- "Without subtlety, a sword is but an iron bar."
- ― Dracule Mihawk (One Piece) on Yoru.
The ability to be highly proficient in the way of the sword. Variaton of Weapon Proficiency.
Also Called
- Enhanced Swordplay
- Master Swordsmanship/Swordplay
- Supreme Swordsmanship/Swordplay
- The Way of The Sword
Capabilities
Users are able to demonstrate a natural aptitude for the ways of the sword, including anything sword-shaped such as fictional swords. They are able to wield a sword with incredible proficiency in speed, power, and skill, allowing them to perform feats such as stopping and deflecting bullets, decimating large objects or areas, cutting through solid material such as steel, and even hold back their strength to deal damage to their foes without killing them.
The user is able to operate with little or no effort, deliver skillful strikes to weak points with great precision and cut only and exactly what they want. This ability also allows them to become naturally skilled with multiple swords or any bladed weapon regardless of shape or size to suit their needs in combat. Their remarkably fast weapon control may allow them to bypass obstacles in order to cut their intended target.
Applications
- Counter an enemy's attacks and use their own strength against them.
- Cutting with swords.
- Deflection
- Dual Wielding and/or Multi-Weapon Wielding
- Impale with a sword.
- Pulverization with a sword.
Variations
- Sheathed Blade Proficiency
- Supernatural Swordsmanship
- Whip Sword Proficiency
- Vibroweapon Proficiency
Associations
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Dagger Proficiency
- Demonic Weaponry
- Divine Weaponry
- Empathic Weaponry
- Enhanced Combat
- Enhanced Shieldmanship
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Magic Weaponry
- Sentient Weaponry
- Soul-Bound Weaponry
- Sword Manipulation
- Weapon Creation
- Weapon Manipulation
- Weapon Physiology
- Weapon Proficiency Touch
- If the user possesses energy capabilities, they may be able to perform:
- Energy Blast via swings
- Energy Infusion
- Ergokinetic Blade Construction
- Spatial Slicing
- Sword-shaped Energy Beam Emission
- Temporal Slicing
Limitations
- Slicing through solid objects (Bricks, Metals, Lava etc.) would destroy most conventional weaponry (non-enchanted steel weapons, etc.)
- User may be heavily reliant on sword-based combat and can be vulnerable if their swords are destroyed or taken away.
- May be limited to close range combat, which can have difficulty against opponents that can fight at a distance.
Known Users
See Also: Implausible Fencing Powers.
- Fighter McWarrior (8-bit Theater)
- Finn (Adventure Time)
- Afro Samurai (Afro Samurai)
- Tatsumi (Akame ga Kill)
- Akame (Akame ga Kill)
- Kurome (Akame ga Kill)
- Otoya Takechi (Akuma no Riddle)
- Chitaru Namatame (Akuma no Riddle)
- Breaker/Sword (Annals of the Chosen)
- Amadeus Prower (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Antoine D'Coolette (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Mecha Sally (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sally Acorn (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Augus (Asura's Wrath)
- Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Master Pendao (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Japan (Axis Powers Hetalia)
- Date Masamune (Azuchi-Momoyama Japan)
- Dark Schneider (Bastard!!)
- Arshes Nei (Bastard!!)
- Ninja Master Gara (Bastard!!)
- Jin Kisaragi (Blazblue)
- Vilgax (Ben 10)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Griffith (Berserk)
- Casca (Berserk)
- Sephiria Arks (Black Cat)
- Creed Diskenth (Black Cat)
- Black Gold Saw (Black★Rock Shooter)
- Chariot (Black★Rock Shooter)
- All Swordsmen (Blade of the Immortal)
- Shinigami (Bleach)
- Arrancar (Bleach)
- Espada (Bleach)
- Visored (Bleach)
- Saya Otonashi (Blood+)
- Diva (Blood+)
- Saya Kisaragi (Blood-C)
- Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Rika Sasaki (Cardcaptor Sakura); via The Sword card
- Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Gene Ferraro (Castle Perilous series)
- Chakan (Chakan: The Forever Man)
- Gabriel Statler (Charmed)
- Layfon "Wolfstein" Alseif (Chrome Shelled Regios)
- Evil Kabukima (Citizen Toxie - The Toxic Avenger IV)
- The One Being Sought (Code: Breaker)
- Ogami Rei (Code: Breaker)
- Shibuya (Code: Breaker)
- Ulrich Stern (CODE: LYOKO)
- William Dunbar (CODE: LYOKO)
- The Black Swordsman (Comedy)
- Yuu Kanda (D Gray Man)
- Elise (Dan Vs.)
- War (Darksiders)
- Sir Alonne (Dark Souls 2)
- Batman (DC Comics)
- Ravager (DC Comics)
- Ra's al Ghul (DC Comics)
- Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Damian Wayne (DC Comics)
- Dick Grayson (DC Comics)
- Jason Todd (DC Comics)
- Tim Drake (DC Comics)
- Katana (DC Comics)
- Reign (Worldkillers) (DC Comics)
- Hive Knights (Destiny)
- Crota (Destiny)
- Oryx (Destiny)
- Trish (Devil May Cry)
- Sparda (Devil May Cry)
- Dante (Devil May Cry)
- Vergil (Devil May Cry)
- Nero (Devil May Cry)
- Gohan (Dragon Ball series)
- Future Trunks (Dragon Ball series)
- Yajirobe (Dragon Ball series)
- Tapion (Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon)
- Cubbi Gummi (The Adventures of the Gummi Bears)
- Kagura Mikazuchi (Fairy Tail)
- Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
- Imitatia (Fairy Tail)
- Pantherlily (Fairy Tail)
- Freed Justine (Fairy Tail)
- Ikaruga (Fairy Tail)
- Hiroshi (Fairy Tail)
- Yomazu (Fairy Tail)
- Sugarboy (Fairy Tail)
- Dimaria Yesta (Fairy Tail)
- Sasaki Kojirou (Fate/Stay night)
- Gilgamesh (Final Fantasy/Legend of Uruk)
- Swordsmen (Final Fantasy series)
- Cyan Garamonde (Final Fantasy VI)
- Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII/Kingdom Hearts)
- Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII/Kingdom Hearts)
- Seifer Almasy (Final Fantasy VIII)
- Squall Leonhart/Leon (Final Fantasy VIII/Kingdom Hearts)
- Tidus (Final Fantasy X)
- Yuna, Rikku, and Paine (Final Fantasy X-2)
- Noctis Lucis Caelum (Final Fantasy XV)
- Lyn (Fire Emblem)
- Marth (Fire Emblem)
- Roy (Fire Emblem)
- Ike (Fire Emblem)
- Lon'qu (Fire Emblem)
- Lucina (Fire Emblem)
- Drizzt Do'Urden (Forgotten Realms)
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
- King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Ling Yao (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Eddard "Ned" Stark (Game of Thrones)
- Jamie Lannister (Game of Thrones)
- Syrio Forel (Game of Thrones)
- Bronn (Game of Thrones)
- Jon Snow (Game of Thrones)
- Khal Drogo (Game of Thrones)
- Sandor "The Hound" Clegane (Game of Thrones)
- Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane (Game of Thrones)
- Brienne of Tarth (Game of Thrones)
- Jorah Mormont (Game of Thrones)
- Daario Naharis (Game of Thrones)
- Agent Six (Generator Rex)
- Rex Salazar (Generator Rex)
- Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe)
- Strom Shadow (G.I. Joe)
- Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
- Sougo Okita (Gintama)
- Shinsuke Takasugi (Gintama)
- Hajime Obi (Gintama)
- Nobume Imai (Gintama)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Ares (God of War)
- Athena (God of War)
- Deimos (God of War)
- Adam Monroe (Heroes)
- Hiro Nakamura (Heroes)
- The Immortals (Highlanders)
- Saeko Busujima (Highschool Of The Dead)
- Dave Strider/Davesprite (Homestuck)
- Dirk Strider (Homestuck)
- Neptune/Purple Heart (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
- Noire/Black Heart (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
- Eragon (Inheritance Cycle)
- Murtagh (Inheritance Cycle)
- Galbatorix (Inheritance Cycle)
- Brom (Inheritance Cycle)
- Arya (Inheritance Cycle)
- Inuyasha (InuYasha)
- Sesshōmaru (InuYasha)
- Jean Pierre Polnareff (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure); via Sliver Chariot
- Chaka & Anubis (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Rex (Jurassic Strike Force 5)
- Kaguro (Kekkaishi)
- Ryūko Matoi (Kill La Kill)
- Satsuki Kiryūin (Kill La Kill)
- Tusk (Killer Instinct)
- Keyblade wielders (Kingdom Hearts Series)
- Sword Kirby (Kirby)
- Dart Feld (Legend of Dragoon)
- Tail Red (Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu)
- Rose (Legend of Dragoon)
- Zieg Feld (Legend of Dragoon)
- Lloyd (Legend of Dragoon)
- Ferris Eris (Legend of the Legendary Heroes)
- Ace Bunny (Loonatics Unleashed)
- Alex (Lunar: Silver Star Story)
- Dyne/Laike (Lunar: Silver Star Story)
- Kyle (Lunar: Silver Star Story)
- Hiro (Lunar 2: Eternal Blue)
- Leo (Lunar 2: Eternal Blue)
- Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin III)
- Alibaba Saluja (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)
- Sharrkan (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)
- Ginta Toramizu (Marchen Awakens Romance); via Babbo Version One - Dagger ÄRM
- Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Emokis (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Blade (Marvel Comics)
- Swordsman (Marvel Comics)
- Maximo (Maximo: Ghosts to Glory)
- He-Man (Masters of the Universe)
- Zero (Mega Man X/Mega Man Zero series)
- Model Z and Model ZX (Mega Man ZX series)
- Vamp (Metal Gear Solid)
- Cyborg Ninja (Metal Gear Solid)
- Adrien Agreste (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
- Armand D'Argencourt/Darkblade (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
- Various Mobile Suit Pilots (Mobile Suit Gundam franchise)
- Kenjutsu Ninjas (Naruto)
- Samurai (Naruto)
- Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series)
- Waka (Okami)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Dracule Mihawk (One Piece)
- Brook (One Piece); fencing specialist
- Kin'emon (One Piece)
- Hatchan (One Piece)
- Hyouzou (One Piece)
- Kaku (One Piece)
- Vista (One Piece)
- Ryuma (One Piece)
- Jack (One Piece)
- Shiliew (One Piece)
- Issho/Fujitora (One Piece)
- Cavendish (One Piece)
- Tashgi (One Piece)
- Shiki (One Piece
- Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece)
- Diamanté (One Piece)
- Speed of Sound Sonic (OnePunch-Man)
- Atomic Samurai (OnePunch-Man)
- Various Power Rangers and villains (Power Rangers franchise)
- She-Ra (Princess of Power)
- Sayaka Miki (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Kinnii (Ranma 1/2)
- Haru Glory (Rave Master)
- Lucia Raregroove (Rave Master)
- Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil)
- Samurai (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Weiss Schnee (RWBY)
- Gen (Saga Frontier)
- Mugen (Samurai Champloo)
- Jin (Samurai Champloo)
- Jack (Samurai Jack)
- Himura Kenshin (Samurai X)
- Shishio Makoto (Samurai X)
- Morte Asherah (Sands of Destruction)
- Ash Blake (Seikoku no Dragonar)
- Sgt. Kabukiman, N.Y.P.D (Sgt. Kabukiman, N.Y.P.D)
- Yoh Asakura (Shaman King)
- Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls)
- Lucas Parker (Shadow Falls)
- Mario Esparza (Shadow Falls)
- John Esparza (Shadow Falls)
- Lucinda Esparza (Shadow Falls)
- Tadase Hotori (Shugo Chara!); as Platinum Royale
- Kairi Sanjo (Shugo Chara!); in Character Change and as Samurai Soul
- Ikuto Tsukiyomi (Shugo Chara!); as Seven Seas Treasure
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sir Lancelot/Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sir Percival/Blaze the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sir Gawain/Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Kazehaya Kamito (Spirit Elementalist's Blade Dance)
- fL L F fL (RHG) also known as ALFA
- Jomm (RHG)
- Onli (RHG)
- The Jedi (Star Wars)
- The Sith (Star Wars)
- Pearl (Steven Universe)
- Rose Quartz (Steven Universe)
- Connie Maheswaran (Steven Universe)
- Stevonnie (Steven Universe)
- Holo-Pearl (Steven Universe)
- Strider Hiryu (Strider)
- Durza (Super/Lette)
- Castiel (Supernatural)
- Various Super Sentai rangers and villains (Super Sentai franchise)
- Mii Swordfighters (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U)
- Kirito (Sword Art Online)
- Asuna (Sword Art Online)
- Yui (Sword Art Online)
- Richard Rahl (Sword of Truth series/Legend of the Seeker)
- Guy Cecil (Tales of the Abyss)
- Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Tenchi Masaki (Tenchi Muyo!)
- Knight Senseis (Skylanders)
- Swashbuckler Senseis (Skylanders)
- Yosho/Katsuhito Masaki (Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki/Tenchi Universe)
- Achika Masaki (Tenchi Muyo! in Love)
- Honoka (The Third: Girl with the Blue Eye)
- Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians)
- Youmu Konpaku (Touhou Project)
- Arie Hon (Tower of God)
- Arie Family (Tower of God)
- White (Tower of God)
- Hot Shot (Transformers Armada)
- Megatron (Transformers Unicron Trilogy)
- Syaoran (Tsubasa: Reservior Chronicle)
- Saber-class Servants (TYPE-MOON)
- Excalibur (WARFRAME)
- Citan Uzuki (Xenogears)
- Yang (Yin Yang Yo!)
- Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Known Swords
Some swords are the source of known or unknown power, others are simply a preferred item of a known user, some of these include:
- Grass Sword (Adventure Time)
- Murasame (Akame Ga Kill!)
- Incursio (Akame Ga Kill!)
- Yatsufusa (Akame Ga Kill!)
- Sword of Acorns (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Lone warrior (Armed With Wings)
- Eivana (Armed With Wings)
- Vandheer Lorde (Armed With Wings)
- The Wailing Dark (Asura's Wrath)
- Dragonslayer (Berserk)
- Christ (Black Cat)
- Imagine Blade (Black Cat)
- Yukianesa (Blazblue)
- Zanpakuto (Bleach)
- The Sword Card (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Absolution Sword (CreativeZoneHappyPlaceLand)
- Mugen (D Gray Man)
- Sir Alonne's Bewitched Sword (Dark Souls 2)
- Soul Sword (DC Comics)
- Rebellion (Devil May Cry series)
- Yamato (Devil May Cry series)
- Z Sword (Dragon Ball series)
- Archenemy (Fairy Tail)
- Icingdeath (Forgotten Realms)
- Valyrian steel swords (Game of Thrones)
- Magna Blade (Generator Rex)
- Devilish Sword Shimesaba (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
- Blade of Olympus (God of War)
- Blades of Chaos/Athena/Exile (God of War)
- Beam Sabers (Gundam)
- The Power Sword (He-Man and The Masters Of The Universe)
- The Kensei sword (Heroes)
- Brisingr (Inheritance Cycle)
- Zar'roc (Inheritance Cycle)
- Támerlein (Inheritance Cycle)
- Naegling (Inheritance Cycle)
- Tessaiga (Inuyasha)
- Tenseiga (Inuyasha)
- Warg-gram (Killer Instinct)
- Keyblade (Kingdom Hearts)
- The Sisters (Kubo and the Two Strings)
- Soul Reaver/Blood Reaver (Legacy of Kain)
- The Sword of Truth (Legend of the Seeker/Sword of Truth series)
- Althena's Sword (Lunar series)
- Saba (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)/Byakkoshinken (sentai equivalent, Gosei Sentai Dairanger)
- Gigant Blade (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Z-Saber (Mega Man franchise)
- Various Muramasa Blades (Muramasa: The Demon Blade)
- Samehada (Naruto)
- True Dragon Sword (Ninja Gaiden)
- Yoru (One Piece)
- Shusui (One Piece)
- Terri Sword (One Piece)
- Einsen (One Piece)
- Oto and Kogarashi (One Piece)
- Soul Solid (One Piece)
- Shichiseiken (One Piece)
- Wado Ichimonji (One Piece)
- Kashu (One Piece)
- Yabashiri (One Piece)
- Yamaoroshi (One Piece)
- Shigure (One Piece)
- Durandle (One Piece)
- Kikoku (One Piece)
- Anaklusmos (Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus)
- Quasar Sabers (Power Rangers Lost Galaxy)/Star Beast Swords (sentai equivalent, Seijuu Sentai Gingaman)
- Spin Swords (Power Rangers Samurai/Super Samurai)/Secret Playback Katana Shinkenmaru (sentai equivalent, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger)
- Super Mega Saber (Power Rangers Super Megaforce)/Gokai Sabre (sentai equivalent, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger)
- The Ten Commandments (Rave Master; wielded by Haru Glory)
- Kylie's Sword (Shadow Falls)
- Harusame (Shaman King)
- Futunomitama no Turugi (Shaman King)
- Caliburn (Sonic The Hedgehog)
- Soul Edge (Soul Calibur)
- Soul Calibur (Soul Calibur)
- Rose Quartz's Sword (Steven Universe)
- Elucidator (Sword Art Online)
- Lambent Light (Sword Art Online)
- Tenchi-ken/Sword Tenchi (Tenchi Muyo!)
- Light Hawk Sword (Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki)
- Reiki (Tenjho)
- Master Sword (The Legend of Zelda series)
- Four Sword (The Legend of Zelda series)
- Excalibur (The Once and Future King)
- Six-Fingered Sword (The Princess Bride)
- Sword of Omens (ThunderCats)
- Sword of Plun-Darr (ThunderCats)
- White Oar (Tower of God)
- Energon Sword/Megatron's Sword (Transformers Energon)
- The Starsaber (Transformers series)
- Power Swords (Warhammer 40000)
- Rei Ken/Spirit Sword (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Zyuden Sword Zandar Thunder (Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger)
- Jet Sword (RHG)
- Air-Power Sword (RHG)
- Omni-Sword (RHG)
Galleries
TV/Movies
Despite his young age, Finn (Adventure Time) is skilled in many forms of combat, including swordplay.
Sokka (Avatar: the Last Airbender) is a proficient swordsman.
Azureus (Azurues Rising) wields a retractable sword and use it for swift and effective attacks.
Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) is a skilled swordswoman.
Buffy Summers and Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) locked in a deadly sword fight.
Ulrich Stern (Code Lyoko)
Danny (Danny Phantom) possesses some ability with the sword that is great enough to hold own against Vlad.
Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th) uses a machete as his weapon of choice with deadly precision and skill.
Agent Six (Generator Rex) wields twin katanas that can slice through virtually anything.
Ace Bunny (Loonatics Unleashed) is a talented swordshare and martial artist, wielding the Guardian Strike Sword.
Shen is a master of blades, whether in melee combat or throwing them with lethal accuracy and precision.
Jack (Samurai Jack) is able to use his trademark sword with a great balance of offense and defense.
Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) is a naturally talented swordsman, even holding his own against Ares.
The Samurai Power Rangers (Power Rangers Samurai) all wield the powerful shape-shifting Spin Swords.
The best of the Jedi and the Sith throughout the years (Star Wars).
Aside from possessing her trademark shield, Rose Quartz (Steven Universe) was also in possession of a matching sword.
Apart from being skilled with her trademark lance, Pearl (Steven Universe) is also an accomplished swordsman.
Having the same skills as Pearl, Holo-Pearl (Steven Universe) possesses Pearl's swordsmanship, making her the perfect opponent in training.
Having learned from Pearl, Connie Maheswaran (Steven Universe) has become an accomplished swordswoman.
Being a fusion of Steven and Connie, Stevonnie (Steven Universe) possesses Steven's Absolute Defense and Connie's swordsmanship.
Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) has incredible skills in swordplay.
Cubbi Gummi (The Adventures of the Gummi Bears) is quite proficient with his wooden sword
Adrien Agreste (Miraculous Ladybug) is shown to be a rather skilled fencer.
As a fencing instructor, Armand D'Argencourt (Miraculous Ladybug) is an accomplished swordsman...
...skills that translate into his akumatized identity Darkblade.
The Sisters (Kubo and the Two Strings)
Comics
Sally Acorn (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Amadeus Prower (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Antoine D-Coolette (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) is a proficient swordsman.
Katana (DC comics)
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Being in the League of Shadows, Damian Wayne (DC Comics) was trained by Ra's al Ghul in the way of the sword and became a profound expert.
Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics) is an excellent swordsman in addition to his mutant powers.
Being a master assassin, Deadpool (Marvel Comics) is highly skilled with bladed weaponry.
Blade (Marvel Comics) shows tremendous swordsmanship in the films.
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Reign (DC Comics)
Video Games
Lone Warrior (Armed With Wings)
Eivana (Armed With Wings)
Vandheer Lorde (Armed With Wings)
Augus (Asura's Wrath) possesses powerful sword known as 'Wailing Dark' which he draws against a foe he deems worthy. The sword capable of unleashing energy waves, possessing strength enough to raise a chunk of the moon, and is capable of extending its blade to seeming endless lengths.
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Hakumen (BlazBlue)
Jin Kisaragi (BlazBlue)
Ragna the Bloodedge (BlazBlue)
Chakan (Chakan: The Forever Man) possesses such incredible skill in swordplay that he was even able to defeat Death himself.
War (Darksiders) is capable of delivering powerful blows with his Chaos Eater.
Kasumi (Dead or Alive)
Ayane (Dead or Alive/Ninja Gaiden
Oryx the Taken King (Destiny) is the master of the Hive Cleaver called Willbreaker
As son of the Dark Knight Sparda, Virgil (Devil May Cry), armed with his powerful sword, Yamato, can move at speeds that can't be seen by the human eye.
As the second son of the Dark Knight Sparda, Dante (Devil May Cry), with his trusty Rebellion, has swordsman skills that surpass even his father's.
Serving in The Order of The Sword, Nero (Devil May Cry), is a skilled swordsman with his powerful Red Queen, as well as the Yamato.
Trish (Devil May Cry) wielding the Sword of Sparda.
Garland (Final Fantasy series)
Marilith (Final Fantasy Series)
Clouds Strife (Final Fantasy series) is proud and arrogant warrior who wields the massive Buster Sword. Thanks to his superhuman strength, Cloud is capable of swinging the weapon much faster than normal humans. His ferocity and brute force with the sword has allowed him to defeat powerful foes such as Sephiroth and Jenova 3 times.
Sephiroth (Final Fantasy series) is a fearsome swordsman. His skill with his signature sword, Masamune, allows him to cut through solid material and take multiple opponents at once.
Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy VIII/Dissidia)
Tidus (Final Fantasy X/Dissidia)
Lucina (Fire Emblem) is a very proficient and agile swordsman.
Kratos (God of War series) with the Blade of Olympus.
Sora (Kingdom Hearts series) one of the chosen wielders of the Keyblade. His primary battle style of strong two-handed strike and is capable of wielding two Keyblades at once.
Kain (Legacy of Kain) wields the powerful Blood Reaver/Soul Reaver to deadly effect.
Raziel (Legacy of Kain) wields a soul-sucking "wraith blade" that is symbiotically bound to him.
Zero (Megaman series) is the most skilled swordsman of the Maverick Hunters. He is able to execute close-quarter attacks and thanks to his Learning System, he is able to learn new techniques from every Maverick he destroys.
Being the bio-match for Biometal model Z, Giroutte (Mega Man ZX) inherts Zero's abilities and skills with Z-saber.
Whenever Vent (Mega Man ZX series) Double Megamerges to create Biometal Model ZX he acquires the shooting capabilities of X and the swordsmanship of Zero.
Gray Fox (Metal Gear)
Samuel "Jetstream Sam" Rodrigues (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance) is such a skilled swordsman that he was able to single-handedly defeat a hit squad of ten mob enforcers armed with machine guns.
Raiden (Metal Gear Solid)
Vamp (Metal Gear Solid) wields incredible skill with both throwing and close-combat knives.
Solidus Snake (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)
Reiji Arisu (Namco × Capcom)
Hence his nickname The Singular Super Ninja, Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series) is very skilled in the way of the sword. He demonstrates proficiency and valor with the sword, and is able to use push it to it's physical limits.
Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes) is a very skilled assassin and is very formidable is the art of swordplay.
Kogoro Tenzai (Project X Zone)
Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil) possesses incredible skill with knives.
Sakura Shinguji (Sakura Wars)
Captain LeFwee (Sly Cooper) is a swordsman who is surprisingly deadly despite his small stature.
El Jefe (Sly Cooper) is skilled in using dual kanta blades.
Sir Lancelot/Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Sir Gawain/Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Sir Percival/Blaze the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Nightmare (Soulcalibur) wields the soul-sucking Soul Edge.
Algol (Soulcalibur) wields both the Soul Calibur and Soul Edge.
Raphael Sorel (Soulcalibur series) is well known for his fencing style of swordsmanship. He is relatively swift in terms of speed and uses his thrusts as his main strength.
Mii Swordfighters (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U) are experts in swordplay.
Link (The Legend of Zelda series), in multiple incarnations, is depicted as an impressive swordsman,able to master numerous sword techniques and battle against monsters, demons, and the undead.
Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda series), in multiple incarnations, is a very talented swordsman, able to fight on par with Link in their final battles.
Youmu Konpaku (Touhou Project) possesses the ability to handle sword techniques.
Citan Uzuki (Xenogears)
Sword Master (Valkyrie Crusade)
Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) can construct a massive, heavily spiked sword called Gigant Blade.
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Akame (Akame Ga Kill) is a deadly swordswoman with her equally deadly poisonous Murasame blade.
Kurome (Akame Ga Kill) is a deadly swordswoman, and her sword Yatsufusa can manipulate the dead.
Okamura Rin (Ao no Exorcist) wielding a sword coated with hellfire.
Sephiria Arks (Black Cat) is a master swordswoman, capable of vaporizing an opponent at a molecular level.
Creed Diskenth (Black Cat) can use his Imagine Blade for deadly attacks.
Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) is a highly skilled swordsmanship specialist.His overall skill has been shown capable of competing on equal grounds against the sword masters of Byakuya Kuchiki and Kenpachi Zaraki's caliber.
Renji (Bleach) is highly skilled in various swordsmanship techniques.
Starrk (Bleach) has demonstrated tremendous skill in swordsmanship, being able to fight on even ground with Shunsui Kyōraku.
Suì-Fēng (Bleach) is masterful in swordsmanship, usually only employing her Zanpakutō when facing a opponent with a drawn weapon.
Rose (Bleach) views himself as a capable swordsman, as he was certain that he could deal with Kensei in their battle without releasing.
Shinji (Bleach) is implied to be a powerful combatant, being a Shinigami captain and the unofficial leader among the Visored.
Komamura (Bleach) is highly proficient in swordsmanship, and is more than capable of holding his own against the likes of Kenpachi.
As a former captain, Love (Bleach) is no doubt quite skilled in swordsmanship. He faces off against a Hollowfied Kensei one on one, without releasing his Zanpakutō.
While hating the concept of having to engage in a fight, Kyōraku (Bleach) is presumably one of the most proficient swordsmen in all of Soul Society.
Ginjo (Bleach) is a skilled swordsman, managing to fight against Ichigo for a while.
Shūkurō Tsukishima (Bleach) is an expert swordsman, wielding a sword with high attack power that can cut through anything.
Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach) is a master swordsman, and after killing Unohana, his true strength is realized.
Yachiru Unohana (Bleach) has mastery over all 8000 schools of swordsmanship in the world.
Kōga Kuchiki (Bleach) wielding bladed weapons with great mastery, not being restricted to his sword alone and can take advantage of the weapon's shape for innovative moves.
Ōko Yushima (Bleach) wielding his Sumitsukigasa with great skills, spinning it constantly to confuse his opponents and then slash or stab them.
During his fight with Cirucci Sanderwicci, Uryū (Bleach) uses Seele Schneider as a sword expertly, and easily defeats her with it.
Zangetsu (Bleach) is considered to be swordsmanship specialist.
Yamamoto (Bleach) is the most powerful combatant in Soul Society.
Byakuya (Bleach) is a master of swordsmanship, possessing flawless precision and performing lethal attacks with little effort.
Saya Otonashi (Blood+) has over a hundred years worth of experience in fencing and swordplay.
The Sword (CardCaptor Sakura) has the power to make the heart's strength of anyone who wields it with a mighty heart becomes a master swordsman., such as Rika Sasaki.
Ogami Rei (Code: Breaker) is a great swords-fighter.
The One Being Sought (Code: Breaker) is a master swordsman, and can quick draw so fast that it looks like he can cut without even drawing his blade.
Sakurako Sakurakōji (Code: Breaker) is a skilled swordswoman.
Yū Kanda (D.Gray-man) is a very skilled swordsman, even without needing the usage of his sword's special abilities.
Future Trunks (Dragon Ball Z) is a highly impressive swordsman. His able to wield his sword with effective finesse and speed,allowing to take down multiple opponents and even ultimately kill Frieza.
Dabura (Dragon Ball series) is able to create his Darkness Sword. Not only does his swordsmanship allow him to take on powerful opponents such as Gohan, but he can encase it fire to increase its damage output.
Tapion (Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon) draws his Brave Sword.
With his Dimension Sword, Janemba (Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn) is capable of cutting through entire dimensions with a single swing.
Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail) possesses great mastery in swordsmanship and her skills in swordsmanship are of the highest caliber.
Sugarboy (Fairy Tail) is skilled with a sword called the Rosa Espada which can liquified anything.
Yomazu (Fairy Tail) is skilled with his katana which he can channel his Eastern Solid Script Magic into.
Ikaruga (Fairy Tail) is skilled with her Mugetsu blade for which she can use her Sword Magic with.
Kagura Mikazuchi (Fairy Tail) Is a powerful Swordswoman with her sword, Archenemy.
Hiroshi (Fairy Tail) with his Chain Blade.
Imitatia (Fairy Tail) is an incredibly powerful swordswoman, able to make great use of her Rose Sword to attack the weak points of an opponent's body in order to maximize damage.
Freed Justine (Fairy Tail) is skilled with a blade that can focus his Dark Ecriture Magic.
Panther Lily (Fairy Tail) is a skilled swordsman with different blades such as the size changing Musica.
Dimaria Yesta (Fairy Tail) is a master Swordswoman that is strong enough to push Kagura back even with her Archenemy sword unsheathed, even cause things to cut without physical contact.
Assassin (Fate/Stay Night) is such a master of the blade that his ultimate technique Tsubame Gaeshi which bends time and space to attack from 3 directions at the same time, was acquired only thru his godlike skill.
King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist) is known to have an inhuman level of skill in swordsmanship, being able to wield up to five swords simultaneously.
Sakata Gintoki (Gintama) is a master swordsman veteran, and can defeat many powerful opponents with either a wooden sword or a real one.
Imai Nobume (Gintama) is a master swordswoman and assassin, her strikes having been compared to that of a grim reaper: each is fatal if it hit.
Saeko Busujima (Highschool of the Dead) is a third-year in high school and president of Fujimi High School's kendo club. She is extremely skilled with a sword and close combat.
Despite is mediocre swordsmanship, Inuyasha's (InuYasha) strength in sheer force of the Tessaiga has allowed him to defeat both demons and humans of terrifying power. Though his skills do improve, he still prefers the direct approach whenever he is in battle.
Unlike his half brother, Inuyasha, Sesshōmaru (InuYasha) wields with his weapon, Tokijin with both strength and skill. He is able to battle Inuyasha to a standstill and even combat against the forces of Naruku.
In addition to her impressive strength, Ryūko Matoi (Kill la Kill), is proficient in the use of her Scissor Blade. Her skill with the weapon allowed her to defeat multiple users of Goku uniforms, including the Elite Four, and hold her against Satsuki Kiryūin.
Satsuki Kiryūin (Kill la Kill) is a powerful swords master. Armed with the Bakuzan, she is able to cleave buildings, solid material, and overwhelm Ryūko Matio's Scissor Blade combat in a one one duel.
Darkray (Kurohime) wielding the Death Angel Sword in her weapon form, along with five others.
Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) possess a massive, heavily spiked blade called Gigant Blade.
Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) is a highly trained swordsman, and can increase the sharpness of his blade with electricity. Combined with his skills, he can easily defeat and kill a large amount of people without attaining a single injury.
Zabuza Momochi (Naruto) was one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who wielded the Kubikiribōchō. He was capable of decimating numerous opponents with a few slashes, claiming that his sword "never cut a second time".
Chōjūrō (Naruto) is a master swordsman with his Hiramekarei to form various chakra blades and weapons.
Samurai (Naruto) specialize in swordsmanship, and coating their swords in chakra to create very sharp and versatile blades.
Hoshigaki Kisame (Naruto) wields a unique great sword with extreme proficiency.
B (Naruto) has developed his swordplay to an incredible level, possessing a unique fighting style, Acrobat.
Orochimaru (Naruto) wields the Sword of Kusanagi. He possesses great skill with the sword, able to evenly battle Hiruzen Sarutobi, remotely control it, and even wield the sword within a snake's mouth inside his own throat for close-quarter combat.
Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) is a member of the Strawhat Pirates, and renowned swordsman. He posseses mastery over the Santoryu style, able to perform high speed attacks, powerful strikes, and compressed air projectile attacks, allowing him to defeat powerful foes in battle.
Dracule Mihawk (One Piece) is known as the "World's Greatest Swordsman". He demonstrates incredible skill in wielding his main sword, Yoru, able to destroy entire fleets of ships with compressed attacks, cut appart giant icebergs with immense power, and deflect the course of bullets with subtle movements of his blade.
Ryuma (Mosters/One Piece) was a powerful samurai from the Wano Country. In life, he was a swordsman of great skill and power, able to slice through cooper, kill Cyrano, and decapitate a dragon. Postmortem, he was able wield meito Shusui to a destructive effect.
Trafalgar Law's (One Piece) offensive capabilities lie in his swordsmanship. He possesses the Kikoku, a nodachi that is about as tall as him, and is an expert at wielding it. When he combines his swordsmanship with his Ope Ope no Mi abilities, he is able to mutilate people faster than they can react and in a manner of his choosing.
Kizaru/Borsalino (One Piece) is extremely proficient in swordsmanship. As displayed by his Ama no Murakumo, he was able to battle figures such as Silvers Rayleigh and Zephyr to a standstill.
Hyouzou (One Piece) confirmed to be the strongest swordsman on Fishman Island.
Stocking (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt) is able to form her stockings into powerful katanas, Stripe I & II.
Shishio Makoto (Rurouni Kenshin) is a master swordsman, combining his skills with his serrated Mugenjin to create flaming attacks.
Being a former assassin, Himura Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin) possesses unmatched skills in Flying Heaven Honorable Sword Style practice, enabling him to exercise great speed and reflexes, predict his opponent's next move. and perform powerful attacks.
Madoka Mawari (Tenjho Tenge) is a master swordswoman who uses many unique and exotic swords.
The Star Saber (Transformers Armada) is one of the three most powerful weapons in the known galaxy. Not only does it posses incredible cutting power, but its Mini-Con power enhancing technology allows it to increase the strength and combat prowess of any Cybertronian who wields it, allowing them to battle on par with better skilled soldiers.
Hiei (YuYu Hakusho) is a highly trained swordsman, and can even use the black flames of hell to make his cuts easier.
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Weiss Shcnee (RWBY) wields her weapon of choice, Myrtenaster,a multi-action Dust rapier. She is able to use it in raw form or in conjunction with her Semblance, as well as various forms of Dust in battle.