The Masamune is a weapon that has been featured in many video games. It has appeared in various incarnations, usually as a powerful sword that the characters discover toward the end of the game. However in a few games, such as Chrono Trigger, the weapon actually plays a key role in the plot. It has been suggested that Multiplayer Video Games be merged into this article or section. ... Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Look up Sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Chrono Trigger ) is a console role-playing game created by Square Co. ...

The sword is named in honor of Masamune, aka. Goro Nyudo. The historical Masamune was a real swordsmith thought to have lived in 14th-century Japan, widely praised for the quality and even mystical virtue of his katana blades. [1] It could also have been named after Date Masamune, a powerful daimyo known for his swordsmanship in feudal Japan, however, there is a possibility that the weapon is named after both, with elements of each. Masamune Portrait This article is about the swordsmith. ... Diagram showing the parts of a katana Katana (刀) is the word for sword in the Japanese language. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ...

Depictions in the Chrono series

The Masamune appears in the English-version games of the Chrono series (Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross). It first appears in Chrono Trigger as the legendary holy sword forged by Melchior. Unlike other Squaresoft games, the Masamune is more of a broadsword than a katana. Two spirits known as Masa and Mune (who inhabit the sword) guard it. After Crono and two of his friends successfully pass Masa and Mune's test, they are given the sword. It is then discovered that the sword is broken and needs to be reforged. After acquiring a piece of Dreamstone from the distant past, they bring the sword and stone to Melchior to have it reforged. The process is successful and the sword is presented to Glenn (Frog) to allow him to defeat the dark wizard Magus. After the events of Chrono Trigger, the Masamune is lost during the fall of the Kingdom of Guardia. In Radical Dreamers, the sword is mentioned but is not directly involved in the events of the game. Chrono Trigger ) is a console role-playing game created by Square Co. ... Chrono Cross ) is a PlayStation RPG created by Square Co. ... Melchior, the Guru of Life, is a non playable character (NPC) in the Chrono Trigger video game. ... Square Co. ... The term broadsword is used to refer to different types of swords, depending on when the term is used, and on what period is being talked about. ... Diagram showing the parts of a katana Katana (刀) is the word for sword in the Japanese language. ... Masa and Mune are characters Squaresofts video game Chrono Trigger. ... Crono ) is the main character from the 1995 Super Famicom/SNES game Chrono Trigger, developed by Square Co. ... Frog is a playable character in Squaresofts Chrono Trigger. ... Magus is a fictional character playable in Squaresofts 1995 console role-playing game Chrono Trigger. ... Radical Dreamers is a Japanese video game produced by Squaresoft in 1996 through the Satellaview add-on for the Nintendo Super Famicom. ...

The sword reappears in Chrono Cross as "the Blood-Stained Sword of Evil." Something has happened that has changed the Masamune from a holy sword to an evil one. It most likely occurred as a consequence of the fall of Guardia (the sword is shown covered in blood during the specially added FMV sequence at the end of the PlayStation version of Chrono Trigger). Now the sword draws out the darkest desires and emotions of the wielder until the feelings overwhelm him and he acts upon them. For example: if the wielder feels even the most subtle jealousy, it will intensify until the person will kill the object of this feeling. This happens to Radius in Chrono Cross when he kills his best friend Garai (who is the greatest swordsman). Eventually, Serge and his friends succeed in purging the evil from the sword (in a side-quest). Masa and Mune then "wake up" and do not realize what has happened to them and the sword. They then are reunited with their sister Doreen who joins with them to form the Mastermune, a paddle-shaped bladed weapon, which is arguably Serge's most powerful weapon. (Although his Prism Weapon is slightly stronger, the Mastermune has a very high critical rate, so it deals more damage on average) Screenshot of an FMV from Final Fantasy VIII. Full motion video, usually abbreviated as FMV, is a popular term for TV-quality movie or animation in a video game. ... The Sony PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... Serge is the silent protagonist of the Square Co. ...

The reason the sword appears as a broadsword rather than as a katana is that the name of the weapon in the English version is different from its Japanese counterpart, and it was never intended to be the Masamune at all. The original name of the sword in the Japanese version is "Grandleon" (グランドリオン). Masa and Mune are also called Grand and Leon, with "Grand" signifying the older brother. Similarly, the Mastermune was originally named the "Grandream" (グランドリーム).

Depictions in the Final Fantasy series

In the early Final Fantasy games the Masamune was the "ultimate weapon." For the first installment in the series, see Final Fantasy (video game). ...

In the original Final Fantasy for the NES, the sword's name was spelled "Masmune" in the English translation due to space constraints in the 8-bit game (similar to restraints that turned the Excalibur into the XCalbur). The Masamune was unique in that, unlike other weapons in Final Fantasy, it could be used by any character class, including characters typically not allowed to use strong weapons such as the Black and White Mages. Although it has no weapon symbol on the equipment screen, it's represented as a white katana in battle. Final Fantasy ) is a computer role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Nes is: A municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway, see Nes, Akershus. ... How Sir Bedivere Cast the Sword Excalibur into the Water. ...

From Final Fantasy IV onward the weapon is usually presented as a katana and is the most powerful weapon for the ninja or samurai class. One notable exception is in Final Fantasy VII where the Masamune is not available for the character to use. Instead it is the weapon of the main villain, Sephiroth (a possible rationale for this is that Sephiroth was a great hero before becoming evil^{[citation needed]}). In Final Fantasy VIII it is not available for use as a result of the new weapons system, instead being used by the Guardian Force (summon) Gilgamesh in one of its attacks, dealing massive damage. It should be noted that the Masamune in Final Fantasy VIII is not a katana, but an Arming Sword. In Final Fantasy X, Masamune appears in the form of a nodachi as Auron's Legendary Weapon. Masamune also appears in Final Fantasy XII as the highest level weapon in the katana class of weapons.^[1] Final Fantasy IV ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Ninja is a character class found in several titles of Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of console role-playing games. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Final Fantasy character classes. ... Final Fantasy VII ) is a console role-playing game (RPG) developed and published by Square Co. ... Sephiroth ) is the central antagonist in the Square Enix role playing game Final Fantasy VII. He has had — relative to Final Fantasy VIIs continuity — four non-canonical appearances in other games: Ehrgeiz, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II and Itadaki Street Special. ... Final Fantasy VIII ) is a console and computer role-playing game created by Square Co. ... The term arming-sword refers not so much to a sword design as the situation under which the sword was used. ... Final Fantasy X ) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix. ... A nodachi ) is a large two-handed Japanese sword. ... Final Fantasy XII ) is a console role-playing game produced by Square Enix for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. ...

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Depictions in other video games

The Masamune has also appeared in the Castlevania, Golden Sun, Dragon Court, Shining Soul, Soul Calibur, Ragnarok Online, Secret of Mana, Mega Man Battle Network series and Onimusha series. In each of these the weapon is depicted as a powerful sword of either Japanese or European design. It has been suggested that Castlevania recurrences be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section may be confusing for some readers, and should be edited to be clearer or more simplified. ... Dragon Court is an online MMORPG developed by Fred Haslam. ... Shining Soul is a game for the Game Boy Advance. ... Soul Calibur is the second game in the Soul series of fighting games developed and produced by Namco, consisting of Soul Edge (Soul Blade in the US), Soul Calibur, Soul Calibur II, and Soul Calibur III. Originally an arcade game, Soul Calibur was ported and released for the Sega Dreamcast... Ragnarok Online (Korean: 라그나로크 온라인, abbreviated RO) is an MMORPG created by Gravity Corp. ... Secret of Mana ) is the second video game in the Seiken Densetsu series of role-playing games, the first game of the series on the Super NES and the only Seiken Densetsu or Mana game released on this platform outside Japan. ... The Mega Man Battle Network series is one of Capcoms Mega Man series and debuted in 2001 on the Game Boy Advance. ... Onimusha (Japanese: 鬼武者, literally Oni Warrior) is a PlayStation 2 action-adventure game series by Capcom. ...

It also appears in Tales of Symphonia, however it is one of the earliest acquired swords in the game, and thus one of the least powerful. Tales of Symphonia ) is a video game first released for the Nintendo GameCube and later for the PlayStation 2. ...

In the English version of Final Fight, Mad Gear member Sodom wields a pair of swords that bear it's name. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Sodom (a. ...

In Kingdom Hearts II, the masamune can be added to a gummi ship as a "slash" weapon. It is the slash weapon of medium strength of the three.

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