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** Exdeath from ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' may carry his sword in his hand but when attacking he will always move it with magic. Vaan can also do this with a SimpleStaff instead.

* In ''VideoGame/DiabloII'' there are haunted scimitars. These may drop a normal scimitar when defeated, or merely shatter.

* In ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'' there's a room where you're attacked by a flying sword. Then a flying morning star. Then a spear. [[UpToEleven Then by a whole ''anvil'']].
* In ''VideoGame/{{Drakensang}} 2: The River of Time'', the Final Boss will always summons a threesome of floating magical swords to aid him in his battle.

** Early editions have magical "Dancing" weapons that can be released to fight autonomously in the wielder's space for a few {{turn|BasedCombat}}s at a time. The ''TabletopGame/EpicLevelHandbook'' takes it up a notch with "Everdancing" weapons that are much more autonomous and mobile.

** Dancing Swords were also a magic item available for general use in earlier editions.

** Vergil / Nelo Angelo has his Summoned Swords, which he throws magically as his ranged attack as both a boss and playable character.

** Vergil of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' has his summoned swords. which he throws magically as his ranged attack as both boss and playable character.
** In ''Videogame/DevilMayCry5'', once Dante gains the [[spoiler:Devil Sword Dante]] he gains his own version of Summoned Swords, though unlike Vergil his swords are modifiers for his melee attacks.

** The Basic TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons supplement ''The Book of Marvelous Magic'' had the Bone of Bruising. Once launched it would constantly attack the victim, doing 1 HitPoint of damage per round and can't cast spells or use magic items that require a command word to activate.

* "Mobile" weapons in ''TabletopGame/InNomineSatanisMagnaVeritas''. Holy/unholy relics behave as very powerful mobile weapons that can cast spells. Both kinds count as a power.

* The Psychic Armory archetype for the ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' Soulknife has this as it's central mechanic.
** Several characters in the setting have weapons that can function on their own for various reasons, from a demon lord who uses them to buy him time to cast spells to the Runelord of Sloth who's just too lazy to fight on his own.

* Often used in many Wuxia/Xianxia stories. Most notorious being the flying sword, a weapon used by many Daoist Immortals, often in large numbers and organized in giant formations.

* The living sword family of enemies in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' are also floating swords. Also very notable: VideoGame/TalesofGraces has Malik with the bladearang which moves around as he directs it like an orchestral conductor.

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', Sages uses four floating guns as their main weapon. They're also a [[HealingShiv healer job]].

* * ''Franchise/BlazBlue'': Litchi Faye-Ling can control her staff to fly towards her opponent to smack them with it from afar. With Daisharin, she can control it more easily as she attacks.

* ''Franchise/DevilMayCry'':

* The FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicII'' fights using three lightsabers at once, levitating at least two. While lightsabers are not autonomous storywise, each acts pretty much independently.

* Vergil of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' has his summoned swords. which he throws magically as his ranged attack as both boss and playable character.

* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'': There are three enemies that fit this: the [[DropTheHammer Cursed Hammer]] from the Corruption, the [[LightIsNotGood Enchanted Sword]] from the Hallow, and the [[AnAxToGrind Crimson Axe]] from....[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin guess.]] There�s also one, the Flying Knife, which the player can use which follows the cursor, can be deployed indefinitely, moves erratically and slashes at the target as it waves back and forth.

* ''VideoGame/LastCloudia'': Lukiel usually wields her weapons this way. In her default form, she makes use of four swords surrounding her. In her guardian angel form, while she can hold her staff in her hands sometimes, she is also able to wield it the same way she wields her swords.