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* One of these almost gets Captain Lawrence killed in the second ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}'' book when he gets pulled away from a formal occasion to face combat still wearing his dress sword. It's still a live blade, but it's a ''lot'' flimsier than a service weapon and comes perilously close to breaking. Near the end of that same book, Temeraire gifts Laurence an antique Chinese ''dao'' adorned with images of dragons in gold and jewels to replace his old broken dress-sword, but this sword winds up being a subversion when Laurence swings it at a man's neck a book later, much to his reluctance, and it [[AbsurdlySharpBlade slices the dude's head off with almost no resistance]].
* Power Forged weapons in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' look like this because they have been enchanted to never break, rust, or need sharpening. One character mentions that over the thousands of years since his sword had been made his family has only had to replace the hilt.

''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'': this is how Taako intends to use the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Flaming Poisoning Raging Sword of Doom]] after [[spoiler: swindling it away from Garfield.]] In the end, [[spoiler: he gives it to Magnus.]]

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** Royal regalia/crown jewels frequently include a sword. This sword is almost always heavily decorated and is rarely used as an actual weapon of war (except perhaps as a bludgeon, since they are almost invariably very heavy). The British Crown Jewels feature not one, not two, but ''six'' swords, of which none are likely particularly sharp (none are less than 200 years old, and most date from the 17th century).

* The ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'' villain Shen is often shown carrying and posing with a wave-bladed [[BladeOnAStick guan dao]] but spends most of his fights throwing knives (and uses a flail and sword when he invades Gongmen City). When he finally uses his guan dao in the final battle, [[spoiler: he cuts one too many ropes on his ship and gets crushed by the cannon that was being held up by it]].

* The Swiss Guard and their polearms. Yes, they are sharp, and yes, the guy in the ridiculous-looking Renaissance costume with the BladeOnAStick does have a modern automatic weapon tucked into those balloon pants.

* A big shiny sword in ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' turned out to be ornamental and pretty useless. The rusted one, however...

* In ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', [[{{Stripperiffic}} one of the few things]] Naga wears is a large sword that seems to be purely for show. It gets stuck in the sheath the one time she tries to use it, and she tends to faint at the sight of blood ([[FridgeLogic which shows up a lot around swords]]).

** Sentomaru of the Marines wields a massive axe, but prefers to use sumo against weaker foes.

* In ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'', [[TheDreaded Starjun]] carries a sword with him, but he's never seen using it, until Cooking Festival arc, revealing it to be a [[FlamingSword flaming]] special preparation kitchen knife. Lampshaded by Toriko himself.

* The ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'' villain Shen is often shown carrying and posing with a wave-bladed [[BladeOnAStick guan dao]], but spends most of his fights throwing knives (and uses a flail and sword when he invades Gongmen City). When he finally uses his guan dao in the final battle, [[spoiler: he cuts one too many ropes on his ship and gets crushed by the cannon that was being held up by it]].

* ZigZagged by Darth Sidious' lightsabers in ''Franchise/StarWars''. He only really kept them for the sake of tradition as he believed that [[OrcusOnHisThrone open combat was beneath him]], and made them out of the most expensive and rare materials in the galaxy [[EvilIsPetty to mock Jedi humility]]. Before he used them to take out Savage Opress in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' & Mace Windu's strike team in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' they had been gathering dust in his office for 20 years, and he never used them again after becoming TheEmperor. Vader borrowed one for a time before crafting his own, and regarded them as antiques.

* One of these almost gets Captain Lawrence killed in the second ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}'' book, when he gets pulled away from a formal occasion to face combat still wearing his dress sword. It's still a live blade, but it's a ''lot'' flimsier than a service weapon and comes perilously close to breaking. Near the end of that same book, Temeraire gifts Laurence an antique Chinese ''dao'' adorned with images of dragons in gold and jewels to replace his old broken dress-sword, but this sword winds up being a subversion when Laurence swings it at a man's neck a book later, much to his reluctance, and it [[AbsurdlySharpBlade slices the dude's head off with almost no resistance]].

* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish is a minor noble who manages the books for the Seven Kingdoms, and carries a dagger on his belt instead of a full-length sword. He is not expected to use it, and only once draws it to threaten Ned Stark.

* In ''VideoGame/DragonQuestSwords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors'', your partners carry weapons with them, but don't actually use them, leaving you to do all of the heavy lifting while they provide assistance with magic. At least you never have to update their gear yourself, they get better stuff as they level up.

*** Mary Argent always has on a shortsword on her, that she keeps as a memento. In fact, her main weapon type is axes, and in the remake she can't even ''use'' any swords.
** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'', Alvin eventually takes a second gun that was a family heirloom, but never uses it. Averted in [[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2 the sequel]], where he finally gets to use it in one of his arcane artes. Aside from that, there are [[AndYourRewardIsClothes various decorations]] that take the form of weapons to be placed on your characters, which of course cannot be used.
** Rokurou in ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' is extremely attached to his greatsword Stormhowl, despite using a pair of daggers in combat instead and deflecting whenever Velvet tries to ask why he doesn't use the bigger weapon. [[spoiler:It's actually broken inside the sheathe with only a few inches of blade attached to the handle. He carries it for sentimental/motivational reasons. He eventually does get an intact Stormquell that he pulls out for his final Break Soul and level 3 [[LimitBreak Mystic Arte]].]]

* The Lee-Enfield Mk 3/4 bolt action rifle that was the British Army's mainstay for nearly seventy years is retained by some units for neither combat nor ceremonials. Long obsolete for front line use, this rifle is used as extra weight for recruit soldiers and others detailed to take on assault courses in full kit: simply because the issue front-line rifle is too delicate (and expensive) to withstand continual bashing, battering, immersion in mud and water and frequently being dropped by ham-fisted recruits. Rather an old heavy weapon designed to be exceedingly forgiving to rough treatment, and which will never be fired in action again, takes all the impacts of hard dirty training -- and it also weighs heavier than the SA-80.

** Royal regalia/crown jewels frequently include a sword. This sword is almost always heavily decorated and is rarely any use as an actual weapon of war (except perhaps as a bludgeon, since they are almost invariably very heavy). The British Crown Jewels feature not one, not two, but ''six'' swords, of which none are likely particularly sharp (none are less than 200 years old, and most date from the 17th century).

* In ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}'', the villain Unsure wears a katana for show but does all his fighting with a revolver.

* A big shiny sword in ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' turned out to be ornamental and pretty useless. The rusted one, however...

* In ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'', [[TheDreaded Starjun]] carries a sword with him, but he's never seen using it, until Cooking Festival arc, revealing it to be a [[FlamingSword flaming]] special preparation kitchen knife. Lampshaded by Toriko himself.
* In ''Anime/BloodTheLastVampire'', Saya steals a sword she had seen in a store window to use in a fight...[[OhCrap only to watch the blade deform and twist on impact since it was ornamental and not functional.]]
* In ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', [[{{Stripperiffic}} one of the few things]] Naga wears is a large sword that seems to be purely for show. It gets stuck in the sheath the one time she tries to use it, and she tends to faint at the sight of blood ([[FridgeLogic which shows up a lot around swords]]).
* Meliodas of ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' carries a broken sword to deter customers from starting trouble in his bar by keeping it in a scabbard to make it look like a full sword.
* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', people usually think this of Guts' main weapon, a [[{{BFS}} huge slab of iron even taller than he is]], up until [[OneManArmy they see him use it]]. It's {{justified|Trope}} that they'd think so since in real life, there are many examples of oversized versions of standard zweihanders being made for purely ceremonial use.
* Subverted with the Eto Gun in ''Manga/EtCetera''. It looks like a toy gun and could not be used to shoot normally, and Mingchao (initially) only keeps it to intimidate others. However, when added with a proper animal extract, the gun is considered one of the strongest weapons in the West.
* ''Manga/DragonBall'': Android 17 carries a pistol on his waist, which is odd considering his punches and energy blasts do far more damage than a pistol ever could. The only time he's seen using it is for kicks after he got shot at by an old man in the BadFuture.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Pekoms of the Big Mom Pirates carries a sword on his left hip, but he primarily fights with his fists and Devil Fruit, making it just a decoration.
** Sentomaru of the Marines wields a massive axe, but prefers to use sumo against weaker foes.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' gives us Ornamental [[HumongousMecha Mobile Suits]], the ZGMF-1017 GINN [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Ceremonial Decoration Type]], which could be combat capable if their weapons weren't [[TooDumbToLive a bolt-action rifle and a foam sword]] in a world where beam weapons exist and are ridiculously common.

* Power Forged weapons in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' look like this because they have been enchanted to never break, rust, or need sharpening. One character mentions that over the thousands of years since his sword had been made his family has only had to replace the hilt.

* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Subverted with Katniss' bow. After all, just because it's pretty doesn't mean it can't be deadly.
* In ''Literature/TheBridgeKingdomArchives'' a married woman from Maridrina is supposed to wear two ornamental daggers, which ''her husband'' is supposed to use to protect her honor. [[TheProtagonist Lara]] gets her set when she gets married as a part of [[AltarDiplomacy peace treaty]] and they are really beautiful, their handles and scabbards are set with famous Maridrinian rubies. Subverted in that [[spoiler: they are only a decoration, real weapons, small throwing knives, are cleverly hidden inside their handles]].

* Almost everyone in ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' has one, such as Chaos sorcerer staves, Tau bonding knives...
* Many miniatures are sculpted with more weapons on them than they are actually designed to use in the game. ''TabletopGame/{{Malifaux}}'' is a big offender here, with many figures wearing multiple revolvers but only having a few attacks to use in the game, none of which involve all, or sometimes any, of them.

* Many weapons in ''Videogame/SecondLife'' don't actually do anything unless they are specifically scripted. While scripted weapons are available, unless you are in a roleplay or combat sim most swords, guns, hammers et cetera are only for decoration.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
** Ganondorf's sword, which is only used for a victory pose in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee Melee]]'' and a taunt in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Brawl]]'', and is otherwise kept in {{Hammerspace}}. Finally used in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU Smash 4]]'': One of his alternative special attacks is conjuring the sword and stabbing with it, instead of his insanely powerful Warlock Punch. ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' also allows him to use his sword for his smash attacks.
** Captain Falcon and Snake have guns on their person if you look closely (the former has had his since the [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64 N64 original]], while the latter has had his since ''Brawl''), but naturally they don't get any use either. Sheik also carries a short sword or long dagger on her person but it likewise isn't used.
*** ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Ultimate]]'' zigzags this in Sheik's case. Though she doesn't have the sword on her person, she finally wields it as her [[LimitBreak Final Smash]], [[BladeSpam Sheikah Dance]].
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''
** A variation is done in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast''. Sahasrahla's sprite doesn't show him with a sword, but he tells Link he has one and admits he's too weak to use it anyway.
** Ganondorf has a short sword (or long dagger) strapped to his leg in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', but never draws it. He stops wearing it in the BadFuture.
** Subverted in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''. Ganondorf carries the Sword of the Six Sages as a trophy from his escape from execution but finally resorts to using it after losing to Link in his Ganon form.
** Tetra the young pirate captain in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' carries a cutlass but never uses it except in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors''.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'':
*** Prince Sidon wears a sword on his hip, but like all the other [[FishPeople Zora]] he favors the spear in actual combat.
*** The Royal Guard weapons the player can collect are basically this. These [[BlingOfWar fancy and highly-decorative weapons]] do a great deal of damage, but are extremely fragile and don't last long. Their description even explicitly calls them ceremonial weapons, so they were likely never intended to actually be used as practical weapons, but for display purposes.
* In three of the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' games (''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Deception]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]]'') Raiden wears a ''saya'' (katana scabbard) on his alternate costumes, but he never actually uses a sword.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 6'', there is a [[VirtualPaperDoll character customization feature]] that lets you equip your characters with sheathed weapons, only for looks or stats in campaign mode. Occasionally subverted, as there are a few weapons that do allow a character to make an extra attack if they've got the weapon equipped, [[GuideDangIt but the game doesn't tell which they are or how to perform the bonus moves]].
** Most {{Fighting Game}}s that focus strictly on hand-to-hand combat do this, usually when there's ninjas.
* Speaking of which, ninja Kagemaru in ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' can have a sword. DrunkenMaster Shun Di can have a hermit staff as well.

* In ''VideoGame/FreedomFighters2003'', Christopher Stone gets a knife on his left shoulder, but his only CQC weapon is his [[WrenchWhack wrench]].
* In the first ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' game, Shingen Takeda has a katana sheathed on his belt, which he never uses. Looking closely at it reveals that it's actually chained to the scabbard. This was removed from subsequent costumes. In the second and third games, Mitsunari Ishida keeps an unused dagger sheathed hanging out the front of his coat.

* Assassins from ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' are extremely guilty of this. Many armor sets (including the no-armor-equipped underwear, for women) feature several daggers strapped all over their body that are only textured on, not even in model. The assassin hero Anton is even worse: he prominently wears three [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]] on his back that [[GameplayAndStorySegregation he never uses]].
* ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline'' allows the player to customize their costume including some weaponry such as daggers on the belt or a sword slung across the back. However, because these are costume items, they merely show up on the player avatar and don't get any particular use (not even if you have the same weapon as what you're carrying).

* In ''Pocket VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'', our hero is seen in garb reminiscent of a Roman soldier. He has the sword and everything! He is even seen unsheathing it and [[StabTheSky holding it up heroically to the sky!]] But can he use it on any one of the dozens of monsters that are out to maul him? No.
* In ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', Akihiko has a knife strapped to his hip that he never uses. The shoulder holster is probably holding his [[VideoGame/{{Persona 3}} Evoker]], which isn't really a weapon.
* In the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'', customizable characters will sometimes get some. In 4, there is a pirate's belt that has a pistol on it, as well as gloves that have a claw on it. The only fighting is done with weapons.
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', some classes are guilty of this. Assassins have extra daggers strapped to their wrists and Swordmasters are carrying two extra sheaths, yet they will never use these extra weapons even if all the weapons in their inventory break.
* In the arcade beat-em-up ''VideoGame/DDCrew'', one of your enemies is a military-type who carries a large machine gun. At no point does he ever fire it, preferring to kick you instead.
* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'':
*** Philia Felice's [[TalkingWeapon Swordian]], Clemente, is a {{BFS}}, that, despite his size, is blunt (Philia even hugs the blade in one artwork) and very light, making him almost useless as an actual sword. Philia uses him mostly to get access to magic.
*** Mary Argent always has on a shortsword on her, that she keeps as a memento. In fact, her main weapon type is axes, and in the remake she can't even ''use'' any swords.
** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'', Alvin eventually takes a second gun that was a family heirloom, but never uses it. Averted in [[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2 the sequel]], where he finally gets to use it in one of his arcane artes. Aside from that, there are [[AndYourRewardIsClothes various decorations]] that take the form of weapons to be placed on your characters, which of course cannot be used.
** Rokurou in ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' is extremely attached to his greatsword Stormhowl, despite using a pair of daggers in combat instead and deflecting whenever Velvet tries to ask why he doesn't use the bigger weapon. [[spoiler:It's actually broken inside the sheathe with only a few inches of blade attached to the handle. He carries it for sentimental/motivational reasons. He eventually does get an intact Stormquell that he pulls out for his final Break Soul and level 3 [[LimitBreak Mystic Arte]].]]
* Jack Russell of ''VideoGame/RadiataStories'' is seen carrying around his father's giant sword, the Arbitrator, as a keepsake since he himself can't use it. Unless Jack gets promoted in [[MultipleEndings the Fairy Path]], he will never get to use it.
* Dios, the commander of the Harmonian army in Suikoden 3 is challenged to a duel at one point, and rather sheepishly admits that his sword is ornamental.
* No matter what he has equipped, Dagran in ''VideoGame/TheLastStory'' always carries a small sword at his belt. [[JustifiedTrope This is later explained]] as being the first sword Dagran ever bought, and it is, in fact, meant to be an ornamental weapon--Dagran just wears it for sentimental reasons.
* Any equippable weapon in either ''VideoGame/DragonballXenoverse'' or [[VideoGame/DragonballXenoverse2 its sequel]] falls into this category, as the player will either not use a weapon at all, or the weapon will materialize in their hands when needed, and vanish after use (for example, if the player is using either Shining Slash or Burning Slash, Trunks' sword techniques).
** Android 17 also has his pistol, which is unused in the game. Since the player can equip [[AndYourRewardIsClothes #17s' pants]] that come with the sidearm (unless the players' top prevents it from appearing), it applies to them too.
* Minfilia in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' carries a Mythril Dagger that is imbued with materia for enhanced power. However, due to her being more of a political figure than an actual fighter, she never uses the knife at all and she also doesn't use it in the times where she is captured.
* Occasionally happens in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''. Soldier: 76 has a pistol on his belt that he never uses, and Roadhog what appears to be a sawn-off shotgun (''not'' his Scrap Gun) slung across his back. Genji has a sword that is decorative for 99% of the time, except when he uses his ultimate ability, which begs the question: wouldn't a sword be more effective than shurikens, even without the powered-up dragon that accompanies it in his ultimate?
** Ana and Widowmaker likewise have spikes on their arm to stabilize their weapons while sniping, although they never get used in-game (because you can't rest your arm on anything to stabilize).
* In ''Videogame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'', Raiden has a knife sheathed alongside his HF Blade. You get to stare at it plenty with the game's third-person camera angle but it is never drawn; even when his sword is snapped in two, Raiden attempts to use the remaining stump instead of the knife.
* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'': Anduin wields his father's sword, Shalamayne, but leaves it on his back 99% of the time. Even when he's attacking an enemy in melee, he still shoots holy energy at them. The only animations where he even holds it involve him essentially waving it around like a MagicWand. This does make some sense though -- he's a [[SquishyWizard Priest]] and not a Warrior, and was pretty bad at using the sword in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''.
* In his GuestFighter appearance in ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'', VideoGame/{{Pico}} keeps his signature uzi in his hand at all times. But since this is a RhythmGame, he doesn't actually use it at any point, at least until Week 7.
* The Demon Blade sub-class from ''VideoGame/{{Kritika}}'' carries a broadsword on his back, but actually fights using katana.

** Rokurou in ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' is extremely attached to his greatsword Stormhowl, despite using a pair of daggers in combat instead and deflecting whenever Velvet tries to ask why he doesn't use the bigger weapon. [[spoiler:It's actually broken inside the sheathe with only a few inches of blade attached to the handle. He carries it for sentimental/motivational reasons. He eventually does get an intact Stormquell that he pulls out for his level 3 [[LimitBreak Mystic Arte]].]]

* In his GuestFighter appearance in ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'', VideoGame/{{Pico}} keeps his signature uzi in his hand at all times. But since this is a RhythmGame, he doesn't actually use it at any point.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-572 SCP-572]] is a replica sword in a fantasy style, which, when held, produces a major mind-control effect, whereupon people will become convinced of its superior balance and sharpness, of which it really has neither, being purely a decorative piece. It also compels them to perform insane stunts with it (all while convincing them they can), such as deflecting bullets with the blade, taking on trained swordsmen with real swords, and cutting moving cars in half. Due to the prevalence of unnecessary blades facing in odd directions, the slightest swing will result in injury to the user. Fortunately, upon removing the sword from the holder with tongs, the psychological effects can be instantly redacted by [[DopeSlap a smack on the head]].

* Marcus Fenix of ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' fame carried a knife on his right boot but is never used.

* ZigZagged by Darth Sidious' lightsabers in ''Franchise/StarWars''. He only really kept them for the sake of tradition as he believed that [[OrcusOnHisThrone open combat was beneath him]], and made them out of the most expensive and rare materials in the galaxy [[TakeThat to mock Jedi humility]]. Before he used them to take out Savage Opress in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' & Mace Windu's strike team in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' they had been gathering dust in his office for 20 years, and he never used them again after becoming TheEmperor. Vader borrowed one for a time before crafting his own, and regarded them as antiques.

* One of the bad guys in ''Film/SwampThing'' wears ammunition belts over both shoulders. He never picks up a gun during the film.
* In ''Film/{{Paul}}'', an expensive replica sword is revealed to be useless when the blade snaps off upon drawing.

* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' has a Celtic sword, but fights exclusively with his fists. He does use it for {{Flynning}} twice, once for cutting cake, and once as a mountaineering tool, but he's never allowed to hurt anyone with it on the grounds that it would be too violent.
* Creator/MarvelComics' Doctor Doom wears a pistol on his waist that he only uses for opponents he considers unworthy of facing his powered armor and other abilities, which happens rarely enough nowadays that it might as well be ornamental.
* In ''ComicBook/TheTransformers'', after Optimus Prime gets rebuilt as a Power Master he gains a pair of double-barreled shoulder cannons that he never uses.

* One of the five major tenets of UsefulNotes/{{Sikhism}} is that adherents must carry a dagger -- as this has naturally presented problems as SocietyMarchesOn, workarounds such as this, daggers that are locked into the sheaths, and even images of daggers have been developed.

* Ricky "The Rocket" Roberts, who has appeared in Florida branch of All Pro Wrestling, used brass knuckles as his belt buckle.
* Dementia D'Rose caries around a rather large knife because it looks pretty. She'd rather fight barehanded and if she needs a weapon it will likely be a random object or her signature [[EpicFlail ball n'chain]].[[/folder]]

Subtrope of UselessAccessory. Compare StatSticks, where weapons aren't so much "physically" used as they're just there to add stats. May sometimes overlap with ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything. Not to be confused with BlingBlingBang, where the weapon is covered in ornamentation but (usually) still sees actual use.

** Captain Falcon and Snake have guns on their person in ''Brawl'' if you look closely, but naturally they don't get any use either. Sheik also carries a short sword or long dagger on her person but it likewise isn't used.

* In ''VideoGame/FreedomFighters'', Christopher Stone gets a knife on his left shoulder, but his only CQC weapon is his [[WrenchWhack wrench]].

* The Magic: The Gathering card Garrison Sergeant has the following flavor text: "In the Legion, no flagpole is merely decorative, and every ceremonial sword bears an edge." The Boros Legion, the military forces of Ravnica, are CrazyPrepared when it comes to combat, and so when they are marching in a parade their ceremonial weapons are anything but.