Enhanced Swordsmanship

"The sword is a simple tool, but in the hands of a master it becomes the most versatile of weapons. And just as the imagination is limitless, so too are the possibilities of the sword."

- Piandao (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

"Sorry, but I have total control over where my sword strikes."

- Sharrkan Amun-Ra (Magi The Labyrinth of Magic)

"If you spent as much time practicing your swordplay as you do practicing your wit you would rival Master Yoda as a swordsman."
 * "I thought I already did."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars)

The ability to be highly proficient in the way of the sword. Variation of Weapon Proficiency.

Also Called

 * Enhanced Swordplay
 * Master Swordsmanship/Swordplay
 * Machete Proficiency (Friday the 13th)
 * Supreme Swordsmanship/Swordplay
 * Sword Mastery
 * Sword Proficiency
 * 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

 * Arm-Blade Proficiency
 * Dual-Headed Blade Proficiency
 * Sheathed Blade Proficiency
 * Supernatural Swordsmanship
 * Whip Sword Proficiency
 * Vibroweapon Proficiency

Associations

 * Adoptive Muscle Memory
 * Dagger Proficiency
 * Demonic Weaponry
 * Divine Weaponry
 * Empathic Weaponry
 * Enhanced Axemanship
 * Enhanced Combat
 * Enhanced Polearm Proficiency
 * 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.

Live Television/Movies
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 * Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
 * Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
 * Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * Gabriel Statler (Charmed)
 * Evil Kabukima (Citizen Toxie - The Toxic Avenger IV)
 * Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
 * 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)
 * Arya Stark (Game of Thrones)
 * Adam Monroe (Heroes)
 * Hiro Nakamura (Heroes)
 * The Immortals (Highlanders)
 * Marissa Benson (iCarly)
 * James Conrad (Kong: Skull Island)
 * Stick (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
 * Aethelwynne (Pixelface)
 * Various Power Rangers and villains (Power Rangers franchise)
 * Gideon Gordon Graves (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World)
 * Sgt. Kabukiman, N.Y.P.D (Sgt. Kabukiman, N.Y.P.D)
 * The Jedi (Star Wars)
 * The Sith (Star Wars)
 * Castiel (Supernatural)
 * Various Super Sentai rangers and villains (Super Sentai franchise)
 * Various Ultramen & Aliens (Ultraman series)
 * Many Ultramen & villains (Ultraman series)
 * Juda
 * Reileen Kawahara (Altered Carbon)
 * Takeshi Kovacs (Altered Carbon)
 * Overkill (The Tick)
 * Clippers (Into the Badlands)
 * Sunny
 * Zypher
 * Nathaniel Moon/Silver Moon
 * Barons (Into the Badlands)
 * Quinn
 * Minerva/The Widow
 * Jacobee

Video Games

 * Augus (Asura's Wrath)
 * Jin Kisaragi (Blazblue)
 * Chakan (Chakan: The Forever Man)
 * Peko Pekoyama (Danganronpa 2)
 * War (Darksiders)
 * Sir Alonne (Dark Souls 2)
 * Crota (Destiny)
 * Hive Knights (Destiny)
 * Oryx (Destiny)
 * Dante (Devil May Cry)
 * Nero (Devil May Cry)
 * Sparda (Devil May Cry)
 * Trish (Devil May Cry)
 * Vergil (Devil May Cry)
 * 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)
 * Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe)
 * Strom Shadow (G.I. Joe)
 * Ares (God of War)
 * Athena (God of War)
 * Deimos (God of War)
 * Kratos (God of War)
 * Elesis (Grand Chase)
 * Lass (Grand Chase)
 * Ronan (Grand Chase)
 * Sieghart (Grand Chase)
 * Uno (Grand Chase)
 * Neptune/Purple Heart (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
 * Noire/Black Heart (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
 * Keyblade wielders (Kingdom Hearts Series)
 * Sword Kirby (Kirby)
 * Dart Feld (Legend of Dragoon)
 * Lloyd (Legend of Dragoon)
 * Rose (Legend of Dragoon)
 * Zieg Feld (Legend of Dragoon)
 * Link (The Legend of Zelda series)
 * Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda series)
 * Ghirahim (The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword/Hyrule Warriors)
 * Demise (The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword)
 * 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)
 * Maximo (Maximo: Ghosts to Glory)
 * 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)
 * Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series)
 * Genshin (Ninja Gaiden series)
 * Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
 * Waka (Okami)
 * Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil)
 * Gen (Saga Frontier)
 * Morte Asherah (Sands of Destruction)
 * Lo Wang (Shadow Warrior)
 * Knight Senseis (Skylanders)
 * Swashbuckler Senseis (Skylanders)
 * 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)
 * Sparkster (Rocket Knight Adventures)
 * Dias Flac (Star Ocean: The Second Story)
 * Strider Hiryu (Strider)
 * Mii Swordfighters (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U)
 * Richard Rahl (Sword of Truth series/Legend of the Seeker)
 * Guy Cecil (Tales of the Abyss)
 * Demoman (Team Fortress 2)
 * Youmu Konpaku (Touhou Project)
 * Saber-class Servants (TYPE-MOON)
 * Excalibur (WARFRAME)
 * Citan Uzuki (Xenogears)
 * Nier (Nier)
 * 2B/YorHa No.2 Type B (NieR: Automata)
 * A2/YoRHa Type A No.2 (NieR: Automata)

Literature

 * Breaker/Sword (Annals of the Chosen)
 * Gene Ferraro (Castle Perilous series)
 * Kas'im (Darth Bane: Path of Destruction)
 * Eragon (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Murtagh (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Galbatorix (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Brom (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Arya (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls)
 * Lucas Parker (Shadow Falls)
 * Mario Esparza (Shadow Falls)
 * John Esparza (Shadow Falls)
 * Lucinda Esparza (Shadow Falls)
 * Kyle Katarn (Star Wars Legends)
 * Corran Horn (Star Wars Legends)
 * Saba Sebatyne (Star Wars Legends)
 * Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians)

Webcomics/Web Series

 * Fighter McWarrior (8-bit Theater)
 * Doraleous (Doraleous and Associates)
 * Sir Walken (Doraleous and Associates)
 * Dave Strider/Davesprite (Homestuck)
 * Dirk Strider (Homestuck)
 * She-Ra (Princess of Power)
 * fL L F fL (RHG) also known as ALFA
 * Jomm (RHG)
 * Onli (RHG)
 * Qrow Branwen (RWBY)
 * Raven Branwen (RWBY)
 * Weiss Schnee (RWBY)
 * Winter Schnee (RWBY)
 * Arie Family (Tower of God)
 * Arie Hon
 * White
 * Hatsu (Tower of God)}}

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:

Comics/Cartoons
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 * Grass Sword (Adventure Time)
 * Sword of Acorns (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Soul Sword (DC Comics)
 * Gary's Sword (Gary and His Demons)
 * Magna Blade (Generator Rex)
 * The Power Sword (He-Man and The Masters Of The Universe)
 * Oni Mask of Vengeance (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
 * Jack's sword (Samurai Jack)
 * Scaramouch's tuning sword (Samurai Jack)
 * Rose Quartz's Sword (Steven Universe)
 * Sword of Omens (ThunderCats)
 * Sword of Plun-Darr (ThunderCats)
 * Energon Sword/Megatron's Sword (Transformers Energon)
 * The Starsaber (Transformers series)
 * The Sisters (Kubo and the Two Strings)

Anime/Manga

 * Incursio (Akame Ga Kill!)
 * Murasame (Akame Ga Kill!)
 * Yatsufusa (Akame Ga Kill!)
 * Dragonslayer (Berserk)
 * Christ (Black Cat)
 * Imagine Blade (Black Cat)
 * Zanpakuto (Bleach)
 * The Sword Card (Cardcaptor Sakura)
 * Angel: Sandalphon (Date A Live)
 * Mugen (D Gray Man)
 * Z Sword (Dragon Ball series)
 * Archenemy (Fairy Tail)
 * Beam Sabers (Gundam)
 * Tessaiga (Inuyasha)
 * Tenseiga (Inuyasha)
 * Tokijin (Inuyasha)
 * Bakusaiga (Inuyasha)
 * Anubis (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders)
 * Hyou's Sword (Kingdom)
 * Bakuya (Kingdom)
 * Strong Violent Swords/Soul Swords of Fervor (Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers/Ronin Warriors)
 * Weapon ÄRM, Gigant Blade (Marchen Awakens Romance)
 * Weapon ÄRM, Rapier Whip (Marchen Awakens Romance)
 * Shampoo (Ranma 1/2)
 * The Ten Commandments (Rave Master)
 * Revesed-edged Sword (Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X)
 * Harusame (Shaman King)
 * Futunomitama no Turugi (Shaman King)
 * Elucidator (Sword Art Online)
 * Lambent Light (Sword Art Online)
 * Tenchi-ken/Sword Tenchi (Tenchi Muyo!)
 * Light Hawk Sword (Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki)
 * Reiki (Tenjho)
 * Hoshikirimaru (Ultraman series)
 * Lightning God's Blue Dragon Sword (Yongbi the Invincible)
 * Rei Ken/Spirit Sword (Yu Yu Hakusho)
 * Devilish Sword Shimesaba (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)}}

Video Games
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 * Vandheer Lorde (Armed With Wings)
 * The Wailing Dark (Asura's Wrath)
 * Rebellion (Devil May Cry series)
 * Yamato (Devil May Cry series)
 * Blade of Olympus (God of War)
 * Blades of Chaos/Athena/Exile (God of War)
 * Master Sword (The Legend of Zelda series)
 * Four Sword (The Legend of Zelda series)
 * True Dragon Sword (Ninja Gaiden)
 * Caliburn (Sonic The Hedgehog)
 * Soul Edge (Soul Calibur)
 * Soul Calibur (Soul Calibur)
 * Power Swords (Warhammer 40000)
 * Lone warrior (Armed With Wings)
 * Eivana (Armed With Wings)
 * Yukianesa (Blazblue)
 * Sir Alonne's Bewitched Sword (Dark Souls 2)
 * Keyblade (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Warg-gram (Killer Instinct)
 * Soul Reaver/Blood Reaver (Legacy of Kain)
 * Althena's Sword (Lunar series)
 * Various Muramasa Blades (Muramasa: The Demon Blade)

Live Television/Movies

 * Valyrian steel swords (Game of Thrones)
 * Saba (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)/Byakkoshinken (sentai equivalent, Gosei Sentai Dairanger)
 * Z-Saber (Mega Man franchise)
 * Excalibur (The Once and Future King)
 * 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 Kensei sword (Heroes)
 * Six-Fingered Sword (The Princess Bride)
 * Zyuden Sword Zandar Thunder (Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger)

Literature

 * The Sword of Truth (Legend of the Seeker/Sword of Truth series)
 * Anaklusmos (Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus)
 * Brisingr (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Zar'roc (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Támerlein (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Naegling (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Kylie's Sword (Shadow Falls)

Others

 * Absolution Sword (CreativeZoneHappyPlaceLand)
 * Icingdeath (Forgotten Realms)
 * Jet Sword (RHG)
 * Air-Power Sword (RHG)
 * Omni-Sword (RHG)}}