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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Ashul Edwaru is the master blacksmith from ''[[Tower of God]]''. Not only did he create the Thirteen Months, he was also the first to realize that the weapons that came from outside the tower would eventually become utterly useless in the higher levels (especially swords and axes). He promptly redesigned them and became a legend.
* The old man, Godo, who makes Guts' [[
** {{spoiler|Rickert}} is becoming one as well, of the smaller variety.
* [[Vinland Saga]]: After giving up his [[Blood Knight]] lifestyle, Thors becomes a laughably bad blacksmith working in an Icelandic village.
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* ''[[Queen's Blade]]'' has two of them: Ymir the dwarf (who isn't the same as the other dwarves), and Cattleya the [[Gag Boobs|supremely-endowed]] human. They had a duel to decide who is the [[Ultimate Blacksmith]], and Cattleya came out victorious. {{spoiler|This defeat seems to be one of the reason Ymir had a [[Face Heel Turn]] in ''Rebellion''.}}
* Kurt from ''[[Pokémon]]'' is a blacksmith from Azalea Town who crafts PokeBalls out of [[Fantastic Fruits and Vegetables|Apricorns]].
* "Smith" is a character type in ''[[Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?]]'', much like "adventurer" is. The very best smiths, including major character Welf Crozzo, can forge magic weapons without having the ability to cast spells themselves.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* An older British comic entitled ''The Hammer Man'' featured a spectacularly strong medieval blacksmith called Chel Puddock who, over the course of the series, defeated knights, was himself knighted, led rebellions against corrupt [[The Baron|barons]] and eventually rose to be a lord.
▲== [[Fairy Tale]]s and Folklore ==
* In ''[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/books/slavonic/wratislaw/daughtervillas.html The Daughter of the King of the Vilas]'', the smith advises the hero—and gives him three iron shoes that he wears out on his quest.
* In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140504020657/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/124threebrothers.html The Three Brothers]'', the middle one becomes a ''very'' silled blacksmith.
* In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130718151232/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/eastsunwestmoon/stories/norroway.html Black Bull of Norroway]'', the heroine works for a smith for seven years, and he makes her iron shoes to get over a glassy hill.
== Fan Works ==
* Xander, and eventually Cordelia, in ''[[I Am What I Am (fanfic)|I Am What I Am]]'', a ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' fic by M. McGregor. In the future timeline, Super!Willow (re)discovers how magic weapons are created -- by smiths who have little to no magic of their own to interfere with the imbuement of magic into the weapons they create. Xander has no magic at all -- lower than anyone else, ever -- and is able to forge the most powerful of magical weapons.
== [[Film]] ==
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** A deleted scene for Rambo III demonstrated this as well, and it is obvious why it was cut. The knife Rambo forges here (using soft, delicate lovetaps with a mallet) is practically a sword and features craftsmanship more suitable for someone who's dedicated their life to the trade, rather than a Vietnam vet living in a monastery. In a way, the two scenes contrast the differences between the commercial, glossy, and pompous Rambo III and the grittier, darker and simpler Rambo.
* As in the [[Iron Man|comic book]], [[Iron Man (film)|Tony Stark]] forges himself a high-tech suit of armor [[Memetic Mutation|IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!]] While it includes high-tech weaponry and an impossibly powerful arc generator, he spends a good bit of time pounding out the metal armor.
* Hephaestus, blacksmith to the [[Greek Mythology|Greek gods]].▼
* [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same|Most fantasy dwarves]] have this in their makeup somewhere, though they also often work in much more exotic materials. This goes right back to [[Norse Mythology]], the dwarves Brokk and Eiti who forged treasures for the Aseir, including Thor's hammer.▼
* Wayland the Smith (also known as Volundr) from Norse, Germanic and Old English legends was the creator of magic rings and the swords of heroes.▼
* Seppä Ilmarinen from [[The Kalevala]]. Seppä translates to Smith.▼
* In Persian mythology, Kaveh the blacksmith led an uprising that overthrew the evil demon king, Zahhak. The Derafsh-e Kaviani, used as a battle standard and as a symbol of Iran, is said to be based on the design of Kaveh's apron. Ferdowsi retells the story in [[The Shahnameh]].▼
* In the book ''Liberty and Freedom'' about mythological motifs of various American factions and subcultures, David Hackett Fischer tells of how slave huts would often keep an iron statue made by a local slave-smith and thinks it a symbol of hoped-for liberty.▼
== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[Discworld]]'':
*
** He also shoes
*** On the other hand, the reward for being the best blacksmith in the world [[Shaped Like Itself|is being the best blacksmith in the world.]]
*** Also, being the best obligates you to ''always'' be the best. If someone brings him something and asks for it to be
** Esk's father was a blacksmith.
** Possibly Galder Weatherwax.{{verify}}
** In ''[[
* Theros Ironfeld in the ''[[Dragonlance]]'' novels. Blacksmith of the town of Solace, gets his smithing arm cut off by a sadistic hobgoblin. When next he shows up, Theros has a magic arm made of silver to replace it, and forges dragonlances for a living. Cool, huh?
* Blacksmiths are specifically mentioned in ''[[The Tough Guide to Fantasyland]]'' as a good source of allies - their daughters tend to be beautiful and any orphans they raise automatically become heroes with mysterious lost pasts.
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* Elof, main character of Michael Scott Rohan's ''The Winter of the World'' trilogy. The best smiths in his world are also mages, and the first book's epilogue says Elof eventually became known as "[[Ultimate Blacksmith|mightiest of all magesmiths]] amid the dark days of the ancient [[Title Drop|Winter of the World]]."
* Longfellow's Village Blacksmith is an American ideal who is humble in the best sense of the word, but noble and hard working and strong enough to provide for himself and his family while magnanimously indulging the children around. He is a perfect citizen in the best sense of the word for he can be regal while needing no subjects to bow before him and no pomp to flatter him.
* In the [[Land of Oz]] books, the Winkies have a reputation of being excellent tinsmiths, the reason they want the Tin Woodsman to be their ruler after the Witch's death. They also have at least one good goldsmith.
== [[Live
* [[Burt Reynolds]] played blacksmith Quint Asper for three years on ''[[Gunsmoke]]''.
* In ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'', Princess Atalanta is a blacksmith instead of a huntress for some reason.
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* Gwen's father on ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''. There's also an official royal swordsmith mentioned.
== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends ==
* Ole, [[Paul Bunyan]]'s blacksmith, and the only known man strong enough and skilled enough to shoe Babe the Blue Ox.
▲* Hephaestus, blacksmith to the [[Greek Mythology|Greek gods]]. Also, the Cyclopses, Brontes, Steropes, and Arges, his assistants and proteges.
▲* [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same|Most fantasy dwarves]] have this in their makeup somewhere, though they also often work in much more exotic materials. This goes right back to [[Norse Mythology]], the dwarves Brokk and Eiti who forged treasures for the Aseir, including Thor's hammer.
▲* Wayland the Smith (also known as Volundr) from Norse, Germanic and Old English legends was the creator of magic rings and the swords of heroes.
▲* Seppä Ilmarinen from [[The Kalevala]]. Seppä translates to Smith.
▲* In Persian mythology, Kaveh the blacksmith led an uprising that overthrew the evil demon king, Zahhak. The Derafsh-e Kaviani, used as a battle standard and as a symbol of Iran, is said to be based on the design of Kaveh's apron. Ferdowsi retells the story in [[The Shahnameh]].
▲* In the book ''Liberty and Freedom'' about mythological motifs of various American factions and subcultures, David Hackett Fischer tells of how slave huts would often keep an iron statue made by a local slave-smith and thinks it a symbol of hoped-for liberty.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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** [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Kayenn,_the_Master_Magma_Blacksmith "Kayenn the Master Magma Blacksmith",] which is also similar to "Gamil", with an effect tailored for "Laval" support.
** [https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Witchcrafter_Schmietta "Witchcrafter Schmietta"] mixes this with [[Cute Witch]]; her name is based on the Germanic word ''schmied'' ("blacksmith").
* Naturally, dwarves in ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' are excellent blacksmiths.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In general, any RPG or MMORPG setting will likely have smiths selling armor, weapons, or both.
* There are at least a couple of blacksmiths in the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series, starting with the dwarf who forges Excalibur in the first game.
* Zappa from ''[[Chrono Cross]]'' (his wife has a similar build).
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* Every ''[[Rune Factory]]'' game has a blacksmith, all but one of which is talked about as though they're a master craftsman. The one who isn't praised is more into building golems, and does smith work on the side. Only one of the smiths who is praised can actually make decent weapons. He's also the only dwarf smith. [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same|It's his only]] [[Subverted Trope|dwarven trait]].
* The Black Hammer of Darksiders is an immortal who forges weaponry for anyone if he feels up to it. Usually the forces of Heaven or the Horsemen.
* [https://shantae.fandom.com/wiki/Squidsmith|The Squidsmith] is an NPC who appears in two ''[[Shantae]]'' games, ''Pirate's Curse'' and ''Seven Sirens''. Collect four Heart Squids and she can use her skills to increase Shantae's [[Life Meter|Heart Holder]] by one Heart.
* In ''[[MapleStory]]'', Smithing is a skill the player can learn to craft armor and weapons.
* [https://shantae.fandom.com/wiki/Squidsmith The Squidsmith] in the third and fifth ''[[Shantae]]'' games. If the heroine brings her four Heart Squids (which are found throughout the game) she can use them to add an additional Heart Holder to Shantae's HP Bar. Oddly, in the third game, the first Heart Squid [[Free Sample Plot Coupon| is in her shop.]]
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* ''[[Wayward Sons]]'': Phastus has taken this role since developing the ability to [[Extra Ore Dinary|manipulate metal]].
* In ''[[Next Town Over]]'', the town of Sun Prairie has one. Vane Black [http://squidbunnies.com/nto/?p=426 takes] the smithy from him after shooting off his fingers.
== [[Web Animation]] ==
* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' has a blacksmith character—the Poopsmith originated as a joke where they met him right after the blacksmith. The blacksmith has shown up once or twice since then.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
*
* The ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short "The Village Smithy" makes reference to Longfellow's poem; unfortunately, this smithy has [[Porky Pig|Porky]] as an apprentice, who gives him all manner of trouble.
== [[Real Life]] ==
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