All those points can be addressed by more or less any weapon, except getting cornered, which more or less requires a heavy sword to get out of here, unless you can shield bump (not always possible!).

First, my comments on your choices :

- Cutter lines break things fast and throw you very far ahead when swinging (every farther than a toothpick), but I'm not sure about the ability to get out of a corner. Of all the swords, it's the one that breaks crystals the fastest, and also have the advantage of being very fast, meaning fast shield-cancel. But that wouldn't be my first choice.

- Calibur : I wouldn't advise it. The charge is great, yes, but if you have to resort to a sword side-arm as a bomber, my guess is you won't have time to charge. That's why I really don't advise this one.

- Troika : perfect to get out of a corner, but breaking crystals with it is long. Probably my first choice is the ones you listed, since the getting out of a corner seems to be the deal-breaker for me.

Some more suggestions :
- for anything except getting out of corners, Antigua lines are perfect, and comes with range, when compared with a Cutter. I often carry one just for that reason.

- DA or GF, depending on the situation, will outclass Troika lines (yes, also on neutral targets) : not only because of the damage, but also because they are faster than Troika, meaning you can shield faster after a swing.

P.S. : I should note that bomber is not my primary role. Since I have more or less about any weapon I want, I choose one based on the strata, generally one of the 2 suggestions for the reasons I explained. But the best option for getting out of a corner is ..... to not get cornered in the first place.

A troika would do perfectly as a side arm with the knockback and such, especially if you include a vortex line bomb in your loadout. The troikas charge goes excellently with it. Volcanic pepperbox is also a useful sidearm, dealing plenty of knockback in it's charge, and it can be used well almost anywhere if you take the time to learn to use it properly. The catalyzer series is also one you should take a look at. While the pulsar may be better for turrets and such, and catalyzer is a nice gun sidearm that can pretty much function like a bomb with it's charge. The pulsar is also one to be considered, being great for turrets and dealing great knockback.

~Magnicth

I don't think that Suda/Trig does more knockback than DA/GF. They're pretty much the same in width, length, and knockback. If there is any difference in knockback, it's really small, and my opinion is that the speed and damage considerations would have to outweigh it. Here are two plans. Plan B is better than Plan A, but costs twice as much.

A. If cost is your highest priority, get a Sudaruska and bring it everywhere as your sidearm.

B. If performance is your highest priority, then get DA and GF. At the start of every level/stratum, select the one that seems more suitable to the monsters you'll be facing. (Because they're half-normal, their weak damage is about 58% of their neutral damage. So, while you'd rather not use them against their weak monster types, it's not a complete disaster if you do.)

I just did a whole lot of swings against jellies, lichens, lumbers, and silkwings, using DA, GF, and Sudaruska. Most of the swings were first swings, but I surely did tens of second swings. (I had to revive myself once, because I was comboing so much against crowds.) I could not perceive any difference in knockback (or width or length). So I stand by Post #8.

Oh aye, I wasnae just sayin' that blindly; I've tested this before myself. Even against soft-bodied enemies like Devilites, there's no worthwhile/noticeable difference in either swing.

Currently, Suda still remains "worse" in every aspect except the charge (as I feel that the Troika charges just completely batter the Sealed charges in terms of usefulness and awesomeness).

I like the Troikas in the sense that I'm a Hipster, think they look cooler, like normal damage weapons (especially for sidearms) and [everything you said, Fehz], but the reason people just prefer the Sealeds is because they have teh exact same hitbox (their weapon icons belie their hitboxes) and the same knockback, as well as decent damage against neutrals and vastly higher against weaks as well as simply swinging faster. The faster part is pretty key, especially as a sidearm.

My redundant damage thread both argues in favour and against this point. It would state that regularly, a Suda would work just as well anywhere (since Sealeds ultimately won't speed up your runs at all), but it would also argue that in such situations as a sidearm, there'd be no real benefit in taking the Suda for a measly 40~50 damage extra (that ultimately won't speed up your runs at all) when you could have a Sealed that simply swings faster (thus keeping you safer, and more likely to get a successful hit off in a tight situation).

However, I do prefer the troika charge. If you use it a lot as a sidearm, then that would be the deciding factor, as my above logic would have the Sealed being only slightly (and situationally, at that) better than Suda, whereas the charge is vastly more useful and damaging, especially with the stun.

Stats, logic, testing etc aside, I still prefer the Suda. I only wish it hit faster so I could use it more for assassinations in LD, as right now my DA (even with less ASI) still swings faster for basically the same damage~

It has higher damage than the sealeds against neutrals/weaks on the first swing, but the Sealeds outclass it on the second swing, and vastly outclass it against correct enemies, even on the first swing.
Sealeds and Troikas also all have the same swing size (despite the troikas visually appearing larger) and the KB is the same.

If you're up for a lengthy read, Bopp and I discussed Suda vs Sealeds heavily a long time ago here. However, note that the game has changed since that discussion, and some points may no longer be relevant (I cannae mind all the exacts) or now wrong. For example, the Suda charge now "hits" twice, and I'm pretty sure even the normal swings do more damage than they used to. I'm just giving you this link for the discussion in a more general sense, rather than for the specifics.

However, it should be noted that (as I've been saying) despite the more or less sheer superiority of the Sealeds over the Troikas, I feel that it doesn't ultimately matter, and you can play the same without actually being any slower or "worse" in any sense, as I discuss in detail here.

The GF has Curse, which is a mixed bag; it'll work well against a lot of enemies, including some nasty ones like Rocket Puppies, but the charge will also have a chance to Curse you. A lot of people seem to hate the GF charge because of this, but on the off chance the REGULAR ATTACK causes it (this can happen on the 2nd hit), life is good.

The Triglav has Freeze, which is, again, a mixed bag; it cancels your knockback, which doesn't help if you're cornered and you freeze the enemy you want to knock away. Tossing a Triggy charge into a Vortex, however, will keep the enemies in their vortex'd position, allowing another charge. Most agree that the Freeze is a pain.

The Suda's Stun no longer has a downside as far as I know, now the Stun Bug's fixed. It's easier to hit an enemy that moves and attacks slowly.

I give up, you're clearly just reading selectively. Have fun figuring it out on your own~

An excellent conclusion to this thread. Enjoy your bombing. :)