Shush.
Don't give away our plans.
Don't give away our plans.

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Given that most of this is opinion based and there is evidence to suggest both I'm not going to argue furthur.
Just curious though who did they have that had a sword/nunchuck weapon?
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Generally speaking most of the transforming weapons have a melee and ranged versions. Crescent Rose has scythe and sniper rifle forms, Wiess has sword which can fire dust, Yang has gauntlets for punching which also fire rounds, Ren had gun knives. I don't think we've seen a weapon that has two distinct melee forms yet, though if I'm wrong feel free to correct me.