Does Not Illustrate: Absurdly Sharp Blade

A while ago, Absurdly Sharp Blade went through TRS and the definition was changed. Absurdly Sharp Blade is supposed to refer to items that are mundane except for being incredibly sharp — they don't use magic, technology, superpowers, or other Applied Phlebotinum to do their cutting. Absurd Cutting Power was created as a supertrope for anything that cuts really really well, regardless of how. The current page image is a sword made of Coyote's tooth. Coyote as in the Native American trickster deity — so rather more going on there than just simple sharpness. I'd suggest moving the current Absurdly Sharp Blade image to Absurd Cutting Power and finding something that's actually a correct example for Absurdly Sharp Blade.

edited 20th Dec '12 3:43:00 PM by NativeJovian

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.

I'd be fine with that.

Let's get a replacement for Absurdly Sharp Blade before we pull it. For one thing, in the image, there's nothing to suggest that it's a magical, supernatural or other than normal cutting implement. So while it's not a good example, it's a very good illustration, and as per the hierarchy that was laid out here and received general agreement through the rest of that thread, it's somewhere between a Good Image and an OK image, and should net be pulled without replacement by one that's just as good or better.

edited 20th Dec '12 6:09:29 PM by Madrugada

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This backstory is not evident anywhere in the picture; it's something only the fans know. Fox is right - it's a fine depiction of the trope whether it is or is not an actual example.

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Diamond cutting?

That one panel? Not bad, actually.

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The second, italicised half is more true than the first half. One of the examples on Absurdly Sharp Blade - which I know is supposed to be there, because it was rather contentious during the split - is Death's scythe, which "...glows blue because of the air molecules being sliced in half all the time. The sharpness even extends a few inches beyond the blade due to the impossible aura of sharpness."

Since the line between absurdly sharp and magically sharp is consequently a bit fuzzy, I don't see that there's a problem with keeping it until a really good replacement is found.

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Found a color version◊ of the one from Kenichi in the ImageLinks.Absurdly Sharp Blade that might work.

justanid, my only problem with that is there's not enough focus on the small blade; it would be hard to quickly see the meaning. If there were a higher quality version that was framed only around the blade, counter, and cutting board, that would probably work well.

My first thought was simply the sword referenced in the page quote (the Bride's Hattori Hanzo sword from [1]), or the Green Destiny from [2]. Perhaps there's an appropriate shot of one of them cutting something it's not suppose to. Then again, I've always felt that too much of a premium is placed on direct illustration, often leading to less satisfying images...

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The Sacred Blacksmith gives an example of a katana slicing another sword in half. The catch? The katana is at rest, stuck in a table, nobody touching or supporting it in any way. The other sword is in full swing, trying to strike it.

I can get a screenshot of the sword being cut by the katana that might work.

edited 27th Dec '12 10:59:43 AM by DRCEQ

Wilbyr's suggestion, with a touch up to remove the side of the next panel

edited 27th Dec '12 11:35:16 AM by CobraPrime

Caption: "And not those cheap cubic-zirconia variety diamonds, either."

edited 27th Dec '12 2:16:57 PM by Stratadrake

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I think the 4th one works pretty well. You can see the katana at rest, stuck in the table, and the broken blade of the striking sword breaking off as well as the upswing (the grey blur on the left). Just for good measure, I included the after shot of the swordsman holding his now broken sword, in disbelief of what just happened.

Suggested caption: This katana laughs at your concept of "Physics."

edited 27th Dec '12 3:05:40 PM by DRCEQ

I Prefer the diamond picture. The Katanas require multiple images to illustrate whats going on. The Diamond image does it in one panel.

Yeah. The montage is way, waaaay too long.

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Ditto, I prefer the diamond cutting one, it's concise and neat. The Sacred Blacksmith pics are nice Image Links material, though.

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That isn't a montage. It's 5 individual pictures.

As five pictures, it's still much too long. The diamond one is clear and concise; +1 for that.

That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.

Use @12. Double-seven has waaaay too many panels and is far too high.

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Either 12 or an montage of 14.1(or 14.3?) and 14.4.

edited 28th Dec '12 3:42:55 AM by m8e

The diamond one gets my vote. It's clear, succinct, and unmistakable.

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There's a reason comics tend to be preferred as image sources: They're static images already, so nothing is lost by taking static images from them.

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Diamond one is funnier, so it gets my vote.

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