Gladius

The Gladius is a pre-Hardmode shortsword dropped by Hoplites. It is currently one of the strongest shortsword in the game, surpassing the highest pre-Hardmode tier ore-based shortswords (Platinum Shortsword and Gold Shortsword), but easily outranked by Starlight. Unlike other shortswords, it attacks three times in quick succession per use, with slightly varying angles with each stab.

Tips

 * Its rapid speed at close range makes it a useful weapon in the early game and an upgrade to the Platinum Shortsword.

Trivia

 * The tooltip is a reference to the Oscar award-winning movie .
 * Gladius is Latin for "Shortsword", and was commonly used by Roman foot soldiers and gladiators.