Grrl Power #408 – Oranges, Golds, and Purples
This is one of my favorite pages I’ve done in a while, just cause I’ve been negligent about slipping in pop-culture references lately. (harder to do during PT, etc) So I thought I’d dump a bunch all in one spot. Hopefully you guys will have fun trying to identify them, but a few notes. Most of these are pulled from comics, movies, etc where there is a definitive version to replicate here. Some of them are gimmies, but a few of them are from books that don’t have movie version yet. So I used either a cover painting as reference or a replica someone made that features high on google image searches, so there’s some slipperiness there. Also, the two handed khopesh at the top is a sword of my own design for a character that might eventually show up in this comic or another one, in a fantasy universe where I have infinite time to draw (or at least write) multiple comics, so don’t kill yourself trying to ID it.
There’s obviously a lot of weapons I could have included in Deus’s collection, but I mostly went for some of the most recognizable ones, with a few more obscure weapons thrown in for good measure.
Imagine if Deus told Sydney he was going to scrap them all for legendary crafting materials. I don’t know what her reaction would be to that since she’s still trying to figure out what he was implying about them being replicas, or if he was messing with her since he knew she would take the bait.
Normally I reserve the double res pages for the Patreon folks, but today’s page will obviously benefit from the extra size if you’re trying to identify the swords, so have at it. I’ll post this as soon as I wake up (Patreon doesn’t have a way to schedule posts yet.) Actually a wallpaper of that panel might be in order, so I may put that up as well if there are requests for it.
In the meantime, here is a numbered version so people don’t have to describe “the sword next to the one on the stand – not on the middle of the pedestal, but the one next to the (incorrectly identified) sword.”
Edit: There’s now a wallpaper sized version over at DeviantArt.
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Here’s what I’ve got, aware there is almost certainly a complied list.
1 Riddick’s trench knives (Chronicles of Riddick)
2 Soul Edge (SoulCaliber)
3 Scissor Blade (Kill la Kill)
4 Crescent Rose (RWBY)
5 Stormbringer (Elric of Melnibone)
6 ?
7 Caber (The Beastmaster)
8 ?
9 Can’t remember the name (Dokuro-Chan)
10 ?
11 Anduril (Lord of the Rings) Even though it seems a little small.
12 Green Destiny (Crouching tiger, Hidden Dragon
13 Buster Sword (Final fantasy VII)
14 Sting (The Hobbit)
15 Blade of Chaos/Gaea/Athena (God of War series) they all look alike to me and I hate the series.
16 Raiden’s HF Sword (Metal Gear Solid/Revengeance)
17 Atlantean Sword (Conan the Barbarian)
18 Unknown, but assuming Excalibur due to position (Arthruian legend)
19 Sword of Omens (Thundercats)
20 Master Sword (Legend of Zelda series)
21 Power Sword/Sword of Greyskull (He-Man)
22 ?
23 ?
24 Klingon Bat’Leth (Star Trek)
X Unkown, but assuming it is part of Grrl Power lore. (Grrl Power)
22 is Dawnbreaker from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
I was about to post and say there’s no Bat’leth – it’s hidden in plain sight….
But not just any Bat’Leth, that is the “Sword of Kahless.”
10 is Renji Abarai’s Zanpakuto, Zabimaru, in its Shikai form (from Bleach)
I have almost that many swords…. Then again most of mine are things like Katanas, Kunai, and other things like that, I do own a short sword, a bastard sword, a Claymore, and a long sword as well. Along with three bandolier of throwing daggers that aren’t oriental in make. But I also have 17 oriental blades as well. I do love blades though.
I believe 8 is from Red Sonya.
Scratch that.
#18 is definitely excalibur
not sure how links work. *crosses fingers*
I’ve seen the stone knife of #23 somewhere but I just can’t place it.
#23 is the dagger from Evil Dead
9 is Excalibolg and x looks like saya otonashi’s sword from Blood +
Yup, that’s the one, for an oversized club, it did a fine job of chopping the main protagonist into little pieces at times :P
I need to rewatch that one before I go to Okinawa… It’s been more than a decade since I last saw the show…
I’m guessing #23 is Phurba from The Shadow.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_(1994_film)
damn i have to scroll alll the way down here? ug.
3. kil la kill
19. thundercats! hoooooo
20. zelda?
24. OH OH STARTREAK! klingon batleck… bat’leth? …. their melee weapon thingy witch i cant spell…
4. dont know but i want it.- wait rwby?! how did i miss that?! *horrified*
10. bleach from bleach
22. dawnbreaker skyrim. ( fave sword in that game. so much fun)
12. someone said from crouching tiger hidden dragon but isnt the handle surposed to be jade?
7….ive seen this….were….wait who is caber? must have caught a breif clip on tv or sommat -_- hate it when shit like that happens.
14. hobbit hobbit hobbit hobbit.
1. riddick saw comercial i dont want to see the movie.
yeah thats all i got other than deus is again as ive said before freaking hilarious. lol
awesome. just awesome
….. ill prob remember more after hitting submit memory disorders suuuuuuuck. -_-
I think he’s a closet geek and a dangerous person. He saw fictional weapons and said “I can do that” and made them lol
Closet? His geekiness is on full display, everywhere. Even on the sign in front of the lobby.
Since 6 is after Stormbringer and also have runes it is probably Stormbringers sister sword… Mournblade
According to the guys who forge #6, it’s actually meant to be Stormbringer. That means that 5 isn’t Stomrbringer.
They both are. #6 is Stormbringer (except the blade should be black) as painted by Michael Whelan for the 1970s-1980s book printings, #5 is by Robert Gould for the later editions.
https://www.michaelwhelan.com/shop/stormbringer/
https://bookpalace.com/acatalog/Robert_Gould_Art.html
I say we call #6 Mournblade, which should also be black, but it’s allowed a little artistic license as Stormbringer’s equal opposite. If #6 were supposed to be Stormbringer, Sydney should be throwing a huge nerd rage about the shiny silver blade.
Waldo has the swords correctly identified in the first page of comments.
The Bat’Leth is the Sword of Kahless.
If this were an anime, Sydney’d relative height would be an excuse to have her face-plant in the bosom of anyone sneaking up on her, and her brain would be incorrectable.
That would only apply if Sydney was male. Here, it would just add to her annoyance and maybe her List would get pulled out.
Stop calling #12 Green Destiny ,Guys
Its BLACK
That is not just “a bat’lath” people! That is The Sword of Kah’less! The FIRST bat’leth. Forged in a volcano from a lock of the Great Kah’less’ own hair. You all fail at Trek.
sry but this is already said a few times
And it needs to be said many more times. I am intensely disappointed in so many people here. The Board of Geek Accreditation would have to clear their weekend schedule if they found this thread.
24 isn’t just A Batleth it is The sword of Khaless made by Khaless himself from a lock of his own hair it is the FIRST batleth
7 is also a weapon used in Tattooed teenage alien fighters from beverly hills (a attempt by USA to rip off Power rangers)
21 i also only hALF of the sword of greyskull the other half is owned by Keldor/Skelitor (wasn’t mentioned in the cartoon but it was in the comics and toy line)
also 23 is mister pointy from Buffy
Actually, I think 23 is the Bone Stake from the Dragon Quest series of games.
It is the dagger of Kandar from the Evil Dead series.
#10 is from Bleach, Abarai Renji’s sword in its Zanpakuto, the second form.
You know what would be a complete surprise? If Deus told Maxima about the information leak known as Harem. I don’t expect that to happen, I just think it would throw all the speculation on the Deus ex Maxima (pun) relationship into an entirely different light.
He doesn’t have Changeling.
His sword collection is missing an important piece. :D
And sadly the Glaive from Krull isn’t there either.
Yeah, was looking for that as well :(
I still think Deus LIKES Halo. Like, Nerd like. Can you imagine the two of them…in a gaming group?
Yes. Yes I can. I also want to SEE this HAPPEN.
Deus & Syd need to exchange gamer-ID’s, & practice on-gaming in a shared clan…
…perhaps taking turns as leader, to learn each others’ styles…?
This thought was inspired by my remembering a piece of Batman-continuity, in which Alfred learns that Batman frequently meets with Penguin on-line – to play chess! It’s explained that Bruce finds it instructive to spar intellectually with someone who is (in Wayne’s own words) “smarter than I am”.
I’ve started reading Deus in the voice of Krieger from Archer.
Is that bad?
Drizzt’s swords are sadly missing.
So Deus is a big purple egotist with a thing for dramatic villainous stereotypes and hammy speeches and now he said yessss… He must be Beast Wars Megatron in a human disguise! Yesss.
I know everyone is more excited about the swords (none of which I can identify) but can someone explain/discuss the X on Deus’ face? Is it supposed to be a scar? a birthmark? a piece of tape?
Would be my guess that the mighty comic man has inserted a visual into a name based pun. Deus “X” Machina… As big D is the head of Machina industries… That or the x scar is just meant to make him more villan-y.
Still hasn’t been revealed
An unfortunate unibrow shaving accident.
Soo, I like this, I really do, but crescent rose is way too small.
Yes, it’s too small by about 3 feet. Still would be really impressed if Deus got it to work, considering Remnant’s take on physics.
Yeah. The hammerspace probably wouldn’t be too big of a problem (seriously, that thing folds up way too compactly), but good luck finding Dust ammunition.
That’s PERFECT. I’ve long been wondering about that scar, and that hint of yours is ideal for the character, their attitude, and their background / history. All villains and heroes need a suitable backstory and Deus ‘X’ Machina exactly describes his.
Please tell me that Deus has Frostmourne hidden away in like a private stash or something Dave. Before I even started looking through them all, that was the first sword that popped into my head and I was saddened to see it wasn’t on display.
Also, Inigo Montoya’s sword would have been a great pop culture reference given how out of all the stories shown there, The Princess Bride would have been the most well known.
So, is Clancy Brown’s voice coming out of Deus? ‘Cuz it should be
“I have something to say! It’s better to burn out than to fade away!”
If one of these isn’t a Muramasa or Masamune I’ll be very surprised.
Be surprised, there isn’t even a regular katana.
Not even a full day.
Five pages of posting.
Quiz charm XD
An opportunity for geeks and nerds to ‘strut their stuff’? Of course there will be pages of replies :D
The first one to get the answer out ‘wins’, everyone else (even if just a few seconds later) is just copying their answer :P
No Ashbringer. No Ivory-Handled Masamune. 0/10
One sword that I thought was missing and should have been there, knowing in advance that there isn’t a wall big enough for all the swords worth mentioning, is the sword of Inigo Montoya. The sword crafted by his father for the six fingered man. The replica I have is the crown jewel of my collection.
Just my $.02
I’m not sure if you’re the first to say this, and I’m not about to read 400 posts to find out, but I thoroughly agree. That sword is a true beauty, and I envy you your replica!
:mrgreen:
2nd
3rd
Was I the only one disappointed that he didn’t sneak in a Pirates of Dark Water reference into the wall of blades? That would have been a good obscure reference to sneak in.
Not as obscure as you’d think. That show was amazing, especially for it’s time. 15 years later and I STILL want to see someone revive and finish the story.
Agreed. FULLY agreed. :(
please… this
Yup, enjoyed the show, and bought the comics :D
…. and yet you’re not the first, or even 24th, person I’ve mention that cartoon around who’s said the same thing. HOW HAS THIS NOT HAPPENED YET!!!!!! D:<
Totally awesome, but vaguely disappointed that there wasn’t a keyblade in the mix.
No worries.
I’m sure we’ll see all these other blades later…
…after all…
this is only the FIRST display-space we’ve seen.
Why would we assume that this is ALL of his collection?
(…hint-hint, nudge-nudge, wink-wink, say-no-more, say-no-more, say-no-more…)
Hmm, you are the author and writer after all, but are you sure that Khopesh isn’t one of those extra long swords the Elves from “The Hobbit” and “Lord of The Rings” used? o_O
23 ….. Bone dagger used in evil dead 2?
Kandarian Dagger 23 … found a pic seems to fit
No Glaive.
No Talon’s sword…
so i know sydney’s theme song has some strong contenders, by i would submit “My Medicine” by The Pretty Reckless. i think it would play well with her super ADHD powers.
I’m almost positive “X” is Saya’s katana from Blood+. But I could be wrong, there are a couple discrepancies.
I believe, correct me if I’m wrong but 23 looks like the Knife from the Golden Child
I-I-I-I-I-III w-w-w-w-want the kniiiiiiffe!
Nope, it’s the Kandarian Dagger (image search for it, won’t tell you to ‘google it’ as personally refuse to use it and won’t tell someone to use something personally opposed to)
Yeah, I just looked it up. Disappointed face.
Why is Vale glaring at Sydney like that? Does she perceive Sydney as a threat to her position? o_O
Also, why is Vale wearing her combat-cleavage outfit? O_o
You gave your own answer in the last two words of your sentence.
No, the question is: why is she wearing it in the office!?
No Soul Reaver? No Rebellion?
Rather have Alastor or Red Queen than Rebellion.
Nice collection, kept looking for a Krull Glaive though!
The Chinese guy won’t sell it to him. https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/554
x seems more like a modified khopesh rather than saya’s katana.
Call me a prude if you like, but I’d advise a tough ninja like Vale to button up her collar.
…
Kunoichi distraction techniques aside, leaving so much of your chest unprotected is just providing your opponents with an easy target. They won’t all be like Mathias…
10 is zabimaru from Bleach
Weapons 14-22: Do NOT display a sword by holding on to the blade like that! Dangle it by the hilt, like most up there, or along the flat of the blade. Displaying in this manner will put stress in the blade and may cause it to cut the display case, even if you aren’t drawing it in and out all the time. Just the weight of the weapon can cause it to cut into the case.
My amateur’s opinion:
Deus reveals himself here as a dilettante, who lacks the know-how to respect a warrior’s tools with a proper display-method. I feel as though both Max & Peggy are warriors who are too “Modern” to appreciate the faux pas here, but certainly Math (& maybe Dabbler) would be quick to point out the flaws inherent in this display.
While I completely agree with you that a vertical “hilt hang” is best, I also understand (without condoning) the artistic desire to introduce some visual variety. Also, some display-items (such as #’s 3-&-4) may have such an exotic geometry that they simply don’t fit well with others. Meanwhile, if the display-case’s material is tough enough to resist being cut, then you risk dulling the blade.
As an alternative form of horizontal display, consider positioning the 2 mounts so that instead of having 1 under the blade & 1 under the hilt, you have 1 under the pommel at the hilt & the other is above the other end of the pommel. To be clear, I personally do NOT like this method, due to the amount of torque this exerts. To counter this torque-issue, the mounts would need to be massive enough to be visually obtrusive. The only saving grace of this method is that nothing touches the blade itself. If one insists on a horizontal profile (or the “Excaliber”-type display, shown at bottom-center), the blade is best kept in the scabbard, which protects both the case & the blade itself from damage. If a particular item has no scabbard, then a transparent plexiglass sheath can be enclosed around each mount to provide a scabbard’s protection without obscuring the view. Who’d care if the plexiglass get a little nicked – it’s cheap, compared to the blade it protects.
(TL,DR): — the quality of the collection is determined by the ITEMS in the display-selection, but the quality of the COLLECTOR is determined by the display-layout. By way of analogy. it doesn’t matter how flawlessly you can cook a filet mignon, if you plan to use a trash-can lid for a serving-plate.
D’OH!!!?!
Got my terminology wrong!
Let me try again:
“…consider positioning the 2 mounts so that instead of having 1 under the blade & 1 under the hilt, you have 1 UNDER the grip at the guard & the other is ABOVE the grip, at the pommel.”
(…mutters…):
“…dag-nab stupid lack of edit-function…”
“it doesn’t matter how flawlessly you can cook a filet mignon, if you plan to use a trash-can lid for a serving-plate.”
Top Cat and Sylvester both disagree with you…
Actually, have seen swords displayed like that professionally
The sword that is ‘out of order’ is #12 (the tip should point down, not up)
I forgot to mention how much this is also damaging the edge and point of the weapon. In real life, NEVER display a sword like that.
I think I saw X on “Forged in Fire” recently. The 2 finalists (out of 4 contestants) were tasked with making a weapon like that at their home forges in 5 days. If I recall, both versions were pretty effective.
i have a question. Why does DaveB post the comic at 5:00 in the morning? (he does live in central time right?)
Why that specific time? It would make more sense to post it at midnight, right?
Not sure, but I’d guess that maybe [5:00am Central] is equal to [12-midnight GMT]…?
:P
Is this post-time imposed by the Author, or by the Author’s ISP, or by his [WordPress/ComicPress]-Host?
Does anyone know?
Sounds about right, couple weeks ago it updated at midnight Kiwi time, now it’s 11PM