos, with inexperienced users not being able to keep track of the spurs.
* Angela the Herbalist, from the Literature/InheritanceCycle, uses a ''Hûthvír'', a double-bladed weapon sacred to the dwarf of Dûrgrimst Quan, apparently having won it from a priest via gambling and a riddle game.
* The two-headed light glaive is the weapon of choice for Fess in ''Literature/DiamondSwordWoodenSword'' and sequels. During his tenure as an assassin he uses the double glaive exclusively; when he becomes a necromancer, he picks up also MartialArtsStaff and falchion skills.
* [[TheDragon Roger's]] spear that is sharpened on both ends (and his willingness to use it) is feared by many of the boys in ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies''.

* ''Series/DeadliestWarrior'':
** ''Persian Immortal vs. Celt Warrior'': The spear wielded by the Immortal featured a weighted metal orb on the butt, allowing for both sharp and blunt-force trauma.

* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' has the Vulcan lirpa, first seen in "Amok Time".
** The Klingon bat'leth probably counts as well.

** The double-scimitar returned in ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'' as the trademark weapon of the Valenar Elves. Pointing out the impracticality of it will no doubt result in a first-hand demonstration of what the weapon is capable of, with you as the target.
** In 4e, their stupidity is justified by saving money on enhancements. There's also the fact that most double weapons have a different type of damage: most single weapons will give, say, 1d8, while a double weapon would give 2d4. While it doesn't increase the maximum, it DOES increase the minimum; add the "brutal X" enchantment which means you reroll any damage die that lands lower than X, on a class that gives multiple-weapon-damage-roll attacks, and you suddenly have a very high minimum damage range.
** And last but not least, the humble quarterstaff, which was upgraded to a double weapon, and the double mace, which is basically just a quarterstaff whose ends are weighted a bit heavier.
** 5e's Polearm Master feat lets you use the butt of a polearm (halberd, spear, etc.) to make another attack once per turn, though it only deals 1d4+strength damage. This is still quite advantageous since a halberd or pike deals 1d10+strength (better than any one-handed weapon), and you only need one feat to pull it off, whereas DualWielding needs both a feat and a fighting style to get its full potential. And with the polearm you only needed on magic weapon rather than two.
* Creator/GamesWorkshop:
** ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'':
*** The Champions of Nurgle often use a staff with a sword on one end and a flail on the other.
*** The Eternal Guards, the standard melee infantry of the Wood Elves, wield Asrai Spears that have enchanted, leaf-shaped blades at both ends.
** In ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'', some Blood Warriors of the Bloodbound Warhordes wield a Goreglaive, a brutal polearm with a large and heavy axe blade at each end that is extremely effective at cleaving through armour.

** ''TabletopGame/{{Gorkamorka}}'' has the demilune, a two-handed power weapon that is unique to the [[{{Mutants}} Mutie raiders]] who inhabit the most desolate regions that surround the Skid. A demilune consists of central haft with a deadly powered blade at each end, allowing a skilled wielder to fight off multiple opponents with easy sweeping attacks.
** In ''TabletopGame/{{Necromunda}}'', the double-bladed knife is a weapon unique to the Ash Waste Nomads. Although it isn't any more deadly than a regular knife the Nomads use the double-bladed knife as a defensive weapon, and are so skilled in its use that they are able to parry attacks as easily as a warrior armed with regular swords.
* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'': Martial Arts managed to dredge up an obscure example of these. The Qian Kun Ri Yue Dao features a sickle blade at each end and hand guards that have ''another'' blade attached to each. A double, double weapon that's almost comically dangerous to the wielder. While the text translates it as "Heaven and Earth, Sun and Moon ''Sword''", it actually uses the Staff skill, but since it's such a complex weapon, it comes with a -1 modifier. For one possible way to think of this thing, look at the description, and compare it with the bat'leth mentioned above ...
* ''TabletopGame/TheDarkEye'' has the Twinlilies, a staff with fleur-de-lis-shaped blades at each end. It was created as a form of LoopholeAbuse: The citizenry of the city of Grangor was prohibited from carrying 'pole weapons with ''[[ExactWords one]]'' sharp blade' by imperial edict, so they created a polearm with ''two''. It is acknowledged as a less-than-ideal weapon, but Grangorians still carry it as a point of pride.
* ''TabletopGame/TheOneRing'': High Elves have access to a unique double-ended great spear, which allows them to spend a Hope point upon scoring a CriticalHit in order to make a bonus attack.

* In ''VideoGame/AzurikRiseOfPerathia'', the protagonist's main weapon is a double halberd referred to as the "Axion." subsequent upgrades add spikes to the weapon where the blade meets the staff, and even extra blades fanning out from the original pair.
* In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', the [[SecretCharacter Masked Lumen]]/[[spoiler:Balder]] uses the Holy Glaive, a golden staff with large blades on either end. He can split the weapon at will, however, if he wants to DualWield the blades as separate swords. One of the demons of [[{{Hell}} Inferno]] called Hatred used a double-ended SinisterScythe, which Bayonetta can occasionally [[UnusableEnemyEquipment steal and use herself]] (until it runs out of power and disintegrates).

** Halfway through his fight in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'', Death converts his SinisterScythe into a double-bladed version.
** The undead knight soul in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow'' makes Soma stand in place and twirl one of these around.
** In the ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'' continuity, Gabriel's combat cross (a whip for all intents and purposes) gets a stake added on to the other end to allow him to finish off vampires. In the sequel, Alucard uses it as the pommel of his ever-iconic Alucard sword.

%% There's too little context behind this one. %%* Serge's dual-bladed "swallow" weapon from ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''.

* In ''VideoGame/DawnOfTheDragons'', the Sword of Conquered Kingdoms was originally a pair of magical swords owned by the rulers of two allied kingdoms. When Carnus the War-Walker conquered these kingdoms, he took the swords from his defeated foes and used the blades to craft a single weapon.

* Wei Yan from the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' games has the "Double Voulge", which is really a double-ended sword.
** Looks like it really is a doubled headed Voulge to me. Maybe Double Glaive.
** More phenomenally, in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors 6'', Ultimate Badass of Ancient China, Lu Bu, dual-wields double-ended Naginata, sometimes singularly, sometimes combining them into a Swastika of Doom. It's not actually a very good weapon, but who cares? It is [[RuleOfCool AWESOME]]! It's later on used by his daughter Lu Lingqi after Lu Bu gets his halberd back.
** In ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors 5'' (And as a result, the ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi'' series), Cao Pi also wields a double-ended sword, which literally looks like two conventional, western broadswords attached end-to-end. During some attacks, he'll also split them up DualWielding combos. Sadly, he got downgraded to a boring ol' sword in 6, while his wife switched from an [[MusicalAssassin elegant flute]] to a whip. However, he gains his double sword back in ''8''.
** Zhang Fei has his signature spear, the "Viper Blade", turned into one of these in ''Dynasty Warriors 6'' and ''7''.
** Jiang Wei in ''Strikeforce 2'' and 8.

* Haken Browning's Night Fowler in ''VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'' is not only an assault rifle with a pile bunker for a bayonet, it also contains a folding blade in the stock.

** Zidane can go from single daggers to double-ended swords (referred to in-game as "thief swords") in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX''. In ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', this becomes a BifurcatedWeapon, with two Mage Mashers combining into The Ogre and separating again as needed.
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', Judge Magister Gabranth wields a dual-bladed weapon that he can pull apart into its component blades - the larger ''Chaos Blade'', and the smaller ''Highway Star''. Most of the time, though, he joins them at the hilt into a lance-type weapon.
** The [[SummonMagic Odin]] of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' carries the Gagnrad, a pair of curved blades emerging in opposite directions from the same handle; [[{{BFS}} they're almost as tall as he is when combined]]. Lightning gains access to similar weapons in ''[[VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII Lightning Returns]]'', although most of them are smaller; [[spoiler:the FinalBoss, Bhunivelze, also uses a massive double-bladed ''scythe''-looking thing formed from the gods Pulse and Lindzei]].
** The Viper job, introduced in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV: Dawntrail'', uses a pair of swords that can be linked together into a double-sword configuration for increased damage.
* The Dual Katana, Club, Naginata, and Shuriken from ''Videogame/FireEmblemFates'' have this design. They also reverse the game's [[TacticalRockPaperScissors weapon triangle system]] and double the strength of its effects.
* Skorge of ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar2'' carries a double-ended ''[[ChainsawGood chainsaw staff]].'' It can cut a tank in half in three to four seconds.
** And yet it cannot cut through a standard issue COG assault rifle? Sounds like some bad tank construction there.
*** The reason neither cuts through the other is because the chainsaw bayonet on the Lancer is made from the same thing as Skorge's staff "blades". Why either works after one lock, however...
* In ''VideoGame/{{Genji}}'', [[TheDragon Kagekiyo]] normally wields a longsword, but during the opening movie and the second boss battle he combines his swords in a double-bladed spear.
* Tacos, the second-to-last boss from ''VideoGame/GoldenForce'' uses a two-sided {{BFS}} to rough you up. And it can be thrown as a PrecisionGuidedBoomerang to home in on you from a distance.
* In ''VideoGame/GrandChase'', Ryan can merge his Storm Blades to become a Double Weapon.

* One of the enemies in ''VideoGame/Kabus22'' wields a staff with a blade on each end.
* In the final battle of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'', Ansem wields a weapon that is basically two copies of Riku's [[CoolSword Soul Eater]] (a sword in the shape of a demonic wing), joined at the pommel.
* Franchise/{{Kirby}} wields a yellow double lightsaber with the Electric + Blade powers in ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards''.

* Bastila Shan of ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' wields a dual-bladed lightsaber. In ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' they're wielded by her descendant Satele Shan, the Jedi Shadow and Sith Assassin classes, and various [=NPCs=].
* In ''VideoGame/MadWorld'', the 'Shogun' boss wields what can only be described as a double-ended circular saw. A stick with a huge saw-blade at either end. Or maybe it's more like a chainsaw... either way, you don't want to get hit by it.
* The mercenary Zach from ''Videogame/{{MARDEK}}'' uses a doublesword, although he only ever seems to use one of the blades.
* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'', Mistral wields a polearm...made out of interconnected robot arms that also allow it to be used as a whip.
* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'' has an item that [[ExaggeratedTrope takes this to an extreme]] - a four-headed axe.

%%* As does The Female Protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'', as seen above.
%%* Tomoe and Suzuka Gongen did it first in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''.
* A whole class of Double Saber weapons exists in the post-Algol ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar'' games (''Online, Portable, Universe, Zero'').
* ''VideoGame/RohanOnline'' has the Zhen, a dual-bladed sword wielded by the dragonlike Dekan warriors. One of the Dekan's skills is to split the Zhen in two for DualWielding.
* In ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheKasai'', each playable character uses one as their medium range melee weapon. Rau uses a taiaha, which has a blunt end for bludgeoning and a bladed tip for slashing. Tati has a batton type weapon with retractable blades on either end that further separate into three blades each. Baumusu uses a staff with spiked mace heads on either end, and Grizz uses a polearms with two long blades on either end.
* In ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors 4'', Nobuyuki Sanada's [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]] is a double-bladed [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]]. It's default mode is a single large sword, with the second blade being a retractable blade hidden in the hilt.
* In ''Videogame/SengokuBasara'', Shibata Katsuie uses a double voulge as his weapon. Most of his moveset involves a lot of WeaponTwirling and a major part of his gameplay is to keep up the momentum of his weapon to maximise damage output and speed.
* The signature weapon of [[AnIcePerson Chill]] from ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}: Giants'', a double "javelin" made from ice. Then again, she [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throws said weapon like a boomerang]], rather than using it for close combat, so one could say that the double-bladed weapon gives it proper balance for throwing.
* ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur]] [[VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI VI]]'' newcomer Grøh uses two swords that fuse at the hilt, allowing him to fight with the weapon as a single, two-bladed weapon or split for DualWielding. His gameplay makes use of this as a StanceSystem.
* The secondary weapon of Cervantes from the ''VideoGame/{{Soul Series}}'' is a short sword with a pistol built into its hilt.
* The [[https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Dual_Squelcher Dual Squelcher]] from ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon|1}}'' is a very unorthodox type of double-barreled gun, with the second barrel being attached to the ''bottom'' of the gun. ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' onwards splits this weapon into the [[https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Dualie_Squelchers Dualie Squelchers]], a BifurcatedWeapon that uses each of the barrels as [[GunsAkimbo its own separate gun]].
* In ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'', the Dark Templar trade in their [[BladeBelowTheShoulder wrist-mounted]] [[LaserBlade warp blades]] for two-headed warp scythes, with blades on opposite sides. One wonders how they avoid stabbing themselves in the back.

%%* Incidentally, Luther uses a nearly identical one in ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime''.

* In ''VideoGame/SuikodenTactics'', the main character Kyril has a double bladed weapon like Serge from ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''.
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' lets [[VideoGame/KidIcarus Pit]] turn his bow into a double-bladed stick that he can rapidly spin and slice targets with.

** Yuan from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' has an especially impractical double-ended greatsword when you fight him. Although to be entirely fair, he does have SuperStrength due to being [[spoiler:one of the Four Seraphim]], and if you look closely you'll see that each blade has an additional grip in the middle, making it wield more like a bladed staff than a sword.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Vindictus}}'', some of Lann's attacks combines his Twin Spears to a Double Weapon. Also, Warlord Black Hammer has a double-sided hammer.

* At least two weapons in ''VideoGame/WarriorsOfMightAndMagic'' are this: the [[{{Wutai}} Chien's Halbeard]], which is a sort of double-naginata like weapon and the "Clapper" a double [[CarryABigStick ''Morning Star'']].
* In ''VideoGame/{{Wynncraft}}'', Tier III Thunder spears have a blade at each end.

* Lampshaded, mocked, and still used straight in ''Webcomic/ErrantStory''. The leader of the local time-ninja-guild wields a double-ended energy-crystal blade to lethal effect, and the party's recently-recruited time-ninja does the same... however, while dueling her, [[CantArgueWithElves Sarine]] takes the time to point out just how impractical a weapon it is, combining the worst traits of sword and spear in one crappy package, and revealing that it was originally created as a show-weapon for fake duels and parades only. She also proves the truth in her statement, but despite all this, Sara continues to kick ass with her double-bladed energy-crystal-stick, against basically anyone who isn't an immortal ActionGirl. Mind you, Sara uses time magic to move so fast she can dodge bullets. She'd probably do just as well even if she was armed with a cardboard tube.
* Rosemary in ''Webcomic/TheMansionOfE'' has the "Can Opener," which is an open homage to ''Franchise/StarTrek's'' Lirpa, listed above.
* Feferi Peixes of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has [[ProngsOfPoseidon 2X3DENTKIND]] as her [[WeaponSpeacilization STRIFE SPECIBUS]]. Later it's shown that her ancestor [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen The Condesce]] and said ancestor's AlternateSelf Meenah both use the same type of gilded double ended trident in battle.

* A common weapon type in ''Literature/ChaosFighters''. The most common among them are double sword lances, but double spears, double lances, double wands and double axes (on sides rather ends) appears occasionally. A double scythe was also appeared with two variants.
* The WebVideo/CounterMonkey episode "The Age of Manure" has Bennett the Sage visit with some documents from his friend's old TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons games. One thing he shows off is some weapons the friend designed, which include the double club, the double spiked club, the double knife, and double serrated sword[[note]]As Spoony points out, the double club is entirely superfluous since under 3rd Edition D&D rules, the quarterstaff can be used as a double weapon by default[[/note]]. They actually note that the guy went out of his way to try to make a double-version of almost any weapon, then try to think of the ones he missed (double crossbow, double flintlock...).

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':
** Parodied when Control Freak (a cosplaying ''Franchise/StarWars''-style fanboy) masters the use of the Quad Lightsaber (two lightsabers on either end of a stick) thanks to his excessive TV viewing and a magic remote.
** Played straight with Slade and [[{{BFS}} gigantic]] [[FlamingSword flaming]] double poleaxe which he picks from the corpse of the previous owner [[spoiler:and applies to BigBad, [[VillainousRescue saving the day]].]]

* The Sword of Plundarr from ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011''.
* The Serpent of ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'' uses a double bladed TelescopingStaff.
* The Inquisitors of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' use these as a standard weapon. These are equipped to spin as well, useful for intimidating inexperienced Jedi.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': Bonus points to Jedi general Pong Krell for using 2 of them. Justified because he has 4 arms.

** Savage Opress takes after his brother with a red double bladed saber.
** Ironically, Darth Maul spends the vast majority of the series with only a single blade. It's the same weapon as the one from Episode I, it's just that he doesn't have a good chance to repair it from when Obi-Wan sliced it in two. At one point, he even opts to dual wield. He finally repairs his original blade in the last arc of the series.

** 5e's Polearm Master feat lets you use the butt of a polearm (halberd, spear, etc.) to make another attack once per turn, though it only deals 1d4.

** In 4e, their stupidity is justified by saving money on enhancements. There's also the fact that most double weapons have a different type of damage: most single weapons will give, say, 1d8, while a double weapon would give 2d4. While it doesn't increase the maximum, it DOES increase the minimum; add the "brutal X" enchantment which means you reroll any damage die that lands lower than X, on a class that gives multiple-weapon-damage-roll attacks, and you suddenly have a very high minimum damage range.

* Yuan from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' has an especially impractical double-ended greatsword when you fight him. Although to be entirely fair, he does have SuperStrength due to being [[spoiler:one of the Four Seraphim]], and if you look closely you'll see that each blade has an additional grip in the middle, making it wield more like a bladed staff than a sword.

Not to be confused with DualWielding. See also BladeOnAStick and SwordTropes for the single-bladed variants of this weapon. If the Double Weapon can be split into two single-bladed weapons, it is also a BifurcatedWeapon. If it's a fusion of two quite different weapons, it's a MixAndMatchWeapon. Tends to be {{impossibly cool|Weapon}}.

* ''VideoGame/AnnoMutationem'' has Ann's [[DualWielding Dual Blades]] [[BifurcatedWeapon combined]] into its [[BladeOnAStick glaive form]] with blades on either side of the handle.

** More phenomenally, in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors 6'', Ultimate Badass of Ancient China, Lu Bu, dual-wields double-ended [[BladeOnAStick Naginata]], sometimes singularly, sometimes combining them into a Swastika of Doom. It's not actually a very good weapon, but who cares? It is [[RuleOfCool AWESOME]]! It's later on used by his daughter Lu Lingqi after Lu Bu gets his halberd back.

** Zhang Fei has his signature BladeOnAStick, the "Viper Blade", turned into one of these in ''Dynasty Warriors 6'' and ''7''.

** Ironically Darth Maul spends the vast majority of the series with only a single blade. It's the same weapon as the one from Episode 1, it's just that he doesn't have a good chance to repair it from when Obi-Wan sliced it in two. At one point, he even opts to dual weild. He finally repairs his orginal blade in the last arc of the series.

** In ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors 5'' (And as a result, the ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi'' series), Cao Pi also wields a double-ended sword, which literally looks like two conventional, western broadswords attached end-to-end. During some attacks, he'll also split them up DualWielding combos. Sadly, he got downgraded to a boring ol' sword in 6, while his wife switched from an [[MusicalAssassin elegant flute]] to [[WhipItGood a whip]]. However, he gains his double sword back in ''8''.

* Unusual ligthsabers were overall more common before the current era of the Star Wars universe, in both ''Legends'' and ''Canon'', and most major storylines involved at least one character using a double-bladed saber.

* Italian gun manufacturer Arsenal Firearms has developed a AwesomeButImpractical [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_Firearms_AF2011A1 double-barreled 1911 pistol]]/

In terms of RealLife effectiveness, these weapons could actually be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQApbJ29QJQ quite effective in combat due to their inherent speed and versatility]] provided someone had the skill to use one. CARRYING a double bladed sword on the other hand would be a far more difficult affair (how do you sheathe it?), but [[RuleOfCool few are the writers who let such details bother them]]. If you're really worried about it though, just invest in an LaserBlade.

In terms of RealLife effectiveness, these weapons could actually be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQApbJ29QJQ quite effective in combat due to their inherent speed and versatility]] provided someone had the skill to use one. CARRYING a double bladed sword on the other hand would be a far more difficult affair (how do you sheathe it?), but [[RuleOfCool few are the writers who let such details bother them]]. If you're really worried about it though, just invest in an EnergyBlade.