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* In the ''[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Assassin´s Creed franchise]]'':

* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' being something of a SpiritualSuccessor or {{Expy}} of [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] also fights like this. Unlike most Musketeers, she also has guns on her ''feet''.

** Main character [[BadassLongcoat Dante]] always fights with his [[GunsAkimbo dual]] [[TheGunslinger handguns]] [[NamedWeapons Ebony & Ivory]] and his sword [[{{BFS}} Rebellion]].
** Whenever she is playable, Dante's partner Trish fights with the Sparda sword and her twin pistols, Luce & Ombra. All three weapons belonged to Dante's father Sparda.
** Nero of the [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry4 fourth game]], not to be outdone, uses his own sword Red Queen, his [[RevolversAreJustBetter double-barreled revolver]] Blue Rose, and the [[EvilHand Devil Bringer]].

** ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'': In the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}'', the playable characters can alternate between a melee weapon or a ranged weapon with the grid based battle system. The ability to equip every character with both melee weapons and firearms then disappeared from the series for a decade, before finally returning in ''Videogame/Persona5''.

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* The Creator/MarvelComics {{Elseworld}} ''The 5 Ronin'' transplants familiar Marvel characters to Japan under Ieyasu Tokugawa's rule. The series' version of ComicBook/ThePunisher is an expert swordfighter and an ace gunman, but depending on the situation he will only use one weapon, his rifle or his katana.

* ''Film/TheMasterGunfighter'' is a MasterSwordsman as well, even though he has a rare twelve-shot revolver. The film is a ForeignRemake of the samurai film ''Film/{{Goyokin}}'' and the hero comes from Mexican aristocracy to [[SamuraiCowboy handwave why he'd use a sword as well]].

* ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' allows you to swap between a small weapon and a large one. Its sequel allows you to make this selection to be between a melee weapon and a large gun instead. A basic GameMod allows the survivor to carry all three kinds (main gun, sidearm and melee weapon).

* [[Literature/{{Sharpe}} Richard Sharpe]] carries a Baker rifle and a [[{{BFS}} 1796 pattern cavalry sabre]]. It's distinctive because rifles and muskets were only carried by the rank-and-file infantry, while swords were the weapons for [[UpperClassTwit gentlemanly]] officers. Sharpe's choice to wield both represents his [[FieldPromotion rise from "the ranks"]].
* Many of the characters on ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' are this. They'll use firearms when they're far away from the walkers and/or there are a lot of them to deal with at once. But when they only need to worry about one or two at close quarters they will usually use a knife so as not to waste ammunition.

* In a very literal version of this trope, in''VideoGame/GutsNBlackpowder'', every class with a firearm would be this. Since [[TruthInTelevision 18th century firearms take forever to reload]], (The fastest one in-game have a reload time of 5 seconds ''while'' boosted by a Fifer.) pulling out your sabre to fend off zombies is done regularly.

* In ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' and ''[[VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2NewGenesis PSO2 New Genesis]]'', a combination of a melee class and ranged subclass (and vice versa) via the JobSystem allows players to equip and swap between weapons such as swords, partisans, assault rifles, and launchers.

* By the time of Season 5, ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' has been in the future long enough [[spoiler:as well as losing his sword]] that he no longer has any compunctions against using guns and starts the season with a pistol and a machine gun. However [[spoiler:once he regains his sword he sticks with it to the end]].

** Note that this is also not limited to civilian self-defense. Police officers are encouraged to be able to defend themselves with Mace, a Taser, or a nightstick as well as with a conventional firearm, at least in the United States. Not all take advantage of the opportunity, of course. Private security guards for armored cars sometimes carry a pistol in the cab of the truck and Mace cans on their person, and SWAT teams may issue both truncheons and submachine guns.

** Note that this is also not limited to military formations. Police officers are encouraged to be able to defend themselves with Mace, a Taser, or a nightstick as well as with a conventional firearm, at least in the United States. Not all take advantage of the opportunity, of course. Private security guards for armored cars sometimes carry a pistol in the cab of the truck and Mace cans on their person, and SWAT teams may issue both truncheons and submachine guns.

* In the first two ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' games, it was possible to switch quickly between two weapons without AP costs if equipped for that. Too close? [[DropTheHammer Drop The Sledgehammer]]. It's still possible, but not as intuitive, in the [[VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}} third]] and [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas fourth]] games (you have to assign weapons to number keys, like in traditional FPS games, and ''New Vegas'' takes away one possible slot to use its key for an entirely different mechanic instead).

** When the arquebus was first invented, pikemen were supposed to support the gunpowder units, which were separate from them. Halberdiers or troops armed with similar weapons (e.g. billhooks, greatswords) would supplement the pikemen in the "push of pike" while the pike would keep the cavalry and melee infantry off of the gunmen. Gunmen ''could'' engage in hand-to-hand combat with their swords, but if they did, this was usually a sign that something had gone wrong. But pikemen became progressively less important as guns got more common and advanced; whereas the late 15th century wars had firearms troops comprising only 10% of armies on average, by the time of the Thirty Years War the proportion varied from 50% to 70% depending on the country and year. The death knell for purely melee infantry was the invention of the socket bayonet combined with the profileration of the flintlock musket (which effectively tripled the musketeer's firing rate); the pike element was dropped entirely by the early 18th century, as what both sides were holding were basically short spears that fired stuff. The Nine Years War (1688-1697) was the final confirmation of this in the minds of contemporary military thinkers, as units armed solely with muskets and bayonets actually fended off cavalry better than those armed with both muskets and pikes.

* Setsuna F. Seiei from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'' pilots a Gundam that specializes in close quarters combat; Exia and 00 are armed with massive swords that also have integrated beam rifles. The GN Sword on the Exia and the GN Sword III wielded by 00 Raiser are essentially massive switchblade-type broad sword that can rapidly cycle between rifle mode and sword mode. The GN Sword II is used in conjunction with another sword II and also doubles as rifle with a range of firing modes. Setsuna was less proficient with the rifle mode earlier in his career, but eventually becomes a better marksman (to the point where Graham Aker notes that Setsuna's ranged attacks are far more accurate than they were).

* The Marvel Comics {{Elseworld}} ''The 5 Ronin'' transplants familiar Marvel characters to Japan under Ieyasu Tokugawa's rule. The series' version of ComicBook/ThePunisher is an expert swordfighter and an ace gunman, but depending on the situation he will only use one weapon, his rifle or his katana.

* In Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs' ''Literature/{{Barsoom}}'' stories, John Carter often carried (and used) both his long sword and a radium pistol (the bullets of which had explosive warheads).

* ''[[Literature/TheLordsOfCreation In The Courts of the Crimson Kings]]'' is a {{reconstruction}} of the ''Literature/{{Barsoom}}'' stories. The first pictures from Mars show the inhabitants are armed with firearms and swords. Some speculate that it's due to a code of honor, but it's pointed out that it would give the cheaters too much of an advantage. It turns out Martians use biotechnology guns that are slow to reload, so they need to have a backup weapon handy in the interim.

* ''LightNovel/TheAmbitionOfOdaNobuna'', the titular character uses both a [[KatanasAreJustBetter sword]] and a rifle alternately for different types of engagements.

* Tygra in ''WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011'' uses a laser pistol in tandem with [[WhipItGood his signature whip]].

* The {{Ranger}} class in ''VideoGame/XCOM2'' wields a shotgun and a machete-like sword. The Slash ability allows them to close in and attack even if they have to dash (use two action points to cover distance) to do so.

* In ''VideoGame/GutsNBlackpowder]]'', every class with a firearm would be this. Since [[TruthInTelevision 18th century firearms take forever to reload]], (The fastest one in-game have a reload time of 5 seconds ''while'' boosted by a Fifer.) pulling out your sabre to fend off zombies is done regularly.

* In ''Film/SuckerPunch'', the girls, other than [[AcePilot Amber]], are this. [[TheLancer Sweet Pea]] uses assault rifles/[[SawedOffShotgun shotguns]] (for long-range) and a claymore (for melee). [[TheBigGuy Blondie]] uses {{BFG}}s (for long-range) and an axe (for melee). And [[TheChick Rocket]] uses assault rifles/[[SawedOffShotgun shotguns]] (for long-range) and a short sword (for melee). [[TheHero Babydoll]] uses both her SwordAndGun straight-out.