 While the hero may face down a number of henchmen to the villain during a story, the climax is a dramatic one-on-one sword battle between the protagonist and the villain.There is a long list of swashbucklers who combine courage, skill, resourcefulness, and a distinctive sense of honor and justice, as for example "Cyrano de Bergerac", "The Three Musketeers", "The Scarlet Pimpernel", Robin Hood, and Zorro.As a historical fiction genre, it is often set in the Renaissance or Cavalier era.