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The “Atlantean Sword” (as it’s referred to on the film’s soundtrack) from Conan the Barbarian is one of the most iconic weapons in fantasy cinema (next to the sword-that-shoots-swords, of course). Soul Edge is evil, and Soul Calibur is kind of good, and sometimes they’re bonded together to make a super-sword called Soul Embrace… look, suffice to say, they’re a major part of the storyline for the Soul Edge and Soulcalibur videogames and appear in most of the games’ iconography, though their design is often vastly different from game to game.ġ2) The Atlantean Sword, Conan the Barbarian Sting’s “origin” will no doubt be depicted in Peter Jackson’s upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit.Ī thorough explanation of the convoluted history of Soul Edge and Soul Calibur, the twin blades of tNamco’s weapon-based fighting game franchise, would require a PowerPoint presentation complete with timelines and flow charts. Its most famous victim by far was Shelob, the giant spider who impaled herself upon the blade while trying to crush Samwise Gamgee in the most grotesque sexual metaphor imaginable. As an Elvish weapon, it glowed whenever orcs were near. He christened it “Sting” after using it to great effect on a group of spiders during his adventures, and later gifted it to his nephew Frodo. While technically an Elvish long knife, to a hobbit like Bilbo it was a sword.