History Main / TechnicolorBlade

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** Among the series standard weapons: Dwemer (Dwarven) weapons are bronze/gold, Ebony are a dark purplish/gray, Glass are bright iridescent green, and Daedric are black and red.

* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim vs. The World'' (comics, [[VideoGame/ScottPilgrim game]], and [[Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld movie]]). The Power of Love is pink, and The Power of Understanding/Self-Respect is blue.

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': Kirito's Dark Repulsor, which is a pale aqua by virtue of the refined metal ore it's forged from.

* Many swords in ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' are this, most notably the [[http://terraria.gamepedia.com/True_Night%27s_Edge True Night's Edge]]. [[https://terraria.gamepedia.com/Meowmere Meowmere]] is mainly pink, but the relative monochromaticity of the blade is ''more'' than made up for by its rainbow effects (it essentially shoots Nyan Cats).

* In the comic ''Warriors of the Storm'' there's a red sword.
* ComicBook/ScottPilgrim vs. The World (comics, [[VideoGame/ScottPilgrim game]], and [[Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld movie]]). The Power of Love is pink, and The Power of Understanding/Self-Respect is blue.

* In the Matter of France, Charlemagne's blade Joyeuse was described as having 'its color changed thirty times a day'.

* ''Literature/RiftwarCycle'': The Valheru each had a sword and a suit of armor in their own personal colors. Ashen-Shugar's, wielded by Tomas, are gold and white, while those of his nemesis, Draken-Korin, were orange and black striped.

* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has several examples. The powerful Swords cycle from the Mirrodin blocks is shown above: [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=370471 Sword of Fire and Ice]], [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=370455 Sword of Light and Shadow]], [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=209280 Sword of Body and Mind]], [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=382200 Sword of Feast and Famine]], [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214368 Sword of War and Peace]].

* The Master Sword from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' is bluish colored. The degree depends on the visual style of the particular game.

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* [[WeaponOfChoice All the]] {{Infinity Plus One Sword}}s in the first ''VideoGame/{{Drakensang}}'' game are golden colored.

* The elemental golden weapons in ''WesternAnimation/Ninjago'' are... well, golden.

* Ike's Ragnell in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius'' has a gold blade.
** You can also choose the color of any weapon you get forged, including bladed ones.

* Duskmon from ''Anime/{{Digimon Frontier}}'' has a pair of red swords, which he uses when utilizing his Lunar Plasma attack.

* Comicbook/ScottPilgrim vs. The World (comics, [[VideoGame/ScottPilgrim game]], and [[Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld movie]]). The Power of Love is pink, and The Power of Understanding/Self-Respect is blue.

** In ''Vdeogame/FinalFantasyVIII'', Squall's gunblades vary between this and normal; two of them have bright red blades, while his ultimate weapon, the Lion Heart, has a white-blue gradient blade.
** In ''Videogame/FinalFantasyX'', main protagonist Tidus starts with a red-edged longsword, but eventually takes up a crystalline blue blade called Brotherhood. His Celestial Weapon is the above-mentioned Ultima Weapon in the Japanese version; in English it was called the Caladbolg.
** ''Videogame/FinalFantasyXII'' largely settles for metallic hues, though it has a small number of red blades. The most notable example of this trope is actually a ''gun'', the Ras Algethi, which is designed as a nod to the Lion Heart.
** Similarly, ''Videogame/FinalFantasyXIII'' has Lightning's gunblades with largely metallic hues, but there are some blue blades, one green, and several with gold.
** In the sequel, ''VideogameFinalFantasyXIII2'', Noel Kreiss wields a double-bladed sword with a flaming design, which also contains a sheath for his gold short sword. Some of Serah's bowswords also have exotic colors, though hers have the excuse of being the transformed form of Mog.
** There are too many to count in ''Videogame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'', though the most notable examples are Lightning's starting sword type, the Crimson Blitz.
** ''Videogame/FinalFantasyXV'' returns to metallic hues, instead having unusual designs, but some blades have this trope, most notably the Ragnarok, with glowing magenta edges.

* Many swords in ''[[VideoGame/{{Terraria}} Terraria]]'' are this, most notably the [[http://terraria.gamepedia.com/True_Night%27s_Edge True Night's Edge]]. [[https://terraria.gamepedia.com/Meowmere Meowmere]] is mainly pink, but the relative monochromaticity of the blade is ''more'' than made up for by its rainbow effects (it essentially shoots Nyan Cats).

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* ''Literature/RiftwarCycle'': The Valheru each had a sword and a suit of armour in their own personal colours. Ashen-Shugar's, wielded by Tomas, are gold and white, while those of his nemesis, Draken-Korin, were orange and black striped.

** In the sequel, ''VideogameFinalFantasyXIII2'', Noel Kreiss wields a double-bladed sword with a flaming design, which also contains a sheath for his gold short sword. Some of Serah's bowswords also have exotic colours, though hers have the excuse of being the transformed form of Mog.

* In the {{Franchise/Kirby}} series, not only is Meta Knight's sword Galaxia an example of an OddlyShapedSword (consisting of three jagged prongs on each side), it's also entirely gold in colour.

* In the first ''VideoGame/{{Final Fantasy|I}}'', there are the Fire Sword (red), Ice Brand (azure), Toxic Blade (green) and the Light Axe (blue).
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'' there are lots of colored weapons, including Red (Blood Sword, Fire Sword, Fire Lance, Fire Bow, Ogre Killer, Orichal Dagger), Azure (Ice Sword, Ice Bow, Ice Lance), Yellow (Runic Axe, Thunder Spear, Terra Sword) and Green (Venom Axe).
* The Ultima Weapon in the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series is typically a bright blue blade.

If the weapon has elemental powers, then the blade will have the color usually associated with said element. For example a sword with fire powers will be red, while one with ice powers will be blue or white. PoisonedWeapons tend to be [[TechnicolorToxin green or purple, depending on the setting]].

* In Michael Moorcock's ''Runestaff'' series, the Sword of the Dawn is introduced, which has a lustrous rose-pink glow to it and which is used to summon and lead the Legion of the Dawn.

* In ''Manga/MagiTheLabyrinthOfMagic'', the three [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Mist Swords]] used by the Fog Troupe's elites are explicitly magical in nature, and brightly colored. We have Sekigen Muto (Red Illusion Mist Sword), Osho Muto (Yellow Liquefying Mist Sword) and [[BlackSwordsAreBetter Kokubaku Muto]] (Black Binding Mist Sword).

* ''Manga/RaveMaster'' has the aptly named [[AnIcePerson Blue]] [[PlayingWithFire Crimson]] swords.

* Nichirin blades in ''Manga/KimetsuNoYaiba'' are one of the only weaknesses of demons. The steel changes color depending on the user.

* Ninchirin blades in ''Manga/KimetsuNoYaiba'' are one of the only weaknesses of demons. The steel changes color depending on the user.

* ''Manga/RaveMaster'' has the aptly named [[AnIcePerson Blue]] [[PlayingWithFire Crimson]] swords.

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': Kirito's Dark Repulsor, which is a pale aqua by virtue of the refined metal ore it's forged from.