History PlayingWith / AbsurdlySharpBlade

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's sword can, if plunged into the earth, break all the way through to the other side.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob's sword is much sharper than most other characters' swords, but dos not have unrealistic cutting capabilities.

* '''Straight''': Bob has a sword capable of slicing a tree in two.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's sword can, if plunged into the earth, break all the way through to the other side.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob's sword is much sharper than most other characters' swords, but dos not have unrealistic cutting capabilities.
* '''Justified''': Of course the sword can cut through anything. It was a gift from God himself.
** The sword is made of [[NanoMachines carbon nanotubes]]
* '''Inverted''': Bob's sword is so dull that it functions more like a club than any type of blade.
* '''Subverted''': Bob's sword looks incredibly sharp, but the blade can be shattered if it swung at so much as a paper bag...
* '''Doubly Subverted''':
** ... but then he realizes he's been holding it wrong, and is capable of cleaving through several hard objects in a row.
**or, his blade still breaks, and the blade pieces proceed to cut through everything.
* '''Parodied''':

** Bob's katana can cut through anything... but he's a chef and only uses it to cut meat.
** Bob's blade is so sharp that merely touching it causes him to be sliced into tiny pieces.

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Bob accidentally cuts through not only what he wants, but injures a good friend because his sword is so damn sharp.
** Alternatively, the sword is that sharp, but Bob [[AwesomeButImpractical finds it impossible to maintain the edge]], and so rarely if he ever actually uses it or even removes it from the scabbard- and when it does get used, it's so badly maintained that the legendary edge has been lost.
* '''Reconstruction''': Bob invents a new combat style based around stupidly sharp swords, made to defeat foes before the blade is damaged.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob's old sword has the same properties of another sword, but then is retempered several times it so become durable and sharp enough to cleave through anything. Unfortunately, this has left it severely brittle and prone to breaking. His solution? Reforge the sword and start over again.
* '''Averted''': Bob's sword is just a normal sword.
* '''Enforced''': "Bob needs to show off how awesome his sword is by slicing tanks in half with it"
* '''Lampshaded''':

** "How the hell can that sword cut through a tree, anyways?"
* '''Invoked''':

** Alternatively, any time that Bob doesn't spend fighting, he spends sharpening his sword.
* '''Defied''': Bob describes the kind of sword he wants to TheBlacksmith. He tells him not to be so stupid, and that he'll make him a practical sword.
* '''Discussed''': "I'm going to try to cut straight through this tree just like they do in movies."
* '''Conversed''': "Why do these movie people always have swords cutting through things they shouldn't be able to cut?"
* '''Played For Laughs''': After every fight that Bob fights in, the scenery falls apart due to him inadvertently cutting it to shreds while in combat thanks to the sharpness of his blade.

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** Bob's sword has a blade that can't cut through anything. The hilt, however...

** Bob's blade is so sharp it cuts through his sword.

** Alternatively, the sword is that sharp, but Bob finds it impossible to maintain the edge, and so rarely if he ever actually uses it or even removes it from the scabbard- and when it does get used, it's so badly maintained that the legendary edge has been lost.
** Bob cannot use his sword because the blade cuts through the handle.

* '''Defied''': Bob is terrified at the thought of his blade being sharp enough to kill him if he so much as makes one blunder during a fight, so he starts slicing apart and whacking as many boulders as he can find in order to make it have more of a normal sharpness.

** Bob can't find a scabbard that can hold the dam thing... It keeps slicing through them.

* '''Doubly Subverted''': ... but then he realizes he's been holding it wrong, and is capable of cleaving through several hard objects in a row.

* '''Parodied''': Bob's sword has a blade that can't cut through anything. The hilt, however...

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob accidentally cuts through not only what he wants, but injures a good friend because his sword is so damn sharp.

* '''Lampshaded''': "I didn't know they made blades that sharp."

* '''Invoked''': Bob has a fascination with sharp blades, and so, uses his spare time to find durable objects and turn them into blades as sharp as possible.

* '''Justified''': The sword's blade is made of a rare and extremely durable object.

**or, his Blade still breaks, and the blade pieces proceed to cut through everything.

** Bob's katana can cut through anything... but he's a chef and uses only to chop apart meat.

** Alternatively, the sword is that sharp, but Bob finds it impossible to maintain the edge, and so rarely if ever actually uses it or even removes it from the scabbard- and when it does get used, it's so badly maintained that the legendary edge has been lost.

** Alternatively, any time that Bob doesnt spend fighting, he spends sharpening his sword.

And to your left, you will find an AbsurdlySharpBlade. (Management is not responsible for bloodstains or loss of limbs.)

** Bob can
t find a scabbard that can hold the dam thing... It keeps slicing through them.

**Bob's blade is so sharp it cuts through his sword.

** Bob's sword is ridiculously sharp, but it's huge and heavy. It's so unwieldy, in fact, that he risks cutting his own legs off, causing massive destruction, or decapitating his comrades every time he uses it in combat.

* '''Defied''': Bob is terrified at the thought of his blade being sharp enough to kill him if he so much as makes one blunder during a fight, so he starts slicing apart and whacking as many boulders as he can find in order to make it dull.

* '''Defied''': Despite its looks, Bob's sword has the same properties of any other sword.

**or, his Blade still breaks, and the blade peices proced to cut through everything.

* '''Reconstruction''': Bob invents a new combat style based around stupidly sharp swords.

* '''Straight''': Bob has a sword capable of slicing a house in two.

* '''Inverted''': The sword looks sharp, but the blade can be shattered if it swung at so much as a paper bag.
** Bob's 'sword' is more like a club.
** Sword is very dull, but hilt is extremely sharp.
* '''Subverted''': Bob's sword was crafted by a pacifist, it is enchanted so that it will not cut anything.

** When Bob uses his sword, he inadvertently repairs several broken objects.
** Bob's sword is so sharp, it can cut something just by being ''near'' it.

* '''Averted''': There simply is no sword.
** Alternatively, sword is sharp, but not unrealistically sharp.

** Alternatively, any time that Bob doesnt spend fighting, he spends sharpening his sword.

* '''Played For Laughs''': The sword is great, but Bob isn't he always cutting what he shouldn't be cutting usually before shouting "Sorry!"

And to your left, you will find an AbsurdlySharpBlade. Don't touch it.

And to your left, you will find an AbsurdlySharpBlade.

* '''Discussed''': "Its is reminded to you to be very carfeul when swinging the Blade of Ultimate sharpness in order to avoid killing InnocentBystanders
* '''Conversed''': "In fact, even the Neanderthals were able to carve a flint hand-axe that had a molecular edge."

* '''Subverted''': Bob's sword seemingly can't cut through anything.