Star Wars Mandalorian BESKAR SPEAR - Pop-culture weapons analyzed

[@shadiversity]

Here's a great follow up video from scholagladiatoria, Matt Easton ^_^ addressing some great context I missed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpTMp62pa7ysrbs

[@hallofguns8174]

You are right that some people without real weapons experience say some really dumb things. Recently while I was holding my spear, my brother walked by and said a knife was a much better weapon. That he could just grab my spear and stab me easily. I tried to explain to him why he was wrong but he just said "whatever" and walked away.

[@admirekashiri9879]

Both your videos were interesting and entertaining but, ye Matt looked at the spears from older periods and ages before the Medieval European period and other cultures which is what you didn't take into account in this video but, either way both your arguments made sense in your contexts. Thank you for sharing.

[@cinder1980]

Hey Shad, why are the wings of the spear aligned with the blade itself? Would it not make more sense if the wings were perpendicular to the blade? I feel like the wings being aligned like that would potentially allow the wings to slip into the wound if the wings weren’t long enough.

[@cinder1980]

Having the wings perpendicular means that you could have even shorter wings and less weight on the spearhead and therefor more point control while still keeping the utility of the wings.

[@SchneeflockeMonsoon]

Best weapons to be made of: Beskar, Vibranium, Transparent Aluminum, & Trinium/or/Naquedah.

[@Klavinmour]

It's notable that in the show it's never referred to as a Spear, it's called the Beskar Staff. Staves with pointy ends are very effective weapons.

[@harrowedone974]

Well, Battlestaves are a thing. Though their kinda hydrid-y weapons somewhere between a quarterstaff, warscythe and mace. "Longmace" might even be a better name for them.

[@alexplaysminc.-.5922]

Staves?

[@MehrumesDagon]

they call it a staff they use it like a staff, so the only issue is that it looks like a spear, eh?

[@mrIsakify]

@@alexplaysminc.-.5922 plural of staff

[@alexplaysminc.-.5922]

@@mrIsakify wait so it's not staffs? xD lmao I'm an idiot

[@Hk-ox4bb]

For the wings, I would like to remind everybody that mandalorians aren’t just great fighters but also great HUNTERS I think it would be detrimental in case you were fighting a creature and you were to stab it only to get your spear stop before hitting any vital organ And before someone asks “why not use a blaster?" heat resistant beasts and blaster-proof scales aren’t really that uncommon and you may also use a spear just to show off (which isn’t uncommon in the Mandalorian culture and is heavily encouraged instead) We also don’t know who was the spear for, if it was the one of a short person its size would be perfect

[@rokairu0-216]

Pretty sure the sith acolyte was a bit shorter than Mando, and it looked pretty well-sized compared to her

[@najlitarvan921]

they ale like the predator advanced tech but rewards cunning and usage of simple tech

[@Savno138]

I see the point you’re going for, but Winged spears were also a go-to weapon for Boar hunting. The boar spear had a heavy broad blade and wings so the spear wouldn’t over-penetrate through the charging animal and allow the boar to attack the wielder by charging all the way up the shaft. I feel like this principle would apply in general for hunting UNLESS the spear was specifically for throwing.

[@deagenporteous1973]

remind me if im wrong but at one point we see a 'certain bounty hunter' stand next to mando and they are about the same height but this same bounty hunter choke out a storm trooper and lift him about a foot off the ground without raising him much above his own head. I would say the spear is a bit longer than shad gives it credit for because mando and the crew are fairly tall. Then again maybe its a bit of the armour, something to look into a bit.

[@Hk-ox4bb]

@@Savno138 yeah, but boar are FAR from being as big as some beasts we’ve seen in SW Think about a rancor for example

[@PACKERMAN2077]

You know you missed a delicious opportunity for a pun. *_PROP-CULTURE WEAPONS_*

[@Titanic_Tuna]

Perfect.

[@Roman-ji7iu]

Genius

[@groundfloorguthrie]

Ooof... such punnishment...

[@Haladra]

I am just happy that the spear got its time to shine in pop culture instead of just another sword

[@Railfan105.]

It really is incredibly under-rated.

[@MaximillionBucks]

Now all we need is a beskar billhook

[@blackmadalorian3126]

How about a beskar tomahawk

[@micohazakin8576]

beskar poleaxe?

[@Micah.Lau.navi.]

@@blackmadalorian3126 I'll do you one better: Beskar Pavise!

[@Hakabas01]

Early human: invents pointy stick Other humans: ...and I shall use it forever

[@rhett5058]

So a few thousand humans total with pointy stick took down hundreds of thousands to millions of mammoths... sure

[@Jonnell01]

@@rhett5058 pointy sticks, stones, primitive traps, manpower and tactics.

[@inasapostle13thapostleofthe12]

​@@Jonnell01 And a lot of time ^^

[@rhett5058]

@@Jonnell01 Then where did all the other megafauna go? It can’t be all our fault, I say it was climate change

[@rhett5058]

@@Jonnell01 also ha, MANpower

[@joshuaarnett762]

I'm not sure the Mandolorian martial art Din uses to fight with the staff is supposed to be a spear style, I think it's more based on bojutsu but modified to have stabbing attacks with the small head. It's a metal bo with a small spearhead to add stabbing. Also, on the grounds of no hand protection, I'm pretty sure it's a Mandalorian weapon, so you'd be expected to be wearing the full armor, gauntlets included.

[@armoredplacoderm]

Leather gloves aren't going to protect your fingers if you get bound up with a lightsaber.

[@josephlegacy929]

@@armoredplacoderm I think he’s implying a beskar gauntlet

[@joshuaarnett762]

@@armoredplacoderm Mandalorians may be among the best vs Jedi, but that's just a side effect of their equipment and training. The style would have been made for fighting normal warriors. Also a full beskar gauntlet can be made, Din just doesn't have one.

[@sethfeldpausch4337]

I dunno dude, I don’t recall a single Mando that ever had a beskar gauntlet. Arm guards, yes, but an actual gauntlet that protects the fingers, no. Most Mandos just use leather gloves on their hands, as to help protect them from the heat of their flamethrowers. The questionable guarding technique was just a small oversight in an otherwise awesome fight scene.

[@yotubeification]

@@sethfeldpausch4337 to be fair. It's been over 1000 years since Mandalorians actively fought against force users.

[@christianschneider8516]

"could have been a little bit better if it was a bit longer" *shows lord of the ring trilogy* Nice one shad.

[@abock03]

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[@colemanbubar5098]

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[@davedave8986]

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[@bronzeliver6735]

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[@fabricatorgeneralchadius1114]

Giggidy

[@rebbyra]

"Not all spears have wings" A new way of saying: Not all heroes wear capes

[@PhilBagels]

"Have you seen it? It's got wings!"

[@forgottenrights351]

I thought it didn't really make sense for the spear to have wings because he sometimes might fight way bigger prey, and he would need to stab deeper.

[@patchmoulton5438]

@@forgottenrights351 If you are going to be fighting something where a winged spear wouldn't be useful, why are you fighting them with such a short and thin spear in the first place?

[@forgottenrights351]

@@patchmoulton5438 Thin because the material is heavy and rare, and the depth of the wound is more important than width. Short so it is easy to transport and because the material is heavy and rare.

[@patchmoulton5438]

@@forgottenrights351 That doesn't answer the question. Why use it in the first place for "bigger prey," as you put it, where wings would be ineffective? A creature that big would warrant some distance a bit more than some magic bs short spear.

[@felipeguidolin1055]

"not long enough' "the shaft is quite thin" "not much thrusting capacity" Did my ex-wife write your script?

[@yeetus_reetus_deeleetus]

Oh my

[@Skurip]

Haha, he wrote "wrote", not "write", haha.

[@lifemattersnot]

😂😂😂😂

[@FloridaManDio]

Now that’s a fat F

[@Jon_Fury]

@@felipeguidolin1055 I got you brother

[@mad6max9]

The actress for Morgan is Diana Lee Inosanto, she is the daughter of one of the most important martial artists in America, their main martial art is kali/silat/fma. The style of staff and the style of fighting reflect that. The spear name in these styles are called "sibat". We can also see the influence of the maori Taiaha. In both cases the spear point is a the second thought option. It is a filipino belief that training must be transferable to many weapons. So the main art is based on the staff. The stab are use as a killing blow.

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

In regards to the beskar spear being used primarily as a quarterstaff: it's short, it's thin, and it's made out of a material that is supposed to be really dense. What does that tell us? Two things: it's design is less oriented towards being a spear (and or they wanted to keep it in frame as much as possible) and that getting whacked in the jaw with it will probably break your jaw, because that's a lot of kinetic energy over a small area. So, why is it used more like a quarterstaff than a spear? Simple: it's most effective when used as a quarterstaff. Why is it a spear and not a quarterstaff? The mandalorins are a very practical people, and the one big weakness of a quarterstaff is that it doesn't have any pointy bits. So, if you add on a pointy bit, by forming one end into a small spearhead, then it becomes a lot more versatile. So, the beskar spear is less a short, thin, spear but a thin quarterstaff with a pointy end.

[@rikospostmodernlife]

"Short, thin, spear but" God i hate when my but is spear

[@Jamnoris5]

That was exactly what I was thinking. More like a bladed/spiked staff than a spear.

[@BIGGLILL64]

Sure, Its just not a great weapon to fight Jedi with.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

its a goedendag then? but due to being a more dense material it is thinner.

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 well, it's significantly longer than a goedendag, but same concept, yes.

[@darcraven01]

from what i gather from this video: "yep, its a spear.. it'll be effective enough to do spear things." XD

[@CafeLiquerstreams]

While also being near indestructible remember

[@zacks8815]

Is this a spear: yes. Will it do spear things: yes. Could it be better: yes.

[@CafeLiquerstreams]

@@zacks8815 is it better used like a quarterstaff? Yes

[@darcraven01]

@@soarinpenguinlive6372 r/wooosh

[@darcraven01]

@@soarinpenguinlive6372 you are taking the joke too seriously, man... chill

[@petervitale4431]

In the universe of Star Wars, you are combating many varieties of physiologies, and thus the wings might limit the fatal depths of the spear's piercing attacks. Some beings may need a rather deep wound in order to become a lethal wound.

[@TGPDrunknHick]

if you got a beasty that big you probably want a bigger spear. or alternatively not get close in the first place.

[@nilok7]

@@TGPDrunknHick How do you prove you're a badass to other Mandolorians if you don't get close?

[@shawnwolf5961]

@@TGPDrunknHick Pretty sure that is the idea, but you can't always choose the distance at which you are engaged by an enemy. Point still stands.

[@Karliff5]

This is very true, and Mandalorians are stereotypically big game hunters as well, so it would have to be able to penetrate deeply on a large creature... but for that it would also need to be longer so as to keep a safer distance, and that doesn't seem to fit.

[@MasteringJohn]

It would be perfect for Hutts, given that their blubber-like hides would shrug off more shallowly-cutting weapons.

[@dietaryfibre6038]

The wings are effective against human sized enemies, but what if he fights a giant rhino again?

[@AlexSDU]

Indeed. Or a Jabba. You need to go deep to reach the vital organ.

[@CommanderBly5052]

@@AlexSDU so you mean a Hutt?

[@Ize19]

Considering how small the knife Mando used to kill it was, wings would still allow the head to go deep enough for a lethal strike.

[@russko118]

@@Ize19 that was a vibroblade tho, the spear need to touch the vitals organs

[@blazer2123]

@AlexSDU Are you asking what if he needs to Jabba a Hutt?

[@josiahricafrente585]

When I saw the Beskar spear for the first time, my initial thought was, “That’s literally just the Lego spear but human sized!” I guess mainly due to the fact that it looks like a one-piece design.

[@Govorars]

I thought of RimWorld spears for the same reason

[@gabrielsilveira8246]

YES thought I was the only one

[@MrrGNB]

well to be fair, given that it has to be made entirely out of beskar to be actually usable against laser swords, making it in one solid piece seems like the best way of doing it

[@boku5192]

true but when i think about it lego ones have much better spearheads

[@Galahad_Du_Lac]

You’re right!

[@Eastchase100]

I’m imagining someone suggesting adding wings to a Mandalorian blacksmith. “Wouldn’t this be better with wings?” “Why?” “Well, they would prevent the spear from penetrating too deeply and getting stuck in the enemy.” “If that we’re to happen, a true Mandalorian would simply pull it out. This is how we make our spears.” “But wha” “This is the way.”

[@sentientmustache8360]

This is the way.

[@DEATH111183]

actually.... if the smith/forge master were to take offense with the person raising the question..... i feel the forger would just pull out the spear, stab the person asking the question with it. just to test the theory of how easy it'd be to pull out, if it's stuck or not. their response would still be "this is the way" XD

[@galetine5253]

Before he got [REDACTED] I had hoped he would take the spear to the armorer and have it made into a sword.

[@irmuusanaa4227]

@@galetine5253 Oh good that would awesome! Imagine Din holding on beskar sword and the dark saber.

[@Predator20357]

DEATH111183 I think it’s less about fighting one person but more fighting multiple. If you only have that spear and it over penetrated then good job, you just now have your weapon stuck and now have to deal with more enemies while trying to get it out

[@Gapeagle]

Its a spear, you point the pointy end at the enemy. Choregraphers: "we dont do that here."

[@josedominguezmunoz1816]

I mean, it's disney, they don't want to show blood onscreen, and if you use the spear right....

[@mr.wideman2006]

@@josedominguezmunoz1816 Yet they showed Kylo Ren bleeding out of his side when he got shot by Chewbacca in episode 7

[@lordofdarkness4204]

@@mr.wideman2006 Disney is pretty inconsistent on that, like it is with literally everything

[@Ghostrebel017]

"Chop em in half with a single sword swipe." Laughs in Prince Zuko breaking a spear with a single kick.

[@nikusson]

And Killmonger in his duel with Black Panther

[@mitchelliott8915]

Dude that kick was bad ass though

[@tekkblade82]

"could have been a little bit better if it was a bit longer" A phase many have said or heard, but not about a spear.

[@kylebutler9865]

Dick jokes aside.... given how many fights in star wars happen in hallways, a slightly shorter weapon gives more mobility.

[@tekkblade82]

@@kylebutler9865 dick length, time length, sandwich size, football field goal kick length, the phrase has so many applications. And yeah between hallways and ease of carrying it, the shorter length could be beneficial

[@kylebutler9865]

@@tekkblade82 In both cases, bigger is better.... The Macedonian spear is proof of that.

[@tekkblade82]

@@kylebutler9865 just checked it out, and damn that definitely caused a lot of spear envy on the battlefield

[@kylebutler9865]

@@tekkblade82 yup. It legit looks like something out of a high fantasy setting

[@HafdirTasare]

I go a bit Nerd here: Mandalorians are trained from childhood in the use of about every Weapon there is in the galaxy. We see how The Mandalorian fought with the Spear, so i guess that is the Melee way he has learned to fight. I asume that the Use of such weapons like the Spear for a mandalorian is rather using it like a quarterstaff (like Shad said) and bringing in the killing blow with the small Spearhead, which makes sense since the Mandalorians trust fully in their armor and are fighting like it. So in the end, the Spear is realy rather a quarterstaff with a spearhead then a traditional spear.

[@MrKakemann1]

My thoughts exactly. And it seems rather universal, where human like creatures, alien and androids are potential targets. And a too long staff/spear would be cumbersome to drag around in spaceships, huts, and other terrain with various "density".

[@josephlegacy929]

It also makes since given the greater mass of beskar. Even though it appears quite thin it would have enough weight to deliver powerful blows

[@barriolimbas]

Wushu spear fighting uses a spear as both for thrusting and like a quarterstaff. Zulu warriors used short spears. Adaptation for changes in combat which is fluid.

[@briscocreighton3376]

Din is also reacting defensively Gideon's aggressive assault for most of the fight. Quarter staff makes more sense. Also, if he used it like a spear, this fight would have been over too quickly.

[@briscocreighton3376]

@@barriolimbas This was about the size of the Zulu spears before the Shaka reforms. He shortened them to prevent them from being thrown.

[@kerricaine]

To be fair on no hand coverage, literally disarming your opponent seems to be the preferred combat strategy in star wars

[@BassRacerx]

look ma' no hands.

[@JWinger62]

@@osirisatot19 The design of Kylo's lightsaber makes no sense to me. If you lock and then catch the blade with the crossguard it would literally get sliced in half; last I checked lightsaber hilts aren't lightsaber proof. At least make it so that the blade part of the crossguard touches the hilt.

[@thunderhammer7]

@@JWinger62 The "crossguard" is two auxillary energy outputs that prevent the damaged crystal inside from exploding. It is not meant to function as a guard. That's the official explanation.

[@errolglennepacheco9652]

Quite literally disarming.

[@rrenkrieg7988]

@@JWinger62 i mean, if the lightsaber hilt casing is made of beskar or cortosis weave it would actually protect against lightsabers

[@omnitroph1501]

A thought on why it has no wings: wings would be too much like a crossguard, which is forbidden in Star Wars melee weapons.

[@yeetus_reetus_deeleetus]

Bruh it is?

[@gregoryholtorf7874]

@@yeetus_reetus_deeleetus sequels aren't cannon

[@Hawk199031]

Cross guards are forbidden, so then how come we have seen literally dozens of cross guard lightsabers? Kylo's All that new high republic content The one Ezra found in Rebels (That one is super important as that battlefield was ancient and proves Jedi have had the cross guard for multiple millennia) This doesn't even include all of the types of swords from the EU that clear have guards.

[@TurinTuramber]

@@Hawk199031 would Kylo really worry about using a forbidden weapon?

[@lordsnake1988]

@@Hawk199031 sjw is not star wars. Just pre Disney counts so your Kylo saber doesn't count.

[@Daggerswor]

My main point against it having wings is that the Mandalore didn’t only fight humanoid targets, as seen in the show there several non humanoid creatures that wings on the spear would prevent the user to make a deep enough thrust to deal fatal damage. It’s likely it was designed without wings in lore, so that it could be utilised against a greater variety of opponents.

[@Texmechs]

My thoughts: "did they just give Obyern a spear? Uhhh oh...I remember how this kinda situation played out LAST time."

[@GodsPoisonSamael]

At least he has a helmet on this time!

[@thalmoragent9344]

Well, he did rather well, it's just that he was very emotional from grieving and anger. Other than that, he preformed excellently

[@sanguiniue]

Its a stick with a pointy bit. Kind of hard to mess that up.

[@AxxLAfriku]

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[@MrAlopex112]

-do you know how to use that thing -.....the pointy end goes into the other man

[@randomperson4198]

@@AxxLAfriku no!

[@randomperson4198]

@@MrAlopex112 yes u just put it in a gun and use it as an ammo

[@justinthompson6364]

That won't stop some more over-the-top fantasy from trying though (or even succeeding)

[@francescogulisano2917]

I know that there are problems with the coreography, but it's so nice to have iconic spears in pop culture and not just swords anymore (even though swords are great)

[@benjaminholcomb9478]

Ahem, "Swords are Awesome" -shad, probably last week, idk he used to say it all the time, this tag is too long for the joke, I should stop typing, this is becoming a run on sentence, wait where was i going with thi

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

yep. I just hope he actually uses it going forwards because he just got a very cool sword, so he might forget about the spear (which is also more difficult to carry)

[@Boyzby]

The thing that got me into spears was Moribito. I really don't remember much, and I don't think I even watched that many episodes, but I thought Balsa just looked so cool with her spear. Just now tried to see some fight scenes from it, and spears definitely get a lot of love in that show.

[@francescogulisano2917]

@@Boyzby yeah, that was a great gateway drug for spear lovers ahahah

[@mirzasahinkaya]

I thought the shortness, thinness, and simpleness of the design was due to the scarcity of the material.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

you could have another material plated with it. like beskar poleaxe

[@midgetman4206]

replace the core

[@---zh8qn]

dude, the darksaber almost molt it to a liquid; it's probably good there was no weaker material mixed into it xD

[@TjarkoTarnen]

Yeah it’s a pure spear for a reason. If it wasn’t it would have been vaporised along with the Razor Crest :’(

[@Texmechs]

True. If you had the best steal in the world, and you only had a little, it would make sense to conserve it. But Mando could use a shield. He doesn't have full plate so a shield would do him some good. Or maybe a sword? But he did get the dark saber...

[@Joe___R]

Shad, in the starwars universe only being able to stab a spear into someone a fixed distance would be very problematic since you enemy might be much larger than anything you would find on earth. Some enemies might die after 3" of penitration and others might take 4' to do the job.

[@relyks0915]

I think in mandos case it is justified considering he's probably never used a spear.

[@spartansquid5931]

Or his brain, why would anyone with combat experience decide to use a spear like a staff? I just can't imagine why he would decide that's safer or more effective, you'd think thrusting with it would be the obvious choice both in the fights he's caught in and from a preservation standpoint. Especially since he has no protection on his hands.

[@aurelian2668]

@@spartansquid5931 Just use a gun.

[@killgorethefucklord]

@@spartansquid5931 they're literally trained with bo staffs also the blade is very small

[@spartansquid5931]

@@killgorethefucklord The first part is just a meta defense, compared to *thrusting it forward* using it like a staff is still way worse. And I don't care if the blade is small, big blades aren't why spears are dangerous.

[@jacobkeltz3584]

"How do you defend a against a pointed stick" is really an important question asked by military tacticians for millennia

[@Dang_Near_Fed_Up]

And the the answer was found..... Gunpowder A pointy stick is useless if you can not cover the ground to strike your target before you are mowed down in a hail of bullets. The Russians proved this (again and again) with bayonet charges against Maxim machine guns at the beginning of WWII, before their generals giving orders without a clue or care figured it out.

[@childofslaanesh1251]

and before gunpowder it was longer pointed sticks

[@FuzzyBrains555]

And during gunpowder it was turning gunpowder stick into pointy gunpowder stick

[@AlexSDU]

@@Dang_Near_Fed_Up Add point thingy at the end of the thunder stick. New question arise, "How do you defend a against a pointed stick that can shoot you?"

[@Dang_Near_Fed_Up]

@@AlexSDU Better tactics / strategy, overwhelming numbers, improved weaponry, improved defensive capability, and armor that can defeat their projectile systems. This is the very basis for warfare since man started attacking each other in groups. The name of the weapons and armor etc. may change, but it really does boil down to those things in the end. Man will not stop fighting, so the war for technology to win the fight with the least amount of casualties will continue on forever as well. And no new wonder weapon or super armor or whatever will be effective forever as someone will eventually find a way to defeat it, and start the cycle again.

[@fohat50]

i hope there's gonna be a 'show your new sword' section for us lot, that'd be cool

[@CJamgochian]

Seconded!

[@michaelfrench4153]

Agreed as well

[@the2007mage]

@Revenant Emperor to I

[@labangrankvist2993]

As a (SW-) nerd I would like to mention that Phrik is also canon and known to be lightsaber-resistant. It's what Grievous' magnaguards' staffs are made out of.

[@carlkenner4581]

Yes. I was disappointed when a lightsaber cut through the Dark Troopers. Dark Troopers are supposed to be made out of Phrik. I thought we were seeing the great Phrik vs. Beskar showdown when the Dark Troopers were fighting the Mandalorian. But I guess these Dark Troopers weren't made out of Phrik.

[@noraye2500]

no it's not, the electro staffs can block lightsabers because of the energy bulbs on the ends of it if you watch the behind the scenes of Revenge of the Sith with Grievous and the Magnaguards, then you can tell very easily that the whole point of the staves were the energy tips, not some stupid magic metal that can block lightsabers for no reason and yes i know the "lore" says that phrik is lightsaber proof, that doesn't make it not stupid

[@Bzhydack]

Not fully, once in Clone Wars Grievous cut electrostaff with his lightsabers.

[@labangrankvist2993]

@@noraye2500 unfortunately for you, history will not see it that way.

[@noraye2500]

@@labangrankvist2993 well history is retarded

[@EricSwordswinger]

Lugs, Shad. That word you were groping for when you kept saying "side-things" or "side-wings"? They're called lugs.

[@druthvlodovic]

or quillons

[@roarkthered4207]

When he flashed the LOTR series as he said, "Could've been better if it were a bit longer." This is truly a cultured man.

[@jamesberry7445]

I was hoping someone mentioned this.

[@sighman9209]

One argument regarding the spear's use, by the Mandalorian specifically is that he did not intend to kill the you know who.

[@Alfenium]

Yeah, yeah, I know who.

[@nikkibrowning4546]

Why is Voldemort in Star Wars?

[@tommenno]

My stance is since he knows Tuskan sign, he's probably trained in gaffi sticks. So he's fighting in that style. and he's in a hallway, limits reach and a longer spear can foul on the ceiling.

[@cookiesnugglez7318]

@@tommenno maybe, but it's more likely that he just didnt want to kill the one who shall not be named because he was ordered to bring them in alive

[@tommenno]

@@cookiesnugglez7318 I think he'd not give a shit about what he was "Ordered" to do by someone who's not even his boss, and would gut the dude like a fish to get his kid back.

[@biggiecheese4791]

The reason its so short is because he uses it more as a bo staff than a spear (at least when fighting against a lightsaber or the darksaber). He also only uses the pointed end for keeping someone on the ground

[@oliverworley5162]

Even then it wasn't designed for him. We don't know who or what it was designed for.

[@adulescentuluscarnifex8412]

Then give him a beskar quarter staff. He was using the spear incorrectly because the fight coreography was bad.

[@oliverworley5162]

@@adulescentuluscarnifex8412 his fighting was poorly suited for the weapon. But saying that the weapon was poorly suited for his fighting style is flawed. I may be misunderstanding what you said and if so I apologise but it's what I'm picking up

[@mondaysinsanity8193]

@@adulescentuluscarnifex8412 I mean it's kinda designed as a counter lightsaber weapon I assumed

[@adulescentuluscarnifex8412]

@@oliverworley5162 I'm not responding to you. I'm responding to the comment saying that it's short because he uses it as a quarter staff. By response to that, is using the meta of it being a show. If they want him to use that fighting style, give him a different weapon or get better fight coreography.

[@omnitroph1501]

"I want to do a much deeper breakdown, indeed so deep you might call it an autopsy." [happiness noises]

[@nikkibrowning4546]

As soon as i daw the last duel, I wanted shad to analyze it.

[@BuckyDK]

"There might be other materials that a saber cannot cut through" Zillo Beast scales.

[@shitty-shitty-bang-bang7372]

I was literally thinking of this as he said it, glad someone else thought of it too

[@Roach_Dogg_JR]

Also cortosis

[@shitty-shitty-bang-bang7372]

@@Roach_Dogg_JR facts

[@catfish552]

Phrik, Ultrachrome.

[@thalmoragent9344]

@@Roach_Dogg_JR That's used to cut through Lightsabers, right?

[@byronb3963]

He actually says "she offered me a staff of pure Beskar to kill you" in the episode The Jedi. So in actuality it's a beskar staff, not spear.

[@emmahill6832]

it's a point-end staff

[@byronb3963]

@@emmahill6832 Sure. Either way it's still a staff. This video, although very informative regarding spears, doesn't relate to the beskar staff. Would be interested in watching him make a video on staffs and the different varieties, since he seems to know his weapons.

[@mathieuaurousseau100]

@@byronb3963 a point-end staff is a spear, period.

[@byronb3963]

@@mathieuaurousseau100 nope. It's a pointy-ended staff. Period.

[@MrWilson812]

@@byronb3963 Spear - a weapon with a long shaft and a pointed tip, typically of metal, used for thrusting or throwing. That weapon is clearly a spear.

[@Rakkun_Streak]

"Could have been a little bit better if it was a big longer" Me: That is NOT what she said.

[@notforsaletoday1895]

Sure ;)

[@129das]

you hear wrong

[@michaelmoorrees3585]

That's what you tell your buddies. But what is she telling her friends !?

[@toamaori]

it was more girth that she was asking for... xD

[@Forscythe80]

She wouldn’t say to your fragile ego. But she said it to all her friends. Whenever they look at you, they’re thinking “should have been a bit longer”.

[@N0b0dy1.0]

Beskar appears to be a sci-fi version of tungsten steel, it's tuff heavy and extremely heat resistant, so I feel it might help if you use tungsten as a real world substitute. ( For testing and study purposes obviously ).

[@gabrielsilveira8246]

(Not for killing people, that would be awful)

[@raulprima]

Its incredibly expensive.

[@The-Legendary-O]

In Chinese martial arts the spear is used more like a quarter staff

[@TurinTuramber]

Thinking about Crouching Tiger, the spears were shortish but very whippy.

[@beccag2758]

Dang now I want him to breakdown *THE* fight scene in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Also ATLA

[@Okutox]

Also the actor was already trained in the chinese style. I suspect it's why Mando was given a spear.

[@briscocreighton3376]

Right, there are a lot of chopping attacks.

[@mandodelorian4668]

@@Okutox The Red Viper intensifies!

[@beaufryer2042]

You are hands down one of my favourite KZbinrs. Your videos are always funny and interesting, thank you for all the content you’ve given us over the years :)

[@psychocat8030]

I just got your book shadow of the conqueror, and it's really good, thoroughly enjoying it, the writing is really good quality and the characters are well done. I love it

[@lexerwilliams8880]

1:45 Doesn’t want to show spoilers but shows lightsabers. Big Star Wars fans: “Hey, I know those sabers!!”

[@hugotrojanovsky7667]

Tbh those fans would have seen the show already.

[@rynncarthis3739]

If people cared they would've watched it by now.

[@lexerwilliams8880]

Very true

[@myrealusername2193]

I don’t consider myself a big fan but I still recognized them, hell my parents recognized them lol

[@mathieuaurousseau100]

@@myrealusername2193 I didn't recognize them (and am not going to watch that series any time soon so you can spoil, I'll forget before I get there)

[@chonk2electricboogaloo976]

I would say that the fighting with the spear being more quarter staff like make a little sense. Mando has beskar gloves so his hands are protected, he fights very close up, and we don’t know what types of armor the enemies use. Could be that the unique qualities of beskar are best for this type of fighting especially against lightsabers where you need to be carful. (I haven’t see the fights with the spear in a while so idk) just saying thrusting against a force user could have some side effects that they’re trying to account for. Idk this a guess and I also don’t know about spear fighting so I may be talking nonsense.

[@PanzerYeena]

I don't see any Beskar on his fingers. There's just a tiny plate on the back of his hand. Then again, everything that ever hits Mando is apparently automatically magnetized to the nearest bit of Beskar on his body anyway, so...

[@Govorars]

I mean its a solid metal rod, makes sense to fight with it as a staff and use the pointy bit situationally. Might also be the reason it is so short, if being a spear is not its primary use and the spear part is there just in case

[@Gapeagle]

If he had fought using the length of the spear to his advantage, Gideon wouldn't have the chance to get at Mandos fingers. But you shouldnt worry anyway, mando is indestructible

[@briscocreighton3376]

I think we're meant to believe that the darksaber sticks on contact with beskar similar to the way it sticks when contacting other lightsabers. It's length is ideal for fighting indoors and spaceships.

[@louiscypher4186]

I mean even if that's the case, it wouldn't have harmed the weapon's functionality to have put a proper cutting blade on it. However, i do disagree that fighting "up close" with a staff is ideal for a lightsaber. There's a reason qtr staff's grew to 9 feet long. The only real advantage a spear has over a sword is range. It doesn't matter how "careful" you need to be with a lightsaber the closer you are the easier it is to land a killing strike.

[@LawkzBro]

Wouldn't the wings get in the way from piercing some massive alien creatures? Something that might be a problem with the spear in my eyes is, isn't the shaft too smooth? Wont it get slippery easily?

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

good points. I thought that it needs a grip too.

[@HolyFurryFish1998]

Have a look at boar-hunting spears; they had large wings and blades on them because, as it turns out, you don't want an angry boar running up your spear, or being alive for very long.

[@gabrielsilveira8246]

@@Yarblocosifilitico maybe a wing thing to protect the hand and keep it from slipping further up/down. Idk if this has any proper name lol

[@SeraphArmaros]

Grip won't be an issue since he wears gloves, which should provide enough traction during a fight.

[@TurinTuramber]

Given the extreme rarity of the material, pretty sure this is a specialist anti Jed /energy weapon user weapon.

[@NoSenatorson]

The topic of spears is way more intense than I thought previously. Hopefully, there will be more content on this. Thanks

[@redhood1184]

Im so glad that you made another analysis of the spear, really needed that for a character i am writing.

[@calumdeighton]

First Captain Sevatar of the Night Lords Legion has an interesting spear design. Its like a Nostraman chainglaive, and he did fight Sigismund to a draw, ending Sig's winning streak. Thought I'd mention it. Sevatar is awesome.

[@scorkami1789]

while we are at star wars spears, i personally would love to hear shads opinion about the lightsaber pike, which was basically a lightsaber with a hilt that was about as long as mandos spear. i think the swtor character senya tirall used that weapon in the trailers

[@Ally5141]

Knights of Zakuul used them two handed or with shield

[@CazadorSlayer]

Hell yeah! Lightsaber pikes are way cooler than standard ones in my opinion. You almost never see or hear about them nowadays though...

[@SgtAntenor]

@Georg Wenderoth The lore was that they were always made out of a lightsaber resistant material (not just beskar) for exactly this reason

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

@Georg Wenderoth no, its also good in duels. this has been demonstrated both in hema and the fact the greeks almost exclusievly fought duels with spear and shield despite sword and shield and 2-handed spear options being available.

[@Ally5141]

@Georg Wenderoth knights of zakuul weren't jedi

[@irontemplar6222]

So I just thought I would throw in my 2 cents about star wars lore. Bescar, and the organic chittien from the really large, and old creatures are the only things a Lightsaber can't cut through. That said it is specified as being resistant not immune. So that would be why we can see the bescar heating up rapidly from prolonged contact.

[@nathanthom8176]

You forgot phrikk and cortosis

[@matthewmatthew981]

Lightsabers melt through what they cut. Beskar's melting point is just higher than what a lightsaber is capable of outputting at any one time. How come people have such trouble with this? There should be MANY materials that a lightsaber can't burn/melt through.

[@nathanthom8176]

@@matthewmatthew981 but there aren't. Within hundreds of books, comics etc there are a handful. Sure a two foot thick column of duracrete will take time to cut through due to the mass but only a few identified materials/elemements in the star wars galaxy are known to be lightsaber resistant (not invulnerable but resistant) and that galaxy has had plenty of time for space and scientific exploration to discover potential materials; I believe cortisis isn't technically lightsaber resistant but it absorbs energy so well that it causes the lightsaber to shut off.

[@matthewmatthew981]

@@nathanthom8176 sorry, meant to say basically the same thing. There at least SHOULD be multiple situations where Lightsaber can't cut through "literally anything, anytime, anywhere, instantly thank you". They very clearly melt-cut through materials by giving a fixed output of thermal energy: they do not behave as though they are mono-molecular death-sticks (like Wonder Woman's sword or literally any ninja sword in anime). That's why I agree with your observation of the lightsaber heating up the beskar on contact, because logically we should expect for the metal to glow as the heat of the lightsaber makes it approach it melting point. Meanwhile, other kind of materials get melted because the heat of the blade makes them exceed their melting point. The only place that this logic is inconsistent is wherever light sabers are shown to cut through the hulls of spacecraft; I mean, shouldn't we expect that stuff to be able to withstand the light of all those STARS they're intending to fly by,, deflector shields or no? (That's it's own nitpick I guess but otherwise I agree with you.)

[@nathanthom8176]

@@matthewmatthew981 no I'm sorry, I just realised the original comment was suggesting that Beskar was unable to be damaged by a lightsaber at all. Technically Cortosis may be the only material that can't be damaged (eventually) by a lightsaber due to it's special properties; maybe quantum crystalline armour might also be completely impervious to a lightsaber.

[@markfergerson2145]

"Historical accuracy" only works in our world. What was the spear designed to be used against- other Mandalorians with gaps between armor? Non-Mandalorians wearing whatever they happen to wear? If Mandalorians, of course there won;t be cutting edges because the gaps in their armor aren't conducive to such strikes. On the other hand that general style of armor proved very popular- the spear would be useful against Clone troopers and Imperial Stormtroopers equally. But, full body armor seems pretty rare in the Star Wars universe, so a stabby stick does seem generally useful. Plus, we don't seem to see any evidence of tight;y- massed formations being a historical thing so you wouldn't' expect longer spear-like weapons like pikes. Are there any Earth history accounts of the wings getting caught in armor? That might explain why there are no wings on the Mandalorian spear- they could get stuck in armor.

[@CommanderBly5052]

Also if you are facing a bigger animal

[@garethvila5108]

I don't know of any historical account of spear wings getting caught in armor. In fact, one of the reasons they were made was to avoid over-penetration from the spear's thrust, so in any instance they would be more beneficial than not. Not to say the wings should be a "must" in a spear, though. In the scholagladiatoria channel there's a kind-of response to this one that explores more on this topic, if you're interested. It gives some other considerations that Shad missed and could be more accurate to what the Mandalorian's spear really is.

[@markfergerson2145]

@@garethvila5108 Yep, for instance the crosspiece on boar spears are specifically there to stop overpenetration *and* to sort of "steer" the boar away from the wielder of the spear. Same function could be served by war spear "wings". I'm subbed to Matt Easton's channel and yes, he talks about the topic but he also points out why there's so little documentation of details like this- everyone knew why weapons were made the way they were at the time so very few people wrote anything about it. Hence we get guesses.+

[@deathking1019]

I think a few reasons why the spear doesn’t have wings and is thinner is because it’s more of a javelin it’s sleek design gives it the ability to be thrown and since it’s made out of beskar it can cut through most armours and since it’s for a mandalorian it could be used to fight beasts as well being able to stab further into an alien creature if it had wings it may not get deep enough to kill

[@SS2LP]

@@garethvila5108 “more beneficial than not until ya know you try to stab somebody your little blade can’t get deep enough to kill or injure enough and you die because you only expected to fight humans apparently in a galaxy full of large and extremely lethal species.

[@rippercatfish9]

Nice to see spears given any love in media!

[@MrMortadelas]

My thoughts were: The helmet, the cloak, the spear.... give the man a Beskar Hoplon as well. Madness? This...is...Mandalore!

[@Petruhafication]

I agree, plus the design of the head looks a lot like a Dori spearhead

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

hoplon-jetpack needs to happen

[@AlexSDU]

"Aooh! Aooh! Aooh!"

[@tada-kun982]

"Could've been a bit better, if it had been a bit longer" *shows LOTR movies* That was just...great. Shad, you should become a professional memer xD Jokes aside, that's definitely true

[@shadiversity]

Credit to my editor.

[@tada-kun982]

@@shadiversity awesome xD

[@MuraCasardis]

Game Knight is such a simple, neat and cool name for a channel. Also, Dragon's Dogma is such a gem! Anyway, onto the video itself, glad to see more pop-culture weapons analysis!

[@charlesbackstrom6571]

just got your book and its so obvious that it was written by you. well, obvious to any long fans of the channel. but im 5 hrs into the audio book and i am very much enjoying it.

[@flareinc7413]

Awesome video as always. Love it that a spear is a plot weapon. Also loving the fact that Shad has the Wheel of Time in his shelf. Huuuuuge fan

[@emanuelpruteanu2736]

It’s referred to as a staff rather than a spear in the show.

[@walterhaider869]

I hear the spear wings are for wild boar hunting. They're there for stopping powering. !!!Graphic detail warning!!! Once you stab a charging boar it will just run up the spear and kill you before it dies to the spear. With the wings the boar is stopping before it can reach you. Literal stopping power. How are you doing Shad my fellow Aussie and world builder?

[@HolyFurryFish1998]

TFW winged-spears are the .45's of the medieval world.

[@afinoxi]

@@HolyFurryFish1998 muh stopping power Two world wars

[@Doof_8103]

It works for charging horses too

[@ctrl_x1770]

@@Doof_8103 I recon the wielder needs to be a beast though

[@SomeGunNerd]

@@afinoxi I guarantee you, that’s been happening since the dawn of man. Grug: I use rock for stopping power Ugg: Rock weak. Spear better. Grug: But rock win two tribal wars!

[@michaeljf6472]

It was used more as a staff than a spear

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

I remember Matt from ScholarGladiatoria saying that in his experience, 6ft seems to be about the best length for a Polearm for duelling/sparring in one of his vids. So maybe it’s a spear specialised for one on one combat.

[@rainbowdash4898]

I think it was a reasonable length for an “ULTIMATE SPEAR” that was used in a galaxy filled with gunslingers and such.

[@Yanto_Panda]

Hey shad, love your content!!! I just wanna say that mando didn’t wanted to kill Moff Gideon, maybe that’s the reason why he fights with the spear more like a bo staff than a spear

[@patio87]

"avoiding major spoilers" *shows 2 white lightsabers.

[@TurinTuramber]

If you knew what two white sabers means but didn't know that Ahsoka Tano was appearing in mando then you must have been just awoken from a long coma.

[@SirGatras]

I mean better then showing the darksaber i guess

[@jw51369]

Bet you they follow more of an “eastern doctrine” when it comes to spears and spear fighting, especially with the multiple directors working on things like Kill Bill and Avatar the Last Airbender

[@Nurk0m0rath]

You mean Wire Fu?

[@diaz2634]

My favourite part about Mando's spear is that it works somewhat like a lightsaber. It's on his back but when it would be inconvenient it disappears until Mando needs to pull it out of nowhere to stab something.

[@chandlerstastny6025]

Shad, Disney should consult with you when ever they want to do anything with armor or weapons. You are the man!

[@PhoutianPhill]

Fight Scene Autopsy: Scene 38 reimagined.

[@libertyprime6932]

Hell yes, that video is so cool I'd love to see how he thinks it holds up :)

[@mightybluespider]

@@libertyprime6932 it's awesome but it features.... Earth-2 versions of the characters we see in the original 1977 movie.

[@P.I.P.E.L.I.N.E_Podcast]

All I have to say is “This is the way”

[@NEOMNIMON]

This is the way

[@SiegeYT]

OYA VOD

[@evaningstar7190]

How is this top comment and only have 12 likes? lol (2nd comment has 1.1k likes)

[@NEOMNIMON]

@@evaningstar7190 because, this is the way

[@Kaleth970]

This is the way

[@JPelus]

I would argue that wings on a spear in a galaxy with very large beasties might be detrimental to being lethal to such beasts.

[@FuzzyBrains555]

But then again boar spears have large wings so that the beast won't charge all the way through and gore you.

[@Turin-Fett]

@@FuzzyBrains555 boar spears also have heads long enough to kill boars. Could you penetrate vital organs of a bantha with an earthly boar spear? Idk.

[@GroundbreakGames]

Even though I already know all these things about the spear, it's still genuinely enjoyable listening to Shad explain them to me. :)

[@ankokuraven]

Bridge 4 approves of this weapon. Spears are underappreciated.

[@TheNetterRiese]

shad, i havent watched the mandalorian so I have no idea if this is valid, but maybe the side wings would prevent sufficient penetration when fighting against beasts. Since I watched your video about the knife that quickly came to mind.

[@lieutenantcoloneltanyavond8273]

I wouldn't want to go against a big beast with a puny spear like that anyway. Nothing beats a good blaster. Or a SW equivalent of anti-materiel rifle in this case.

[@TheNetterRiese]

@@lieutenantcoloneltanyavond8273 certainly, melee weapons usely are only carried as a backup when ammo or breakages are a concern.

[@neomcdoom]

Bruh I mean he didn't even make it. It was a ceremonial spear that he got from a slaver/warlord

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

@@TheNetterRiese if we are concerned with designs for fighting large beasts, i would like to point out its tip is too small to do noticeable damage for stuff too large for winged spears to stab properly.

[@George_Bland]

note that it appears beskar can be cut through by lightsabers if they have enough time to melt it but can't directly slice it.

[@bigboybandon6113]

an interesting thing to note is that when ahsoka uses her blades on the spear it has no effect, so its possible the darksaber is actually more powerful than a traditional lightsaber.

[@noraye2500]

@@bigboybandon6113 because that makes sense

[@VegetaLF7]

I believe this has been a case even in the now non-canon Legends material. Beskar is lightsaber resistant, not lightsaber proof. You'll eventually melt your way through a suit of beskar armor if you hold your blade against it, but by the time you do, the Mandalorian wearing it has already shot you in the face for your trouble. It resists the lightsaber *enough*.

[@anlumo1]

One interesting aspect is that since it's metal, it should be highly heat conductive. This means that the whole staff should have hundreds of degrees (Celsius) long before there's any chance of melting through it in a fight. Unless you wear welder's gloves, it's already useless at that point.

[@noraye2500]

@@anlumo1 funny how beskar seems to be super heat resistant even though it was melted in a forge in order to make things. So i guess that forge was hotter than a lightsaber, which means that the materials the forge was made of was way more resistant than beskar melting, ect, ect and now you see the logical paradox of increasingly stronger materials that is apparently stronger than a lightsaber can burn, because that just makes so much sense

[@captainc0rgi]

my eyes were on the shaft of the spear durring the entire fight scene with ahsoka and the woman who I've forgotten the name of. ahsoka could ave just ran her lightsabers down the smooth handle of the spear cutting off fingers.

[@andronuslabyrinth1296]

Just finished your book. It is one of the best I've listened to on audible in my library. I would love to read more within a series if you are considering writing more, I may even steal it all for a D&D game

[@ricmics9712]

Holy!!! The Art is amazing!

[@smackarel7]

"Could have been a bit better if it was a bit longer." Tell that to the Zulu.

[@aratus1622]

Cries in Assegai.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

@@aratus1622 the assegai is a throwing spear

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

to be fair the Zulu Iklwa spear was the longest stabbing spear in south africa. before it spears were all javilins.

[@aratus1622]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 There was definitely a very short spear used in Africa. I might have got the name wrong.

[@admirekashiri9879]

@@aratus1622 its Iklwa assagai is from a North African word for spear I believe.

[@George_Bland]

thanks for the sponsor game knight, you look awfully like Shad.

[@akumaking1]

When will you cover the weapons of Total Warhammer? (i.e. Mannfred’s sword and scythe/crook, Orc axes, etc)

[@stc3145]

And Holy Sigmar’s Hammer

[@imper818]

I mean he allready did the classic version of the chainsawsword

[@boku5192]

@@imper818 thats's 40k

[@imper818]

@@boku5192 Im so embaressed to have read that wrong. Im sounding like a damn casual xD

[@thetvbaby83]

Din has the staff and the dark saber, so he and Bo gotta fight for control of the leadership, he did agree to help re-take the home world of mandolor. I'm so excited for next season and thanks for the vid my guy. This is the way.

[@OceanSpirit881]

Fun video, I think in regards for "not being used the way it's supposed to" it makes a bit of sense, I think both wielders have martial training for a wide variety of weapons but probably not specifically spears and are using it more as a matter of necessity as the only weapon to stand up to a light saber.

[@nimrodbarbarossa1319]

Wouldn't the Wings of the Spere be bad, since the Mandalorian has diffrent (Non-Human) Opponents, where the Spere has to go in deeper? You can't win against the Cratedragon with only the tip.

[@anlumo1]

Maybe it originally had some screw-on wings you could adjust for target skin thickness, but they got lost when it was passed onto the next owner at some point (might have even been in that episode, Din didn't check the palace for the box with the addons when he took the spear).

[@irencsak]

I was thinking the same thing, thought I'd skim the comments to see if anyone brought it up yet

[@StarshadowMelody]

*Krayt dragon

[@Tilda_the_mage]

You can’t win against a Krayt Dragon with a spear. That thing is way too massive for any spear to do any significant external damage. Your only hope would be to try and get inside and pierce it’s internal organs... but then your most likely dead anyway. Mando cheesed it to a degree by using the explosive Bantha.

[@koorssgamer]

Well, this is a Mandalorian weapon, and, as so, they have far more effective ways to deal with big creatures than a spear, like guns and missiles. But, most of the Mandalorian equipment was specifically desing to duel a Jedi, and I would assume the this is the primary function of the spear, be able to stop a lightsaber. But, given that, most Jedi are from humanoid species, that are aren't that large.

[@horseface31]

I'm upset because noone in the show uses the spear like a spear. They use it like a staff.

[@FuzzyBrains555]

They do refer to it as a staff though 🤷.

[@horseface31]

@@FuzzyBrains555 🤷

[@Aniyah-CHG]

@@FuzzyBrains555 But really it's just a short spear

[@pixelsheep8939]

More of a Javelin really with an engorged end.

[@KRIMZONMEKANISM]

yeah that was my first thought when I saw it.

[@darkstar6909]

@@KRIMZONMEKANISM I had the same thought when I first saw it

[@acedragon1456]

I thought that too

[@corruptangel6793]

Mandalorian when he fights a Jedi: "Lanza Del Relampago."

[@bostoncorbett6022]

"You want your spear to be riged" Shaolin movies: Nani??

[@OptimusJedi]

My appreciation for the spear has really gone up over the past few years. Channels like this and also just realizing that the spear is the weapon of the Everyman throughout history bumped it up quite a bit for me. Still love swords and firearms (I am American after all, haha) but I like seeing more spears in pop culture.

[@shadowtrell9961]

*holds up spear* "You see this!? You think you can cut through this? I'd like to see you try!"

[@lesbian_samurai3787]

One thing you somehow missed is that Din Djarin doesn't always go up against HUMANS (or whatever they are in star wars). That wingless spear would have been really useful against the mudhorn from season 1, and not nearly as effective if it were limited to penetration levels meant for humanoid beings.

[@runawaytrain2122]

A lightsaber can cut through Beskar, it just takes a lot of pressure and time, depending on the thickness and purity of the Beskar. In the fight with moff gideon, the spear got kinda close to being cut through multiple times

[@kziila0244]

But when it was used against Ahsoka and held against her sabers for a similar length of time, it didn’t heat up. It probably means the Darksaber is unique in that it can heat up Beskar like that.

[@pirobot668beta]

On a far-flung planet, deep under an abandoned city: Armorer: "I see you have the Dark Saber and the Spear of Destiny." Din Djarin: "Yes. One was won through combat, the other was placed in my care for all Mandalorians." Armorer: "All you need now is to find the Chalice of Fate!" Din Djarin: "Wait a minute! Has all of the last two seasons been some kind of side-quest?" Armorer:"Well, umm,...yeah." Din Djarin: "I think I've played this one before..."

[@twdog8106]

I think it’s more of a javelin/quarterstaff than a proper spear. Plus I think it should be noted too that it was made by & for Mandalorians, and was probably designed with fighting against armored opponents in mind. If that’s the case it would make sense for it to be designed with a head more suited to piercing/slipping through armor plates. As for the length, pure Beskar is extremely rare and expensive so having s weapon made of it would undoubtedly be a weapon that never left the owner’s side, so a shorter and more manageable length would be appropriate for carrying. Finally we see it used for not just thrusts, but rather using the entire staff as both an offensive and defensive tool for a large number of circumstances. This is why I believe that this design is not only practical, but preferable fitting for the character both personally and culturally. I love it for it’s simplicity.

[@MP-ji1jo]

When we can expect the rise of Skywalker’s lightsaber battle analisis? Also after that it would be cool to have a series in witch you break down the clone wars’ lightsaber fights

[@ivanthemadvandal8435]

2 people doing lots of baseball swings.

[@060steve]

Also interesting to wonder how absorbent of vibrations the spear is, as a fully metal spear clashing against something could really mean a bad day for your wrists....

[@dallascraft3877]

I had an idea, you know how you can draw a shield really fast, what if you attach the sheath of a sword to the shield then you can draw the sword and the shield at the same time, and you can carry them at the same time on your back

[@rrenkrieg7988]

the same way a pistol holster is strapped to the back of ballistic shields to hold your service pistol while being protected by the ballistic shield

[@thahnhahtenhthagilbert1164]

Shad did something similar in a previous video, I'm not sure which one

[@automonaut9446]

Hey Shad I know this isn't related to the video but I was having a discussion with a friend about the advantages or disadvantages of a curved hilt ( in the context of both lightsabers and a regular sword). I'm wondering if there are any advantages at all to curving a hilt in either setting whereas my friends proclaims the curved hilts superiority over straight hilts in contest of dodge and thrust matches (with an omni-directional blade) which I compared to fencing, (but fencers don't use curved hilts either). Regardless when I finally catch up on the Mandalorian I'll watch this video and I love the work the you do. hope you and anyone that reads this has a great day!

[@jjstarrprod]

Awesome analysis of the Beskar spear, mate ! It's always a pleasure to see you geek out on the popular weapons of the moment. As for the "wrong" usage of the spear in the fight, I have 2 bits of infos that I'd like to point out. 1/ Storywise, the usage of the spear in such a way is actually part of the story. Mando has specifically been asked by Cara Dune that Moff Gideon must be taken alive, because he's too important as an imperial information treasure trove. If you look closely, from the moment Mando draws his spear to face Gideon, to the moment he disarms him, 90% of the fight, he fights while holding the head of the spear ! Pretty unorthodox way to wield a spear ! Meaning all this time, even while facing a lethal foe who has the power to end him in one strike if he's not careful, he's trying everything he can to engage in non lethal attack, hence always fighting with the back of the spear. Which also means, no thrusting, since this move would be rendered useless in the absence of the spear's tip. During the whole fight, Mando was using his spear both as a fighting stick or a shield, depending on the situations, but never as a spear, until the very final blow, to block Gideon from moving and marking the end of the duel. Context. 2/ If anyone remembers a little indie show from the years back called Game of Thrones, Pedro Pascal had a meteoric appearance in the show as Oberyn Martell, the prince of Sunspear of Dorne, which, like the name of its city kinda implies, is from a people who fight with ... (drumrolls) spears. I remember that for the BTS about the shows at the time, Pedro went to great lengths to describe how for this role, he was training in Wushu, the chinese modern kungfu. Chinese kungfu have definitely a long history in martial arts, including the art of the spear, which , for for centuries in Chinese martial and societal traditions, has been called the King of Weapons, as it is considered one of the noblest and hardest to master weapons, given all its variations and versatility in attack and defense patterns, as well as in range. So it wouldn't be far fetched to say that Pedro did carry over all his training in Chinese kungfu into the fight we got to see in the Mandalorian, some of his moves being clearly wushu-inspired, such as when he kicks the spear behind him so it circles all around his shoulder to come back in the front above him and strike his opponent from above, being a pure chinese kungfu move (even though we know it was his stunt double who did the fight, but well, that could have been a cool story). Also, the way the tip was shaped heavily reminds me of chinese spears, (and I should know, since I'm of Taiwanese descent, have seen countless of chinese martials arts flicks, and has studied chinese martial arts for a few years), and let's not forget the fight between the magistrate and Ahsoka : She was fighting with it pure chinese kungfu style. Which is not surprising, since the actress who portrayed the magistrate is none other than Bruce Lee's God-daughter. So that's that. Hope it gave you some more insights on the why's and the hows of this spear. In my mind, one of the reasons why I'm so in love with the Mandalorian is that you can clearly feel the 2 creators of this show, Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, are hell-bent into making not only a great piece of entertainment, but also have the decency to do their homework, and make decisions that take every details into consideration. And even if they might not have been aware of all the little details themselves, they had the good taste to surround themselves with countless people who knew how things should be done, and actually do it. The simple fact that they made what appears to be an almost perfect replica of a chinese spear (minus the tassel) in a multi-millions dollar sci-fi show with thousands of props, costumes, aliens make-up and CG shows, in the most famous and beloved (and pressured) film franchises of the entire galaxy, and that they got this detail so right, is mind-blowing to me. It just shows the dedication to details ! And when you see someone putting so much attention in details, you know you're in for a treat when you enjoy their stuff.