TigerBlooImmortal Why not use an unorthodox weapon then? Like an everyday object that is changed up a bit in the story to make a whole new weapon. Like a feather since it can act as a fan, a sword(which considering your taste is not an option), a long range weapon if you use the barb(the soft fluffy part protruding from the quill) as a sort of needle gun, and once it runs out of needles you can use the quill itself as a spear. You can choose one of these options as your weapon base and imagine it like Sun Wukong’s staff and it can shrink or grow so it is easy and convenient for the MC to carry around. When meeting a high ranking official the guards may take away your weapons, but who would take away a small feather?

      lynerparel Tbh fists are rarely used primarily by MCs. and when they were it tends to only be for a short part of the novel.

          EldridSmith I understand the use of swords but it's like this, everyone uses swords so wouldn't there be a basic defense for them no matter the type of sword? I mean on a basic level it's been used so much everyone and their mother has probably heard of or seen a move similar or the same as any sword move you can come up with, and swords are really just overused, but each author makes it seem as if the use of the sword is the most rare thing ever

              UnjustlyUnderpaid truebut I'm OK with it being used as a sword as the idea itself is truly unorthodox and unique, it's not the swords themselves I dislike it's the authors constant use of them in the same way not even trying to make it special, for example a regular sword handle, with a long thin sword about 6 feet, that's unique and not something you see

                TigerBlooImmortal I'm merely pointing out that you generalize swords too much, however I do agree.
                Even my mc uses a normal sword, but this is also tied to his heritage... well anyways I get your point.

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                    lynerparel
                    Nah, the only character I have seen stick with this is Shi Yan from Battle Through the Heavens, but he is more of a mage type fighter using the incredible control he has over his many heavenly flames later on in the story if I recall correctly.

                        TigerBlooImmortal

                        What about a rather simple weapon. Alright, so it is a Dual-Ended halberd. I will link a conceptual image.

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                        And, what if the staff part of it can change into chains? So have a cultivator who cultivates the Dao of Metal, giving him the ability to alter the weapon slightly while maintaining the shape?

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