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* An old Bud Spencer spaghetti-Western, where the (anti)hero, played by Bud Spencer, had a rather dim Native American sidekick, who followed him around due to them being 'Blood brothers', since Bud had once saved his life with a blood transfusion.
* ''[[Star Wars]]'': Han Solo and Chewbacca are Blood Brothers. While Han Solo most likely didn't think so when he first rescued Chewie, Chewbacca [[I Owe You My Life|felt he had a "life debt" to Han]]. At first the "brotherhood" was mostly one way but as they traveled together and Han learned more about Chewie and the "life debt", they became true Blood Brothers.
* According to the liner notes on the ''[[Blues Brothers]]'' album, Jake and Elwood Blues, unrelated orphans growing up in the same dismal orphanage, swore an oath of Blood Brotherhood by cutting their fingers with an E-string allegedly from Elmore James's guitar, essentially adopting each other. The [[Mission
* In ''Mongol'', two ten year olds (one of whom is the future Genghis Khan) become blood brothers after one saves the other's life.
* Interesting twist in ''[[Practical Magic]]'', where a pair of sisters swear bloodbrotherhood. This becomes a plot point a couple of times.
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== Live-Action TV ==
* In ''[[Star Trek: The
* Played with in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', season 5. {{spoiler|Although Dawn is confused about her own existence as Buffy's sister, an important scene involves Buffy and Dawn clasping bloody hands and Buffy declaring that the same blood, "Summers blood", runs through their veins. So not necessarily ''making'' them "blood sisters", but affirming the link that already exists.}}
* The Easy Company in ''[[Band of Brothers]]'' evolves into [[True Companions]] by stacking blood brotherhoods one after another.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* All [[Space Marine]]s ever in ''[[Warhammer
** And they have all been sort-of genetically manipulated to be similar to their chapter's Founder, essentially making them his children.
** For a slightly more heretical version, teams of Tau Fire Warriors go through the Ta'lissera bonding ritual, producing their own squad-scale [[True Companions]]. It also gives them sufficient steel in their little blue backs to return even when eight of the original ten are dead, to avenge their fallen blood kin and kick ass for the Greater Good.
* ''[[Dungeons
* ''[[Changeling: The Dreaming]]'' has the Oath of Clasped Hands, which is your standard blood-mixing ritual with in-game results. (Specifically, both parties get an additional point of Willpower for as long as the oath is upheld.) It's described as the platonic version of the Oath of Truehearts, which is expressly for lovers.
** This is also how motleys usually form up in ''[[Changeling: The Lost]]''. Groups of changelings [[Magically-Binding Contract|swear an oath on the Wyrd]] to come together for a common purpose, and usually gain mechanical benefits related to that area on the condition that they stand up for one another and don't flag in their pursuit. Likewise, there are other Oaths that provide similar benefits, such as the Ancient Pact (which is when a changeling swears one of these with a mortal) and the Vernal Oath (which is a marriage oath).
* In ''[[
* ''[[Ars Magica]]'' supplement ''The Order of Hermes''. When two mages want to form a bond of amicus (intense friendship), they cut their wrists and place their wrists together to share their blood. Grogs sometimes do this too, and specifically call each other "blood brother".
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