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BERSERK!
In this episode of Pop-Culture Weapons Analysed I take a look at Guts' armor from the anime Berserk, specifically his golden age armor, his black swordsman armor and his berserker Armor.
When poked enough, I bite.
It takes a lot for me to respond in such a way but when someone repeatedly misrepresents my words and attacks my credibility, I bite. So here is my reply video to the disingenuous Nu from the YouTube channel NUsensei.
Let's kill the Wight Walkers!
What are the best ways to fight the Wight Walkers from Game of Thrones using historically accurate medieval weapons, armor and tactics?
The Mystery of the Messer!
The messer or knife sword is a sword made like a knife, but the reason most people explain why it was made is FALSE.
Let's make space combat great again!
Spaceship combat would be very different to how it's depicted in science fiction but are there logical ideas that could make it more realistic?
This is a big one
What was life REALLY like living in a medieval castle and times? There are a lot of falsehoods spread attempting to answer that question and in this video I clear things up.
VAMPIRES
What historical medieval weapons best suit vampires based on their physical characteristics?
SPACESHIPS!
From Star Wars to battlestar galactic and Star Citizen, most spaceship designs would not be able to turn the way they are shown if they were real. So in this video I explain why and propose a solution.
A much needed compilation
Let's correct the main misconceptions that fantasy in all it's forms such as dungeons and dragons, novels and movies, gets wrong about historical medieval weapons.
Something special for this one ^_^
Let's put 3D printed Chainmail and swords to the test and compare them against the real medieval ones.
Flails fail!
The medieval flail is not nearly as great a weapon as many movies and video games have shown.
ROCKER HAMMERS!
Let's have a close look at the rockethammer from Alita Battle Angel or the Super Sledge from the Fallout series and see how realistic and practical they really are.
The WAR SCYTHE
The Scythe is a very misunderstood weapon and has a few versions, one that was legitimately designed for combat. Also in case you were sent this notification twice, I uploaded the video before finding out something had gone horrible wrong with the audio (particularly if you listened to it with headphones which I had no...
A science fiction sword. . . that's crap.
How realistic is Alita's sword?
Alita Battle Angel is Brilliant!
Alita Battle Angel is a truly great film and here's my review as to why.
Armor and Role-Playing Games
A detailed look at how armor is depicted and implemented in medieval fantasy role-playing games.
Castle roofs!
The inwards curve or angle on medieval castle roofs have become visually iconic but why are so many castle roofs made this way?
Fake, real swords!
Swords are not all the same and some that seem real are not what a sword is supposed to be, so what's the difference between a REAL sword, and a FAKE real sword?
More weapons for super strength!
I revisit the topic of the best medieval/melee weapons (like a giant sword) for someone like a superhero, enchanted adventurer or fantasy monster, who posses super strength?
Super strength + weapons = AWESOMENESS!!!
Which melee or medieval weapons would work best for someone such as a superhero, enchanted adventurer or fantasy monster, who posses super strength?
SIEGES!
You asked for sieges, you get sieges ^_^
Correction!
This video isn't monetized on patreon seeing that it corrects some of the stuff in the previous one. Enjoy.
I was wrong in this video
I got it wrong in this video and will be making a correction video that won't be monetized on patreon, although I will post it here so you all see.
Behold the SWORDBREAKER
What is a sword breaker and why is it called that and where does it come from?
Is it dangerous?
Many people claim that medieval armor that has breast shapes made to emphasize the female form is detrimental to the armor's effectiveness, even saying that it's dangerous to the wearer but I feel there's more to this than they realize.
MACHICOLATIOOOOOONNNNZZHA!
A detailed look at one of the coolest defensive features of historical medieval castles, machicolations, addressing many questions that arise form studying them, such as if you could fall through one?
Female armor!
Was Historical medieval female armor at all similar to how it is often depicted in fantasy art?
Let the battle begin!
I have often said that the Kite Shield is the best shield in history, so here are my reasons for that opinion.
When was steel invented?
Steel was actually discovered far earlier than many people know and the tools and weapons made of it would have truly been seen as magical. In this video I share established research of steel archaeological artifacts that reveal some astounding facts.
Fantasy Re-armed and back to regular content
Thank you to all who are still supporting me through this platform, it means so much to me. Here's one for the beloved series of Fantasy Re-armed, getting us back to business as usual.
