Supernatural Swordsmanship

Peak Human

Enhanced

Supernatural

Absolute

Supernatural Swordsmanship
Retsu Unohana (Bleach) was once feared in Soul Society for her absolute mastery of swordsmanship.
Power/Ability to:	Possess transcendent mastery in wielding swords.

"There is nothing I cannot cut."

― Kamikaze/Atomic Samurai (One-Punch Man)

"That's no imitation... we truly have been welded into his soul. A gathering of various swordsmen... Through years of cultivation, his Ganryu has finally touched the heavens. That is what it means to be unparalleled beneath the heavens!!"

― Musashi Miyamoto on Kojiro Sasaki (Record of Ragnarok)

"As I am now, I would cut down the Gods. En garde."

― Juuzou Shishimi to his former teacher, Jinbei (UQ Holder)

The power to possess transcendent mastery in wielding swords. Advanced version of Enhanced Swordsmanship. Variation of Supernatural Weapon Proficiency.

Also Called

• Transcendent Swordsmanship/Sword Proficiency/Swordplay

Capabilities

Users are able to wield a sword with supernatural proficiency in speed, power, dexterity, and skill, allowing them to perform seemingly impossible feats with ease, such as cutting through nigh invulnerable or intangible materials, blocking or deflecting things that should be impossible to block/deflect and even slash targets from any distance.

The user's skill with a blade may even be so great that they can wield blades they shouldn't be able to such as Empathic and Bound weapons.

Applications

• Attack Movement Manipulation - The user can manipulate, redirect or transfer their attack from an opponent to other targets as they can even disable attacks aimed towards them as a target and can transfer the attack to anyone/anything they desire.
  • Counter - User can reverse the moves of opponents and attack with the user's own counter moves with their blade.
  • Deflection - The user is capable of deflecting attacks, normally projectiles or blunt force, away from themselves.
• Defense Break - With their blade, the user is capable of breaking and overcoming almost every type of defense.
• Efficient Combat - With extensive knowledge and skill in swordplay, users can fight intensively with less energy/force than what is usually required.
• Enhanced Quick-Draw - With a sword, the user can draw their sword(s) and cut their opponent faster than they can register, slashing them before they have a chance to even react.
• Multi-Sword Proficiency - With supernatural swordsmanship skill, users are usually capable of wielding two different/or same type of blades with ease in combat and in other cases, the user is also capable of wielding multiple different blades.
• Precise Strike - The user can land accurate strikes on their opponents, allowing them to damage exactly whoever and whatever they want with utmost precision.
• Razor Wind - The user can project air/wind or sound in a way that allows them to cut through matter from a distance.
  • Flaying Wind
  • Slash Effect/Projection
  • Tornado Creation
• Speed Cutting - The user can cut anything using only speed.
  • Pulverization - The user is able to pulverize or turn anything to dust using only their blade.

Variations

• Supernatural Jian Proficiency
• Supernatural Sabre Proficiency
  • Supernatural Scimitar Proficiency
  • Supernatural Katana Proficiency
  • Supernatural Dao Proficiency

Levels

• Peak Human Swordsmanship
• Enhanced Swordsmanship
• Supernatural Swordsmanship
• Absolute Swordsmanship

Associations

• Enhanced Swordsmanship
• Supernatural Weapon Proficiency

Limitations

• Completely outmatched by users of Absolute Swordsmanship.

Known Users

See Also: Implausible Fencing Powers and Master Swordsman.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Kei Hazmaryun (A Returner´s Magic Should Be Special)
• Azumi (Azumi)
• Guts (Berserk)
• Nosferatu Zodd (Berserk)
• Skull Knight (Berserk)
• Sephiria Arks (Black Cat)
• Creed Diskenth (Black Cat)
• Various Characters (Bleach)
• Ewan Remington (Chrono Crusade)
• Aion (Chrono Crusade)
• Justice (Edens Zero)
• Elsie Crimson (Edens Zero)
• Lady Freyja (Edens Zero)
• Assassin (Fate/Stay Night)
• Arthur Boyle (Fire Force)
• Soh Jinhong (Gosu)
• Inu no Taisho (InuYasha)
• Aria Seshenes (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon)
• Shigure Kosaka (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple)
• Kokushibo (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Pillars (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Tanjiro Kamado (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Zenitsu Agatsuma (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Inosuke Hashibira (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Kanao Tsuyuri (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Kaigaku (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Jin Mu-Won (Legend of the Northern Blade)
• Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin III Series)
  • Magic Knights (Magic Knight Rayearth)
  • Fuu Hououji
  • Hikaru Shidou
  • Umi Ryuuzaki
• Doom (Mashle: Magic and Muscles)
• Mae Jonghak/Jong Richu (Murim Login)
• Cheon Ma (Nano Machine)
• Blade God (Nano Machine)
• Sword Demon (Nano Machine)
• Killer Bee (Naruto)
• Kisame Hoshigaki (Naruto)
• Mangetsu Hōzuki (Naruto)
• Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
• Boruto Uzumaki (Boruto: Two Blue Vortex)
• Jubei Kibagami (Ninja Scroll)
• Ryuma (One Piece)
• Various Swordsmen/Swordswomen (One Piece)
• Kamikaze/Atomic Samurai (One-Punch Man)
• Edelweiss (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan)
• Ikki Kurogane (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan)
• Kojiro Sasaki (Record of Ragnarok)
• Qin Shi Huang (Record of Ragnarok)
• Soji Okita (Record of Ragnarok)
• Buddha (Record of Ragnarok)
• Zerofuku (Record of Ragnarok)
• Cheongmyeong (Return of the Blossoming Blade)
• Sword Demon (Return of the Mad Demon)
• Reid Astrea (Re:Zero ~Starting Life From Zero in a Different World~)
• Reinhard Van Astrea (Re:Zero ~Starting Life From Zero in a Different World~)
• Ren Amaki (The Rising of the Shield Hero)
• Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin)
• Miya Asama (Sekirei)
• Gourry Gabriev (Slayers)
• Sabrac (Shakugan no Shana)
• Tenmoku Ikko (Shakugan no Shana)
• Eric/Ryu Han-Bin (Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World)
• Cal Shekar (Taboo Tattoo)
• Various Characters (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime)
• Cid Kagenou (Minoru Kagenou) (The Eminence in Shadow)
• Alice Magentano (The Greatest Estate Developer)
• Javier Asrahan (The Greatest Estate Developer)
• Kyle (The Greatest Estate Developer)
• Ziorexius (The Greatest Estate Developer)
• Arie Hon (Tower of God)
• Users of Arie Swordsmanship (Tower of God)
• Juuzou Shishimi (UQ Holder)
• Gearfried the Swordmaster (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho)
• Kazuma Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Literature/Movies

• Nicholas St. North/Santa Claus (The Guardians of Childhood)
• Various Jedi and Sith (Star Wars Canon/Legends)

Video Games

• Sparda (Devil May Cry)
• Dante (Devil May Cry)
• Vergil (Devil May Cry)
• Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII series)
• Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII series)
• Zack Fair (Final Fantasy VII series)
• Genesis Rhapsodos (Final Fantasy VII series)
• Angeal Hewley (Final Fantasy VII series)
• Weiss the Immaculate (Final Fantasy VII series)
• Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy VIII)
• Lightning Farron (Final Fantasy XIII series)
• Caius Ballad (Final Fantasy XIII-2)
• Zenos yae Galvus (Final Fantasy XIV)
• Noctis Lucis Caelum (Final Fantasy XV)
• Ardyn Izunia (Final Fantasy XV)
• Clive Rosefield (Final Fantasy XVI)
• Byleth (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
• Ronin Alpha (HOURS)
• Drifter (HOURS)
• King Mickey Mouse (Kingdom Hearts)
• Master Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)
• Meta Knight (Kirby)
• Kain (Legacy of Kain)
• Link (The Legend of Zelda); as the Fierce Deity
• Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
• Demise (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
• Raiden (Metal Gear)
• Jetstream Sam (Metal Gear)
• Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive)
• Gen (Saga Frontier)
• Flynn (Shin Megami Tensei)
• Masakado (Shin Megami Tensei)
• Ramirez (Skies of Arcadia)
• Users of Soul Calibur (Soul Calibur)
• Users of Soul Edge (Soul Calibur)
• Various Jedi and Sith (Star Wars Legends)
• Servants (TYPE-MOON)
• Sword Master (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Takemikazuchi (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Arthas Menethil/Lich King (Warcraft series)
• Shulk (Xenoblade Chronicles)
• Zanza (Xenoblade Chronicles)
• Meyneth (Xenoblade Chronicles)
• Rex (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
• Pyra/Mythra (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
• Jin (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
• Malos (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
• Takeda Akane (Hanachirasu)
• Yoshia Igarasu (Hanachirasu)
• Beatrice Waltrud von Kircheisen (Dies Irae)
• Gijou Mitsumi (Tokyo Necro)

Web Animation/Comic/Series/Original

• Fighter (8-Bit Theater)
• Four Swordsmen (Hero Killer)
  • Skysword
  • Galeramdt
  • Islotta Rainfall
  • Knight Commander of Aavarin
  • Ijincheon
• Victoria (Hero Killer)
• Yang Jintae (Hero Killer)
• Yushin (Hero Killer)
• Saulcai/Prosecutor (Hero Killer)
• Engen/Smiling Man (Hero Killer)
• Farza (Hero Killer)

Known Swords

• Zanpakutō (Bleach)
• Various Nichirin Swords (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Kyokokukamusari/Hollow Cry of the Godless (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Nichirin/Sun Blade (One-Punch Man)
• Gachirin/Moon Blade (One-Punch Man)
• Sword of Masakado (Shin Megami Tensei)
• Lightning God's Blue Dragon Sword (Yongbi the Invincible)

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Various Masters of the Art of Swordsmanship.

Guts (Berserk) having been trained in swordplay since the age of 6 is has superhuman prowess with a blade...

..to the extent he is able to slay even powerful demonic Apostles with his great blade Dragonslayer...

...his swordsmanship is only further enhanced once he dons the Berserker armour...

...as it allows him to match even the likes Grundbeld and wield his giant blade with far more versatility.

Creed Diskenth (Black Cat) using his Imagine Blade ability to create a supernatural blade that can allow him to perform devastating feats such as slicing through the nigh-unbreakable orichalcum.

Sephiria Arks (Black Cat) is a master swordswoman, enough to completely atomize her target with her ultimate technique, Mekkai.

As the Captain Commander of the Gotei 13, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach) is the most skilled swordsman in the organization.

Honed from childhood through countless battles, Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach) is one of the most powerful Zanjutsu masters in Soul Society...

...his true strength surpassing that of the supreme master swordswoman Unohana, the First Kenpachi.

Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach) is an exceptionally powerful master swordsman, able to destroy Shikai and even Bankai of powerful Shinigamis relying solely on his sword skills...

...and cut down some of the finest Shinigami warriors of Soul Society with lethally precise and destructive strikes.

Ōetsu Nimaiya (Bleach) is a master swordsman who swiftly defeated four of Yhwach's most powerful Quincy, deflecting city-destroying bullets from Lille's rifle, all the while wielding a sword with a weakened forte due to long-time inactivity.

Unlike most Shinigami/Soul Reapers, Ichigo Kurosaki's (Bleach) superior swordsmanship was honed and completely self-taught through sheer combat experience...

…even allowing him to fight equally with Kenpachi Zaraki, one of the most powerful Zanjutsu masters of Soul Society.

Having focused solely on Zanjutsu as his main fighting style, Renji Abarai (Bleach) is highly skilled in various swordsmanship techniques.

While hating the concept of having to engage in a fight, Shunsui Kyōraku (Bleach) is still one of the most proficient swordsmen in all of the Soul Society.

Coyote Starrk (Bleach) had tremendous skill in swordsmanship and Dual Wielding, …

…being able to fight on even ground with Shunsui Kyōraku.

Kisuke Urahara (Bleach) is one of the most talented Zanjutsu masters,...

...his immense intelligence in creativity and versatility of Zanjutsu only makes him a much more formidable swordsman than most Shinigami Captains.

With over two centuries of combat experience, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach) is one of the greatest swordmasters in existence, able to fight two other master swordsmen at once.

Suì-Fēng (Bleach) is a master swordswoman, employing usually only her Zanpakutō when facing an opponent with a drawn weapon.

Shinji Hirako (Bleach) is implied to be a powerful combatant, being a Shinigami captain and the unofficial leader among the Visored.

Sajin Komamura (Bleach) is highly proficient in swordsmanship and is more than capable of holding his own against the likes of Kenpachi Zaraki.

Love Aikawa (Bleach) faced off against a Hollowfied Kensei one on one, without releasing his Zanpakutō.

Kugo Ginjo (Bleach) is a very skilled swordsman, managing to fight evenly against Ichigo for a while.

Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach)

Shūkurō Tsukishima (Bleach) is an expert swordsman, wielding a sword with high attack power that can cut through anything.

Yachiru Unohana (Bleach) has mastery over all 8,000 schools of swordsmanship in the world.

While mostly self-taught, Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach) is nontheless extremely gifted in wielding a sword...

...Even fighting on equal footing with Unohana.

During his fight with Cirucci Sanderwicci, Uryū (Bleach) uses Seele Schneider as a sword expertly and easily defeats her with it.

Jugram Haschwalth (Bleach) is a master Quincy swordsman, using Reishi enhanced swordsmanship to kill Shinigami.

Zangetsu (Bleach) is considered to be a swordsmanship specialist.

Byakuya Kuchiki (Bleach) is a master swordsman,...

...possessing flawless precision and performing lethal attacks with little effort.

Gin Ichimaru (Bleach) was one of the most talented Zanjutsu masters in Soul Society…

…able to maximize the full lethality of Shinso's Shikai to slay multiple Hollows at once…

…and easily fight equivalently with Ichigo's Bankai enhanced swordsmanship relying solely on pure skill…

…inflicting a lethal blow on a Hogyoku enhanced Aizen with his Bankai, Kamishini Yari without even looking.

Isshin Kurosaki (Bleach) has greater power and skill in Zanjutsu than most Shinigami Captains...

...and even managed to fight on pair with an Hogyoku evolved Aizen after he had been enhanced by the Hogyoku.

Though he rarely engaged in it, Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach) is highly skilled in swordsmanship...

...preferring to wield his Zanpakutō, Murciélago with his right hand, he can strike an opponent with flawless and lethal precision without much effort.

Lisa Yadomaru (Bleach) is a highly skilled swordswoman.

Yhwach (Bleach) is a highly powerful swordsman…

…able to fight evenly with some of the oldest and most powerful Shinigami.

Kōga Kuchiki (Bleach) wielding bladed weapons with great mastery, not being restricted to his sword alone and can take advantage of the weapon's shape for innovative moves.

Ōko Yushima (Bleach) wielding his Sumitsukigasa with great skills, spinning it constantly to confuse his opponents and then slash or stab them.

Hikone (Bleach) has enough skill with the forbidden Zanpakuto to fight even a Kenpachi.

Future Trunks (Dragon Ball) unlike other Z-Fighters is a swordsman as well as a martial artist...

...as with his half-Saiyan physiology he can expertly slice multiple foes apart in split seconds...

...and bisect someone as powerful as Frieza with his blade...

...before reducing his body to chunks.

Roku Tadano (Game Maou)

Soh Jinhong (Gosu) is an extremely powerful gosu and a dangerously lethal swordsman having been trained in the Flying Flash Sword style from a young age. He has amassed a fearsome reputation, having single-handedly wiped out both the Shinmu Clan and Heaven Earth Association without much effort.

Inu no Taisho (InuYasha) was a powerful demonic swordmaster with complete mastery of both Tessaiga and Tenseiga, he was also the only one who can fully control Sō'unga the sword of hell which can destroy the world.

Shigure Kosaka (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple) has mastered the art of the sword to the point that not only can she become one with her sword but even become one with other people's swords too.

Upper Moon 1, Kokushibo (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is the strongest Upper Moon and one of the most skilled swordsmen in existence...

...being a member of the Demon Slayer Corps when it was at its Golden Age...

...and creating and mastering his own Breath Style, the Breath of the Moon...

...to the extent of overpowering...

...and subduing the Mist Pillar and child prodigy, Muichiro Tokito...

...effortlessly slicing apart...

...the demonic Demon Slayer, Genya Shinazugawa...

...overwhelming the Wind Pillar, Sanemi Shinazugawa...

...and to a lesser extent, the strongest Demon Slayer of the current generation and Stone Pillar, Gyomei Himejima...

...and with his full sword...

...simultaneously out-speeding Marked Sanemi and Marked Gyomei...

...and later holding back three Marked Pillars at once with a single technique.

After mastering the Breath of the Sun, Tanjiro Kamado (Kimetsu no Yaiba) was able to...

...save Kanao from being killed by Muzan Kibutsuji, the Demon King, without him being able to react in time...

...and later fight on equal ground with him...

...while also protecting his allies.

The Pillars (Kimetsu no Yaiba) are the most powerful and skilled swordsmen in the entire Demon Slayer Corps.

The Water Pillar, Giyu Tomioka (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Breath of Water...

...slicing demons into pieces with a "flowing blade"...

...completely lulling demon attacks into nothingness with Eleventh Form: Dead Calm...

...and with his Mark...

...he is able to go toe-to-toe against Upper Moon 3, Akaza.

The Insect Pillar, Shinobu Kocho (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Breath of Insects...

...utilizing her superhuman agility and speed to deliver imperceptible thrusts with her stinger-like blade...

...well also coating Wisteria poison on it to make up for her inability to decapitate demons...

...Later, she was able to momentarily out-speed the likes of Upper Moon 2, Doma, and pierce his neck.

The Flame Pillar, Kyojuro Rengoku (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Breath of Flames...

...easily defeating demons with slashes so powerful they almost burn...

...while also being able to protect humans, preventing them from getting caught in the crossfire...

...Kyojuro can also perform defensive techniques...

...and later fought toe-to-toe against Upper Moon 3, Akaza...

...and after using his ultimate technique: Ninth Form: Purgatory...

...was able to momentarily overpower the Upper Moon.

The Sound Pillar, Tengen Uzui (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master the Breath of Sound, having created it himself...

...making use of explosives and his massive dual cleavers...

...to produce extremely powerful attacks...

...With his swordsmanship skill, he is able to fight on even grounds with Upper Moon 6, Gyutaro...

...clashing at impossible speeds.

The Mist Pillar, Muichiro Tokito (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Breath of Mist.

The Lover Pillar, Mitsuri Kanroji (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Breath of Love.

The Wind Pillar, Sanemi Shinazugawa (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Breath of Wind.

The Serpent Pillar, Obanai Iguro (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Breath of Serpents.

Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin III) is a thirteenth generation of renegade samurai, a descendant of the historical figure Ishikawa Goemon. A lifelong adherent of a number of Japanese martial arts, including Kenjutsu and Iaidō, Goemon possesses extraordinary swordsmanship to cut a bus in two with little effort...

...cut through a lightning bolt...

...and cut a shooting star in half from a distance, an impossible feat as noted by Lupin.

The Four Swordsmen (Hero Killer) are four of the most powerful sword fighters in the world that stand at the very pinnacle of swordsmanship and famous for their sword styles and techniques that set them apart from the rest...

...Ijincheon...

Cheon Ma (Nano Machine)

The Blade God (Nano Machine)

One of the greatest swordsmen of his era, The Sword Demon (Nano Machine) was the ultimate sword master of the Heavenly Demonic Cult over 500 years ago, having created ultimate sword-based martial arts with the True Demon Sword, his own personal style, the Destructive Sword Technique, a complex counter technique comprised of over 324 movements which lead to the creation of his masterpiece, the Twenty Four Demon Sword Art.

Killer B (Naruto) is a swordsman of such power that he could wield seven swords simultaneously in what seems to be a haphazard manner...

...yet with such skill that he could overwhelm even a Sharingan-wielder...

...and infuse his swords with electricity to cut through virtually any materials...

...and wielding Samehada to cut through chakra.

A master of the shinobi's style swordsmanship, Jubei Kibagami (Ninja Scroll) can...

...defeat foes such as samurai...

...and shinobi with little trouble...

...fight on the same level and equal Ninpo casting shinobi...

...and in spite of him having no supernatural abilities, he has reached such a level of skill with the blade that he can cut the very air itself with his Wind Slash Technique.

Known as the World's Greatest Swordsman, Dracule "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk (One Piece) is the greatest sword master alive…

…with just the subtle movements of his blade, he can deflect the course of bullets…

…easily defeat weaker opponents with a small, simple dagger…

…and with his immense power alone, he can create giant compressed air slash attacks capable of destroying entire fleets of ships and giant icebergs.

As a man who aims to become the strongest swordsman in the world, Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) is a powerful master swordsman of the highest caliber...

...having invented and mastered his own unique swordsmanship known as Santoryu in which he multi-wields three swords...

...easily cutting through materials like iron cannonballs...

...and Daz Bones/Mr.1's Dice Dice Fruit steel body with expert finesse and precision...

...utilize the very air itself to create a Slash Effect attack from a distance...

...by sheer willpower he invented a spiritual swordsmanship, Kyutoryu that give him the appearance of asura with seemingly attaining three heads and six arms...

...with the Power of Destruction demonstrated one of his greatest feats with Santoryu Ogi: Ichidai Sanzen Daisen Sekai to slice through Pica's giant stone golem form...

...he "stole", Kine'mon's Kitsunebi-ryu, letting him generate, attack, and slice through flames...

...and become the second person to ever scar the nigh-invincible Kaidou.

Ryuma Shimotsuki (One Piece) is hailed as a Legendary Samurai in Wano, preferring the Strong Blade Form, the strongest swordsman of his time for slaying a dragon. He wielded and turned Shusui into a black blade, turning it into one of the 21 Great Grade/O Wazamono Swords, then became known as a Sword God...

...postmortem his corpse was stolen by Moria then infused with Brook's shadow, postmortem he furthered his Gentle Sword Style, turning it into a more powerful and destructive variant used with his enhanced physique and Shusui.

Kozuki Oden (One Piece) was one of, if not the strongest Samurai born in Wano. He defeated various foes since childhood, becoming a master of his Oden Nitoryu, as well as his favored Meito, Enma and Ame-no-Habakiri...

...in addition to being a Ryuo, he defeated the enormous Mountain God using a single attack...

...quelled the infamous region of Kuri, defeating the powerful Ashura Doji, numerous Ronin and criminals in a single night...

...clashed against the Great Pirate, Edward Newgate/Whitebeard in his prime, the latter described him as something incredible. Later traveling

…becoming an infamous pirate apart of the legendary Whitebeard and Roger Pirates where he honed his strength and skills…

…and become the first one to scar the long-thought invincible Kaidou, something not even the Yonko has ever done in their clashes.

Even with only one arm, Red-Haired Shanks (One Piece) is one of the greatest swordsmen in the world, having fought equally with Dracule Mihawk during the early days of his pirate career...

...clashed evenly with his follow Yonko and the Strongest Man in the World, Whitebeard...

...and effortlessly blocked Admiral Sakazuki/Akainu's Magma-infused punch, all with his trusty sword Gryphon.

Ryuma (One Piece/Monsters) was a legendary samurai from the Wano Country of the New World...

...In life, he was a swordsman of great skill and power, as he was able to slice through a cooper statue…

...decapitate an enormous dragon with a single slash…

…Postmortem, as a zombie that possesses Brook's shadow, he can perform all of Brook's sword techniques. However, because he has a much stronger body than Brook does, the power of the techniques is amplified to a much higher level as he was able to wield Shusui with destructive effect.

Kaku (One Piece) is the best swordsman within the ranks of CP9, ...

...capable of equaling Roronoa Zoro in swordplay while using the power of his Giraffe Zoan form.

With a legend saying he can cut down over 100 enemies with each strike of his sword, Kamikaze/Atomic Samurai (One-Punch Man) is a formidable master swordsman, being one of the greatest in Japan...

...with his signature technique Atomic Slash, he can perform over 100 quick sword slashes within a second, leaving his opponents literally in pieces.

The Strongest Swordswoman in the World, Edelweiss (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan) also known as the Twin-Wings had a natural talent in swordsmanship, having defeated an entire army of 300,000 in her teens…

…her sword skill being referred to as a godly technique…

…that it boasts the greatest attack power, as it doesn't leave the tiniest vibration in the air and is sharp enough to leave a scar in the air itself as she creates a vacuum blade.

As a man seeking to reach the highest peak among Blazers, Ikki Kurogane (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan) focused on training his swordsmanship…

…achieving supernatural perception and intuition reaching the Mind's Eye, allowing him to learn 126 styles, as well as Edelweiss' god-like style, then integrated them into his self-taught style, recognized as having the strongest swordplay…

…achieved Enlightenment, gaining union with his mind, body, and sword, using it as an extension of himself, cutting down enemies faster than his thoughts and react faster than his conscious mind…

…having created several superhuman techniques, the most notable being one that reached such speed that his shadow couldn't keep up, and described as the incarnation of a slash…

…fought against the top-class Blazer and Desperado who continued getting stronger using his skills alone, then won in the end earning the title, Sword God.

With over a century's worth of knowledge and experiences from his previous life, Cheongmyeong (Return of the Blossoming Blade) is the greatest sword master of the Mount Hua Sect with expertise on a supernatural level that far suppresses the martial masters of the current era.

...destroy opponents while creating a powerful shock wave with a single slash with his sword.

Gen (Saga Frontier) is unparalleled in swordsmanship, accomplishing legendary feats like cutting esoteric or conceptual flames, killing transcendent beings with a slash and cutting things that cannot be cut with blades lacking an edge.

Despite being nothing more than a mere Mystes, Tenmoku Ikko (Shakugan no Shana) is the most feared being in both the crimson realm and human world as he is such a master of the blade, that he can easily do things that are said to be impossible with it. And his skill is so great that neither Crimson Lords nor the most powerful Flame Hazes are able to stop him or even halt his progress.

Gourry Gabriev (Slayers)

Juuzou Shishimi (UQ Holder!) has honed his own self-taught style for over eight centuries, gaining skills that borders on impossible and implausible…

…he can cut through anything and everything in the world such as curses, karma and even concepts. At a testament to this, Juuzou could even cut Karin who has one of the highest immortal levels stating she isn't allowed to die or get hurt…

…he sliced the concept of an apple, which removed all knowledge of it from Touta and Nikitis until learning it again…

…his sword skill as such destructive power that it could rival the might of a nuclear bomb.

Gearfried the Swordmaster (Yu-Gi-Oh!) possesses such godlike skill with the sword that he is capable of wielding empathetic and soul-bound weapons with ease, as well draw out the absolute potential of any blade he wields.

A powerful master swordsman, Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho) is able to execute multiple, precise strikes at lightning-fast speed as seen when slashed Seiryu sixteen times in the blink of an eye.

Though his physical skills wielding a blade are rather amateurish, Kazuma Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho) wields the Dimension Sword, which allows him supernatural feats of slicing even intangible dimensional barriers.

Comics/Film

Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics)

Black Knight (Marvel Comics)

Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics)

Katana (DC Comics)

Exar Kun (Star Wars)

Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Star Wars)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)

Darth Maul (Star Wars)

Star Killer (Star Wars)

Video Games

Before his retaliation, Sparda (Devil May Cry) was a powerful demon master swordsman and right-hand to the former Demon King, Mundus. After rebelling, he defeated hordes of demons and the Demon Emperor himself becoming the Legendary Dark Knight.

His oldest son of Sparda, Vergil (Devil May Cry) has proven to be a powerful master swordsman in his own right able to make masterful use of his demonic power and beloved sword Yamato, which embodies the 'God of Death'...

...created the Dark Slayer Style, which employs both precise and fast slashes akin to Iaijutsu being able to slice through dimensions and opponents with relative ease.

Much like his older twin brother and father, Dante (Devil May Cry) is a master swordsman in his own right able to make use of his own abilities and beloved sword, Rebellion, which embodies 'retaliation'...

...creating his own Swordmaster Style, which expands his overall versatility in combat rivaling his brother's Dark Slayer Style...

…and after gaining his Devil Sword and personally named, Dante, a powerful fusion between his Rebellion and Sparda.

...as he and his brother, Vergil continued to achieve greater heights despite being hybrids, both their powers and skills soon far exceeded and suppress their legendary father's ability and Demon Kings till they were the only ones who are able to rival each other.

Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII series) having been trained extensively in swordplay at SOLDIER and having enhanced physiology has incredible superhuman skill with greatswords such as his Buster Sword...

...being able to slash multiple enemies from multiple angles in seconds...

...expertly cut slice massive building-sized pieces of rubble...

...cut apart massive monsters with sword techniques like Cross-Slash...

...and even match and overwhelm Sephiroth in swordplay using the Fusion Swords and Omnislash.

Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII) being a 1st class SOLDIER and being superhumanly enhanced since birth has tremendous skill in swordplay using his extra-long katana Masasume...

...he can cut foes multiple times at within the blink of an eye'...

...easily match other powerful swordsmen like Angeal and Genesis at the same time...

...and repeatedly match blades with his nemesis Cloud in swordplay.

Assassin/Kojirou Sasaki (Fate/Stay Night) is such a master of the blade, his ultimate technique Tsubame Gaeshi can bend time and space to attack from 3 directions at the same time, was acquired only through his godlike skill.

Kain (Legacy of Kain), is an expert with all kinds of swords, having been trained in them by being a nobleman and improving their use with his thousands of years of experience, he has been able to defeat entire armies of training soldiers easily, only with his sword.

Jack/Raiden (Metal Gear) already possessed great skill in swordplay but once became a cyborg his skill with high-frequency blades became truly incredible...

...being able to expertly slash and dice his opponents in nanoseconds...

...slice through titanic foes such the building sized Metal Gear Ray...

...and using Sam's HF Murasama blade, cut through even the nanomachines of Steven Armstrong at molecule level damaging Armstrong enough for to rip out his heart.

Sam Rodrigues/Jetstream Sam (Metal Gear) having trained all his life with Satsujin-ken swordplay and being enhanced with a High-Tech Exoskeleton is excpetionally powerful swordsman...

...being able to overwhelm...

...and cut apart even strong cyborgs like Raiden...

...and even cut nanomachine enhanced superhumans like Senator Armstrong.

Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden Series)

Ramirez (Skies of Arcadia) has supernatural skills with a blade.

Fierce Deity Link (The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask) the form Link takes upon donning the Fierce Deity mask makes his already impressive swordsmanship grow to God-like levels.

...being able to cut down a chaotic entity like Majora...

...and even possesses the cutting ability to slice the moon of Termina in half.

Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda) is an extremely skilled and powerful swordsman...

...and upon transforming into his dark beast Ganon form thanks to the Triforce of Power backs up his swordplay with monstrous strength.

Sword Master (Valkyrie Crusade) is a master of all sword techniques, which includes all supernatural sword techniques, giving to her supernatural skill with a sword.

Thanks to his unparalleled nature talent, Yoshiya Igarasu (Hanachirasu) is the deadliest sword master of his era, undefeatable with his invincible Maken: Hiru-no-Tsuki

Through his hardworking, Takeda Akane (Hanachirasu) becomes one with the sword, gained an unmatched dueling skill and eventually developed his own invincible Maken: Tsubame Gaeshi, that can defeat Igarasu's Maken.

Before gaining the power of Die Ewigkeit, Beatrice Kircheisen (Dies Irae) possessed the sword skill that transcended the realm of humanity possible, after become an Apostle, her swordsmanship reached a higher level above all others from before and after her era, capable of slicing apart an aircraft carrier.

Gijou Mitsumi (Tokyo Necro) possessed unparalleled swordplay skill via her Ad Tai style of swordsmanship. And with her ultrasonic katana, she is able to taking on firearms wielding enhanced humans, cyborgs, armored living dead and even battle tank.

Videos

Fights & Demonstrations

Trunks Kills Frieza's soldiers 4K-2

DBZ- Trunks Kills Frieza!!-3

Trunks vs. Kogu (1080p HÐ)-2

Trunks Kill Zamasu - Blue Sword-2

Casca and Guts vs Silat Full Fight - Berserk The Golden Age Arc III (English Dub)-2

Berserk Guts vs Snake Master - DUB ENGLISH-2

Oden vs Kaido - One Piece-2

Zoro vs Mihawk - One Piece

Zoro - Enbima Yonezu Oni Giri

Zoro's Attack - Asura

Purgatory Onigiri - One Piece

Zoro Defeats King - One Piece-2

Ichigo vs Aizen English Dub -2160p- (60FPS)-2

Afrosamurai(No.2) VS No.1 l Afrosamurai HD-2

Kokushibou vs Gyomei & Sanemi - Fan Animation - Demon Slayer

Kokushibou vs Gyomei & Sanemi Part 2 - Fan Animation - Demon Slayer-2

Rengoku vs Akaza full fight Demon slayer twixtor-2

Uzui vs Gyutaro

DAKI and Gyutaro Defeated - Demon Slayer Season 2 Episode 10-2

Kokushibo vs Gyomei, Sanemi & Muichiro-2

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance - Jetstream Sam First Boss Fight-2

Metal Gear Rising- Revengeance - Jack the Ripper Awakens HD-2

Metal Gear Rising- Revengeance - Sam Boss Battle-2

Metal Gear Rising- Revengeance - Final Boss Battle(Sen. Armstrong)-2

The Last Order- FFVII Zack & Cloud vs Sephiroth

Final Fantasy 7 Remake - Cloud Solo Combo Montage-2

Limit break clash Cloud and Sephiroth-2

All Sephiroth Final Battle Cutscenes - Final Fantasy VII Remake-2

Final Fantasy VII Advent children Complete Cloud vs Sephiroth-2

Devil May Cry Anime EP 10 - Dante vs Spardas Disciples -DUB- -720p--2

Devil May Cry 3 HD - (PS4) Dante & Vergil VS Arkham (Remaster)-2

Devil May Cry 3- Special Edition Dante VS Vergil Final Boss Battle-2

Devil May Cry 4 Nero Vs Dante First Meet (HD) (30fps)-2

Pretty duel Vergil vs Dante - Stylish gameplay showcase Cinematic Cut - Devil May Cry 5 DLC-2

Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition New Ending Cutscene-2

Link vs Pit -ANIME--2

Wonder Woman - No Man's Land Battle - Warner Bros. Entertainment-2

Batman vs Superman (2016) - Battle with Doomsday - Pure Action -1080p--2

Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Superman, Cyborg vs Steppenwolf Zack Snyder’s Justice League-2

Guts VS Nightmare (Berserk VS Soul Calibur) DEATH BATTLE!

Zoro VS Erza (One Piece VS Fairy Tail) DEATH BATTLE!

Naruto VS Ichigo - DEATH BATTLE!

Madara VS Aizen (Naruto VS Bleach) - DEATH BATTLE!

Tanjiro VS Jonathan Joestar (Demon Slayer VS JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) - DEATH BATTLE!

Trunks VS Silver (Dragon Ball Heroes VS Archie Sonic) - DEATH BATTLE!-2

Dante VS Bayonetta DEATH BATTLE!

Link VS Cloud (Legend of Zelda VS Final Fantasy VII) - DEATH BATTLE!-3

Sephiroth VS Vergil (Final Fantasy VS Devil May Cry) DEATH BATTLE!

Skyrim VS Dark Souls (Dragonborn VS Chosen Undead) - DEATH BATTLE!-2

Weiss VS Mitsuru (RWBY VS Persona) - DEATH BATTLE!-2

Ganondorf VS Dracula (Zelda VS Castlevania) - DEATH BATTLE!-2

He-Man VS Lion-O - DEATH BATTLE!

She-Ra VS Wonder Woman (He-Man VS DC) - DEATH BATTLE!-2

One Minute Melee - Roronoa Zoro Vs Rurouni Kenshin (One Piece vs Samurai X)

One Minute Melee S4 EP1 - Oni vs Kenpachi Round 3 (Street Fighter vs Bleach)

Analysis & Discussions

The Definitive Guide to ALL Lightsaber Combat Techniques Used in the Star Wars Universe-2

The Most Unique and Unorthodox Lightsaber Duelists -Legends- - Star Wars Explained

Music

OPENING - BLEACH- Thousand Year-Blood War - VIZ-2

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