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Alright so here's the individual Samurai Edges used by former S.T.A.R.S members of the late Raccoon City.

1 & 2.)  The standard Samurai Edge was one many S.T.A.R.S members used. Such members included Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Rebecca Chambers and many others. Normally these guns are either standard or minorly tweeked by their wielders.

3.)  From his time as a double-agent to his death, Albert Wesker wielded a nickel plated Samurai Edge designed with an underslung flashlight and laser sight attachment.

4.)  A significantly modified Samurai Edge, this pistol was used by former S.T.A.R.S member turned B.S.A.A. member: Barry Burton. His was customized to incorporate the .40 S&W ammunition, with an extended clip and compensator for greater reduction in recoil and better accuracy.

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From Raccoon City Rookie to Special Agent of the US Government, Leon S. Kennedy has had quite a unique resume. By 2004, Leon had just finished government training and was given a mission to save the current president's daughter Ashley Graham. In order to prepare for any confrontation, Leon visited Joseph Kendo, requesting his very own Samurai Edge. Though Kendo turned him down on the Samurai Edge, he did however show him a newly designed weapon he made from scratch. Leon was impressed, going as far as to call it "An absolutely new Samurai Edge". Initially called the Grey Phantom, Leon renamed the weapon the Silver Ghost, as he was a man who dissappeared in the Raccoon City Incident and wanders within darkness and gray fog.

The weapon was later used in the incident at the Harvardville International Airport, where Leon used it to take out several hostile targets and noticing Claire Redfield in trouble, tossed the weapon to her for her own protection. Claire proved to be extremely well practiced in the use of the gun. He also used it in his fight against Dr. Curtis Miller, who infected himself with the G-Virus. As far as it being seen after this however, in Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Chris Redfield is seen sporting the weapon in place of his Beretta. The Silver Ghost is an entirely custom design, with aspects of weapons like the USP incorporated into the gun. The weapon's ammunition is the standard 9mm, within a 10 round magazine.

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In the newest film Aquaman, one of his greatest adversaries is packing some serious weaponry. In case of Black Manta, he initially used bladed weapons like swords and a blade in his gauntlets, which proved ineffective against the durable hide of Aquaman. Orm however, came to Manta prior to his villainous transformation, was given a prototype set of armor for the next gen soldiers of Atlantis. It consisted of armor, advanced projectile and advanced energy weapons, as well as melee weapons made from Atlantean Steel. The armor came with 2 of these swords, one of which, he wields against Aquaman and has customized prior to his battle. Though he wields the weapon effectively injuring Aquaman, Arthur managed to knock it out of his hands and it impaled in to the ceiling of a house in Sicily.

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Alright now I know I did this weapon prior, but I decided to revised it, as I thought the previous one was a bit inferior. For those who don't know, this is the Atlantean Sword from the films Conan: The Barbarian and Conan: The Destroyer. The weapon was found in a tomb of a possible Atlantean warrior, by the recently freed Cimmerian, Conan. Upon taking it up and removing the years of build up on the blade, he found the weapon was indeed in perfect condition. As a result, the Cimmerian took it with him and used it in his quest to butcher the evil sorcerer Thulsa Doom and his cult. In the second film, Conan maintains and uses this sword in his quest to find the jeweled horn of Dagoth. He even wields it against the poweful god, dishing a killing blow to him. The sword is iconic, so much so it had made an appearance in many non-canonical art pieces and even in games. Such games include a mod for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and even in the most recent Conan game, Conan Exiles as a DLC upon pre-ordering the game. The sword is believed to be of Atlantis, as the runes and symbols on the blade are not of any language during the Thurian Age, the same age when the Atlantean, Kull ruled. The metals of the weapon are also beyond anything the Hyborian Age had ever seen. Even after thousands of years in a tomb, the weapon remains to be as strong as it was when it was fresh from the forge. Parts of the weapons crossguard houses a significant portion of the blade, which reinforces it and it's highly possible the hilts golden parts are possibly of Orichalcum. As Atlantis is known for having a bronze/golden-like metal, my guess is that the hilt is composed of the metal. The metal's durability is strong enough to actually slash a sword in half, even after years of remaining in a tomb.