The ability to use two weapons simultaneously. A sub-power of Weapon Proficiency. Lesser version of Multi-Weapon Wielding.
Also Called
- Akimbo
- Double/Dual Weapon Fighting Style/Proficiency
Capabilities
The user is capable of wielding two different weapons with ease in combat. The weapons in question are normally bladed weaponry and/or firearms, but it can be virtually any melee and/or ranged weapon. Because of this, the user is able to deal twice the damage to their opponent quickly, swiftly, and effectively. They're also able to hold their own against mulitple enemies at multiple angles, allowing them to fight and take advantage of wide openings.
However, due to possesing two weapons at the same time, the user often bears poor defense skills, so this ability requires speed, power, accuracy, and fast reaction time in order to maneuver through and counter their enemies' attacks in order to make up for the lack of defense.
Applications
- Counter an enemy attack at different sides
- Dagger Proficiency
- Enhanced Axemanship
- Enhanced Chakram Skill
- Enhanced Clawmanship
- Enhanced Gunmanship
- Enhanced Marksmanship
- Enhanced Shieldmanship
- Enhanced Swordsmanship
Associations
- Enhanced Reflexes
- Enhanced Speed
- Enhanced Strength
- Blade Retraction
- Claw Retraction
- Gun Protrusion
- Weapon Manipulation
- Weapon Proficiency
Limitations
- Two handed strikes may be difficult to land.
- Defensive capabilities are slightly weakened.
- May be difficult wielding two different weapons.
- Abilities may become under developed if the user is too heavily reliant on their weapons rather than their own skill.
Known Users
- Mai Natsume (BlazBlue ReMix Heart!)
- Glenn (Chrono Cross)
- Children (Cry of Fear)
- Nico Okarr (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
- Linkle (Hyrule Warriors Legends)
- Pollux and Castor (God of War)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Xigbar/Braig (Kingdom Hearts)
- Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
- Bisca Connell (Fairy Tail)
- Alzack Connell (Fairy Tail)
- Nobume Imai (Gintama)
- Death (Darksiders 2)
- Strife (Darksiders)
- Salvador (Boderlands 2)
- Kratos (God of War series)
- Killer B (Naruto)
- Tail Red (Ore,Twintail ni Narimasu)
- Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians)
- Braluu Pramar (The Young Guardians)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Kin'emon (One Piece)
- X Drake (One Piece)
- Kaku (One Piece)
- Gin (One Piece)
- Vivi (One Piece)
- Braham (One Piece)
- Gekko Moriah (One Piece)
- Killer (One Piece)
- Vista (One Piece)
- Doma (One Piece)
- Atmos (One Piece)
- Zeo (One Piece)
- Ryuboshi (One Piece)
- Monet (One Piece)
- Dante (Devil May Cry series)
- Big Boss/Naked Snake (Metal Gear)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear series)
- Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)
- Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- King Bradley/Wrath (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Shinomori Aoshi (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Elektra (Marvel Comics)
- Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Dick Grayson (DC Comics)
- Youmu Konpaku (Touhou Project)
- Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings)
- Tron/Rinzler (Tron)
- Will Turner (Pirates of the Caribbean)
- Cloud Strife (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia)
- The Prince (Prince of Persia)
- Talim (Soul Calibur)
- Pit (Kid Icarus)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Knuckles/Sir Gawain (Sonic and the Black Knight)
- Kain (Legacy of Kain)
- Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed)
- Ulrich Stern (Code Lyoko)
- Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Vash the Stampede (Trigun)
- Death the Kid (Soul Eater)
- Pirate Robot (Dragon Ball)
- Jason Todd (DC Comics)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Blade (Marvel Comics)
- Eric Draven (The Crow)
- Alice (Resident Evil)
- Jack Bauer (24)
- Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Max Payne (Max Payne)
- Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong)
- Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Panty (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Stocking (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Scanty (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Kneesocks (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Jūshirō Ukitake (Bleach)
- Shuhei Hisagi (Bleach)
- Coyote Starrk (Bleach)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series)
- Jason Morgan (General Hospital)
- Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil)
- Agent Six (Generator Rex)
- Jinnosuke (Afro Samurai)
- Kuwabara Kazuma (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Rex Salazar (Generator Rex)
- Yumi Ishiyama (Code Lyoko); with dual tessen fans
- Ulrich Stern (Code Lyoko); gains two sabers in Seasons 4-5
- Ashton Anchors (Star Ocean: The Second Story)
- Users of Jar'Kai/Niman (Star Wars)
- Starkiller (clone) (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II)
- Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars)
- Asajj Ventress (Star Wars)
- Yoshimitsu (Tekken series)
- Archer (Fate/Stay Night)
- Lancer (Fate/Zero)
- Death the Kid (Soul Eater)
- Kirikou Rung (Soul Eater)
- Kirigaya Kazuto "Kirito" (Sword Art Online)
- Optimus Prime (Transformers)
- Carl Johnson (Grand Theft Auto)
- Last Dragonborn (Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Many NPC's (Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Revy (Black Lagoon)
- Alvin (Tales of Xillia)
- Lugder Will Kresnik (Tales of Xillia 2)
- Kazehaya Kamito (Spirit Elementalist's Blade Dance)
- Thomas "Tommy" Oliver/Green Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- Jason Lee Scott/Red Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- Trini Kwan/Yellow Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- Waka (Okami)
- Infinty Sword (Elsword)
- Soldiers (Attack on Titan)
- Player Character (Demon's/Dark Souls)
- Rogues (Dragonfable)
- Player Character (Runescape); via 'Membership' with the exception of the "Diamond sceptre" weapon
- IF (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
- Prinnies (Disgaea)
- Warriors and Rogues (Dragon Age)
- Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Player Character (Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars)
- Various Gunslingers
- Hijikata Toshizo (Drifters)
- El Jefe (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
- Player Character (Dungeons and Dragons Online)
- Ledgic (Dragon Ball GT)
- Skaar (Marvel)
- Groo (Eclipse Comics/Pacific Comics/Marvel Comics (Epic Comics)/Image Comics/Dark Horse Comics)
- Several Characters (The Guided Fate Paradox)
- Hundred Knight (The Witch and the Hundred Knight)
- Oboro (Utawarerumono)
- Inanna (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Fencer (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Bicorn (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Graphite Edge (Accel World)
- Walter Sullivan (Silent Hill 4: The Room)
- Elma (Xenoblade Chronicles X)
- Player (Minecraft 1.9+)
- Conker the Squirrel (Conker)
- Drizzt Do'Urden (Forgotten Realms)
- Zen (Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth)
Gallery
Manga/Anime
Revy (Black Lagoon) is so skilled using her dual modified Beretta M92 that she goes by the moniker "Two Hands".
Kamito (Bladedance of Elementalers) dual wielding Est and Restia in their waffe forms.
Jūshirō Ukitake (Bleach) wielding dual blades of his Zanpakutō, Sōgyo no Kotowari, which utilizes its attack reflection ability.
Shūhei Hisagi (Bleach) wielding Kazeshini, a pair of dual-bladed kusarigama.
Coyote Starrk (Bleach) using his "Colmillo", dual swords composed of spiritual particles.
Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) realizing his true Zanpakutō, Zangetsu, which takes the form of dual blades.
Kazuki Mutō (Buso Renkin) using Double Buso Renkin of his Sunlight Heart as a final resort.
Victor Powered (Buso Renkin) taking apart his Fatal Attraction into two smaller tomahawks, each with an energy blade.
Rei Ōgami (Code:Breaker) creating twin blades out of flames.
Yū Kanda (D.Gray-man) using his Two Illusion Blades to create two impossibly sharp spiritual energy blades, one with the sword and one with the sheathe.
Nobume Imai (Gintama) utilizing two blades, a katana and a tantō, to deadly effects.
Kujaku (Naruto) wielding the dual wind-controlling Weaknessless Soaring Shortswords with great efficiency.
Ringo Ameyuri (Naruto) wielding the dual electrical-imbued swords, Kiba.
Jinin Akebino (Naruto) wielding the Kabutowari, which consists a hammer and an axe.
Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) developed Nitoryu over the course of his journey.
Panty and Stocking (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt) are highly skilled in dual wielding Backlance, Stripe I, and Stripe II.
Much like their rivals, Panty and Stocking, Scanty and Kneesocks (Panty and Stocking with Gaterbelt) are able dual wield Double Gold Lacytanga and Double Gold Spandex.
Ichirō Ōgami (Sakura Wars) wields twin katanas with ease.
Tokito (Samurai Deeper Kyo) wielding the Hokuto Shichisei, which splits into dual swords she can wield to great effects.
Kazuma Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho) armed with his Double Spirit Swords, though his lack of swordsmanship training renders this more of a flailing move.
Video Games
Death (Darksiders) wields the shape shifting scythe, The Harvester, allowing to shape the weapon so he can wield two scythes at the same time.
Jericho Cross (Darkwatch) wielding dual firearms.
Ayane (Dead or Alive) dual wields two short swords with deadly skill and agility.
Dante (Devil May Cry) dual wields both firearms and swords with incredible ease and precision.
Lucia (Devil May Cry) wielding dual blades.
Shelke Rui/Shelke the Transparent (Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-) battles with two electromagnetic sabers.
Archer (Fate/Stay Night) wielding dual blades.
Zen (Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth) dual-wielding crossbows.
Kratos (God of War) displays proficiency in wielding two weapons at once with great efficiency and power as seen with the Blades of Chaos, Nemesis Whip, Claws of Hades, and Nemean Cestus.
Pit (Kid Icarus) uses a bow that can split into two blades for melee combat.
Whenever Sora (Kingdom Hearts) enters one of his Drive Forms, he is able to execute his attacks with two Keyblades.
Using the Synch Blade ability, Roxas (Kingdom Hearts) can dual-wield Keyblades.
Xaldin (Kingdom Hearts) can wield two-to-six lances at once.
Teliko Friedman (Metal Gear) wielding dual pistols.
Naked Snake/Big Boss (Metal Gear) assumes the CQC fighting stance; a handgun in one hand and a combat knife in the other.
The Fear (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) dual wields crossbows with lethal accuracy and precision.
Kabal (Mortal Kombat) dual wielding his trademark hookswords.
Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes) armed with the Rose Nasty, dual energy blades.
Scyther (Pokemon) has dual blade appendages that it wields with great speed.
Jill Valentine (Resident Evil) wielding two machine guns.
Zephyr (Resonance of Fate) wields dual machine guns with deadly accuracy and skill.
El Jefe (Sly Cooper) wielding dual katana.
Rioichi Cooper (Sly Cooper) was skilled with his twin bamboo canes and used them for different methods of attack.
Falco Lombardi (Star Fox) dual wielding blasters.
The Starkiller clone (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed) strongly favored the Ataru and Niman lightsaber forms.
Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia) wielding dual katana.
Yoshimitsu (Tekken) wielding two swords.
The Last Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) can dual wield any one-handed weapon or spell.
Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda) wielding dual blades, whether in his Gerudo form or his giant boar form.
Innana (Valkyrie Crusade) wielding two swords.
Fencer (Valkyrie Crusade) wielding two swords.
Bicorn (Valkyrie Crusade) wielding two swords.
Walter Sullivan (Silent Hill 4: The Room) wielding two handguns.
Elma (Xenoblade Chronicles X) wielding two submachine guns.
Linkle (Hyrule Warriors Legends) wielding two crossbows.
Conker the Squirrel (Conker) dual-wielding machine guns.
Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden) is master in dual wielding swords, able to wield the True Dragon Sword and Blade of the Archfiend with incredible skill and dexterity.
Cartoons/Comics
Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender) possesses masterful skills is dual wielding, using two dao swords.
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) dual-wielding pistols
Michael Lane/Azrael (DC Comics) dual wielding the Sword of Salvation and the Sword of Sin.
Stewie Griffin (Family Guy) wielding dual Beretta guns against his mother's dual micro-uzi.
River Tam (Firefly) wielding a hatchet in one hand and a sword in the other.
Cable (Marvel Comics) dual wielding heavy machine guns..
Tommy Oliver/Green Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) once Dual Wielded the Sword of Darkness and the Dragon Dagger.
Jason Lee Scott/Red Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) Dual Wielding his Power Sword and Blade Blaster.
Trini Kwan/Yellow Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) Dual Wields her Power Daggers.
Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is a highly skilled dual wielder of the katana blades as he quotes "Twin katana are the only way to play!"
Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Katmandu (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) wields both a sword and a club at once.
Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) is highly skilled in lightsaber combat as well as Jar'Kai .
Films
Alice (Resident Evil) can dual wield both melee weapons and firearms with ease.