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** Fate Testarossa's Bardiche can also become a Cool Sword when it assumes its [[{{BFS}} Zanber Form]], [[LaserBlade Riot Blade]], [[DualWielding Riot Zanber Stinger]], [[{{BFS}} Riot Zanber Calamity]] or [[{{BFS}} Riot Zanber II]]. And Bardiche speaks English with a BadassBaritone.

* The ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'' expands on the types of lightsabers available. Mara Jade also has a pink one, as did Siri Tachi, a love interest for Obi-Wan when he was young. There are also tonfa-style sabers, the rapier-like lightfoils, and [[WhipSword lightwhips]] which are almost always wielded by [[WhipItGood hot dark side temptresses]].

* The sword of Martin the Warrior from the Literature/{{Redwall}} series. Another case of meteoric iron, plus handed down through many followers. It's been described as having an edge like midwinter, which is just pure badass. This weapon is proof a sword doesn't have to have a unique look (all it has going for it is a ruby pommelstone and black-cloth-wrapped handgrip) to be a Cool Sword. It wasn't always a Cool Sword; in the prequel ''Martin the Warrior'', it's just his family's sword, with nothing else special about it. When Martin arrives in Mossflower, Tsarmina breaks it in a fit of rage, and it later gets reforged using meteoric iron by UltimateBlacksmith Boar the Fighter into the blade of legend.

* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': Any [[MixAndMatchWeapon trick weapon]] that has a sword mode / resembles a sword, used by the ''VideoGame/BloodBorne'' hunters.
** The Holy Moonlight Sword, once the guiding moonlight of [[Characters/BloodborneCharactersFromTheOldHunters Ludwig, the Holy Blade]], is currently under the possession of Kyril Sutherland. An EmpathicWeapon that [[PowerGlows glows]] and shoots [[SwordBeam Sword Beams]], and no other sword can do that in the story.

* Gourry's Sword of Light from ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}''. A functional enough sword in its normal form, but if the blade is removed and Gourry's calls "Light Come Forth" it becomes a light-saber that can kill demons.

* Zodiac, Tooi's sword in ''LightNovel/TheReunionWithTwelveFascinatingGoddesses''. It normally takes the form of a black short sword, but [[MorphWeapon changes in appearance]] depending on which of the goddesses possesses it. It has possibly the coolest origin story as far as swords go, being forged by Zesca, the Deity of weapons, using Etherium mined by Gushana, the Deity of earth, and finally completed using Tooi's blood and the souls of all twelve goddesses.

** Falcata (one-handed): The incredibly badass pre-Roman Spanish machete. Iberians chopped the hell out of so many Roman soldiers with these babies, that the Romans redesigned their shields and armor. Similar to a kukri or kopis, but independently evolved, these Roman-killing machines are curved downwards. Later gladius designs were influenced by it.

** Gladius: The sword of choice for stories set in [[AncientRome Rome]]. If it's not a gladius but about the same size, it's a likely weapon of choice for children or {{Hobbits}}. The Japanese equivalent is the ''kodachi''/''wakizashi'', which samurai often carried with the tachi/katana.

*** King Viserys owns the ancestral Targaryen family sword Blackfyre.
*** His younger brother Daemon wields their secondary ancestral sword, Dark Sister, in a tournament.

* ''LightNovel/TheAsteriskWar'': [[EmpathicWeapon Ogre Luxes]] come in all shapes and sizes, but special mention goes to the Four Colored Magic Swords, weapons so powerful they could destroy the world if their power is misused. One of these, the Ser-Veresta, is wieled by TheHero Ayato.

** Spatha (one-handed): Longer than a Gladius, but too short for a longsword, pattern-welded for greater strength. From late Roman days to the First Crusade, this was one of the most common sword types in Europe. Myth/KingArthur is likely to have historically used one, and any [[HornyVikings Viking]] that isn't swinging an [[AnAxeToGrind axe]] or stabbing with a [[BladeOnAStick spear]] might have one of these. Also called a broadsword or broadblade, the [[YouAreTheTranslatedForeignWord literal meaning of Spatha]], although modern use of "broadsword" refers to an Arming Sword or a basket-hilted sword. The other translation for 'Spatha' is 'spade' or 'shovel', because it was 'invented' by enlarging the Gladius in order to make it more useful for jobs around the camp. It is therefore the ancestor of not just most later medieval European straight swords, but also of the entrenching tool.

** The opening for ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'' reveals that Cure Beauty will be able to create an ice sword. She ends up doing this in episode 25 and by episode 43 reveals that she can dual-wield them and uses them for her second finisher, the Beauty Blizzard Arrow.
** Averted with Cure Sword of ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure'' - despite the name, she does not have any sort of sword.

** Gladius: The sword of choice for stories set in [[AncientRome Rome]]. If it's not a gladius but about the same size, it's a likely WeaponOfChoice for children or {{Hobbits}}. The Japanese equivalent is the ''kodachi''/''wakizashi'', which samurai often carried with the tachi/katana.

* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': The District 5 Male's WeaponOfChoice (film only). [[spoiler:He used it to kill the District 3 female.]]

*** The arakh, the WeaponOfChoice for the Dothraki, described as half [[SinisterScimiter sword]], half [[SinisterScythe scythe]] and capable of taking a man's arm off.

* ''Series/TheShannaraChronicles'', in addition to the famous Sword of Shannara itself, adds its opposite number the Warlock Sword (which can be used to [[spoiler: bring the Warlock Lord back to life]]) and also has magically collapsible swords as the WeaponOfChoice of the Druids.

** Zweihänder (two-hander): With a blade length of 120-150 cm (4-5 ft), was longest known sword, the real life [[BigFancySword BFS]]. Bigger. Longer. Better. Used for intimidation, decapitation, and decimation. Especially good for lopping enemy pike tips off, not to mention enemy heads.

* There's Tucker's energy blade in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. Beyond being an energy blade, it was also a key to unlock a spaceship. Which was stolen and later destroyed. Tucker keeps the blade and uses it from time to time.

* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', there's the Sword of Gryffindor; which is a goblin-made, pure silver sword capable of being strengthened by the magical properties of creatures it slays. After absorbing basilisk venom, it becomes one of the [[KryptoniteFactor few known methods of destroying a Horcrux]].

* Any [[MixAndMatchWeapon trick weapon]] that has a sword mode / resembles a sword, used by the ''VideoGame/BloodBorne'' hunters.

* ''Fanfic/Hottie3TheBestFanFicInTheWorld'': Hottie's WeaponOfChoice is Nothung, the sword that belonged to Billy from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. It was given to her by Finn.

* ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'' continues Westeros' tradition of having lots of cool swords lying around. In addition to the canonical [[{{BFS}} Ice]]:
** Tony has forged two Valyrian steel swords, Lawkeeper (which he gave to Rhodey) and Shadowfang (which he gifts to Jon, hoping to create a new AncestralWeapon for the Iron Pointe Starks). Bonus points to the latter, which has a sunstone in the hilt, which makes it lighter to wield.
** House Bracken's AncestralWeapon, Hate Eternal, which is powerful enough to cut through both of a man's hands in one blow [[spoiler: even when used by a teenager like Theon]].
** [[spoiler: Gerion Lannister, [[CompositeCharacter now called]] Nikolos Fury, retrieved and now wields Brightroar.]]
* ''Fanfic/AtlantisRising'' has three of them, the Swords of Wisdom, Justice and Renewal, which are the only weapons powerful enough [[spoiler:to destroy the Heartstone and the Orichalcos with it. The Sword of Renewal was also ''Excalibur.'']]
* In ''Fanfic/BoundaryOfTheBlueSky'', we have Kazuya's long broadsword, Archangel. It can summon the Grand Wolf Demon Ookami, and can cut through diamonds, titanium, and even abstract things like light and darkness. He also has a short gun katana called Transcend Soul. He can combine the two to create Guardian King of Relics, a huge, blue sword that can rend existence apart.
** Asuna's Infernal Depth Blade,a sword that can set itself on fire for added damage.
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has a few:
** The Sword of Gryffindor, impregnated with Basilisk venom, is mentioned a few times.
** Twilight was wielded by Surtur, the [[spoiler: original Dark Phoenix]].
** Ván, the Sword of Hope, [[ExcaliburInTheRust appears to be a completely unremarkable arming sword to the untrained eye]] - something which is lampshaded (and is implied to have made the damn thing practically impossible to find, since no one's seen it for the past million years). Despite this unassuming appearance, it is sentient (probably), layered with enchantments, made of uru and vibranium, and designed to both match Twilight and NoSell [[spoiler: ''Phoenix fire'']] - something at which, remarkably, it succeeded. That's pretty darn cool.
** Harry's sword, forged for him by Uhtred, with the guidance of Tony Stark, and enchanted by Loki. It was designed along the lines of an Alfheim sabre, based on Harry's preference [[LightningBruiser for speed based attacks]], with a few twists. Thanks to parallel evolution, the end result is explicitly described as closely resembling the ''shashka'', the famed sabre of the Russian Cossacks and real life example of this trope. [[spoiler: Since this triggers more than a few Red Room based memories, this is not necessarily a good thing.]] After the ''Bloody Hell'' arc, it becomes even cooler, as Dracula [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaling Harry]] with it and then blasting him with magical lightning, causes it to take on [[PlayingWithFire attributes]] of Harry's Phoenix-infused blood, and possibly gives it a bit of sentience. At this point, Harry names it Curtana, after the legendary sword of Sir Tristan.
** In the sequel, Harry Dresden manages to alter his blasting rod with help from [[TheBlacksmith Captain Luccio]], and implicitly a dwarf from Nidavaellir who owed Strange a favour, using some [[spoiler: mithril and Vibranium]]. What does this result in? Well, a blasting rod... [[spoiler: that doubles as a goddamn ''[[LaserBlade lightsabre]]''.]]
* ''Roleplay/CityOfChains'' features ''Everburn,'' [[WarriorPrince Lucien's]] [[AncestralWeapon family sword]]. Bonus points for being a {{BFS}} and having an enchantment that superheats it to cut through more stuff.
* In the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'', River acquires a Chinese ''jian'' that was once owned by a [[ShoutOut General]] [[VideoGame/Fallout3 Jingwei]]. Aside from being a nice blade, it also [[ShockAndAwe channels electricity]].
* ''Fanfic/HalfPastAdventure'' features the Root Sword, a shortsword that debuted in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' proper; it's a cream-colored blade with a rootlike shape to its hilt.
* ''Fanfic/HarbingerFinmonster'' (''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman''): Wendy Corduroy's sword, besides being a {{BFS}}, has runes running down the middle, and Danny notes that it's ''not'' a normal weapon, given its ability to harm supernatural entities.
* The author of the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fic within a fic in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10849720/1/Another-Life Another Life]]'' gives her AuthorAvatar the ultimate cool sword: Excalibur, "the mystic sword of Merlin." Then, because that's not cool enough, she melts it down to make "Excaluzi, the Mystic Machine Gun That Slew Voldemort."
* In the ''[[Literature/TheHungerGames Hunger Games]]'' fic ''Fanfic/SomeSemblanceOfMeaning'', both [[{{Deuteragonist}} Obsidian]] and [[BloodKnight Achilles]] fight with cool swords.
* Kyon's {{Laserblade}} in ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', whose hilt was used by [[AncestralWeapon one of his ancestors]] and blade was made from the remains of a robot from another world.
* ''WebVideo/NightwingTheSeries'': Deathstroke wields a katana-like blade which he wears on his back and uses for up-close assassinations.
* Kai Fischer from the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' and ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'' fanfic, ''Fanfic/RidingTheWaves'', gets a pirate sword. Its origins aren't completely known.
* ''Fanfic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': Night Blade's AncestralWeapon ''Determined Point'', and the Masamane sword he replaced it with.
* In the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'' [[BadFuture Dark World]], [[EleventhHourRanger Minty Pie]] -- at some point during her [[HeroOfAnotherStory offscreen adventures]] -- acquires the Sword of Four Seasons, a magically blessed sword capable of purifying beings its used on.
** Lord Tirek, during his original rampage, possessed a sword called Eclipse, that was forged from the remains of [[spoiler:PandorasBox]] that had contained the immense dark magic he'd absorbed to gain his power.
* In ''Fanfic/ThePrincessAndTheDragon'':
** Jean Claude's sword [[spoiler:made from the scales of a White Dragon kit.]]
** Bakura's (stolen) magical weapon, aptly named Dragonsbane.
* In ''Fanfic/PurpleDays'', Joff retrieves Brightroar and fuses it to his soul, allowing him to summon and dismiss it at will.

* In ''Fanfic/TruthAndConsequences'', Adrien recieves Fang, a green [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]] fueled by the PowerOfHate, forged by [[YinYangBomb combining the powers]] of the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous, and wielded by Sarutobi Sasuke, who was a past wielder of the Black Cat. It can't even be drawn from its sheath unless the wielder has enough hate for whatever they want to destroy, but is impossibly sharp in the [[IaijutsuPractitioner instant after it's drawn]]. [[SpiritAdvisor Sarutobi]] refuses to give it up until Adrien proves he's worthy of it, and puts him through hell to do so.

* Predictably enough, Saber's sword in the Fate/Stay Night fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7509812/1/Nails Nails]]. The edge is sharp enough to cut through atoms and [[ArtisticLicenseNuclearPhysics cause nuclear fission explosions with every swing]].
* In [[http://alaxr274.deviantart.com/gallery/37280372 Hottie 3: The Best Fan Fic in the World]], Hottie's WeaponOfChoice is Nothung, the sword that belonged to Billy from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. It was given to her by Finn.

* ''TabletopGame/ThirstySwordLesbians'' has "sword" in the title, so its swords are gonna be cool. When making characters, players choose their character's sword as one of their Aesthetics. These range from "a sword of teeth" (from [[{{Beastess}} The Beast]] playbook) to "an enemy's sword" (from [[TheAtoner The Reformed]]).

* Wiki/ThatOtherWiki has a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_swords list of cool swords]].

* Finn's swords from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' are often cool. For example there's his [[BlingBlingBang golden sword]] ([[FridgeLogic which surprisingly is a good weapon]]), his [[KatanasAreJustBetter twin golden katanas]], and his [[AbsurdlySharpBlade root sword]]. More notably, in one episode, his golden sword got upgraded to a ''[[UpToEleven fourth dimensional sword]]''. In another episode, it's revealed that Finn and his adoptive brother Jake have a [[AncestralWeapon family sword]] made out of '''[[RuleOfCool demon's blood]]'''.

* ''ComicBook/ContestOfChampions:'' French heroine Guillotine's sword, La Fleur du Mal, is capable of cutting through damn near anything (it actually manages to cut an alternate Captain America's shield). And if for some reason making contact with a being is unavailable, the sword can command the souls of its previous owners to attack. This is outweighed by the drawbacks, such as the sword being alive, bloodthirsty, and that it binds the souls of its owners to it even beyond death. And also [[FantasticRacism speciest]].