Try to Explain Weapon Strenghs/Weaknesses Options

[jcdietz03]

Inspired by this thread.
Here is a screenshot of the weapon relationships (I don't think this is a spoiler):
So try to explain the relationships. I will start:
Bows are strong against staffs because magic users do not wear armor. They are weak against weapon users because they do wear armor. (Yes, I know there are a number of problems with this theory. Feel free to point them out but please provide your own theory as well.)

Also the fork, knife, spoon er.... I mean.... the rock, paper, scissors umm... that's not it.... the sword, spear, axe relationship is the same as in Fire Emblem games, so your explanations will work for that game as well.

[Mr. Sirius]

Have you used a Scythe in hand-to-hand combat? It's a defensive weapon much like the Sword and the Axe. The lighter variants are the ones I used, and it was very easy to disarm someone stronger than me wielding a Sword or an Axe. Lances gave me a bit of a hard time because of the light weight Scythe I was using, but it was also taken care of.

Though, I guess, it's only the heavy ones that are good. That means, if you have enough hand skill to use them as effectively as a quarterstaff, as well as the strength to execute those moves in the first place, one wouldn't be far off from actually doing well with them. Scythes break a bit faster, though.