Sentomaru uses a giant, double-bladed broad axe that is known as a masakari, but only utilizes it in tougher situations. Kashii, like his captain Brogy, uses a single-sided axe. Brogy wielded a Bruiser Axe that ultimately shattered after 100 years of battle. Morgan is the first significant person within the series to be known as an axeman, having replaced his severed right hand with a large single-bladed axe, living to his epithet "Axe-Hand Morgan". Some notable examples can be seen in the Water 7 Saga, being used by Galley-La Company employees, or in Tom's flashbacks. Though an axe could be used as a weapon, several characters have been seen using axes built for other means, as chopping wood. This was a contrast to the sword, which needs to be kept relatively sharp to be most effective.Īxes are essentially broken down into two categories though there is sometimes overlapping, normally axes are designed for a specific purpose. Even a blunt axe has damage potential to also bludgeon a victim to death. There is one more advantage to the axe over most other weapons its endurance. Otherwise the axe is normally a slow weapon because of the chopping arc needed for the force behind it, leaving the wielder vulnerable to faster melee weapons such as daggers or swords. Since an axe has a reputation for being armor penetrating or dealing a lethal blow it also makes an axeman fearsome, thus the weapon had some intimidation value in battle as well. Compared to other throwing weapons such as the javelin or daggers, their use as a throwing weapon is often deadlier, but harder to be precise with. Light-weight versions, however, could be utilized for throwing. The axe could cut a limb clean off in a single blow even if it did not always kill the enemy. In combat, the strength of the axe is its ability to deal a blow to a foe, often creating a single lethal blow, often relying as much on the weight of the blade itself to deal the force as the thrust itself. The axe head was altered slightly to fit the needs, for chopping and other precision required axes the blades to be narrower, while ones designed for combat are much heavier with a larger blade. Axes themselves have varieties of uses and are designed to be a chopping tool with a single or double headed blade, while varieties like the " hatchet" have a hammer on the other side. Hovering the symbol gives further details.Īxes are not commonly used in the series, but have made several appearances. Hovering the symbol may give further details.
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