

And a trident is was initially used as a fishing spear, that’s what the barbs are for, to help keep hold of the fish you stabbed and are trying to pull back out of the water.Īnother common attribute is that tridents often have a “curve of third order”.

Tridents are commonly identified by having barbs on the end of the prongs, rather like those you see in Posideon’s trident. Part of a Trident’s definition is that it is a three pronged spear. But after a bit of research I realized I was incorrect.

Funnily enough, snooping into the game’s code reveals that its actually called a spear (spr_asgore_swipe_) in the sprite files.Īt first I was inclined to write that off because clearly it wasn’t a spear. First off is the question of whether its a pitchfork or a trident. I was thinking about Asgore’s weapon today.
