History Main / OneHandedZweihander

** Originally, warriors achieved this with the Titan's Grip talent, which also allowed the warrior to {{Dual Wield|ing}} normally two-handed weapons. Later expansions changed this to give warriors the ability automatically if they select the Fury specialization.

** Played straight with his Xanafied self in Season 4. While he is often seen using his two hands, he has no problem using only one hand.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' gives us

* Karura from VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}} kept breaking the swords she was using, until they finally crafted her a "sword" that was essentially a steel beam on a hilt, and more of a bludgeon than a cutting instrument. Naturally, she carries it around one handed.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''

* Pretty much every sword in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' is used one-handed regardless of its size (usually justified via PoweredArmor, SuperStrength engineering, etc.), but special mention must be made of Abaddon the Despoiler, whose one-hand-wielded sword is an ''actual'' Zweihander.

** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Shadows of Valentia]]''. a forging system was implemented where you can improve a weapon's stats or turn it into a whole new weapon. One instance of the latter is turning a Brave Sword into a Zweihander, and the unit that equips it does indeed wield it one-handed.

* ''VideoGame/RuneScape''

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''

* In ''Videogame/{{Risen}}'', putting 9 out of 10 points in the Sword fighting skill allows the Player Character to do this, allowing the combined use of a shield with a [[{{BFS}} huge sword]] that can be swung at the speed of common one handed swords which is arguably one of the most powerful weapon combinations in the game and the best option to spend the majority of your early [[NoStatAtrophy Learning points]] on if you choose to align yourself with the Don's Men instead of [[KnightTemplar the Inquisition]].

* In ''Videogame/TheSurge'' and ''Videogame/TheSurge2'', all of the "one-handed" weapons are big enough that a normal human would need both arms to hold them. Thanks to being fitted with an Exo-Rig, however, both the player and enemies can wield them like they're one-handed weapons. The actual two-handed heavy weapons tend to be giant axes, hammers, or other [[ImprovisedWeapon repurposed industrial tools]] that are twice the size of a human. [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Single-rigged weapons]] are an unusual case, as while they are attached to one arm, the one wielding them effectively uses their entire body as a fulcrum to swing and stab with them.

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*** Cloud prefers to use two hands to wield his signature weapon, but he ''can'' hold it in just one, as seen in his victory animation when he spins it around with absolute ease. The [[VideoGame/FinalFantasy7Remake Remake]] has Cloud holding the sword in two hands in Operator mode, but using one hand in Punisher mode. Amazingly, while Cloud moves much slower in Punisher mode, he ''attacks'' much faster.

*** ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'':
*** Cloud is shown capable of wielding the First Tsurugi/First Ken to cleave through falling building sections, with one hand, while riding Fenrir [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeyyJSmLW3w (seen at 3:05-3:24).]] and can also dual-wield a pair of them at once, as seen during his duel with Sephiroth, when he briefly separates them into a pair of {{BFS}}es [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C6sC-p8fa4 (7:45-8:21).]]
*** Sephiroth does this as well, and his sword already is a BFS by all standards, having a length of about three meters, which ''dwarfs'' Cloud's Buster Sword in length.
*** ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'': Angeal and Zack, the first and second wielders of the Buster Sword, are also capable of using it one handed; though that's probably due to their SOLDIER enhancements. Partly averted with Cloud himself, as he wields it with two hands when in battle stance, but many of his attacks and poses have him wield it with one hand like it's nothing. Justified as he's also SOLDIER-enhanced.

*** You can learn the ability to do this--called "Monkey Grip" in some games--so you can equip a shield on your free hand.

** ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'' shows King Rhoam wielding a Royal Claymore, a notable two-handed sword from ''Breath of the Wild'', in one hand.

** ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'': Crusaders using the Heavenly Strength passive skill in can also wield two-handed weapons -- even ''polearms'' -- in one hand. Unlike the Barbarian from the previous game, however, the Crusader cannot dual-wield, and primarily uses this in tandem with a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe big heavy shield]].

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Guts is quite capable of wielding his freakishly large {{BFS}}, the Dragonslayer, using just one hand. He needs to be, because his non-dominant left hand is actually an iron prosthetic, since he lost the original one during the Eclipse; it has a [[HollywoodMagnetism powerful magnet]] inside of it so that he can assist his right hand with a two-handed grip, but he still can only one-hand it with his right. Even before he got the Dragonslayer, his weapons of choice were oversized great swords that he would often practice with one-handed to build his strength. The reason being that he started training with an adult-sized long sword when he was five years old, and got used to wielding way-too-big swords, so he just kept upgrading the size as he grew older and stronger.

Of course, some of the weapons used by practitioners of this trope are so huge that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un1M7xbCCIs not even using both hands would do them any good,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xogheZdAO18 even if the weapon was made lighter by using an aluminum alloy instead of solid steel.]]

Often comes with ImplausibleFencingPowers. Sometimes taken to ridiculous levels when DualWielding is involved. For the JustForFun/GunCounterpart, see FiringOneHanded. Related to {{BFS}}. Subtrope of ImprobableUseOfAWeapon.

* Kirito from ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' wields a huge black iron sword with one hand in ALO. The reasoning for this is that he is used to heavy swords from SAO.
* Guts from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' (who's currently providing this page's image for a very good reason) is quite capable of wielding his freakishly large {{BFS}}, the Dragonslayer, using just one hand. He needs to be, because his non-dominant left hand is actually an iron prosthetic, since he lost the original one during the Eclipse; it has a [[HollywoodMagnetism powerful magnet]] inside of it so that he can assist his right hand with a two-handed grip, but he still can only one-hand it with his right. Even before he got the Dragonslayer, his weapons of choice were oversized great swords that he would often practice with one-handed to build his strength. The reason being that he started training with an adult-sized long sword when he was five years old, and got used to wielding way-too-big swords, so he just kept upgrading the size as he grew older and stronger.

** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', the Gorons wield their huge swords in one hand even though Link needs two hands to do so.

* In ''Videogame/TheSurge'' and ''Videogame/TheSurge2'', all of the "one-handed" weapons are big enough that a normal human would need both arms to hold them. Thanks to being fitted with an Exo-Rig, however, both the player and enemies can wield them like they're one-handed weapons. The actual two-handed heavy weapons tend to be giant axes, hammers, or other [[ImprovisedWeapon repurposed industrial tools]] that are twice the size of a human.

* Shardblades in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' are upwards of six-seven feet in length, yet light enough to wield one-handed. [[spoiler: {{Justified}} in ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'' by the fact that Shards aren't made of matter as we know it, but are the physical manifestations of the creatures of pure magic known as spren.]]

** {{Justified|Trope}}: [[WordOfGod It's stated]] that a zanpakuto is part of the soul of the shinigami or the arrancar wielding it. Therefore, to that person, even the most massive and absurd-looking weapon as light as a feather.

* The eponymous half-demon swordswomen of ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'' do this, often being able to SpamAttack with their huge swords. It's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the first chapter and explained as a specific effect of their being made part-Yoma. The thin handles of the claymore swords also are a hint that [[spoiler: the swords are made of ThunderboltIron. Which is why they can survive being used against Awakened Ones and do not break even when subjected to or used for ImplausibleFencingPowers.]]

*** Rey's fighting style, especially in ''The Last Jedi'' and ''Rise of Skywalker'' is primarily one-handed. [[spoiler:At the end of the latter film, she averts the trop by constructing a lightsaber with a one-handed grip.]]

* William in ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' subverts this. When he tries to use only one hand in "Final Round", he fails miserably because the sword is too heavy.

* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Kenpachi Zaraki wields a very large sword, similar in design to a nodachi, in one hand, and uses a very reckless fighting style to boot. In the Hueco Mundo Arc, he encounters an enemy so powerful that he resorts to [[IAmNotLeftHanded holding his sword properly]], which has a marked effect on his power. Amusingly, he had to actually be ''taught'' that this works better when the head captain forced him to take formal swordsmanship lessons. He normally refuses to use the techniques he was taught, because [[SelfImposedChallenge he doesn't want his battles to be too easy]]. [[spoiler:The true form of Kenpachi's zanpakuto, Nozarashi, which he only recently unlocked upon learning his sword's name, is a gigantic axe-like blade that's bigger than he is...and he's a very big man (202cm tall). He ''still'' wields it one-handed.]]
** And, again from ''Bleach'', Nnoitra Gilga (the very guy who Kenpachi had to resort to holding his sword properly for) uses several big-ass scythes in his OneWingedAngel form, all of them with one hand ([[MultiArmedAndDangerous he has six of them]]).
** Protagonist Ichigo remarkably averts this: his Zangetsu in any pre-Bankai form is definitely a BFS (it's generally about as long as his wingspan -- and he's both tall (174cm-181cm) and somewhat long in the arm -- and quite broad, its primary form resembling a giant khyber knife for most of the series) but he typically wields it two-handed. Though it's shown a couple of times that he ''can'' one-hand it.
*** Played straight in the final story arc, when Zangetsu has to be reforged and the resulting weapon is two swords, one of which is similar to the original "giant chopping knife" and the second being the size of short sword or very large knife. Naturally, Ichigo [[DualWielding dual wields]] them.

* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', Ryoga's umbrella turns out to be so incredibly heavy that Akane (who, remember, is a highly trained martial artist and in excellent shape) can barely lift it. Yet, as she observes, Ryoga wields it in one hand like a normal person with a normal umbrella, tipping her off to his monstrous natural strength.
** Ranma can do the same.

* ''Literature/TheBelgariad'': Garion, Torak, and 'Zakath all do this one occasion. Likely justified, as the swords in question are magic.
** In the case of Garion, the sword in question is powered by a CosmicKeystone that explicitly makes the sword lighter than it would normally be. When the stone is removed, Garion - who's comfortably over six feet tall and well built - can barely lift or carry the sword at all, much less in one hand (he once removed the stone while forgetting the sword is slung in the scabbard at his back. It brought him to his knees). Torak, by contrast, is a god, and would not be expected to have difficulty handling any sword.

* In ''Literature/SmallFavor'', Michael briefly [[DualWielding dual-wields]] holy swords ''Fidelaccius'' (a katana) and ''Amoraccius'' (a 5-foot greatsword). Granted, he is a really big man and skilled swordsman, and possibly buffed by the Swords themselves - they tend to do little things to balance out fights. Usually he fights with ''Amoraccius'' two-handed.
** He also did this in the earlier book ''Literature/DeathMasks''-- that time atop a ''moving train.''

*** Third edition also has a feat called Monkey Grip that allows a medium character to use a two-handed weapon (or a small character use a one-handed weapon) one-handed, with a small penalty to hit. As the system is one of the bigger cases of ShieldsAreUseless, and there is an inherent damage boost to using weapons two-handed, it's not a very popular feat from a power perspective.

* ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'': Cloud is shown capable of wielding the First Tsurugi/First Ken to cleave through falling building sections, with one hand, while riding Fenrir [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeyyJSmLW3w (seen at 3:05-3:24).]] and can also dual-wield a pair of them at once, as seen during his duel with Sephiroth, when he briefly separates them into a pair of {{BFS}}es [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C6sC-p8fa4 (7:45-8:21).]]
** Sephiroth does this as well, and his sword already is a BFS by all standards, having a length of about three meters, which ''dwarfs'' Cloud's Buster Sword in length.
** [[VideoGame/CrisisCore Angeal]] and Zack, the first and second wielders of the Buster Sword, are also capable of using it one handed; though that's probably due to their SOLDIER enhancements. Partly averted with Cloud himself, as he wields it with two hands when in battle stance, but many of his attacks and poses have him wield it with one hand like it's nothing. Justified as he's also SOLDIER-enhanced.
* You can learn the ability to do this in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' games--called "Monkey Grip" in some games--so you can equip a shield on your free hand.
** Knight swords, the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity Plus One Swords]] of the original Tactics, are by far the largest weapons in the game if both their inventory and combat sprites are anything to go by, almost as large as the character models. Despite this, every single one is still classified as a one-handed weapon.
** In the ''Tactics'' games as well as some other ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' games you can invert this by using the opposite ability--Doublehand--to wield one handed weapons with both arms for extra power.
* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Auron]] uses large, Western swords (which are labeled as {{katanas|AreJustBetter}}). Although he can clearly lift and use them with no effort, most of his attacks ([[LimitBreak Overdrives]] included) actually have him use both hands. In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', however, he keeps his left hand tucked away under his robes, playing this trope straight.
* Lightning of the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' games usually wields light, one-handed gunblades, and her normal battle stance reflects this. However, in ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'' her swords range in size from small, light rapiers to great swords, a category that includes the Buster Sword and Caius's sword. While she wields the larger weapons with two hands when attacking with them, her battle stance is always the same one-handed one.
** None of this takes into account how she wields Odin's Zantetsuken, as massive BifurcatedWeapon. While Odin wields them as a single double-bladed weapon, Lightning, by far the smaller of the two, dual wields the massive blades. [[ItMakesSenseInContext While riding Odin like a horse]].
** Caius himself has a tendency to swing Chaos' Revenge single-handed in a ReverseGrip (not at all unlike [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Saïx]] below) in order to show off the [[SummonMagic Eye of Bahamut eidolith]] in the hilt.
* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' has an unusual example with the Warrior of Light. His Braveheart sword, by proportions, qualifies as a zweihander, yet he wields it one-handed [[KnightlySwordAndShield with a Lustrous Shield in his other hand]]. However, this is easy to miss, because the same game features the likes of Cloud, Sephiroth, Jecht, and Garland, who all have outright {{BFS}}es.
* In the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' franchise, Lu Bu does this with a halberd.

** The daughter of Lu Bu, Lu Lingqi, takes this to an even more absurd extent, wielding a crossed pike -- twin [[DoubleWeapon double-headed halberds conjoined at the center]] -- ''larger than she is'', single-handed. This doubles as a call back to DW6 where this was wielded by Lu Bu himself.

* Orochi of ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi'' wields his massive scythe with a single hand.

* [[TheHero Ragna the Bloodedge]] of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' does this with a sword described as "a massive slab of metal." He also tends to use it in ReverseGrip, making it even more implausible.

* Barbarians in ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}} II'' can wield two-handed swords like this, allowing for either a shield or another weapon (even another two-handed weapon) to be used in the other hand, though they take a damage penalty for one-handed use. For barbarians using a Frenzy build, however, nothing tops it.
* Crusaders using the Heavenly Strength passive skill in ''[[VideoGame/DiabloIII Diablo III: Reaper of Souls]]'' can also wield two-handed weapons -- even ''polearms'' -- in one hand. Unlike the Barbarian from the previous game, however, the Crusader cannot dual-wield, and primarily uses this in tandem with a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe big heavy shield]].

* In ''VideoGame/GuildWars'', your character will always have to wield swords with a shield or an off-hand no matter their size, despite of them being ''really'' huge.
** The trope is now completely averted in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2''.

* The Qunari Arishok in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' wields a claymore and a two-handed battle axe in each hand, which is not surprising considering his enormous body height and clearly SuperStrength. On a related note, the in-game model of Arishok belongs to the Rogue class (rather than the burly Warrior you'd expect) and his weapons are technically daggers, since the game's engine limits dual-wielding to this class and weapon exclusively.
** In [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins the first game]], one-handed swords were a little large for humans but start to look more like two-handed swords for elves and dwarves (a one-handed sword is about as long as this distance between the ground and an elf's chin). Enter the Rogue talent that lets you dual-wield one-handed weapons instead of requiring a dagger in your off-hand... There's also a Warrior power, Killing Blow, that, because it can be used with either one or two-handed weapons, always uses the same attack animation: a one-handed forward thrust. Doesn't matter if you're wielding a dagger or a two-handed hammer with a head that's bigger than your torso.
* Many classes in ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' swing around huge weapons one-handed.

** When the three Lords (Eliwood, Hector, Lyndis) in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Blazing Sword]]'' [[PrestigeClass promote]], they are all granted [[InfinityPlusOneSword new weapons]]. Eliwood gets Durandal (a broadsword larger than ''[[CoolHorse his horse]]''), Hector gets Armads (a giant [[AnAxeToGrind axe]]), and Lyn gets the Sol Katti (a mammoth, [[RoyalRapier rapier-esque]] {{katana|sAreJustBetter}}). Of the three, Eliwood and Hector play the trope straight (beyond [[AwesomeButImpractical Eliwood's attack speed plummeting 7 points because of its insane weight, preventing him from double attacking final boss even with his speed at the cap and letting almost every other foe in the one chapter it is usable for double HIM]]). Lyn subverts it; she holds the sword up with one hand in her standing animation, but has to swing the blade with both hands when she lunges at her foe with a jumping slash.

* Dante of the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' series does this with all his {{BFS}}es, the most noteworthy being Sparda, which is at least as long as he is tall, and can extend to be even longer. He also likes to SpamAttack with these oversized swords. [[JustifiedTrope Of course, he]] ''[[JustifiedTrope is]]'' [[JustifiedTrope half-demon.]] In the first game, Dante encounters ([[RecurringBoss several times, for that matter]]) [[BlackKnight Nelo Angelo]] ([[spoiler:his BrainwashedAndCrazy EvilTwin Vergil]]), [[MirrorBoss who copies his moveset]] with an even ''larger'' blade. Appropriately, in [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry5 5]], [[spoiler:Devil Sword Dante, which is named after him]] is also wielded in this manner/
** Nero from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' also does this with his BFS, Red Queen as well as with [[spoiler: Yamato, Vergil's sword]].
* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Berserker one-hands a giant sword that is more a seven foot slab of rock, so fast that even his missed attacks cause a RazorWind.
** On the other hand, Berserker's ''humongous'' size makes said sword look small by comparison.

* In ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', as well as its predecessor ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', a player with the right stats can carry any weapon in a single hand, whether it be a 6 foot katana, a zweihänder, a battleaxe intended for a giant or a solid-stone dragon tooth larger than the person wielding it. The [[MightyGlacier NPCs Havel the Rock and Black Iron Tarkus]] go as far as to wield a giant weapon in their right hand and a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe tower shield]] on their left. The player is even capable of DualWielding two-handed weapons, though [[CoolButInefficient doing so grants no practical advantage]]--until ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' introduced the ability to attack with both weapons at once, but only if you have ''1.5'' times the Strength and Dexterity two compatible weapons need to simply be used one hand.
** There's also Artorias of the Abyss, who is based off of Guts (the developers having admitted to being huge ''Berserk'' fans) and will ''[[ThatOneBoss destroy you]]''.
*** Even more frightening once you think of the size difference between Artorias and the Player. The player's height (male) is assumed to be around 6 feet tall, Dragonslayer Ornstein is around the same height as the Black Knights (appear around 7 to 8 feet tall). Artorias makes both of them look small in comparison. This means Artorias' sword is at the ''minimum'' '''ten feet''' long or bigger.
*** Even ''more'' frightening when you realize the reason he's fighting one-handed in the first place is because his left arm ([[IAmNotLeftHanded which is also implied to be his stronger arm]]) [[HandicappedBadass is broken and limp]]. If he puts up that much of a fight in his wrecked state, imagine [[WhatCouldHaveBeen how powerful he must have been in his prime...]]
** Though not as flashy as Havel, Tarkus, or Artorias, [[BadassNormal knights of Catarina]] like [[PluckyComicRelief Siegmeyer]] and his daughter Sieglinde also fit this trope with their zweihanders, a weapon described in-game as needing "inhuman strength" to even wield two-handed, much less with a Pierce Shield as both of them have.
** In ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'', the mighty King Vendrick [[spoiler:or what's left of him]] wields a huge sword as big as he is with one hand. He's a giant, by the way.

*** Players can also obtain the Smelter Hammer weapon, fan dubbed "The Giant Chicken wing," this weapon is a mass of steel literally larger than the player. The weapon is intended to be used with two hands, as it's strong attack has the player spin in place before using the sheer weight of the weapon to launch themselves forward, also fittingly named "The KFC Special" by fans. Despite this, nothing stops players from getting the strength to 1-hand this behemoth. Even crazier? With 99 Strength (The cap in DSII) you can DUAL-WIELD THESE MONSTROSITIES!
*** Finally, in the Crown of the Ivory King DLC, the titular king also wields his Ultra Greatsword in one hand. Notably, despite being seven feet long, the sword is pretty slick in design and doesn't at first look as heavy, [[LargeAndInCharge especially in the king's hand]], but it has a special attack that encrusts it in ice, effectively ''doubling'' its length and tripling its girth.
** Artorias's successors in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', the Abyss Watchers, have a fighting style based around a greatsword in one hand and a dagger in the other. Said fighting style is ridiculously flippy and nimble, meaning that not only are they fighting with a one-handed greatsword, they're fighting ''very acrobatically'' with a one-handed greatsword. And the player can get in on it by transposing the Watchers's boss soul into the Farron Greatsword, which literally ''can't'' be two-handed; pressing the button that would usually two-hand the weapon causes you to draw the dagger instead. This gives you advantages (you can parry with the dagger, and some of the best options in the moveset use the dagger to spin on), but also makes you more vulnerable to parrying.

* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'': In the first game, [[BigBad Sarevok]] wields a big sword one-handed. In ''Shadows of Amn'', you can get this sword as an actual item -- and only then will you see it was a two-handed sword, by the rules simply impossible for your characters to wield in one hand. (However, in ''Throne of Bhaal'', [[spoiler: this rule applies to Sarevok as well.]])

* In ''VideoGame/BaldursGateDarkAlliance 2'', Dorn the Barbarian can learn a high-level skill (it costs 15 skill points) that allows him to wield two-handed swords, axes and hammers in one hand, and even dual wield them should he wish.
* ''VideoGame/RuneScape'' has an interesting inversion. The Dominion Sword looks for all intents and purposes like a normal, one handed longsword. However, you can only wield it two-handed. (as in, [[ObviousRulePatch you aren't allowed]] to equip a shield, even though the sword is obviously small enough for you to do so.)

** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'':

** Mounted Combat in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' has you one-handing two-handed weapons, much like the Mount and Blade Examples, for all the same reasons.

* Guts from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' is quite capable of wielding his freakishly large {{BFS}}, the Dragonslayer, using just one hand. He needs to be, because his non-dominant left hand is actually an iron prosthetic, since he lost the original one during the Eclipse; it has a [[HollywoodMagnetism powerful magnet]] inside of it so that he can assist his right hand with a two-handed grip, but he still can only one-hand it with his right. Even before he got the Dragonslayer, his weapons of choice were oversized great swords that he would often practice with one-handed to build his strength. The reason being that he started training with an adult-sized long sword when he was five years old, and got used to wielding way-too-big swords, so he just kept upgrading the size as he grew older and stronger.

* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Kenpachi Zaraki wields a very large sword, similar in design to a nodachi, in one hand, and uses a very reckless fighting style to boot. In the Hueco Mundo Arc, he encounters an enemy so powerful that he resorts to [[IAmNotLeftHanded holding his sword properly]], which has a marked effect on his power. Amusingly, he had to actually be ''taught'' that this works better when the head captain forced him to take formal swordsmanship lessons. He normally refuses to use the techniques he was taught, because [[SelfImposedChallenge he doesn't want his battles to be too easy]]. [[spoiler:The true form of Kenpachi's zanpakuto, which he only recently unlocked upon learning his sword's name, is a gigantic axe-like blade that's bigger than he is...and he's a very big man (202cm tall). He ''still'' wields it one-handed.]]

* [[AnIcePerson Magara]] [[CameBackWrong Naokatsu]] from ''VideoGame/Nioh2'' is a one-armed giant of a man who can wield a huge oodachi longer than he's tall with one hand and the skill of a MasterSwordsman which allows him to overwhelm even [[spoiler: a younger Honda Tadakatsu]]. What's more, [[spoiler: [[TurnsRed using Youkai Realm to grow his left arm ''doesn't change'' his fighting style at all, save for some extra-strong two-handed slashes and occasional DualWielding (really) with a phantom copy.]]

* [[AnIcePerson Magara]] [[CameBackWrong Naokatsu]] from ''VideoGame/Nioh2'' is a one-armed giant of a man who can wield a huge oodachi longer than he's tall with one hand and the skill of a MasterSwordsman which allows him to overwhelm even [[spoiler: a younger Honda Tadakatsu]]. What's more, [[spoiler: [[TurnsRed using Youkai Realm to grow his left arm ''doesn't change'' his fighting style at all, save for some extra-strong two-handed slashes.]]