History PlayingWith / KatanasAreJustbetter

* '''Defied:''' Alice decides to get a scimitar or kris instead.

'''Basic Trope:''' Katanas are given a superior treatment to other swords.

** Alice's katana is capable of halving a bronze statue, something she cannot seem to do with any other sword.
** Alice's capability to wipe out an entire army single-handedly is directly attributed to the fact she's the only character in the franchise who wields a katana.
* '''Downplayed''':

** Bob thinks Alice is so deadly because of her foreign katana, and steals it. [[TheManMakesTheWeapon So Alice trounces Bob with his old claymore instead]].
* '''Double Subverted:''' But Alice was holding back too.

* '''Zig Zagged:'''

** Alice's katana is imbued with a magical spirit that can make the weapon supernaturally powerful... when the spirit is properly placated.
** Whether katanas are better is situational. While they are faster they perform worse against well armored opponents.

* '''Exploited''': Everyone knows katanas are able to slice and dice through armies of mooks, and Alice uses this knowledge to frighten off said mooks and avoid needing to fight at all.

** Alice's katana is powerful, but she becomes over-reliant on it and cannot effectively fight if she is disarmed
* '''Reconstructed:''' Alice bought a replica under the impression it was a genuine katana. Once she gets her hands on a real one, it turns out to be the superior sword after all.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Upon seeing Alice has a katana, the cunning General Leopold immediately orders his claymore-wielding troops to retreat, and commissions a group of smiths to arm said troops with more katanas.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice is wandering around in an AlienInvasion desperately scavenging equipment. The katana looks like the best sword there is because it may be the ''only'' sword there is.
* '''Played For Horror''': Alice spends more time using a katana during her murder spree that she does wielding any other weapon.

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* '''Exaggerated:''' Alice's katana is capable of halving a bronze statue, something she cannot seem to do with any other sword.

** Alice's goes through a variety of Eastern and Western swords during her quest, finding quality craftsmanship and VendorTrash alike in both camps. But her InfinityPlusOneSword is a Masamune katana.

** Alice's goes through a variety of Eastern and Western swords during her quest, finding quality craftsmanship and VendorTrash alike in both camps. But her InfinityPlusOne sword is a Masamune katana.

** Alice's Masamune katana is the best sword around, but that's a specific masterpiece. Among mundane swords, claymores and katanas are pretty evenly matched.

** Alice's Masamune katana is the best sword around,

* '''Downplayed''': Alice's katana is admired for its craftsmanship, but is treated equivalent to other swords in practical use.

* '''Subverted:''' Alice's looks like she was beating claymore-wielding Bob, but he [[IAmNotLeftHanded was just holding back]]. After that the fight is more even.

* '''Deconstructed:''' Alice spends a hefty amount of money on a katana, fully expecting it to be better than Bob's claymore and Charlie's saber, but is dismayed when she finds out that their much cheaper swords are just as capable of doing any job her katana can do.

* '''Inverted:''' Alice's katana is unable to cut through the same things Bob's claymore and Charlie's saber can.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Upon seeing Alice has a katana, the DangerouslyGenreSavvy General Leopold immediately orders his claymore-wielding troops to retreat, and commissions a group of smiths to arm said troops with more katanas.

'''Played For Laughs''': Upon seeing Alice has a katana, the DangerouslyGenreSavvy General Leopold immediately orders his claymore-wielding troops to retreat, and commissions a group of smiths to arm said troops with more katanas.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Deconstructed:''' Alice spends a hefty amount of money on a katana, fully expecting it to be better than Bob's claymore and Charlie's saber, but is dismayed when she finds out that their much cheaper swords are just as capable of doing any job her katana can do.
* '''Reconstructed:''' Alice bought a replica under the impression it was a genuine katana. Once she gets her hands on a real one, it turns out to be the superior sword after all.

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* '''Justified:''' Alice's katana was made by a supremely talented smith using the finest materials available.
** '''Or:''' Alice uses a katana because she was trained to become a samurai.

* '''Zig Zagged:''' Alice is a katana collector, and her pieces vary wildly in quality and cutting power.
** '''Or:''' Alice's katana is imbued with a magical spirit that can make the weapon supernaturally powerful... when the spirit is properly placated.

* '''Played for Laughs:''' ???
* '''Played for Drama:''' ???

* '''Parodied:''' Alice likes to file her nails with a katana and cook with one to.

* '''Subverted:''' Alice's looks like she was beating Claymore wielding Bob, but he [[IAmNotLeftHanded was just holding back]]. After that the fight is more even.

* '''Played for Drama:''' ???

* '''Defied:''' Alice decides to get a scimitar instead.

* '''Subverted:''' Alice's katana does minimal damage.
* '''Double Subverted:''' But it's so fast that the damage adds up to more than the other swords can deal in the same amount of time.

** '''Or:''' Alice uses a katana because she was trained to become a samurai.

* '''Zig Zagged:''' ???

* '''Parodied:''' ???