Even The Witcher does it: Games have been using a cheap trick for years so that swords are cooler

In order to be able to pull the blade like this, Geralt should have a very long and movable arms.

In video games as well as films, it is often used as a style element: hero or heroine slowly approach the rushing opponents and pull the sword out of the vagina and always on the back.

A problem is often ignored from the real world: namely the length of the blade.

Short arms: no problem

So that video game characters can also fish for longer blades from the back, the actually physical problem is theDifference between the arm and blade lengthskilfully avoided.

During the animationThe sword simply clipped through the vagina, however, this can usually only be seen well when looking very precisely and playing recordings at a reduced speed.

You can see what this looks like in the video of the well -known YouTuber Xletalis:

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The good link also cheats a little while pulling the Mastersword. This is proven by the unsuccessful attempt by Sakigake_COS in full cosplay:

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Unrealistic or even impossible?

In recent years, many YouTubers who deal with historical sword fight have devoted themselves to this topic.

It shows that itAt least is feasibleto pull a blade off the shoulder. On the Shadiversity channel, for example, a vagina specially made for this purpose is shown:

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According to the YouTuber, even when running, climbing or crawling, it can be an advantage to wear the sword firmly on your back and not freely swinging on the side.

Skallgrim only keeps something from this, but it also shows that it is possible to easily pull a sword off the back. However, he demonstrates one of the biggest problems with a stopwatch: you are significantly slower than when wearing the sword on your hip when it comes to pulling the blade quickly.

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Both call some historical evidence of this way of wearing swords, but consider it the exception rather than the rule. In the end, up to a certain blade length or with special divorces can be carried out, butrather impractical in the real fight.

Since Geralt of Riva and Link should be entertained rather than historical, it is painful that many developers grab a fairly cheap trick here and the sword simply jumps out of his cover magically. Incidentally, historically accurate in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, as an expert explains to us. You will find exciting articles on the medieval role-playing game in the box.