User blog comment:Rebinreburst/10 commandments of weapons, and why I'm not posting in the forums./@comment-29684190-20190830045649/@comment-4010415-20190830195540

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1. I kinda disagree. If you watch the transformations in slow motion and consider the fact that they had to actually build 3D models and rigs and find ways to animate these transformations, they actually make sense. Monty made sure that they realistically made sense.

For example, Crescent Rose. Let's look at it unfolding in the Red Trailer. Keep in mind that the head of the scythe, which has the blades on it, is actually not a solid chunk. Crescent Rose's blade is actually two rows of blades, not one. The middle part and the part closest to the pole each have two blades running parallel to each other, with the middle part's blades being closer together than the third part's.


 * 1) The pole telescopes out.
 * 2) The top of the scythe begins to unfold. The tip unfolds from the middle part, as the tip is on a hinge.
 * 3) The middle part slides out from the third part.
 * 4) The blades on the middle part slide down from the mechanism they're attached to, while the blades on the third part emerge from within that hollow mechanism. Another black blade emerges from the middle of the third part. It can exist because it would fit between the silver blades.
 * 5) Another part on the back end of the scythe's head unfolds, and the pieces slide into their proper places.

All the pieces are there, and Monty made sure to build Crescent Rose in a way where it makes absolute sense. Same goes for Ember Celica, but since so much of the transformation there is internal and involves a lot of sliding into slots, it's harder to break down how exactly it transforms.

Harbinger works due to the blade narrowing as it goes along, allowing the portions of the blade to telescope into each other. The pole also telescopes.

As far as telescoping parts in weapons goes, I've seen a pair of metal telescoping chopsticks that can fit in a watch. Yes, a wristwatch. Granted, this wristwatch isn't an actual clock for your arm, as the part where the clock usually goes instead holds a tiny bento (lunch). But still, don't underestimate the power of telescoping.

I'll give you Coco's weapon, though.

6. Tbf, there have historically been styles of rapiers that could be used for slashing, and Myrtenaster itself definitely has a blade.