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** skills worth mentioning are usually rated from Average (+1) to Superb (+5), a one-point difference in modifiers is significant, and a two-point difference is a pretty good indication of who will usually win a straight dice-off.
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** skills Skills worth mentioning are usually rated from Average (+1) to Superb (+5), a one-point difference in modifiers is significant, and a two-point difference is a pretty good indication of who will usually win a straight dice-off.
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** The Duelist prestige class from 3rd Edition is a master fencer. The class focuses on combat with a light weapon (usually a rapier), with the off-hand kept free.
** The Player's Option Guide for 2[[superscript:nd]] Edition introduced Weapon Mastery, High Mastery, and Grand Mastery for Fighters opening the door for Grand-Master swordsmen.
** In Fifth Edition, the Battlemaster fighter is a capable battlefield controller who can disarm, knock down, or intimidate enemies through swordplay. Any class can buy into a fraction of those skills with a feat. Other frontrunners in sword skills are the Kensei, a monk path that specializes in using martial weapons, and the College of Swords Bard, a DanceBattler who can do Flourishes and fight like a Martial.
* Solar and Abyssal ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' who favour Melee can do things with a sword that would make Miyamoto Musashi swear to be a better person for the rest of his life in exchange for just one lesson. Titan-slaying power is nice like that.
** The Player's Option Guide for 2[[superscript:nd]] Edition introduced Weapon Mastery, High Mastery, and Grand Mastery for Fighters opening the door for Grand-Master swordsmen.
** In Fifth Edition, the Battlemaster fighter is a capable battlefield controller who can disarm, knock down, or intimidate enemies through swordplay. Any class can buy into a fraction of those skills with a feat. Other frontrunners in sword skills are the Kensei, a monk path that specializes in using martial weapons, and the College of Swords Bard, a DanceBattler who can do Flourishes and fight like a Martial.
* Solar and Abyssal ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' who favour Melee can do things with a sword that would make Miyamoto Musashi swear to be a better person for the rest of his life in exchange for just one lesson. Titan-slaying power is nice like that.
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** ''TabletopGame/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons2ndEdition'': The Player's Option Guide introduces Weapon Mastery, High Mastery, and Grand Mastery for Fighters opening the door for Grand-Master swordsmen.
** ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragonsThirdEdition'': The Duelist prestige classfrom 3rd Edition is a master fencer. The class focuses on combat with a light weapon (usually a rapier), with the off-hand kept free.
**The Player's Option Guide for 2[[superscript:nd]] Edition introduced Weapon Mastery, High Mastery, and Grand Mastery for Fighters opening the door for Grand-Master swordsmen.
** In Fifth Edition, the''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragonsFifthEdition'': A Battlemaster fighter is a capable battlefield controller who can disarm, knock down, or intimidate enemies through swordplay. Any class can buy into a fraction of those skills with a feat. Other frontrunners in sword skills are the Kensei, a monk path that specializes in using martial weapons, and the College of Swords Bard, a DanceBattler who can do Flourishes and fight like a Martial.
* %%* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': Solar and Abyssal ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' Exalted who favour Melee can do things with a sword that would make Miyamoto Musashi swear to be a better person for the rest of his life in exchange for just one lesson. Titan-slaying power is nice like that.lesson.%%ZCE. *How* are they Master Swordsmen exactly?
** ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragonsThirdEdition'': The Duelist prestige class
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** In Fifth Edition, the
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* According to [[WordOfGod Ed Greenwood]], the creator of ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'', the top swordsmen in the Realms are in order: the human Harmel Artru of Sembia, the half-elf and son of Alustriel Maethrammar Aerasume of Silverymoon, the human Loaros Hammarandar of Narubel, the human Ember Tsartaera from Aglarond, the human Skoalam Marlgrask from Chessenta, and the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden. Artemis Entreri, Drizzt's nemesis, ranks around ninth. Greenwood also clarified that the rankings can change very quickly given that all of them are ''so close'' to each other in skill level.
* The advantage Weapon Master in ''{{TabletopGame/GURPS}}'' is designed for this exact purpose. Not only can you do more damage with your chosen weapon, but you're also proficient with anything similar to it.
* In all incarnations of the ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings'', the Kakita and Mirumoto are entire families of master swordsmen.
* The advantage Weapon Master in ''{{TabletopGame/GURPS}}'' is designed for this exact purpose. Not only can you do more damage with your chosen weapon, but you're also proficient with anything similar to it.
* In all incarnations of the ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings'', the Kakita and Mirumoto are entire families of master swordsmen.
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* ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'': According to [[WordOfGod Ed Greenwood]], the creator of ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'', the setting, the top swordsmen in the Realms are in order: the human Harmel Artru of Sembia, the half-elf and son of Alustriel Maethrammar Aerasume of Silverymoon, the human Loaros Hammarandar of Narubel, the human Ember Tsartaera from Aglarond, the human Skoalam Marlgrask from Chessenta, and the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden. Artemis Entreri, Drizzt's nemesis, ranks around ninth. Greenwood also clarified that the rankings can change very quickly given that all of them are ''so close'' to each other in skill level.
* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'': The advantage Weapon Masterin ''{{TabletopGame/GURPS}}'' is designed for this exact purpose. Not only can you allows players to do more damage with your their chosen weapon, but you're also weapon and makes them proficient with anything similar to it.
* %%* ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings'': In all incarnations of the ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings'', setting, the Kakita and Mirumoto are entire families of master swordsmen.%%How?
* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'': The advantage Weapon Master
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* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'':
** High Elf [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Swordmasters]], an order of warrior-ascetics who wield [[{{BFS}} massive two-handed swords]] with enough speed and dexterity to deflect arrows.
** High Elf [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Swordmasters]], an order of warrior-ascetics who wield [[{{BFS}} massive two-handed swords]] with enough speed and dexterity to deflect arrows.
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* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'':
''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasyBattle'':
** Elves, through a combination of extremely long lives to devote to practice, superhuman reflexes and endurance, and a tendency towards obsessive pursuit of perfection, have produced a number of extremely fearsome traditions of swordsmanship:
*** High Elf [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTinSwordmasters]], Swordmasters]] are an order of warrior-ascetics dedicated to Hoeth, the god of knowledge and wisdom, who wield [[{{BFS}} massive two-handed swords]] with enough speed and dexterity to deflect arrows.arrows.
*** Wood Elf [[DanceBattler Wardancers]] are some of the only infantry in the game up to par with the Swordmasters, although since they focus on DualWielding they tend to be more durable and hit with more attacks than the Swordmasters at the expense of some stopping power.
*** Har Ganeth Executioners are a Dark Elf order dedicated to Khaine, the god of war and murder. They remove themselves from the Dark Elves' usual games of power, excess and ambition to focus solely on the study of the art of murder and the wielding of their massive two-handed swords, so that a fully-initated Executioner can flawlessly send his weapon cleaving through armor, flesh and bone with perfectly-timed and -aimed strikes.
** Elves, through a combination of extremely long lives to devote to practice, superhuman reflexes and endurance, and a tendency towards obsessive pursuit of perfection, have produced a number of extremely fearsome traditions of swordsmanship:
*** High Elf [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
*** Wood Elf [[DanceBattler Wardancers]] are some of the only infantry in the game up to par with the Swordmasters, although since they focus on DualWielding they tend to be more durable and hit with more attacks than the Swordmasters at the expense of some stopping power.
*** Har Ganeth Executioners are a Dark Elf order dedicated to Khaine, the god of war and murder. They remove themselves from the Dark Elves' usual games of power, excess and ambition to focus solely on the study of the art of murder and the wielding of their massive two-handed swords, so that a fully-initated Executioner can flawlessly send his weapon cleaving through armor, flesh and bone with perfectly-timed and -aimed strikes.
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** Wood Elf [[DanceBattler Wardancers]] are some of the only infantry in the game up to par with the Swordmasters, though since they focus on DualWielding they tend to be more durable and hit with more attacks than the Swordmasters at the expense of some stopping power.
* Many more examples from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. Creator/GamesWorkshop must love this trope.
* Many more examples from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. Creator/GamesWorkshop must love this trope.
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** Lelith Hesperax, Wych Champion supreme. Well over 10 thousand years old, regularly participates in Wych arena performances [[note]]More like free-for-all bloodbaths against the most dangerous things from the galaxy and beyond that Dark Eldar manage to bring to arena. In the most artistic and painful ways, of course.[[/note]], raids in Imperial Space and internal power struggles with the latter being the most dangerous. Notable for totally abstaining from combat drugs and lacking any scars to show for her trouble. She fights with a pair of short blades.
** Drazhar, whose name means "Living Sword". No one knows what he is, but he is wearing original Pre-Fall Incubi armor and a similar sword, never speaks a word, and can best [[RankScalesWithAsskicking the Hierarch of the Great Shrine of the Incubi]] with ridiculous ease. He's rumored to be fallen Phoenix Lord.
** Drazhar, whose name means "Living Sword". No one knows what he is, but he is wearing original Pre-Fall Incubi armor and a similar sword, never speaks a word, and can best [[RankScalesWithAsskicking the Hierarch of the Great Shrine of the Incubi]] with ridiculous ease. He's rumored to be fallen Phoenix Lord.
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** Lelith Hesperax, Hesperax is a Wych Champion supreme. Well Champion, well over 10 ten thousand years old, who regularly participates in Wych arena performances [[note]]More like free-for-all [[note]]gladiatorial bloodbaths against the most dangerous things from the galaxy and beyond that Dark Eldar manage to bring to arena. In the most artistic and painful ways, of course.[[/note]], raids in Imperial Space and internal power struggles with the latter being the most dangerous. Notable She's notable for totally abstaining from combat drugs and lacking any scars to show for her trouble. She fights with a pair of short blades.
** Drazhar, whose name means "Living Sword". No one knows what he is, but he is wearing originalPre-Fall Incubi pre-Fall Incubus armor and a similar sword, never speaks a word, and can best [[RankScalesWithAsskicking the Hierarch of the Great Shrine of the Incubi]] with ridiculous ease. He's rumored to be fallen Phoenix Lord.
** Drazhar, whose name means "Living Sword". No one knows what he is, but he is wearing original
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* There's quite a few in ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'', but a standout card that exemplifies this is ''[[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Gearfried_the_Swordmaster Gearfried the Swordmaster]]'', a Level 7 Light/Warrior monster that can only be summoned by the effect of a related spell card. As it is, his 2600 Attack and 2200 Defense is only respectable...however he has the ability to destroy one monster on the field upon being given any equip card.
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* There's ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': There're quite a few in ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'', few, but a standout card that exemplifies this is ''[[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Gearfried_the_Swordmaster Gearfried the Swordmaster]]'', a Level 7 Light/Warrior monster that can only be summoned by the effect of a related spell card. As it is, his 2600 Attack and 2200 Defense is only respectable...however he has the ability to destroy one monster on the field upon being given any equip card.
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* Ezio Auditore from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII''. Certainly, one who can consistently strike the weak points of plate-clad opponents in a stand-up fight is no slouch.
* Edward Kenway in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIV'' is skilled enough to DualWield swords.
* Shay Patrick Cormac, the Assassin-turned-Templar protagonist of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRogue'' is likewise a dual-wielding swordsman in the vein of Edward, but favours a sword and dagger combo.
* Royal Guards and Elvish Champions from ''VideoGame/BattleForWesnoth''.
* ''Chakan the Forever Man'' was a Sega Genesis game where Chakan, a man who was the world's greatest swordsman, had duelled Death and won. With that he won the prize of [[BlessedWithSuck a cursed immortality]]. Now he's putting his swords to use for Death in the hopes of getting back his mortality.
* A great many of them across the ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' franchise, though many of the enemies you fight are a shadow of what they once were. In spite of this, the near-mindless Artorias nevertheless retains a vast set of skills and techniques that will force you on the defensive for the entire fight [[HandicappedBadass while fighting using his off-hand and without his signature greatshield]]. Dark Souls II upped the ante with Raime, Sir Alonne, and the Ivory King; all exceptional swordsmen who ''don't'' suffer from the mental handicaps Artorias did. ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' has probably the most understated example, as the best duelist in the game can be found just outside of Firelink after you fight the first boss.
* Edward Kenway in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIV'' is skilled enough to DualWield swords.
* Shay Patrick Cormac, the Assassin-turned-Templar protagonist of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRogue'' is likewise a dual-wielding swordsman in the vein of Edward, but favours a sword and dagger combo.
* Royal Guards and Elvish Champions from ''VideoGame/BattleForWesnoth''.
* ''Chakan the Forever Man'' was a Sega Genesis game where Chakan, a man who was the world's greatest swordsman, had duelled Death and won. With that he won the prize of [[BlessedWithSuck a cursed immortality]]. Now he's putting his swords to use for Death in the hopes of getting back his mortality.
* A great many of them across the ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' franchise, though many of the enemies you fight are a shadow of what they once were. In spite of this, the near-mindless Artorias nevertheless retains a vast set of skills and techniques that will force you on the defensive for the entire fight [[HandicappedBadass while fighting using his off-hand and without his signature greatshield]]. Dark Souls II upped the ante with Raime, Sir Alonne, and the Ivory King; all exceptional swordsmen who ''don't'' suffer from the mental handicaps Artorias did. ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' has probably the most understated example, as the best duelist in the game can be found just outside of Firelink after you fight the first boss.
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* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'': Ezio Auditore from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII''.Auditore. Certainly, one who can consistently strike the weak points of plate-clad opponents in a stand-up fight is no slouch.
* %%* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIV'': Edward Kenway in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIV'' is skilled enough to DualWield swords.
*swords.%%And?
%%* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRogue'': Shay Patrick Cormac, the Assassin-turned-Templar protagonistof ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRogue'' is likewise a dual-wielding swordsman in the vein of Edward, but favours a sword and dagger combo.
*combo.%%Again, this isn't "Everyone who Dual Wields. That's its own trope.
%%* ''VideoGame/BattleForWesnoth'': Royal Guards and ElvishChampions from ''VideoGame/BattleForWesnoth''.
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*''Chakan the Forever Man'' was a Sega Genesis game where ''VideoGame/ChakanTheForeverMan'': Chakan, a man who was the world's greatest swordsman, had duelled Death and won. With that he won the prize of [[BlessedWithSuck a cursed immortality]]. Now he's putting his swords to use for Death in the hopes of getting back his mortality.
* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'': A great many of them across the''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' franchise, series, though many of the enemies you fight are a shadow of what they once were. In spite of this, the near-mindless Artorias nevertheless retains a vast set of skills and techniques that will force you on the defensive for the entire fight [[HandicappedBadass while fighting using his off-hand and without his signature greatshield]]. Dark Souls II upped the ante with Raime, Sir Alonne, and the Ivory King; all exceptional swordsmen who ''don't'' suffer from the mental handicaps Artorias did. ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' has probably the most understated example, as the best duelist in the game can be found just outside of Firelink after you fight the first boss.
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%%* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRogue'': Shay Patrick Cormac, the Assassin-turned-Templar protagonist
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%%* ''VideoGame/BattleForWesnoth'': Royal Guards and Elvish
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* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'': A great many of them across the
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* Several of the units in ''{{Franchise/Disgaea}}'' start off with swords as their most effective weapons and definitely become this by the time you've learned all their moves.
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* ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'': Several of the units in ''{{Franchise/Disgaea}}'' start off with swords as their most effective weapons and definitely become this by the time you've learned all their moves.
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** The series' various [[InGameNovel In-Game Books]] mention several.
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** Harry's quickly revealed to have a talent at the age of 13, and in Book II, is noted to be well on the way to mastery. His talent is compared to none other than ''[[Series/Merlin2008 Arthur Pendragon]]'' - and he was, by the Lady Knight's extremely high standards, ''brilliant''. She also notes that he has a more or less perfect list of physical and mental attributes to put that talent to best use, while accounting for his telepathy to revise Sif's estimates for how long it would take for him to achieve technical mastery: 17 (human standards) and 30 (Asgardian standards). Given that at the time, at about 15, he's nigh-flawlessly impersonating [[spoiler: Obi-Wan Kenobi]] well enough to both duel ''another'' MasterSwordsman, [[spoiler: Anakin Skywalker]] ([[ItMakesSenseInContext which somehow makes sense in context]]), to a standstill ''and'' sell the deception for a good while despite the latter having over a decade of experience of the former's FightingFingerprint, you can see her point.
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** Harry's quickly revealed to have a talent at the age of 13, and in Book II, is noted to be well on the way to mastery. His talent is compared to none other than ''[[Series/Merlin2008 Arthur Pendragon]]'' - and he was, by the Lady Knight's extremely high standards, ''brilliant''. She also notes that he has a more or less perfect list of physical and mental attributes to put that talent to best use, while accounting for his telepathy to revise Sif's estimates for how long it would take for him to achieve technical mastery: 17 (human standards) and 30 (Asgardian standards). Given that at the time, at about 15, he's nigh-flawlessly impersonating [[spoiler: Obi-Wan Kenobi]] well enough to both duel ''another'' MasterSwordsman, [[spoiler: Anakin Skywalker]] ([[ItMakesSenseInContext which somehow makes sense in context]]), Skywalker]], to a standstill ''and'' sell the deception for a good while despite the latter having over a decade of experience of the former's FightingFingerprint, you can see her point.
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* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'':
** The Swordsman and The Black Knight (Dane Whitman) in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse have this as their shtick, with Dracula commenting that Dane was one of the best swordsmen of all time. The latter also has to contend with [[ArtifactOfDoom the nature of his sword]].
** Faiza Hussain, the wielder of Excalibur, Dane's steward and eventual LoveInterest, takes ''Dracula'', King of the Vampires, in a sword fight, despite his SuperStrength and SuperSpeed and the fact that he'd just [[CurbstompBattle crushed Dane]]. While this was probably partly thanks to Excalibur's nature as a holy weapon, it's still very impressive.
** Fandral the Dashing of Asgard, though he rarely gets the chance to show it.
* ''ComicBook/{{Barracuda}}'' is full of characters who are experts with a blade, but Flynn is almost universally acknowledged as being the finest swordsman in the WretchedHive of Puerto Blanco.
* Franchise/{{Batman}}:
** The Swordsman and The Black Knight (Dane Whitman) in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse have this as their shtick, with Dracula commenting that Dane was one of the best swordsmen of all time. The latter also has to contend with [[ArtifactOfDoom the nature of his sword]].
** Faiza Hussain, the wielder of Excalibur, Dane's steward and eventual LoveInterest, takes ''Dracula'', King of the Vampires, in a sword fight, despite his SuperStrength and SuperSpeed and the fact that he'd just [[CurbstompBattle crushed Dane]]. While this was probably partly thanks to Excalibur's nature as a holy weapon, it's still very impressive.
** Fandral the Dashing of Asgard, though he rarely gets the chance to show it.
* ''ComicBook/{{Barracuda}}'' is full of characters who are experts with a blade, but Flynn is almost universally acknowledged as being the finest swordsman in the WretchedHive of Puerto Blanco.
* Franchise/{{Batman}}:
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* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'':
**''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': The Swordsman and The Black Knight (Dane Whitman) in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse have this as their shtick, with Dracula commenting that Dane was one (Jacques Duquesne) is a master of bladed weapons, most notably all forms of the best swordsmen of all time. sword.
* ''ComicBook/{{Barracuda}}'': Thelatter also has to contend with [[ArtifactOfDoom the nature of his sword]].
** Faiza Hussain, the wielder of Excalibur, Dane's steward and eventual LoveInterest, takes ''Dracula'', King of the Vampires, in a sword fight, despite his SuperStrength and SuperSpeed and the fact that he'd just [[CurbstompBattle crushed Dane]]. While this was probably partly thanks to Excalibur's nature as a holy weapon, it's still very impressive.
** Fandral the Dashing of Asgard, though he rarely gets the chance to show it.
* ''ComicBook/{{Barracuda}}''comic is full of characters who are experts with a blade, but Flynn is almost universally acknowledged as being the finest swordsman in the WretchedHive of Puerto Blanco.
*Franchise/{{Batman}}: ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
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* ''ComicBook/{{Barracuda}}'': The
** Faiza Hussain, the wielder of Excalibur, Dane's steward and eventual LoveInterest, takes ''Dracula'', King of the Vampires, in a sword fight, despite his SuperStrength and SuperSpeed and the fact that he'd just [[CurbstompBattle crushed Dane]]. While this was probably partly thanks to Excalibur's nature as a holy weapon, it's still very impressive.
** Fandral the Dashing of Asgard, though he rarely gets the chance to show it.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Blade}}'' has his name for a reason: he's an excellent swordsman.
* [[ComicBook/DaughtersOfTheDragon Colleen Wing]] was trained in the art of the samurai sword by her grandfather.
* ComicBook/DisneyMouseAndDuckComics examples:
** Stories set in times where swords are a common weapon [[DependingOnTheWriter usually]] have ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck'' as one, capable of slicing the weapons of an entire army with ''one stroke''. Even modern Donald is no slouch but not comparable, as a stroke from his sword slices "only" a dozen or so enemy swords. Anyway, he's always the (relatively) UnskilledButStrong when compared to Mickey (see below)
* [[ComicBook/DaughtersOfTheDragon Colleen Wing]] was trained in the art of the samurai sword by her grandfather.
* ComicBook/DisneyMouseAndDuckComics examples:
** Stories set in times where swords are a common weapon [[DependingOnTheWriter usually]] have ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck'' as one, capable of slicing the weapons of an entire army with ''one stroke''. Even modern Donald is no slouch but not comparable, as a stroke from his sword slices "only" a dozen or so enemy swords. Anyway, he's always the (relatively) UnskilledButStrong when compared to Mickey (see below)
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* ''ComicBook/{{Blade}}'' ''ComicBook/{{Black Knight|MarvelComics}}'': The Black Knight (Dane Whitman) is extremely proficient with his blade, to the point where very few individuals who aren't gods can rival his skill, with Dracula commenting that Dane was one of the best swordsmen of all time. The latter also has to contend with [[ArtifactOfDoom the nature of his sword]].
* ''ComicBook/{{Blade}}'': Blade (Eric Brooks) has his name for a reason: he's an excellent swordsman.
*[[ComicBook/DaughtersOfTheDragon ''ComicBook/CaptainBritainAndMI13'': Faiza Hussain, the wielder of Excalibur, Dane's steward and eventual LoveInterest, takes ''Dracula'', King of the Vampires, in a sword fight, despite his SuperStrength and SuperSpeed and the fact that he'd just [[CurbstompBattle crushed Dane]]. While this was probably partly thanks to Excalibur's nature as a holy weapon, it's still very impressive.
* ''ComicBook/DaughtersOfTheDragon'': ColleenWing]] Wing was trained in the art of the samurai sword by her grandfather.
*ComicBook/DisneyMouseAndDuckComics examples:
''Franchise/TheDCU'': Don Cabellero, a CaptainErsatz of Literature/{{Zorro}} in Creator/DCComics western titles.
* ''ComicBook/DisneyMouseAndDuckComics'':
** Stories set in times where swords are a common weapon [[DependingOnTheWriter usually]] have''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck'' WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck as one, capable of slicing the weapons of an entire army with ''one stroke''. Even modern Donald is no slouch but not comparable, as a stroke from his sword slices "only" a dozen or so enemy swords. Anyway, he's always the (relatively) UnskilledButStrong when compared to Mickey (see below)
* ''ComicBook/{{Blade}}'': Blade (Eric Brooks) has his name for a reason: he's an excellent swordsman.
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* ''ComicBook/DaughtersOfTheDragon'': Colleen
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* ''ComicBook/DisneyMouseAndDuckComics'':
** Stories set in times where swords are a common weapon [[DependingOnTheWriter usually]] have
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* ComicBook/{{Katana}} in Franchise/TheDCU. In addition to being a master swordswoman, her sword Soultaker can take the souls of those it kills, storing them inside the sword, where they can engage in limited communication with whoever wields it.
* ''ComicBook/MouseGuard'' features Lieam, a redfur who defeats [[spoiler:an owl]] in single combat.
* ComicBook/RedSonja's signature weapons are her broadsword and her fury, earning the name She-Devil with a Sword. At one point she meets a swordsman called Osric the Untouched because he's literally never been hit when duelling.
* Exar Kun of ''ComicBook/TalesOfTheJedi'' is perhaps the greatest lightsaber duelist of the age, and [[TheFightingNarcissist he knows it too]]. He even defeats his master ''twice''. Unfortunately for everyone else, Kun is also very evil and he goes on to kill many Jedi after his astoundingly unsurprising fall to the Dark Side.
* In ''ComicBook/TheTombOfDracula'' (#49), the Count defeats both Zorro and D'Artagnan with the blade. Given the age of Dracula's birth and the length of his Unlife, it makes sense that he'd be a consummate duelist; as ''Film/GroundhogDay'' showed, practice anything for enough centuries and you'll get really good. Then again, the story does leave us asking OrWasItADream.
* Nightcrawler from ''Franchise/XMen''. Even in his original run, he was known for his mastery of European fencing, and his prehensile tail (which is as strong as his other limbs) allow him to ''[[DualWielding triple]]'' ''[[DualWielding wield]]'' swords. Combined with his teleportation, he's a LightningBruiser of deadly steel.
* Don Cabellero, a CaptainErsatz of Literature/{{Zorro}} in Creator/DCComics western titles.
* ComicBook/{{Katana}} in Franchise/TheDCU. In addition to being a master swordswoman, her sword Soultaker can take the souls of those it kills, storing them inside the sword, where they can engage in limited communication with whoever wields it.
* ''ComicBook/MouseGuard'' features Lieam, a redfur who defeats [[spoiler:an owl]] in single combat.
* ComicBook/RedSonja's signature weapons are her broadsword and her fury, earning the name She-Devil with a Sword. At one point she meets a swordsman called Osric the Untouched because he's literally never been hit when duelling.
* Exar Kun of ''ComicBook/TalesOfTheJedi'' is perhaps the greatest lightsaber duelist of the age, and [[TheFightingNarcissist he knows it too]]. He even defeats his master ''twice''. Unfortunately for everyone else, Kun is also very evil and he goes on to kill many Jedi after his astoundingly unsurprising fall to the Dark Side.
* In ''ComicBook/TheTombOfDracula'' (#49), the Count defeats both Zorro and D'Artagnan with the blade. Given the age of Dracula's birth and the length of his Unlife, it makes sense that he'd be a consummate duelist; as ''Film/GroundhogDay'' showed, practice anything for enough centuries and you'll get really good. Then again, the story does leave us asking OrWasItADream.
* Nightcrawler from ''Franchise/XMen''. Even in his original run, he was known for his mastery of European fencing, and his prehensile tail (which is as strong as his other limbs) allow him to ''[[DualWielding triple]]'' ''[[DualWielding wield]]'' swords. Combined with his teleportation, he's a LightningBruiser of deadly steel.
* Don Cabellero, a CaptainErsatz of Literature/{{Zorro}} in Creator/DCComics western titles.
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*ComicBook/{{Katana}} in Franchise/TheDCU.''ComicBook/{{The Outsiders|DCComics}}'': ComicBook/{{Katana}}. In addition to being a master swordswoman, her sword Soultaker can take the souls of those it kills, storing them inside the sword, where they can engage in limited communication with whoever wields it.
*''ComicBook/MouseGuard'' features ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'': Fandral the Dashing of Asgard, though he rarely gets the chance to show it.
* ''ComicBook/MouseGuard'': Lieam, a redfur who defeats [[spoiler:an owl]] in single combat.
*ComicBook/RedSonja's ''ComicBook/RedSonja'': Red Sonja's signature weapons are her broadsword and her fury, earning the name She-Devil with a Sword. At one point she meets a swordsman called Osric the Untouched because he's literally never been hit when duelling.
* ''ComicBook/TalesOfTheJedi'': Exar Kunof ''ComicBook/TalesOfTheJedi'' is perhaps the greatest lightsaber duelist of the age, and [[TheFightingNarcissist he knows it too]]. He even defeats his master ''twice''. Unfortunately for everyone else, Kun is also very evil and he goes on to kill many Jedi after his astoundingly unsurprising fall to the Dark Side.
* ''ComicBook/DraculaMarvelComics'': In ''ComicBook/TheTombOfDracula'' (#49), the Count defeats both Zorro and D'Artagnan with the blade. Given the age of Dracula's birth and the length of his Unlife, it makes sense that he'd be a consummate duelist; as ''Film/GroundhogDay'' showed, practice anything for enough centuries and you'll get really good. Then again, the story does leave us asking OrWasItADream.
*Nightcrawler from ''Franchise/XMen''.''ComicBook/XMen'': Nightcrawler. Even in his original run, he was known for his mastery of European fencing, and his prehensile tail (which is as strong as his other limbs) allow him to ''[[DualWielding triple]]'' ''[[DualWielding wield]]'' swords. Combined with his teleportation, he's a LightningBruiser of deadly steel. \n* Don Cabellero, a CaptainErsatz of Literature/{{Zorro}} in Creator/DCComics western titles.
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* ''ComicBook/MouseGuard'': Lieam, a redfur who defeats [[spoiler:an owl]] in single combat.
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* ''ComicBook/TalesOfTheJedi'': Exar Kun
* ''ComicBook/DraculaMarvelComics'': In ''ComicBook/TheTombOfDracula'' (#49), the Count defeats both Zorro and D'Artagnan with the blade. Given the age of Dracula's birth and the length of his Unlife, it makes sense that he'd be a consummate duelist; as ''Film/GroundhogDay'' showed, practice anything for enough centuries and you'll get really good. Then again, the story does leave us asking OrWasItADream.
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** Harry's quickly revealed to have a talent at the age of 13, and in Book II, while being trained by Fandral and to a lesser extent, Sif, is noted to be well on the way to mastery and becomes a textbook MagicKnight. As the Lady Knight (explicitly the best blade in the setting) notes, he has all the natural advantages you could ask for: height, strength, speed, balance, spatial awareness, lethally fast reflexes, NervesOfSteel, and a talent for improvising. His talent is compared to none other than ''[[Series/Merlin2008 Arthur Pendragon]]'' - and he was, by the Lady Knight's extremely high standards, ''brilliant''. By her reckoning, he'd have technical mastery by 17 (human standards) and 30 (Asgardian standards. Given that at the time, at about 15, he's nigh-flawlessly impersonating [[spoiler: Obi-Wan Kenobi]] at the time, well enough to duel ''another'' MasterSwordsman, [[spoiler: Anakin Skywalker]], to a standstill, [[ItMakesSenseInContext which somehow makes sense in context]], you can see her point.
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** Harry's quickly revealed to have a talent at the age of 13, and in Book II, while being trained by Fandral and to a lesser extent, Sif, is noted to be well on the way to mastery and becomes a textbook MagicKnight. As the Lady Knight (explicitly the best blade in the setting) notes, he has all the natural advantages you could ask for: height, strength, speed, balance, spatial awareness, lethally fast reflexes, NervesOfSteel, and a talent for improvising.mastery. His talent is compared to none other than ''[[Series/Merlin2008 Arthur Pendragon]]'' - and he was, by the Lady Knight's extremely high standards, ''brilliant''. By her reckoning, he'd have She also notes that he has a more or less perfect list of physical and mental attributes to put that talent to best use, while accounting for his telepathy to revise Sif's estimates for how long it would take for him to achieve technical mastery by mastery: 17 (human standards) and 30 (Asgardian standards. standards). Given that at the time, at about 15, he's nigh-flawlessly impersonating [[spoiler: Obi-Wan Kenobi]] at the time, well enough to both duel ''another'' MasterSwordsman, [[spoiler: Anakin Skywalker]], to a standstill, [[ItMakesSenseInContext Skywalker]] ([[ItMakesSenseInContext which somehow makes sense in context]], context]]), to a standstill ''and'' sell the deception for a good while despite the latter having over a decade of experience of the former's FightingFingerprint, you can see her point.
