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[[File:mastersword_moss_1395.jpg|link=The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (comics)|frame|This is why you don't keep swords in lakes.]]
A [[Sub-Trope]] of the [[Cool Sword]], the Excalibur In The Rust has an outward appearance which [[More Than Meets the Eye|belies its awesome nature]]. It looks like an entirely ordinary, non-Cool sword. In fact, it's extremely likely to be in an apparent state of extreme disrepair.
If it appears in a videogame, it may be a [[Lethal Joke Item]], especially if it's originally listed as "[[Elemental Crafting|Rusty Iron]] Sword" or similar.
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* Fyodor in ''[[Forgotten Realms|Starlight And Shadows]]'' trilogy has a [[BFS|two-handed sword, clearly too heavy]]... and ''blunt''. Far too many people didn't thought it's serious until they learned a few little details: first, it's enchanted and is sharp enough for any purpose except "friendly fire". Second, while most people can lift it with a visible effort, and that's all, the owner is built like a smith and always carries the damn thing with him, so ''he'' can use the ugly piece of metal. Third, this lad is [[The Berserker]], so when in rage he swings it with enough strength to crash a minor golem and enough speed to hit a superhumanly fast drow fencer.
* In ''Oathbreakers'', of the ''[[Heralds of Valdemar]]'' series, the long-lost Singing Sword of Rethwellan that is used to identify the country's rightful king is discovered to be none other than a rusty, dirty old sword that Kethry picked up along the wayside.
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', the Knights of the Cross have three swords that can burn faeries, kill demons, and help dispatch all manner of supernatural nasties. These three swords are fairly plain, save for the nail from the Cross embedded in the hilt.
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[[Category:More Than Meets the Eye]]
[[Category:One Mans Trash Is Anothers Treasure]]▼
[[Category:I Like Swords]]
[[Category:Excalibur in the Rust]]
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