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Launched in March of 2025, I to X of swords is an after-interview [[Segments|segment]] in which [[Chris Sims|Chris]] and [[Matt D. Wilson|Matt]] rate listener submissions of swords on scale from I to X. Some ground rules have been provided:
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! style="text-align:left;" | Notes
* Two matched swords are one sword
! style="text-align:left;" | Status
* Swords will be ranked on vibes, aesthetics and practicality, not stats
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* A lightsaber is a lightsaber, but Darth Maul and Kylo Ren's lightsabers are distinct
| Patreon Thanks
* Top choppers and bottom choppers are encouraged
| WRA Patreon launched December 2014
* Don't bother sending in alternates
| Current
 
Submissions should be sent to [mailto:warrocketpodcast@gmail.com?subject=I%20to%20X%20of%20Swords%20Submission warrocketpodcast@gmail.com], one sword (see above) at a time with a subject line of "I to X of Swords Submission. Do not reply to your email, as it will get your submission ranked at the date of your reply. Line-steppers will have priority, so include the line-stepper password, if applicable, in your message. In not applicable, consider joining the [https://www.patreon.com/WarRocketAjax Patreon].
 
==Rated Swords==
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| Earth Shattering News
! scope="col" | Episode      
| Evolved into Check and Recs
! scope="col" | Name
| Past
! scope="col" | Origin
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! scope="col" | Rating
| Checks and Recs
! scope="col" | Submitter
| What's happening in the hosts lives, what they recommend
| Current
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| The Hundo Club
| [https://zencastr.com/z/4KQPT6bd 717]
| As a reward from 2011's Pledge Drive, people who donated could be a third-chair co-host
| [https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Bat%27leth Bat'leth]
| Past
| Star Trek
| III
| [[Chris Sims|Chris]]
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| MMA Update
| [https://zencastr.com/z/1gwE1Zyw 719]
| After complaining that MMA is boring, Chris started training MMA and gave updates on the gym and Dojo
| [https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Valmanway#Castlevania:_Symphony_of_the_Night Crissaegrim]
| Past
| Castlevania
| X
| David LaRoss
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| Health Situation
| [https://zencastr.com/z/4KQPT6bd 717]
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| [https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/God_Killer_(sword) Deathstroke's God Killers]
| Past
| DC Comics
|- style="background-color: #9F9;"
| II
| Comics Reviews
| [[Matt D. Wilson|Matt]]
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| Current
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| A [https://www.lootcrate.com LootCrate] Ad
| [https://zencastr.com/z/4KQPT6bd 717]
| Podcast sponsor reads
| [https://berserk.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon_Slayer Dragonslayer]
| Past
| Berserk
|- style="background-color: #9F9;"
| X
| Interview
| [[Matt D. Wilson|Matt]]
| See [[Guests]]
| Current
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| Comics Roundtable
| [https://zencastr.com/z/4KQPT6bd 717]
| As part of WRA becoming the official podcast of ComicsAlliance, members of the CA talk about current events in comics
| [https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Master_Sword Master Sword] (Twilight Princess)
| Past
| The Legend of Zelda
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| X
| Twitter Questions
| [[Chris Sims|Chris]]
|  
| Past
|- style="background-color: #9F9;"
| Listener Questions
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| Current
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| Big Ups To All My Haters
| [https://zencastr.com/z/4KQPT6bd 717]
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| [https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Z_Sword Z-Sword]
| Past
| Dragon Ball Z
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| II
| Making Fun of a Swimsuit Issue
| [[Matt D. Wilson|Matt]]
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| Past
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| Tales From the Comic Shop
| Chris relates stories from working in a comic shop
| Past
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| What's Pissing Us Off This Week
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| Past
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| Love Haters
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| Past
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| Letters From Thrasher
| Chris presents a dramatic reading from the letter pages of <em>Thrasher Magazine</em>
| Past
|-
| [[Every Story Ever]]
| Ranking every comic story from best to worst
| Moved to special episodes
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| [[Word Heavyweight Champion]]
| Ranking the top 100 comic book quotes
| Past
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| [[Panel President]]
| Ranking the best comic book characters
| Past
|-
| [[This or That]]
| The hosts choose between 2 (or more) listener-submitted alternatives
| Past
|-
| [[Great Indoor Fight]]
| Listeners submit a single character and the hosts pair up submissions and decide who would win a fight.
| Past
|-
| [[FalChris and the Wilson Soldier]]
| Aka "The Great Gruenwald Re-Read": Chris and Matt re-read the entire 137+ issue run of <em>Captain America</em> written by Mark Gruenwald. Replaces the Interview and post-interview segments once a month.
| Past
|-
| [[Battle of the Decades]]
| Listeners submit two characters, products, teams, publishers, themes, etc. and Matt and Chris decide who "won" each decade.
| Past
|-
| [[Chat Central]]
| Goth-heads Matt and Chris talk about what the've been up to when they aren't watching Gotham, which they do all the time.
| [https://creator.zencastr.com/z/-eJADVI2 Neighborhood Watch 600]
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| [[Previously on Neighborhood Watch]]
| Matt goes through the entire "Previously on Gotham" segment and explains everything that happened because he's seen every episode.
| [https://creator.zencastr.com/z/-eJADVI2 Neighborhood Watch 600]
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| [[Show Info]]
| The Goth-heads fill in the Cybergoths on the writers and directors of each episode.
| [https://creator.zencastr.com/z/-eJADVI2 Neighborhood Watch 600]
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| [[Grading Gotham]]
| Ratings for every episode are ranked from F to A to S to G. So far every episode has been ranked an increasingly higher G+.
| [https://creator.zencastr.com/z/-eJADVI2 Neighborhood Watch 600]
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| [[Every Dracula Ever]]
| [[Chris Sims|Chris]], [[Benito Cereno|Benito]] and Elle Collins must rank every Dracula across every medium.
| [https://zencastr.com/z/KTOFmr-H 613]
|- style="background-color: #9F9;"
| [[Jurgies into Mystery]]
| Chris and Matt read every issue of the Dan Jurgens run on Thor
| Current
|- style="background-color: #9F9;"
| [[Thursday Night Raw]]
| The boys rank the rawest moments in comics.
| Current
 
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Note: All segments up to This or That, regardless of status, appear in [https://creator.zencastr.com/z/eRgtvl2k Episode 500].
==Disqualifications==
* Wolverine's Adamantium Claws

Revision as of 15:39, 14 April 2025

Launched in March of 2025, I to X of swords is an after-interview segment in which Chris and Matt rate listener submissions of swords on scale from I to X. Some ground rules have been provided:

  • Two matched swords are one sword
  • Swords will be ranked on vibes, aesthetics and practicality, not stats
  • A lightsaber is a lightsaber, but Darth Maul and Kylo Ren's lightsabers are distinct
  • Top choppers and bottom choppers are encouraged
  • Don't bother sending in alternates

Submissions should be sent to warrocketpodcast@gmail.com, one sword (see above) at a time with a subject line of "I to X of Swords Submission. Do not reply to your email, as it will get your submission ranked at the date of your reply. Line-steppers will have priority, so include the line-stepper password, if applicable, in your message. In not applicable, consider joining the Patreon.

Rated Swords

Episode       Name Origin Rating Submitter
717 Bat'leth Star Trek III Chris
719 Crissaegrim Castlevania X David LaRoss
717 Deathstroke's God Killers DC Comics II Matt
717 Dragonslayer Berserk X Matt
717 Master Sword (Twilight Princess) The Legend of Zelda X Chris
717 Z-Sword Dragon Ball Z II Matt

Disqualifications

  • Wolverine's Adamantium Claws