3 Best Snake Eyes Sword Replicas

Snake Eyes is a skilled fighter known in Hasbro’s G.I. Joe franchise for his mastery of the katana a.k.a the samurai sword. Though he makes sword fighting look easy, the truth is that it takes good sword skills and a good katana to be able to take down foes the way he does in Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins.

Snake Eyes Is An American, But He Uses a Katana

Despite what his skills with the katana and ninjutsu abilities imply, Snake Eyes still fits the “real American hero” theme of the G.I. Joe franchise because he’s actually an American commando who left the army to learn ninjutsu from the Arashikage clan.

It was also thanks to the Arashikage clan that he learned how to wield a katana sword. In both the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and G.I Joe: Origins, he uses an heirloom ninja sword from  the Arashikage clan. He later uses the same sword to fight Storm Shadow.

The katana he used in G.I. Joe: Origins has a traditional appearance compared to the more anime-like style of earlier G.I. Joe films and action figures. The full tang steel sword is attached to the handle and separated by a simple tsuba which melds beautifully with the gold and black scabbard. 

3 Snake Eyes Sword Replicas To Make You Feel Like You’re Part of the Arashikage Clan

Snake Eyes uses several different weapons in the movies such as a pair of hand-forged sai, but his carbon steel katana remains the most memorable of all. These Snake Eyes movie swords are great martial arts roleplay toys for both cosplay and display purposes.

Snake Eyes Tactical Highlander Dragon Design Set

These dragon themed replica swords are easily the most ornate and beautiful of all the Snake Eyes replica swords on the market. It features an intricately decorated tsuba that’s meant to resemble a serpent and dragon wrapping around each other. Meanwhile, the pommel is made to look like a phoenix.

The scabbards for each of the swords have a gold on black zigzag pattern that nicely compliments the swords’ ornate features while looking great when displayed side-by-side with the stainless steel blade.

Each sword in the set comes in standard Japanese sword sizes of katana, wakizashi, and tanto.

• Length: 53 cm (blade only) 
• Material: Stainless steel

Snake Eyes Tactical Samurai Sword 

The Snake Eyes Tactical Samurai Sword offers a more subdued design and includes only one standard katana sized sword. This is perfect for cosplayers who don’t have a lot of space for props or are just not interested in displaying their swords.

This all-black katana features a dragon motif on the scabbard that wraps around its entire length. Since it’s silver on black, it matches nicely with the white and black fabric wrapped around the handle and the silver-tone hardware of the sword.

• Length: 101 cm
• Material: Stainless steel 

Snake Eyes Tactical Katana Set

If you liked the previous sword but want it in the katana, wakizashi, and tanto sizes, the Snake Eyes Tactical Katana set provides you with three swords and a wooden stand that you can display them with.

These swords are the same style as the previous katana which is to say they look incredible.

• Length: 101 cm
• Material: Stainless steel

Conclusion

G.I. Joe movies may not exactly fit our idea of the traditional Japanese movie, but it does have numerous katanas that follow the traditional design for samurai swords. Before you decide to cosplay a Marvel character at your next convention, consider adding one of these replica swords to your wishlist instead and cosplay Snake Eyes.