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Tag Implication: gunblade -> gun

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NWF_Renim said:
Most gunblades, as far as I'm aware, lack barrels. In short most are nothing more than swords with a gun styled handle, so -1.

I guess we're going by different definitions, then. To me, a sword with a gun-style grip is just a sword with a funny handle, whereas a gunblade is a firearm with an integrated blade (as opposed to a bayonet).

NWF_Renim said:
Most gunblades, as far as I'm aware, lack barrels. In short most are nothing more than swords with a gun styled handle, so -1.

In cases in which one is very clearly a gun with a blade, then it could be tagged gun in addition to gunblade, but not every gunblade should automatically be tagged gun.

It is a gun, the barrel generally is within the sword part or its clearly functioning as a gun.

Here are some paragraphs from the final fantasy wiki about gunblades:

The Gunblade (ガンブレード, Ganburēdo) is a recurring weapon in the Final Fantasy series, first appearing in Final Fantasy VIII. Designed by Tetsuya Nomura, it is an original weapon: a fusion of the Sword and Gun, thus the name "Gunblade". The Final Fantasy VIII Gunblades could not actually fire projectiles. Later versions in other games, like in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy XIII, have changed these weapons to work as both a gun and a blade, although they seem to be more of a gun with blades on them, rather than a sword with a firing mechanism.

Gunblade: Final Fantasy VIII:
The weapon's debut appearance, the Gunblade is the weapon of choice for Squall Leonhart and his rival, Seifer Almasy. It is a sword with a fire mechanism, such as a pistol (as with Seifer's Hyperion), or revolver (as with Squall's Revolver), which serves as the hilt for the blade. Despite its name, it cannot not be used as an actual gun, meaning it doesn't fire projectiles, and can therefore only be used in melee combat, making it more like a gun supplementing a sword than a blade supplementing a firearm, e.g. a bayonet on a rifle. The firing of the Gunblade's rounds induces a tremor in the blade, causing it to deal additional damage to whatever it strikes.

Many gunblades depicted here only have a firing mechanism and lack a means of firing a projectile like those found in FFVIII (as is obvious by a lack of a barrel for which a bullet to exit from). As such they aren't guns and shouldn't be tagged as such.

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