Transcendent Sword Proficiency

The ability to be a master of wielding a godly sword. Variation of Supernatural Swordsmanship.
==Also Called==
*Cosmic Blade Empowerment
*Cosmic Sword Aptitude/Combat/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency
*Transcendent Sword Aptitude/Combat/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery
==Capabilities==
Users, either innately or through training, are masters of wielding swords of godlike power. These blades are of a truly transcendent quality and can strike down normally invulnerable entities, even those of godlike scale - while such weapons are immensely useful in dealing with extremely powerful opponents they often come with a catch, such as being severely unstable or causing lasting damage to the user - (this is normally done as a kind of plot-device, since access to such powerful weapons would otherwise make a character nigh-invincible due to the sheer destructive force at hand).
In order to qualify as such as a weapon there must be more at play than simply gaining supreme sword-based powers, for example a user must become empowered in such a manner they are either no longer the same person (becoming a new avatar-like being) or gain a transformation that grants them potential far exceeding their original (often as a link to a supreme power-source or entity).
The weapons, while physically swords, often come with an array of powers far beyond just the blade itself, users can thus utilize the blade to reshape reality, bestow unlimited strength or invincibility upon themselves and sometimes even others.
==Applications==
Because of their very nature there are a vast array of applications unique to each transcendent sword and its purpose, common themes include:
*Absolute Slicing
*Cosmic/Divine/Transcendent Empowerment
* Cutting
**Energy Cutting
**Speed Cutting
* Deflection
* Defense Bypassing
* Death Inducement
* Impale
* Healing
**Healing Aura
* Heavy Strike
* Pain Inducement
* Pressure/Precise Strike
* Severing
* Slash Effect/Projection
** Cutting Wave
** Sword Beam Emission
*Trait:Oversized Attacks
* Transcendent Energy Generation
*Transcendent Negation
*Transformation
*Life and Death Manipulation
*Power Bestowal
*Oversized Attacks
==Variations==
*Transcendent Katana Proficiency
== Associations ==
*Absolute Swordsmanship
*Archetype:Knight
*Archetype:Mercenary
*Archetype:Princess
*Archetype:Soldier
*Kendo Mastery
*Destiny Chosen
*Demonic Weaponry
*Divine Weaponry
*Enhanced Weaponry
*Empathic Weaponry
*Enhanced/Supernatural Swordsmanship
*Magic Weaponry
*Sentient Weaponry
*Sharpness Manipulation
*Soul-Bound Weapon
*Sword Manipulation
*Transforming Weapon Proficiency; a great many blades of this variety can change shape or function (though by no means all of them)
*Weapon Creation
*Weapon Manipulation
*Weapon Physiology
*Weapon Proficiency Touch
*Worthiness Enchantment
==Limitations==
* May require extreme finesse and control as a user could injure themselves.
* May require a degree of training or exposure.
* May take time to achieve mastery.
==Known Users==
See Also: Implausible Fencing Powers and Master Swordsman.
==Known Swords==
*Phoenix Blade (Marvel Comics)
*Twilight Sword (Marvel Comics)
*Odinsword (Marvel Comics)
*Sword of Superman (DC Comics)
*Sword of Power (Masters of the Universe)
*Sword of Protection (Masters of the Universe)
==Gallery==
===Video Games===
Augus Asura's Wrath.jpg|Augus' (Asura's Wrath) greatest weapon is Wailing Dark, a sword powerful enough to battle against Six-Armed Vajra Asura and Deus, unleash energy slashes powerful enough to raise a chunk of the Moon, and literally cut through the Earth itself.
DMC Sparda by Billy B. Saltzman.jpg|The Dark Knight Sparda (Devil May Cry) is a legendary demon who once wielded the weapon named after him, an indestructible sword imbued with his own demonic power.
Soul Reaver in action.gif|Kain (Legacy of Kain series) wielding the Soul Reaver, a blade that steals the souls of those it kills. Forged as the prophesized weapon of the Scion of Balance, it is the only weapon capable of harming the Elder God.
Ryu Hayabusa Dragon Sword.png|Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series) wields of the Dragon Sword, blade carved from the fang of a Divine Dragon and imbued with the essence, souls, and spiritual power of the twelve Divine Dragons. Combined with the Eye of the Dragon, it transforms into the True Dragon Sword and can kill supernatural beings and supreme deities.
NG2 Genshin.jpg|Genshin (Ninja Gaiden series) wielded the Blade of the Archfiend, a sword rumored to have been forged from a meteorite infused with the Archfiend Vazdah's demonic magic.
Siegfried SCIV.jpg|Siegfried Schtauffen (Soul series) is one of the chosen wielders of Soul Calibur, a holy sword forged by Agol from the purified fragments of Soul Edge and infused with his life-force in order to counter the evil the demonic sword.
Nightmare on The Battlefield.gif|Nightmare (Soul series) wields the demonic sword Soul Edge, once an ordinary weapon until became bathed in the blood and hatred of numerous wars, turning into a powerful demonic weapon with the demonic Inferno as its soul and absorb the souls of other to increase its power.
Super Saiyan God Trunks sword.PNG|Xeno Trunks (Super Dragon Ball Heroes) wields the Key Sword, a weapon created by gods to fight and seal demons. Fully charged with the powers of light, darkness, and time by Chronoa, Tokitoki, and Demigra, the sword is able to defeat the fully powered Demon God Mechikabura.
File:Breath of the Wild - True Master Sword.gif| Link (The Legend of Zelda series) wields the Master Sword which is infused with the sacred flames of the Golden Goddesses and blessed with Hylia’s power in order to strike down even the greatest of evils.
===Anime/Manga/Manhwa===
===Comics===
Hela Wields the Twilight Sword.jpg|Hela (Marvel Comics) wielding the Twilight Sword, the personal sword utilized by Surtur and can destroy entire realities, as well as remake them.
File:Sword of the Spirit Transcenden Sword.PNG|Spawn (Image Comics) is a master swordsman wielding the Sword of the Spirit which is powerful enough harm Satan.
===Movies===
Kubo Armor.jpg|Kubo (Kubo and the Two String)
==Videos==
===Fights & Demonstrations===
Guts VS Nightmare (Berserk VS Soul Calibur) DEATH BATTLE!
Dante VS Bayonetta DEATH BATTLE!
Sephiroth VS Vergil (Final Fantasy VS Devil May Cry) DEATH BATTLE!
File:Trunks VS Silver (Dragon Ball Heroes VS Archie Sonic) - DEATH BATTLE!-2
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