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Seems to me that although people have come to recognize that pop culture has overstated their capability to mythological levels, many of those people have overcorrected in their assumptions of what these swords are capable of.
They are different. Ultimately, a sword is a sword, and you wouldn't want to be hit by either.
Going on a tangent here, but to my layman eyes, the kriegsmesser seems far closer in design (even if not necessarily usage) to a European katana equivalent.