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ScarletImmortalized replied to the topic For all you weapon and fight scene enthusiasts out there in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 8 months ago
@kari-karast EEp! This looks fun!!
What’s your favorite weapon and why?
Okay, I have loved this weapon since I was little. I’ve always been a sort of weapons nut. It really came to life in an anime I watched…because it’s never been on tv otherwise that I’ve seen.
A glaive.
If an ax or sword married a spear, you would have a glaive.
Deadly, long and short range, a beautiful weapon. It’s a single edged blade at the end of a pole. It’s a type of European polearm and is similar to a Japanese naginata (I love naginata’s as well). I ran across it in a medieval weapons book and have loved it ever since.
Oh I also love maces, flails, and cannons.
What sort of weapons do your characters employ?
Well right now my characters are mostly powered so they use their powers + hand to hand combat…so I don’t have as many cool weapons as I would like.
Scarlet: I use a 874 Thames Sniper Rifle. I can hit a target the size of a dime from three miles away as long as I have wind speed and curvature of the earth.
Robin: I use a compound bow equipped with arrows that are equipped with different things. One arrow embeds a tracker, another generates an electrical charge, and another produces sleeping gas. I design these myself and let Scarlet build them.
Lila: I use an extendable bo staff, nothing fancy like those two.
Llewellyn: Kusarigama is my weapon of choice. With my wings I can easily manipulate the chains.
Sirian: Twin, double edged swords.
Lyos: I use a glaive, a handy weapon for a soldier of fortune.
What’s your character’s favorite weapon?
Well probably the ones they listed but…
*shakes Lila and knives fall out everywhere*
Lila Jonathans has way too many weapons on her…*stares at the pile of knives*
What sort of surroundings does your character prefer for a fight?
Scarlet: The city. The bigger the better. Rooftops to be more specific.
Robin: The streets, somewhere were they are plenty of spots to disappear in.
Lila: Anywhere, anytime, anyone.
Llewellyn: Someplace open enough so I can spread my wings. I like open spaces.
Sirian: The woods.
Lyos: Anywhere were I’m not to confined. My glaive works in close quarters but I’d rather not be cramped.
What are some of your characters ‘signature’ moves?
Scarlet: *grinning* my three mile shot.
Robin: Disabling an enemy’s gun with a single arrow.
Lila: Oh *smirks evilly at Scarlet, who is starting to sweat* When I do this *grabs Scarlet’s nose, throat punches lightly, kicks him in the back, brings her elbow into his stomach, then sweeps his legs out from under him and places a foot on his chest* That’s my signature move.
Llewellyn: Disabling my enemies then using the momentum from dropping in the air to knock them out.
Sirian: A seven strike attack that will break down most any defense.
Lyos: Clearing a path around me by swinging my glaive in a circular pattern.












