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this was also addressed in their show. as to why there’s a lack of mecha horses in ark…it’s implied that kibaohmaru’s horse slaying sword nearly wiped them out

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OptimusPrimevil
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@Chapelseed  
unless it’s pawn pawn hour or zako busshi hour…  
i still can’t believe people can’t admit without any sense of shame that sd gundam force had a better ending than seed destiny that year
iamli3
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i saw a show similar to this a couple times when i was younger , had minions who kept saying zaku zaku in it , this the same thing?…..
WM-R
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@Chapelseed
 
That’s hardly fair. Sanosuke could punch through walls and shatter stones with his bare hands. Someone like him would definitely be able to handle a zanbato.
 
We’re talking average, possibly not very well-trained professional soldiers expected to fight as a unit here. Unusually strong soldiers could, of course, be expected to wield them with some amount of skill.
 
But on the other hand if you’re trying to raise an army or fight with one, can you really afford to take picked men out of the ranks and train them with a weapon only they can use, or would you rather train a lot more people with a comparatively easier weapon that can do the job just as well?
WM-R
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@OptimusPrimevil
 
From what I understand, something like that. Make no mistake, it’s a fine weapon when you’ve got the room and the strength, but considering halberds can stab, chop, hook and slash, they’re much more versatile.
WM-R
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For those not in the know, a zanbato is generally referred to as a horse-cleaver. It was allegedly a weapon designed to kill both horse and rider with one blow.
 
Of course, there are a lot of people who think such a weapon would’ve been too heavy to wield effectively, and more efficient anti-horse weapons like halberds or even basic spears were more useful.