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>>733699105
There's probably some other more accurate pose but it makes me think of Kill Bill.

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>>733699105
This is definitely not the origin, it probably goes back to film the Devs were consuming at the time, stuff like Conan the barbarian maybe?

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it's a kendo guard you idiots

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compare and contrast guards in HEMA like Ox, Key, or Posta de Fenestra

>>733700268
So it all comes from Barbie's boyfriend? Wild.

>>733699105
>Does anyone know where a sword guard for a sword made by the most autistic culture ever comes from
I don't want to live on this planet anymore...

>>733700268
>>733700501
Holy fucking retard.
The point of the question is which visual media pioneered a closeup kino shot of that guard.

>>733704131
that's a different question entirely, and it's rather selfish to expect other people to read your mind because you can't communicate clearly so fuck you besides.