Top 10 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Swords

[Man in Black]

Below is my rankings of the top ten sci-fi/fantasy swords of all time... please feel free to mention your own favorites...

Number Ten - Blade's Sword

Wesley Snipes sliced and diced three movies worth of vampire butts with this bad boy. The coolest thing about Blade's blade is it's hidden defense mechanism - If anyone other than Blade tries to wield it they most likely will lose a hand as nasty little spikes pop out of the handle!

Number Nine - The Thundercats
Sword of Omens

Having the mind of a child is actually a plus for LionO as he fights evil with a pure heart. With the mighty Sword of Omens he is as powerful as any full grown Thundercat. Not to mention that Thundercat symbol is wicked cool!

Number Eight - Conan's Sword The Atlantean

Conan was created in 1932 by American writer Robert E. Howard. However it wasn't until 1982 that the barbarian warrior became a household name when Arnold Schwarzenegger brandished the Atlantean on the silver screen. And I still can't get over him punching out that camel.

Number Seven - LOTR's Sting







Maegnas aen estar nín - dagnir in yngyl im
'[the] sharp-point I am called - [the] slayer of spiders I [am].'

Bilbo Baggins found this magical dagger in a troll-hoard in The Hobbit. Later he gives it to Frodo before The Fellowship of the Rings departs. If you have even the teeniest geek bone in your body it had to be vibrating when Sting warned the Fellowship of approaching orcs by glowing blue.

Number Six - Highlander's MacLeod Sword

"There can be only one!" Well actually there are many breathtaking swords in the Highlander series. The original sword of Connor MacLeod stands the test of time down through the eons of immortal battles and is the ultimate symbol of the franchise.

Number Five - Final Fantasy's Buster Sword

"That's not a knife, this is a KNIFE!" The gargantuan Buster Sword appears in multiple Final Fantasy games and is also seen marking the grave of Zack Fair in the Advent Children movie. Cloud Strife's weapon in FFVII is barely edged out of the four spot by...

Number Four - Voltron's Blazing Sword

"Form Blazing Sword" is a phrase that still gives 80's geeks chill bumps. It meant the end for any Ro-beast in the vicinity. When The Defender of the Universe swung for the fences his opponents would stand befuddled for a moment before separating at the point of impact then exploding into spectacular anime eye candy! Go Lion...

Number Three - He-Man's Power Sword

Yeah, Prince Adam was a forgettable wuss... but when he held that Power Sword high and bellowed "By the power of Grayskull" his iconic transformation into the Beastman bashing, Mer-Man mashing, mountain tossing He-Man began. Then the scaredy cat Cringer morphed into the fearsome Battlecat as the sword's energy was aimed in his direction... I have the POWER!

Number Two - Excalibur

No sword has been in the imagination of fantasy buffs longer than the legendary sword of King Arthur. Excalibur has been part of countless tales through the Dark Ages to modern books and movies. Whether reading the Mists of Avalon or pretending to be a knight in the back yard Excalibur evoked a magical sense of wonder in all of us. Really, if it wasn't for the next entry Excalibur would have been an easy choice for number one.

Number One - Star Wars - The Lightsaber

In just a measly three decades - The Force is with us and the humming energy sword has become the most iconic weapon in history. Star Wars fan or not - something you enjoy somewhere down the line owes a debt to the franchise - as it has impacted every form of media in exisistence... and nothing is more Star Wars than a lightsaber.

A Jedi's weapon, the lightsaber can only be constructed by a force user. Anakin's blue blade, that he always had trouble keeping up with was passed on to his son by Ben Kenobi. Luke Skywalker crafted his own green one in Return of the Jedi. Fan-boy's everywhere thought it couldn't get any better but when The Phantom Menace rolled in and Darth Maul ignited his red double-blade... hospitals everywhere were overloaded by the most geek-outs in history. "Wipe them out... all of them."

[Jason]

Mannn, I should've seen Star Wars coming. I was wondering what it was that was going to top Excalibur. Haha.

Great list, and very nicely written. I'm not too familiar with The Lord of the Rings or Final Fantasy swords. I've had the original movie for years, but every time I've tried watching it, I fell asleep. At least 5 times.

I've never played Final Fantasy. I've always wanted to, but the systems I would usually stick with were the original Nintendo. So Zelda (which probably has my favorite sword, The Master Sword), Golden Eye and Super Mario 3 were the games I became very familiar with. ;D

[Man in Black]

I always start the Final Fantasy games and usually don't finish them, they are so long. If you ever want to try one, you should pick up Chrono Trigger for the Super Nintendo. It's not in the official FF line, but it's made by the same people and is widely considered one of if not THE greatest RPG of all time.


I did this list for a blog I tried to get going a few years back. I also put it on my first message board - A Far Away Place. I got a little flack from one friend for not putting the LOTR sword higher... and even somebody who didn't think the light saber was even a sword at all. It's a saber/sword... and it's known as the Jedi's light sword, so I think it more than qualifies.

[Jason]

I'd say it qualifies... I mean... Look at it. It looks like a sword to me! It's such an awesome sword that people think it shouldn't be one.

[Man in Black]

Exactly

[Coldstone Killa]

I agree with what you said, Man In Black, about some of the swords you have listed.

As for my list:
#10 - Conan's Sword The Atlantean

# 9 - LOTR's Sting

# 8 - Blade's Sword

# 7 - InuYasha's older half-brother Sesshomaru's Tenseiga
As a full-blooded demon and given to him by his dead father, with this sword, it can bring the dead back to the life just after being killed. (This 1 would be good to have, like say being in the Military, to use it when a fellow soldier dies in the line of duty or a family member dies at a very young age for whatever reason to then bring him/her back to life.)

# 6 - He-Man's Power Sword

# 5 - The ThunderCats - Lion-o's Sword of Omens

# 4 - InuYasha's Tetsusaiga
Born a half-demon to a human mother and dog demon father.
Given to him by his dead father. This sword was made from one of his father's fangs. Later in the series, one of InuYasha's fangs is welded into the sword after being sliced in two by an incarnation of Naraku to repair the sword. Tetsuaiga cannot be wielded by full-blooded demons, as its power is only be unleashed when Inuyasha uses it to protect the humans. It also keeps Inuyasha's demon blood in check, preventing it from turning him into a mindless killing machine when his life is in danger. Tetsuaiga's sheath can form a barrier to protect Inuyasha from most attacks and can call Tetsusaiga to it.

# 3 - Voltron's Blazing Sword

# 2 - Star Wars - The Lightsaber

# 1 - The Legend Of Zelda - Link's Master Sword
What can I say, this sword is 1 kickass weapon.

[Man in Black]

^ Nothin' wrong with that list Coldstone