Ice Sword Attack 2 [live action]

First Appearance: Act 22

See Also: Live action Sailor Moon exclusive attack.

In Brief: Once turned evil by Kunzite, Sailor Mercury's ice powers appear to be powered up to the point where she can freeze water simply with the power of her mind. She does so to a nearby foundtain and snaps off an icicle which she then transforms into a sharper and more refined ice sword that she continues to carry around with herself the entire time she was Dark Sailor Mercury.

While her first sword base created purely to block physical attacks from Kunzite, this second sword also has the ability to fire ice blasts and block energy attacks from others.

Cultural: "The trope of weapons imbued with supernatural power has been around since at least the early Bronze Age, a time when all metal was thought to be "magical" in nature."

"In Japanese mythology, there is a magical sword called Kusanagi, as well as a repeated tradition that the katanas of Masamune and Muramasa were of such high quality as to be near-magical. These three swords have been used extensively in popular culture since then, almost exclusively in the realm of videogame RPG's."
-- Taken from Wikipedia

The Move: Dark Sailor Mercury releases her powerful icy blast by simply swinging the ice sword at her opponent. No attack phrase is used and it is always done in real time.