History Main / SwordBeam

** For the English speakers, they are "Double Demon Fang" {fires 2 DFs}, "Demonic Chaos" [[fires three DFs in rapid succession]], and "Fierce Demon Fang" [[which create a shockwave which hits multiple times at close range]]. Variations, such as [[TalesOfLegendia Senel's]] and [[TalesOfTheAbyss Luke's]] Demon Fist, [[TalesOfVesperia Yuri's]] "Azure Edge" and Estelle's "Star Stroke", and Repede's "Demonic Charge", also exist.

** Most of [[TalesoftheAbyss Guy]]'s second [[LimitBreak Mystic Arte]] "Brilliant Overlord" also counts.

* ''MahouSenseiNegima'' has the Shinmei Ryū Hidden Technique, Zanmaken: Ni no Tachi [[spoiler:In Celebration of my FirstKiss with Ojou-sama Special]] (spoilered part of name courtesy of Jack Rakan, natch). When Rakan demonstrated it, the crescent-shaped energy projectile it produced bypassed all of Negi's DeflectorShields and damaged the building behind him before finally slicing a giant floating rock some distance away behind that in half.

** Negima also features the "Iaiken" technique, which is a ''Fist Beam''.

* ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' has shown examples of the RazorWind off a sword stroke version. Shigure fought someone with that technique, and has done ranged attacks not only with a sword ''but with a wooden spoon''.

* The {{Samurai}}, who appear relatively late in {{Naruto}}, are all capable of doing this, once they've channelled chakra through their blades like [[LaserBlade Laser Blades]].

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* ''Bayonetta'''s sword beam is really AwesomeButImpractical as it takes like 10 seconds to shoot. Nobody ever waits around that long so it's pretty pointless anyway.

** In the animated TV series, this is about the only attack Link ever makes with his weapon (presumably because [[MoralGuardians slashing something with a sword is imitatable, but shooting a laser out of it isn't]]). Since his bow shoots beams too, this has the odd effect of making all of his weapons ''exactly the same''.

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* ''FateNuovoGuerra'' features Clarent as an EvilCounterpart to Excalibur from ''FateStayNight'' above. It feeds on the hate and dispair in the surroundings, and will eventually feed on the Grail itself. To a lesser extent, Tizona and Colada, when {{Dual Wield}}ed, create a short-range SwordBeam.
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* In ''RocketKnightAdventures'', Sparkster can fling energy beams from his sword. These were taken out of both versions of ''Sparkster'', but made a return in the 2010 ''Rocket Knight'' revival.

**** Actually, he just swings the sword so hard the air itself slices through things.

* ''MobileSuitGundam00'' 's second season has [[spoiler:The 00 Raiser using its twin drives to generate a massive beam saber, slicing through KillSat Memento Mori]].

* From ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'', we have Fate's Plasma Zanber Breaker, a massive beam fired from the blade of [[{{BFS}} Bardiche's Zanber Form]]. It's roughly the equivalent of Nanoha's [[WaveMotionGun Starlight Breaker]] in power.

* Inverted and defied in ''BusouRenkin'' where one of the alchemic weapons "Sword Samurai X" takes the form of a sword that has the ability to nullify energy attacks. Nobuhiro Watsuki, the writer, stated that he gave it this power because he didn't like sword beams, as they defeated the very purpose of a sword, so he gave the sword the ability to nullify ''other'' ranged attacks instead.

* [[SamuraiPizzaCats Speedy Cerviche's]] Cat's Eye Slash is a [[DualWielding two-sword]] variant.

*** Zack Fair apparently taught Cloud the Meteorain/Meteor Shots skill, as he uses it in ''Crisis Core''.
** ''Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced'' features this with the Earth Render technique where it strikes everything in a straight line regardless of range.
*** ''Tactics Advanced 2'' features the Gria with an attack called blast wave which is an attack using a sword that hits things in a straight line. (much more limited than Earth Render)

** In ''DissidiaFinalFantasy'', Squall, Cloud, Sephiroth and Gabranth return with their signature sword beams. Warrior of Light and Onion Knight take it a step further with Radiant Sword and Swordshower. The latter has the Warrior swing his sword to create beams of light that look like swords, while Swordshower conjures a swarm of sword-shaped energy beams to hit the opponent from all angles. So yeah, not only do they use Sword Beams, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment but their Sword Beams look like swords]].

* I can't believe my eyes: all this text without any mention yet of ''Strider''!
* Or ''RocketKnightAdventures'', for that matter. The sequel removed it, admittedly, but the first game gives you a cool red swirly thing for popping things from a distance.

* ''Severance: Blade of darkness'' had [[HundredPercentCompletion an upgrade]] that unlocked two SwordBeam attacks for [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Ianna's sword]], your only ranged attacks aside from throwing your weapons (they don't come back, and you can only carry a few) and a bow which never upgrades unlike all your other weapons, and is therefore completely useless except for hitting switches. While obtaining the SwordBeam is optional, you don't stand much chance against the teleporting BigBad without it. (And if you did get it, you'll get an [[BonusDungeon extra level after it]], with TheManBehindTheMan in a {{Magitek}} PowerArmor as final boss.)
* [[DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Disgaea]] has the Dimension Slash,the ultimate sword technique,which fires a green beam from your sword

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* ''Severance: Blade of darkness'' had [[HundredPercentCompletion an upgrade]] that unlocked two SwordBeam attacks for [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Ianna's sword]], your only ranged attacks aside from throwing your weapons (they don't come back, and you can only carry a few) and a bow which never upgrades unlike all your other weapons, and is therefore completely useless except for hitting switches. While obtaining the SwordBeam is optional, you don't stand much chance against the teleporting BigBad without it. (And if you did get it, you'll get an [[BonusDungeon extra level after it]], with TheManBehindTheMan in a {{Magitek}} PowerArmor as final boss.)

* ''Severance: Blade of darkness'' had [[HundredPercentCompletion an upgrade]] that unlocked two SwordBeam attacks for [[InfinityPlusOneSword Ianna's sword]], your only ranged attacks aside from throwing your weapons (they don't come back, and you can only carry a few) and a bow which never upgrades unlike all your other weapons, and is therefore completely useless except for hitting switches. While obtaining the SwordBeam is optional, you don't stand much chance against the BigBad without it. (And if you did get it, you'll get an [[BonusDungeon extra level after it]], with TheManBehindTheMan in a {{Magitek}} PowerArmor as final boss.)

* Averted in ''BusouRenkin'' where one of the alchemic weapons "Sword Samurai X" takes the form of a sword that has the ability to nullify energy attacks. Nobuhiro Watsuki, the writer, stated that he gave it this power because he didn't like sword beams, as they defeated the very purpose of a sword, so he gave the sword the ability to nullify ''other'' ranged attacks instead.

* If you are playing {{Pokemon Battle Revolution}}, Gallade using Psycho Cut is clearly displayed as this. Only the sword is infact an arm. Infact, Psycho Cut is pretty much a sword beam anyway, just Gallade is the best example I know of.

* In ''Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep'', Vanitas, one of the game's main villains, has a basic two-hit combo that consists of a lunging slash and a somersaulting uppercut with his Keyblade. Towards the end of the game, he starts using the latter attack to shoot a fast-moving, short-ranged crescent beam and, later on, a slow-moving, homing one.

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* The Sandstorm-Wind Attack mode of the ''{{Exalted}}'' Charm Iron Raptor Technique is basically this, as is its follow-on Blazing Solar Bolt.

** ''Decade'' gives Sword Waves to several past Riders, mostly because Decade's Complete Form performs its [[FinishingMove Finishing Moves]] in tandem with [[ThePuppetmaster artificial copies]] of the Riders in their own [[SuperMode Super Modes]], and sometimes their finishers aren't suited to [[CombinationAttack Combination Attacks]]. Besides Blade King Form, [[KamenRiderAgito Agito Shining Form]] and [[KamenRiderRyuki Ryuki Survive]] have them, as do [[KamenRiderHibiki Armed Hibiki]] and [[{{KamenRiderDen-O}} Den-O Liner Form]] in the Hyper Battle DVD.