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* ''VideoGame/ConquerorsBlade'' has the Chain Dart & Scimitar hero weapon--a deadly assassin-style class which is among the most powerful hero weapons in the game.
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On ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland'', the heroine Alice carries a scimitar as her main weapon, since she was taught swordplay by Cyrus, who is from Agrabah.

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On ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland'', the heroine Alice carries a scimitar as her main weapon, since she was taught swordplay by the genie Cyrus, who is from Agrabah.
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On ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland'', the heroine Alice carries a scimitar as her main weapon, since she was taught swordplay by Cyrus, who is from Agrabah.
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* In [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaAkiraHimekawa Akira Himekawa's adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', the bandit Ghanti wields a wicked-looking scimitar in contrast with the hero Link, who prefers double-edged broadswords.

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* In [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaAkiraHimekawa Akira Himekawa's adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast2005'', the bandit Ghanti wields a wicked-looking scimitar in contrast with the hero Link, who prefers double-edged broadswords.
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* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'', as mentioned before, has plenty of good aligned warriors armed with Daos, usually of large size, such as Huang Zhong (when he's not playing the ArcherArchetype), Zhou Yu before the sixth game, Sun Jian from the sixth game onward and Sima Zhao, who's the friendliest and nicest of the Sima clan.

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* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'', as mentioned before, has plenty of good aligned warriors armed with Daos, usually of large size, such as Huang Zhong (when he's not playing the ArcherArchetype), as an archer), Zhou Yu before the sixth game, Sun Jian from the sixth game onward and Sima Zhao, who's the friendliest and nicest of the Sima clan.
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* In the two-reel Franchise/{{Popeye}} cartoon ''WesternAnimation/PopeyeTheSailorMeetsAliBabasFortyThieves'', Abu Hassan and his forty thieves all carry huge scimitars.
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* ''DragonQuestXI'': the Sword of Shadows is a massive falchion with a yatagan-like edge and massive spikes protuding from the back, while its good counterpart, the Sword of Light, is straight as an arrow. Literally, given the arrow-like tip.

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* ''DragonQuestXI'': ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'': the Sword of Shadows is a massive falchion with a yatagan-like edge and massive spikes protuding from the back, while its good counterpart, the Sword of Light, is straight as an arrow. Literally, given the arrow-like tip.
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* This trope is PlayedStraight several times in ''Franchise/DragonQuest'': nearly all the swords the hero can wield, with occasional exceptions (such as the recurring Dragon Buster sword, which is falchion-like) are straight and/or double edged, while enemies tend to wield both straight and curved swords.
* ''DragonQuestXI'': the Sword of Shadows is a massive falchion with a yatagan-like edge and massive spikes protuding from the back, while its good counterpart, the Sword of Light, is straight as an arrow. Literally, given the arrow-like tip.
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* Played with in the ''''Literature/ForgottenRealms'' as [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Drizzt Do'Urden]] he is a good guy, [[DualWielding fighting with two scimitars]]; many bad guys tend to use "straight" blades. However Drizzt is a [[OurElvesAreDifferent Drow]] a usually seen as "evil" race who [[DefectorFromDecadence left the very evil city of Menzoberranzan where he grew up]]. So whilst he's not evil his fighting style is typical of a "bad guy" race.

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* Played with in the ''''Literature/ForgottenRealms'' ''Literature/ForgottenRealms'' as [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Drizzt Do'Urden]] he is a good guy, [[DualWielding fighting with two scimitars]]; many bad guys tend to use "straight" blades. However Drizzt is a [[OurElvesAreDifferent Drow]] a usually seen as "evil" race who [[DefectorFromDecadence left the very evil city of Menzoberranzan where he grew up]]. So whilst he's not evil his fighting style is typical of a "bad guy" race.
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* Played with in the ''''Literature/ForgottenRealms'' as [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Drizzt Do'Urden]] he is a good guy, [[DualWielding fighting with two scimitars]]; many bad guys tend to use "straight" blades. However Drizzt is a [[OurElvesAreDifferent Drow]] a usually seen as "evil" race who [[DefectorFromDecadance left the very evil city of Menzoberranzan where he grew up]]. So whilst he's not evil his fighting style is typical of a "bad guy" race.

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* Played with in the ''''Literature/ForgottenRealms'' as [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Drizzt Do'Urden]] he is a good guy, [[DualWielding fighting with two scimitars]]; many bad guys tend to use "straight" blades. However Drizzt is a [[OurElvesAreDifferent Drow]] a usually seen as "evil" race who [[DefectorFromDecadance [[DefectorFromDecadence left the very evil city of Menzoberranzan where he grew up]]. So whilst he's not evil his fighting style is typical of a "bad guy" race.

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