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* In ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', Sahashrala reveals to Link that he is the son of Hyrulian knights. This puts him in the running to wield the Master Sword, like Roam.

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* In ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast1992'', Sahashrala reveals to Link that he is the son of Hyrulian knights. This puts him in the running to wield the Master Sword, like Roam.
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* In the [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaAkiraHimekawa manga adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'', Link uses his grandfather’s sword for most of the first volume, and he later receives another sword from his ancestor Raven.
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* The Rhindon Sword in ''Literature/LeiaPrincessOfAlderaan'' is ceremonial by the time Leia gets her hands on it. Alderaanian princes and princesses take it up on their Day of Demand, when they declare their intention to be invested as heirs, and again in the investment ceremony once they've met their challenges, and when they're married. In the distant past, sometimes these young royals fought using the sword, but by now this is Star Wars after all and an ordinary, if cool-looking, metal sword is a bit obsolete.
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* In ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'', Senshi's pot used to be a heirloom shield, but since he doesn't need the shield he repurposed it into a pot. Oh, and it's made of adamant capable of withstanding an undine's water jet (easily capable of cracking stone and punching through flesh like a knife) - not to mention that it's an unbelievably excellent metal for cooking with. He also molded the fabled mithril into a cooking knife, which...underutilization would probably get him killed by Namari.

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* In ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'', Senshi's pot used to be a an heirloom shield, but since he doesn't need the shield he repurposed it into a pot. Oh, and it's made of adamant capable of withstanding an undine's water jet (easily capable of cracking stone and punching through flesh like a knife) - not to mention that it's an unbelievably excellent metal for cooking with. He also molded the fabled mithril into a cooking knife, which...underutilization would probably get him killed by Namari.



** The Abe family sword has been passed down through the generations as well. It is currently held by Sosei, but used to belong to Hirari generations ago.

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** The Abe family sword has been passed down through the generations as well. It is currently held by Sosei, Sosei but used to belong to Hirari generations ago.



** Asuma's daughter Mirai wields his trench knives as an adult (Shikamaru had originally gained possesion of them upon Asuma's death and passed them on to her when she became a chunin).

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** Asuma's daughter Mirai wields his trench knives as an adult (Shikamaru had originally gained possesion possession of them upon Asuma's death and passed them on to her when she became a chunin).



* ''Anime/StarWarsVisions'': In "Lop and Ochō", the Yasaburo clan owns a lightsaber that a Jedi gave them hundreds of years ago. Before the patriarch of the clan leaves to face his villainous biological daughter, he bestows the lightsaber to his adopted daughter Lop to signify that she's his successor.

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* ''Anime/StarWarsVisions'': In "Lop and Ochō", the Yasaburo clan owns a lightsaber that a Jedi gave them hundreds of years ago. Before the patriarch of the clan leaves to face his villainous biological daughter, he bestows the lightsaber to on his adopted daughter Lop to signify that she's his successor.



** The Nokanatika family has an unnamed magic sword which has been passed from king to king for generations. After Krystal's father's death, it came into possession of the Emperor of Gisaras, who gives the sword to Krystal's husband Satou in chapter 50.

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** The Nokanatika family has an unnamed magic sword which that has been passed from king to king for generations. After Krystal's father's death, it came into possession of the Emperor of Gisaras, who gives the sword to Krystal's husband Satou in chapter 50.
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* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'': The Hurricane Lance was first used by Commander Hurricane, then it was passed to his daughter Ardent Sentry. It is not strictly an ancestral weapon because it is always passed to the current Captain of the Royal Guard; it's just that most of the time, it is a member of the Sentry Family. Flash Sentry's father Stalwart Sentry passed it to his successor Blueberry Frost, since Flash was too young for the position.

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* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'': The Hurricane Lance was first used by Commander Hurricane, then it was passed to his daughter Ardent Sentry. It is not strictly an ancestral weapon because it is always passed to the current Captain of the Royal Guard; it's just that most of the time, it is a member of the Sentry Family. Flash Sentry's father Stalwart Sentry passed it to his successor Blueberry Frost, Frost since Flash was too young for the position.



** While having the Dragonpit excavated and restored, Jon Arryn uncovers the remains of Ser Willam Royce (a knight who went missing presumed dead during the Dance of Dragons), which is still in possession of House Royce's [[CoolSword Valyrian steel sword Lamentation]]. Jon quickly determines to have the sword returned to Bronze Yohn Royce.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Discworld}}'' envisioned by Creator/AAPessimal,there was a girl in [[UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica Howondaland]] called Johanna van der Kaiboutje. She was a Boer farm girl from the Veldt county who carried a standard agricultural tool, the sort of long heavy machete used to hack through stubborn growth, or clear a way in the bush. She sometimes had to use it on stubborn ''people'', but, ''maar'', you live on a frontier where you have difficult neighbours. And then there's the odd war, where you have to grab such weapons as are available. Whatever you can pick up. After she married a man called Charles Smith-Rhodes, this weapon, bloodied in a couple of wars and neighbourly misunderstandings, passed to her daughter Johanna. Who had it enamelelled black, so it souldn't show up if used by night. A couple of wars later, it passed to ''her'' daughter Johanna. Who in turn passed it to ''her'' daughter Johanna. Who only had a niece to pass it to, but this niece ''also'' foughtin a neighbourly disagreement or two before being exiled to Ankh-Morpork, where she was [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5055274/12/The-Graduation-Class head-hunted by the Guild of Assassins]]. At the current point of the storyline, the Black Sword of the Smith-Rhodes family is with the sixth Johanna Smith-Rhodes, somewhere in the Howondalandian Jungles...

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** While having the Dragonpit excavated and restored, Jon Arryn uncovers the remains of Ser Willam Royce (a knight who went missing and presumed dead during the Dance of Dragons), which is still in possession of House Royce's [[CoolSword Valyrian steel sword Lamentation]]. Jon quickly determines to have the sword returned to Bronze Yohn Royce.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Discworld}}'' envisioned by Creator/AAPessimal,there Creator/AAPessimal, there was a girl in [[UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica Howondaland]] called Johanna van der Kaiboutje. She was a Boer farm girl from the Veldt county who carried a standard agricultural tool, the sort of long heavy machete used to hack through stubborn growth, growth or clear a way in the bush. She sometimes had to use it on stubborn ''people'', but, ''maar'', you live on a frontier where you have difficult neighbours. And then there's the odd war, where you have to grab such weapons as are available. Whatever you can pick up. After she married a man called Charles Smith-Rhodes, this weapon, bloodied in a couple of wars and neighbourly misunderstandings, passed to her daughter Johanna. Who had it enamelelled black, so it souldn't couldn't show up if used by night. A couple of wars later, it passed to ''her'' daughter Johanna. Who in turn passed it to ''her'' daughter Johanna. Who only had a niece to pass it to, but this niece ''also'' foughtin fought in a neighbourly disagreement or two before being exiled to Ankh-Morpork, where she was [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5055274/12/The-Graduation-Class head-hunted by the Guild of Assassins]]. At the current point of the storyline, the Black Sword of the Smith-Rhodes family is with the sixth Johanna Smith-Rhodes, somewhere in the Howondalandian Jungles...



* ''Fanfic/MyFathersSon'' has all the usual ones from canon, but the surprising twist in this story is that there's a regular recovery or new establishment of these as well. Dawn and Ice are already in hands without issue. Blackfyre was actually being weilded by Meylse Blackfyre, so Rhaegar actually has it now. Gerion goes on a quest for Brightroar like in the past, [[spoiler: and finds it along with several Valerian weapons]]. Therefore, now there's going to be new ancestral weapons passed down by Jamie, Lyanna, and Dacey. There's also a moment where Rhaegar defeats an Ironborn house member, and claims their ancestral sword saying it's wasted being in the Iron Islands.

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* ''Fanfic/MyFathersSon'' has all the usual ones from canon, but the surprising twist in this story is that there's a regular recovery or new establishment of these as well. Dawn and Ice are already in hands without issue. Blackfyre was actually being weilded wielded by Meylse Blackfyre, so Rhaegar actually has it now. Gerion goes on a quest for Brightroar like in the past, [[spoiler: and finds it along with several Valerian weapons]]. Therefore, now there's going to be new ancestral weapons passed down by Jamie, Lyanna, and Dacey. There's also a moment where Rhaegar defeats an Ironborn house member, member and claims their ancestral sword saying it's wasted being in the Iron Islands.



* ''Film/TrueGrit'', two westerns, one released in 1969 and the second in 2010. Mattie, a 14-year old daughter of a killed {{Rancher}} seeking revenge, carries her father's revolver (a Colt Dragoon) with her. Her insistence on using it in the latter film actually comes back to bite her in the ass when her first shot misfires on her, leading to her capture by her father's killer.

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* ''Film/TrueGrit'', two westerns, one released in 1969 and the second in 2010. Mattie, a 14-year old 14-year-old daughter of a killed {{Rancher}} seeking revenge, carries her father's revolver (a Colt Dragoon) with her. Her insistence on using it in the latter film actually comes back to bite her in the ass when her first shot misfires on her, leading to her capture by her father's killer.



** Bilbo is given the sword Sting, that would later be used by his nephew Frodo.

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** Bilbo is given the sword Sting, that which would later be used by his nephew Frodo.



** ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'': The God-Killer sword, treated as sacred by the Amazons and powerful enough to kill a god. Zeus forged the sword and gave it to the Amazons in the event that Ares returns. Diana steals it with the intent of killing Ares. [[spoiler:However, when Diana confronts the God of War, he vaporizes the blade and reveals that ''Diana'' herself is the God-Killer. Zeus conceived her through Hippolyta, so that when the time comes, she will confront Ares and slay him once and for all, explaining that [[TakesOneToKillOne only a god can kill another god]].]]

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** ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'': The God-Killer sword, treated as sacred by the Amazons and powerful enough to kill a god. Zeus forged the sword and gave it to the Amazons in the event that Ares returns. Diana steals it with the intent of killing Ares. [[spoiler:However, when Diana confronts the God of War, he vaporizes the blade and reveals that ''Diana'' herself is the God-Killer. Zeus conceived her through Hippolyta, Hippolyta so that when the time comes, she will confront Ares and slay him once and for all, explaining that [[TakesOneToKillOne only a god can kill another god]].]]



** Sturm Brightblade wears his father's armor. He also wields the ''Brightblade'' which is described as a "....splendid, if old-fashioned, two-handed sword" and it get handed down to Sturm's son, Steel Brightblade.

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** Sturm Brightblade wears his father's armor. He also wields the ''Brightblade'' which is described as a "....splendid, if old-fashioned, two-handed sword" and it get gets handed down to Sturm's son, Steel Brightblade.



* In the ''Literature/DresdenFiles'', there are 3 ancient swords, each of which has one of the nails from Jesus's crucifix worked into it. When doing God's work, the swords allow their holders to fight basically anyone on even footing regardless of the enemies power level normally. Plus they get some DivineIntervention to ensure that they're always on time and have appropriate help. However, the Swords themselves cannot be used to harm an innocent and the Knights must be truly noble individuals in more than one sense of the word. Michael Carpenter is the most often seen wielder and is truly a modern day Paladin who shows the best of human traits. The owners of the swords always seem to descend from ancient Kings, although they don't generally pass from parent to child.

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* In the ''Literature/DresdenFiles'', there are 3 ancient swords, each of which has one of the nails from Jesus's crucifix worked into it. When doing God's work, the swords allow their holders to fight basically anyone on even footing regardless of the enemies enemies' power level normally. Plus they get some DivineIntervention to ensure that they're always on time and have appropriate help. However, the Swords themselves cannot be used to harm an innocent and the Knights must be truly noble individuals in more than one sense of the word. Michael Carpenter is the most often seen wielder and is truly a modern day modern-day Paladin who shows the best of human traits. The owners of the swords always seem to descend from ancient Kings, although they don't generally pass from parent to child.



** In ''Literature/CaptainVorpatrilsAlliance'', they find a box containing a complete set of seal daggers from all the counts at the time of the Occupation. Ivan is staggered by it, and uses it to show the nature of the hoard to those who found them.

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** In ''Literature/CaptainVorpatrilsAlliance'', they find a box containing a complete set of seal daggers from all the counts at the time of the Occupation. Ivan is staggered by it, it and uses it to show the nature of the hoard to those who found them.



* Several family's have ancestral swords in ''Literature/TheShadowhunterChronicles'':

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** In ''Literature/TheDarkArtifices'': Emma is the current owner of Cortana, the Carstairs family sword, which she inherited after her father's death in ''City of Heavenly Fire''. Cortana is a very special sword, since it was made by Wayland the Smith (the first Shadowhunter weapon maker) alongside Durendal and Joyeuse. Cortana is even capable of [[spoiler:shattering the Mortal Sword.]]

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** In ''Literature/TheDarkArtifices'': Emma is the current owner of Cortana, the Carstairs family sword, which she inherited after her father's death in ''City of Heavenly Fire''. Cortana is a very special sword, sword since it was made by Wayland the Smith (the first Shadowhunter weapon maker) alongside Durendal and Joyeuse. Cortana is even capable of [[spoiler:shattering the Mortal Sword.]]



* ''Literature/TheSagaOfThePeopleOfVatnsdal'': Aettartangi ("family pole"), the sword Ingimund got from the viking Hrafn by a trick, is after Ingimund's death worn by Thorstein at formal occasions, but wielded in combat by Jokul. After Thorstein's and Jokul's death it is carried by Ingolf Thorsteinsson, who wields it in his last fight when he routs a troop of bandits but also receives a deadly wound. Obviously ownership of Aettartangi signifies leadership of the clan.

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* ''Literature/TheSagaOfThePeopleOfVatnsdal'': Aettartangi ("family pole"), the sword Ingimund got from the viking Hrafn by a trick, is after Ingimund's death worn by Thorstein at formal occasions, but wielded in combat by Jokul. After Thorstein's Thorstein and Jokul's death death, it is carried by Ingolf Thorsteinsson, who wields it in his last fight when he routs a troop of bandits but also receives a deadly wound. Obviously ownership of Aettartangi signifies leadership of the clan.



* Stormbringer and its twin Mournblade are these in Literature/TheElricSaga. They are only able to wielded by Melnibonean royalty, in fact it's believed that not even the gods are able to hold onto them. The two swords are passed down from one royal generation to another until they were lost for centuries, only to be rediscovered by Elric and his evil cousin Yrkoon.
* Jason Grace of ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'' wields a gladius that previously belonged to Juno, although in this case the "ancestor" in question is actually his step-mother.

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* Stormbringer and its twin Mournblade are these in Literature/TheElricSaga. They are only able to be wielded by Melnibonean royalty, royalty; in fact fact, it's believed that not even the gods are able to hold onto them. The two swords are passed down from one royal generation to another until they were lost for centuries, only to be rediscovered by Elric and his evil cousin Yrkoon.
* Jason Grace of ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'' wields a gladius that previously belonged to Juno, although in this case the "ancestor" in question is actually his step-mother.stepmother.



* ''Literature/TheElderEmpire'': Common, due to the way magic works. The older a weapon is and the more it is used, the more Intent it accumulates. This Intent will naturally make the weapon better at its job, and a skilled Reader can enhance this effect. Shera uses a pair of bronze shears that have been used as assassination tools for a thousand years, and therefore can kill nearly anything in a single blow.
* In ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConqueror,'' all [[MagicalAccessory sunucles]] (including weapons) are magically linked to the person who's [[BloodMagic blood was used to forge them]]—but there's a small chance that the link can pass to their eldest child when they die. Daylen uses this as an excuse for why he's linked to [[CoolSword Imperious]]. [[spoiler: The existence of his bastard children, all of whom are older than he physically appears to be, is one of the clues that tip Ahrek off that Daylen [[MyGrandsonMyself isn't who he appears to be]].]]

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* ''Literature/TheElderEmpire'': Common, due to the way magic works. The older a weapon is and the more it is used, the more Intent it accumulates. This Intent will naturally make the weapon better at its job, and a skilled Reader can enhance this effect. Shera uses a pair of bronze shears that have been used as assassination tools for a thousand years, years and therefore can kill nearly anything in a single blow.
* In ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConqueror,'' all [[MagicalAccessory sunucles]] (including weapons) are magically linked to the person who's whose [[BloodMagic blood was used to forge them]]—but there's a small chance that the link can pass to their eldest child when they die. Daylen uses this as an excuse for why he's linked to [[CoolSword Imperious]]. [[spoiler: The existence of his bastard children, all of whom are older than he physically appears to be, is one of the clues that tip Ahrek off that Daylen [[MyGrandsonMyself isn't who he appears to be]].]]
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' has plenty of examples. The titular Warhammer -- Ghal Maraz, the Hammer of Sigmar, is passed down from one Emperor to the next (although as [[ElectiveMonarchy an elective position the successor]] is not always a child of the previous incumbent). The Runefangs of the Elector Counts -- badges of office as well as deadly runeswords -- are also ancestral heirlooms. Almost every Dwarf clan has its ancestral weapons (the Axe of Grimnir passes from High King to High King) and High Elf princes tend to have several also (Prince Tyrion carries the blade Sunfang, which was first wielded by his distant ancestor Aenarion, and also wears Aenarion's ancestral armour). Not all races and peoples tend to go in for this however -- Skaven, Orcs and Ogres have a remarkably blase attitude to both lineage and holding on to things.
** Ghal Maraz is an interesting case because Sigmar intentionally left no heirs to his line, because he wanted his Empire to belong to all the people who lived in it rather than just his dynasty. In a way, all of the people of the Empire are Sigmar's heirs. Including whoever eventually is elected Emperor and wields Ghal Maraz.

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' has plenty of examples. The titular Warhammer -- Ghal Maraz, the Hammer of Sigmar, is passed down from one Emperor to the next (although as [[ElectiveMonarchy an elective position the successor]] is not always a child of the previous incumbent). The Runefangs of the Elector Counts -- badges of office as well as deadly runeswords -- are also ancestral heirlooms. Almost every Dwarf clan has its ancestral weapons (the Axe of Grimnir passes from High King to High King) and High Elf princes tend to have several also (Prince Tyrion carries the blade Sunfang, which was first wielded by his distant ancestor Aenarion, and also wears Aenarion's ancestral armour). Not all races and peoples tend to go in for this this, however -- Skaven, Orcs Orcs, and Ogres have a remarkably blase attitude to both lineage and holding on to things.
** Ghal Maraz is an interesting case because Sigmar intentionally left no heirs to his line, line because he wanted his Empire to belong to all the people who lived in it rather than just his dynasty. In a way, all of the people of the Empire are Sigmar's heirs. Including whoever eventually is elected Emperor and wields Ghal Maraz.



** The Adaptus Mechanicus are constantly on the search for technology from the 'Dark age of Technology' (as if the current age of constant war with several Alien races, Demons, and Traitor humans ''wasn't'' a Dark Age).
*** This is actually just using the proper, original meaning of a Dark Age: all the records are gone so they have only a very vague idea what they could do and what happened.
** This is [[PlanetOfHats the hat]] of the Vostroyan Firstborns who, instead of having weapons issued to them which are expected to be returned to the Munitorium at the end of service like every other regiment, instead each weapon is property of the family that has it. Where possible, weapons are brought back to the homeworld and returned to the families to which they belong, who then pass the weapon down to the next firstborn. Their weapons are all considered priceless family heirlooms, especially the older ones, and also look the part; Vostroyan laser rifles typically look like flintlocks, use actual wood for stocks and are usually ornated with gold or copper.

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** The Adaptus Mechanicus are constantly on the search for technology from the 'Dark age Age of Technology' (as if the current age of constant war with several Alien races, Demons, and Traitor humans ''wasn't'' a Dark Age).
*** This is actually just using the proper, original meaning of a Dark Age: all the records are gone so they have only a very vague idea of what they could do and what happened.
** This is [[PlanetOfHats the hat]] of the Vostroyan Firstborns who, instead of having weapons issued to them which are expected to be returned to the Munitorium at the end of service like every other regiment, instead each weapon is property of the family that has it. Where possible, weapons are brought back to the homeworld and returned to the families to which they belong, who then pass the weapon down to the next firstborn. Their weapons are all considered priceless family heirlooms, especially the older ones, and also look the part; Vostroyan laser rifles typically look like flintlocks, use actual wood for stocks stocks, and are usually ornated with gold or copper.



* In the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' ''Book of Exalted Deeds'' the Ancestral Relic feat and Annointed Knight prestige class allow a character with an ancestral weapon to increase it's power as they level up.

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* In the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' ''Book of Exalted Deeds'' the Ancestral Relic feat and Annointed Anointed Knight prestige class allow a character with an ancestral weapon to increase it's its power as they level up.



** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin'' explains more about the weapon and its relationship to the Belmonts and Morrises - the Belmonts, after hearing a prophecy that Dracula would be defeated for good in 1999, vowed to not use the whip again until that day, passing it off to the Morris family for safe keeping. Descendants of the Morrises can use the whip, but in their hands it is just a regular old whip until they undertake a trial to unlock its full potential - but that power comes at [[CastFromLifespan the cost of lifespan]], as revealed when Eric notes that Jonathan's father, John, took much longer to recover from his wounds at the end of ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines Bloodlines]]'' because of the use of the unlocked Vampire Killer.

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** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin'' explains more about the weapon and its relationship to the Belmonts and Morrises - the Belmonts, after hearing a prophecy that Dracula would be defeated for good in 1999, vowed to not use the whip again until that day, passing it off to the Morris family for safe keeping. Descendants of the Morrises can use the whip, but in their hands hands, it is just a regular old whip until they undertake a trial to unlock its full potential - but that power comes at [[CastFromLifespan the cost of lifespan]], as revealed when Eric notes that Jonathan's father, John, took much longer to recover from his wounds at the end of ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines Bloodlines]]'' because of the use of the unlocked Vampire Killer.



*** Marth's sword Falchion was originally wielded by his ancestor Anri, who was responsible for defeating the dark dragon Medeus. In the intervening two millennia, it's be passed down along the royal family of Ylisse, Marth's descendants. In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', it's wielded by the current heir to the Exalted bloodline, Chrom [[spoiler:and by his daughter Lucina]].
*** The Aura tome was originally wielded by Gotoh's pupil Miloah, before he was murdered and his daughter Linde took up the tome. While other female units can wield it in the DS remakes, it is still primarily associated with Linde and is her exclusive weapon in the original NES and SNES releases and spinoff material.

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*** Marth's sword Falchion was originally wielded by his ancestor Anri, who was responsible for defeating the dark dragon Medeus. In the intervening two millennia, it's be been passed down along the royal family of Ylisse, Marth's descendants. In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', it's wielded by the current heir to the Exalted bloodline, Chrom [[spoiler:and by his daughter Lucina]].
*** The Aura tome was originally wielded by Gotoh's pupil Miloah, Miloah before he was murdered and his daughter Linde took up the tome. While other female units can wield it in the DS remakes, it is still primarily associated with Linde and is her exclusive weapon in the original NES and SNES releases and spinoff material.



*** Taken further with Elincia, whose sword Amiti, armor, and pegasus were all used by her great grandmother. Amiti in particular is locked to the Crimean royal family and can only be used by her and [[spoiler:her uncle Renning]], although in actual gameplay it is locked to her inventory.

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*** Taken further with Elincia, whose sword Amiti, armor, and pegasus were all used by her great grandmother.great-grandmother. Amiti in particular is locked to the Crimean royal family and can only be used by her and [[spoiler:her uncle Renning]], although in actual gameplay it is locked to her inventory.



** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', the Heroes' Relics are a group of weapons once wielded by the 10 Elites and Four Saints, heroes of Fódlan's distant past, and passed down through their noble bloodlines to their descendants. Each of the main characters gains a Relic during the course of the story, and several supporting characters descended from one of the heroes gains one as well. While ''anyone'' can wield a Relic, regardless of blood or possession of a Crest (special powers inherited by a few of the heroes’ descendants), doing so with a unit without the particular Crest inherited from the weapon’s original wielder results in gameplay-crippling stat drops, self-inflicted damage after a round of combat, and in extreme cases, [[spoiler:horrific transformation into a grotesque monster.]]

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** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', the Heroes' Relics are a group of weapons once wielded by the 10 Elites and Four Saints, heroes of Fódlan's distant past, and passed down through their noble bloodlines to their descendants. Each of the main characters gains a Relic during the course of the story, and several supporting characters descended from one of the heroes gains gain one as well. While ''anyone'' can wield a Relic, regardless of blood or possession of a Crest (special powers inherited by a few of the heroes’ descendants), doing so with a unit without the particular Crest inherited from the weapon’s original wielder results in gameplay-crippling stat drops, self-inflicted damage after a round of combat, and in extreme cases, [[spoiler:horrific transformation into a grotesque monster.]]



* In ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2: The Shadow and the Flame'', after losing his sword and and using a broken one in one part of the game, the hero finds a sword, which, as it is revealed, once belonged to his father [[spoiler: as well as the entire ruins he is adventuring in at the time]].

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* In ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2: The Shadow and the Flame'', after losing his sword and and using a broken one in one part of the game, the hero finds a sword, which, as it is revealed, once belonged to his father [[spoiler: as well as the entire ruins he is adventuring in at the time]].



** The comic also prominently features the Mask of Mandalore, which similarly to the Darksaber in the current disney canon works, is the traditional mask worn by the leader of the Mandalorian people. Revan hid it after defeating Mandalore the Ultimate, but between the first game and its sequel [[spoiler: Revan begins to remember his past life and helps Canderous Ordo locate and recover the mask]], allowing the latter to become the new Mandalore by the time of the sequel. While veterans of the first game can guess who’s behind that mask by his voice and personality, his custom armor cannot be removed and his given name is only mentioned through dialogue.

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** The comic also prominently features the Mask of Mandalore, which similarly to the Darksaber in the current disney Disney canon works, is the traditional mask worn by the leader of the Mandalorian people. Revan hid it after defeating Mandalore the Ultimate, but between the first game and its sequel [[spoiler: Revan begins to remember his past life and helps Canderous Ordo locate and recover the mask]], allowing the latter to become the new Mandalore by the time of the sequel. While veterans of the first game can guess who’s behind that mask by his voice and personality, his custom armor cannot be removed and his given name is only mentioned through dialogue.



* Both Dante and Vergil's blades in the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' series are keepsakes from their demonic father Sparda. Dante sort of subverts this in the first (chronologically second) game where he uses Force Edge, which belonged to his father but was not intended to be passed down to either of his sons, and is given to Trish as a gift at the end of the game; otherwise, it's played straight where he uses his actual keepsake sword Rebellion. Likewise played straight with Vergil, who uses Yamato whenever he appears (either as himself or [[spoiler:Nelo Angelo]]). After Vergil dies, Dante briefly wields Yamato before eventually passing it to [[spoiler:Vergil's son Nero. Eventually, Vergil revives and takes Yamato back.]]

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* Both Dante and Vergil's blades in the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' series are keepsakes from their demonic father Sparda. Dante sort of subverts this in the first (chronologically second) game where he uses Force Edge, which belonged to his father but was not intended to be passed down to either of his sons, sons and is given to Trish as a gift at the end of the game; otherwise, it's played straight where he uses his actual keepsake sword Rebellion. Likewise played straight with Vergil, who uses Yamato whenever he appears (either as himself or [[spoiler:Nelo Angelo]]). After Vergil dies, Dante briefly wields Yamato before eventually passing it to [[spoiler:Vergil's son Nero. Eventually, Vergil revives and takes Yamato back.]]



* The Gran Centurio, which has been passed down the Fantasinian royal line which may or may not have started with the sword's creator, [[spoiler:Nessiah.]] Its most famous wielder was [[VideoGame/YggdraUnion Princess Yggdra Yuril Artwaltz]], who obtained it after the death of her father [[VideoGame/BlazeUnion King Ordene]].

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* The Gran Centurio, which has been passed down the Fantasinian royal line which may or may not have started with the sword's creator, [[spoiler:Nessiah.]] Its most famous wielder was [[VideoGame/YggdraUnion Princess Yggdra Yuril Artwaltz]], who obtained it after the death of her father [[VideoGame/BlazeUnion King Ordene]].



* If you do a long sidequest in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' you can get Guy one. [[spoiler: It's the [[NamedWeapons Jewel of Gardios]] and after the Hod War and death of the rest of his family, Duke Fabre took with him and hanged it in the entrance hall of his manor. Getting it back is also a FriendshipMoment between Guy and Luke as he immediately swears fealty to him as he once promised.]] It's quite useful on a second playthrough as it works as a InfinityMinusOneSword as equipping it allows access to his second LimitBreak.

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* If you do a long sidequest in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' you can get Guy one. [[spoiler: It's the [[NamedWeapons Jewel of Gardios]] and after the Hod War and death of the rest of his family, Duke Fabre took with him and hanged hung it in the entrance hall of his manor. Getting it back is also a FriendshipMoment between Guy and Luke as he immediately swears fealty to him as he once promised.]] It's quite useful on a second playthrough as it works as a an InfinityMinusOneSword as equipping it allows access to his second LimitBreak.



** The Doomhammer. It has been passed down through Orgrim's line for generations, and it's wielder is called "Doomhammer" as a surname. When Orgrim died childless, he gave it to Thrall, his best friend's son.

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** The Doomhammer. It has been passed down through Orgrim's line for generations, and it's its wielder is called "Doomhammer" as a surname. When Orgrim died childless, he gave it to Thrall, his best friend's son.



* ''Franchise/{{Neptunia}}'' (in the [[{{Retcon}} first game/remake]]) has the Trinity Blade, the Dual Revolvers, the Wisdom Bow, and the Trust Spear (collectively known as the [[LegendaryWeapon Quartet Arms)]]. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, by the time Neptune and the other goddesses got to them, they were already [[WreckedWeapon old and decrepit]] and had to be restored into the [[ReforgedBlade Holy Fang Blade, Hero's Sword, Hero's Spear, and Hero's Hammer]], respectively.]] Subverted in a way however, because while they are pretty decent weapons by that stage of the game, you may already have the bonus weapons from the Coliseum and as a result, act more like PlotCoupons than anything.

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* ''Franchise/{{Neptunia}}'' (in the [[{{Retcon}} first game/remake]]) has the Trinity Blade, the Dual Revolvers, the Wisdom Bow, and the Trust Spear (collectively known as the [[LegendaryWeapon Quartet Arms)]]. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, by the time Neptune and the other goddesses got to them, they were already [[WreckedWeapon old and decrepit]] and had to be restored into the [[ReforgedBlade Holy Fang Blade, Hero's Sword, Hero's Spear, and Hero's Hammer]], respectively.]] Subverted in a way way, however, because while they are pretty decent weapons by that stage of the game, you may already have the bonus weapons from the Coliseum and as a result, act more like PlotCoupons than anything.



* While the Master Sword from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' has been used by many different itterations and reincarnations of Link throughout the series' various timelines, the only one who can truly claim it as an ancestral weapon is [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess the Hero of Twilight]] (who is a confirmed descendant of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime the Hero of Time]]).

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* While the Master Sword from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' has been used by many different itterations iterations and reincarnations of Link throughout the series' various timelines, the only one who can truly claim it as an ancestral weapon is [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess the Hero of Twilight]] (who is a confirmed descendant of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime the Hero of Time]]).



* Subverted in ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'', where Lee finds the [[CaneFu cane]] his father used to fight off shoplifters, but in the end it's only used to block off a door to keep zombies out.

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* Subverted in ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'', where Lee finds the [[CaneFu cane]] his father used to fight off shoplifters, but in the end end, it's only used to block off a door to keep zombies out.



* Played straight with well made swords in many cultures, Japan being the most famous for the practice. Except for the Japanese Shin-Gunto type blade, which is a subversion in Japan, being mass-produced, cheaply made blades issued by the military, and double-subverted in the United States, where they were brought back as war trophies and became family heirlooms. Due to them not being considered works of art, Shin-Guntos are not protected by Japanese law, and are considered illegal weapons there, meaning if one is brought to Japan, it will be seized and destroyed.
** Interestingly, one at least one occasion, West Point ruled that Shin-Guntos weren't considered heirloom swords. On at least one occasion, a Japanese-American cadet whose family actually had an ancestral sword was allowed to carry it in place of the normal ceremonial sword, but the Academy refused to allow another cadet whose family had a Shin-Gunto that they took as a war trophy to use it in place of the normal sword.
** Several other military academies that have ceremonial swords as part of their full dress uniform[[note]]Or, in some cases, sword hilts with small pieces of wood designed to be put in sheaths to make it look like they have a sword[[/note]] will also allow officer cadets to use family swords, within reason. Most of these tend to be officer's swords from the 1800's or later, to the point that many of them may have been made as ceremonial swords rather than ones meant for combat.

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** Interestingly, one on at least one occasion, West Point ruled that Shin-Guntos weren't considered heirloom swords. On at least one occasion, a Japanese-American cadet whose family actually had an ancestral sword was allowed to carry it in place of the normal ceremonial sword, but the Academy refused to allow another cadet whose family had a Shin-Gunto that they took as a war trophy to use it in place of the normal sword.
** Several other military academies that have ceremonial swords as part of their full dress uniform[[note]]Or, in some cases, sword hilts with small pieces of wood designed to be put in sheaths to make it look like they have a sword[[/note]] will also allow officer cadets to use family swords, within reason. Most of these tend to be officer's swords from the 1800's 1800s or later, to the point that many of them may have been made as ceremonial swords rather than ones meant for combat.



* Coats-of-arms. While not strictly a weapon, it originates itself as the device on a fighting shield. The design of a coat-of-arms, ''blazon'', is hereditary and are generally inherited from parents to children, thus symbolizing a family lineage.[[note]]The details vary from country to country and are rather complicated, as with any custom dating from the Middle Ages.[[/note]] Each blazon is usually unique to the family within the particular country, with the rights enforceable in the courts (a sort of early form of intellectual property).[[note]]Seriously. Wikipedia places decisions of the English High Court of Chivalry--the English court responsible for deciding heraldic matters--in the category for "United Kingdom intellectual property case law". This has the somewhat amusing result that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrope_v_Grosvenor 14th-century judgments between English knights about who gets to use a gold diagonal stripe on a blue background for their arms]] (and in which Creator/GeoffreyChaucer was a witness at trial) shares a category with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirin-Amgen_Inc_v_Hoechst_Marion_Roussel_Ltd 21st-century judgments between American pharmaceutical companies about recombinant biologics]].[[/note]] The oldest blazons today in use can be traced to the 12th century.
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* Coats-of-arms. While not strictly a weapon, it originates itself as the device on a fighting shield. The design of a coat-of-arms, ''blazon'', is hereditary and are generally inherited from parents to children, thus symbolizing a family lineage.[[note]]The details vary from country to country and are rather complicated, as with any custom dating from the Middle Ages.[[/note]] Each blazon is usually unique to the family within the particular country, with the rights enforceable in the courts (a sort of early form of intellectual property).[[note]]Seriously. Wikipedia places decisions of the English High Court of Chivalry--the English court responsible for deciding heraldic matters--in the category for of "United Kingdom intellectual property case law". This has the somewhat amusing result that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrope_v_Grosvenor 14th-century judgments between English knights about who gets to use a gold diagonal stripe on a blue background for their arms]] (and in which Creator/GeoffreyChaucer was a witness at trial) shares a category with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirin-Amgen_Inc_v_Hoechst_Marion_Roussel_Ltd 21st-century judgments between American pharmaceutical companies about recombinant biologics]].[[/note]] The oldest blazons today in use can be traced to the 12th century.
* Most tribes in ancient Hispania considered their weapons to be sacred, so revolts often exploded simply because Romans demanded villages to hand their weapons over.



** There are 49 airworthy Spitfires, and some 230 airworthy P-51 Mustangs.

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* ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar'' does this with Parn's original sword, as well as his armour. When asked to receive the arms and armour of a Holy Knight of Valis from [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure King]] [[BigGood Fahn]], he tells the King that the Sword and Armour of [[MaliciousSlander his]] [[TellMeAboutMyFather father]]. He takes the Shield though, lifting it in an ItemGet. This trope is later subverted when his father's Sword breaks, and Parn [[TakeUpMySword takes up]] [[ItWasAGift the King's]] [[CoolSword Sword of Light]].

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* ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar'' ''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar'' does this with Parn's original sword, as well as his armour. When asked to receive the arms and armour of a Holy Knight of Valis from [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure King]] [[BigGood Fahn]], he tells the King that the Sword and Armour of [[MaliciousSlander his]] [[TellMeAboutMyFather father]]. He takes the Shield though, lifting it in an ItemGet. This trope is later subverted when his father's Sword breaks, and Parn [[TakeUpMySword takes up]] [[ItWasAGift the King's]] [[CoolSword Sword of Light]].
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* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Nanao's zanpakuto is revealed to be a ceremonial sword passed down through her family, as opposed to her having one of her own. ''Literature/BleachCannotFearYourOwnWorld'' expands upon this concept a little, explaining that most noble families have ancestral weapons that anyone of their bloodline can use in addition to their own personal zanpakuto, such as [[CanonImmigrant Muramasa]] for the Kuchiki family and [[spoiler:Enrakyoten for the Tsunayashiro family]].

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* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Nanao's zanpakuto is revealed to be a ceremonial sword passed down through her family, as opposed to her having one of her own. ''Literature/BleachCannotFearYourOwnWorld'' ''Literature/BleachCantFearYourOwnWorld'' expands upon this concept a little, explaining that most noble families have ancestral weapons that anyone of their bloodline can use in addition to their own personal zanpakuto, such as [[CanonImmigrant Muramasa]] for the Kuchiki family and [[spoiler:Enrakyoten for the Tsunayashiro family]].
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* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Nanao's zanpakuto is revealed to be a ceremonial sword passed down through her family, as opposed to her having one of her own. ''LightNovel/BleachCannotFearYourOwnWorld'' expands upon this concept a little, explaining that most noble families have ancestral weapons that anyone of their bloodline can use in addition to their own personal zanpakuto, such as [[CanonImmigrant Muramasa]] for the Kuchiki family and [[spoiler:Enrakyoten for the Tsunayashiro family]].

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* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Nanao's zanpakuto is revealed to be a ceremonial sword passed down through her family, as opposed to her having one of her own. ''LightNovel/BleachCannotFearYourOwnWorld'' ''Literature/BleachCannotFearYourOwnWorld'' expands upon this concept a little, explaining that most noble families have ancestral weapons that anyone of their bloodline can use in addition to their own personal zanpakuto, such as [[CanonImmigrant Muramasa]] for the Kuchiki family and [[spoiler:Enrakyoten for the Tsunayashiro family]].



* ''LightNovel/KazeNoStigma'': Enraiha, a spirit-blessed FlamingSword passed down to the next head of the Kannagi family.

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* Luke's first lightsaber in ''Franchise/StarWars'' once belonged to Darth Vader. He later makes one for himself.

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* Roy Greenhilt's sword in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' belonged to his grandfather. [[TheyCallHimSword He's also named after it]].

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* Roy Greenhilt's sword in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' belonged to his grandfather.grandfather Horace. [[TheyCallHimSword He's also named after it]]. However, when Roy died and passed on to the afterlife, it emerged that both Roy and Horace still think of the sword as belonging to the latter, and so, [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve due to how belief shapes reality in the afterlife]], only Horace still carries it there.
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* ''Manga/TalesOfWeddingRings'' has two of these, both belonging to the same royal family.
** The Staff of Light is a MagicStaff that's been passed from mother to daughter in the Nokanatika family for generations. Krystal takes up this staff when it becomes clear that she and the other princesses will need to train themselves to fight alongside Satou if they're to have any hope of defeating the Abyss King.
** The Nokanatika family has an unnamed magic sword which has been passed from king to king for generations. After Krystal's father's death, it came into possession of the Emperor of Gisaras, who gives the sword to Krystal's husband Satou in chapter 50.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' lets a new character take a trait to start with one of these at creation. It's up to the player [[WeaponOfChoice what form]] [[ExcaliburInTheRust or outward appearance]] that weapon takes, but it'll always be easier to hit with than any other weapon that character can use.

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' lets a new character take a trait to start with one of these at creation. It's up to the player [[WeaponOfChoice what form]] form [[ExcaliburInTheRust or outward appearance]] that weapon takes, but it'll always be easier to hit with than any other weapon that character can use.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' lets a new character take a trait to start with one of these at creation. It's up to the player [[WeaponOfChoice what form]] [[ExcaliburInTheRust or outward appearance]] [[WeaponOfChoice that weapon takes]], but it'll always be easier to hit with than any other weapon that character can use.

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* In ''WebOriginal/{{Mortasheen}}'', they directly say in the description for [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/oodoov.htm Oodoov]] that certain examples of this creature are passed down as family heirlooms. Of course, given that the creature's power to absorb pain tends to turn the user into TheBerserker, surviving long enough to pass it on is easier said than done.


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** The Casterlys had both [[AnAxeToGrind Rocktooth]], weapon of the Casterlys and the Westerlands, and The Warnings, [[DualWielding twin daggers]] used by Lann the Clever, all found in the Nightfort. [[spoiler: Tyrion, who finds the last user's tomb, lays claim to all three]].

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** The Casterlys had both [[AnAxeToGrind Rocktooth]], Rocktooth, weapon of the Casterlys and the Westerlands, and The the Warnings, [[DualWielding twin daggers]] used by Lann the Clever, all found in the Nightfort. [[spoiler: Tyrion, who finds the last user's tomb, lays claim to all three]].
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* The Ebony Blade of the Comicbook/BlackKnight in Marvel Comics. The current Black Knight, Dane Whitman, was gifted it by the spirit of his ancestor Sir Percy of Scandia, the original Black Knight, and subsequent retcons showed it used by previous scions of the family. Shame it's [[CursedItem cursed]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': Ancestral Tool, in this case — in his backstory, Felix's magic fixing hammer was given to him by his father (remember, he's Felix ''Junior'').

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* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', where Wrex's personal sidequest is to find and retrieve a suit of armor worn by his family's ancestors centuries ago. Subverted though in that technological advancements since then have rendered the armor obsolete, and Wrex never actually uses it. Upon recovering it, Wrex's only outward response is to comment that "My ancestors wore this piece of crap? At least it's back in the right hands." After he says this, though, there's a note that mentions Wrex stopping to stare at the armor with a meaningful but unreadable expression. Later in the game, [[spoiler: when Wrex confronts Shepard on Virmire, recovering the armor results in Wrex backing down, mentioning that Shepard has done more for him than his family ever did.]]

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* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', where Wrex's personal sidequest is to find and retrieve a suit of armor worn by his family's ancestors centuries ago. Subverted though in that technological advancements since then have rendered the armor obsolete, and Wrex never actually uses it. Upon recovering it, Wrex's only outward response is to comment that "My ancestors wore this piece of crap? At least it's back in the right hands." After he says this, though, there's a note that mentions Wrex stopping to stare at the armor with a meaningful but unreadable expression. Later in the game, [[spoiler: when Wrex confronts Shepard on Virmire, recovering the armor results in Wrex backing down, down without needing a Charm or Intimidate check, mentioning that Shepard has done more for him than his family ever did.]]


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* ''WebVideo/BelkinusNecrohunt'': Absolution, the fancier of Luna's two swords, was previously wielded by her legendary father.
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* In ''Film/KingArthur'', Excalibur was the sword of Arthur's father and used to mark his gravestone, where Arthur later pulls it out as a child.

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* In ''Literature/{{Dune}}'', houses have ancestral nuclear weapons.

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** The Casterlys had both [[AnAxeToGrind Rocktooth]], weapon of the Casterlys and the Westerlands, and [[KnifeNut The Warnings]], [[DualWielding twin daggers]] used by Lann the Clever, all found in the Nightfort. [[spoiler: Tyrion, who finds the last user's tomb, lays claim to all three]].

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** The Casterlys had both [[AnAxeToGrind Rocktooth]], weapon of the Casterlys and the Westerlands, and [[KnifeNut The Warnings]], Warnings, [[DualWielding twin daggers]] used by Lann the Clever, all found in the Nightfort. [[spoiler: Tyrion, who finds the last user's tomb, lays claim to all three]].
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* In the movie ''Film/PumaMan'', Tony receives a very gaudy-looking belt, which once belonged to his father, and gives him the powers of the Pumaman. He never does much with them of any consequence, though.

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* ''Anime/StarWarsVisions'': In "Lop and Ochō", the Yasaburo clan owns a lightsaber that was given to an ancestor by a Jedi hundreds of years ago. Before the patriarch of the clan leaves to face his villainous biological daughter, he bestows the lightsaber to his adopted daughter Lop.

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* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Nanao's zanpakuto is revealed to be a ceremonial sword passed down through her family, as opposed to her having one of her own. ''LightNovel/BleachCannotFearYourOwnWorld'' expands upon this concept a little, explaining that most noble families have ancestral weapons that anyone of their bloodline can use in addition to their own personal zanpakuto, such as [[CanonImmigrant Muramasa]] for the Kuchiki family and [[spoiler:Enrakyoten for the Tsunayashiro family]].
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* In ''Manhwa/DoomBreaker'', The Blood Tears is a powerful sword that Ned and his family had. It was an heirloom that was passed down after Ned's ancestor got it by defeating demons in the desert. He lost it in the Dungeon Bubble Break to [[spoiler: Priest Olin Lasker who passed it on to Ned's Master, who is the Leader of the Tartarus Worshippers.]]

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* In the ''Literature/DresdenFiles'', there are 3 ancient swords, each of which has one of the nails from Jesus's crucifix worked into it. When doing God's work, the swords allow their holders to fight basically anyone on even footing regardless of the enemies power level normally. Plus they get some DivineIntervention to ensure that they're always on time and have appropriate help. However, the Swords themselves cannot be used to harm an innocent and the Knights must be truly noble individuals in more than one sense of the word. Michael Carpenter is the most often seen wielder and is truly a modern day Paladin who shows the best of LawfulGood traits. The owners of the swords always seem to descend from ancient Kings, although they don't generally pass from parent to child.

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* In the ''Literature/DresdenFiles'', there are 3 ancient swords, each of which has one of the nails from Jesus's crucifix worked into it. When doing God's work, the swords allow their holders to fight basically anyone on even footing regardless of the enemies power level normally. Plus they get some DivineIntervention to ensure that they're always on time and have appropriate help. However, the Swords themselves cannot be used to harm an innocent and the Knights must be truly noble individuals in more than one sense of the word. Michael Carpenter is the most often seen wielder and is truly a modern day Paladin who shows the best of LawfulGood human traits. The owners of the swords always seem to descend from ancient Kings, although they don't generally pass from parent to child.
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* The protagonist of ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', Tohno Shiki, uses a knife that was the property of his [[spoiler:(original)]] family. Unnamed originally, but extremely durable.

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* In ''Film/{{Ladyhawke}}'' we hear this sad speech from Etienne Navar after he catches Phillipe chopping wood:
** This sword has been in my family for five generations. It has never known defeat. Until now.
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* Coats-of-arms. While not strictly a weapon, it originates itself as the device on a fighting shield. The design of a coat-of-arms, ''blazon'', is hereditary and are generally inherited from parents to children, thus symbolizing a family lineage.[[note]]The details vary from country to country and are rather complicated, as with any custom dating from the Middle Ages.[[/note]] Each blazon is usually unique to the family within the particular country, with the rights enforceable in the courts (a sort of early form of intellectual property). The oldest blazons today in use can be traced to the 12th century.

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* Coats-of-arms. While not strictly a weapon, it originates itself as the device on a fighting shield. The design of a coat-of-arms, ''blazon'', is hereditary and are generally inherited from parents to children, thus symbolizing a family lineage.[[note]]The details vary from country to country and are rather complicated, as with any custom dating from the Middle Ages.[[/note]] Each blazon is usually unique to the family within the particular country, with the rights enforceable in the courts (a sort of early form of intellectual property). [[note]]Seriously. Wikipedia places decisions of the English High Court of Chivalry--the English court responsible for deciding heraldic matters--in the category for "United Kingdom intellectual property case law". This has the somewhat amusing result that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrope_v_Grosvenor 14th-century judgments between English knights about who gets to use a gold diagonal stripe on a blue background for their arms]] (and in which Creator/GeoffreyChaucer was a witness at trial) shares a category with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirin-Amgen_Inc_v_Hoechst_Marion_Roussel_Ltd 21st-century judgments between American pharmaceutical companies about recombinant biologics]].[[/note]] The oldest blazons today in use can be traced to the 12th century.
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* Also features in ''The Old Republic''. [[spoiler: The Sith Inquisitor is sent by the spirit of their ancestor, Lord Kallig, to retrieve his lightsaber after the end of Act 1 of the class storyline.]]

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* ** Also features in ''The Old Republic''. [[spoiler: The Sith Inquisitor is sent by the spirit of their ancestor, Lord Kallig, to retrieve his lightsaber after the end of Act 1 of the class storyline.]]

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