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Is the Buster Sword the most iconic videogame weapon of all time?
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Yeah as someone else said, Master Sword + Hylian Shield, Fire Flower and Blue Shell are all above it.
Buster Sword probably isn't even in the top ten. It's been in like one main game (well two counting Remake). The most iconic weapons are the ones that appear repeatedly in many popular series.
Buster Sword probably isn't even in the top ten. It's been in like one main game (well two counting Remake). The most iconic weapons are the ones that appear repeatedly in many popular series.
Its the awp
The awp really is a good choice, even if era isn't big on pc or multiplayer games. CS is big
Unpopular opinion: AWP made CS boring alongside with dust2.
Not even close...
But yeah, Master Sword is probably more iconic. Marios hammer is a big one as well, but also less recognizeable i guess.
I mean, it's an argument
Not a good one, but an argument none the less
The master sword doesn't stand out as much as the buster sword. I think more people would recognize the buster over the master.
Maybe that was iconic in the 00s (twenty years ago)
But nowadays? LOL
In terms of most recognizable to the most number of people, it's probably the Minecraft diamond sword... and maybe the blue shell.
Definitely a contender for the most iconic video game item
Maybe not a weapon but 100% a tool of oppression, so it's close.
Dunno if it qualifies as a weapon though
It's just a big sword, nothing really stands out besides it being big, it's pretty bland too.
If you show people the gunblade, they'll associate it with Squall just the same.
They're iconic but not the most iconic, Sora's Keyblade is way more iconic and recognizable in my opinion.
If you show people the gunblade, they'll associate it with Squall just the same.
They're iconic but not the most iconic, Sora's Keyblade is way more iconic and recognizable in my opinion.
I thought this was the Master Sword from sprite based Zelda game...Diamond sword
you have "boomer iconic" and then you have "actual iconic" with anything Minecraft
Maybe not a weapon but 100% a tool of oppression, so it's close.
I missed this post. Yeah, I think this counts as a weapon: you use it on opponents to defeat them.
Absolutely the winner.
It's the weapon with a 30 year old theme song.
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Edit: Hammer (Donkey Kong) and Super Star (Super Mario Bros.) are also good picks for exactly the same reason
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Oh this is a really good one. Actually thinking about most of the most iconic are probably from Mario and Mario Kart lol.
I think the top 3 most iconic videogame swords are:
1 - Master Sword (with Hylian Shield)
2 - Buster Sword
3 - Kingdom Chain keyblade
1 - Master Sword (with Hylian Shield)
2 - Buster Sword
3 - Kingdom Chain keyblade
prior to reading this game, despite having played Zelda ganes since the first one, if you asked me to describe the Master Sword i doubt I could have. The weapon and name might possibly be more iconic, but I don't think the look of it is
edit: beyond "looks like a silver sword idk". I obviously recognize it when I see it, it just looks very "normal".
edit: beyond "looks like a silver sword idk". I obviously recognize it when I see it, it just looks very "normal".
Because the Four Sword is way more attractive to look at
There I said it.
Exactly I can't even tell you wtf the Master Sword looks like. It blends in with everything else. The Buster Sword is immediately recognizable due to a mixture of the iconic nature of FF7 and the sword's complete outlandishness.
Master Sword looks too generic, and if we're stretching the definition of "weapon" far enough to count the Hylian Shield then we've gotta count the Pokeball which trumps it.
I'd say Buster Sword is a reasonable pick for gaming enthusiasts, but Blue Shell or Fire Flower is probably more mainstream.
I'd say Buster Sword is a reasonable pick for gaming enthusiasts, but Blue Shell or Fire Flower is probably more mainstream.
I might say this one, if you count it as a weapon.
Green/red shells in Mario Kart?
You can find this in stores around the workd
you don't see master or buster swords at just any box store
you don't see master or buster swords at just any box store
- Minecraft Diamond Sword
- Buster Sword from FF7
- Zelda Master Sword/Hylian Shield
- Mario Fire Flower
For a video game weapon to be iconic I feel it has to be both incredibly memorable and recognizable to the masses, and I feel like these are things where even without knowing the name, most people you see on the street could say what these are from
- Buster Sword from FF7
- Zelda Master Sword/Hylian Shield
- Mario Fire Flower
For a video game weapon to be iconic I feel it has to be both incredibly memorable and recognizable to the masses, and I feel like these are things where even without knowing the name, most people you see on the street could say what these are from
After intense bickering about the subject, MagicEra has unanimously concluded that it's Steve's Pickaxe from Minecraft.