Talk:Hush/@comment-26018514-20190531062041/@comment-26339197-20190531233312

Hi! I'm the one who made the edit. I'll put this here for anyone who wants to know why I changed it.

Both weapons were used by knights, in France, and have a thin blade that ends in a point. However, the defining features of an estoc are its handguard, and its thin rectangular blade with flat edges—both of which Neo's blade lacks. Estocs were wielded as a primary weapon, a longsword, and actively used in a fight, rather than as a finisher weapon. Though, just the lack of a handguard would mean Neo's blade cannot be an estoc unless its some modified version.

A misericorde is used to kill downed foes via stabbing, though it can also be used in combat if a chink in the opponents armour is exposed; its main function is identical to how we have seen Neo use her blade. A misericorde does not typically have a handguard, though it can, and its blade is cylindric or triangular with a sharp tip, much like Neo's. This may be more of a stretch, but a misericorde was worn alongside the main weapon, being wielded as an alternate weapon for dealing finisher blows, which is very similar to Neo's use of it (the parasol body being the primary weapon, with the blade as a consealed finisher).

Blades made now-a-days can deviate greatly from what the more "traditional" definition is, so I wouldn't be surprised if you could find a picture of an estoc that looks similar to Neo's blade or a misericorde that looks very different. This is just the original usage and description.

tl;dr Neo's blade shares many features with a misericorde and it lacks the defining features of an estoc.