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* [[Empathic Weapon]] (occasionally) |
* [[Empathic Weapon]] (occasionally) |
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* [[Finders Rulers]] |
* [[Finders Rulers]] |
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* [[Infinity+1 Sword]] |
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* [[It Was a Gift]] |
* [[It Was a Gift]] |
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* [[King Arthur]] |
* [[King Arthur]] |
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* [[Soul Eater|Excalibur!]] [[Equippable Ally|Excalibur!]] [[Mean Brit|From United King]], [[Talking Weapon|I'm looking]] [[Infinity |
* [[Soul Eater|Excalibur!]] [[Equippable Ally|Excalibur!]] [[Mean Brit|From United King]], [[Talking Weapon|I'm looking]] [[Infinity+1 Sword|for him]], [[Cloudcuckoolander|I'm going to California!]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Excalibur!]] [[Large Ham|Excalibur!]] [[Crazy Awesome|EXCALIBUR!]] |
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* Though definitely not the actual sword, HolyAngemon and Seraphimon's [[Laser Blade]] [[Blade Below the Shoulder|Below the Shoulder]] in ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' is called Excalibur. |
* Though definitely not the actual sword, HolyAngemon and Seraphimon's [[Laser Blade]] [[Blade Below the Shoulder|Below the Shoulder]] in ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' is called Excalibur. |
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* The name is taken for a [[Humongous Mecha]] sword used by the [[Ace Pilot|head of the Knights of the Round]] in ''[[Code Geass]]''. |
* The name is taken for a [[Humongous Mecha]] sword used by the [[Ace Pilot|head of the Knights of the Round]] in ''[[Code Geass]]''. |
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* The ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series has featured Excalibur or variant spellings as a weapon in nearly every game. If there's a sword wielding character, you can bet they'll end up wielding it. |
* The ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series has featured Excalibur or variant spellings as a weapon in nearly every game. If there's a sword wielding character, you can bet they'll end up wielding it. |
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** Several games in the series feature a shoddy knock-off [[Joke Item|Excalipur]]. Sometimes it's pretty good if you [[Lethal Joke Item|throw it]]. It's usually found in the hands of [[Running Gag|Gilgamesh]], who has once again mistaken it for the real deal. |
** Several games in the series feature a shoddy knock-off [[Joke Item|Excalipur]]. Sometimes it's pretty good if you [[Lethal Joke Item|throw it]]. It's usually found in the hands of [[Running Gag|Gilgamesh]], who has once again mistaken it for the real deal. |
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** ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' has, in addition to the regular old Excalibur an ''even better'' Excalibur: [[Infinity |
** ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' has, in addition to the regular old Excalibur an ''even better'' Excalibur: [[Infinity+1 Sword|Excalibur 2]]. It's pretty much impossible to get without specifically trying for it. |
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and the Black Knight'' |
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and the Black Knight'' |
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* Deconstructed in ''[[Tomb Raider]]: Legend'', where the concept of Excalibur as a [[Public Domain Artifact]] is explored. |
* Deconstructed in ''[[Tomb Raider]]: Legend'', where the concept of Excalibur as a [[Public Domain Artifact]] is explored. |
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* In the webcomic ''[[Arthur King of Time and Space]]'', Uther Pendragon, Arthur's father, allows people to believe his sword is the legendary Excalibur as a PR exercise. This is the sword that ends up in the stone, while the ''real'' Excalibur is in the care of the Lady of the Lake. |
* In the webcomic ''[[Arthur King of Time and Space]]'', Uther Pendragon, Arthur's father, allows people to believe his sword is the legendary Excalibur as a PR exercise. This is the sword that ends up in the stone, while the ''real'' Excalibur is in the care of the Lady of the Lake. |
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** That is, when it's not [[Recycled in Space|a starship]], a global corporation, a marshal's badge ... . |
** That is, when it's not [[Recycled in Space|a starship]], a global corporation, a marshal's badge ... . |
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* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', one of Dave's sidequests in Sburb was to find and retrieve Caledfwlch, aka the Legendary Piece of Shit. It was embedded in a stone, [[Always Someone Better|and rather than attempting to pull it]], he felt he instead had to break it out. [[Future Badass|Davesprite]] had already done the same before travelling back in time, and had already alchemized it into the superior Caledscratch, making the Caledfwlch more or less useless... [[Infinity |
* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', one of Dave's sidequests in Sburb was to find and retrieve Caledfwlch, aka the Legendary Piece of Shit. It was embedded in a stone, [[Always Someone Better|and rather than attempting to pull it]], he felt he instead had to break it out. [[Future Badass|Davesprite]] had already done the same before travelling back in time, and had already alchemized it into the superior Caledscratch, making the Caledfwlch more or less useless... [[Infinity+1 Sword|for a while]]. |
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