History Main / NamedWeapons

*** ComicBook/TheMightyThor has Mjölnir. Likely the UrExample in the MarvelUniverse.

** In ''Literature/TheWayOfKings'', we see two named [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Shardblades]]: Dalinar's Oathbringer, and Elhokar's Sunraiser.

** In "Little Brother", Shelby's brother Kent gets a new sword he names "Punch Party".

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' has the great hero Billy, whose sword is (presumably) called "Nothung", after Siegfried's sword in ''Theatre/DerRingDesNibelungen'' (the same sword that's referred to as Gram and Balmung in the Myth & Legend section). However, since this is a show for kids who would ''never'' get the reference, it was probably just an excuse to have Billy shout "No tongue!" every time he calls his sword.

* Two in ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'': Blackfire, the Hunter's {{BFS}}, and Brox's Kiss, a pink shortsword that can make members of the opposite sex fall in love with you.

%% * ''VideoGame/MinecraftDungeons'': Nearly every unique weapon.

** Sento is the name of the ancient and powerful sword wielded by the [[BlindWeaponmaster blind swordsman]] Kenshi Takahashi. Making its debut in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', Sento has been wielded by Kenshi's ancestors, the great warrior monarchs of Europe and Asia. Kenshi acquired the sword when [[EvilSorcerer Shang Tsung]] tricked him into helping the sorcerer steal the souls of his ancestors. Having been left blinded by the spirits, Kenshi took up Sento and vowed to free his ancestors' souls from Shang Tsung.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Perish}}, all its weapons are granted mythological-sounding Greek names, like Ponos (the default sword), Labrys (an ax), Zophos (the revolver), Eos (a stiletto dagger), and so on.

** Sento is the name of the ancient and powerful sword wielded by the [[BlindWeaponmaster blind swordsman]] Kenshi Takahashi. Making it's debut in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', Sento has been wielded by Kenshi's ancestors, the great warrior monarchs of Europe and Asia. Kenshi acquired the sword when [[EvilSorcerer Shang Tsung]] tricked him into helping the sorcerer steal the souls of his ancestors. Having been left blinded by the spirits, Kenshi took up Sento and vowed to free his ancestors' souls from Shang Tsung.

* Myth/NorseMythology: Odin's [[BladeOnAStick spear]] Gungnir, Thor's [[DropTheHammer hammer]] Mjölnir, and Loki's/Surt's sword (or wand) Laevateinn. For weapons wielded by mortal heroes we have Sigurd's sword Gram and the cursed sword [[Literature/TheSagaOfHervorAndHeidrek Tyrfing]], heirloom of the berserker Angantyr and his descendants.

* Many weapons in ''VideoGame/WarriorsOfMightAndMagic'', including: [[AnIcePerson Wild Winter]], [[FlamingSword Bravery]] and [[BladeOnAStick Angel Arm]].

* In ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos'', the personal I.S. machines of the main characters are all named. Said names also reflect, to some degree, the personalities of their owners. Houki's I.S., named ''Akatsubaki'', is named after the flower of the same name (red camellia). In Japan, this flower represents love...except for samurai, for whom it means "unluckiness". Houki, being the Kendo ace she is, uses both meanings of the flower in the name of her I.S. Charlotte's I.S., befitting her [[CombatPragmatist pragmatic]] nature, is named exactly what it is: Rafale Revive Custom II. Also like her time hiding her true gender and masquerading as a boy, the Rafale Revive hides ''a lot'' of weapons up its metaphorical sleeves (the "Custom" part is probably this; the average I.S. only holds two or three weapons. Rafale Revive Custom II holds ''twenty''.)

* In ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'', every single Sacred Gear has a name and an ability that comes with it. The protagonist wields the Boosted Gear gauntlet which is one of the most powerful Sacred Gears in this series which is capable of doubling the power of the user every ten seconds.

* In ''LightNovel/FateZero'' and ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', all of the Servants' Noble Phantasms have names, including the weapons. Seeing as the Servants are meant to be legendary heroes from the past, there is some overlap with the "Myth & Legend" folder above. In ''Fate/stay night'', Archer has access to every weapon, named and otherwise, that he's ever seen, as well as his personal favorites, the twin falchions Kanshou & Bakuya. There is one known exception: Gilgamesh's weird drill-sword-lance thing is unnamed, since it preceded the very concept of names at all. Gilgamesh calls it "Ea", but also says that that's more of his own pet name for it; Ea is not its true name.

* ''LightNovel/{{Konosuba}}'': Kazuma has received an enchantment that gives his sword a special name and contemplates what to name it. Unfortunately, Megumin names it the ridiculous sounding Chunchunmaru while he wasn't looking.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Almost every single character has a unique MorphWeapon[=/=]SwissArmyWeapon with a unique name. Just among the main teams RWBY and JNPR, we have Crescent Rose (Ruby's scythe/sniper rifle), Myrtenaster (Weiss' rapier/revolver wand), Gambol Shroud (Blake's chain sword/pistol), Ember Celica (Yang's shotgun gauntlets), Crocea Mors (Jaune's sword/shield), Magnhild (Nora's hammer/grenade launcher), Miló and Akoúo̱ (Pyrrha's javelin/short sword/hunting rifle and shield), and [=StormFlower=] (Ren's twin knives/[=SMGs=]).
** This is eventually revealed to be an in-universe extension of the post [[GreatOffscreenWar Great War]] emphasis on identity. The idea of weapons as an extension of one's self is so ubiquitous that the two major characters ''without'' named weapons stick out; Cinder Fall had Midnight, a pair of swords that merged into a bow, but she burned them upon gaining the Fall Maiden powers, while Winter Schnee has a sword that incorporates a built-in offhand dagger and remains the only unnamed weapon on the show and in extended media.
** James Ironwood's pair of {{Hand Cannon}}s are called Due Process, which hints at his slight authoritarian bend (Due process is the term for any law or process that ensures everyone are treated fairly). In volume 8, he [[spoiler:embraces authoritarianism completely, using Due Process to execute one of Atlas' elected officials after declaring martial law]].
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* The Devil Arms are named in the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' series, such as Lucifer in ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry4 DMC4]]'' and Nevan in ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening DMC3]]'', plus most of the playable characters' weapons (Rebellion with Ebony and Ivory for Dante, Yamato for Vergil, Red Queen and Blue Rose for Nero). The exceptions would be most of Lucia's weapons and some of Dante's firearms in ''[=DMC2=]''. In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'', one of the new Devil Arms Dante wields is named [[spoiler:the Devil Sword '''Dante'''. Unlike the other Devil Arms, this is a weapon born from Dante's own power.]]

*** ''[=SoulCalibur=] II'''s Weapon Gallery implies at some point he came across Xianghua ad gave her a jian to replace the one that Soul Calibur had been masquerading as in thanks for vanquishing Soul Edge and Inferno. Xianghua in turn does not name the weapon herself out of respect for his philosophy.
** Yoshimitsu runs with this concept and turns it into an InvertedTrope: the sword is named "Yoshimitsu", named for the man who first used it. Everyone who has used the sword since is simply known as "Yoshimitsu", which means the identity of whoever wields the sword is meaningless to the Manji Clan, they are simply the avatar of the blade's will. This tradition carries through to the [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} modern day]].

* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', several of Kirito's weapons have names, most notably Dark Repulsor. He keeps it far longer than he should, going to a great deal of effort to keep it upgraded despite its low level, simply because he thinks a sword with that name is destined to defeat the final boss. [[spoiler:It doesn't. The BigBad of the first arc shatters it during their duel, and Kirito then uses his wife's fallen [[RoyalRapier rapier]] Lambent Light to finish him]].

* ''LightNovel/MagicalWarfare'' has "Twilight," the famous sword used by one of the Fifteen Grand Wizards. Takeshi also gives its consciousness a more personal name, "Towa."

* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'', the Quinque used by Ghoul Investigators are given a name and if multiple pieces exist, a fraction. In a morbid example, many are named after the Ghoul that was killed and [[HumanResources used to create]] the Quinque. Examples include [[DropTheHammer Doujima 1/2]], [[WhipItGood Fueguchi One]] and [[BarrierWarrior Fueguchi Two]], [[ShockAndAwe Narukami]], and [[SinisterScythe Jason]].

The weapon is usually magical or special in some way. The most famous of these are {{Public Domain Artifact}}s, but sometimes they're just ordinary weapons. This started with Norse cultures, whose sagas recorded both the heroic leaders' exploits and the legendary, named weapons they used. Swords seems to be most common, but any kind of weapon can be given a name, such as shields and spears. The most famous named weapons would be passed down through the generations.

The weapon is usually magical or special in some way. The most famous of these are {{Public Domain Artifact}}s, but sometimes they're just ordinary weapons. Swords seems to be most common, but any kind of weapon can be given a name.

* Literature/JudgeDee carries a heirloom blade 'Rain Dragon' -- and knows how to use too. Definitely a case of AuthorityEqualsAsskicking.

* In C.S.Lewis's 'Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' Peter Pevensie wields Rhindon, a sword given to him by Father Christmas.

* In ''Film/TheHorseSoldiers'', a Confederate artillery battery consists of the guns Peter and Paul.
* In ''Film/GodsAndGenerals'' there is a four-gun Confederate battery consisting of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Those are the names of the battery of cannons at the [[MilitaryAcademy Virginia Military Institute]].
* Green Destiny, the super-sword in ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon''.

* Orcrist and Glamdring in ''Film/TheHobbit''. Discussed by Bilbo and Balin when Bilbo hears Elrond describing the history of those swords and he looks down at his own elvish sword. Balin then tells him not to bother because only swords are named for their deeds and Bilbo's sword was "more like a letter opener". Bilbo did eventually [[ICallItVera name it "Sting"]] after some [[GiantSpider spiders]] referred to it as such.
* In ''Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows,'' the Germans use an artillery cannon on the escaping Holmes, Watson, and Gypsies, dubbed "Little Hansel."
* In ''Film/TheLastWitchHunter'', while Kaulder has never gave name to his sword, the world came to call it Hexenbane, as it's extremely proficient at witch-slaying.

*** Frostmourne, the sword that stole the soul of Arthas Menethil and turned him into a Death Knight and the future Lich King in ''Warcraft III
*** Doomhammer, stone hammer blessed by the elements held by Ogrimm Doomhammer then Thrall.