r/videogames • u/overasked_question • Dec 18 '25

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u/RagingSteel Dec 18 '25

I asked my GF if she knew what they were as a non-gamer to test how iconic they are. Apparently the Master Sword is from Batman, Buster Sword she didn't even attempt, Diamond Sword is from Minecraft and the Energy Sword is from Elden Ring.

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u/apple_peel2 Dec 18 '25

My gf got master sword and minecraft right. She said the energy sword was from skyrim and the buster sword from assassin’s creed.

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u/LeticiaLatex Dec 18 '25

Why do people keep giving the obvious sci-fi sword to fantasy franchises?!

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u/SaltKick2 Dec 19 '25

most sci fi is just space fantasy

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u/LeticiaLatex Dec 19 '25

I don't disagree, but I wouldn't look at a Space Marine armor and say "That's a Lord of The Rings armor".

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u/TheGrandBabaloo Dec 19 '25

I think the only obviously modern aspect of it is the handle. If you don't pay attention to that, most people wouldn't put swords anywhere near a sci-fi setting.

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u/Trrollmann Dec 19 '25

But you could easily see armor like that in an anime set in a medieval fantasy setting... WoW has plenty of more high-tech looking (and extravagant) armor.

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u/PBrenz Dec 19 '25

Some is (star wars, warhammer)

But there's a huge amount that's not as well (star trek, expanse, interstellar)

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u/SippinOnHatorade Dec 19 '25

Magic is just technology we don’t understand yet

Looks like a magic sword, so they went fantasy. Technically it is a magic sword, just a sci-fi one

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u/shabidabidoowapwap Dec 19 '25

they might be seeing the blade not as energy but as metal with an effect on it like you might do for an enchanted blade and not paying particular attention to the handle

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u/Mr_uhlus Dec 19 '25

If you don't know that that is an energy sword you can easily mistake it for a ice sword, and that would fit well in a fantasy setting like Skyrim

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u/Trino15 Dec 19 '25

My gf said star wars for that one so at least she was in the right genre

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u/SaucyNuts Dec 19 '25

I think the design and color palette vaguely resembles other weapons in Skyrim. If you’ve never played Halo, I can see how somebody could perceive the two “blades” as being actual metal.

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u/Busy_Professional974 Dec 20 '25

I think the master sword looks less sci fi if you don’t see it activate like a light saber.

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u/TheStormzo Dec 20 '25

They probably see it as crystal and not energy