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* In ''[[Inuyasha]]'', the titular [[Half-Human Hybrid|half-demon]] was given a sword by his father that becomes much more powerful if he's trying to protect a human from a demon.
** An even better example would be his brother's sword, a [[Healing Shiv]] that's useless against living beings but happens to be [[Revive Kills Zombie|the only weapon that can cut spirits or other enemies that are]] [[Made of Air]].
* ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma 1/2]]'''s [[Old Master|Cologne]] owns the Poison-Cleaving Sword, a semi-sentient Chinese ''dao'' with a flower at the tip. This flower has a mouth, and it detects poison and warns the wielder when poison is nearby... and then tries to run away from it, pulling the wielder along if necessary. The reason? Although the Poison Cleaver can indeed cut through any poison and render it harmless, it dies after just one stroke. And, in <s> its own</s> [[Hamlet]]'s words, [[Shout
* Kaito from ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' wields the... well, '''weapon''' [[Sentient Weapon|Crazy Slot]] which randomly takes the form of one of nine weapons when [[Hammerspace|materialized]]. These include a rifle, a [[Sinister Scythe]] and a club. He cannot dematerialize or switch it until used.
* In ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'', Yamamoto has two weapons like this: A baseball bat that turns into a sword when swung at a certain (fast) speed, and a bamboo sword that turns into a real one when he uses his special techniques.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[He Man and The Masters of The Universe]]'' and ''[[She Ra Princess of Power (Animation)|She Ra Princess of Power]]'' give us the Sword of Power and the Sword of Protection, respectively. In a jam? [[Stab the Sky]] and invoke the [[By the Power of Grayskull|Power (or Honor) of Grayskull.]] [[Super
* ''[[Samurai Jack]]'''s sword will not cut anyone pure of heart, as evident both when Aku stole it and tried to stab Jack with it and when Jack tried to use it to cut up a deer for food.
* The sword Rubilax in ''[[Wakfu (Animation)|Wakfu]]'' is technically a four-element demon, and therefore assumably has as many forms in addition to his normal one.
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