Bastard Sword

The Bastard Sword is a double-edged long sword with a broad hilt adapted for single-handed use that can both cut and thrust. Its thick blade allows for powerful attacks. 
Its relative power varies by game. In Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, it is one of the strongest Swords. In Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, it is one of the first Swords found and one of the weakest (but at least not as short as a Short Sword. In Curse of Darkness, it is the most powerful sword that can be easily created.
==Appearances==
===Castlevania: Symphony of the Night===
The Castlevania: Symphony of the Night version of the Bastard Sword is a basic sword slightly stronger than the Damascus Sword, and slightly weaker than the Talwar. It is the first basic sword you will encounter after discovering the Reverse Castle. It is found in the long hallway above the upside-down throne room. It is the last item among many rewards in that hallway which includes a Heart Vessel, Life Vessel, another Heart Vessel, a Royal Cloak, another Life Vessel, another Heart Vessel, and yet another Life Vessel. Like the Broadsword, you can also obtain this sword earlier from either Spectral Sword.
===Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow===
The Bastard Sword in Aria of Sorrow, like the Castlevania: Symphony of the Night version of the Gladius, is the first decent-length horizontal-swinging sword in the game and a good replacement for the Short Sword and Rapier. Like Symphony's Gladius, it can be found after the second boss battle. It swings just like it does in Symphony of the Night and is a big relief to find for those used to that game's standard swords. To get to the sword as soon as possible, be sure to go left instead of down when first entering the Study. It is at the dead-end of two floor winding hallway. The fact that you will have to back-track once you reach the weapon significantly increases the amount of ground you will have to cover before reaching the next save-point, so attempting to get the sword right away is taking some sort of a risk. If not obtained on the way in, it will likely be found while attempting to explore the rest of the Study before heading back out to the Chapel. The sword may be the best sword of its class for a long time if you choose not to spend your gold on an upgrade to a Gladius or Gram, which otherwise can only be found as drop items.
===Castlevania: Curse of Darkness ===
The Bastard Sword is the longest and most powerful of the standard one-handed swords that can be easily created. It is created by simply adding Ceramics to a Short Sword. This can be created as soon as a Skeleton Trooper or Rapid Sniper drops some Ceramics in the Aiolon Ruins. This adds all the combo moves available to the Short Sword. Since this sword can't be upgraded any further (except in combination with all the other one-handers to form the Laser Blade) and is near the top of its class, this sword will likely be in the inventory for much of the duration of the game.
Creating one from scratch requires two Bronze and a single Ceramics. The selling price of a Bastard Sword is $750 compared to the selling price of $130 of its component materials. Since you will likely have quite a few Ceramics by the end of the game, converting them to Bastard Swords is an excellent way to make a lot of money.
==Item Data==
==Gallery==
===Artworks===
LoF Bastard Sword.png|Reel art in Castlevania: Labyrinth of Fire.
===Animations===
SOTN Bastard Sword.gif|Bastard Sword from Symphony of the Night.
AoS Bastard Sword.gif|Bastard Sword from Aria of Sorrow.
==Trivia==
*The late medieval longsword, also colloquially referred to as Bastard Sword or hand-and-a-half sword, is a type of straight-bladed European sword. Contemporary terms included Langschwert ("long sword") in German, spadone ("large sword") in Italian and montante in Portuguese.
*Use of these swords lasted from roughly 1350 to 1550, declined in the late 16th century, and they were obsolete by the early 17th century.
*In modern use, the term "bastard-sword" refers to a specific sort of longsword, most commonly a compromise between the smaller one-handed arming sword and larger two-handed sword that was primarily used in "cut and thrust" type of sword play. Typically, the bastard sword was heavy enough for battlefield use, while still being light enough for the quick moves found commonly in cut-and-thrust fighting and/or dueling. This compromise is accomplished by a distal taper of the blade, and a carefully balanced pommel and grip.
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