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* The ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' manga spoofs this trope a bit. When a government official is targeted for assassination, he hires various swordsmen to protect him—but at the same time, he insults and belittles their skill and brags about how he stood against "the field of blades and the storm of arrows" during the Meiji Revolution. Just then, Kenshin walks in, politely remarking that he has not seen the official since Kenshin CARRIED him through "the field of blades and the storm of arrows," as the official was too busy cowering in fear at the time to lend a hand. This promptly shuts the official up.
** Played in a more serious manner whenever Kenshin's history as Battousai shows up: {{spoiler|in the beginning of the manga, in the end of the ''Tsuiokuhen'' OVA, and in the upcoming live-action film, katanas are planted amidst the bodies of the fallen combatants.}}
* In ''[[Claymore]]'', there's a minor one after the timeskip. There's only {{spoiler|seventeen}} blades, but the [https://web.archive.org/web/20151214223745/http://www.1000manga.com/Claymore/65/30-31
* In ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'', in the burial place of {{spoiler|Kamina}} his sword is sticking out of the ground by the blade, his cape tied to its handle. In the [[Distant Finale]], after {{spoiler|the death in space of most of the Dai Gurren Brigade}}, several other swords stand alongside that one, as well as a {{spoiler|needle standing for Nia}}.
* In ''[[Soul Eater]]'', Mifune's sword-style Mugen Ittoryu relies on him [[Storm of Blades|throwing all of his swords up into the air]], so that they fall to earth and pierce the ground in this manner.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* As of the Dawn Solution, Solars in ''[[Exalted]]'' have an Unlimited Blade Works-style Charm: Thousand Arms Prana. This upgrade to [[Hyperspace Arsenal|Summoning the Loyal Steel]] allows the Solar to store as many weapons [[Hammerspace|Elsewhere]] as he pleases, at a cost of one committed mote per (Essencex2) weapons. Decommitting this cost causes all of the weapons to embed themselves in the scenery around the Exalt, intangible to anyone but him until he picks them up and starts using them. The full text of the Charm (as well as a link to the Ink Monkey article it originated from) can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20120508231549/http://wiki.white-wolf.com/exalted/index.php?title=Charms:Thousand_Arms_Prana here.]
== Toys ==
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