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[[File:ReforgedBlade_4248ReforgedBlade 4248.jpg|link=The Lord of the Rings (film)|frame|Is there a [[The Blacksmith|blacksmith]] in the house?]]
 
 
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* ''Samurai Troopers'' (aka ''[[Ronin Warriors]]'') has a truly bizarre reforging scene. In it, Ryo climbs inside Mount Fuji and throws the broken blades of his Rekka-ken into the magma. The volcano erupts, and Ryo catches some of the magma on the broken hilts, which forms itself into new blades.
* This is the special power of Kubikiri Boucho ("Decapitating Carving Knife") in ''[[Naruto]]''. Even if it's broken, it will always be remade... because it actually absorbs the iron from the blood of its victims to repair any damage it suffers.
* In ''[[Gundam SEED Astray]]'', Lowe Guele's [[Katanas Are Just Better|Gerbera Straight]] is broken by [[Big Bad|Rondo Ghina Sahaku]], so he returns to the [[Hermit Guru]] who crafted it in the first place. Instead of reforging it himself, the old man teaches Lowe how to do it because he knows he's going to die soon and wants his craft to live on in a worthy successor. In a subversion, the repaired Gerbera is just that -- repaired -- andthat—repaired—and not made anything really amazing. On the other hand, Lowe uses his knowledge along with a giant hunk of [[Thunderbolt Iron]] to forge [[BFS|a 150-meter-long Gerbera Straight]] which can only be wielded by his Gundam's [[Meta Mecha]].
 
== Literature ==
 
* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', there was ''Narsil'', sword of Elendil, which was shattered in the Siege of Barad-dûr -- butdûr—but the hilt-shard cut [[Ring of Power|the One Ring]] from the finger of Sauron, thus winning the war. Much later, they were reforged for Aragorn's use and renamed ''Anduril''. He never really DOES much with the sword, but since it serves as a symbol of his status as the Returned King, and since the reforging was part of a series of prophesied events leading up to the final fall of Sauron, it qualifies as a [[Sword of Plot Advancement]].
** Note that in the movies, it's reforged much later than in the novels.
* In ''[[The Broken Sword]]'' by [[Poul Anderson]], the eponymous sword is a major plot point: it's a doomed sword of evil doom. Skafloc (the protagonist) travels to the edge of the earth to get it re-forged by epic giants. It's a weapon that makes its wielder almost invincible in battle, but once it's been drawn, it has to taste blood. {{spoiler|Ultimately his own.}}
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== Video Games ==
 
* In ''[[Vandal Hearts]]'', one of your main purposes during your quest is to obtain the legendary sword [[Sword of Plot Advancement|Vandal Heart]]. However, if you take on a number of subquests along the way - collecting all the Spheres, passing all the Trials, obtaining all the Keys -- thenKeys—then towards the end, you can upgrade the main hero, Ash, into the 'Vandalier' class, which makes him virtually invincible and turns the rest of the game into a cakewalk. As part of this transformation, the Vandal Heart is turned into the even-stronger [[Infinity+1 Sword|Vandal Heart Reforged]].
* ''[[Exile]]'' has a very old-school example in the Demonslayer -- aDemonslayer—a very good (but not [[Infinity+1 Sword|Infinity Plus One]]) sword that is, however, '''extremely''' good against Demons -- whichDemons—which is important, since one of your main quests is to slay the Demon Prince. In order to reforge it, one must first collect all the scattered pieces and then have it reforged by a famed master smith.
* ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'' has the Silver Sword of Gith, which is reforged near the endgame. Notably, in the original campaign there's still pieces missing (one of which is embedded in your chest). It's not until the expansion that the sword is completed.
* ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' has the Masamune (Grandleon in the Japanese version), which was broken in half and has to be restored to advance in the game, since it's the only weapon capable of harming Magus.
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** Likewise, the sword upgrade in ''[[Legend Of Zelda Oracle Games|Oracle of Ages]]'' involves reforging a broken blade. Whether it's the Noble Sword or the Master Sword you're reforging depends on if you've played ''Oracle of Seasons'' first.
** The Master Sword isn't exactly broken in [[The Legend Of Zela The Wind Waker|Wind Waker]], but it's lost its magical power to repel evil, which must be restored by having sages pray musically in the hearts of dangerous monster-infested ancient temples.
* ''[[Fall From Heaven]]: Age of Ice'' does this with the Godslayer; indeed, the main point of the 'Age of Ice' scenario is to seek out the scattered fragments of the Godslayer, since only that weapon can bring down Mulcarn, the God of Winter. The actual reforging is passed over lightly, and was apparently performed by Kylorin the Archwizard himself -- sohimself—so presumably, it was magical in nature, rather than involving hammers and anvils. Of course, considering the intense magic held in those shards, it may have just spontaneously reassembled itself when all the pieces were gathered in one place.
* The first ''[[Broken Sword]]'' game has the antagonists trying to reforge the eponymous weapon in the belief it will restore their order to glory. The heroes stop them.
* In ''[[Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny]]'' After beating Chaos at the Guardo Drive, Felt tries to land a final blow. Only to be turned to stone by Chaos's ultimate attack. Just before Felt fully transforms, his magic talking sword uses up all of its power to attack Chaos which causes the magic crystal powering it to break. After Felt is restored his sword loses all of its magic. You spend the next chunk of the game hunting down rare alchemic ingredients to create a new crystal to repower it. However before fixing it Felt can still use his magic sword skills, which is probably a form of ''[[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]''
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** Trueflame was originally used by Nerevar in ancient times, then reforged in Tribunal so the Nerevarine could use it (or not) to fight {{spoiler|Sotha Sil, but Almalexia framed, then killed him and tried to kill the Nerevarine.}}
** ''[[Skyrim]]'' has Wuuthrad, a giant two-headed axe and chosen weapon of the ancient hero Ysgramor, must be reforged in order to complete the Companions questline. The scattered pieces serve as sort-of [[Plot Coupons]].
*** Mehrunes' Razor is also a [[Reforged Blade]]. Again.
* The Greatsword of the Wolf Knight Artorias from ''[[Dark Souls]]'' was lost when he made a pact with the Abyss and was slain by his former comrades. The true divine Greatsword of Artorias can be reforged using a broken sword and the soul of Artorias' most loyal companion the Great Grey Wolf Sif. Alternatively, Sif's soul can "corrupt" a normal sword to reforge the cursed Greatsword of Artorias (the original sword was cursed when Artorias made his pact).
* The legendary Northern Regalia from ''[[Demon's Souls]]'' was split into two swords, Soulbrandt (which becomes stronger if its wielder follows the path of Demons) and Demonbrandt (which becomes stronger if its wielder follows the path of Humanity). The original sword can be reforged using the two swords {{spoiler|and the False King's Demon Soul}}.
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