Powers and abilities of the Sword of Omens

Cartoons ThunderCats (1985)
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The issue of the Sword of Omens (SoO) being overly omnipotent in the cartoon has often been raised in many threads. So I thought it might be a good idea to list all of the things that the SoO has done throughout the series. :slight_smile:

I’ll start the ball rolling. Please feel free to add more but add a number before them so that it is easier to keep count of the total. Also if you remember the episode where a particular power was displayed, you can mention it as well, but it is not compulsory.

  1. Summon the ThunderCats
  2. Shoot energy beams
  3. Sight Beyond Sight
  4. Warn Lion-O of danger to himself and the other TCats
  5. Come to Lion-O when called
  6. Turn into a pole vaulters pole (“Tower of Traps”)
  7. Form a temporary bridge (“Doom-Gaze”)
  8. Banish someone (“Shadowmaster”)
  9. Fight on its own (“Excalibur”)
  10. Cause rain (“Helpless Laughter”)
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  1. Summon the ThunderCats
  2. Shoot energy beams
  3. Sight Beyond Sight
  4. Warn Lion-O of danger to himself and the other TCats
  5. Come to Lion-O when called
  6. Turn into a pole vaulters pole (“Tower of Traps”)
  7. Form a temporary bridge (“Doom-Gaze”)
  8. Banish someone (“Shadowmaster”)
  9. Fight on its own (“Excalibur”)
  10. Cause rain (“Helpless Laughter”)
  11. Fly Lion-O from one place to another
  12. Press buttons
  13. Create an eclipse (“Day of the Eclipse”)
  14. Repair broken objects (“Chain of Loyalty”)
  15. Reverse physical alterations, meaning bringing the TCs bac to normal from whatever alteration they had suffered (“Return of the ThunderCubs”, “Out of Sight”)
  16. Turn stone into flesh (“Mossland Monster”)
  17. Give the TCs the strenght needed to get free (in many episodes the TCs were fighting a batlle, sometimes even losing it, and as soon as Lion-O summons them, they seem to get brains or strenght necessary to get out of trouble)
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  1. Summon the ThunderCats
  2. Shoot energy beams
  3. Sight Beyond Sight
  4. Warn Lion-O of danger to himself and the other TCats
  5. Come to Lion-O when called
  6. Turn into a pole vaulters pole (“Tower of Traps”)
  7. Form a temporary bridge (“Doom-Gaze”)
  8. Banish someone (“Shadowmaster”)
  9. Fight on its own (“Excalibur”)
  10. Cause rain (“Helpless Laughter”)
  11. Fly Lion-O from one place to another
  12. Press buttons
  13. Create an eclipse (“Day of the Eclipse”)
  14. Repair broken objects (“Chain of Loyalty”)
  15. Reverse physical alterations, meaning bringing the TCs bac to normal from whatever alteration they had suffered (“Return of the ThunderCubs”, “Out of Sight”)
  16. Turn stone into flesh (“Mossland Monster”)
  17. Give the TCs the strength needed to get free (in many episodes the TCs were fighting a batlle, sometimes even losing it, and as soon as Lion-O summons them, they seem to get brains or strenght necessary to get out of trouble)
  18. Stop a boulder from sealing the cave at ThunderStone Mountain (“Malcar”)
  19. Turn Screwloose from evil to good (“Screwloose”)
  20. Form an energy panther that saves all the Cat’s Lair ThunderCats from certain doom (“Runaways”)
  21. Rescue the ThunderCats from Mumm-Ra’s magic paintings (“Fond Memories”)
  22. Become gigantic (“The Ghost Warrior,” “The Mossland Monster”)
  23. Create a thunderstorm to destroy Baron Tass’s guardsmen, which are made of clay (“Well of Doubt”)
  24. Guide Cheetara and Tygra in the Feliner to safety (“Trapped”)
  25. Create force fields (“Berbils,” “The Slaves of Castle Plun-Darr,” “All That Glitters,” “Out of Sight,” “Shadowmaster”)
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I guess there are as many uses as there are episodes (at least as there are season 2 episodes LOL)

  1. Summon the ThunderCats
  2. Shoot energy beams
  3. Sight Beyond Sight
  4. Warn Lion-O of danger to himself and the other TCats
  5. Come to Lion-O when called
  6. Turn into a pole vaulters pole (“Tower of Traps”)
  7. Form a temporary bridge (“Doom-Gaze”)
  8. Banish someone (“Shadowmaster”)
  9. Fight on its own (“Excalibur”)
  10. Cause rain (“Helpless Laughter”)
  11. Fly Lion-O from one place to another
  12. Press buttons
  13. Create an eclipse (“Day of the Eclipse”)
  14. Repair broken objects (“Chain of Loyalty”)
  15. Reverse physical alterations, meaning bringing the TCs bac to normal from whatever alteration they had suffered (“Return of the ThunderCubs”, “Out of Sight”)
  16. Turn stone into flesh (“Mossland Monster”)
  17. Give the TCs the strength needed to get free (in many episodes the TCs were fighting a batlle, sometimes even losing it, and as soon as Lion-O summons them, they seem to get brains or strenght necessary to get out of trouble)
  18. Stop a boulder from sealing the cave at ThunderStone Mountain (“Malcar”)
  19. Turn Screwloose from evil to good (“Screwloose”)
  20. Form an energy panther that saves all the Cat’s Lair ThunderCats from certain doom (“Runaways”)
  21. Rescue the ThunderCats from Mumm-Ra’s magic paintings (“Fond Memories”)
  22. Become gigantic (“The Ghost Warrior,” “The Mossland Monster”)
  23. Create a thunderstorm to destroy Baron Tass’s guardsmen, which are made of clay (“Well of Doubt”)
  24. Guide Cheetara and Tygra in the Feliner to safety (“Trapped”)
  25. Create force fields (“Berbils,” “All That Glitters,” “Out of Sight,” “Shadowmaster”)
  26. Creating a laser bridge (“Locket of Lies”)
  27. Controlling the other TCs’ weapons and turning them against their owners (“Chain of Loyalty”)
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That might just be true! :wink:

  1. Summon the ThunderCats
  2. Shoot energy beams
  3. Sight Beyond Sight
  4. Warn Lion-O of danger to himself and the other TCats
  5. Come to Lion-O when called
  6. Turn into a pole vaulters pole (“Tower of Traps”)
  7. Form a temporary bridge (“Doom-Gaze”)
  8. Banish someone (“Shadowmaster”)
  9. Fight on its own (“Excalibur”)
  10. Cause rain (“Helpless Laughter”)
  11. Fly Lion-O from one place to another
  12. Press buttons
  13. Create an eclipse (“Day of the Eclipse”)
  14. Repair broken objects (“Chain of Loyalty”)
  15. Reverse physical alterations, meaning bringing the TCs bac to normal from whatever alteration they had suffered (“Return of the ThunderCubs”, “Out of Sight”)
  16. Turn stone into flesh (“Mossland Monster”)
  17. Give the TCs the strength needed to get free (in many episodes the TCs were fighting a batlle, sometimes even losing it, and as soon as Lion-O summons them, they seem to get brains or strenght necessary to get out of trouble)
  18. Stop a boulder from sealing the cave at ThunderStone Mountain (“Malcar”)
  19. Turn Screwloose from evil to good (“Screwloose”)
  20. Form an energy panther that saves all the Cat’s Lair ThunderCats from certain doom (“Runaways”)
  21. Rescue the ThunderCats from Mumm-Ra’s magic paintings (“Fond Memories”)
  22. Become gigantic (“The Ghost Warrior,” “The Mossland Monster”)
  23. Create a thunderstorm to destroy Baron Tass’s guardsmen, which are made of clay (“Well of Doubt”)
  24. Guide Cheetara and Tygra in the Feliner to safety (“Trapped”)
  25. Create force fields (“Berbils,” “All That Glitters,” “Out of Sight,” “Shadowmaster”)
  26. Creating a laser bridge (“Locket of Lies”)
  27. Controlling the other TCs’ weapons and turning them against their owners (“Chain of Loyalty”)
  28. Convert Thundrillium pieces into one perfect block (“Malcar”)
  29. Record video and play it back later (“Safari Joe”)
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  1. Summon the ThunderCats
  2. Shoot energy beams
  3. Sight Beyond Sight
  4. Warn Lion-O of danger to himself and the other TCats
  5. Come to Lion-O when called
  6. Turn into a pole vaulters pole (“Tower of Traps”)
  7. Form a temporary bridge (“Doom-Gaze”)
  8. Banish someone (“Shadowmaster”)
  9. Fight on its own (“Excalibur”)
  10. Cause rain (“Helpless Laughter”)
  11. Fly Lion-O from one place to another
  12. Press buttons
  13. Create an eclipse (“Day of the Eclipse”)
  14. Repair broken objects (“Chain of Loyalty”)
  15. Reverse physical alterations, meaning bringing the TCs bac to normal from whatever alteration they had suffered (“Return of the ThunderCubs”, “Out of Sight”)
  16. Turn stone into flesh (“Mossland Monster”)
  17. Give the TCs the strength needed to get free (in many episodes the TCs were fighting a batlle, sometimes even losing it, and as soon as Lion-O summons them, they seem to get brains or strenght necessary to get out of trouble)
  18. Stop a boulder from sealing the cave at ThunderStone Mountain (“Malcar”)
  19. Turn Screwloose from evil to good (“Screwloose”)
  20. Form an energy panther that saves all the Cat’s Lair ThunderCats from certain doom (“Runaways”)
  21. Rescue the ThunderCats from Mumm-Ra’s magic paintings (“Fond Memories”)
  22. Become gigantic (“The Ghost Warrior,” “The Mossland Monster”)
  23. Create a thunderstorm to destroy Baron Tass’s guardsmen, which are made of clay (“Well of Doubt”)
  24. Guide Cheetara and Tygra in the Feliner to safety (“Trapped”)
  25. Create force fields (“Berbils,” “All That Glitters,” “Out of Sight,” “Shadowmaster”)
  26. Creating a laser bridge (“Locket of Lies”)
  27. Controlling the other TCs’ weapons and turning them against their owners (“Chain of Loyalty”)
  28. Convert Thundrillium pieces into one perfect block (“Malcar”)
  29. Record video and play it back later (“Safari Joe”)
  30. Electrocute unworthy wielders (‘‘Pumra’’)
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  1. Summon the ThunderCats
  2. Shoot energy beams
  3. Sight Beyond Sight
  4. Warn Lion-O of danger to himself and the other TCats
  5. Come to Lion-O when called
  6. Turn into a pole vaulters pole (“Tower of Traps”)
  7. Form a temporary bridge (“Doom-Gaze”)
  8. Banish someone (“Shadowmaster”)
  9. Fight on its own (“Excalibur”)
  10. Cause rain (“Helpless Laughter”)
  11. Fly Lion-O from one place to another
  12. Press buttons
  13. Create an eclipse (“Day of the Eclipse”)
  14. Repair broken objects (“Chain of Loyalty”)
  15. Reverse physical alterations, meaning bringing the TCs bac to normal from whatever alteration they had suffered (“Return of the ThunderCubs”, “Out of Sight”)
  16. Turn stone into flesh (“Mossland Monster”)
  17. Give the TCs the strength needed to get free (in many episodes the TCs were fighting a batlle, sometimes even losing it, and as soon as Lion-O summons them, they seem to get brains or strenght necessary to get out of trouble)
  18. Stop a boulder from sealing the cave at ThunderStone Mountain (“Malcar”)
  19. Turn Screwloose from evil to good (“Screwloose”)
  20. Form an energy panther that saves all the Cat’s Lair ThunderCats from certain doom (“Runaways”)
  21. Rescue the ThunderCats from Mumm-Ra’s magic paintings (“Fond Memories”)
  22. Become gigantic (“The Ghost Warrior,” “The Mossland Monster”)
  23. Create a thunderstorm to destroy Baron Tass’s guardsmen, which are made of clay (“Well of Doubt”)
  24. Guide Cheetara and Tygra in the Feliner to safety (“Trapped”)
  25. Create force fields (“Berbils,” “All That Glitters,” “Out of Sight,” “Shadowmaster”)
  26. Creating a laser bridge (“Locket of Lies”)
  27. Controlling the other TCs’ weapons and turning them against their owners (“Chain of Loyalty”)
  28. Convert Thundrillium pieces into one perfect block (“Malcar”)
  29. Record video and play it back later (“Safari Joe”)
  30. Electrocute unworthy wielders (‘‘Pumra’’)
  31. Reverse malnutrition (“Crystal Canyon”)
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I edited my post to include “The Slaves of Castle Plun-Darr,” where the Sword of Omens made a force field to push back the warp gas-induced Brutemen.