Editing Greatsword (weapon type)

[[Image:PsaroBrownies.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Psaro wielding a greatsword in ''Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below'']]

{{translation|'''Greatswords'''|両手剣|, Ryōteken}} are a recurring type of weapon in the series, introduced in {{DQ10}}. Although [[Sword (weapon type)|swords]] have appeared since the very beginning, greatswords are differentiated from them by requiring the usage of both the wielder's hands, which prevents the use of a shield in the offhand. In order to compensate for the lack of defence provided by a shield, greatswords are typically more powerful than their one-handed cousins and even allow the wielder to parry enemy attacks.

Due to their size and weight, greatswords are typically only usable by the most physically powerful characters, such as [[Gladiator]]s.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ10}}===
Greatswords can be equipped by [[Warrior|Warriors]], [[Gladiator|Gladiators]], [[Monster Master|Monster Masters]], [[Demon Swordsman|Demon Swordsmen]], and [[Guardian (Vocation)|Guardians]].
* In the {{Offline}} version of the game, greatswords can be equipped by [[Hussar]].

==={{DQ11}}===
The {{Hero 11}} and [[Hendrik]] can both use greatswords. They are two-handed weapons, requiring the wielder to forgo a shield. However, they have a "Parry" property, which causes them to sometimes block an enemy attack like a shield. Greatswords are also the strongest weapon class in terms of raw physical damage.

*[[Cobblestone greatsword]]
*[[Copper chopper]]
*[[Broad sword]]
*[[Cast-iron claymore]]
*[[Broader sword]]
*[[Black blade]]
*[[Carbon steel claymore]]
*[[Banishing blade]]
*[[Hendrik's greatsword]]
*[[Razer-wing]]
*[[Platinum powersword]]
*[[Nightcleaver]]
*[[Demonsbane]]
*[[Wyrmfang]]
*[[Brimstone blade]]
*[[Lord's sword]]
*[[Metal gooreatsword]]
*[[Liquid metal gooreatsword]]
*[[Skysteed sword]]
*[[Legate's blade]]
*[[Berserker's blade]]
*[[Metal king gooreatsword]]
*[[Brilliant blade]]
*[[Sword of Shadows]]

==={{DQH}}===
Greatswords are wielded exclusively by [[Psaro (Character)|Psaro]].
* [[Bronze greatsword]]
* [[Broad sword]]
* [[Slime weapons|Gooreat sword]]
* [[Sizeable scissors]]
* [[Nightcleaver]]
* [[Conqueror's sword]]
* [[Wyrmfang]]
* [[Lord's sword]]
* [[Skysteed sword]]
* [[Metal king gooreatsword|Metal king greatsword]]

==={{DQH2}}===
[[Cesar]] has taken over duties as the main wielder of greatswords, with Psaro only being playable in co-op bonus dungeons.
*[[Warsword]]
*[[Broad sword]]
*[[Bloodletter]]
*[[Nightcleaver]]
*[[Blue blood’s blade]] 
*[[Wyrmfang]]
*[[Lord's sword]]
*[[Legate's blade]]
*[[Metal king gooreatsword|Metal king greatsword]]
*[[Uber blue blood blade]]

==={{DQWalk}}===
Greatswords can be equipped by [[Demon Swordsman|Demon Swordsmen]], [[Guardian (Vocation)|Guardians]], [[Dragon (vocation)|Dragons]], and [[Devil (vocation)|Devils]]. In a departure from other games in the series, it is actually possible to wield a greatsword in one hand if the player chooses, leaving their offhand free to equip a shield. However, if the player chooses to use both hands to wield a greatsword, the weapon's {{Attack}} power will be multiplied by 1.5.

==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Mandoble|es-meaning=Spanish for "broadsword", from a combination of the words ''{{tt|mano|hand}}'' and ''{{tt|doble|double}}''.
|fr=Épée longue|fr-meaning=French for "longsword".
|de=Bihänder|de-meaning=German for "two-handed sword, greatsword".
|it=Spadone|it-meaning=Italian for "longsword".
}}

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