Your weapon of choice
 

Which of the Turtle's weapons would you most like to own and use?

Me personally, I would pick Raph's twin sai. Very dangerous in the right hands, plus small enough to carry around.

So what would your weapon of choice be?

Katana, because I am actually trained to properly handle it. Bo would be second of similar reasons, but with less proficiency.

Nunchucks because that's what I'd like to learn to handle properly and they're so cool and I can only think of situations where I'd like to severely bruise people, not to kill them.

Probably the bo. I'm not trained to use any of those weapons, but it seems the most practical, and good for long range attacks plus defense.

"A ninja's best weapons are his body and his mind." - Quote from an early issue of the Mirage TMNT.

.....I can't be trusted with pointy or sharp weapons.....XD

so....I'd choose either Nunchucks or Bo staff :)

...HMM...Nunchucks are easier to hide though......but I wouldn't want to be hit by them either... lol

I'm with the 'chucks, I'd probably end up killing myself with Katanas or Sais :lol:

Nunchucks. I like them because you can swing them around.

Sai...Even though my fav turtle is mikey

If you mean turtles as in just the 4 turtles weapons i'de pick the katanas mostly because they take the least amount of skill to be deadly with.

however if you mean turtles as in the "turtle verse" it would be Shredders blades. why cause its badass. i actually have made a costume of his armor and wearing it at halloween was awesome. especially when i found a bubble machine. Spent at least 15 minutes attacking smoke filled bubbles.

Staff. But I'd like it to be collapsible, but many I've been watching WAAAAAY to much Teen Titans :tanime:

I love the nunchuks the most... but give me a bo, cause the other weapons would kill me.

I like the chucks the most but if it where a life or death fight give me the katanas.

I'll go with katana or bo thank you. I've already done some sparring with staffs, so it wouldn't be hard for me to learn. I'm also a LARPer (or used to be) and was fairly good with blades as well. I favored the Florentine style, so katanas wouldn't be much of a stretch for me, either.

I like the idea of the bo. Simple but very effective :)

A pencil could be dangerous in the right hands as well. But I think if skilled practitioners of each of the four weapons went head to head, the katana would win. It causes the most fatal wounds, it beats all on range except the bo (unless you throw the sai), and blade versus wood is still advantageous in that situation. However, famous samurai Mushashi Miyamoto supposedly won one of his duels with a wooden sword he whittled out of a rowing oar. So back to my first point, anything can happen.

My choice: katana

I'd definitely use the katana because it's just such an awesome weapon, though I doubt I'd be able to use it as I'm not trained. But let's say I was trained, then, yes, katana would definitely be my choice.

The Bo because I can actually use it. The sai is a dream come true though.

slightly untrue. At least the katas I've been taught the sword is on the defensive. The Bo is made from very strong hard oak and can easily damage the Katana, include that with longer range and skull splitting and bone pulverizing force behind a Bo attack. The sword user should definatly be careful.

The main thing to remember here is that each of these weapons uses very different fighting styles, each with its own advantages and weaknesses. In a given situation, with fighters of equal skill level, it probably comes down to environment. Even a peasant with a pitchfork can take down a knight in full armor under the right circumstances, though the knight clearly has the advantage. In an otherwise even match, it's not the weapon that gives the advantage, but the person wielding it. Familiarity and being comfortable with the chosen weapon is of paramount importance, even over what it is actually capable of.

The biggest problem here is knowing which weapon/style would BEST SUIT YOU. In my case, I'm good at coming in fast and low, so even though I like the katana best, I'd probably do well with sais, too. (And I DO like pointy things....) And I am able to use both hands almost equally well in sparring, so the dual sword style is familiar to me. But I'm also good at staying out of range only to get in and out quickly with a hard hit- hence my fondness for the bo. So it really all comes down to how you fight best. A person who likes the sais, but is better with longer range, might fare better with the bo, even thought they prefer the sais. The point is that it's more important to know what would best fit you particular skill-set and physical abilities, instead of simply "which one does the most damage".