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The hero has [[Cool Sword|a kick-ass sword]], [[Ancestral Weapon|perhaps one he inherited]]. It's probably unbreakable and can cut through anything. It also has a [[I Call It Vera|cool name]] which is likely [[Meaningful Name|meaningful]]. And it seems like everyone in the whole world wants to get their hands on it.
Why is there so much hubbub about that sword? The world is full of good
Simple. This one is special because it was
Yes, the gods made this sword. How it came into the hands of mere mortals varies. Maybe the gods [[It Was a Gift|gave it]] to [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|someone pure in heart]] to vanquish evil. Maybe an amazing thief managed to steal it from them. Or maybe the gods are sadistic bastards and just wanted to see what would happen if they put such a powerful weapon in the hands of mortals.
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* This was the main plot in the album ''Doodsbrenger'' (deathbringer) of ''De Rode Ridder'' (the red knight), a Belgian Flemish comic book series. A villain gets his hands on the titular ''Deathbringer'', a sword forged by the old Norse gods. It makes him unbeatable in combat, and the Red Knight is tasked with finding a solution. The solution? {{spoiler|Find a legendary smith, have him forge an equally awesome sword, and use this to defeat the villain. Of course that means there are now two of these swords in the world... This was solved by [[Heroic Sacrifice]].}}
== Fan Works ==
* In chapter 12 of ''[[Drunkard's Walk]] II'', Wetter Hexe idly notes that her daggers "were forged for me by Hephaestus from mithril mined by the Svartalfar, breathed upon by Indra and blessed by Marduk." Played with in that Hexe herself is an [[Physical God|incarnate goddess]], and would be expected to wield god-forged weapons.
** The [[Magic Staff]] Doug acquires in ''Drunkard's Walk V'' is, according to a being who intimates that he is Odin and/or the Abrahamic God, a small-scale prototype for a weapon built jointly by Heaven and Hell to be used against undefined Celestial-level "third parties". He explicitly describes it as being "forged", despite it being made of wood from [[World Tree|Yggdrasil]]. (When Doug calls him on that, he's told, "Don't be so literal, son.")
== Film ==
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* While not technically ''forged'' by God, the swords held by the Knights of the Cross in Jim Butcher's ''[[Dresden Files]]'' series all have one of the nails used to crucify Christ in the hilt.
** And their names are, Excalibur/Amoracchius (probably a hand and a half sword, western mediaeval sword, implied to be the most powerful, having not been reforged since it was made, unlike the other two), Durendal/Esperacchius (sabre) and Kusanagi/Fidelacchius. They are terrifying in the hands of the knights.
* Zemal, the Sword of Fire in Javier Negrete's ''[[La Espada De Fuego]]'' was forged by the book's [[Captain Ersatz]] of Vulcan/Hephaestus.
* The Great Weapons of ''[[Dragaera]]'' fit the cool powers aspect of this, although in a twist, they were created specifically to ''kill the gods''.
* In Brandon Sanderson's ''[[Warbreaker]]'' the sentient sword Nightblood was forged by people who may or may not be gods, but are worshiped as gods either way.
** They also forged it using magic any mortal could (theoretically) learn and
* In C.S. Goto's ''[[Blood Ravens]]'' trilogy, Rhamah's [[Named Weapons|Vairocanum]]. Made from part of a [[Wrecked Weapon]] that had been forged by a god.
== Mythology ==
* Probably subverted by weapons and armor forged by Hephaestus for the occasional deserving mortal (like Achilles) in actual [[Greek Mythology|Greek myth]]
** Greek Myth is full of [[Subverted Trope|awesome weapons that are nonetheless completely mundane]]. Perseus uses a regular shield that's polished to a literal mirror shine to kill the Medusa, Theseus uses a pretty standard sword to kill the Minotaur, and Odysseus kills the Cyclops with a sharpened log. Even legendary Achiles used a normal shield and spear; it was his skin that was hardened to make him invincible.
* The imperial sword ''Kusanagi'' ("Grass cutter") in [[Japanese Mythology]] supposedly fell from heaven and ended up embedded in the back of the 8-headed serpent ''[[Orochi]]''.
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== Tabletop RPG ==
* In the ''Palladium Role-Playing Game'', the [[Our Vampires Are Different|Vampire]] [[Cosmic Horror|Intelligence]], posing as a God, defeats another Intelligence that tries to muscle in on his turf and turns it into a powerful sword. He actually ''prefers'' that the weapon falls into the hands of mortals whenever possible, as the fact that such a powerful monster is now just a tool for mortals is all part of the punishment.
* The relics in ''[[Scion]]'' are not only of exemplary quality, but they're often the only means through which starting characters can channel the Boons of their divine parents.
* In ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' and ''[[Warhammer
** Vaul, the High Elves' forge god in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'', forged at least one uber-sword. Vaul, the forge god of Eldar of ''[[Warhammer
*** It's not quite clear if the 40k Vaul's swords were literal swords though. The Eldar legends about the War in Heaven tend to be rather metaphorical and not directly based on the actual events (the war itself is an actual historical event though).
**** Still, it is a pretty awesome weapon. Anaris "The Sword of Dawn Light" (in 40k) was sufficiently cool that it allowed the crippled forge god Vaul to challenge the god of war Khaine (before he got the title Kaela Mensha) and provide a serious fight. Later used by a Eldar named Eldanesh (brought to him by falcon) to challenge Khaine to personal combat. A battle that the god of war barely won, and his brutal killing of Eldanesh earned him the title Kaela Mensha Khaine (Bloody Handed Khaine) and got him cursed to drip the blood of Eldanesh from his hands for all time.
** [[Gotrek and Felix|Gotrex's]] Rune Axe is strongly implied to be one that was forged by the Dwarven Ancestor Gods. It's been known to ''shatter'' the Daemon Weapons like those mentioned above.
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** There's also the Great Fairy's Sword, so named 'cause it's given to you by a Great Fairy.
** That part of it is legend; chronologically, it started off as the Goddess Sword, and was upgraded to the Master Sword over time {{spoiler|in order to kill the demon king, in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]''.}} It did its original job, but the curse means it still has unfinished business.
* In ''[[POWDER]]'', the gods may gift the player character with a highly enchanted weapon or piece of armour, depending on who the player is praying to.
== Visual Novel ==
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== Webcomics ==
* In ''[[Erfworld]]'', the Arkentools were created by the Titans of Ark. They seem not to be originally designed as weapons, but at least two (the Arkenhammer and Arkenpliers) are very powerful in combat.
* In ''[[8-Bit Theater
== Web Original ==
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