Talk:Lo Po Bia Elaine/@comment-26846012-20161018150344/@comment-26484417-20161019072657

If we go by real-world terms, then Needle could be an Estoc; a sword with no cutting edge that has been designed entirely for piercing. In fact, cross section of its "blade" can be a triangle, a square, or even a circle, which means that the only difference between an Estoc and a Needle may be the presence or absence of cross-guard.

And it could also be Pariser; a small sword developed for thrust fencing. In fact, Shilial's weapon looked exactly like a Pariser with its typical fencing hand guard.

All this said, though, there can be little doubt that the weapon used by Elaine / Kaiser wasn't a needle; that was probably just a corrupted memory motivated by her thrusting attacks. After all, swords, including the huge Zweihänder, were used for piercing attacks as well--if not predominantly.