Board Thread:The Heroes of Olympus/@comment-35028874-20180317212024

In Nicos skill section it stands that in House of Hades he used his sword single handedly and that it implies great skill. That does not make sense to me. Using a weapon single handedly does not imply that he is a good fighter. His sword is 3 feet long, which is around 90 cm. Thus, by using it two handedly, he would have just made his reach even shorter. As his sword is probably based on the greek Xiphos, or maybe even the roman Gladius, it also wouldn't have any space for a second hand. This actually goes for almost all shorter swords, as they were intended to be used with a shield. It is completely logical that Nico uses it in one hand and this does not make him a better swordsman, but only shows that he isn't a complete idiot. Look, don't get me wrong, I love Nico and there is a ton of proof that he is a very good fighter, but I don't think this is one of those proofs. But maybe I am wrong, so please either explain were I went wrong or we could change that part in the Nico section. Kind Regards 