Dual Wielding

Dual Wielding
Kirito (Sword Art Online) gained the ability of Dual Blades after being judged for having the fastest reaction time in the game, allowing him to wield his two swords, Dark Repulser and Elucidator.
Power/Ability to:	Use two weapons at once.

"Perhaps you would like to learn something before you die. The use of two blades, one to support the other, can be traced back thousands of years and was common to both of our species. The invention of lightsabers has done nothing to lessen the effectiveness of this strategy—as you are about to learn"

― Boc Aseca to Kyle Katarn (Star Wars Legends)

The ability to use two weapons simultaneously. Sub-power of Weapon Proficiency. Lesser version of Multi-Weapon Wielding.

Also Called

• Akimbo
• Double/Dual Weapon Fighting Style/Proficiency

Capabilities

The user is capable of wielding two different weapons with ease in combat. The weapons in question are normally bladed weaponry and/or firearms, but it can be virtually any melee and/or ranged weapon. Because of this, the user is able to deal twice the damage to their opponent quickly, swiftly, and effectively. They're also able to hold their own against mulitple enemies at multiple angles, allowing them to fight and take advantage of wide openings.

However, due to possesing two weapons at the same time, the user often bears poor defense skills, so this ability requires speed, power, accuracy, and fast reaction time in order to maneuver through and counter their enemies' attacks in order to make up for the lack of defense.

Applications

• Counter an enemy attack at different sides.
• Dagger Proficiency
• Enhanced Accuracy
• Enhanced Axemanship
• Enhanced Chakram Skill
• Enhanced Clawmanship
• Enhanced Gunmanship
• Enhanced Shieldmanship
• Enhanced Swordsmanship

Associations

• Enhanced Reflexes
• Enhanced Speed
• Enhanced Strength
• Blade Retraction
• Claw Retraction
• Gun Protrusion
• Weapon Manipulation
• Weapon Proficiency

Limitations

• Two handed strikes may be difficult to land.
• Defensive capabilities are slightly weakened.
• May be difficult wielding two different weapons.
• Abilities may become under developed if the user is too heavily reliant on their weapons rather than their own skill.
• Using two weapons requires more thought into attacks and range, making it difficult for thoughts on both to operate.

Known Users

Anime/Manga

• Graphite Edge (Accel World)
• Jinnosuke (Afro Samurai)
• Various Soldiers (Attack on Titan)
• Revy (Black Lagoon)
• Mai Natsume (BlazBlue ReMix Heart!)
• Jūshirō Ukitake (Bleach)
• Shuhei Hisagi (Bleach)
• Coyote Starrk (Bleach)
• Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
• Pirate Robot (Dragon Ball)
• Ledgic (Dragon Ball GT)
• Hijikata Toshizo (Drifters)
• Homura Kōgetsu (Edens Zero)
• Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
• Bisca Connell (Fairy Tail)
• Alzack Connell (Fairy Tail)
• Archer (Fate/Stay Night)
• Lancer (Fate/Zero)
• King Bradley/Wrath (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
• Nobume Imai (Gintama)
• Tail Red (Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!)
• Alucard (Hellsing)
• Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)
• Xenovia (Highschool DxD)
• Siegfried (Highschool DxD)
• Yo Tan Wa (Kingdom)
• Ba Jio (Kingdom)
• Rin Ko (Kingdom)
• Kaine (Kingdom)
• Fu Tei (Kingdom)
• Go Ba (Kingdom)
• Killer B (Naruto)
• Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
• Kin'emon (One Piece)
• X Drake (One Piece)
• Kaku (One Piece)
• Gin (One Piece)
• Nefeltari Vivi (One Piece)
• Braham (One Piece)
• Gekko Moriah (One Piece)
• Killer (One Piece)
• Vista (One Piece)
• Doma (One Piece)
• Atmos (One Piece)
• Zeo (One Piece)
• Ryuboshi (One Piece)
• Monet (One Piece)
• Panty (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
• Stocking (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
• Scanty (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
• Kneesocks (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
• Shinomori Aoshi (Rurouni Kenshin)
• Death the Kid (Soul Eater)
• Kirikou Rung (Soul Eater)
• Kazehaya Kamito (Spirit Elementalist's Blade Dance)
• Kirigaya "Kirito" Kazuto (Sword Art Online)
• Vash the Stampede (Trigun)
• Levi Kazama (Trinity Seven)
• Oboro (Utawarerumono)
• Kuwabara Kazuma (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Comics/Cartoons

• Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Yumi Ishiyama (Code Lyoko); with dual Tessen fans
• Ulrich Stern (Code Lyoko); gains two sabers in Seasons 4-5
• Richard "Dick" Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
• Jason Todd/Red Hood (DC Comics)
• Agent Six (Generator Rex)
• Rex Salazar (Generator Rex)
• Groo (Groo the Wanderer)
• Albert Simmons/Spawn (Image Comics)
• Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics)
• Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics)
• Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
• Skaar (Marvel Comics)
• Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Optimus Prime (Transformers)
• Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo)
• Vampirella (Vampirella)

Live Television/Movies

• Jack Bauer (24)
• Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Eric Draven (The Crow)
• Jason Morgan (General Hospital)
• Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings)
• Thomas "Tommy" Oliver/Green Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
• Jason Lee Scott/Red Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
• Trini Kwan/Yellow Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
• Will Turner (Pirates of the Caribbean)
• Alice (Resident Evil series)
• Users of Jar'Kai/Niman (Star Wars)
  • Asajj Ventress
  • Ahsoka Tano
  • Palpatine/Darth Sidious
  • Darth Krayt
  • Sora Bulq
  • General Grievous
  • Revan
  • Serra Keto
• Tron/Rinzler (Tron)

Video Games

• Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed)
• Salvador (Borderlands 2)
• Glenn (Chrono Cross)
• Cloud Strife (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
• Player Character (Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars)
• Conker the Squirrel (Conker's Bad Fur Day)
• Children (Cry of Fear)
• Capra Demon (Dark Souls)
• Lord's Blade Ciaran (Dark Souls)
• Flexile Sentry (Dark Souls II)
• Raime, the Fume Knight (Dark Souls II)
• Abyss Watchers (Dark Souls III)
• Pontiff Sulyvahn (Dark Souls III)
• Dancer of the Boreal Valley (Dark Souls III)
• Death (Darksiders 2)
• Strife (Darksiders)
• Dante (Devil May Cry series)
• Prinnies (Disgaea)
• Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong)
• Warriors and Rogues (Dragon Age)
• Rogues (Dragonfable)
• Player Character (Dungeons and Dragons Online)
• Last Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
• Several NPC's (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
• Elsword (Elsword); as Sheath Knight/Infinty Sword/Immortal
• Kratos (God of War series)
• Pollux and Castor (God of War)
• Carl Johnson (Grand Theft Auto)
• Several Characters (The Guided Fate Paradox)
• IF (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
• Linkle (Hyrule Warriors Legends)
• Pit (Kid Icarus)
• Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
• Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
• Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts)
• Xigbar/Braig (Kingdom Hearts)
• Kain (Legacy of Kain)
• Link (The Legend of Zelda)
• Dual Blade (Maplestory)
• Max Payne (Max Payne)
• Big Boss/Naked Snake (Metal Gear)
• Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
• Player (Minecraft)
• Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series)
• William Adams (Nioh)
• Waka (Okami)
• Zen (Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth)
• The Prince (Prince of Persia)
• Lean Kennedy (Resident Evil)
• Player Character (Runescape); via 'Membership' with the exception of the "Diamond sceptre" weapon
• Walter Sullivan (Silent Hill 4: The Room)
• El Jefe (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
• Knuckles/Sir Gawain (Sonic and the Black Knight)
• Talim (Soulcalibur)
• Ashton Anchors (Star Ocean: The Second Story)
• Starkiller (clone) (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II)
• Nico Okarr (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
• Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia)
• Alvin (Tales of Xillia)
• Lugder Will Kresnik (Tales of Xillia 2)
• Yoshimitsu (Tekken series)
• Youmu Konpaku (Touhou Project)
• Inanna (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Fencer (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Bicorn (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Hundred Knight (The Witch and the Hundred Knight)
• Morag Ladair (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
• Elma (Xenoblade Chronicles X)

Others

• Rezkin (King's Dark Tidings)
• Drizzt Do'Urden (Forgotten Realms)
• Rezkin (King's Dark Tidings)
• Razor (TF2 Freak)
• Spyper (TF2 Freak)
• Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians)
• Braluu Pramar (The Young Guardians)

Gallery

Anime/Manga

Revy (Black Lagoon) is so skilled using her dual modified Beretta M92 that she goes by the moniker "Two Hands".

Kamito (Bladedance of Elementalers) dual wielding Est and Restia in their waffe forms.

Jūshirō Ukitake (Bleach) wielding dual blades of his Zanpakutō, Sōgyo no Kotowari, which utilizes its attack reflection ability.

Shūhei Hisagi (Bleach) wielding his Zanpakutō, Kazeshini, a pair of dual-bladed kusarigama.

Coyote Starrk (Bleach) using his Colmillo, dual swords composed of spiritual particles.

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Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) realizing his true Zanpakutō, Zangetsu, which takes the form of dual blades.

Kazuki Mutō (Buso Renkin) using Double Buso Renkin of his Sunlight Heart as a final resort.

Victor Powered (Buso Renkin) taking apart his Fatal Attraction into two smaller tomahawks, each with an energy blade.

Rei Ōgami (Code:Breaker) creating twin blades out of flames.

Yū Kanda (D.Gray-man) using his Two Illusion Blades to create two impossibly sharp spiritual energy blades, one with the sword and one with the sheathe.

Nobume Imai (Gintama) utilizing two blades, a katana and a tantō, to deadly effects.

Kujaku (Naruto) wielding the dual wind-controlling Weaknessless Soaring Shortswords with great efficiency.

Ringo Ameyuri (Naruto) wielding the dual electrical-imbued swords, Kiba.

Jinin Akebino (Naruto) wielding the Kabutowari, which consists a hammer and an axe.

Roronoa Zoro's (One Piece) supreme mastery of Nitoryu (Two Sword Style) is the basis of his unique Santoryu (Three Blade Style).

Panty and Stocking (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt) are highly skilled in dual wielding Backlance, Stripe I, and Stripe II.

Much like their rivals, Panty and Stocking, Scanty and Kneesocks (Panty and Stocking with Gaterbelt) are able dual wield Double Gold Lacytanga and Double Gold Spandex.

Yo Tan Wa (Kingdom)

Ba Jio (Kingdom) is extremely proficient in the use of dual swords, which he uses for swift and seemingly casual attacks against multiple enemies.

Rin Ko of Four Heavenly Kings (Kingdom) was extremely skilled at using his dual swords....

...easily killing enemy soldiers while in the midst of a duel.

Fu Tei of Zhao (Kingdom) wields his dual swords with considerable flashy skill....

...targeting vital areas with precise strikes and cutting.

A capable swordsman, Kaine (Kingdom) posses the rare talent of using two swords in combat.

Ichirō Ōgami (Sakura Wars) wields twin katanas with ease.

Tokito (Samurai Deeper Kyo) wielding the Hokuto Shichisei, which splits into dual swords she can wield to great effects.

Kazuma Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho) armed with his Double Spirit Swords, though his lack of swordsmanship training renders this more of a flailing move.

Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail) is master of dual wielding swordsmanship.

Archer (Fate/stay night)

Upon transforming into her Sorcerer Mode, Levi Kazama (Trinity Seven) wields twin machetes with dual ninja arts...

...and keeps them in Magus Mode, allowing her to use lighting slash technique to behead her opponents.

Siegfried (Highschool DxD) is a master swordsman capable of dual wielding which served as the basis for his Balance Breaker enhanced five sword style.

Video Games

Red Hood (Batman: Arkham series)

Death (Darksiders) wields the shape shifting scythe, The Harvester, allowing to shape the weapon so he can wield two scythes at the same time.

Jericho Cross (Darkwatch) wielding dual firearms.

Ayane (Dead or Alive) dual wields two short swords with deadly skill and agility.

Dante (Devil May Cry) dual wields both firearms and swords with incredible ease and precision.

Lucia (Devil May Cry) wielding dual blades.

Shelke Rui/Shelke the Transparent (Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-) battles with two electromagnetic sabers.

Diarmuid of the Love Spot or Lancer (Fate/Zero) is an extremely accomplished spearman, capable of skillfully using two spears of different lengths with blinding speed and agility.

Archer (Fate/Stay Night) wielding dual blades.

Zen (Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth) dual-wielding crossbows.

Kratos (God of War) displays proficiency in wielding two weapons at once with great efficiency and power as seen with the Blades of Chaos, Nemesis Whip, Claws of Hades, and Nemean Cestus.

Pit (Kid Icarus) uses a bow that can split into two blades for melee combat.

Whenever Sora (Kingdom Hearts) enters one of his Drive Forms, he is able to execute his attacks with two Keyblades.

Using the Synch Blade ability, Roxas (Kingdom Hearts) can dual-wield Keyblades.

Xaldin (Kingdom Hearts) can wield two-to-six lances at once.

Teliko Friedman (Metal Gear) wielding dual pistols.

Naked Snake/Big Boss (Metal Gear) assumes the CQC fighting stance; a handgun in one hand and a combat knife in the other.

The Fear (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) dual wields crossbows with lethal accuracy and precision.

Kabal (Mortal Kombat series) dual wielding his trademark hookswords.

Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes series) armed with the Rose Nasty, dual energy blades.

Scyther (Pokemon) has dual blade appendages that it wields with great speed.

Jill Valentine (Resident Evil) wielding two machine guns.

Zephyr (Resonance of Fate) wields dual machine guns with deadly accuracy and skill.

El Jefe (Sly Cooper) wielding dual katana.

Rioichi Cooper (Sly Cooper series) was skilled with his twin bamboo canes and used them for different methods of attack.

Falco Lombardi (Star Fox series) dual wielding blasters.

The Starkiller clone (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed series) strongly favored the Ataru and Niman lightsaber forms.

Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia) wielding dual katana.

Yoshimitsu (Tekken series) wielding two swords.

The Last Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) can dual wield any one-handed weapon or spell.

Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda) wielding dual blades, whether in his Gerudo form or his giant boar form.

Innana (Valkyrie Crusade) wielding two swords.

Fencer (Valkyrie Crusade) wielding two swords.

Bicorn (Valkyrie Crusade) wielding two swords.

Walter Sullivan (Silent Hill 4: The Room) wielding two handguns.

Elma (Xenoblade Chronicles X) wielding two submachine guns.

Linkle (Hyrule Warriors Legends) wielding two crossbows.

Conker the Squirrel (Conker) dual-wielding machine guns.

Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden) is master in dual wielding swords, able to wield the True Dragon Sword and Blade of the Archfiend with incredible skill and dexterity.

Morag Ladair (Xenoblade Chronicles 2) wields two whip swords from a connection to her Blade, Brighid.

Drizzt Do'Urden (Forgotten Realms) fights with two long-weapon style common among drow warriors.

Cartoons/Comics

Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender) possesses masterful skills is dual wielding, using two dao swords.

Michael Lane/Azrael (DC Comics) dual wielding the Sword of Salvation and the Sword of Sin.

Stewie Griffin (Family Guy) wielding dual Beretta guns against his mother's dual micro-uzi.

River Tam (Firefly) wielding a hatchet in one hand and a sword in the other.

Cable (Marvel Comics) dual wielding heavy machine guns..

Tommy Oliver/Green Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) once Dual Wielded the Sword of Darkness and the Dragon Dagger.

Jason Lee Scott/Red Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) Dual Wielding his Power Sword and Blade Blaster.

Trini Kwan/Yellow Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) Dual Wields her Power Daggers.

Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is a highly skilled dual wielder of the katana blades as he quotes "Twin katana are the only way to play!"

Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Katmandu (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) wields both a sword and a club at once.

Jar'Kai or Niman (Star Wars) was originally a style of swordplay that utilized dual lightsaber blades....

General Grievous (Star Wars) included various elements of Jar'Kai in his style of swordplay.

Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) is highly skilled in lightsaber combat as well as Jar'Kai .

Boc Aseca (Star Wars) would often separate his modified weapon lightsaber and launch into an awkward, seemingly clumsy, but deadly imitation of his idol's two-bladed Jar'Kai style.

Ninjak (Valiant Entertainment)

Vampirella (Vampirella) dual wielding swords against a horde murderous of demons.

Live Television/Movies

Alice (Resident Evil) can dual wield both melee weapons and firearms with ease.

Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) dual-wielding pistols

Web Animation

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Razor (TF2 Freak) is an expert of dual weapon wielding.

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While he does have to wield one of the Kukrises at a time, Spyper (TF2 Freak) is more than capable of dual wielding them in order to counter most melee attacks.