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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob holds his rapier by the end of the blade and bludgeons enemies with the hilt.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob slashes with a halberd against a charging horseman. It is a legitimate use of the weapon but wrong for the context.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob holds his ''doesn't even use the rapier by the end of the blade for actual fighting'', only parrying and bludgeons enemies blocking blows. The actual damages comes in with the hilt.
his shield, which he [[ShieldBash bashes people into oblivion with]].
* '''Downplayed''': Bob slashes hacks with a halberd against a charging horseman. It is a legitimate use of the weapon but wrong for the context.

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* '''Exaggerated''': His friend Alice uses her {{katana|sAreJustBetter}} as a [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks dart]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': His friend Alice uses her {{katana|sAreJustBetter}} as a [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks dart]].Bob holds his rapier by the end of the blade and bludgeons enemies with the hilt.



* '''Inverted''': Bob cannot afford an actual rapier despite his training, but skewers his enemies with pointy sticks.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob cannot afford an actual rapier despite his training, but [[ImprobableWeaponUser skewers his enemies with pointy sticks.sticks]].



** Bob holds his rapier by the end of the blade and bludgeons enemies with the hilt.
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** Bob's weapon isn't designed for the strain he puts it on, and it breaks.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': He slashed with the rapier. Then a fencer corrects him and teaches him to thrust. Then he still slashes sometimes. Then he has to thrust to get through chinks in the TinTyrant's armour. Then it turns out he's become [[ImplausibleFencingPowers strong enough to slice through a suit of full plate]]...

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* '''Zig Zagged''': He slashed with the rapier. Then a fencer corrects him and teaches him to thrust. Then he still slashes sometimes. Then he has to thrust to get through chinks in the TinTyrant's armour. Then it turns out he's become [[ImplausibleFencingPowers [[CleanCut strong enough to slice through a suit of full plate]]...

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** Alternatively, Bob is trained to use many different swords, prefers to slash and just happens to own a rapier.

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** Alternatively, Bob is trained to use many different swords, prefers to slash and just happens to own a rapier.rapier, as opposed to a sword with a broader blade.



* '''Deconstructed''': The skinny sword, designed for well-to-do renaissance civilians to defend themselves against random crooks or duel each other with, proves useless against a properly trained swordsman with a [[{{BFS}} claymore]]. The rapier isn't even heavy enough to properly block or parry a swing from it...
* '''Reconstructed''': ...or it would if it weren't for the fact that he was able to swing it fast enough to slice his opponent's carotid artery before they got a swing in and get away while he tried to stop the bleeding.

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* '''Implied''': Bob is never shown using anything but a rapier and his opponents all seem to have been hacked up, but he's never shown in an actual fight.
* '''Deconstructed''': The skinny sword, A duelling rapier[[note]]A lot of rapiers were the same size and weight as similar swords; just with the same amount of metal stretched into a long point, but lighter rapiers only intended for duelling with other rapier users did exist.[[/note]], designed for well-to-do renaissance civilians to defend themselves against random crooks or duel each other with, proves useless against a properly trained swordsman with a [[{{BFS}} claymore]]. The rapier isn't even heavy enough to properly block or parry a swing from it...
* '''Reconstructed''': ...or it would if it weren't for the fact that he was able to swing it fast enough to slice nick his opponent's carotid artery neck before they got a swing in and get away while he they tried to stop the bleeding.



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* '''Enforced''': "People [[ViewersAreMorons expect to see swords being swung]]! Give them what they want!"

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* '''Enforced''': "People [[ViewersAreMorons expect to see swords being swung]]! swung! Give them what they want!"
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** Bob cuts Alice's hair with a folding chair
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob slashes with a halberd against a charging horseman. It is a legitimate use of the weapon but wrong for the context.

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* '''Exaggerated''': His friend Alice uses her [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]] as a [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks dart]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': His friend Alice uses her [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]] {{katana|sAreJustBetter}} as a [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks dart]].dart]].
* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': The skinny sword, designed for well-to-do renaissance civilians to defend themselves against random crooks or duel each other with, proves useless against a properly trained swordsman with a [[{{BFS}} claymore]]. The rapier isn't even heavy enough to properly block or parry a swing from it...
* '''Reconstructed''': ...or it would if it weren't for the fact that he was able to swing it fast enough to slice his opponent's carotid artery before they got a swing in and get away while he tried to stop the bleeding.


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* '''Deconstructed''': The skinny sword, designed for well-to-do renaissance civilians to defend themselves against random crooks or duel each other with, proves useless against a properly trained swordsman with a [[{{BFS}} claymore]]. The rapier isn't even heavy enough to properly block or parry a swing from it...
* '''Reconstructed''': ...or it would if it weren't for the fact that he was able to swing it fast enough to slice his opponent's carotid artery before they got a swing in and get away while he tried to stop the bleeding.


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* '''Reconstructed''': ...or it would if it weren't for the fact that he was able to swing it fast enough to slice his opponent's carotid artery before they got a swing in and get away while he tried to stop the bleeding.* '''Zig Zagged''': He slashed with the rapier. Then a fencer corrects him and teaches him to thrust. Then he still slashes sometimes. Then he has to thrust to get through chinks in the TinTyrant's armour. Then it turns out he's become [[ImplausibleFencingPowers strong enough to slice through a suit of full plate]]...

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* '''Reconstructed''': ...or it would if it weren't for the fact that he was able to swing it fast enough to slice his opponent's carotid artery before they got a swing in and get away while he tried to stop the bleeding.bleeding.
* '''Zig Zagged''': He slashed with the rapier. Then a fencer corrects him and teaches him to thrust. Then he still slashes sometimes. Then he has to thrust to get through chinks in the TinTyrant's armour. Then it turns out he's become [[ImplausibleFencingPowers strong enough to slice through a suit of full plate]]...

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* '''Justified''': Neither of them have any formal training in how to use them, they just did what seemed natural to them when they found their weapons and honed it to the point where it works.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Neither of them have any formal training in how to use them, they just did what seemed natural to them when they found their weapons and honed it to the point where it works.



* '''Parodied''': He can perform {{Diagonal Cut}}s with his rapier.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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He can perform {{Diagonal Cut}}s with his rapier.

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* '''UpToEleven''': Their buddy Chris throws pistols like shurikens.
* '''Justified''': Neither of them have any formal training in how to use them, they just did what seemed natural to them and honed it to the point where it works.

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* '''UpToEleven''': Their buddy Chris throws pistols like shurikens.
* '''Justified''': Neither of them have any formal training in how to use them, they just did what seemed natural to them when they found their weapons and honed it to the point where it works.

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* '''UpToEleven''': Their buddy Chris throws pistols like shurikens.



* '''Parodied''': He can perform diagonal cuts with his rapier.

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* '''Parodied''': He can perform diagonal cuts {{Diagonal Cut}}s with his rapier.



* '''Reconstructed''': ...or it would if it weren't for the fact that he was able to swing it fast enough to slice his opponent's carotid artery before they got a swing in and get away while he tried to stop the bleeding.
* '''Zig Zagged''': He slashed with the rapier. Then a fencer corrects him and teaches him to thrust. Then he still slashes sometimes. Then he has to thrust to get through chinks in the TinTyrant's armour. Then it turns out he's become [[ImplausibleFencingPowers strong enough to slice through a suit of full plate]]...

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* '''Reconstructed''': ...or it would if it weren't for the fact that he was able to swing it fast enough to slice his opponent's carotid artery before they got a swing in and get away while he tried to stop the bleeding.
bleeding.* '''Zig Zagged''': He slashed with the rapier. Then a fencer corrects him and teaches him to thrust. Then he still slashes sometimes. Then he has to thrust to get through chinks in the TinTyrant's armour. Then it turns out he's become [[ImplausibleFencingPowers strong enough to slice through a suit of full plate]]...



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** Bob holds his rapier by the end of the blade and bludgeons enemies with the hilt.
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* '''Justified''': Neither of them have any formal training in how to use them, they just did what seemed natural to them and honed it to the point where it does.

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* '''Justified''': Neither of them have any formal training in how to use them, they just did what seemed natural to them and honed it to the point where it does.works.
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