When talking about the most iconic weapons in video games, swords are the ones that come to everyone’s mind because it is one of the weapons that can have super creatively powerful moves.
So we made a list talking about some of these iconic swords that also come with super powerful moves.
Iconic video game swords with powerful moves
Master Sword (Legend of Zelda)
Master Sword is one of the many blades that come to mind when talking about iconic swords in video games. Its first appearance was in the original Legend of Zelda game, and the first time it played its most prominent role was in Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
The sword is as important as the main characters in the franchise itself. So much so that the developers even made another game, Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, to tell the origin story of the Sword.
It was crafted by the Hylian goddess and serves as the supreme weapon in the franchise to fight against evil. The sword is capable of destroying any evil construct, such as barriers and curses. Its most powerful move is the skyward strike that channels energy directly from the heavens.
Buster Sword (Final Fantasy VII)
Similar to how people talk about iconic JRPGs, Final Fantasy VII is one game that always comes up in discussions. Buster Sword is a weapon that always comes to everyone’s mind when people are talking about big and iconic swords in video games.
The Buster Sword has been wielded by multiple important characters throughout the series. Cloud Strife, Zack Fair, and Angeal Hewley. But most importantly, it is the trademark sword of the main character, Cloud Strife.
The sword is actually more important to the game’s story instead of the actual gameplay. But it is also a very powerful weapon, and the limit break moves make it look incredible.
Key Blade (Kingdom Hearts)
Key Blade is another super iconic sword from another game that is developed by Square Enix, the same guys behind Final Fantasy VII. It can be said that the developers really love giant sword fights in their games.
The Key Blade comes from a franchise that is known for being one of the most ambitious collaborations in video game history, which is between Disney and Square Enix. The games are set in an original world where iconic Disney characters show up.
The weapon may look like a key without the edges required for it to be a sword, but it is still very effective against the specific enemies of the Kingdom Hearts universe, such as the Heartless.
The Key Blade can be used to perform various powerful moves that players of the games have seen throughout the series. Such as Limit Breaks and Arc Arcanum.
Blade of Chaos (God of War)
Now we know this one isn’t really a sword, but you will be seeing more of these kinds of weapons on this list for two reasons. First point: they are still a blade, and second point being: They are equally as iconic as some of the swords in here.
The Blades of Chaos appear in the God of War games as iconic dual blades that can be extended from the hilt because of the chain mechanism they utilize.
The weapons are wielded by the main character of the game, Kratos. It was gifted to him by the old God of War, Ares. The blades are what turned Kratos into the Ghost of Sparta, who went on a killing spree to quench his insatiable bloodlust.
These blades draw the divine powers of the Greek Gods themselves, so some of their most powerful moves are named after the Gods themselves.
Red Queen (Devil May Cry)
Both Nero and Dante are some of the most popular characters in the hack-and-slash video game genre, and the primary swords they wield are equally iconic. But the younger devil hunter, Nero, wins it all when it comes to the topic of best sword in the franchise.
Nero was introduced in the fourth Devil May Cry game as a newcomer, and back in the day, he made a lot of people unhappy for replacing the series’ mainstay, Dante. But opinions quickly changed when everyone saw his sword.
The Red Queen, at first glance, looks like an ordinary oversized sword, but the one thing that makes it the coolest and powerful sword in the franchise is the ability to rev it up like a motor engine.
During fights, Nero can keep revving up the Red Queen to perform powerful moves that stack up in damage the more rev meter a player can accumulate. It makes Nero’s gameplay absolutely worth it.
Moonlight Greatsword (The Souls Series)
The Moonlight Greatsword is an iconic weapon that has appeared in almost all FromSoftware games and has gotten to a point where it is like an easter egg ritual for the company to put it into every game.
Over the course of several games, the sword has often changed names. In Elden Ring, it is called The Dark Moon Greatsword, in Bloodborne it is called the Holy Moonlight Sword, and in the Souls series it has always been referred to as the Moonlight Greatsword.
The first video game where the sword appeared has to be the original King’s Field game by FromSoftware, and its most powerful move in almost all the games has been the ability to send waves of supernatural slashes after it gets charged up.
Energy Sword (Halo)
Halo has to be one of the most important video games ever created, which helped revolutionize the first-person shooter landscape. So, what does Halo have to do with swords if it is primarily a shooter, you might ask? Well, Halo also has an iconic sword.
The Energy sword is truly unique in design as it takes from sci-fi media such as Star Wars, because the blade is pure energy instead of physical material, and the wielder has to grip it like a lever because it doesn’t have a conventional sword hilt.
Halo’s Energy Sword is essentially an iconic substitute weapon that can be used for close combat, so in a way, it doesn’t really have any powerful moves that Master Chief can utilize, but hits from the weapon can absolutely pierce and kill opponents at a glance.
Soul Edge (Soulcalibur)
In the landscape of fighting games sub-genre, there have been many games that focused on sword fights as the primary basis for the games. But only a few of those video games had swords that were super iconic; in this context, it is going to be the Soul Edge from Soulcalibur.
The Soul Edge is one of the important swords in all of Soul Calibur, while also being the source of prime antagonists in the series. It is a cursed sword and whoever weilds it is unable to let go of it.
The wielder gets access to several powerful moves as well. The sword slowly drives the person insane it attaches itself to, and the physical manifestation of Soul Edge, called Nightmare, comes out.
Hidden Blade (Assassin’s Creed)
The Hidden Blade is another weapon, which is once again not a sword at all but rather a Blade that the user can conceal using a gauntlet under sleeves and is primarily used as a tool for assassination in the Assassin’s Creed franchise.
Funny thing, along with a few other swords in the list, is probably one of the iconic weapons in all of video games. Almost anyone who keeps up with this form of media definitely has seen the Hidden Blade.
The original design of the blade requires the wielder to remove one of the fingers to better facilitate the mechanism of the blade, but later in the overall story of the franchise, it was modified to avoid the sacrifice.
The Hidden Blade doesn’t have a powerful move like most of the supernatural swords in this list, but it is the best tool for assassins to use. No matter the scenario or location, it allows for the most precise assassinations.
Great Sword (Monster Hunter)
The Great Sword in the Monster Hunter franchise is not the only iconic weapon, but it is one of the weapons that best represents the ideology of a ‘great sword’ in all of video games. It is the first sword for all first-time Monster Hunter players.
The Monster Hunter franchise is presently one of the most iconic franchises, where brave hunters fight majestic and powerful monsters, which have become equally fan-favorite as have the weapons in the game.
The Great Sword is one of the powerful weapons in the game, allowing the user to perform feats like tanking massive damage and dishing out equally massive damage. In reality, the moveset is super simple when compared to most of the other weapons in the game.
