Excalibur in the Rust/Playing With: Difference between revisions

'''Basic Trope''': A weapon that doesn't look very good, but is actually quite powerful.

* '''Straight''': [[The Hero|Hiro]] finds a rusty, chipped sword that's clearly seen better days. This sword turns out to be the [[Cool Sword|Dragonsbane]], which is still extremely effective against dragons.

* '''Downplayed''': Dragonsbane hasn't aged well, and takes a second look to see past the patina of rust and the rotted hilt, but it's still recognisable.

* '''Justified''': The Dragonsbane was lost years ago, damaged by the same tragedy that befell its original wielder, and left to rust.

* '''Subverted''': Hiro finds an old, rusty sword and [[Genre Savvy|thinks it might be useful]]... but when he tests it out, it breaks.

* '''Double Subverted''': However, he eventually finds a blacksmith who's able to reforge the broken blade into a powerful weapon.

* '''Deconstructed''': Hiro recognises the Dragonsbane and, aware of its fearsome reputation, cleans the worst of the rust off and carries it into battle. However, despite his best efforts to polish it up, the years of neglect have left it brittle and dull and a shadow of its legendary reputation.

* '''Reconstructed''': Hiro seeks out the [[Ultimate Blacksmith]], who's able to [[Reforged Blade|restore the blade]] to its former glory. Even if it's never quite what it was, the terror on his foes' faces as they [[Famed in Story|recognise the ancestral weapon]] more than makes up for it.

* '''Lampshaded''': "You'd think magic swords would come with anti-rust charms as standard..."

* '''Invoked''': The sword is an [[Empathic Weapon]] that disguises itself as a rusted piece of junk to attract a suitably [[Humble Hero]] to wield it.

* '''Defied''': "Even if this sword ''was'' great once, it'd be ruined by all this rust!"

* '''Discussed''': "Go for the rusty old sword. I bet it'll turn out to have awesome magical powers."

 

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