# Weapon

> Pick one of 85 weapons, from katanas and longbows to muskets, blasters and magic staffs, and Nodaro adds the weapon and a short description to your prompt.

Source: https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/weapon

The **Weapon** picker adds a weapon to an image or a video. You choose one weapon from its catalog, such as a katana, a longbow, a flintlock pistol, a blaster or a magic staff. Nodaro adds the weapon and a short description of its form to the prompt of every node you connect it to. The picker never calls a model, so it costs no credits.

- Found in: Creative Controls › Subject
- Output: text
- API type: `weapon`

## When to use it
- Action sequences and combat staging.
- Period drama: medieval knights, samurai or the Wild West.
- Fantasy and sci-fi character design.
- Game cinematics and promotional art.

## How to use it
### Add the picker

Open the node picker and choose **Creative Controls › Subject › Weapon**.

### Choose a weapon

Select the node and choose a weapon in the settings panel. The tiles are grouped by kind, and each tile shows an emoji icon of the weapon.

### Connect it

Drag from the picker's output to the **Elements** input of a [Generate Image](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/image/generate-image) or [Generate Video](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/video/generate-video) node. You can also connect it to a [Text](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/text) or [Prompt](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/prompt) node to include the wording in a longer text.

### Run the image or video node

The weapon's wording is added to the end of the prompt when the connected node runs.

Workflow: Person, Weapon and Pose pickers feed the Elements input of Generate Image to stage a samurai in a fighting stance.

- Text → Generate Image (prompt)
- Person → Generate Image (elements)
- Weapon → Generate Image (elements)
- Pose → Generate Image (elements)

## Settings
| Setting | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Weapon** | The weapon to add. The default is **Katana**. |
| **Custom text (before)** | Your own words, added before the weapon's wording. |
| **Custom text (after)** | Your own words, added after the weapon's wording. |
| **Prompt hint** | **Full** adds the weapon and a description of it. **Compact** adds only the short name. See [Creative Controls](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/creative-controls). |

To see the exact words the picker will add, switch the node to the **Prompt** or **Both** display mode. The settings panel shows the same text under **Will inject into prompt**.

## What it adds to the prompt

In **Full** mode, the picker writes "with a", the weapon's name and one sentence about its shape and details. The descriptions focus on form and silhouette and avoid gratuitous detail. For **Katana** it adds:

```text
with a katana, Japanese katana with a single-edged gently curved blade, wrapped rayskin handle, disc-shaped tsuba guard and a polished mirror finish
```

In **Compact** mode, it adds only `katana`. Use **Compact** when your prompt already describes the weapon, or when many pickers feed one node.

## Every weapon

The catalog has 12 groups: Swords, Daggers & Knives, Axes, Polearms, Bows & Crossbows, Blunt & Impact, Throwing, Firearms (Modern), Firearms (Historical), Explosives & Siege, Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Search it or filter it by group. The words under each name are the term the picker adds in **Compact** mode.

**Swords**

- Katana
- Longsword
- Broadsword
- Rapier
- Saber
- Scimitar
- Claymore
- Zweihänder
- Cutlass
- Wakizashi
- Falchion

**Daggers & Knives**

- Dagger
- Bowie Knife
- Kukri
- Stiletto
- Dirk
- Tanto
- Switchblade
- Trench Knife

**Axes**

- Battle Axe
- Tomahawk
- Hatchet
- Halberd
- Greataxe
- Bearded Axe

**Polearms**

- Spear
- Lance
- Pike
- Glaive
- Trident
- Naginata

**Bows & Crossbows**

- Longbow
- Recurve Bow
- Compound Bow
- Crossbow
- Short Bow

**Blunt & Impact**

- Mace
- War Hammer
- Club
- Morning Star
- Flail
- Nunchaku

**Throwing**

- Shuriken
- Throwing Knife
- Boomerang
- Javelin
- Bolas
- Slingshot
- Blowgun

**Firearms (Modern)**

- Pistol
- Revolver
- Assault Rifle
- Shotgun
- Submachine Gun
- Sniper Rifle
- Machine Gun
- Service Pistol
- Hunting Rifle

**Firearms (Historical)**

- Musket
- Flintlock Pistol
- Blunderbuss
- Dueling Pistol

**Explosives & Siege**

- Grenade
- Stick Grenade
- Dynamite
- Cartoon Bomb
- Rocket Launcher
- Cannon
- Catapult
- Trebuchet

**Sci-Fi**

- Laser Pistol
- Plasma Rifle
- Lightsaber
- Blaster
- Phaser
- Rail Gun
- EMP Grenade
- Plasma Sword / Lightsaber: `plasma sword`
- Gravity Gun

**Fantasy**

- Enchanted Sword
- Magic Staff
- Runed Dagger
- Wizard Wand
- War Horn
- Sorcerer's Orb

## Tips
- **Stage the fight.** Pair the picker with [Pose](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/pose), for example **Fighting Stance**, and with [Person](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/person) for the fighter.
- **Match the weapon to its period.** Add [Era / Period](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/era), for example **Medieval** with a longsword or **Wild West** with a revolver.
- **Show wear and history.** Use **Custom text (before)**, for example `battle-worn`.
- **Use Held Prop for everything else.** For a phone, a book or a bouquet, use [Held Prop](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/held-prop).

## Frequently asked questions

### What does the Weapon picker do?

It adds a weapon and a one-sentence description of its form to the prompt of every image or video node it is connected to. It never runs a model and costs no credits.

### Does the Weapon picker cost credits?

No. Pickers only change the prompt. You pay only for the generation node that uses it.

### Which weapons are in the catalog?

85 weapons in 12 groups. They range from swords, axes and bows to modern and historical firearms, siege engines, and sci-fi and fantasy weapons.

### Should I use Weapon or Held Prop for an object in a character's hand?

Use Weapon for a weapon. Use Held Prop for everyday objects that a person carries, such as a phone, a book or a coffee cup.

### What is the difference between Full and Compact hint mode?

Full adds the weapon's name and a one-sentence description of its shape and details. Compact adds only the short name, such as katana.