#cold weapons

Specially for @lostinanothersmemories​ ;)

Characters version.

The freelancer -  pallasch - it’s something exactly between a sabre and a sword and them being the freelancer and a generally versatile person I think it suits them. Also, yes, I personally like them. (All art still by Fedor Solntsev my absolutely beloved.)

Angel - double sais, they look almost like a toy and just as Angel themselves often get overlooked/underestimated. Usually to the bitter defeat to the underestimating person. It’s especially interesting to look at their sparring with David.

Babe - halbard. It’s long and pretty big and it’s gives it’s wearer a weight, while staying minimalistic and simple enough.

Sweetheart - they get a stiletto - a dagger in the dark, you know - they’re a stealth, so the slimmest knife to hide inside their sleeve fits them.

Starlight - urumi - with a flexible mind you need a flexible sword. It’s very cool, but Avior makes fun of them for it.

Lovely - a flail. One of those weapons you can make yourself, and Lovely with their whole urban explorer badass vibe would have one. Huge contrast with with Vincent’s fancy rapier.

Darling - a club (the simplest one, they might have even made it themselves). The closest weapon that comes to a baseball bat - they want to smash (preferably Quinn’s head).

Sunshine - a chris dagger. As best friends they’ve definitely picked it together with Elliott, because it’s also pretty unusual.

Mentor - a tessen or a Japanese war fan - they seem like such a calm reserved person, so they get something secretive, but when they do use it, they’re all drama.

Smartass - a war hammer. Fits well with Aaron’s chekan - their initial tension might be partly based their similarities of their weapons of choice.

Cutie - katakama yari, I think that Geordie might have helped them pick it, since it’s also Japanese and with their telepathy, they definitely prefer more distanced fights/holding the enemy away.

Original!Baby (Yan!Ivan!Baby is not here, because if they had a weapon their story would be different /hj) - a mace - another case of old friends choosing similar weapons. I think they’d have morgenstern specifically.

Honey - labrys, a classical straight to the point weapon, a lesbian ally weapon. They make fun of Olly for his sling, but they both like their weapons ancient.

Warden - a longbow - with their heightened demonic senses they have a good aim and they feel like another long distance person.

Love - they’re themselves a walking weapon, they don’t need one, but I think they’d get something that works a continuation of their own hand - so pata with a gauntlet for the handguard.

Dreamer/Friend - throwing knives, because I want them to throw one at Blake.

Charge (Regulus’ listener, yes I refuse to call them sweetie) - they used to have a couple of simple short daos, but they don’t need them any more.

Because a few people have brought back several old hyperfixations, several of which include historical weaponry. Will try to keep it historically accurate, but no promises. This time with pictures, so the post is even longer than usual.

Listeners version.

Gavin - a classical late-medieval eastern European sabre. Because he's my favourite and they are my favourites. Also, they're practical but not as simple and straight-forward as just swords. (This sabre is pretty specific, but not specific enough for my tastes.)

Huxley - a battle axe. None of that fancy double-sided/double-edged stuff - simple and practical. In theory can be used in non-battle scenarios (probably not the best idea though). No one said it can't be pretty, though. (Kudos to Fedor Solntsev for all the art I’m using here.)

Lasko - a spear - doesn't require such good aim like a bow or a crossbow, but lets you keep your enemy at a decent distance. At first, I thought about a Macedonian spear (sarissa), but it's mostly used in a specific battle formation, so... Look at this beauty - it's called Langxian or wolf brush/wolf tail. (top of the picture)

Damien - a gladius. Simple, elegant, straight to the point. (Also definitely not affected by another brainrot. cough Ancient!Greek!Monsters!AU cough)

Caelum - he's a baby, so he's not getting one. I can give him a pretty round shield, though.

David - a zweihänder or an espadon (it's pretty much the same thing, just one German and another Spanish) - I just want to see David with a comically huge sword. Like David sized sword. (They can be longer than two metres.)

Asher - cinquedea or five fingers. I’d say he just finds it really funny (I do too) and he’s a kind of guy to chose a weapon by a “makes me chuckle” criteria.

Milo - since I and @teasandcardigans​ have already decided that Milo deserves a gun, from the cold weapons he gets a crossbow. Faster and easier (in theory) to use than a regular bow.

Vincent - a rapier. He's a fancy little prince, he only needs weapons for duels over petty disagreements and fights he picks up because he's bored.

Sam - I can’t help I want to give him a stiletto, because he’s a former healer, but then all the cowboy jokes, so... he gets a nagaika with a knife inside. Not exactly a whip, but  maybe even cooler.

Avior - koncerz. A thin straight long sword kind of person - it’s still light and elegant, but more fuctional than a rapier.

Cam - emeici or Emei Piercers. He probably doesn't want to have a weapon at all, so if he had to choose, he'd have something very low key, but not as dramatic as a battle fan.

Elliott - khopesh - chose a weapon by how usual it looks (it’s still functional, of course).

Ollie - he’s another baby, who, be it my will, I won’t give a weapon to (/hj), but hey, I already started writing these headcanons, so: ziwu yuanyang yue or double deer horns knife. It’s small and looks like something a geek like him would be into.

Aaron - a chekan (yes it's different from a horseman's pick). Mostly because my favourite historical novel featured such a thing as a “bandits' leader chekan” and Aaron is the ultimate boss.

Geordi - another geek baby, so he gets a classical tanto (it’s like a small katana, just in case).

FlyBoi!Ivan - shestoper or six-feathered. It's dull and heavy and has a certain seriousness to it.

Guy - a sling, because brats don’t get proper weapons. He can have funny stones as a treat.