Well, there's a reason that most characters have the sword strapped tightly across their backs. It's a hell of a lot easier to work with. Is this for a game or pre-rendered cinematic?
Frank: I was gonna pick up on that. Unfortunately if you go to check Dictionary.com, it's an Americanism - a nicely redundant word formed from the mix of "irrespective" and "regardless". Apparently it's fairly regularly used in American casual talking. I (as a Brit) would argue that it's a pointless and useless word…