Bloodborne - Would Trick Weapons & Firearms Work In Real Life

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  • Опубликовано: 11 июл 2022
  • I am a big fan of Bloodborne. It was the first From Software game that I played and the Victorian/Gothic/Lovecraftian horror vibe was perfect.
    But the weapons? While fitting in the game, could they work in real life?
    amygdalan arm beast claw beasthunter saif beast cutter blade of mercy bloodletter boom hammer burial blade chikage church pick holy moonlight sword hunter axe Kirk Hammett Ludwig's holy blade rakuyo reiterpallasch rifle spear saw cleaver saw spear Simon's bowblade stake driver tonitrus whirligig saw cannon church Cannon Evelyn fist of gratia flamesprayer Gatling gun hunter torch
    Bloodborne is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Bloodborne follows the player's character, a Hunter, through the decrepit Gothic, Victorian-era-inspired city of Yharnam, whose inhabitants are afflicted with a blood-borne disease. Attempting to find the source of the plague, the player's character unravels the city's mysteries while fighting beasts and cosmic beings.
    The game is played from a third-person perspective. Players control a customizable protagonist, and the gameplay is focused on strategic weapons-based combat and exploration. Players battle varied enemies while using items such as swords and firearms, exploring different locations, interacting with non-player characters, and unravelling the city's mysteries. Bloodborne began development in 2012 under the working title of Project Beast. Bearing many similarities to the Souls series of games by the same developer and director, Bloodborne was inspired by the literary works of authors H. P. Lovecraft and Bram Stoker and the architectural design of real-world locations in countries such as Romania, the Czech Republic and Scotland.
    Bloodborne was released in March 2015 and received critical acclaim, with praise directed at its gameplay, particularly its high difficulty level, atmosphere, sound design, Lovecraftian themes, and interconnected world design. Some criticism was directed at its technical performance at launch, which was improved with post-release updates. An expansion adding additional content, The Old Hunters, was released in November 2015. By the end of 2015, the game had sold over two million copies worldwide. Bloodborne won several awards and has been cited as one of the greatest video games ever made. Some related media and adaptations have also been released, including a card game, board game and comic book series.
    Bloodborne takes place in Yharnam, a decrepit Gothic city known for its medical advances around the practice of blood ministration. Over the years, many travellers journey to the city seeking the remedy to cure their afflictions; the player's character journeys to Yharnam seeking the cure, something known as Paleblood, for an unspecified illness. However, upon arriving in the city, it is discovered that Yharnam is plagued with an endemic illness that has transformed most of its citizens into bestial creatures. The player must navigate the streets of Yharnam during the night of The Hunt and overcome its violently deranged inhabitants and horrifying monsters to stop the source of the plague and escape the Nightmare. Long ago, the residents of Yharnam began worshipping ancient, eldritch cosmic beings known as the Great Ones after scholars from the College of Byrgenwerth discovered something referred to as a "medium" in the ruins of an ancient, highly advanced civilization, on top of which Yharnam was built. The Great Ones provided the healing blood Yharnam was famous for, which is also the source of the plague.
    The player character, a Hunter, is being operated on by an old man, who explains that he is performing a blood transfusion to allow them to sign a "contract", mentioning a mysterious condition referred to as Paleblood. He warns the Hunter that they will go on a strange journey that may seem like a bad dream. The Hunter blacks out and awakens as a large, flesh-torn beast rises from the floor and menaces them. A sudden fire forces the beast's retreat, and then little creatures ("Messengers") crawl over the Hunter as they black out again. After the player completes character creation, the Hunter awakens on an operating table in a different clinic in Yharnam.
    The Hunter finds their first lantern, which when lit transports them to a spectral realm called the Hunter's Dream, where they encounter Gehrman, an elderly wheelchair-using man who provides advice, and the Doll, a living doll who assists the player in leveling up. Gehrman explains that to obtain the blood they seek and escape the dream, they must hunt down the beasts raging through Yharnam and halt the source of the plague.
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  • @MarcusVance
    @MarcusVance  2 года назад +73

    If you're here and haven't seen my similar breakdown of Elden Ring weapons... Here you go! ruclips.net/video/qADxwBC-PsA/видео.html

  • @razorsphere
    @razorsphere 2 года назад +1291

    My favorite thing about the Bloodborne weapons is that they were all unique and memorable. Every weapon stood out and their designs fit the world so well.

    • @MarcusVance
      @MarcusVance  2 года назад +260

      Definitely. They put thought into "what weapons would be common if we had to fight a lot of monsters"

    • @razorsphere
      @razorsphere 2 года назад +176

      @@MarcusVance And also the concept of trying to fight the beasts and trying to mitigate the madness that came with it. the Church weapons used longsword designs in order to keep their hunters feel like humans, the hunter weapons were serrated and primal because they imitated the beasts they were fighting, the blood weapons represented Cainhurst giving in to the vileblood. The lore in general is why Bloodborne is my favorite FromSoft game.

    • @praetorian217
      @praetorian217 2 года назад +32

      Except for like the 3 versions of the Saw Cleaver. Not complaining tho I love all them

    • @poseidonpwnsall
      @poseidonpwnsall 2 года назад +28

      @@praetorian217 the beasthunter saif definitely isnt just another cleaver tho. neither the tricked nor the untricked moveset is copy pasted like the saw spear and cleaver.

    • @praetorian217
      @praetorian217 2 года назад +4

      @@poseidonpwnsall ah alright. I haven’t used it in a while, so I sort of just associate it with the other two

  • @dragonsaint9446
    @dragonsaint9446 2 года назад +585

    The bit I like from the wooden shield description is "shields engender passivity" which is just such a burn at everyone that just circled around with their shield up backstab fishing in DS1 XD It's also good advice for former DS players in general, Dark Souls encourages you to take your time and wait for openings, Bloodborne still has some of that but it favours a more aggressive constant attacking style.

    • @marverickmercer1968
      @marverickmercer1968 2 года назад +18

      And that was the wrong lesson that DS teach because after BB all you will ever know is fashion souls with no shield.

    • @aiodensghost8645
      @aiodensghost8645 2 года назад +13

      To be honest, Bloodborne being aggressive was what I needed, I never understood hiding behind a shield in the Souls games.

    • @marverickmercer1968
      @marverickmercer1968 Год назад

      @Sad Phrogé that's exactly what speed runners do, they don't even wear armor.

    • @TheNapster153
      @TheNapster153 Год назад +3

      Bloodborne encourages aggression even further with Rally: the ability regain health loss by attacking within a small timeframe.

    • @alzhanvoid
      @alzhanvoid Год назад +1

      @@marverickmercer1968 Thorughout my entire DS career the shield in my offhand was almost always just a parrying tool. It's just no fun after BB to turtle with shields.

  • @michaelweiske702
    @michaelweiske702 2 года назад +569

    Funny thing about the Amygdala name, in the Japanese translation, the name of the boss is Amandoze, which correlates with the English word for almond, and when the localisation team were working on translating the name of the boss, they didn't want to call it an almond because who would be threatened by an almond? So they used the Greek work for almond, Amygdala, which became poetic since the amygdala is the part of the brain that controls fear. Just a fun coincidence.
    Edit: forgot to mention: the Amygdala in the brain is called the Amygdala because it is shaped like an almond. So yeah.

    • @kaizerk4321
      @kaizerk4321 Год назад +14

      would that not be an almondala?

    • @samfivedot
      @samfivedot Год назад +24

      I don't even think "Amygdala" is meant to be the monster's name -- it's more of a description. Like a less-spooky name for it would be something like "almond-head thing".
      Of course, its head doesn't really look that much like an almond, but words failing when attempting to describe the monster is classic eldritch horror

    • @Anon26535
      @Anon26535 Год назад +13

      It's also interesting in that its head looks more like a peach pit, which contains cyanide, which smells like almonds.

    • @michaelweiske702
      @michaelweiske702 Год назад +8

      @@Anon26535 correction: cyanide does not smell like almonds. Almonds smell like cyanide.

    • @bricksflygood5949
      @bricksflygood5949 Год назад +1

      Check out charred thermos and his theory on the bloodborne great ones.
      The amygdala may just blow your mind. (Litteraly)

  • @thegreatazal5021
    @thegreatazal5021 2 года назад +264

    The Amy arm is apparently semi sentient so it should line up the edge it’s self intuitively because using it tricked is more akin to holding it out and letting it slash away at people then swinging a whip or flail.

    • @joshuagleeson4776
      @joshuagleeson4776 2 года назад +38

      I mean the tricked R2 attacks have followups that clearly show the weapon is alive and capable of attacking by itself.

    • @CatsLeMatts
      @CatsLeMatts 2 года назад +27

      The fact it's partially alive & moves means the added muscle might be able to assist in swinging it in the first place. Keeping control of the weight with all that momentum is the hardest part of wielding it I'd imagine.

    • @kiloklavdi1185
      @kiloklavdi1185 Год назад +5

      ​@@CatsLeMatts Good point because the weapon IS hard to use

  • @reliusornez1448
    @reliusornez1448 2 года назад +292

    A note with the boomhammer is that the face actually has holes in it to allow fire to get through the front. They are between the meat tenderizer spikes

  • @nguyenp.nguyen7896
    @nguyenp.nguyen7896 2 года назад +167

    I think the beast cutter is a lot better than you might think. It was made to bonk and puncture something like a hefty pick, not cutting (despite the name)so you won't have to worry too much about edge aligment. In the game it actually does blunt damage

    • @fly1ngG0PHER
      @fly1ngG0PHER 2 года назад +13

      Yes, though it would still be massively heavy and wouldn’t neatly retract without a lot more springs and pulleys, it’s less of a whip than a Chinese meteor hammer, albeit with extra heads (that would hurt if they hit, but not that much, and slow down the actual swing too much). If only the top head came off and extended, I’m guessing the head would be able to swing much faster and hit way harder.

    • @elwiwi4638
      @elwiwi4638 2 года назад +5

      @@fly1ngG0PHER bloodborne tech

    • @dr.calibrations7984
      @dr.calibrations7984 2 года назад +5

      @@fly1ngG0PHER beast cutter makes beast butter
      The model I have works pretty well on -furries- beasts.

  • @ardynamberglow3124
    @ardynamberglow3124 2 года назад +123

    One note on the Rykuo: I think its meant to be more of a sabre with a short sword/dagger on the end, because when transformed, you use the lower blade and main blade together.

    • @ErikVonStrix3
      @ErikVonStrix3 2 года назад +4

      Came to the comments section to say this. It's definitely not a rapier

    • @dollscentedhunter2514
      @dollscentedhunter2514 Год назад +1

      Exactly exept the r2 of both normal and transformed the long blade is always used to slash while to my knowlage a rapper is only used for piercing.

    • @yourunclejohn984
      @yourunclejohn984 Год назад +2

      @@dollscentedhunter2514 correct. Rapiers are also different shaped. Essentially just a nail but with sharp edges. The gun sword that came after the rakuyo in this video is a gun on a rapier

  • @samk522
    @samk522 2 года назад +293

    With the amount of hinges on these weapons, the Workshop must have known of some way to reinforce them that we don't have.

    • @zanemob1429
      @zanemob1429 2 года назад +52

      I mean they look pretty durable and have a sturdy locking mechanism should be usable but idk about practical as the weapons are still thick, wide and heavy metal. Especially since saws don’t make the best cutting edges hence the pushing and ripping motions that are intended.

    • @iepvienredstoneHuy007
      @iepvienredstoneHuy007 2 года назад +72

      @@zanemob1429 i mean if your goal is to rend the living shite outa beasts rather than just kill them then a bunch of razer teeths of a saw is quite fit for the job

    • @havelthebonk1226
      @havelthebonk1226 2 года назад +8

      Yea blood if you can have something that is sometimes a lube to allow moving and sometimes solid to reinforce plus u can always add more to the mix ..

    • @elwiwi4638
      @elwiwi4638 2 года назад +4

      @@havelthebonk1226 what

    • @SolitasRuisu
      @SolitasRuisu 2 года назад +6

      It's called bloodgems

  • @shadowboy0126
    @shadowboy0126 2 года назад +50

    In Bloodborne, blood crystalizes into shards, chunks, and rocks so the Bloodletter would probably actually be solidified blood which is pretty metal like most of the game is.

  • @tripps3631
    @tripps3631 2 года назад +33

    Part of the limited edge alignment for these weapons is that the beasts of yarnham are less susceptible to clean cuts, instead the hunters found that the blunt but serrated weapons could RIP AND TEAR their quarry much more effectively.

  • @Cosmic-Sorceress-17
    @Cosmic-Sorceress-17 2 года назад +93

    The Kos Parasite was one of my absolute favorites from Bloodborne, since I really love the cosmic horror elements in it. The transformation required to use it at it's full potential just makes it even better: after dealing with so many tentacled horrors, you get to become one and use weird slug attacks and space magic.

    • @thetoyodacar2264
      @thetoyodacar2264 2 года назад

      I accidentally killed the npc while doing her mission. 😭

    • @Cosmic-Sorceress-17
      @Cosmic-Sorceress-17 2 года назад +2

      @@thetoyodacar2264 Ouch... How did that happen? Mistake her for an enemy?

    • @queebloxd
      @queebloxd 2 года назад +7

      Thanks to the moonlight greatsword I've always done magic builds in from games on my first playthrough and I gotta say, turning into an alien and floating around was not what I was expecting when I started bloodborne but god damn is it fun slapping the fuck outta everything

    • @user-nw4fu3pi1m
      @user-nw4fu3pi1m Год назад +1

      My favourite part about it is that the backstep r1 (or L1? I'm not so sure) has you literally barf fish on your enemy.

    • @gerald2508
      @gerald2508 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@user-nw4fu3pi1m I think those are slugs.

  • @samfivedot
    @samfivedot 2 года назад +35

    To be fair, you aren't really swinging the Amygdala Arm. It's more like you're holding it back.

  • @gothgirlg1g1
    @gothgirlg1g1 Год назад +14

    The trick weapons in Bloodbourne were created with a dual-purpose in mind. Most of these weapons in lore, were created to defend against the ongoing beast curse outbreak, and the angry mobs lobbying for blood from the churches. Thus, the churches created weapons that can combat both MEN and BEAST. Hence, the usual dramatic shift in size and/or function. Take for example, Ludwig's Holy Blade. A simple sword meant for man at first, however, when sheathed it become a great sword capable of taking down things MUCH larger in size. The weapon even hints at it in the description. Something like "the greatsword was for taking down foes of a inhuman size".

  • @gumbo821
    @gumbo821 2 года назад +27

    To be fair to the amygdalan arm, it does move on its own for some of the transformed attacks

  • @alexbird681
    @alexbird681 2 года назад +92

    But with the way normal whips work, wouldn't the threaded cane still work due to just moving really fast, like whips do? I'd imagine most of the weapons damage comes from a few edges that do actually connect, and the rest from the whips speed. Just a speculation but I'm a threaded cane enjoyer so I must at least try to put my piece in lol.

    • @cruesteanmonarch7032
      @cruesteanmonarch7032 2 года назад +20

      Usually the part of a whip that does the most damage is closer to the end. Combat whips did infact exist, however they were usually shorter and had metal or thick knots on the end. If the cane was shorter and the blades were more of at the end only it'd be much more functional. Hope that helped.

    • @fly1ngG0PHER
      @fly1ngG0PHER 2 года назад +8

      I don’t think it would go all that fast unfortunately; whip ends only move fast because they’re flexible elements that taper from thick at the hand to thin at the tip, amplifying slow motion of the hand to fast motion at the end, and having teeth would nullify that on its own. Threaded Cane looks equally thick all the way down, held together with braided steel wires, so it would handle much differently (plus, there is no way that you could make it a rigid cane afterwards without heavy or fragile locking features on each tooth and like a thousand pounds of tension keeping it from flopping on hit)

    • @alexbird681
      @alexbird681 2 года назад +4

      @@fly1ngG0PHER oh that's super cool, and makes sense. I'd imagine if the points were hollow, and more towards the end it would be a lot easier to deal damage yeah

    • @zehndermenix213
      @zehndermenix213 2 года назад +2

      There are weapons like the extended version, And it's used more as a ripping weapon then a slashing one.

    • @SirGrimLockSmithVIII
      @SirGrimLockSmithVIII 3 месяца назад +1

      I'm more curious about how you could transform a solid blade into an effective whip in the first place

  • @pepperbird67657
    @pepperbird67657 2 года назад +43

    Prediction before I finish the video: the hunter's blunderbuss is a very realistic weapon

  • @Unit-3D
    @Unit-3D 2 года назад +73

    The Ludwig's Holy Blade actually does Blunt damage in its Tricked form aside from its thrusting Heavy Attack, so it's basically a stylized version of the idea you brought up a minute earlier of a sword with a tetsubo sheath.
    Why does it exist, then, if it's functionally the same as the Kirkhammer aside from still having a Thrust damage attack in its two-handed form? Well, the Kirkhammer is a dedicated Strength-scaling weapon, while the LHB is the best "Quality" weapon in the game going by raw scaling, and also one of the best Arcane-scaling weapons in the game, if you want to stick elemental damage gems on it. I defer to your expertise here, but I think that kinda tracks with their design, with the concentrated mass of the Kirkhammer needing more heave to get moving, while the more evenly distributed weight of the LBH benefiting from more skillful application.
    Also, while the Stake Driver can readily be compared to a katar or pata, I think its charged attack specifically draws more from the idea of a captive bolt gun used to humanely slaughter animals, which is kind of a stroke of thematic genius. It's a little hard to tell exactly how it's being employed under the fire and smoke, but simply pressing or punching it against a target and then firing the charge would probably be more effective than firing it as part of a thrusting attack.

    • @ishnoll
      @ishnoll 2 года назад +2

      Holy blade poke like a spear, with better range then the spear. I love spears, so i use it.
      Poke.

    • @Unit-3D
      @Unit-3D 2 года назад +1

      @@ishnoll I have 2 build strats in Bloodborne: Quality LBH jank, and abusing the two trick gun weapons. LHB heavy attacks have nothing on the "backstab from the other side of the hall" range of Rifle Spear heavy attacks.

    • @geraldyeager7652
      @geraldyeager7652 Год назад

      Makes sense seeing how djura renounced his hunter status

  • @TheValiantBob
    @TheValiantBob 2 года назад +16

    Funny thing about the Rakuyo and Reiterpallasch is that they come from the Cainhurst nobility, which definitely fits in with the quirky rich people thing. Also with the Kirkhammer, the hammer head is literally a stone tombstone that they used for symbolic purposes, which makes it even worse since it'd be heavier and more prone to breaking! And your idea for the bow blade being two smaller swords coming together is exactly how Super Smash Bros. designed the character Pit's weapon.

  • @morgantrousdale2322
    @morgantrousdale2322 2 года назад +29

    Bloodborne is one of my favorite games of all time. Thank you for this. Edit: Bloodbornes weapons are so unique, that even though there aren't that many weapons in the game (by other rpg standards) it feels like there is way more than enough because every one has 2 modes and is just so unique. GOD I love Bloodborne

  • @1tsJustS0m3R4nd0mC4t
    @1tsJustS0m3R4nd0mC4t Год назад +5

    I like how his analysis of the Bloodletter is that it's extended form couldn't be used because of the weight, and not because it requires the user to IMPALE THEMSELVES with it

  • @NEETKitten
    @NEETKitten 2 года назад +10

    I'd like to point out that most weapons in Bloodborne are designed for ripping and tearing flesh, as opposed to making clean cuts. Stuff like the Threaded Cane, for example, are designed to get embedded in your opponent's flesh and tear the affected area apart as they try to break free. The same goes for the cleaver-type weapons (or really any serrated weapon). You get one good hit in, and then watch them struggle to unbury the weapon from their flesh as they slowly bleed to death. Now, they don't work like that in-game because the game is too fast-paced for that kind of weapon to be portrayed accurately, but that's the lore reason for why a lot of weapons are designed so weirdly. And yeah, they may not work too great in a full-scale fight, but they're great for duels or skirmishes with smaller groups of enemies.
    And as for the hinges being a weak point, they're stated to be one of the most heavily-reinforced parts of the weapon. So it'll take a lot more than just a few sword swings or a mace to break them.

    • @gerald2508
      @gerald2508 11 месяцев назад +2

      If you do not drain the beasts of blood and burn their bodies then they will recover a short while later, hence why the weapons are serrated (or super-heavy because breaking their bones also works).

  • @Nepcsalibur
    @Nepcsalibur 2 года назад +3

    As someone who's worked with those giant hinges let me tell you they aren't fragile not in the slightest. from the way that they're designed I can roughly equate it to be probably quarter to 1/6 in Steel on the thinnest parts of the hinge, which would take significantly more force to break than your imagining.

    • @MarcusVance
      @MarcusVance  2 года назад

      I'm imagining them going through the rigors of combat that have been known to frequently snap solid steel blades.
      Swords were frequently seen as limited use items

  • @liedo3358
    @liedo3358 2 года назад +9

    thanks subtitles for the "indian guitar"

    • @JackWendigo1234
      @JackWendigo1234 2 года назад +2

      For clarification he said "Katar" (Punch-Dagger)
      Right?

    • @liedo3358
      @liedo3358 2 года назад +2

      @@JackWendigo1234 yes

    • @JackWendigo1234
      @JackWendigo1234 2 года назад +2

      @@liedo3358 O.K.
      Just making sure I wasn't being dumb.

  • @therighttrousers343
    @therighttrousers343 2 года назад +32

    The Wooden shield is actually pretty good despite its reputation. 70% physical damage negation, that goes a long way when messing up one dodge against the Cursed Watchdog of the Old Lords' big charge means death. It
    really comes into value at higher health and stamina values, so I'm not sure about bringing it to blood-starved.

    • @nisnast
      @nisnast 2 года назад +2

      With the way enemies in Bloodborne like to combo, it has some pretty limited applications

    • @hardgay7537
      @hardgay7537 2 года назад +2

      Generally what i find in Bloodborne is that if a thing is viable against one dude without lockon its probably viable against three dudes without lockon. And the shield isnt really viable against more than one hit at a time.
      I'll take that hint about the watchdogs, though. I know he hates executioners gloves.

    • @No1gamer
      @No1gamer 23 дня назад

      ​@@hardgay7537I'm in a chalice dungeon rn going up against one of those and he does not care about my executioner gloves lol but he is a buffed up version I believe like a higher level bc I know I've spammed one to death with the gloves once lol I'm an arcane build too

  • @crowcarmichael2917
    @crowcarmichael2917 Год назад +3

    Matthew Dawes of Ironclad Industries made a functional saw cleaver replica, it was NOT fragile. Man at Arm's recreation also seemed perfectly sturdy.

  • @recjr7685
    @recjr7685 2 года назад +10

    Love the video, I'm a big fan of the weapons in Bloodborne for their relative useability IRL
    My only thought on the video itself is that Rakuyo is really more if a saber than a rapier
    It's said to be made the same smith who made Chikage or something like that, so maybe it's supposed to be another katana hybrid, but to me it looks more like a swiss saber variant
    Obviously the blade coming out of the end would require a great deal of training to use without injuring yourself even if your using wide swings instead of thrusts
    But then again it is a weapon that requires a very high skill threshold to use

  • @300kyuubi
    @300kyuubi 2 года назад +3

    Awww yeah! This was what I was waiting for! You nailed it!

  • @macandcheeseofficial
    @macandcheeseofficial 2 года назад +11

    The rakuyo is a saber and dagger, not a rapier and dagger

  • @Knyex
    @Knyex 2 года назад +4

    To be fair the Amygdalan Arm isn't really judgeable as a weapon when transformed cause it's literally alive, and the edge aligns itself

  • @nhall129
    @nhall129 2 года назад

    Ooo a full 14 min video
    Been wanting more longer form vids from you!

  • @AutobotOrso91296
    @AutobotOrso91296 2 года назад +3

    The Amygdala is the part of the brain that manages Fear, so it was a very conscious choice naming the creatures as such in Bloodborne.

  • @sheltondock1250
    @sheltondock1250 2 года назад

    I've been waiting for this video!

  • @crystalknighthgaming
    @crystalknighthgaming 2 года назад

    Ive been waiting for this video

  • @charlieblank3393
    @charlieblank3393 2 года назад

    THE VIDEO I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR

  • @zorandire3946
    @zorandire3946 2 года назад +7

    I really like this format of a bit longer form video, will we expect more of this?

  • @butterkirby1
    @butterkirby1 2 года назад

    Good stuff my guy.

  • @olfactoryninja
    @olfactoryninja Год назад +2

    There actually is a way to create hardened blood. There was a plasticine precursor to bakelite called hemacite, which is a mixture of blood and a thickener (usually sawdust), then put under heat and pressure to create a kind of plastic. Allen Pan did a video on a blood sword, but his was huge. I'd love to see another attempt at hemacite blades.

  • @Soupigeon
    @Soupigeon 2 года назад

    I’ve been waiting for this my whole life

  • @enovos3138
    @enovos3138 2 года назад

    Bloodborne videooooooo! Thanks Marcus!

  • @kuronaialtani
    @kuronaialtani 2 года назад +2

    Something to note about the threaded cane’s transformed state that you didn’t really mention is that it works exactly like how you described the blade of mercy
    You adjust the weapon so the “cane” part slightly offsets at an angle all the way down and then separates with momentum to cut whatever’s in front of you
    How it retracts back into itself, fuck knows, but I thought I’d mention this at least

  • @michaelbennett3911
    @michaelbennett3911 2 года назад

    Good video man I love it when someone has a talking point about this game .To this game it was a console seller for me.

  • @darkmatterpancake9824
    @darkmatterpancake9824 2 года назад

    Real excited for this video. Trick weapons are COOL

  • @therighttrousers343
    @therighttrousers343 2 года назад +4

    I think you could use the Bloodletter's transforming size to great benefit, it does use your own blood to transform-maybe it *could* use an enemy's in real world, so to say? But I can see it being used to stab through yourself to launch a surprise stab at an enemy, like how in game its transform attack is, if I remember right. But I can also see picking up an enemy, or their corpse, angling the thrust so that the head is aimed upwards, or vertically in some way, and letting the spiky mass drop. Or having a variant on a human shield, where you push your corpse as a shield with a huge spiky mass carving up the floor in front, and then just undo the transformation when you need manoeuvrability. Could do that in response to a cavalry charge, I think

  • @spartanseth7392
    @spartanseth7392 2 года назад

    Nice video! Never played bloodborne, but still found this video very interesting regardless.
    If I could suggest a topic, maybe cover some of the melee/“multi” weapons from “Killing Floor 2”?
    Some good ones are the “Pulverizer”, “Eviscerator”, “Frost Fang”, “Static Strikers”, “Spitfires”, “Seal Squeal”, and the “Hemoclobber”.

  • @FlightoftheWicked
    @FlightoftheWicked 2 года назад +1

    the beast cutter's whip form is primarily used for smashing, looking at it in game shows that its actually hitting with the sides of it

  • @Farkham
    @Farkham 2 года назад +2

    Indian guitars are always deadly indeed

  • @XFG_Official
    @XFG_Official Год назад +1

    It is worth mentioning in regards to your critique of the Rakuyo, being based in the idea that it is a rapier or primarily thrusting weapon, is that it's much more accurate to claim the larger blade as a katana or something very comparable to one. As it in lore shares a connection to the Chikage, a weapon that is very definitely a katana. This is seen in the first line of it's description: "A trick sword originated in the same country as the Cainhurst Chikage, only this sword feeds not off blood, but instead demands great dexterity."

  • @davidwooden3878
    @davidwooden3878 Год назад

    The crew over at Baltimore Knife & Sword made the folding cleaver blade once for their show Men at Arms, and it's pretty wicked. They made the hinge very solid for the reason you mentioned

  • @DSTYYT
    @DSTYYT Год назад

    My favorite thing about these is how they're all really crazy ideas

  • @Awoken_Remmuz
    @Awoken_Remmuz Год назад

    feels fitting to come back to this after supporting the Kickstarter for a D&D 5e book that's basically legally distinct Bloodborne, complete with its own take of trick weapons.

  • @monkeyhenderson
    @monkeyhenderson 2 года назад

    Oh man the Beowulf reference! Love that movie, have it on DVD. It was a weird one and I've given up on referencing it because no one has seen it, but I'm glad to know someone else has

    • @MarcusVance
      @MarcusVance  2 года назад

      I'm a Christopher Lambert fan

  • @ChristianHernandez-yt
    @ChristianHernandez-yt Год назад +1

    I love the design of these weapons. I've never played the game or seen a lot of videos about it but thos look lole PEAK Dark Fantasy. These weapons are just BUILT DIFFERENT!!!!

  • @nekkog1744
    @nekkog1744 Год назад +1

    One thing to keep in mind when it comes to (most of) bloodbornes weapons is they aren't meant to make clean cuts, they're meant to rip and tear, causing such brutal damage that it keeps the beasts from regenerating, still a great vid.

  • @PandoraKin564
    @PandoraKin564 2 года назад +1

    On the threaded cain, I remember reading about Indian weapons that feature in the AOE2 Unique Unit for the Davidians, I think it was called a "Urumi" in Latin script. They were for lightly armoured targets and were effectively steel whips. Elite warriors trained like Samurai and Gothic knights and were banned during British Rule due to like, social mobility and issues with ambush and as a symbol of a unified Non-European India. They are real weapons, but hard to use without hurting yourself without the proper training.

  • @DripLordGogeta
    @DripLordGogeta 2 года назад

    I'd love to see you examine the monster hunter weapons, there would be so much to talk about lol

  • @Mr.Disfigure
    @Mr.Disfigure Год назад +2

    I demand to know if the pebble could work in real life.

  • @procow2274
    @procow2274 2 года назад +1

    The stake driver is basically the parry blade from armored core.
    Fun fact ac 3 was arguably the first from game with a parry mechanic

  • @pejatorres5647
    @pejatorres5647 2 года назад +1

    The notable exception of gun and sword weapon he mentions is probably the bayonet, since pretty much everyone used it and was popular for a long time and is still a thing today though it has fallen off.

  • @TeethSkylark
    @TeethSkylark Год назад

    With the Boomhammer, there looks to be a kind of percussive cap or a hammer similar to a firearm that forces the fire out on impact

  • @kalvinchester4068
    @kalvinchester4068 2 года назад +1

    boom hammer, if you look at the face, ther is vents im between the studs, so the hammer would force the fires out the other end. Also the Rakuyo is a sabre

  • @jmd9402
    @jmd9402 2 года назад +4

    6:32 but if we had a sword of that size that was made of weightless light yet could still cut things, would it be effective?

  • @ShadesMF
    @ShadesMF 2 года назад +2

    The thing with the loch shield is that the glass isn't a problem because it's suppose to be used to block arcane attacks which it probably has some magic for that which the glass contributes to
    But luckily the great ones or the kin aren't here irl so we don't need it and what you would use it for in real life would make the glass a disadvantage

  • @Cascadejackal
    @Cascadejackal 2 года назад +2

    I've got a steel replica of the Saw Cleaver, about 1:1 scale. Looks awesome, and when extended it feels like a slightly awkward cleaver or really short billhook/warscythe type thing. Useable, at least.
    Folded, though, with the saw blade as the striking edge, the change in balance makes it too hard to use. Not useless, just hard to use since all that weight is basically hanging in front of my hand. Major points for being scary, mind you.
    Of course, if it was made as a functional weapon instead of just an awesome steel replica (thinner and and actually sharp blade, oval grip instead of round, a sturdier and more reliable hinge lock), I can see it being a nasty and surprisingly useful weapon. In a realistic fantasy context, at least.

    • @denisd1248
      @denisd1248 Год назад

      hey im 9 months late but where did you get it and how much did it cost?

    • @Cascadejackal
      @Cascadejackal Год назад

      @@denisd1248 I got it on Etsy years ago. Unfortunately, the seller is no longer active.

  • @cliffwarden5934
    @cliffwarden5934 Год назад

    The boom hammer does have a mechanism to light the furnace, it has a pistol like hammer at the back that forces the flaming material out through vents in the hammer's striking face (you can see the vents on the detailed description of the item in the menus)

  • @viethoang907
    @viethoang907 Год назад +1

    It's interesting that you mentioned the Reiterpallasch and Rakuyo being "rich people things", since they are both connected to the Vilebloods from Cainhurst, who were essentially royalty.

  • @STALKER953
    @STALKER953 Год назад

    The Boomhammer does extinguish after any attack, also the striking edge is the fire part with a charged r2. Your character adjusts the grip during the swing.

  • @nullnull637
    @nullnull637 Год назад

    i'm sure you could get a pretty deadly irl kos parasite if you wrapped blue ringed octopodes around your hands

  • @matthewnelson465
    @matthewnelson465 2 года назад

    My idea on a Boom Hammer style weapon is to make the head a pressure plate that triggers a pressurized release of oil, then when you do a hit with it lit, you can light things on fire.

  • @DwarfDaddy
    @DwarfDaddy 2 года назад

    So funny enough there is a shorter blunderbuss called a Dragon that was used by Dragoon cavalry

  • @CoyotesOwn
    @CoyotesOwn 2 года назад

    I saw that movie. It's a very enjoyable b-flick through I don't remember Beowulf using his sword as a club, but it been a long time since I heave seen it.

  • @pinkhairvulcanus8153
    @pinkhairvulcanus8153 2 года назад

    Looking at my +10 Hunter axe and hunter pistol, it would definitely do.

  • @grfrjiglstan
    @grfrjiglstan 2 года назад

    I'd like to add to the saw cleaver/spear/saif - in addition to the hinge being a weak point, in the saw form your fingers are dangerously close to the inside blade. If that hinge gives, all your fingers are gonna get chopped off instantly.

  • @kidpesto
    @kidpesto Год назад

    Aah the guitar. My favorite weapon

  • @Drengade
    @Drengade Год назад

    Can someone tell me what that rapier with the pommel spike is called/ where to find images of it? I've had a bit of a look, but can't locate it.

  • @scorpio0494
    @scorpio0494 Год назад

    “Bonk the like button” *dog makes a brave attempt*

  • @andrewwestfall65
    @andrewwestfall65 2 года назад

    My dad has a weedwhacker he modified so he could put circular saw blades on it. He says that he uses it for shrubs and denser patches of overgrowth, but I haven't ruled out him fighting elder gods yet

  • @prophet89
    @prophet89 2 года назад

    I thought thar Chris Lambert Beowulf movie was a fever dream of my youth.

  • @BadyearOakarus
    @BadyearOakarus 2 года назад

    i'm not sure if you're still taking game recommendations but i heard you talking about a swordbow and it got me thinking about kid icarus uprising which has an entire selection of not just those but a ton of different kinds of weapons (sword, club, staff, etc) with there own selections from their respective category although it might be hard to get a good look at these weapons since they're from a 3ds game but i'm sure people have ripped the models from the game and put them online and i'm sure there are videos covering the movesets for each weapon not to mention official art

  • @jeffersonevans4993
    @jeffersonevans4993 Год назад

    Of COURSE I want a trained attack octopus

  • @havelthebonk1226
    @havelthebonk1226 2 года назад +3

    All of these observations are made basically on human metal with hunters surpassed long ago the use crazy special weapons also a hunter is probably 100 x smarter stronger and fast then any of us ..not to mention there biggest weapons were made to face beasts of unrealistic size and speed ...plus the whole game takes place in a dream of a dream of a nightmare at least in theory one other thing to consider is faith has real power if you pray hard enough u can lift any sword basically

    • @kamprouristheoharis8458
      @kamprouristheoharis8458 2 года назад

      The dreams appear to be physical locations, not like actual dreams inside your head. But yeah, the hunter can just sidestep a bullet in game so I'd say they're many times faster than us.

  • @lordderppington4694
    @lordderppington4694 2 года назад

    Really wish you would have shown more of the weapon transformations, while things like the beast cleaver are pretty easy to figure out on yourself, i was looking at the church pick going "what in the world does that become?" Does it bend? does it get longer? does it fold out? i could look it up but it'd just be nice if you took a quick picture and threw it in the video.

  • @Jackraiden500
    @Jackraiden500 2 года назад +13

    Actually the rakuyo isn't a rapier but a twinblade, so i'm not sure the issue you mentioned would be a problem. Otherwise great video 🙃

    • @albusnightspring8057
      @albusnightspring8057 2 года назад +5

      It's not a twinblade, more of a scimitar-rapier hybrid with a smaller blade on the other side

    • @Jackraiden500
      @Jackraiden500 2 года назад +1

      @@albusnightspring8057 that's what it's classified as in game, still I take you're point.

    • @albusnightspring8057
      @albusnightspring8057 2 года назад

      @@Jackraiden500 as far as I remember there is no weapon categories in Bloodborne. It's not Dark Souls or Elden Ring

    • @Jackraiden500
      @Jackraiden500 2 года назад

      @@albusnightspring8057 there isn't per se you are right. However the wiki specifically calls it a twin blade that transforms in to a dual wielded Saber and dagger. It's moveset is also clearly similar to twinblades in the other games so 🤷

    • @albusnightspring8057
      @albusnightspring8057 2 года назад +2

      @@Jackraiden500 the wiki is not an holder of truth, and the Rakuyo doesn't have a twinblade moveset

  • @alexspain9103
    @alexspain9103 2 года назад +1

    I'd like to protest the classification of the Rakuyo as a rapier. It's got a significant curve and a single edge is designed more for slashing than thrusting.

  • @cygnusereve4779
    @cygnusereve4779 2 года назад

    I think of the flamesprayer being a lighter with a spray can trick. Still dangerous tho.

  • @Knight30884
    @Knight30884 2 года назад

    what is the name of the rapier with the blade coming out of the end? I can´t seem to find images of the example.

  • @michelepella2768
    @michelepella2768 Год назад

    I wasn't gonna like the vid but than you dropped the GOODEST BOY EVER and I was screwed

  • @EricIsntSmart
    @EricIsntSmart Год назад

    The amygdalan arm is my favorite of the trick weapons honestly. Add a way for the blade not to bend backwards when you're swinging and it could be serviceable

  • @ArticulatedSnake
    @ArticulatedSnake 2 года назад +1

    Just a quick feedback: would have been great if you showed both versions of the weapons when explaining them. i haven't played BB in a while and dont remember a lot of these weapons. just so i can understand what you are talking about, it would have been helpful to see them in both forms

    • @nisnast
      @nisnast 2 года назад

      The editing is really lacking, he could have shown some photos of the real life weapons he was talking about

  • @demonkingsparda
    @demonkingsparda Год назад

    I imagine the church pick would work pretty well irl

  • @icetiger-4760
    @icetiger-4760 2 года назад

    So, small easy to miss detail on the boom hammer, it has vents near the striking face, so though it would be extremely complicated and a difficult to make work, you could have it actually explode fire towards your target, like getting hit in the face by a sledgehammer with a bag of tanerite taped to it.

  • @chaptermastersinclair1052
    @chaptermastersinclair1052 2 года назад

    Wait and hear i was referring the Rakuyo as a katana

  • @_You_Are_Not_Him_
    @_You_Are_Not_Him_ Год назад

    *AHH.. MY GUIDING MOONLIGHT. YOU WERE AT MY SIDE ALL ALONG!*

  • @Snnoy
    @Snnoy 2 года назад +1

    Fun thing about the rakuyo and the reiterpalasch is that they both come from the Cainhurst royal family and, by all accounts, were just rich people weapons. The reiterpalasch even handles a bit awkwardly in the game and, while it can shoot, the gun is notably slower and clunkier to use than normal firearms (although it does do more damage if I recall correctly.)
    The one katana weapon probably would have been the only one they actually used in combat, for the rakuyo was simply a symbol of status for a Cainhurst royal and the reiterpalasch was, as you said, just a rich person toy that you find lying around.

    • @procow2274
      @procow2274 2 года назад +1

      The main thing about the reiter is its a right handed gun

  • @Ashurman666
    @Ashurman666 2 года назад +1

    I love how the subs translated Katar as Guitar so now I know that an indian guitar is a deadly weapon

  • @ts25679
    @ts25679 Год назад +1

    I don't see the threaded cane slashing so much as puncturing the skin like a line of hooks that you then tear away ripping of chunks of flesh. I don't think that'd make it anymore effective, it’s more of a psychological weapon. Getting flensed and flayed alive isn't something I'd want to face.

  • @gtfo6424
    @gtfo6424 Год назад

    Love how you didn't even mention the stake driver because of how ridiculous it is

  • @Hylemxylem-ou4sp
    @Hylemxylem-ou4sp Год назад

    7:16 you’d probably have to have something to keep the hilt in place, otherwise it could slide off, or even be pulled off by your opponent. Maybe a strap or licking mechanism.

  • @tsanrhilin372
    @tsanrhilin372 Год назад

    loved the saw from eldin ring

  • @Kibatsume1
    @Kibatsume1 Год назад

    Man-at-arms made w fully functional sawcleaver