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'''Excalibur
Classically, Excalibur was the sword given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake as proof of his fitness to rule Britain. It may or may not have been originally created by [[Merlin]]. It is frequently confused with the Sword in the Stone, called Caliburn, which is a different and slightly contradictory legend, although ''also'' called Excalibur in at least one version, and the two are distinct...
Oh, and the original spelling might have been [[The Unpronounceable|Caledfwlch]].
▲=== Other tropes frequently associated with Excalibur: ===
* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]
* [[Ancient Artifact]]
* [[Cool Sword]]
* [[Empathic Weapon]] (occasionally)
* [[Finders, Rulers]]
* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]
* [[It Was a Gift]]
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* [[Shrouded in Myth]]
* [[Stock Weapon Names]]
* [[Sword of Plot Advancement]]
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Soul Eater|Excalibur!]] [[Equippable Ally|Excalibur!]] [[Mean Brit|From United King]], [[Talking Weapon|I'm looking]] [[Infinity+1 Sword|for him]], [[Cloudcuckoolander|I'm going to California!]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Excalibur!]] [[Large Ham|Excalibur!]] [[Crazy Awesome|EXCALIBUR!]]
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** Also used for a [[Humongous Mecha]] twin beam sword used by the initial main hero of ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]''
== [[Comic Books]] ==▼
▲== Comic Books ==
* Featured in the [[Marvel Universe]] in a trilogy of ''[[Iron Man]]'' stories.
** Later shows up in ''Captain Britain and MI-13''.
* ''[[Hellboy (
* The Shining Knight in Grant Morrison's ''[[Seven Soldiers]]'' wields the sword Caliburn Ex Calibur.
* In ''[[Mage]]'' Kevin Matchstick gains the ability to wield the magical baseball bat Excalibur.
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* In ''[[Camelot 3000]]'', King Arthur must retrieve Excalibur from the lake, which is now the cooling pond for a nuclear power station.
== [[Film]] ==▼
* ''[[Monty Python and
▲== Film ==
▲* ''[[Monty Python and The Holy Grail]]'', identified properly as the sword bestowed upon Arthur by the Lady in the Lake, but serving no actual plot purpose.
* In ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'', Excalibur is lost and becomes the [[MacGuffin]] as the heroes quest to find it and save the kingdom. Sir Ruper, the [[Big Bad]], seeks the sword so he can magically bind himself to it and become invincible.
* In ''[[King Arthur (
== [[Literature]] ==
* Thomas Malory's ''[[Le Morte
* T.H. White's ''[[The Once and Future King]]''.
* In ''[[The Dark Tower]]'', Roland, a descendant of [[King Arthur]], wields guns forged from the blade and hilt of Excalibur.
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', it's ''heavily'' implied - and eventually confirmed in ''Ghost Story'' - that {{spoiler|Michael Carpenter's sword Amoracchius}} is Excalibur. He even mentions that, in the past, a wizard (Merlin) held on to it between wielders.
* ''[[Merlin (TV series)]]'', of course. It was created in the episode called "[[Title In|Excalibur]]", has been thrown into the lake by Merlin, was retrieved by his watery girlfriend, and is currently residing in [[Excalibur in
▲== Live Action TV ==
▲* ''[[Merlin (TV)]]'', of course. It was created in the episode called "[[Title In|Excalibur]]", has been thrown into the lake by Merlin, was retrieved by his watery girlfriend, and is currently residing in [[Excalibur in The Stone|a large stone]]. Interestingly, three seasons in and it has still not been named or identified as the legendary Excalibur, nor wielded by Arthur himself.
** As of the end of the fourth series, Excalibur has been pulled out of the stone and is in Arthur's possession, but ''still'' hasn't been called "Excalibur" yet.
* Appears in the ''[[Doctor Who
* Truth In Television from which the [[Excalibur]] myth was taken: in ancient times, aging celtic heroes threw their inherited, heirloom blades into the swamps to appease the spirits who dwelt there, who presumably kept their weapons safe after they died. They've found tons of swords buried in the former lake around the former isle of Avalon, aka Glastonbury Tor.▼
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series has featured Excalibur or variant spellings as a weapon in nearly every game. If there's a sword wielding character, you can bet they'll end up wielding it.
** Several games in the series feature a shoddy knock-off [[Joke Item|Excalipur]]. Sometimes it's pretty good if you [[Lethal Joke Item|throw it]]. It's usually found in the hands of [[Running Gag|Gilgamesh]], who has once again mistaken it for the real deal.
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and the Black Knight''
* Deconstructed in ''[[Tomb Raider]]: Legend'', where the concept of Excalibur as a [[Public Domain Artifact]] is explored.
* ''[[Backyard Sports|Backyard Skateboarding]]'' has the unlockable Excaliboard ([[Exactly What It Says
* In ''[[Golden Sun
* ''[[Castlevania: Chronicles of Sorrow
* In the French language translation of ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* In the NES game ''[[Day Dreamin Davey]]'', one Medieval stage has Davey overcome all obstacles in order to find the sacred sword Excalibur, only that the "sword" that he has imagined is actually a ruler while he's sitting in the corner in class.
* Excalibur appears in ''[[Magicka]]'' in a similar fasion as it does in ''[[Chronicles of Sorrow]]''; Sure, you can't use it as a sword, but it makes a damn good mace in the mean time.
* In [[Nethack]] players can recieve Excalibur by dipping a Longsword into a fountain if they are Lawful.
=== Visual Novels ===
* ''[[Fate/stay
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* In the webcomic ''[[Arthur, King of Time and Space]]'', Uther Pendragon, Arthur's father, allows people to believe his sword is the legendary Excalibur as a PR exercise. This is the sword that ends up in the stone, while the ''real'' Excalibur is in the care of the Lady of the Lake.▼
▲* ''[[Fate Stay Night]].'' Of course, {{spoiler|[[King Arthur|Saber]]}} uses it. And it's '''powerful'''.
▲* In the webcomic ''[[Arthur King of Time and Space]]'', Uther Pendragon, Arthur's father, allows people to believe his sword is the legendary Excalibur as a PR exercise. This is the sword that ends up in the stone, while the ''real'' Excalibur is in the care of the Lady of the Lake.
** That is, when it's not [[Recycled in Space|a starship]], a global corporation, a marshal's badge ... .
* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', one of Dave's sidequests in Sburb was to find and retrieve Caledfwlch, aka the Legendary Piece of Shit. It was embedded in a stone, [[Always Someone Better|and rather than attempting to pull it]], he felt he instead had to break it out. [[Future Badass|Davesprite]] had already done the same before travelling back in time, and had already alchemized it into the superior Caledscratch, making the Caledfwlch more or less useless... [[Infinity+1 Sword|for a while]].
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Gargoyles]]''. [[King Arthur]] appeared, albeit sans Excalibur. He eventually retrieved it, but not without a clash with [[Macbeth]].
* ''[[
== Real Life ==
▲* the Truth In Television from which the
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