History Main / SwordAlmighty

* In Hamumu Software's ''KidMystic'', the Armageddon Sword is the strongest weapon you can get despite the fact the main character's WeaponOfChoice is a staff that shoots fireballs.

This is mainly due to the GoodWeaponEvilWeapon principle making it the norm to have the InfinityPlusOneSword or the swordly MacGuffin be in the hands of the Hero, ([[PersonalityPowers because straight-edged longswords are considered heroic weapons]], [[{{Troperiffic}} and everybody likes to see the best stuff in heroic hands]]), so the end result is that all Infinity Plus One weapons must be swords.

* In pretty much every ''ShiningForce'' game, the weapon with the most attack power is ''always'' a sword and only the hero (provided he's promoted to his Hero class) may wield it.

* The new {{ThunderCats}} series treats the Sword of Omens as one such weapon.

* The Material Blades in ''TalesOfSymphonia''.

*** It got replaced.

*** Yeah, but so many modern writers DidNotDoTheResearch that it's right back to swords.
**** Even on TvTropes, ExcaliburInTheStone. Excalibur, the sword(+scabbard) KingArthur got from the Lady of the Lake never breaks. It's the sword he pulls from the stone (often called Caliburn) that breaks by itself because King Arthur is about to use it against the code of chivalry.

-->--Tristy, Soul Calibur 2

->Almighty Sword! It can be used on all puzzles!
-->--[[NamedWeapons Master]]'s description, ''Kirby And The Amazing Mirror''

* The ''{{Disgaea}}'' games have had a bad case of this. There's always a long list of weapons available, with a variety of advantages and disadvantages, but swords always stand out as ''the best'' one way or the other. It was particularly bad in the first game, where the most powerful sword available (The Yoshitsune) had more attack-power than the most powerful axe (so much for being considered ''raw power'') AND had a range of 5 panels, far more than any other non-ranged weapon with none of their handicaps. On top of that, the sword's special-moves cover a wide variety of areas - from large fields to long lines - making them useful in a wide variety of situations (meanwhile, axes only have range-1 single-target specials). Later games tried to balance things, [[YourMileageMayVary with mixed success]]. By the third game, it would be fair to say that swords aren't ahead by MUCH.

** Averted by ''FinalFantasyXII'' with the Zodiac Spear, surpassed only by ''FFXII [[NoExportForYou International]]'''s invisible bow, the Seitengrate. In storyline terms, however, [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement the Sword of Kings and the Treaty Blade]] are still considered ultimate weapons for their ability to [[spoiler:sunder Nethicite]].

** Almost all Valyrian steel weapons in Westeros are swords, owning to the setting's HighFantasy roots. Each is considered an AncestralWeapon to some family or other, so even if a newer, more efficient design came along, it's unlikely they'd have it reforged.

** Averted by ''FinalFantasyTactics'', where the weapon with the strongest attack power in the game is the Javelin II, a rare treasure obtained from the Nelveska Temple battleground.
** Similarly averted by ''FinalFantasyXII'' with the Zodiac Spear, surpassed only by ''FFXII [[NoExportForYou International]]'''s invisible bow, the Seitengrate. In storyline terms, however, [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement the Sword of Kings and the Treaty Blade]] are still considered ultimate weapons for their ability to [[spoiler:sunder Nethicite]].

* In season two of the JackieChanAdventures, guess what weapon is the symbol of the Immortal who originally defeated Shendu? Go on, guess! Hint: [[spoiler: It's the same kind of weapon that, when properly ensorcelled, Jackie used to both exorcize the demon from Valmont, and re-banish him to another dimension.]]

* The ''{{Disgaea}}'' games have had a bad case of this. There's always a long list of weapons available, with a variety of advantages and disadvantages, but swords always stand out as ''the best'' one way or the other. It was particularly bad in the first game, where the most powerful sword available (The Yoshitsune) had more attack-power than the most powerful axe (so much for being considered ''raw power''). On top of that, the sword's special-moves cover a wide variety of areas - from large fields to long lines - making them useful in a wide variety of situations (meanwhile, axes only have range-1 single-target specials). Later games tried to balance things, [[YourMileageMayVary with mixed success]]. By the third game, it would be fair to say that swords aren't ahead by MUCH.

* Dawn in ''ASongOfIceAndFire'' However, [[spoiler: It's a fake]]

* Dawn in ''ASongOfIceAndFire''

* Callandor in ''TheWheelOfTime"

* Dawn in ''ASongOfIceAndFire3"