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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': [[LaserBlade The lightsaber]], the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Obi-wan Kenobi's description provides the TropeNamer. Essentially swords for a futuristic setting, they help paint the Jedi as a futuristic version of the KnightErrant or samurai. The weapons seem to have a number of clear advantages over blasters, being able to cut through anything and deflect blaster fire. They however remain niche weapons mostly confined to force-users because they're difficult or impossible for someone without precognitive reflexes to use to their full potential. Obi-Wan is the only person to call them "more civilized," however. In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', he's forced to use a blaster carbine and, after killing its owner with it, sniffs, "So uncivilized!"
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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': [[LaserBlade The lightsaber]], the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Obi-wan Obi-Wan Kenobi's description in ''Film/ANewHope'' provides the TropeNamer. Essentially swords for a futuristic setting, they help paint the Jedi as a futuristic version of the KnightErrant or samurai. The weapons seem to have a number of clear advantages over blasters, being able to cut through anything and deflect blaster fire. They however remain niche weapons mostly confined to force-users because they're difficult or impossible for someone without precognitive reflexes to use to their full potential. Obi-Wan is the only person to call them "more civilized," however. In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', he's forced to use a blaster carbine and, after killing its owner with it, sniffs, "So uncivilized!"
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* Today, there are many groups worldwide committed to the reconstruction and safeguarding of old European weapon martial arts, particularly with the light, two-handed longsword. These martial arts prove to be highly efficient and holistic, often including unarmed combat and use of other weapons as part of the complete martial art.
* Swords, particularly some varieties thereof (the Rapier and the Jian, for instance) have often been the mark of noblemen, military officers and others in high social standing, presumably owing to the fact that being allowed to openly go about armed was a privilege of belonging to those classes and swords were conveniently easy to carry while still leaving both hands free. (Sometimes the expense of a good sword over another weapon using less metal is also cited, but depending on the historical era some swords, especially mass-produced ones and/or war surplus or salvage from earlier conflicts, could actually be had for fairly cheap.) Ironically, one of their functions was to hack at any DirtyCoward who tried to break formation and run away.
* Swords, particularly some varieties thereof (the Rapier and the Jian, for instance) have often been the mark of noblemen, military officers and others in high social standing, presumably owing to the fact that being allowed to openly go about armed was a privilege of belonging to those classes and swords were conveniently easy to carry while still leaving both hands free. (Sometimes the expense of a good sword over another weapon using less metal is also cited, but depending on the historical era some swords, especially mass-produced ones and/or war surplus or salvage from earlier conflicts, could actually be had for fairly cheap.) Ironically, one of their functions was to hack at any DirtyCoward who tried to break formation and run away.
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* Today, there are many groups worldwide committed to the reconstruction and safeguarding of old European weapon martial arts, UsefulNotes/HistoricalEuropeanMartialArts, particularly with the light, two-handed longsword. These martial arts prove to be highly efficient and holistic, often including unarmed combat and use of other weapons as part of the complete martial art.
* Swords, particularly some varieties thereof (theRapier rapier and the Jian, jian, for instance) have often been the mark of noblemen, military officers and others in high social standing, presumably owing to the fact that being allowed to openly go about armed was a privilege of belonging to those classes and swords were conveniently easy to carry while still leaving both hands free. (Sometimes the expense of a good sword over another weapon using less metal is also cited, but depending on the historical era some swords, especially mass-produced ones and/or war surplus or salvage from earlier conflicts, could actually be had for fairly cheap.) Ironically, one of their functions was to hack at any DirtyCoward who tried to break formation and run away.away.
** Infantry armed with swords made a brief return in midst of the pike-and-shot era when UsefulNotes/GonzaloFernandezDeCordoba included ''rodeleros'' or ''escudados'' (soldiers wielding swords and carrying roundshields) along with his pikemen and arquebusiers, in the idea that they could sneak between the enemy pikes and stab and hack at will against their defenseless bodies. There is even the theory that the name ''tercios'', applied to the sophisticated Spanish armies that evolved from Córdoba's reforms, were named that way because they were divided in these three kinds of troops. However, whether the theory is true or not, ''rodeleros'' were eventually phased out for not being as practical as they had looked, and were instead relegated to counter tribal warfare in their conquests in America and Asia.
* Swords, particularly some varieties thereof (the
** Infantry armed with swords made a brief return in midst of the pike-and-shot era when UsefulNotes/GonzaloFernandezDeCordoba included ''rodeleros'' or ''escudados'' (soldiers wielding swords and carrying roundshields) along with his pikemen and arquebusiers, in the idea that they could sneak between the enemy pikes and stab and hack at will against their defenseless bodies. There is even the theory that the name ''tercios'', applied to the sophisticated Spanish armies that evolved from Córdoba's reforms, were named that way because they were divided in these three kinds of troops. However, whether the theory is true or not, ''rodeleros'' were eventually phased out for not being as practical as they had looked, and were instead relegated to counter tribal warfare in their conquests in America and Asia.
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* It takes years of training to become a good longbowman, but only a few weeks to learn to how use a gun effectively. Also, longbows could not pierce heavy armor. Therefore, as guns became more effective (and more able to pierce heavy armor) there were fewer and fewer reasons to use longbows in war. Nevertheless, the English [[TheStraightAndArrowPath held onto their traditional longbows and bills for nearly a century after the rest of Europe had switched to pike and shot]]. They were not necessarily wrong to do so. In 1513, the Scots (armed with pikes and muskets) invaded England and were utterly trounced at the battle of Flodden Field (at least partly due to the effectiveness of the longbow against lightly-armored Scottish troops). The main reason longbows weren't replaced by crossbows in earlier times, which had the same advantage as firearms in that they took far less time to learn to use and didn't require massive physical strength to shoot a heavy projectile, was that [[MoreDakka longbows could still be fired much faster than crossbows]].
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* It takes years of training to become a good longbowman, but only a few weeks to learn to how use a gun effectively. Also, longbows could not pierce heavy armor. Therefore, as guns became more effective (and more able to pierce heavy armor) armor, which longbows failed to do), there were fewer and fewer reasons to use longbows in war.war, especially given that archery was never mainstream in most of Europe. Nevertheless, the English [[TheStraightAndArrowPath held onto their traditional longbows and bills for nearly a century after the rest of Europe had switched to pike and shot]]. They were not necessarily wrong to do so. In 1513, the Scots (armed with pikes and muskets) invaded England and were utterly trounced at the battle of Flodden Field (at least partly due to the effectiveness of the longbow against lightly-armored Scottish troops). The main reason longbows weren't replaced by crossbows in earlier times, which had the same advantage as firearms in that they took far less time to learn to use and didn't require massive physical strength to shoot a heavy projectile, was that [[MoreDakka longbows could still be fired much faster than crossbows]].
** Hunters commonly abandon guns in favor of bows, for both sentimental and practical reasons (bows/arrows are quieter and lighter than guns and make cleaner kills). This is often an EnforcedTrope. Gun season for deer is often only a week or two (with half that time dedicated to black powder arms), while bow season is open for the entire winter.
** Hunters commonly abandon guns in favor of bows, for both sentimental and practical reasons (bows/arrows are quieter and lighter than guns and make cleaner kills). This is often an EnforcedTrope. Gun season for deer is often only a week or two (with half that time dedicated to black powder arms), while bow season is open for the entire winter.
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* The reason this had been played straight in Japan for for so long wasn't because KatanasAreJustBetter, but because most noblemen and warriors were trained in melee weapons and archery. Nobunaga comes along with a unit of trained musketeers and the strategic skill to use them effectively and then suddenly he's unified Japan (mostly).
** The Satsuma Rebellion: A small group of more elite samurai faced down against the larger Imperial army using modern weapons of both Japanese and European origin, using European tactics. The more "elegant" and "civilized" samurai were eliminated to a man. The Boshin Wars, despite popular depiction, were not the same case. Both sides used modern weapons, infantry tactics and foreign aid.
** The Satsuma Rebellion: A small group of more elite samurai faced down against the larger Imperial army using modern weapons of both Japanese and European origin, using European tactics. The more "elegant" and "civilized" samurai were eliminated to a man. The Boshin Wars, despite popular depiction, were not the same case. Both sides used modern weapons, infantry tactics and foreign aid.
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* The reason this had been played straight in Japan for for so long wasn't because KatanasAreJustBetter, but because most noblemen and warriors were trained in melee weapons and archery. archery; only true swordmasters were, well, swordmasters. Then Nobunaga comes along with a unit of trained musketeers and the strategic skill to use them effectively effectively, and then suddenly he's unified Japan (mostly).
** The Satsuma Rebellion:A a small group of more elite samurai faced down against the larger Imperial army using modern weapons of both Japanese and European origin, using European tactics. The more "elegant" and "civilized" samurai were eliminated to a man. The Boshin Wars, despite popular depiction, were not the same case. Both sides used modern weapons, infantry tactics and foreign aid.
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** Famous saying by some 19th-century Russian general: "A bullet sometimes misses; a bayonet never does." A similar saying is from Generalissimus Alexander Suvorov, who lived in the late XVIII - early XIX century: "Bullet is foolish, bayonet is bold".
** There were a few decisive bayonet charges in the Iraq war when ammo ran low, the most famous being the Battle of Danny Boy. The chargers had body armor and the insurgents did not, thus, a rout.
** There were a few decisive bayonet charges in the Iraq war when ammo ran low, the most famous being the Battle of Danny Boy. The chargers had body armor and the insurgents did not, thus, a rout.
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** Famous saying by some 19th-century Russian general: "A bullet sometimes misses; a bayonet never does." A similar saying is from Generalissimus Alexander Suvorov, who lived in the late XVIII 18th - early XIX 19th century: "Bullet is foolish, bayonet is bold".
** There were a few decisive bayonet charges in the Iraq war when ammo ran low, the most famous being the Battle of Danny Boy. The chargers had body armor and the insurgents did not, thus, a rout.bold".
** There were a few decisive bayonet charges in the Iraq war when ammo ran low, the most famous being the Battle of Danny Boy. The chargers had body armor and the insurgents did not, thus, a rout.
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** The above entry may be somewhat countered by the fact that bayonet charges are insanely effective against people who cannot deal with crazed soldiers willing to get up close and personal in order to have the primal satisfaction of stabbing their victims to death in the most painful manner possible. The Battle of Danny Boy ended after British troops ran out of ammo and decided that bayonets were to be the killing blow to Iraqi insurgents. The insurgents, taught to believe that all westerners were cowards, fled when they realized that the British were obviously not running away but hellbent on getting revenge for casualties and a wrecked radio ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and perhaps some spilled tea]]).
* Archery fell out of military use due to the long training time needed. However, hunters commonly abandon guns in favor of bows, for both sentimental and practical reasons (bows/arrows are quieter and lighter than guns and make cleaner kills). This is often an EnforcedTrope. Gun season for deer is often only a week or two (with half that time dedicated to black powder arms), while bow season is open for the entire winter.
** Archery fell out of military use because bows' battlefield function (indirect fire) is accomplished better by cannon. What was supplanted by firearms was the crossbow. Archery was never mainstream in most of Europe. An exception is horse archers, which did see bows replaced by firearms on the steppes.
* Archery fell out of military use due to the long training time needed. However, hunters commonly abandon guns in favor of bows, for both sentimental and practical reasons (bows/arrows are quieter and lighter than guns and make cleaner kills). This is often an EnforcedTrope. Gun season for deer is often only a week or two (with half that time dedicated to black powder arms), while bow season is open for the entire winter.
** Archery fell out of military use because bows' battlefield function (indirect fire) is accomplished better by cannon. What was supplanted by firearms was the crossbow. Archery was never mainstream in most of Europe. An exception is horse archers, which did see bows replaced by firearms on the steppes.
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** The above entry may be somewhat countered by the fact that bayonet charges are insanely effective against people who cannot deal with crazed soldiers willing to get up close and personal in order to have the primal satisfaction of stabbing their victims to death in the most painful manner possible. The Battle of Danny Boy ended after British troops ran out of ammo and decided that bayonets were to be the killing blow to Iraqi insurgents. The insurgents, taught to believe that all westerners were cowards, fled when they realized that the British were obviously not running away but hellbent on getting revenge for casualties and a wrecked radio ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and perhaps some spilled tea]]).
* Archery fell out of military use duetea]]). Added to the long training time needed. However, hunters commonly abandon guns in favor of bows, for both sentimental and practical reasons (bows/arrows are quieter and lighter than guns and make cleaner kills). This is often an EnforcedTrope. Gun season for deer is often only a week or two (with half fact that time dedicated to black powder arms), while bow season is open for the entire winter.
** Archery fell out of military use because bows' battlefield function (indirect fire) is accomplished better by cannon. Whatchargers had body armor and the insurgents did not, it was supplanted by firearms was the crossbow. Archery was never mainstream in most of Europe. An exception is horse archers, which did see bows replaced by firearms on the steppes.a complete rout.
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** Archery fell out of military use because bows' battlefield function (indirect fire) is accomplished better by cannon. What
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* ''Literature/TheDarkTower'': Firearms in general are implied to no longer be possible to produce, but there's still enough of them floating around that they don't quite qualify. The sort of high-quality six-shooters that gunslingers use, on the other hand, are viewed with awe and considered the weapons of heroes.
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* Thoroughly deconstructed (as with anything else about classical heroes) in ''LightNovel/FateZero.'' Mages have obsession with 'the elegance of the ancient age', and this is [[CombatPragmatist exactly why]] Kiritsugu uses guns against them to great effect, since they think such technology is "below" them and as such routinely underestimate what he can do with them.
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* Thoroughly deconstructed (as with anything else about classical heroes) in ''LightNovel/FateZero.''Literature/FateZero.'' Mages have obsession with 'the elegance of the ancient age', and this is [[CombatPragmatist exactly why]] Kiritsugu uses guns against them to great effect, since they think such technology is "below" them and as such routinely underestimate what he can do with them.
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* Deconstructed in ''Manga/BlackCat''.
** The main enemy of the cowboy-esque hero Train is the swordsman Creed. While Creed is one of the few people in the series able to survive a WorldOfBadass with a blade, he owes that to the fact that the Tao elixir gives him supernatural powers that continually evolve, to the point that his weapon barely qualifies as a sword in it's later stages. There is no way he'd be able to stand against the world's greatest gunslinger otherwise.
** The members of Chronos generally prefer old-fashioned weapons. While it helps that they are made of the near-indestructible Orichalcum, even the highest-ranking members are unable to put Creed down. Train himself, a former member of Chronos, decided to use an Orichalcum-crafted gun.
** The main enemy of the cowboy-esque hero Train is the swordsman Creed. While Creed is one of the few people in the series able to survive a WorldOfBadass with a blade, he owes that to the fact that the Tao elixir gives him supernatural powers that continually evolve, to the point that his weapon barely qualifies as a sword in it's later stages. There is no way he'd be able to stand against the world's greatest gunslinger otherwise.
** The members of Chronos generally prefer old-fashioned weapons. While it helps that they are made of the near-indestructible Orichalcum, even the highest-ranking members are unable to put Creed down. Train himself, a former member of Chronos, decided to use an Orichalcum-crafted gun.
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* In the opening fight of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', Gamora uses a big grenade-launcher-like gun instead of her usual swords, much to Quill's disappointment who thought every member of the group typically had a WeaponOfChoice, guns being his. The trope is subverted in-universe for him (as well as lampshaded and deconstructed by Gamora). [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion Double subverted]] in the end of the fight: None of their weapons are able to pierce through the monster's skin, but it has a weak spot. However, when Gamora aims for it, her weapon is out of ammunition, so she resorts to her sword instead.]]
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* In the opening fight of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', Gamora uses a big grenade-launcher-like gun instead of her usual swords, much to Quill's disappointment who thought every member of the group typically had a WeaponOfChoice, [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]], guns being his. The trope is subverted in-universe for him (as well as lampshaded and deconstructed by Gamora). [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion Double subverted]] in the end of the fight: None of their weapons are able to pierce through the monster's skin, but it has a weak spot. However, when Gamora aims for it, her weapon is out of ammunition, so she resorts to her sword instead.]]
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* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' has Vicious sporting a Katana in the future. He doesn't say why.
* Inverted in ''Manga/TheFiveStarStories''. Personal combat has come back into fashion once more ''not'' because ideas of honor or elegant but because people realized what a waste it was to nuke things from orbit. The goal of most warfare in the series is to conquer territory while doing as little damage to said territory as possible. (After all, who wants to rule over a radioactive crater?) The trope is also deconstructed here, as the dominance of showy, impractical weapons like {{Laser Blade}}s and [[BlingBlingBang ridiculously elaborate]], sword-fighting HumongousMecha are seen as a sign that war has become some kind of sick game to the rulers of the galaxy.
* Belkan-style Devices in the second season of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' are optimized for close combat in a variety of forms and they are used by knights. They have honor codes and fealty oaths and other stuff. Their weapons get more common in the third season, but the majority of mages still wield staff-type ranged weapons.
* The [[MagiTek Caster Gun]] from ''Manga/OutlawStar'' qualifies. It was formerly used by mages in many places across space. By the main story, It's not unique but very old, and very rare. It's just barely common enough for its ammunition to be available, albeit in extremely limited supply, in various knick-nack shops and from specialty merchants.
* Thoroughly deconstructed (as with anything else about classical heroes) in ''LightNovel/FateZero.'' Mages have obsession with 'the elegance of the ancient age', and this is exactly why Kiritsugu uses guns against them to great effect. Screw duels of honor by spirits of champions, I have guns!
* Inverted in ''Manga/TheFiveStarStories''. Personal combat has come back into fashion once more ''not'' because ideas of honor or elegant but because people realized what a waste it was to nuke things from orbit. The goal of most warfare in the series is to conquer territory while doing as little damage to said territory as possible. (After all, who wants to rule over a radioactive crater?) The trope is also deconstructed here, as the dominance of showy, impractical weapons like {{Laser Blade}}s and [[BlingBlingBang ridiculously elaborate]], sword-fighting HumongousMecha are seen as a sign that war has become some kind of sick game to the rulers of the galaxy.
* Belkan-style Devices in the second season of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' are optimized for close combat in a variety of forms and they are used by knights. They have honor codes and fealty oaths and other stuff. Their weapons get more common in the third season, but the majority of mages still wield staff-type ranged weapons.
* The [[MagiTek Caster Gun]] from ''Manga/OutlawStar'' qualifies. It was formerly used by mages in many places across space. By the main story, It's not unique but very old, and very rare. It's just barely common enough for its ammunition to be available, albeit in extremely limited supply, in various knick-nack shops and from specialty merchants.
* Thoroughly deconstructed (as with anything else about classical heroes) in ''LightNovel/FateZero.'' Mages have obsession with 'the elegance of the ancient age', and this is exactly why Kiritsugu uses guns against them to great effect. Screw duels of honor by spirits of champions, I have guns!
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* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' has Vicious sporting a Katana katana in the future. He doesn't say why.
* Inverted in ''Manga/TheFiveStarStories''. Personal combat has come back into fashion once more ''not'' because of ideas of honor orelegant elegance but because people realized what a waste it was to nuke things from orbit. The goal of most warfare in the series is to conquer territory while doing as little damage to said territory as possible. (After possible - after all, who wants to rule over a radioactive crater?) crater? The trope is also deconstructed here, as the dominance of showy, impractical weapons like {{Laser Blade}}s and [[BlingBlingBang ridiculously elaborate]], sword-fighting HumongousMecha are seen as a sign that war has become some kind of sick game to the rulers of the galaxy.
* Belkan-style Devices inthe second season of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' are optimized for close combat in a variety of forms and they are used by knights. They have honor codes and fealty oaths and other stuff. Their weapons get more common in the third season, but the majority of mages still wield staff-type ranged weapons.
* The [[MagiTek Caster Gun]] from ''Manga/OutlawStar'' qualifies. It was formerly used by mages in many places across space. By the time of the main story,It's it's not unique but very old, and very rare. It's just barely common enough for its ammunition to be available, albeit in extremely limited supply, in various knick-nack knick-knack shops and from specialty merchants.
merchants, to the point Gene ends up sitting out most of an episode because he's busy buying up as many shells as he can find.
* Thoroughly deconstructed (as with anything else about classical heroes) in ''LightNovel/FateZero.'' Mages have obsession with 'the elegance of the ancient age', and this is [[CombatPragmatist exactlywhy why]] Kiritsugu uses guns against them to great effect. Screw duels of honor by spirits of champions, I have guns!effect, since they think such technology is "below" them and as such routinely underestimate what he can do with them.
* Inverted in ''Manga/TheFiveStarStories''. Personal combat has come back into fashion once more ''not'' because of ideas of honor or
* Belkan-style Devices in
* The [[MagiTek Caster Gun]] from ''Manga/OutlawStar'' qualifies. It was formerly used by mages in many places across space. By the time of the main story,
* Thoroughly deconstructed (as with anything else about classical heroes) in ''LightNovel/FateZero.'' Mages have obsession with 'the elegance of the ancient age', and this is [[CombatPragmatist exactly
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* In the ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' FanFic ''FanFic/VariousVytalVentures'' this is the explanation for why Jaune's "Crocea Mors" is not Also a Gun, like his many comrades. Doubles as an AncestralWeapon.
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* In the ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' FanFic ''FanFic/VariousVytalVentures'' this is the explanation for why Jaune's "Crocea Mors" is not Also [[MixAndMatchWeapon also a Gun, gun]], like his many comrades. Doubles as an AncestralWeapon.
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* In ''Film/TheLastSamurai'', the samurai rebel because the Emperor wants to modernize and Westernize Japan. The rebels fight the Imperial army with old-fashioned bows, spears and swords and do surprisingly well before getting cut down in a hail of machinegun fire. However, the real rebels upon which the film is based used modern weapons, and died in a last-ditch charge when their ammo ran out.
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* In ''Film/TheLastSamurai'', the samurai rebel because the Emperor wants to modernize and Westernize Japan. The rebels fight the Imperial army with old-fashioned bows, spears and swords and do surprisingly well before getting cut down in a hail of machinegun machine gun fire. However, the real rebels upon which the film is based used modern weapons, and died in a last-ditch charge when their ammo ran out.
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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': [[LaserBlade The lightsaber]], the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Obi-wan Kenobi's description provides the TropeNamer. Essentially swords for a futuristic setting, they help paint the Jedi as a futuristic version of the KnightErrant or samurai. The weapons seem to have a number of clear advantages over blasters, being able to cut through anything and deflect blaster fire. They however remain niche weapons mostly confined to force-users because they're difficult or impossible for someone without precognitive reflexes to use to their full potential. Obi-Wan is the only person to call them "more civilized," however. In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', he's forced to use a blaster carbine and sniffs, "So uncivilized!"
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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': [[LaserBlade The lightsaber]], the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Obi-wan Kenobi's description provides the TropeNamer. Essentially swords for a futuristic setting, they help paint the Jedi as a futuristic version of the KnightErrant or samurai. The weapons seem to have a number of clear advantages over blasters, being able to cut through anything and deflect blaster fire. They however remain niche weapons mostly confined to force-users because they're difficult or impossible for someone without precognitive reflexes to use to their full potential. Obi-Wan is the only person to call them "more civilized," however. In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', he's forced to use a blaster carbineand and, after killing its owner with it, sniffs, "So uncivilized!"
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': [[LaserBlade The lightsaber]], the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Obi-wan Kenobi's description provides the TropeNamer. Essentially swords for a futuristic setting, they help paint the Jedi as a futuristic version of the KnightErrant or samurai. The weapons seem to have a number of clear advantages over blasters, being able to cut through anything and deflect blaster fire. They however remain niche weapons mostly confined to force-users because they're difficult or impossible for someone without precognitive reflexes to use to their full potential. Obi-Wan is the only person to call them "more civilized," however. In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', he's forced to use a blaster carbine
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* In the opening fight of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', Gamora uses a big grenade-launcher-like gun instead of her usual swords, much to Quill's disappointment who thought every member of the group typically had a WeaponOfChoice, guns being his. The trope is subverted in-universe for him (as well as lampshaded and deconstructed by Gamora). [[spoiler: [[DoubleSubversion Double subverted]] in the end of the fight : None of their weapons is able to pierce through the monster's skin, but it has a weak spot. However, when Gamora aims for it, her weapon is out of ammunition, so she resorts to her sword instead.]]
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* In the opening fight of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', Gamora uses a big grenade-launcher-like gun instead of her usual swords, much to Quill's disappointment who thought every member of the group typically had a WeaponOfChoice, guns being his. The trope is subverted in-universe for him (as well as lampshaded and deconstructed by Gamora). [[spoiler: [[DoubleSubversion [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion Double subverted]] in the end of the fight : fight: None of their weapons is are able to pierce through the monster's skin, but it has a weak spot. However, when Gamora aims for it, her weapon is out of ammunition, so she resorts to her sword instead.]]
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* Debuting in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', the cowboy-themed villain Ocelot is known for carrying a set of Colt Single Action Army revolvers despite facing off against characters with modern guns and supernatural powers, and is an impossibly good shot with them.
