Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-96.26.145.164-20150819205942/@comment-1173941-20150823180342

From the little research I've done, the parts ofa  sword that buldge out like that are meant to be for cleaner cuts in slashing. However, it doesn't look like Dark Repulsor's "fan" can be of much use there. Is sort of just feels like a useless ornament. I don't think any real swords have that kind of design.

BUT, if it could have any practical application, it might just be to give the tip some thickness, which would probably sacrifice some of its penetration power, but would sustain the edge when trying to thrust against harder materials like armor or wood.

That's really all I can think of, but it's a video game, so it doesn't really matter.