Best medieval weapons for four-armed creatures: FANTASY RE-ARMED

[@templarw20]

One of my rules for fantasy stories and RPGs: "Never go hand to hand with something that has more hands than you."

[@jerrybaker8597]

templarw20 right hand to hand not hand two hands

[@big_cheese_guy]

@@jerrybaker8597 hand to hand hand

[@f.cap.2473]

idk man, if you are for example, a monk in dnd, you could probably beat the living shit out a 4 arm person.

[@revol2933]

Obi-Wan Kenobi

[@Julian-pw5mv]

@@f.cap.2473 unless that creature is also a monk of the same level

[@TheRealPunkachu]

Four Crossbows with a dwarf strapped to your back who reloads for you = deadly. Speaking from experience.

[@snowrhodes9176]

Let me guess dnd

[@wolf-lf4by]

Not really, crossbows take forever to reload

[@withlessAsbestos]

Maybe Two Long bows.

[@fletcherclausen4349]

What experience...Need Story now

[@adlay4181]

@@wolf-lf4by what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[@maximaxi4394]

The most powerful weapon for creatures with 4 arms would be the piano

[@tiagotiagot]

Specially if they can play Klingon opera

[@ccvcharger]

Imagine them playing Through the Fire and the Flames on Hard mode.

[@alexishagerman7038]

Radip _ _ the best bard build

[@HPD1171]

imagine them playing the two different pieces in two different keys and have each hand playing a slightly different tempo than you would have a weapon that would cause all the opponents ears to bleed. perhaps maple leaf rag and the mario theme at the same time, that would be a devastating combination.

[@sakerminter]

@@HPD1171 my ears are bleeding just by reading your comment

[@rohankishibe6433]

Due to the sheer versatility of a four armed creature, their deadliest weapon is being prepared for whoever they are fighting. You would have the best chance if you caught them by surprise with weapons they aren't prepared for. like a gun.

[@TailsClock]

You pull your gun on the 4 armed fighter. It pulls 4 on you. Through proper spacing of each shot, it could even fire continuously as it reloaded.

[@BlightfulProductions]

@@TailsClock four semi auto pistols, fired continuously and with enough skill, those four arms become a slow but effective chaingun/minigun

[@wilfchapman-gandy8120]

The 4 handed humanoids in my setting traditionally wielded a glaive, dagger and longsword but switch out for longsword, shortsword and shield. But there's one that has adopted the 'fuck you, two pistols and a musket' approach.

[@glowhoo9226]

Until the 4 armed fighter pulls out a gun while swinging a sword at you.

[@fenrirsrage4609]

You forgot to consider if the four armed creature is also strapped. They'll make you realize that while a gu might be a good way to take them out when unprepared. That also applies to you.

[@Felixr2]

You forgot one of the most devastating options: A four-handed sword

[@milesbrown2261]

somebody said it!! thank you! I was thinking about this! A Zweihander but for four hands or a Vierhander!

[@tada-kun982]

@@milesbrown2261 INGENIOUS

[@theenduriangamer5509]

Vierhänder. I like the sound of that.

[@luckart999]

Epik

[@atheoristspointofview7059]

If you think about the force behind a 4 handed sword that could probably split a metal shield in half

[@pyrobeastalpha1823]

Could you imagine if this four-armed creature kept 1 arm open and in the middle of the fight he pulls out a Snickers bar and starts munching in your face while fighting lol

[@onlinepanic2036]

Worlds most dangerous disrespect. Especially because its difficult to eat on the move like that.

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

So he’s not wearing a helmet?

[@onlinepanic2036]

@@notproductiveproductions3504 most helmets do, in fact, open.

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

@@onlinepanic2036 and expose the anatomical off switch on the face?

[@onlinepanic2036]

@@notproductiveproductions3504 knight helmets can open. Just because your combatant wears a mask doesnt make it a space helmet.

[@Udwin]

Next level: four-armed creatures riding centaurs :D

[@kythytil7460]

Udwin Four-armed spider centaurs

[@gringomoderfoquer8287]

Even better, four-armed Centaurs

[@ZombieChimpanzee]

fantasy adventurer sees four armed creature riding centaurs "aw shit here we go again."

[@realcheesy6384]

Four armed creatures riding four armed Centaurs...

[@skay7097]

Hab dich gefunden

[@generationm2059]

I imagined that such a creature would have a higher caloric requirement than a human due to operating more limbs so that would have to be taken into consideration.

[@matthieudeloget8998]

So it would get exhausted faster ?

[@generationm2059]

@@matthieudeloget8998 Pretty much

[@braydenhill4033]

Woahhhhhh that’s coool

[@Mr.Nichan]

What if each of the arms was thinner and weaker than human arms individually?

[@barrylyndon5552]

Just the coordination of them would burn up calories in the brain and probably really stress them out

[@r4ng3rd3thr0w]

Shad: explains a new difficult enemy From Software dev's: write that down *frantic scribble sounds*

[@vanmanaez1900]

Hello there.. GENERAL KENOBI ...

[@spacewolfblackmane19]

Have 6ou seen the 2003 mini series, that General Grevous is amazing.

[@bapabs]

You're a brave one

[@germanvisitor2]

@@spacewolfblackmane19 A shame Grievous had to become a little bitch for the 2008 series and his death was so undignified.

[@matthewmuir8884]

@Spacewolf Blackmane Yeah; he was. If only he had been that amazing in the 2008 series. Why did they make him just as terrible as he was in Revenge of the Sith? The 2003 series already gave a great explanation for his nerf in the film: Mace Windu crushed his chest with the Force during the Palpatine kidnapping. When I heard that they were continuing the 2008 series, at first I thought: "cool; maybe they can recreate and update that awesome scene", but then I realized, "But what would be the point, given 2008 Clone Wars Grievous is already as terrible and cowardly as he was in Revenge of the Sith..."

[@matthewmuir8884]

@germanvisitor2 I wouldn't go as far as to say undignified: he gave Younger Obi-Wan a lot of trouble despite lack of Force-Sensitivity and being severely nerfed compared to the 2003 cartoon. But yeah; it's saddening what they did to his character in ROTS and the 2008 series. I read somewhere that the change was because they were writing the cartoon and ROTS at the same time, and the Clone Wars writers didn't know about the cough or his cowardice; instead having it that Grevious simply knew when to fold when he clearly wasn't going to win. But why give 2008 cartoon Grievous the cough?! Keep him the badass antagonist he was in 2003!

[@MrMarinus18]

5:00 He was meant to fight jedi and the idea is to have attacks come from so many angles at once that the jedi can't defend against it.

[@Slayerlord13]

Do you think this might be an interesting topic for fantasy re-armed: Best castles for [insert fantasy race]? Best castles for centaurs? Best castles for goblins? Best castles for legless snake people? etc

[@tornadix99]

yes! Best strongholds for [insert fantasy race]

[@andusz5518]

GOBLINS?

[@Marcusjnmc]

yes

[@Marcusjnmc]

But, WhaT, AbouT DRAGONS?!?!?

[@salzstangl]

You build castles depending on what you are trying to hide from, not so much on what race you are hiding. But best castles against sounds like an awesome idea! What about dragons?

[@mateuszszudrawski2045]

A note that body mechanics with using two arms of the same side wold be very different from "regular" two-handed wielding. Having that in mind i think I'd go with spear in the upper arms and sword and shield in lower. Great video :)

[@geoffrogers7590]

I was about to say something very similar. You beat me to the punch. I salute you good sir or madam.

[@jarlnils435]

two spears, a gladius and a scutum and one pilum

[@shanerooney7288]

I was thinking a twohanded Halberd/pole-axe/pike in opposite arms. Plus shield in front arm and sword in rear arm.

[@simonepagnotta5112]

Not just a difference in mechanics with the arms and hands, also a difference in the movement of the lower arms, as they're usually depicted without shoulders, just sticking out from the torso. I assume this would have a big impact on the way the arms move.

[@christiangreff5764]

And also a problem with moving your body together with your attacks/blocks/... You either wield more weapons parallel to each other (which reduces the advantage of more weapons) or you wield some of them not in synergy with your body (which reduces their effectiveness and is kind of a balance problem). That's why I would choose a (long) main weapon and use the other hands for defensive (short parrying weapons or shields) and maybe one alternative weapon with less rwach for opponents that close in. My idea would be a spear/flail/polearm in the lower hands and two shields in the upper hands. Attack your opponents legs with reach (and easier acces because lower arms) or counter their attacks while blocking with shields. Maybe even better: One shield in one upper hand, a two handed spear in the lower hands and a shorter spear (or sword) in the other upper hand. Reach of a two-handed spear, defenses of a shield and a shorter spear (or sword) for opponents that close the distance; while simultaneously loosing as little as possible to the additional obstacles that having two additional arms creates for wielding weapons.

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

The four-handed greatsword would be DEVASTATING in battle

[@spencer4679]

Yeah it could actually be like 6 ft long because there would be double the strength to wield it

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

@@spencer4679 If it could maintain its st4ucture, that is. It'd have to be adamantium or titanium or something, and a lot thicker.

[@vraku9624]

The GIANT Sword (Guts)

[@ricardoludwig4787]

You could do a quickloading bow by alternating your drawing arms. MACHINE GUN BOW

[@firecat6666]

I was thinking about dual wielding repeating crossbows rambo style, one on each side

[@brandonfoley7519]

Or weild stronger bow?

[@felixlenoir49]

actually that's what 2-handed can do

[@Awaifn]

Quick Bows from AC Origins: Am I a joke to you?

[@thelocust619]

No dual wielding. Just all hands on one greatbow. Just wedge it and play the thing like a harp. If something big comes, feed it 3 to 9 arrows at once like buckshot, accuracy be damned. Thing would need a team of squires just to carry all the arrows.

[@SQWOOD7047]

Shad: Mentions how a creature with four spears would be dangerous fight Me: imagines a human trying to stab me with four seperate spears in one hand.

[@DisturbedGeneration]

ME TOO

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

Xaldin?

[@arthurgarcia887]

Obviously it should be a lightsaber. General Grievous taught me that one.

[@deadzone4155]

Hello there

[@arthurgarcia887]

General Kenobi

[@seafaringneptune3573]

You are a bold obe

[@primalaspid2843]

Your lightsaber will make a fine addition to my collection

[@arthurgarcia887]

I will deal with this Jedi slime myself.

[@johannschmidt3389]

There's also the question of dominant hand/s, how would that effect the ability to use four weapons?

[@grimmpotat6911]

Maybe two?

[@donutlovingwerewolf8837]

Most likely the upper hands because they will receive orders from the Brain faster

[@stevenroetzel4470]

@@donutlovingwerewolf8837 in a typical "medieval" fantasy, how far apart would the arms have to be for there to be a measurable difference at neuron transition speed?

[@donutlovingwerewolf8837]

@@stevenroetzel4470 idk im not a neurologist

[@stevenroetzel4470]

@@donutlovingwerewolf8837 basically the same as electricity right? Plug a 50' and a 100' extension cords into a 3-way plug, plug both cords in with separate lights or anything else that you can see or hear when they start, plug the 3-way in and then see if you can tell the difference. 😉

[@OrdoThereticus]

Wouldn't the also be able to have a sheild as well as the bow? instead of holding the shaft with two hands you only use one: that way you can have a sheild resting down so you can protect yourself from incoming arrows?

[@DumbassCatboy]

I was going to point this out, yeah! It would also make them a lot tougher in melee. Actually, what if you've got spearmen that can fight in melee and shoot arrows simultaneously? Now that'd be terrifying...

[@Skeleton-bs7zy]

Each hand could be firing a arrow

[@milesmatheson1142]

@@Skeleton-bs7zy You'd need to be significantly trained in order to aim 2 bows, especially at different targets, at once. Because you can really only "aim down sights" on one bow, at a time. You might as well try firing two guns at once, and hitting both targets.

[@jasoncrowell8863]

@@milesmatheson1142 If you were trying to put as many arrows in the air as possible it could still work. One situation might be if the enemy was at a moderate range and tightly packed and/or in vast numbers.

[@trathanstargazer6421]

I was thinking a bow, shield and arming sword/mace combo. The bow would be great for the range but if they get close they still can fight. Not to mention you could still use the bow in that fight. The moment they mess up, THAWK, arrow to the face.

[@ThunderGodCid]

I think you missed the biggest advantage: They can stow/draw/reload weapons with one hand and still have 3 actively participating in combat.

[@yungjoemighty879]

two crossbows

[@bobbywatson942]

MrBerns42 One hand holding the bow/crossbow, one hand pulling the string/arming the crossbow, one hand getting more arrows and one hand with a sword or shield

[@the_honkler778]

*_DUAL WIELD CROSSBOWS_*

[@petrsukenik9266]

one crosbow and sword, you fight oponent that can shoot you to face every moment

[@EyeOfEld]

Pavise in 2 hands, crossbow in the other 2, with a sword and warhammer on the belt.

[@spiritvdc5109]

Four maces... my god that'd be like trying to withstand a heavy rain of baseball-sized hail XDD

[@RiJMC17]

Yeah. I think overwhelming your enemy with blows or impenetrable defense would be the best. Make them regret their decision to face a 4 arm creature.

[@jasonleejames_official]

@Shasvin Puvanesvaran 4 axe headed maces, or Fluted maces. kill 2 birds with one stone and save time mass producing the same weapons

[@sephikong8323]

*sees something like that* "Oh hell no I am not paid for that"

[@b-beale1931]

@@jasonleejames_official 2 shields, 2 fluted maces? impenetrable defence and overwhelming offence

[@KaterKarlo001]

optimal weapons choice: Spear and Shield + Bow and Arrow. You'd be able to form a Phalanx that is capable of shooting anything closing in. And that is reeaaaalllyyyyyyyy scary.

[@tafazzi-on-discord]

*crossbow

[@charlesyergensen8918]

A bow would be crazy you could rapid fire with two arm to grab arrows

[@jaredmanwell442]

@@charlesyergensen8918 think bigger my friend, make the bow ballista sized since they're holding/drawing with 4 arms, firing off missiles that common soldiers would consider short spears

[@BrokenRazorButterfly]

using a bow with any other weapon at the same time would be kinda dumb, as archery would require 2 hands opposite to each other to allow you to aim, with narrows your vision and takes concentration as well so you couldnt really use your hands for anything else also i love the think bigger comment using something man made for 2 hands just bigger how about a weapon unique to a four armed race, not just "made for 2 arms but more of them or bigger"

[@jaredmanwell442]

@@BrokenRazorButterfly aight so do it then

[@LizardBrain723]

This, combined with your video on snake creatures have been incredibly helpful for me! I'm currently both running dnd games and writing books in a fantasy world with giant, four armed snake-creatures...They're rather scary.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Isn't there a Hindu deity like that?

[@blackguard5883]

I often thought about traditional Nagas in this sense. Do yourself a favor and don't double the shoulder joint. Just bring the pelvic girdle up, potentially to directly beneath the rib-cage. Then just use the preexisting ball-and-socket joints of the hips, make the second arm set modified legs. The shoulder mechanism is _very_ complex, and requires a lot of interacting muscle groups and specialized bones. If you think about it, the most convincing dragon models simply mount a ball-and-socket joint on the back face of the scapula, as anyone looking at the anatomy sees the problem of just trying to double the shoulder mechanism. The only caveat to "leg-arms" would be the lack of backward mobility. Forward/up/down/left/right, all pretty good. Behind? not so much.

[@LizardBrain723]

@@blackguard5883 A very interesting thought, but i don't believe snakes have hips and the appropriate joints? I should probably say by snake people, i don't mean they just have snake heads or features, they have full serpentine forms and these four arms protrude from a "torso" upon the upper part of this lengthy snake body.

[@blackguard5883]

@@LizardBrain723 It depends on your evolutionary pattern. But lizards came before snakes, and lizards have hips. Even if they were arboreal reptilians, or even weasel-like mammals, those limbs have to come from somewhere. Easiest solution is from quadruped to 4-armed slithering. And from my perspective (as a biology nerd), your best options are either in the trees, or in the water. Check out PBS Eons "Great snake debate" video. In that case, the pelvis moved down the body and was minimized. (Edited for typo)

[@dvklaveren]

For my D&D games, four-armed creatures wield war-scissors. I don't mean the roman siscor, I mean actual sisscors the size of humans. Because they can be held in two points, they have a huge range advantage, while being able to cover a much wider line of defense. The scissors snap forward and *WHAM* your arm's been dismembered or pinched.

[@alainkhoanguyen3098]

Here is my favorite: Two shields and two spears, practically getting 2 hoplites with the price of one. No more phalanx weakness on the right flank, no more formation drifting right, less chance of breaking the shield wall, etc.... Also two shields on the upper and two xiphos on the lower, very nastily effective in disembowling understroke and stuffs... Or, maybe two shields on the lower while the upper arms would hold a single spear. More control that way. Or, for ranged fighting, how about two repeating-crossbow? Now that would be an idea, MOAR DAKKA lolz.....

[@thetalantonx]

That's definitely my tied for my favorite, with the other being four spears or four piercing blades. Being able to generate as many independent lines of attack as possible, or cancelling all possible lines of attack through defense and still being able to generate your own lines seems to be the best way to go. Second-favorite behind those two would be something like two short blades and two armored gauntlets. Being able to grab and neutralize enemy weapons and still attack.

[@mikesoria3418]

Two sheilds below and a normal crossbow on top is a fucking tank.

[@thelorp5186]

So, a biological tank that screams insults at you, I like it... No I love it!!

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

Funny you used the ‘dakka’ line; look up the Laer from Warhammer 40k and pay attention to their preferred load out.

[@novaraptorus]

I prefer 2 spears, 1 tower shield and 1 sword. Impenetrable!

[@lukelandis3090]

"These [Four-armed] creatures would be pretty difficult to deal with!" Hi, welcome to Barsoom, death is very frequent here. I'd avoid the Valley Dor, the desert, Jodanga, or literally anywhere that isn't Helium. Enjoy your stay!

[@MrFlubber]

This reference intrigues me, what is it from?

[@lukelandis3090]

@@MrFlubber Oh, I was reading the John Carter of Mars books by Edgar Rice Burroughs when I wrote that. It's awesome, you should check it out!

[@MrFlubber]

@@lukelandis3090 thanks, I'll try to look into that

[@sanjeevlao]

2000years later octopus have evolved to be the most deadly fighters with 6 arms Super comoflage Aquatic abilties

[@novaraptorus]

Sanjeev K Sharma wielding 1 tower shield, 1 bow, 2 spears and a sword!

[@Felixr2]

@@novaraptorus Just you wait until they come at you with a six-handed sword

[@novaraptorus]

@@Felixr2 they could probably box themselves in with six shields

[@Felixr2]

@@novaraptorus One large shield would be better. A six shield wall has penetrable gaps. Now imagine a cylinder-shaped shield around the whole body, held with two arms, and four spears coming out from the top.

[@justinanderson2460]

And the bane of Merfolk everywhere

[@ruyman90]

There is also a little disadvantage to being 4 armed that their armor would have a lot of openings. Imagine the opening below the armpit on a normal human and multiply that by 2, plus the impossibility of using pauldrons in the lower arms and also that chest pieces that can't comfortably go around you back as a solid piece. They would probably have to use chainmail instead of plates for the chest and torso.I guess your best strategy is using shield + mace with a dagger as a secondary option and hope for the best. Because thinking about it. If i were a four armed man in battle with a human i would use 2 arms to stop the movement of my opponent and 2 arms to attack him.

[@1FatLittleMonkey]

The difficulty in making good armour, and the extra arms, would favour the species sticking with shields. Instead of plate armour, you might see two shields on one side. A larger lower shield to protect the legs and main torso, and a small nimble upper shield to protect the head and arms. Lock them together to create your own "shield wall" against ranged weapons. Double handed spear on the other side. If the opponent gets inside the spear, the shields can be bought across to defend _and_ bludgeon while you draw back and shorten your spear-hold (two hands still available to move your grip quickly) or drop one hand from the spear to grab a dagger from your belt. (Aside: Speaking of shield-walls. What about 4-armed critters in formations. The upper arms could act like the second line in a formation, except being able to reach even further over the shield-wall. A shield and spear wall with these guys would be nasty.)

[@DocWolph]

You might want to look at some species of beetle to get an idea of how armor for a four-arm would work. Pauldrons would not be fully required for the lower arms but would, if used, be considerably smaller or set lower on the lower arm shoulders. And it is assumed that such people would develop armor that is actually fully protective, not needlessly encumbering, and would learn how to wear and use it like a proper defensive system.

[@matthewmuir8884]

I would imagine that they can wear plate armour on the upper part of the chest and the upper arms, and could wear that over mail or a gambeson (and jack chains on the lower arms in the case of gambeson), and I think they would want just one shield; any more would be overkill. The shield would be held by one of the lower arms, the other lower arm would carry a spear, and the upper arms would carry various weapons based on the situation: swords and maces/warhammers if the enemy closes in, and javelins for throwing or for using as spears if facing an opponent with a large shield.

[@ninjahombrepalito1721]

Plate armor with chainmail for the torso (probably with parts of plate armor). Or gambisons. Still a shield, spear and sword would be very effective, a dagger in case they lose a weapon. Heck, perfect Roman legionaire.

[@royegabrieli5858]

​@@ninjahombrepalito1721 I think they could use plate armor for the upper part and lamellar armor for the lower part(As it is more effective than chain mail). But as shad said, they might be the kind of species to get tired fast, in which case they might just use chain mail or gambeson only simply because its lighter.

[@KassidyJMoore]

Weak, unskilled two-armed me would want a spear. Weak, unskilled four-armed me would want 2 spears.

[@raaston9761]

Spears are like a starter weapon easy to use even if your unskilled but if you are skilled you are near unstoppable

[@EndChineseGenocide]

Fighting a creature with four spears. I believe the standard equipment you would bring is four mates.

[@couchpotatoe91]

Or, you know, just a ranged weapon to shoot that thing down.

[@manamongmen3381]

Good strategy. To bad I don't have any...

[@calencor]

hello there.

[@Infernoraptor]

That, and some brown pants

[@LieutenantSilver]

@@manamongmen3381 -- Distract with bubble wrap, then use dagger.

[@battlepants4299]

General Grevious needs to calm down. He's in space and I can hear him coughing down on earth.

[@mr.bubbles5829]

*General Grievous wants to know your location*

[@novaraptorus]

Thibson34 wants to know your location

[@Bruh-qk3ot]

Alex of the Awesome Wings I’m dead

[@novaraptorus]

@@Bruh-qk3ot He owes me what you’d call a ‘life-debt.’ Your gods demand that his life belongs to me.

[@jaxonprouse5337]

Hello there

[@justsomedude1593]

Fallen want to know your location

[@michaelr1661]

I think the Japanese (or Chinese?) hook sword could be a very effective weapon for these creatures, it isn't very long and in theory, it's made to disarm your opponent. If you have one of these and three other things, you can use one hand to hook your enemy's weapon and use the other hands to finish him off.

[@theblancmange1265]

3:15 I simply choose not to get offended.

[@thesurgeon0462]

😁That's a good one. I wouldn't have even though of that without seeing your comment.

[@milesmatheson1142]

+20 Armor Class.

[@gabriel300010]

thick skin he?

[@KingOpenReview]

Heavy armor: 100

[@purpleboye_]

Do my sword strikes offend you?

[@Talon323]

This videos title should have been "fantsy 4 armed"

[@iota-09]

230 likes and not one comment(till this)... That speaks lengths.

[@ethanlocke3604]

Just give him two of Joerg’s instant Legolas and have two hands loading one while the other two shoot so he can keep a constant stream. Boom, Undefeatable

[@NaqrSeranvis]

Interesting, but in order for it to work, that four-armed creature would have to have chameleon-like eyes as well. One to focus on aiming and another to focus on reloading another device.

[@ethanlocke3604]

@@NaqrSeranvis I’m pretty sure with practice you could load one with only glancing, and either way they could shoot a lot more than a two armed person

[@angeltales748]

For the first 30 seconds I couldn't stop staring at the dragon but then there were images and I was like "Oh right, I was watching a video". Mild dragon obsession xD

[@waxo2374]

imagine a rapier a swordbreaker (european version) and 2 parying daggers. this creature would bocome the rapier-duel-god

[@Noctua8]

3 sword breakers lol

[@geminiblue6677]

Sounds good. I think a pike, 1 rapier and 1 parry dagger would be even more god-like

[@watermelon996]

Gemini Blue the pike would be redundant though because rapiers are stabbing weapons too. Get a slicing weapon and a pike Instead.

[@randomdude-4353]

Jesus, can you use commas?

[@Attaxalotl]

You evil freakin' genius

[@俞恩理]

A very fast motocycle(200mph+), a shield, a lance.

[@EzraeL91]

I thought some extra options that I think you haven't considered. 1- Towershield and pike. Having four arms they could wield incredibly long spears (like a pike) with only one side of their bodies and on the other side wield a incrdibly big shield. That would make them able to engage enemies from an incredibly long distance with a practically total defence against ballistic weapons like bows and crossbows. Also, wielding the tower shield with two hands they could swing it more easily taking advantage from the leverage granted by a double wield (exacly like a two handed weapon). 2- Two handed weapon and two armored fists. In this configuration they would use the two handed weapon in a classic why but they also have the advantage of having two extra hands free. They could, for example, parry a blow from the enemy and at the same time grappling him, maybe stabbing him with a really short weapon like a dagger or some sharp studs on the knuckles of theur gauntlet. 3- "Super-heavy" lever actioned crossbows. One problem with a crossbow is the reloading times, parially solved with the lever solution. Now image this creature that wield the weapon with one hand, pulls the lever with other two hands and is already ready to place a bolt with the fourth hand. 4- Crossbow, shield and spear. Practically the same of a pavese-equiped crossbowman but with more mobility and combat effectiveness. Let me know what you think about these options and continue your work, it's AMAZING!

[@LeonM4c]

3 blew my mind. Like a living bolt gun.

[@johnkidby7948]

3 is brilliant.

[@josephburchanowski4636]

For the 1; I feel that the tower shield should be made for being one handed with the option of being two handed. That way you can two hand it for the extra nimbleness and leverage. But then one hand it and pull out a well place dagger if someone got passed your pole arm; or go 3 handed pole arm. I'd also like to see what 3-4 armed weapons they could come up with. I also feel like there are some weapon designs that could be viable for a 4 handed creature that just aren't effective for 2 handed creatures. For instances could a 4 armed creature use dueling shields effectively?

[@LordButtersI]

1 is basically a hellenic phalanx except with full size spears. Plus, the third hand can use a short sword so the phalanx doesnt have to drop the spears to resort to backup melee.

[@Beremor]

Here's my two cents: 1) I see three big problems here, and all are related to the weight of the weapons. The first problem is that with a long and heavy spear as well as a massive shield, manoeuverability becomes a big issue. You'd basically have to haul around several pieces of encumering equipment at once which would slow you down massively. The second problem is that fighting with such heavy gear would probably exhaust you quickly. And the third problem is just balance. I don't see an average human-like creature being very stable on their feet while handling two pieces of unwieldy weaponry at the same time. 2) I agree, that sounds like a solid idea for dueling purposes. In general, having one or two hands free is a massive advantage in dueling, but that constraint alone still leaves you with loads of choices, such as taking a buckler or dagger in one of your remaining free hands. 3) I don't see that drastically improving the fire rate of heavy crossbows, but it might be worth considering. The big limiting factor of war crossbows (at least as far as I've seen) is obviously the stupendously high draw weight. If you have a crossbow that is light enough that you "only" need a lever to cock it, it won't have much penetration power, and if it's heavy enough that it needs a winch, having four arms won't help you much. 4) That could work out, yes. I don't see any fundamental flaws with that.

[@AAAAAAAA-vd6zv]

Did someone already jike about qadriplevieldeng pommels? No? Ok, then why not use 4 pommels?

[@jackurquhart7994]

brutii are the best roman house =P

[@spacewolfblackmane19]

That symbol brings back memories

[@CappuccinoSquid]

For when you need to end four blokes rightly at the same time.

[@nobady9752]

What about a bag of pommels? One hand to hold the bag, three to throw. Or you can be unscrewing one pommel while throwing another one.

[@Wetcorps]

Because one is enough.

[@SuperZeve]

6:00 Having played the VR game Battle Talent, 2 long weapons is really a pain. I have used a longer and shorter weapon quite a lot. The long weapon usually hits them but if they start getting closer or if I pull them in then having the short weapon ends up very beneficial.

[@zraylin.khalitzburg2968]

I think the reason elves are always considered better at bows has more to do with their long life spans than anything. When you have a 100 years to learn something you master it. Where humans have less then that just to live. Otherwise love the video!

[@ddpzzp553]

I think is motsly bc the are forest livign guerrilla people

[@charliedilltarde9881]

@@ddpzzp553 racist

[@roydm143]

it is because of amazing sight and precision

[@charliedilltarde9881]

@@roydm143 huh? those mean zero without practice, ill mail you a sling if you can open the package and hit a target in the same vid with no practice

[@roydm143]

@@charliedilltarde9881 And they also mean zero if the elves have no arms, so what? they obviously have practice.

[@Aethgeir]

For me, this episode really synergized with the one you did on snake people. In my world I have a race of snake people with four arms, and their typical kit is a sword and shield in one set of arms, and either a bow or spear (or some other pole weapon) in the other set. Nice to see my assessment wasn't far off from yours!

[@aeinarrkrigsson]

Doesn't look like a very pleasant world to live in .-.

[@NMG.11]

Regarding quadruple wielding, you could use 2 rapiers (upper arms) and 2 stilletos (lower arms). All thrusting weapons, 2 long, 2 short.

[@SweatyRock]

give them a man-catcher, shield and short sword(or an axe) :) that would be a man hunting tank)

[@cocokitty212]

Aethgeir in my world, I have a race of insect people that have 4 arms and normally use daggers for fast attacks

[@lolM88]

Single Poleaxe for MAXIMUM LEVERAGE!

[@hanvitlee6346]

*Pollaxe

[@euanlockie337]

@@hanvitlee6346 it can be spelt both ways

[@hexager8096]

Now, is the easiest part : we must find those creatures

[@LostSoulNexus]

Last remnant remastered ps4 is 1 game

[@WeirdPros]

All your assessments and every comment in here is wrong! Obviously, the best weapon for them would be a telescope, so they can see the enemy coming. Fore-warned is four-armed.

[@lillyanneserrelio2187]

lame. Any 2 armed human could use the largest field scope simply mounting on a tripod to offset any extra weight that 4 arms could carry. The point of 4 arms is what unique advantage could it offer such as (Warning: Long and detailed. Only read if you care to learn, otherwise skip and either reply and warily thank me for sharing my knowledge in a slightly condescending tone or reply with some of your own learned thoughts or troll me like most KZbin users who can't handle a reply without taking it personally and lash out Or suprise me) ☆ ▪Some thoughts on how best a 4 armed warrior could best take advantage of this added dexterity: ▪2 arms using a crossbow (xbow) while his other pair of arms along with a perhaps 1 leg (if its a stirrup setup instead of a windup mechanism) are SIMULTANEOUSLY loading a second xbow. Now this single 4 limbed soldier (4arms) is doing his own volley technique that would normally require 2+ humans to stagger in order to maintain that same rate of fire volley. Yet just a single 4arms is firing nonstop (similar rate of fire as the 2+ human formation. Same applies if using single shot/ musket loading rifles. In fact, all the way up the military tech tree from basic swords all the way thru bows, crossbows, all the way until automatic machine guns, 4arms will have a distinct and SIGNIFICANT advantage. ▪Once you get to fully automatics individual prowess falls away and just accuracy of aiming matters.

[@kylewilliams2841]

Lilly Anne Serrelio flew straight over your head I see lol 😂😂😂

[@lillyanneserrelio2187]

@@kylewilliams2841 yeah! like a vampire in bat form. New weapon: high fiber diet for fly-bye poop bombing runs

[@chriswright8114]

@@lillyanneserrelio2187 whoosh. how could you miss that? that joke was pure gold

[@RedwoodTheElf]

It works both ways. Four armed is Fore-warned.

[@rossginn5333]

Easy, 4 gatling guns....and oh yea he's a time traveler from the future sent to the medieval period.

[@elementalist1984]

Gatling guns are typically hand cranked. So if a four-armed creature is holding four gatling guns.. Who is turning the crank that enables the guns to fire? Your thinking about a minigun. As far as electronically operated multi barrel firearms..aka miniguns. you have to worry about the power source, which on early miniguns were large batteries of a similar size we use in cars nowadays. So with four miniguns you would be talking about hundreds of pounds in just the weight of the batteries. And that ignores the weight of each gun as well as the force of the recoil from trying to fire four at the same time. Not only that, you would be better off using multiple select fire rifles. Possibly M-16's or even the larger M-249 SAW due to the fact that they are self loaders and don't require a power supply. Even in this case I'd only dual wield rather than quad wield due to the need to reload as well as having the ability to use arms 3 and 4 for stability.

[@Ky-Nas]

This sounds like a really shitty PC for someone's fantasy D&D game to be honest. Would not recommend.

[@aokimika9249]

Just get a cold and cough at them.. done

[@nickmueller2248]

Gatling guns are mounted on wheels and tripods like a cannon would be, be a little much don’t you think?

[@theparijat1000]

@@elementalist1984 He is talking about using the gatling guns as clubs. So there is no question of cranks.

[@fakename2890]

I think four armed creatures could make full use of the phalanx formation with 2 arms holding a long spear/pike one arm holding a shield and the final arm above the shield would have a small mace for countering any armored foes that make it past the wall of spears. Alone away from the shield wall this would still be effective at reach and close up. As for range the Roman pilum would be a great option for just about any creature but with 4 arms they could possibly carry more of them and throw them in mass as a group. Also the two arms on each side could be tied together and used much like a standard person's just with more mass and strength behind each action allowing normal fighting styles to be used and for there added arms to be hidden under long sleeves as well as there hands having twice the gripping strength and surface area. A four armed creature trained in western boxing would also be vary hard to deal with even if they only master a few basic combos.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

roman legions only carried 2 pilum as that was all they useually needed as the pilum has a short range so they would typically only get 2 vollies before close combat ensued. a more useful one handed ranged weapon (for non-skirmishers) would be roman war darts. the roman legionaries switched to these from the pilum as it has greater range but the same penatrating power, roman legionaries could carry and use 6 war darts in a battle, in theory they could carry more but those extra would not be useful as you only get about 6 vollies before you close with the enemy (and bows and javelins make better ranged weapons for skirmishers).

[@Rexotec]

Awesome video! Making a fantasy race that 4 arms and I definitely think pole-arms would be far more utilised than we would think of for humans. Particularly the legionnaire combo - Imagine a 2-handed pike, kite shield, and a shortsword like a gladius, ultimate defensive powerhouse. The caveat I think is that when it comes to armour depending on anatomy it would be far far more restrictive and things like plate would limit the range of motion egregiously of those arms, which might make chain or scale the limit, which would mean shields probably remain prevalent well beyond what humans would think is necessary (I mean they have the arms for it, it's a non-problem really) The other option is ofc the berserker, which while falchions are a pretty good choice, think of perhaps a katar-like punching dagger with an armoured gauntlet to protect it for the lower arms, which would be far more useful punching instead of making big swinging actions, and you could hold up those knives in a boxing-like guard, leaving the upper arms free to wield anything really... pole-arm... claymore... I think my favourite would be some kind of naginata or guandao now THAT would be terrifying to face...

[@oxwagon]

Four-handed swords is obviously the correct answer.

[@cherrydragon3120]

Thats more Shaft then blade lol

[@yaldabaoth2]

That wouldn't make much sense unless all four arms have the same reach and are attached at the same height of your body.

[@SimonNZ6969]

Huh, maybe Anime swords would make sense with that. Though you'd still have to be plenty heavy to act as a counter weight.

[@bapabs]

Because they HAVE 4 POMMELS

[@antonf.9278]

A 4 handed flail with 4 pommels on the ends of the chains

[@Furyhound]

Wait..... What about javlins? Esspetially javlins that are designed similar to spears...........

[@Dennis-lp7xe]

Same idea.. 3 javelins and a shield

[@igneous061]

2 jav's(more of them in backpack rdy for throwing) and shield and sword combo for two other hands... :D

[@anothersalmon3942]

Is say like Spears and a tower, because the three can poke around it and a sword for up close

[@xMYx507]

Shield, Spear, Javelin throw, Javelin reload.

[@SimonNZ6969]

>A walking repeating crossbow

[@pestilence7394]

It would be interesting to see them in formation and how they would fight

[@TheEnabledDisabled]

I found your channel recently and I actually learn alot of stuff on physics and medieval weapons pros and cons. You deserv alot more attention. A channel like your is great for education so I am glad you exist.

[@thealmightyloaf2771]

Lightsabers, or should I say, “fine additions to my collection”

[@hannesh234]

The spear shield and long sword seems to be really good but if he also had a dagger as a backup on his waist he could sneakily pull out a dagger for a gut stab, so what about having a dagger as a backup?

[@TheFischsalat]

Of cause he should have a backpack full of every single weapon you can imagin and pull out the onse he need for the situation

[@2MeterLP]

Every soldier should have a dagger as a backup, and almost all did.

[@Phenixdan7]

A great combination would be a Ōdachi held by the upper arms and two katanas held by the bottom arms

[@DualGigaman]

What about just weilding a giant sword that needs all four hands, giant anime swords become a possiblity

[@tabulasmaragdina3732]

another idea is just a normal two-handed sword but with a longer grip to have more leverage

[@erindonnelly8283]

@@tabulasmaragdina3732 yeah, imagine the speed and leverage of that thing

[@skandragon586]

But you still have to deal with the inertia of said giant sword. If it is too big and heavy you end up swinging yourself instead of the sword

[@palebluedot7435]

@@skandragon586 sounds like a really action packed fight

[@petersmythe6462]

Problem is you will start losing your footing.

[@at-90ree13]

Imagine General Grievous wielding chained maces with his already spinning hands, Spinception

[@hasanmuttaqin464]

oh shit

[@Egerit100]

He would basically have a force field around him that is made of high velocity maces

[@professionalsimpdestroyer4135]

Even better. Light maces. Basically lightsabers but they're chained maces.

[@Egerit100]

@@professionalsimpdestroyer4135 yes

[@ΘΑΝΟΣΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΑΚΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ]

@@professionalsimpdestroyer4135 i think the best we got are lashes and don't think they're cannon

[@chuck08113]

I am late to the party here but I love this concept of four-armed man-at-arms. There were a couple of thoughts I had, while not quite traditionally medieval a kite shield with a second handle for greater articulation of movement in parrying and blocking could prove useful. Secondly possibly leaving one hand free for grappling purposes, or allowing for the possibility at least ie) having a shield, spear, "longsword" setup were if needed one could one-hand the longsword and say grab the/an opponent to throw them off balance or disarm them. While far from honourable a "free hand" could deploy pocket sand into an opponents eyes while still wielding your 2-3 other weapons. This is all just a fun thought experiment, love your channel please keep up the good work.

[@alexdanailov6241]

If I had 4 arms, I would highly consider shield + double dagger/katar + 1 free hand, a free hand can be quite the advantage in close quarters fighting.

[@TheSuperskidz]

Alex Danailov grappling would be great in that case

[@Awaifn]

0:32 General Grevious: Am I a joke to you?

[@goldencalf13]

Don't forget Tetramands aka FOUR ARMS (Ben 10)

[@burningbronze7555]

@@goldencalf13 d&d thri-kreen from dark sun are also in this line.

[@TheRojo387]

That depends; are Goro and Qeni jokes to you?

[@logan6034]

Seeing as how you got your ass kicked by Obi wan, yes. Yes, you are a joke

[@jaxonprouse5337]

Thorson Wayne kenobi was an amazing warrior. Even so he still had to play dirty to kill grievous. Grevious could have easily had him killed at the start of the fight.

[@nateyj11]

Trying to imagine the logistics of holding a weapon with two arms on the same side, one on top of the other, it would dramatically change the swing angles and balance from holding it with an arm on either side. For a sword it could possibly be even better, since holding a hilt with two hands on the same side would allow for freer range of motion of roughly the same angles as with one hand, and the lower hand would naturally fit lower on the hilt. For a spear it seems more awkward, since two-handed spear stances take advantage of holding the spear with a substantial gap between the hands and shifting the body to compensate. Two hands on the same side couldn't achieve that gap as easily without holding the spear at basically up or down angles or having one hand way back behind you at an awkward angle, and using one-handed motions with both hands on the same side you would have a harder time holding it horizontal. Swords are naturally angled upwards or inwards anyway with one-handed stances, so hand over hand wouldn't interfere with the motion as much, but a spear with its longer length would just be sticking up into the air higher and you'd have to hold one arm at an extremely awkward angle to thrust it straight out in front of you. What would you think of using a spear with both upper hands, then lower hands using a long sword and dirk or long sword and shield combination? The spear would have the more comfortable two-handed stance, especially for downward thrusts, and could even be shifted to hold with one hand while the other is used for other things, maybe even taking advantage of wielding the sword with two hands on the same side. Or simply going spear in one upper hand, sword in two hands on one side, and lower hand with a shield or dirk. Love the questions you raise on this channel, thanks for all your insightful videos!

[@commander-fox-q7573]

A two handed sword on one side, and a shield and dagger on the other could be devastating

[@kurekmovies3719]

This is the best type of your videos. I love your content! Can you make a video on catapults and balistae on towers? I've seen that concept in a few games, but im not sure if it has been a thing in the past.

[@austintrigloff9562]

Yeah, I need to figure out the best weapons to counter DRAGONS on my fortress. Ballistae seems to be the only option tho.

[@krankarvolund7771]

I saw that in so many movies and books, I always assumed that the bigger fortifications have some siege machines on their walls, but no, it began with the apparition of the cannons ^^

[@matthewmuir8884]

I would imagine that catapults would be placed behind the castle wall rather than on a tower; that way the enemy can't see them and hit them with their own siege engines, and also can't see where the rocks will fly until after the rocks are already in the air. For ballistae, I have no idea.

[@bengrogan9710]

I can't think of what video but he has already addressed this in one video or another. The basics is that the area and structure of a tower top platform are not well suited to carry the weight, nor have the size needed for siege engines to be crewed efficiently and cannot be fed with ammo easily - if such where used they would likely be inside walls where they are on solid ground, with space and as a 2nd benefit they are protected from direct fire from enemy siege weapons.

[@matthewmuir8884]

@Ben Grogan If I recall correctly, he said that when reviewing Minas Tirith in his video reviewing the castles in The Lord of the Rings.

[@Infernoraptor]

Good idea with the "rubbing the belly-patting the head" concern. Know idea if you were right to dismiss that concern, but still, good thought. That said, I have 3 additions to the conversation; 1) I think the idea of using multiple shields might actually work well with using something a little bigger than a targe or small kite shield in that the fighter could use the shields as bashing or chopping weapons when CQC but when closing the gap, they'd be a one-man Phalanx! This would work amazing when on a team with other specialists (say, archer 4-arms) or other species. Not to mention, this would be far more flexible for large defensive coverage in enclosed spaces like dungeons. 2) Assuming a Goroh/Machamp style configuration of arms (the 4 shoulders form a rectangle planar with the vertical), and assuming that their rib cages and spines are, at best, as flexible as ours, they'd have to be creative with their fighting style. The reason is that they still have limits to how they can use their body weight behind their strikes. (Same reason we tend to strike one arm at a time, leverage). 3) Last but not least, I can totally see a situation where 4-arms would be game-changing; castle stair-wells. I'm surprised this hasn't come up much on your channel, but medieval castles would often have staircases that would spiral down counter-clockwise and be very narrow. This allowed the predominantly right-handed defenders to have an advantage against any predominantly right-handed attackers attacking from the lower levels of the castle. Even if the 4-arms have are right-side dominant, they'd still be able to use a shield and sword on the same side which would be nearly impenetrable in those stairwells. (In other words, the one-man phalanx I mentioned above).

[@xtreemgamer129]

It could dual-weild crossbows as easily as a human dual-weilds revolvers.

[@suruxstrawde8322]

Oh my gods don't even mention guns having four arms and a gun on each is terrifying.

[@RvEijndhoven]

So... Poorly.

[@johnkeller7273]

I think the issue would rely in the reloading, if it's a winding one you have to stand on t as you load.

[@Jackboy019]

Actually it’s pretty easy and quick reloading a revolver with 1 hand from cop training. Basically you stick your gun in your shoe and use specialized cartridges to drop in all 6 shots.

[@JokinglySeriousHuman]

4 quarterstaffs. Imagine the spinning knockoutmachine that would be.

[@phatpigeonii]

Shad, if you haven't read the Prince Roger series by John Ringo and David Weber (first book is "March Upcountry"), I highly recommend it. One of the best book series I've ever read (incredible characters and development, tons of great gory action, an incredible overarching story, and really great writing (including a fair amount of humor). It's SciFi, not fantasy, but has some fantasy elements. One of my favorites, I've read all 4 books 4-5 times now. I bring this up because the series mostly takes place on a planet inhabited by cold-blooded 4-armed humanoids. They come up with a number of unique ways of handling weapons.

[@prestonh.2771]

The official title is The Empire of Man series, and it's one of my favorites as well. Amazing series.

[@phatpigeonii]

@@prestonh.2771 That may be the official title, but there are other series that go by that name so pretty much everyone just calls is "Prince Roger." And yes, a truly amazing series. It was my intro to Ringo, and I've never looked back.

[@עידושחם-ע4ב]

It was my first thought of a 4 armed race to. Amazing series

[@danielbickford3458]

The race were called mardukans, and I loved those books, I own the first 3

[@readable95]

This is easily one of my favourite fantasy book series. It’s a great series definitely worth the read

[@h0lx]

Before watching I would put my money on 2 of the arms having something with longer reach such as a spear and 2 with something close quarters such as a sword.

[@SuperZez]

Mr Mürk Called it, nearly.

[@etazeta674]

I personally think TCW had the right idea with a four armed warrior dual wielding double bladed lightsabers/swords (referencing pong krell for those that are curious)

[@ThePaintShield]

The only Race that comes to mind is from DND/Pathfinder called the Thri-Kreen Insect humanoids with four arms, Know for wielding up to four weapons or two bigger ones. A very interesting race for sure!

[@erinfinn2273]

Or in the Sci-fi Pathfinder spin-off, Starfinder, the Kasathas. Of course...they have guns...so...yeah...not really medieval...but they still use blades as a cultural thing, because they naturally have the advantage of having the coordination needed to use 4 blades effectively. A Kasathas at close range is lethal.

[@Shinlung66]

This race came to me also, good call.

[@Yzarro]

Erin Finn kasathas were also in Pathfinder, just not as prominently.

[@maxchapek5851]

Gorillon DND has 4 arms and you can play as them they make kick ass monks

[@zhoupact8567]

Ben 10 ... 4 arms

[@tagmagar]

Shad, i really think you should do a part 2 of this. First of all, to explain why some combinations wouldn't work so well. Many of the comments here take into account only the arms when using a weapon, while you use your whole body for a swing or a defense stance (shoulder, chest, back, belly, waist). In a 4-armed creature, how the shoulders would act would be an important debate. Besides, where would the extra arms stay? At waist height? Or over the shoulders, from the back? They have the same range? That would be an important difference for combinations like the excellent shield and lance on the left side and two-handed sword on the right side, so that the shield does not impair the movement of the spear since they would be on the same side.

[@tagmagar]

I think de coment about using a bow and shield together, getting portable cover and full range, would have the same problem: the shield impairing the full draw weight of the bow

[@handmade3681]

Just a four armed man running around with four spears yelling “come and get me, assholes!”

[@abrahamelnikety151]

"You fool, count dooku has trained me in your Jedi arts"

[@Mr_c-tm3hu]

As a unit in a fantasy army (the midevil equivalent of suppressive fire) These creatures with two crossbows; as one fires or the creature is aiming, the complimentary arm cocks the next crossbow's shot rinse and repeat to utilize half the people needed to make an arrow swarm or have the same amount of soldiers with double arrow/bolt swarm capability,

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Or continous double rate of fire

[@Mr_c-tm3hu]

@John Saf That's why they are reloading the other as one takes aim with the upper arms and fires. One at a time but in quick suction.

[@319Schum]

I had the same thought

[@lucascastro2802]

@@Mr_c-tm3hu You'd have to keep switching the lower crosbbow to the upper one. Maybe it would be possible, tho

[@lucascastro2802]

@@Mr_c-tm3hu How would you aim with the lower arms

[@Neptune0404]

What came to mind for me was a shield, a spear for sniping the leg and poking from a distance, some sort of forward curving weapon to snipe the head over an opponents shield and dealing powerfull cuts, and a short gladius type weapon for if you or the opponent close the distance.

[@JoaoPedro-qp9cw]

FINALLY, I was waiting for the multiple limbs thing. How about four legged people next? Driders from DnD or Eldritch affected people with tentacles for example Edit: multi legged*

[@justnoob8141]

JP Olivetree 4 legs? You mean centaur?

[@matteussilvestre8583]

He already did one on centaurs. But I guess driders are a completely different beast.

[@JoaoPedro-qp9cw]

@@justnoob8141 ooops, corrected now, check the edit

[@justnoob8141]

JP Olivetree huh, gonna be interesting

[@SuperDipMonster]

I know what happens when tentacles are involved. A friend told me.

[@Tentin.Quarantino]

General Grievous with four light-sabres was pretty intimidating. Edit: I spoke too soon.

[@Darkpentagrams]

Yeah a new Fantasy re-armed, hail Daddyversity!

[@sststr]

Over on the Townsends channel there is one poster who replies to every video with "Hello daddy!" It's kind of funny. For Shad's current video: "Hello, four-armed daddy!" Ummm... on second thought, maybe not...

[@Darkpentagrams]

@@sststr I don't even know the channel you are speaking about so nope. I said Daddyversity because when Shad featured his children it was parenting done right hence the Daddyversity

[@kiwisinner]

Me: "what about general grievou-" Half of this comment section: "HeLlO gEnErAl KeNoBi"

[@Christian-ir9kq]

One of those moment's when your brain makes the noise when there is none

[@_horus_8484]

What about the Droid attack on the Wookies?

[@mr.potato2223]

"You are a bold one"

[@tylerjackson1348]

You have become the very thing you swore to destroy

[@stevenn1940]

I think you missed an obvious potential pick. In the same line of thought as the doubled up bow (using two hands to hold the bow, and two to draw), using 4 hands on one sword maybe a *tiny* bit interesting. Imagine the potential power behind those strikes! And all these thoughts are based on the biomechanics of the second set of arms, their flexibility, rotation ability, etc. And that's something that can change from fantasy to fantasy. Heck, the most interesting ones I've seen are the ones that come UP from the back. I don't think using two bows would be very good, simply for the fact of aiming. It's the reason why dual wielding, say, pistols in real life isn't (likely, I'm no expert on the subject) a great idea: You can't accurately aim two projectile weapons at once (I'm sure some people CAN, but the amount of training vs the effectiveness of the technique I don't believe is worth it.) There's two potential downsides that comes with 4 armed creatures in combat, I see. One is energy. More limbs require more energy, might tire out more quickly, unless the internals were adjusted to compensate, as I believe Roy McLellan said in a comment. The other is armor, especially plate. There's a lot more moving parts with 4 arms than 2. Chainmail and other, for lack of a better term, less complex types of armors would work well of course, but plate specifically....it sounds like an engineering nightmare to me. For a fantasy setting, I'm personally leaning towards a spear or longsword in the upper hands (as the "primary" engagement weapon.) with a kite shield in the bottom left (or the creatures non-primary side. I'm assuming that the upper arms would be the "main" set, and they would still have a preference to one side or the other, like we do, and thus the shield would likely be in the least-primary hand.) and a dagger (possibly sword-breaker style. For added defensive capabilities.) in the bottom right. Two focused on offense, one purely on defense with potentially opportunistic offense (shield punch. Ooh, shield punch to the gut, unexpectedly. That sounds painful.), and one that is, at least in my eyes, equally capable of attack and defense.

[@beboberu8880]

I think thri-kreen is creature your looking for

[@stevenn1940]

@@beboberu8880 Hadn't heard of them before, but it's what I imagined how the "helping hands" item in caves of qud functioned. (essentially additional prosthetic hands that you wore from the back, like a backpack.)

[@groynin]

Exactly when I saw the video the first thing I though was BIG FUCKOFF 4-HANDED BATTLE AXE or big sword, but I know it wouldn't be the best but god damn that would be awesome.

[@jackal8176]

I can attest to your claim of dual wielding pistols being very hard but possible I've done it before and the best way I've found is to use low recoil firearms (so they don't go flying) and to cock them inwards twards each other by about 45 Degrees to bring there sight pictures together then aim with both eyes open one on eatch sight and then alternate between them always starting with your dominant hand and finishing with your off hand. It's very inaccurate compared to normal shooting but is a very fun challenge just don't expect to hit anything farther than 30 feet.

[@FireFistAce_OnePiece]

How about a oversized crossbow being able to hold it, steady it, and fire it and the same time would be interesting

[@olivesofdestiny5389]

I once played a 7 ft tall warforged with 4 arms in dnd and I gave him a longsword in his right two arms and a tower shield in his left top arm and an arm mounted crossbow on his left bottom arm. It was a soldier programmed to kill without remourse

[@izzykisssy7231]

i love your videos shad they are always informative and helps with role playing

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Oooh, finally something that can use a two-handed sword or halberd on horseback

[@markuskaranthus7182]

Damn, didn't even think of that.

[@matthewmuir8884]

Actually, there already was something that could do that: centaurs. (Because they are the horse).

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

@@matthewmuir8884 True lol xD But they wouldn't be able to carry a shield at the same time! xD

[@thegreycrusader]

A really, REALLY long Zweihander. Mandatory to use all four arms to weild. Enormous reach.

[@Omni-kyun]

Zweihander? Twohander? :)

[@thegreycrusader]

@@Omni-kyun what would you call a 4 handed Zweihander?

[@SageofCancer]

@@thegreycrusader I'd call it a Schwanzstucker personally. You *know* everyone's gonna make dick jokes, may as well get out ahead of it.

[@appleyanimator6541]

Vierhander, probably.

[@thegreycrusader]

@@SageofCancer lovely idea

[@razz5614]

a fine edition to my collection

[@PeachDragon_]

give them a giant fantasy sword, with 4 arms it should be easier to swing it around... A 4mt long great sword. Or 4 bras knuckles, with some physical training and boxing skills you could ORA ORA the shit out of people and say YARE YARE DAZE afterwards Or 4 spears Or a four-handed giant fantasy warhammer Or two heavy crosbows

[@HappyDragneels_page]

yes, balance doesnt exist, who cares if its 4x your bodyweight, if you have enough arms, you can lift it! XD

[@PeachDragon_]

@@HappyDragneels_page well, that's a good point

[@spaceblockb5284]

Was that an everybody loves large chests reference?

[@greyroot00]

It might be works like this: 1 greatsword held by 2 right arm ( one near guard and one near pommel) and a big shield (held by 2 left hand) basically a scaled up sword and shield setup

[@spliffmachine1990]

Finally FANTASY RE-ARMED this is the best content you have , but love the rest too :) best wishes and happy holidays from Czech Republic !

[@thexlonewolf671]

In Destiny 2, one of the primary antagonist races is a species known as Eliksni, which are four-armed insectoids. One of the main criticisms I always had of the Eliksni is that they never seemed to use their lower arms for anything. Hell, they even developed a practice known as docking where they would cut the lower arms off. Mithrax is one of the better-known Eliksni, and he is a Splicer: a Eliksni able to commune with machines. In the Season of the Splicer cinematic, you can see him holding a Wire Rifle with his upper arms, but his splicer gauntlet is on his trigger arm, when it would probably make more sense to have it on one of his lower arms.

[@ArminaticsVoiceArtist]

@ThexLoneWolf could be that the lower arms are aimply weaker

[@schtinky1151]

Shotgun, for one reason. You got an arm for shooting, an arm for pumping, an arm for feeding shells, and an arm to hand shells to the feeder arm.

[@dank_smirk9971]

General Kenobi!

[@irugelgumiho5195]

hello there

[@davidsun3511]

As expected, no one could yet trump General Grievous for being the most infamous four-armed duelist, although he is more machine than man, twisted and evil.

[@vicentepelegrini8582]

Hello there

[@ub-4630]

3:40 Oh! I was about to say something about that but glad you addressed it! 👍

[@ct7567CaptRex]

I know the best weapons. A bag full of pommels (two hands to throw), one hand holding a shield, one hand holding a spear (reach!!!)

[@GeorgeMonet]

That's too much power for any one person!

[@TalpaTulpa]

Great, now we got to find a way to make a four armed creature with shoulder blades that won’t grind into each other

[@caraadler7051]

I know that physical weapons are discussed more on this channel, but I think a combo that needs to be discussed when it comes to a four armed fantasy race is the power of a battle mage. For instance a four armed battle mage could wield a spear/shield combo on one side and then perhaps a mace and healing/offensive spell on the other side. Although with spells another factor to consider would be how much available mana or spell slot capacity the four armed creature would have, and I think this opens the door to a variety of interesting battle tactics than what we are used to seeing in a fantasy setting. For instance a self healing phalanx could be unstoppable for a brief period of time until there are no more spell slots left. Or a four armed war mage that can cast three fireballs and still get off either a healing spell, a fourth fireball, or a dispel magic spell to counter spells from the enemy.

[@Kindrick]

While the enemy is still at a distance, maybe a crossbow flanked by 2 shields. This seems like a good situation to use 2 shields in, because you got your ranged attack down the middle, and protection from either side without having to interfere with your ranged attack. Plus, you'd be able to close that gap when reloading, protecting yourself from retaliation when your threat of shooting is down. Or, alternatively, two crossbows, assuming you'll be able to reload one as you're finding a target with the other. At melee range, the double shielded crossbowman would be able to drop the crossbow and a shield, to draw a one-handed weapon and a two-handed weapon as their backup weapons, leading to the shield, spear, two-handed sword combo you talked about. Though, I imagine using a two handed sword with hands on the same side might not be as effective as using hands on opposite sides, so I'd move the spear over opposite of the shield so that I could use the two-handed sword with opposite hands.

[@adamm2716]

les paul in the uppers strat in the lowers

[@theelephantandtherider9536]

I would take a look at the "kasatha" from Pathfinder, it's in bestiary 5 if I remember correctly, they had typically 4 sabers, or 2 long bows

[@lonerimortal8]

People always answered my comments where I asked about that, and there whas always someone who mentioned that It would be not good considering the limitations that they would have for having to focus their brain to use 6 limbs and fight, but let's be real here, If a creature has evolved milions of years with more than 4 limbs, it's obvious that they are going to know How to use then better than us :^P

[@JimGiant]

I agree but there would still be limitations. If 2 arms can be confusing for us in certain circumstances there would likely be circumstances where 4 arms would be confusing for them. Doubling the number of arms also doesn't just double the complexity either, it's at least 6 times the complexity and that's ignoring how much smaller the margins of error would be. With two arms weapon 1 can bump in to weapon 2. With four arms weapon 1 can bump in to 2, 3 or 4. 2 can bump in to 3 or 4 3 can bump in to 4. Like us they also couldn't engage with both sides at the same time without sacrificing reach either. In short they would have a huge advantage over regular humans with sensible weapon choices but giving them 4 one handed weapons would almost certainly be a bad idea.

[@boomster2232]

a shield and mace for the bottom two hands for massive protection and anti armour, then the top two hands have an instant legious for anti light, crwoud controll and for range.