Popular fantasy and video game spears and assorted polearms

[LightningmanEXE]

I know fantasy swords are all the rage, but I need something a little longer.
post about polearms you like, characters that have fun polearm combat, and famous named weapons that you'd call a spear.
give me those popular polearms, those holy halberds. those nifty naginatas, those charming Qiang, those legendary lances, those pristine pikes, just let me have em.

I love polearms but the only ones that come to mind in myth that are commonplace in games I see are:
gae bolg
gugnir
longinus

name ones that are unique iconic weapons... I'll start with the most obvious I can think of, the weapon named after the person who never touched it outside the Saturn release.

 

[MasterEn]

kain gets 2 weapons in dissidia 012 called able's lance and highwind. they are pretty alright.
if i can find any good ones, i'll post about them.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

Seong Mina's Zanbatou

 

[MasterEn]

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not a weapon, but i'm not complaining.

 

[LightningmanEXE]

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Hell yeah! I make half my soul 6 customs after her, I was so sad not only wasn't in 5, but had no "next generation" character.

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kain gets 2 weapons in dissidia 012 called able's lance and highwind. they are pretty alright.
if i can find any good ones, i'll post about them.

I think Ables lance was his ultimate weapon they added in all ports of 4

 

[MasterEn]

i looked up Seong mina's weapon. it's her default weapon with no special effects or abilities. it's also one of the few consistent weapons that she gets to use in each game that she's in.

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Hell yeah! I make half my soul 6 customs after her, I was so sad not only wasn't in 5, but had no "next generation" character.

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I think Ables lance was his ultimate weapon they added in all ports of 4

yeah, i remember getting that in the post game dungeon in the gba port.

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Hell yeah! I make half my soul 6 customs after her, I was so sad not only wasn't in 5, but had no "next generation" character.

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I think Ables lance was his ultimate weapon they added in all ports of 4

soul calibur 5 was extremely rushed and only had 25% of its planned content in it. Raphael is apparently nightmare in that game. it's never explained but you can see him in the suit in the character editor.

 

[Glimbo]

Momiji's Heavenly Dragon Naginata and Ornstein's Dragonslayer Spear

 

[MasterEn]

goku's power pole. that's another well renowned one.
and the zodiac spear in FFXII.

 

[Cu-Neo]

The Brionac "Judith's lance" from tales of Vesperia:

You get it almost at the end the game but is a very good weapon to use in the endgame.

 

[LightningmanEXE]

Momiji's Heavenly Dragon Naginata and Ornstein's Dragonslayer Spear
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Ornstein is based as heck. a giant armored knight with lightning powers who uses an ornate spear? feels catered to me specifically!

what is Momiji from? I'm less familiar.

 

[MasterEn]

Ornstein is based as heck. a giant armored knight with lightning powers who uses an ornate spear? feels catered to me specifically!

what is Momiji from? I'm less familiar.

i think dead or alive. i've seen her in the volleyball games.
then again, i was convince rio was a dead or alive character, but she is from a different series, apparently.

 

[Glimbo]

Ornstein is based as heck. a giant armored knight with lightning powers who uses an ornate spear? feels catered to me specifically!

what is Momiji from? I'm less familiar.

She is in Dead or Alive but I know her from the Ninja Gaiden Series. Specifically 2 and 3.

 

[LightningmanEXE]

goku's power pole. that's another well renowned one.
and the zodiac spear in FFXII.

OBJECTION!!! it is a pole! not a polearm! no blade! no deal!

I never went for that, but I did have Vaan be an Uhlan the whole game to make sure to see him using a spear the whole time. It's kinda funny they made it a new named class because of the lack of jumping... not like having no dragon to ride from 4 onwards warranted a new name.

The Brionac "Judith's lance" from tales of Vesperia:
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You get it almost at the end the game but is a very good weapon to use in the endgame.

Never played that! but I like the design!

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

Ornstein is based as heck. a giant armored knight with lightning powers who uses an ornate spear? feels catered to me specifically!

what is Momiji from? I'm less familiar.

Momiji's from Ninja Gaiden, debuted in NG Dragon Sword but didn't get the naginata until NG Sigma 2.

 

[MasterEn]

OBJECTION!!! it is a pole! not a polearm! no blade! no deal!

I never went for that, but I did have Vaan be an Uhlan the whole game to make sure to see him using a spear the whole time. It's kinda funny they made it a new named class because of the lack of jumping... not like having no dragon to ride from 4 onwards warranted a new name.



Never played that! but I like the design!

i don't think polearms have to have blades, but i'm going off of some vague memories from playing soul calibur. i main link, nightmare, and Siegfried.
i did some checking, polearms are supposed to have blades of some sort on them. they can vary in shape or size.
i must have been thinking about the polearms in ff12. most of those don't have a blade on the end; usually there is just a blunt object on the end.

 

[Glimbo]

One more. Sylvaria's Valkyrian Lance.
gif included since a picture doesn't do it justice.

Spoiler: 2mb gif

 

[OkinawanMagick]

Geis from Ys Series, Halberd/Poleaxe SUPREMACY:

 

[Tonberry]

The GOAT
(Halberd from Dark Souls 1)

 

[Adrastia]

Geis from Ys Series, Halberd/Poleaxe SUPREMACY:View attachment 18316View attachment 18315

Behold Kishgal from Ys Origin

 

[LightningmanEXE]

The GOAT
(Halberd from Dark Souls 1)
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fun fact, on my first playthrough, when I got the the ash lake, I was lucky enough to get a Black Knight Halberd drop from the one time knight enemy there. I stuck with it the rest of the game. I love the design so much!

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Behold Kishgal from Ys Origin

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I'm sure they're related somehow.

I've always been more interested in halberds than swords.

 

[Parasite_Steve]

Freya Crescent’s spears from Final Fantasy IX.
Probably my favorite dragoon from the series.

 

[Taukyrie]

I know it's called Gungnir, but I love Gwendolyn's spear Psypher in Odin Sphere.

 

[Skeetos]

These here. Especially Nioh 2's Splitstaff, thing goes crazy with crowd control.

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OBJECTION!!! it is a pole! not a polearm! no blade! no deal!

Ah, damn. Still valid honestly.

 

[SLEDGE_DOG]

Do shovels and pitchforks count?