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| 10 | [[quoteright:229:[[Franchise/{{Tintin}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sword_stick.png]]]] |
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| 12 | ->''"He had thrown those thoughts as far to the side of his mind as he could manage, because '''holy shit sword-cane'''. '''Swooooooooooooooord-caaaaaaaaaaaaane!"''''' |
| 13 | -->-- About Jeremy Franco, '''[[http://s10.zetaboards.com/SOTF_V2/topic/7286544/1/?x=10 The Only Way Is Up,]]''' ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' |
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| 15 | A Sword Cane is a short sword or other bladed weapon that is concealed inside a [[CaneFu cane]]. The cane is opened by twisting the top or pressing a release button, then pulling on the handle to reveal a blade, [[AudibleSharpness often with a "Tzing" sound]]. This weapon is typically used by CulturedBadass characters, or as a weapon of advantage by a character who has a disability ([[ObfuscatingDisability or pretends to]]). It is also sometimes used by villains, in which case its nature as a [[HiddenWeapons concealed weapon]] will be played up to indicate the character's sneaky and treacherous nature. Sometimes it is a switchblade opening from the tip of a cane to make it a spear. Also popular amongst blind swordsmen. Occasionally, this will be altered by the character, having a gun or stun baton disguised as a cane, which are also real weapons (and arguably more practical), but relatively rare in fiction. |
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| 17 | TruthInTelevision: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordstick Swordstick]] was a popular gentleman's accessory in 18th and 19th century Europe. There were also examples of ladies parasols or walking sticks having blades concealed inside them, as although openly carrying a sword was no longer acceptable for a gentleman unless he was in military uniform, it was even less acceptable for a lady to openly carry a sword, or to officially let it be known that she knew how to use one. |
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| 19 | Other examples throughout the world include the Japanese ''shikomizue'' (often associated with {{Ninja}}) and the Indian ''gupti'', and archeological examples have been discovered dating back to [[OlderThanTheyThink ancient Rome and Egypt]]. |
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| 21 | Connected to, and sometimes overlaps with, ParasolOfPain. Compare CombatHaircomb. If the cane doesn't need to conceal a blade for the character to do damage with it, see CaneFu. |
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| 23 | Sword Cane is a SubTrope of ArsenalAttire and RetractableWeapon, and sister trope of the non-violent ClassyCane. |
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| 26 | !!Examples: |
| 27 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 30 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': |
| 31 | ** Kisuke Urahara's Zanpakuto, Benihime. |
| 32 | ** Ryūjin Jakka, Captain Commander Yamamoto's Zanpakuto/wooden staff, which literally dissolves to reveal a normal katana rather than being a fancy blade. |
| 33 | * Mad Pierrot from the ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' episode "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession20PierrotLeFou Pierrot le Fou]]" uses a gun-cane in his first battle with Spike. Though Spike doesn't get shot, he still gets his ever-loving ass handed to him. |
| 34 | * ''Manga/KarakuriCircus'': Subverted with the automata MasterSwordsman Sylvestre. At first, he looks like an old man with a conspicuous stick that seems to contain a sword, but then he reveals that his right hand is the actual handle of his saber. |
| 35 | * ''Anime/LastExile''. Alex Rowe has a gun-in-a-cane. Pretty powerful one at that. |
| 36 | * ''Franchise/LupinIII'': |
| 37 | ** Ishikawa Goemon XIII carries a katana with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_sword_mountings#Shirasaya shirasaya style mounting]]. He has, however, disguised it as a cane on a few occasions. |
| 38 | ** The TV special ''Anime/LupinIIIAngelTactics'' has two examples. At the very beginning, when Goemon is disguised as a scientist, he hides his sword like this. Later, his opponent also disguises her katana as a cane. This is how Goemon realizes she's hostile: someone who genuinely needed a cane couldn't possibly have climbed the mountain he was meditating atop of. |
| 39 | * Mandala Gundam from ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' is one of the more absurd examples, being a HumongousMecha styled after a Buddhist monk with a LaserBlade hidden inside its khakkhara. Its pilot Kyral Mekirel is a blind assassin who has a normal steel sword concealed in his own khakkhara. |
| 40 | * ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': William's StaffOfAuthority sword cane is his weapon. |
| 41 | * ''Franchise/OnePiece'': |
| 42 | ** Brook uses this as his main weapon, and also uses it to play his violin. After the TimeSkip, he gets it sharpened and reveals its name: Soul Solid. He can use his Devil Fruit power to channel the frozen winds of the underworld through it or influence the souls of others by using it as a violin bow for his music. |
| 43 | ** [[spoiler: Fujitora, the blind admiral, uses a cane sword that doubles as his weapon as well as a walking stick to help him navigate.]] |
| 44 | * Xerxes Break in ''Manga/PandoraHearts.'' |
| 45 | * Saito Hajime uses one in his first appearance in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. It breaks the first time he uses it to perform a [[SignatureMove gatotsu]], [[KatanasAreJustBetter so he discards it and goes back to using a katana]]. |
| 46 | * ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' has Tuxedo Mask's cane, which can function as both a sword or a staff depending on the type of ass-kicking he's in the mood for. |
| 47 | * In ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'', Guido stores his sword, "Pikapika", inside his parasol. |
| 48 | * In ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', Death Gun carries his sword in a ''sniper rifle''. More specifically, it's a handmade, rapier-type blade made out of starship plate metal. |
| 49 | * Rai-Dei in ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' is a samurai who has a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot sword cane with a built in gun]], in the manga it shot the blade instead of bullets. |
| 50 | * ''Manga/UntilDeathDoUsPart'': the main character is blind (he can "see" with the aid of his special sunglasses, but [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual that's a different trope]]) and stores his katana in his white cane. |
| 51 | * In ''Anime/YuGiOh'', the Millennium Rod has a blade inside it. The English dub edits it out. |
| 52 | [[/folder]] |
| 53 | |
| 54 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 55 | * ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': |
| 56 | ** When he first appears, ComicBook/{{Anarky}} uses a taser concealed in a walking stick. |
| 57 | ** Sterling Silversmith carries a varies a variety of silver walking sticks that conceal either a blade or a gun. |
| 58 | * In ''Bondage Fairies'', Pamila carries a bullwhip that has a retractable blade concealed in the handle. |
| 59 | * ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'': Matt Murdock's cane conceals a variety of weapons and tools, including a billy club, grappling hook and (originally) a small-caliber rifle. |
| 60 | * ''ComicBook/{{Foolkiller}}'': The fourth Foolkiller, Mike Trace from the Creator/MarvelMAX series, has one. In fact, he doesn't really use other weapons at all. |
| 61 | * In ''ComicBook/{{Grendel}}'', Hunter Rose has a cane that expands into Grendel's trade mark "fork on a stick" weapon. |
| 62 | * In ''ComicBook/LoriLovecraft: The Dark Lady'', Lori is trapped in a dreamscape based on the films of recently deceased actor Sir Andrew Parke-Jones. The demon possessing Sir Andrew's body attempts to kill Lori with a sword cane from one his films. |
| 63 | * In one of the older ''ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse'' stories, among the items Mickey inherits from a deceased uncle is a cane that supposedly "will help you in your time of need." The context makes it sound like it's in case he hurts himself, but in a critical moment he figures out that it can be bent and reconfigured into a long-barreled rifle. (He uses it to shoot a coconut and knock it out of a tree so it lands on the villain's head. This is Creator/{{Disney}}, after all.) |
| 64 | * In ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'', Full Moon Killer, Cane and Blind Joe Death have swords in their canes. The latter two also have guns in them. |
| 65 | * ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': Fiddler's Green has one which he carries with him when wandering around in human form. He uses it during ''The Doll's House'' arc. (Like everything else about Fiddler's Green's human form, this is based on Creator/GKChesterton, as mentioned under Literature.) |
| 66 | * ''ComicBook/TheShadeDCComics'': The Shade has one, although it's really just a solid formation of his shadow powers. |
| 67 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': |
| 68 | ** Jedi Master Zao has a ''[[LaserBlade lightsaber]]'' cane. That is, a lightsaber built into a cane. |
| 69 | ** So did Haazen, a Sith Acolyte who uses it to skirt the rule that acolytes couldn’t use lightsabers. |
| 70 | * Used by one of the villains in the ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'' story ''[[Recap/TintinTintinInAmerica Tintin in America]]''. |
| 71 | [[/folder]] |
| 72 | |
| 73 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 74 | * In ''ComicStrip/LittleOrphanAnnie'', Arunah Blade has one. It's tipped with poison. |
| 75 | [[/folder]] |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 78 | * ''Film/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil2022'' fanfic ''Fanfic/NotAPrince'': Before she begins teaching Dovey how to sword fight, Lesso reveals that her cane also has a sword hidden in it. |
| 79 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fic ''Fanfic/TurningRedSecretsOfThePanda'', Xia's cane is revealed to be one. |
| 80 | [[/folder]] |
| 81 | |
| 82 | [[folder:Films -- Animated]] |
| 83 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin2011'', Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine has one which he threatens Tintin with on board the ''Karaboudjanin''. |
| 84 | * ''Anime/BatmanNinja'': As might be expected, the parasol the Penguin carries in feudal Japan conceals a hidden blade. |
| 85 | * Martin has one in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH2TimmyToTheRescue'', and he uses it against Timmy during the climax. |
| 86 | [[/folder]] |
| 87 | |
| 88 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 89 | * ''Film/TheAdventureOfSherlockHolmesSmarterBrother''. Sigerson uses one while fighting the {{mooks}} during the carriage battle. |
| 90 | * ''Film/ArmyOfFrankensteins'': When John Wilkes Booth sneaks into the theatre to assassinate Lincoln, heuses his sword stick to attempt to dispose of Alan. |
| 91 | * ''Film/TheAvengers1998'': During the final fight with Sir August, Steed reveals a sword hidden in his umbrella, which was hinted at about 50 min earlier when he fenced with Mrs. Peel to test out a new handle for it. |
| 92 | * In the Disney version of Victor Herbert's ''Theatre/BabesInToyland'', [[BigBad Barnaby]], having been shrunk, like Tom Piper, down to toy size, is held at sword point by Tom, but Barnaby pulls on the head of his cane, which comes free with no effort, revealing that it's a sword in disguise, leading to a climactic SwordFight between them. Needless to say, Barnaby loses. |
| 93 | * Ra's Al-Ghul has one with him in ''Film/BatmanBegins'' during Bruce Wayne's birthday party. |
| 94 | * In ''Film/BeatTheDevil'', Major Ross, who has already been established as a MurderIsTheBestSolution hitman, whips out a sword from what appeared to be an ordinary swagger stick. He is about to perforate Harry with it when Billy saves him JustInTime. |
| 95 | * Nick Parker in ''Film/BlindFury'' has one as his primary weapon. |
| 96 | * In ''Film/BlindsidedTheGame'', Walter carries a dagger in the top of his white cane and carries a ''Shikomizue'' in the style of ''Franchise/{{Zatoichi}}'' for the second act that he also uses as a cane. |
| 97 | * [[TheDragon Killer #2]] in ''Film/{{Bunraku}}'' uses one, although he uses it as a striking cane about as much as he uses the hidden blade. |
| 98 | * In ''Film/CasinoRoyale1954''[[note]]The first screen adaptation of a Franchise/JamesBond novel, released in 1954 as a television movie/episode of the anthology series ''[[Series/{{Climax}} Climax!]]''[[/note]], one of Le Chiffre's henchmen has a gun cane. |
| 99 | * The therapist in ''Film/CatPeople'' has a sword cane which he uses in a fight with the heroine who turned into a black panther. The weapon doesn't help him though, proving you should never bring a sword to a catfight. |
| 100 | * The [[PsychoForHire Thin Man]] from ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'' uses one. |
| 101 | * In ''Film/CircusOfHorrors'', Schüler has a blade concealed inside the crop he always carries. He uses it in an attempt to kill Ames. |
| 102 | * Alex's cane in ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' conceals a dagger, which is apparently a surprise to the rest of his gang. |
| 103 | * ''Film/Daredevil2003''. As in the comic, Matt Murdock's cane collapses to form his billy club and grappelling hook. Unfortunately this reveals Daredevil's SecretIdentity to reporter Ben Urich, who's seen Matt using the cane. |
| 104 | * The BigBad of ''Film/GameOfDeath'' is a textbook example. [[Creator/BruceLee Unsurprisingly,]] [[NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight he gets his ass handed to him.]] |
| 105 | * ''Film/{{Gilda}}:'' The AffablyEvil Ballin uses his sword cane to fight off a couple of {{Mooks}} when he first meets Johnny. It is later shown to be a lethal weapon. |
| 106 | * In ''Literature/TheGreatTrainRobbery'', Edward Pierce uses one to defend himself when two thugs try to mug him in a part of Victorian London's seedy underbelly. |
| 107 | * The wizard version appears in the movies of ''Film/HarryPotter''. Lucius Malfoy has a [[MemeticMutation "pimp cane"]] that he unscrews his magic wand from (this was apparently Creator/JasonIsaacs' idea). |
| 108 | * Bad guy Count Mancini has a sword walking stick in ''Film/HeWhoGetsSlapped''. He uses it to inflict a mortal wound on Creator/LonChaney's character, a circus clown, but Chaney has his revenge by [[ExitPursuedByABear loosing a circus lion]] on Mancini. |
| 109 | * In ''Film/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles1983'', The Bearded Man attempts to assassinate Sir Henry in London using an air gun concealed in a walking stick. |
| 110 | * ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''. Dorian Gray has one. |
| 111 | * ''Film/Madhouse1974'': When Toombes confronts the real murderer, [[spoiler:Herbert Flay]], he reveals he is carrying a sword cane and draws the blade and attacks Toombes. |
| 112 | * Alejandro has one when he poses as a Don in ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro''. He doesn't use it though. In fact, the only reason we know it's a swordstick at all is that he checks it briefly before attending the banquet. |
| 113 | * In ''Film/MurdersInTheRueMorgue1971'', Pierre Triboulet, the dwarf who is assisting Marot, carries one. Unfortunately for him, he is not very adept at using it and, when he attacks Cesar, Cesar takes it off him and stabs him with it. |
| 114 | * In ''Film/{{Necronomicon}}'', the walking stick Lovecraft carries is actually a swordstick, which is revealed when he is attacked by an EldritchAbomination during the climax. |
| 115 | * In ''Film/TheOutlawsIsComing'', UsefulNotes/BatMasterson carries a shotgun cane. |
| 116 | * In ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1989'', Erik has a whip which has a hidden knife in its handle. |
| 117 | * ''Film/Predator2''. During his confrontation with the Predator, the Jamaican drug lord King Willie draws a sword out of his cane and prepares to fight. It does him no good at all. |
| 118 | * ''Film/TheSabataTrilogy'': In the first film, Stengel carries a cane gun that fires a steel dart. |
| 119 | * [[BigBad Gideon]] in ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld''. |
| 120 | * In the Direct-To-Video movie ''Film/SherlockCaseOfEvil'', Franchise/SherlockHolmes and Professor Moriarty both have them. Since Moriarity is a much better swordsman, Holmes trades this in for a Single Shot .45 caliber Gun Cane. And [[CrazyPrepared Moriarty turns out to be wearing body armor under his clothes.]] |
| 121 | * ''Film/SherlockHolmes2009'': |
| 122 | ** Watson carries one; the villain swipes it in a deleted scene to duel with Holmes. |
| 123 | ** In the final battle between Sherlock and Lord Blackwood, Sherlock grabs the cane Blackwood is holding only for him to whip out a sword from it. Holmes ends up fending him off with the cane part. |
| 124 | * In ''Film/SherlockHolmesAndTheDeadlyNecklace'', Moriarty carries a walking stick that fires handleless knives. |
| 125 | * In ''Film/TheShow'', the Greek, who is a murderous psycho, breaks out his switchblade in order to intimidate Robin. It doesn't work, as Robin uncaps his walking stick to reveal a considerably longer and scarier blade. |
| 126 | * In ''Film/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde1968'', Hyde uses a rapier concealed in a cane as his signature weapon. When he's not stabbing with his sword, Hyde usually resorts to beating people to death with his cane instead. |
| 127 | * Franchise/SherlockHolmes carries one and uses it to defend himself when he and Watson are set upon by Steiner's thugs in an alley in ''Film/AStudyInTerror''. |
| 128 | * The main bad guy in ''Film/TheThirtyNineSteps1978'' carries one. |
| 129 | * Pujol in ''Film/TheTigerBrigades'', a film (from a TV series) about an elite squad of detectives in 1910's France. |
| 130 | * In ''Film/TronLegacy'', Castor's cane doubles as a laser gun. This being {{cyberspace}}, it's completely transparent. He uses it mostly for effect, wildly shooting it above a crowd, but no-one is injured. On the other hand, when he shoots a soldier with it in the back, it puts a nice hole through the head. |
| 131 | * In ''Film/UnderworldBloodWars'', Thomas dual wields his sword and the cane he drew it from. |
| 132 | * Kwinto in ''Film/{{Vabank}}'' carries one and [[AssassinOutclassin puts it to good use against an assassin]]. |
| 133 | * ''Film/VigilanteDiaries'': Armenian mobster Andreas carries a sword cane and uses it to kill one of Hanover's girls in his first scene. |
| 134 | * Judge Doom in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', which he uses in the climactic confrontation. |
| 135 | * In ''Film/TheWolfman2010'', the iconic wolf cane from [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 the original]] is reimagined as this. In the film's climax, Lawrence briefly wields the sword against the film's villain, but is quickly disarmed. |
| 136 | * Zukovsky has the gun variant in ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough''. Apparently it's powerful enough to [[spoiler:shatter a manacle without harming the restrained person.]] |
| 137 | * In ''Film/{{Yellowbeard}}'', Blind Pew's white stick conceals a sword blade that he wields with [[HandicappedBadass devastating efficiency]]. |
| 138 | * The heroine of the Creator/ShawBrothers wuxia, ''Film/TheYoungAvenger'' uses a sword-cane as a weapon. This is perhaps the ''only'' (or among the very few) instance of a wuxia heroine from a Shaw Brothers film that uses this kind of weapon, with the traditional swordswomen preferring to use the classic Chinese ''jian'' instead. |
| 139 | * In ''Film/{{Zatoichi}}'', the eponymous hero needs a cane due to his blindness. The [[Film/Zatoichi2003 2003 version]] doesn't use the cane much to help with his blindness, and makes no secret that it conceals a sword due to how he holds it preparing for {{Single Stroke Battle}}s. |
| 140 | [[/folder]] |
| 141 | |
| 142 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 143 | %%* Creator/PeterSBeagle's recurring character Lal carries a swordcane. |
| 144 | * Creator/ManlyWadeWellman's OccultDetective Judge Pursuivant has a silver version of one of these, with the words "Sic pereant omnes inimici tui, Domine" (thus perish all thine enemies, O Lord) engraved on it. When he becomes too old to wield it, the Judge passes it on to his colleague John Thunstone. |
| 145 | * In ''Literature/AngelsOfMusic'', Yuki is always described as carrying her parasol, which is eventually revealed to have sword concealed in it. |
| 146 | * In ''Literature/AnnoDracula'', Charles Beauregard uses one as an upper-class British gentleman. He eventually has it coated with silver so it will more effectively deal with vampires. |
| 147 | * ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'': In ''The Lost Colony'', Billy Kong uses crutches modified as tranquilizer guns whilst attempting demon capturing. |
| 148 | * [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Rehvenge]] in the ''Literature/BlackDaggerBrotherhood'' series has a sword ''pimp-cane'' with a ''blood-red'' blade. |
| 149 | * Early in ''[[Literature/FelseInvestigates Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Heart]]'' by Creator/EllisPeters, visitors to a stately-home-turned-convention-center are shown a collection of exotic weapons, including a sword cane, that were acquired by a former owner as a way of seeming more mysterious and glamourous than he really was. Later in the novel, one of the characters takes the sword cane from its display case and uses it in a murder attempt. |
| 150 | * Fencing master Xiphias gives one to Patera Silk in Gene Wolfe's ''Literature/BookOfTheLongSun''. He says it might be useful in some situation where a man of his station might not want to be seen possessing a weapon, but was better off actually having one to hand. He is correct. |
| 151 | * Doctor Talos in Creator/GeneWolfe's ''Literature/BookOfTheNewSun'' turns out to be armed with one of these. |
| 152 | * In ''Literature/CasinoRoyale'', one of Le Chiffre's goons carries a short swagger stick-like cane. At a crucial point in the game, he presses it against Literature/JamesBond's back and whispers in his ear that it's [[ShoePhone actually a silenced zip gun]], and if Bond doesn't withdraw his last bet he's going to get a hole blown in his spine. [[spoiler:Bond has to [[FakeFaint fake a faint]] to get out of the situation.]] |
| 153 | * In ''Literature/TheCatWhoWalksThroughWalls'', protagonist Richard uses one of these, that also has a built-in gun. The fact that he's had a foot amputated makes it a lot easier for him to carry it without raising suspicion. |
| 154 | * In a flashback in ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'', it was mentioned that Monsieur Noirtier carried one and was even able to defeat a seasoned military officer armed with a full-sized rapier with it. |
| 155 | * More or less subverted in the book ''Literature/ADirtyJob''. Charlie Asher has one. Then, being an antique, it jams when he tries to draw it. He gets a newer one, then turns out to leave it at home when he just gets a friend to lend him a gun. |
| 156 | * ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': |
| 157 | ** SecretPolice leader Captain Swing in ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'' carries a sword cane, which like other "covert weapons" (i.e. flick knives and palm daggers) is looked upon with disgust by Vimes. Swing surprises him by not {{Flynning}} but actually being a fairly competent swordsman |
| 158 | ** In both ''Literature/TheTruth'' and ''Literature/MakingMoney'', rumour has it that Vetinari's walking stick is a sword cane, possibly forged from the blood of his enemies. Vetinari's own view is that if people think your stick might be a sword, they forget that it's [[CaneFu definitely a stick]]. |
| 159 | * 'Ham' Brooks' preferred weapon in the ''Literature/DocSavage'' novels. It's also coated with a drug that [[InstantSedation rapidly produces unconsciousness]] when he scratches someone with it. |
| 160 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'' [[Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]]: The ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'' novel ''The Slow Empire'' has the Doctor discover that the question-mark umbrella he carried in his previous incarnation contained a sword which had never been used. Presumably because the Seventh Doctor was CrazyPrepared enough not to have to resort to swordplay. |
| 161 | %%* In Barthe [=DeClements=]' ''Double Trouble'', villainous teacher Mr. Gessert has a gun version. |
| 162 | * In ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', Harry Dresden has ''two'' of these. One is an authentic 19th-century sword cane that's been prepared to be a focus for magic, useful for moving around without drawing attention and as a backup magic-focusing tool. The other is [[spoiler: one of the Swords (capital "S" there) wielded by the [[KnightInShiningArmor Knights of the Cross]];]] the latter is actually a ''shirasaya'', a type of Japanese sword that, when sheathed, looks just like a long, somewhat curved walking stick, and is otherwise known as [[spoiler: {{Kusanagi}}.]] |
| 163 | * As a fashionable 19th-century detective, ''Literature/ErastFandorin'' is required to carry one of these. In ''Literature/TheCoronation'' he uses it to stab a would-be kidnapper. |
| 164 | * In one of the ''Literature/FatherBrown'' stories, [[spoiler:the solution hinges upon the murderer using a sword cane.]] |
| 165 | * ''Literature/FevreDream'': Jeffers, the ship's clerk, is mentioned early on to have a sword cane. He turns out to be a surprisingly BadassBookworm with it. |
| 166 | * In ''Literature/TheFirstLaw'' series, Inquisitor Glokta, a former soldier turned torturer who has extensive injuries because he was tortured himself, walks with a cane. It has a sword in it, and as the third book reveals he's still capable of inflicting quite a bit of damage with it. |
| 167 | %%* Steerpike of ''Literature/{{Gormenghast}}'' uses a swordcane. |
| 168 | * The main protagonist of Wolfgang Hohlbein's ''Hexer von Salem'' stories, Robert Craven, occasionally uses one of these that he's inherited from his father. He's never really described as a particularly exceptional fencer, but the weapon itself is magical and rather effective at killing [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos shoggoths]]. |
| 169 | * In ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices'', Jem Carstairs' weapon is a jade-tipped sword-cane. |
| 170 | * Granny Carry of the ''Literature/{{Liavek}}'' anthologies has a swordcane, although she never actually has to use it. |
| 171 | * The victim in the ''Literature/LordDarcy'' mystery ''Murder on the Napoli Express'' was killed by his own swordstick. This turns out to be a major clue: [[spoiler:He was bludgeoned to death with the stick. Every member of the original list of suspects knew that it was a swordstick, and thus would presumably use the blade if they planned to kill someone with it.]] |
| 172 | * ''Literature/LordPeterWimsey''[='s=] favourite walking stick is "a handsome malacca, marked off in inches for detective convenience, and concealing a sword in its belly and a compass in its head". |
| 173 | * Syme, the protagonist of ''Literature/TheManWhoWasThursday'' carries one, mostly because it fits with his sense of living a life of whimsy and adventure, although he actually does know how to fence. The author, Creator/GKChesterton, also carried a SwordCane (and quite frequently a revolver) for much the same reason. |
| 174 | * ''Literature/AMasterOfDjinn'': Fatma has one, which serves as her personal weapon. It fits with her personal style of wearing a bowler hat and fine Western men's suit. |
| 175 | * ''Literature/MattHelm'' fights a man wielding one of these in ''The Wrecking Crew''. |
| 176 | * In the ''Literature/MatthewHawkwood'' novel ''Resurrectionist'', MadDoctor Colonel Titus Hyde carries a sword cane and very nearly does the hero in with it. |
| 177 | %%* Courfeyrac uses one in ''Literature/LesMiserables''. |
| 178 | * In the kid's horror novel ''The Nightmarys'', the main character is afraid that the old man he and his friend are going to talk to has one. |
| 179 | * In one of Creator/AgathaChristie's ''Literature/PartnersInCrime'' stories, Tommy (who is pretending to be blind to win a bet with his wife) has one concealed in his fake "white stick". |
| 180 | * The narrator in Creator/UmbertoEco's ''Literature/ThePragueCemetery'' carries one so nobody will notice he's armed. The first person he meets immediately congratulates him on carrying such a fine CaneSword. |
| 181 | * In the ''Literature/{{Ravirn}}'' series, Ravirn stores his court weaponry (rapier and dagger a la a Renaissance nobleman) in his ski poles in the first book. They're actually useful, too, even though he also carries a gun (he doesn't have any silver bullets, but the silver inlay on the rapier proves very helpful when his werewolf cousin attacks him). |
| 182 | * ''Literature/TheRiftwarCycle'': After Keyoke is crippled in the second book of the ''Daughter of the Empire'' trilogy and has to retire from his life as a soldier, he is given a crutch with a retractable sword blade built into it. [[spoiler:He dies while wielding it in the third book.]] |
| 183 | * Simon Templar, AKA ''Literature/TheSaint'', uses a sword cane in his early adventures, notably "The Man Who Was Clever". |
| 184 | * In the first ''Literature/{{Spellsinger}}'' novel, Jon-Tom gets a ramwood staff that looks like an ordinary walking staff, but contains a concealed blade in the end that he can deploy by pressing a hidden button on the grip, turning it into a spear. The head of the staff has a large bulge in the wood that he can use as a bludgeon, as well. |
| 185 | * ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': An older Lando Calrissian, as of the ''Literature/LegacyOfTheForce'' series, carries a cane with a small blaster and a voice-activated stunner. (Which stuns anyone ''touching'' the cane — in case it's taken from him. Lando's [[CrazyPrepared like that]].) |
| 186 | * A popular accessory in ''Literature/TechnomagiaISmoki'' (the protagonist carries one, so does his colleague). Some - but not all - {{Gentleman Wizard}}s will carry [[MagicStaff canes with concealed magical crystals instead]]. |
| 187 | * ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'': Lt. Koudelka in ''Literature/{{Barrayar}}'' has a swordstick. It gains special historical notability when it is used (by [[spoiler:Sergeant Bothari]]) to [[spoiler:behead a pretender to the throne]]. It has an ejector mechanism that is so powerful that it turns the sheath into a projectile weapon, which is the subject of some comedy as Koudelka slowly masters its workings. |
| 188 | %%* Griffin's weapon of choice in ''Literature/WhyborneAndGriffin''. |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 192 | * In ''Series/AuctionKings'', although not of the greatest quality, Paul sold one for quite a bit of money due to the novelty factor. |
| 193 | * In ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'', Steed has a sword concealed within his umbrella. |
| 194 | * Adam's trademark weapon in ''Series/AdamAdamantLives''. An Edwardian adventurer, Adam was carrying when his ArchEnemy turned him into a HumanPopsicle. He continued to use it after being revived in the 1960s. |
| 195 | %%* In ''Series/TheCityHunter'', HandicappedBadass Jin Pyo carries one. |
| 196 | * In ''Series/ColonelMarchOfScotlandYard'', March's iconic umbrella is also a sword cane. He undoubtedly bought it at the same place as [[Series/TheAvengers1960s John Steed]]. |
| 197 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler Let's Kill Hitler]]", the Doctor uses a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXbBZWQsVhQ sonic cane]], a variation of the [[MagicTool sonic screwdriver]]. He apparently took the time to build it while he was dying of a fatal poison. |
| 198 | * Uncle Si from ''Series/DuckDynasty'' breaks a Japanese sword given to Willie by a friend. When going to a pawn shop looking to see if it can be fixed or replaced, Si starts killing time by playing with some of the swords and weapons on the wall. When he finds a cane sword, he says all elderly people need to have one, because nobody would mess with them. |
| 199 | * ''Series/FatherBrown'': A sword cane is used as the murder weapon in "The Dance of Death" [[spoiler:and as part of an elaborate FrameUp]]. |
| 200 | * ''Series/TheGifted2017'': A flashback in the episode "[=meMento=]" shows that Andreas Von Strucker wielded one of these, which served as a focus for his powers. |
| 201 | * ''Series/{{Highlander}}'' has two Immortals who used sword-canes: |
| 202 | ** In "The Vampire", Nicholas Ward carried an elegant gentleman's cane that had a sword inside. It was appropriate to the time and place of Victorian England. |
| 203 | ** In "Double Eagle", Kit O'Brady dressed like a high-society gentleman, including a cane which concealed his sword inside. |
| 204 | * ''Series/{{House}}'': |
| 205 | ** House carries not a sword, but an axe and a shotgun within his cane during a dream sequence. |
| 206 | --->'''House:''' ''[slice]'' Good thing I brought my axe cane. |
| 207 | ** In one episode, House has a cane confiscated by airport security -- it was an antique cane made for a vintner that has a corkscrew concealed in the handle. |
| 208 | * ''Series/{{Interview with the Vampire|2022}}'': Louis de Pointe du Lac owns a cane with a concealed knife that he unsheathes thrice on-screen. In [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder the series premiere]], Louis intimidates Paul by placing the blade against his brother's chest, and later, Louis stabs Lestat de Lioncourt several times in the back. In [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E7TheThingLayStill the Season 1 finale]], Louis [[SlashedThroat slits Lestat's throat]]. |
| 209 | * In the ''Series/KolchakTheNightStalker'' episode "[[Recap/KolchakTheNightStalkerE1TheRipper The Ripper]]", UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper carries a sword cane that he uses to kill and mutilate his female victims. |
| 210 | * In one episode of ''Series/{{Leverage}}'', old Archie Leach has at least two -- one with a stun prod and one with a blade. When Chaos (Creator/WilWheaton) annoys him too much and calls him super old, he [[WhenEldersAttack pulls his cane against his throat]], then says he can't remember which one it is, because "after all, I am ''super'' old". [[spoiler:Turns out it was the stun. Which he comes to find out, in fact, after using it on Chaos.]] |
| 211 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: On ''Series/Daredevil2015'' and ''Series/IronFist2017'', Madame Gao hobbles around on a cane, [[ObfuscatingDisability but she doesn't need it]], and in fact it is used to conceal a sword. |
| 212 | * A sword ''umbrella'' was a murder weapon in an early episode of ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' [[spoiler: (although it was used accidentally in self-defense by someone who didn't know there was a sword in it)]]. |
| 213 | * In ''Series/{{The Prisoner|1967}}'' episode "Hammer into Anvil", a particularly nasty Number Two is revealed to have turned his shooting-stick-of-office into a sword stick, and threatens to stab Number Six [[EyeScream in the eyes]] with it. |
| 214 | * In ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', Sir Alistair's walking stick is a camouflaged single-shot shotgun. |
| 215 | * {{Played for laughs}} in a finale episode of ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', where Mycroft finds himself ambushed and reveals his favourite umbrella serves as a sheath for a swordcane. That isn't the whole joke. After he gets the impression that a blade won't do for self-defence, he uncouples it from the umbrella handle, [[OverlyLongGag which is shown]] to conceal a short, one-shot pistol barrel. So Mycroft's secret weapon is an ''umbrella-hilted swordcane pistol''. |
| 216 | * ''Series/SherlockHolmes''. When Moriarty confronts Holmes at [=221B=], he persuades Holmes to put down the derringer he's concealing in his pocket so they can have a civilized conversation. As Moriarty goes to leave however, he picks up his cane and does something that makes an [[DramaticGunCock ominous 'click']], implying it's a concealed firearm, which he then brandishes threateningly at Holmes. |
| 217 | %%* Professor Abraham Setrakian from ''Series/{{The Strain|TVSeries}}'' wields a particularly badass version of a sword cane. |
| 218 | * The private rail car in ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' included a sword concealed in a pool cue. |
| 219 | * ''Series/YancyDerringer'' often carries a cane or a riding crop with a sword concealed within. |
| 220 | * On ''Series/ZNation'', Murphy picks up one of these during Season 4, and is surprisingly skilled with it. |
| 221 | [[/folder]] |
| 222 | |
| 223 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 224 | * The VigilanteMan in Music/AbneyPark's "Victorian Vigilante" [[VigilanteExecution comes after someone]] who has one of these. |
| 225 | * Music/BobDylan's ''On The Road Again'' from ''Bringing it all Back Home'': |
| 226 | -->''Your grandpa's cane, it turns into a sword\ |
| 227 | Your grandma prays to pictures that are pasted on a board\ |
| 228 | Everything inside my pockets your uncle steals\ |
| 229 | And you ask me why I don't live here -- honey, I can't believe that you're for real!'' |
| 230 | * Ham Danshaku of Music/FakeType's animated music videos uses one to cut down gangsters and ghosts. |
| 231 | * Ronald Isley has one that he threatens to use on Music/RKelly in the video for "Contagious" |
| 232 | * The titular character in Music/LouReed's "My Friend George" carries one. |
| 233 | * Music/TheGothsicles cover this trope in their aptly named song "Sword Cane", where the singer recognizes that [[WhenEldersAttack a seemingly frail old man]] is concealing a weapon behind his frail appearance. |
| 234 | -->''old man, i don’t wanna fight you\ |
| 235 | there’s a blade housed in your walking stick\ |
| 236 | i can tell that your frailty is fake\ |
| 237 | your reflexes are much too quick'' |
| 238 | [[/folder]] |
| 239 | |
| 240 | [[folder:Roleplay]] |
| 241 | * Jeremy Franco of ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' was given this as his assigned weapon. As seen by the page quote, he enjoyed it. |
| 242 | [[/folder]] |
| 243 | |
| 244 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 245 | * ''TabletopGame/SeventhSea'' includes a swordsman's school based around the use of a sword cane. |
| 246 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Aftermath}}'', ''Scenario Pack 1: Into the Ruins''. In the ruins of the Gatlin Center, the Director's office holds a cane which, if examined, can be discovered to be a sword cane. If the outer covering is removed, the sword can attack as a Ceremonial Sword. |
| 247 | * ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu'' |
| 248 | ** Boxed set ''Cthulhu By Gaslight''. One of the new Victorian Age weapons in this supplement is the sword cane. The sword is the equivalent of a sharpened fencing foil. Some models cause the sword to extend from the base of the cane when the handle is turned. |
| 249 | ** Supplement ''H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham: Unveiling the Legend-Haunted City''. The NonPlayerCharacter Danté Helcimer has moderate skill with the sword cane he carries. |
| 250 | * R. Talsorian Games' ''TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}}'' supplement ''Solo of Fortune II''. An ad for Midnight Arms has the Kendachi Monosword Cane, an AbsurdlySharpBlade concealed in a mahogany-finished walking cane. |
| 251 | * ''TabletopGame/DarkHeresy'' has a [[LaserBlade power sword cane]]. |
| 252 | * Sword canes show up in ''[[TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} GURPS: High-Tech]]''. They're expensive, low quality and bad for parrying. On the up side beating people with the cane is still a viable option. There's also a ''rifle'' cane. |
| 253 | * FASA's ''The Franchise/{{Doctor Who|ExpandedUniverse}} Role Playing Game''. ''Game News'' #6 magazine (August 1985) had a mini-adventure in which a German nobleman tried to assassinate the U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The nobleman had a sword cane that he could use with uncommon skill. |
| 254 | * ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' |
| 255 | ** ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'' magazine #42, adventure "The Mansion of Mad Professor Ludlow". One room in the mansion has a chest which contains a sword cane. The sword is released from the cane by squeezing the cane's ivory handle. |
| 256 | ** Adventure [=DA1=] ''Adventures in Blackmoor''. In the Comeback Inn, the Master Closet has five walking sticks, one of which is a sword cane. |
| 257 | ** ''TabletopGame/MasqueOfTheRedDeath'' campaign expansion for the ''TabletopGame/{{Ravenloft}}'' setting has these devices available for purchase by adventurers. |
| 258 | ** The 5th edition supplement ''Xanathar's Guide to Everything'' includes a magic item called ''veteran's cane'', which is a walking cane that permanently transforms into a longsword when its command word is spoken. |
| 259 | * ''TabletopGame/HollowEarthExpedition''. A favorite weapon of evil masterminds and the nobility, the sword portion was equivalent to a rapier. |
| 260 | * The ''TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness'' {{Sourcebook}} ''Armory'' has these listed. They deal bashing damage with the cane on and lethal with the blade out. |
| 261 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}''. ''The Neo-Anarchist's Guide to Real Life'' introduces the Barton Arms Gun Cane. It fires a single 8 mm bullet that does light damage to targets at close range. |
| 262 | * TSR's ''TabletopGame/TopSecret'' espionage game allowed PlayerCharacters to purchase sword canes for $50 for use as concealable weapons. |
| 263 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' |
| 264 | ** ''Magazine/TheSpaceGamer'' magazine #49 article "Tools for Terrorists". The sword cane has a foil (sword) inside it. It weighs one kilogram and costs 150 credits. Once drawn from the cane, the foil can be used normally. The scabbard can be used to parry other melee weapons. |
| 265 | ** Creator/{{FASA}}'s ''The FCI Consumer Guide''. The sword cane is a walking stick consisting of a foil covered by a wooden sheath. Once removed, the sheath can be used to parry enemy melee attacks. |
| 266 | * Many characters in Cubicle 7's ''TabletopGame/{{Victoriana}}'' supplement ''Faces in the Smoke Volume Two: Shadows and Steel'' have and use a sword cane. |
| 267 | ** The Adventurers' Society: Generic Watchbearers and the old wolf Beastman Thaddius Grey. |
| 268 | ** The Deceivers: Lord Harold Wyndham. |
| 269 | ** The Knights of Ludd: The revolutionary terrorist Bernard Wilkins. |
| 270 | ** Fellowship of the Red Pharaoh: Their chief enforcer Mr. Thoth. |
| 271 | ** Observant Society of the Meek: The standard Order "courser" (operative). |
| 272 | [[/folder]] |
| 273 | |
| 274 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 275 | * Edward Hyde uses [[spoiler: and is killed by]] one in ''Theatre/JekyllAndHyde''. |
| 276 | * Rupert in ''Theatre/{{Rope}}'' has one and uses it to defend himself against the killers while they wait for the police. |
| 277 | * In ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'', VillainProtagonist Macheath carries a sword cane. |
| 278 | [[/folder]] |
| 279 | |
| 280 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 281 | * ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' |
| 282 | ** Case [[spoiler: 3-5]] of the original trilogy featured one of these. [[spoiler:It belonged to the victim, and was the [[AlwaysMurder murder weapon.]]]] |
| 283 | ** Plum Kitaki from ''{{VisualNovel/Apollo Justice|AceAttorney}}'' has a blade in the handle of her broom, and often displays it when she's irate. |
| 284 | * ''Videogame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate'' has canes with knives hidden in them as one of the usable melee weapons, particularly for Evie. |
| 285 | * Gio from ''VideoGame/AtelierRoronaTheAlchemistOfArland'' and ''VideoGame/AtelierMeruruTheApprenticeOfArland'' uses a sword cane, fitting his OldMaster and CoolOldGuy characterization. He wields it like an IaijutsuPractitioner, drawing his sword for a quick slash before immediately sheathing it. |
| 286 | * ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'' has a gun example with BattleButler Marquis. His gold cane is outfitted as a SniperRifle. It's also a DoubleWeapon, having a small pistol built into the handle for close quarters. |
| 287 | * One of the [[MixAndMatchWeapon Trick Weapons]] in ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' is the Threaded Cane, which is an unusual take on this trope - it's a hexagonal metal cane with sharpened corners that can serve as [[CaneFu a highly effective bludgeon]] but also has a steel cable inside it, letting it become a vicious serrated whip as the situation requires. |
| 288 | * ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': |
| 289 | ** It's possible to find a Cane Sword in a corner of Leyndell, Royal Capital. The flavor text says it was the weapon of a veteran knight who grew decrepit in his old age but still wanted to meet his end with a weapon in hand. |
| 290 | ** Morgott, the Veiled Monarch, [[spoiler:the true identity of [[WakeUpCallBoss Margit, the Fell Omen]], begins his boss fight by crushing the huge cane-like staff he wielded as Margit to reveal a curving, iridescent sword at its core, said to have been [[BloodIron forged from his own cursed blood]]. Incidentally, overlaying Morgott's model with Margit reveals that the sword curves too much to actually fit inside the cane; so you don't notice, its blade is kept off-screen when he reveals it.]] |
| 291 | * In ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', canes are a melee weapon wielded like swords, and can be upgraded with the very ironic ''Crippling Barbs'' mod. |
| 292 | * ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': [[UsefulNotes/TheShinsengumi Nagakura Shinpachi]]'s First Ascension has him holding what looks like an ordinary cane over his shoulder... until he enters combat, at which point he unsheathes the curved blade hidden inside said cane. |
| 293 | * ''VideoGame/{{Gloomwood}}'': This serves as the player's melee weapon, which they can use to defend themselves and kill enemies. Holstering the weapon has the player put the sword back in the cane. |
| 294 | * The titular ''Gunbrella'' is, as it's name implies, a gun with a parasol attached. While the gun part is pretty straightforward, the parasol can be used traverse environments as well as to deflect projectiles. |
| 295 | * In ''VideoGame/TheLastBountyHunter'', Handsome Harry has the gun variant. When you meet him, he'll raise his cane, claim to be unarmed, and then try to shoot you with it. You can [[BlastingItOutOfTheirHands Blast It Out of His Hand]] to capture rather than kill him. |
| 296 | * Not quite this trope, but clearly influenced by it: Kohaku from the ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' fighting game spinoff ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'' conceals a sword in her FlyingBroomstick. |
| 297 | * In ''VideoGame/OnimushaBladeWarriors'', Juju-ran has a hidden blade in the handle of her parasol. |
| 298 | * In the original ''VideoGame/PoliceQuest1InPursuitOfTheDeathAngel'', Sonny is given a cane with a derringer hidden in the handle when he goes undercover as a pimp in lieu of his service revolver. |
| 299 | * Special maces in ''VideoGame/RomancingSaga3'' allow you to draw out a sword from within them through a special skill. Afterwards, it is treated like a short sword. |
| 300 | * ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' offers you a Shotgun Cane. A Shotgun ''Pimp'' Cane no less. Your character's idle animation while holding it is to rest on it like a regular cane. |
| 301 | * The weapon of choice of Ujiyasu Hojo in the ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' series. Both a sword cane AND a gun cane. |
| 302 | * Setsuka of the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'' conceals a sword in her parasol. |
| 303 | * Cap'n Cuttlefish from ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' has a variation of this. He is a decorated veteran who fought in the [[GreatOffscreenWar Great Turf War]] using his trusty Bamboozler -- a type of rifle [[BambooTechnology fashioned from a piece of bamboo]]. In the present day, he uses it as a cane. |
| 304 | * Master Rishu from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' is a proud owner of one of these. |
| 305 | * ''VideoGame/WatchDogs'': An understated example: mob boss "Lucky" Quinn keeps a knife hidden in the handle of his cane. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment In his first scene]], he uses it to stab an underling in the throat after they ''nearly'' messed up a robbery. |
| 306 | * In ''VideoGame/TriangleStrategy'', Benedict has one of these as his signature weapon. The cane sword fits well with his BattleButler aesthetic. |
| 307 | * Todd, butler to the [[GoldfishPoopGang Schrodinger Family]] in ''VideoGame/WildArms3'', wields one of these, fitting his flamboyant attire and giant afro. |
| 308 | [[/folder]] |
| 309 | |
| 310 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 311 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Neopolitan uses a long, thin blade concealed inside [[ParasolOfPain Hush]], which is very much in the spirit of this trope. In early seasons, she predominantly fights using the parasol itself as a bludgeoning tool and shield, augmented by her own [[KickChick combat prowess]] and [[MasterOfIllusion Semblance]], only revealing the sword as a ''coup de grâce'' on a defeated opponent. Later on, she begins using it [[LetsGetDangerous far more often]], usually by extending the tip from the ferrule to give herself an edge in combat. |
| 312 | [[/folder]] |
| 313 | |
| 314 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 315 | * [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/2/19/how-to-disagree-like-civilized-gentlemen.html The premise is roundly]] mocked in ''Webcomic/BasicInstructions''. After all, a real gentleman would never think of possibly damaging his sword-cane. |
| 316 | * ''Webcomic/{{Bug|Martini}}'' [[https://www.bugmartini.com/comic/the-handicapable-swordfighter/ wanted one, but sees a few problems on the way]]. |
| 317 | * In ''Webcomic/ChampionsOfFaraus'', [[spoiler: Ebenezer]]’s cane is revealed to be one, when one of the cultists who have captured the protagonists & his assistant, approaches him with a bow ready to shoot, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and calls him an]] [[YoungerThanTheyLook “old timer”.]] |
| 318 | * [[spoiler:Adrian Raven]] in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' has this, but carries it only when expecting serious trouble. |
| 319 | * Thaco from ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' has a variant. There's no element of concealment; his [[DualWielding two swords]] lock together so he can ''[[MundaneUtility use ]]''[[MundaneUtility them as a cane]]. |
| 320 | * [[HandicappedBadass Blind]] Terezi Pyrope from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' turned her walking cane into one at some point during her session. It's actually [[DualWielding two swords]] in one cane. |
| 321 | * In ''Webcomic/ImpureBlood'', [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Issue3/ib059.html Caspian has one, but doesn't always have to draw the blade]]. |
| 322 | * Several characters in ''Webcomic/TheSearchForHenryJekyll'' use these as a signature weapon, including Utterson and Hyde. |
| 323 | [[/folder]] |
| 324 | |
| 325 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 326 | * The main protagonist of ''WebVideo/TheKnightShift'', Knight/[[spoiler:Ellpagg]] wields a sword cane with a stylized dragon carved into the metal handle. The sword cane itself goes by the name of [[https://thearknmythos.fandom.com/wiki/Dragonier Dragonier, The Dragon Cane Sword, and Reignbreaker]] - and goes on to become a legendary relic in the setting. |
| 327 | * ''WebVideo/ManAtArms'' has an episode where they forge Jacob Frye's cane sword, inspired by ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate''. Includes a short blade on the side of the handle, and a retractable scythe at the tip of the cane. |
| 328 | [[/folder]] |
| 329 | |
| 330 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 331 | * In one episode of ''[[Franchise/{{Tintin}} The Adventures of Tintin]]'', the BigBad has one of these, but at the time he unsheathes it, Tintin is wearing a suit of medieval armor (It MakesSenseInContext), hefts his massive claymore, causing the villain to drop his weapon and flee. |
| 332 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' episode "Mind Games", Terry encounters a psychic albino who [[MindOverMatter telekinetically]] beats him up with a sword cane. He doesn't unsheathe the blade until Terry gets pins under a coatrack, at which point he launches it at Terry to finish him off — only for Terry to deflect it with the coatrack and quickly defeat him. |
| 333 | * Franchise/SherlockHolmes, yes that Sherlock Holmes, carries one in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' "episode Trial's of the Demon". |
| 334 | * ''WesternAnimation/CarmenSandiego'': In the Season 3 finale, [[DoubleAgent Roundabout]] reveals that he possesses one of these, which he uses in his fight against Shadow-san. |
| 335 | * Valmont has one in ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'', which he makes use of it in the season 1 finale to break out of his jail cell inside Section 13. |
| 336 | %%* ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures'' in the episode "Eclipse". |
| 337 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' episode "Robostus", the ClassyCane that [[BigBad Hawk Moth]] carries is revealed to hide a blade, which comes in handy when the titular villain [[AIIsACrapshoot turns his lair's security system on him]]. |
| 338 | * WesternAnimation/MrMagoo carries one in the short "Barefaced Flatfoot", which he uses to fight an opponent (actually his own reflection). |
| 339 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' short "The Three Diablos", [[BigBad The Whisperer]] is shown to carry a [[RuleOfCool FLAIL]] cane, with what looks like a gilded spiked ball and chain ball. |
| 340 | * ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'': In "A Bunch of Baby Ducks", a poacher threatens Mordecai and Rigby with one. |
| 341 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': |
| 342 | ** In the opening of one episode, the family attends a garage sale by Reiner Wolfcastle. While there, Bart marvels at an authentic swordcane, and Wolfcastle then explains how he has a ton of sword-objects such as a sword-bat, a sword-rifle, and sword-''pineapples'', sword-''sword sharpeners'' and sword-''pies'' (which Homer ate). |
| 343 | ** In the episode where Bart becomes a Junior Camper, [[BewareTheNiceOnes Hans Moleman]] pulls out a [[{{BFS}} very large knife]] from his cane saying "[[Film/CrocodileDundee You call that a knife? This is a knife]]". Unfortunately for [[TheChewToy him]], it's too big and falls to the ground. |
| 344 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': |
| 345 | ** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E11LightsaberLost Lightsaber Lost]]": Elderly Jedi Master Tera Sinube's lightsaber turns out to be concealed as the handle of his cane, revealed when he finally uses it at the climax. |
| 346 | ** "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E4UnfinishedBusiness Unfinished Business]]": Separatist Admiral Trench's cane is revealed to have a stun weapon built into it when he attempts to use it on Anakin Skywalker, but this gets him ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice. |
| 347 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': Darth Maul's series debut in "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E19TwilightOfTheApprentice Twilight of]] [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E20TwilightOfTheApprenticePartII the Apprentice]]" has him walking with a cane that turns out to be his double-bladed lightsaber slotted into a sheath. |
| 348 | * Splinter from ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' rarely uses its sword function, but most incarnations have him using a sword cane. |
| 349 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'': In "La Larva de Amor", Silkie ends up in Mexico where he has an exciting telenovella adventure where he rescues a woman named Sonia from her gangster boyfriend Carlos. Carlos wields a sword cane. |
| 350 | [[/folder]] |
| 351 | |
| 352 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 353 | %%(ZCE)* The: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordstick Swordstick]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_gun Cane gun]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_sword_mountings#Shikomizue Shikomizue]]. |
| 354 | * These can be purchased from several respectable theater supply companies or swordsmiths. That being said, you have to make sure the supplier uses high-quality material, because a sword thin enough to conceal in a cane is a fragile weapon, [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20052_5-weapon-myths-you-probably-believe-thanks-to-movies.html like the majority of swords]]. You can get a cheaper, [[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter stronger]], and [[CaneFu more deadly]] weapon just by purchasing a regular cane. Though if you do buy one, you should note that they are legally classified as concealed weapons, which are illegal or at least restricted in many areas, and will not be allowed past most security checkpoints. |
| 355 | * 16th century soldier UsefulNotes/AlonsoDeContreras once wielded a ''staff'' sword when he was traveling as a pilgrim. Ironically, it only got him in trouble, because when some Burgundian soldiers decided to rough him up, the blade got accidentally unsheathed and they arrested him on the thought only a spy would carry such a weapon (he was soon freed thanks to his connections, though). |
| 356 | * In the fight that established [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bowie Jim Bowie]]'s reputation as a knife-fighter and a badass, Norris Wright, his opponent, after exchanging gunfire with him, used a sword cane to impale him. When Wright tried to retrieve the sword, Bowie pulled him down and gutted him with his distinctively large knife. |
| 357 | * The street martial art of UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}}, which developed especially during the cane sword's popularity peak in the 19th century, sometimes included the usage of these weapons, known over there as ''tira-teima''. |
| 358 | * In Israel, pre-1948, many of the elderly Jews of Jerusalem were armed with one-shot canes. They had [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machon_Ayalon produced enough bullets]], but couldn't smuggle in enough guns. |
| 359 | * The London umbrella shop James Smith & Sons is famous for its surviving, elaborately-decorated Victorian-style shopfront, which still advertises "dagger canes" and "swordsticks" [[GrandfatherClause despite the fact]] that they are now illegal to carry in a public place. |
| 360 | * You way also find the narrative of a real life use for one of these [[https://notalwaysright.com/admitting-defeat-was-an-easy-thing-touche/75580/ here]]. |
| 361 | * A cane-gun was used in the infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Wells#The_crime "bomb collar bank robbery"]]. |
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