The Armor Slicing Trope is Older than Movies & Anime!
70,761You may think the silly myth of a katana or other sword cutting straight through a breastplate or other heavy armor is a modern invention. But such fanciful exaggeration already existed long before movies and anime, as shown by these medieval images.
ARROWS vs ARMOUR - Medieval Myth Busting by Tod's Workshop
https://youtu.be/DBxdTkddHaE?si=0zAn-86qCl69eDs9
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“Medieval Rondo” by Marcelofg55
https://opengameart.org/content/medieval-rondo
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