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Bifurcated Weapon

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Bifurcated Weapon	comment	Two weapons are always better than one, but they're awfully heavy to lug around separately. So what's the solution? Rig them to be able to combine as one, that's what! Often used to show that a normally singular-weaponed warrior can actually dual wield, the Bifurcated Weapon is two weapons in one. Weapons permanently stuck together, like gunblades, are not bifurcated, as they can't break apart through normal means. The theory behind this is that while you can get more range out of two separate weapons, combining them into one mega-weapon should increase your battle prowess enough to finish off your foe. Most of the time, though, the weapon to be bifurcated is a sword, and it's usually rigged... to split right down the middle, making two mirror images of one sword, making one wonder why it was even joined in the first place. Staves are usually more logical as far as close-combat weaponry is concerned, as the long rod can be broken down into two smaller sticks to handle a more cramped area. And, of course, using this tactic with guns is a no-brainer, but watch out for the increased power/ammo consumption. A different theory is that these weapons provide the wielder with a strategic advantage by making one's opponent become used to fighting a person wielding one weapon and then suddenly attacking with two, the sudden switch in technique being enough to throw off the enemy's balance, allowing the wielder to obtain victory. Doing so also shows that it's a versatile weapon, wielded by a trained, versatile person. For the most part, these weapons are confined to fiction for a number of Awesome, but Impractical reasons. Some examples do exist in the real world, though generally not to the extent seen in fiction. One of the more well-known real-world examples is the bayonetted rifle: Separately, they're a knife and rifle that can be used as such, but by combining them the rifle grants the blade additional reach. A more modern example would be the underbarrel weapons, typically either a grenade launcher or shotgun, which can sometimes be detached from the primary barrel for use as an autonomous weapon. For another many-weapons-in-one-package deal, see the Morph Weapon or Swiss-Army Weapon, weapons that can change from one form to another, or Mix-and-Match Weapon, weapons made of two different weapons, bearing uses of both. Compare Scaramanga Special, weapons that can be disassembled into some innocuous objects as a means of concealment, and Combo Rifle, when guns can combine into one. Not to be confused with a sword that bifurcates other things. Certain Double Weapons also tend to crossover with this trope, although most examples are of the mundane variety where somewhere in the middle of the double-ended weapon's handle, it can detach and allow Dual Wielding. Examples
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_101bfcd7	comment	Keiji Maeda from Sengoku Basara wields an extra-long nodachi with an appropriately large sheath, but he can also combine the two by slamming the handle in the sheath and turn the weapon into an impromptu giant polearm. The Japanese dub refers to these weapons separately as the "Super Sword" and "Scarlet Spear" respectively.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_12cae8f9	comment	The 00 Qan[T] from Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer has six blade bits that can also attach to its Cool Sword to become double its size. It can also function as a gun. Speaking of the 00 Qan[T], the SD kit version takes this to a ridiculous extent, even for an SD model as mentioned above. By using the the storage device that came with the Exia R2 make to store the parts for the R1, it can attach two long blades, two GN Swords, and the GN Sword V (barely), in order to make a five way...Something. Along with attaching the GN Fangs to the GN Sword V, this makes nine blades in one.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_1673c3b8	comment	Gi Joe The Rise Of Cobra. Stormshadow uses two katanas and at one point joins them together to use a single weapon
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_187d570b	comment	Devil May Cry 5: Cavaliere, one of the new Devil Arms Dante can obtain, is a rather extreme example. It is a demonic motorcycle that can split into a pair of massive saw blades, with the wheels acting as said blades and the handlebars acting as hilts.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_1a8d488a	comment	Star Munchkin has several similarly named weapons note the laser, raser, taser, faser, and bananafanafofaser among them that each are considered two-handed weapons, but can be combined freely to form one weapon, with the sum of each part's bonus, and which still only take up two hands. Some players attempt to acquire the complete set for bragging rights. And the bonuses, of course. And most other players keep the Antimatter trap (that turns the bonuses of one item into an equally large penalty) on hand just for using on the first poor fool to try it.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_1c1ceec7	comment	Monster Hunter: The Charge Blade is fairly nimble while in sword and shield mode, where attacks charge energy, and can be combined into a huge axe with slow and powerful attacks. Switch Axe, a weapon that can switch between an axe for reach, and attacks in this form fills a gauge that is used when in sword mode for quick and damaging empowered attacks.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_1c649ab3	comment	S'yne Lokk from The Rising of the Shield Hero, wields the Vassal Sewing Set which takes the form of a giant pair of scissors, which can be separated in halves for Dual Wielding.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_1cc09117	comment	Bleach: Ikkaku combines his sword and scabbard (which he dual wields normally) for his Shikai, Hozukimaru. Said spear can also split into a bladed three-section-staff. Captain Ukitakeâ€™s Zanpakuto, Sogyo no Kotowari, is an ordinary-looking single katana in its unreleased state; it magically spawns a second sword when released to Shikai. This is in contrast to fellow dual-sword wielder Captain Kyoraku who always wears two blades. Similar to Ukitake's example, Hisagi's Zanpakuto, Kazeshini, splits into two scythes connected by a long chain when in Shikai. Subverted when it turns out the chain is the true essence of Kazeshini's power.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_1e9e2d34	comment	In The Desert Storm series, Shmi Skywalker wields a pair of yellow and white lightsabers which she can combine to form a double-bladed saberstaff.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_2172e43f	comment	In Batman: Arkham Knight, at the beginning of the fight with the eponymous villain, he pulls out a pair of pistols to kill Batman at close range. When that fails, he links them together into a carbine rifle and takes up a sniping position. The weapon is also the trope image for Combo Rifle.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_225c51e0	comment	Nordberg in The Naked Gun 2Â½ goes combining weapons until he builds a howitzer.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_258b17ad	comment	In Dragonlance: The New Adventures, Set-ai wields a pair of weapons he calls "dragon claws", and teaches Catriona to use them. Later, she wields her own pair. They can be used as swords, tonfas, or held together like a staff.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_261c8d3f	comment	Parodied in The Simpsons when Homer joins the gun club. Moe demonstrates how to turn one gun into five guns. He does this attaching four different guns to a shotgun and connecting the triggers together with strings.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_280423b4	comment	Friendship Is Magical Girls inverts this in regards to Applejack's weapon of choice, a pair of revolvers which can be magically combined into a shotgun.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_283b23c1	comment	And in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's, Signum's sword can be combined with its sheath to become a bow.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_289f3039	comment	In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Cloud switches from his classic Buster Sword to the Fusion Swords when set to any of his Advent Children-based costumes. Since the update that added Sephiroth he also uses Omnislash v.5 in such costumes, complete with the sword splitting.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_295048d5	comment	Bloodborne has the Blade of Mercy (a shortsword that can split into dual daggers), the Burial Blade (a scimitar that can attach to a handle to become a scythe), Lugwig's Holy Blade (a greatsword that functions as a sheath for the detachable longsword inside), the Kirkhammer (a stone-headed hammer that also functions as a sheath for a detachable longsword) and the Rakuyo (a double-ended sword that splits into a rapier and dagger).
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_2d2d17de	comment	Power Rangers Turbo had the Turbo R.A.M., which could be a remote control car that could also take a cannon form.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_2ef7cb74	comment	Lyrical Nanoha: In Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS, Fate can split the Zamber Form of Bardiche into two normal-sized energy swords and merge them back to its original Humongous Mecha splitting size while in the heat of battle. Also in StrikerS, Teana Lanstar's gun can become two guns or two energy daggers. And in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's, Signum's sword can be combined with its sheath to become a bow.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_2fee008d	comment	Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: The title Gurren's shades can be used as a weapon (seeing that they were originally the Gurren's swords before it was captured by Kamina who had them welded together). Occasionally they split into two to pin down enemies (such as when setting up for the Giga Drill Break), but in the movie they divide into sixteen different shades to pin down a particularly large foe. In episode 22, instead of dividing the shades, Simon uses both the shades and Gurren-Lagann's impromptu jetpack (a fighter that got drilled onto the mecha's back) as boomerangs.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_31677f1c	comment	In the original 1980s version and the toyline, He-Man and Skeletor owned two halves of a bifurcated sword, which they would occasionally combine to combat a serious mutual threat. Ordinarily, two people both holding the hilt of a single sword would reduce combat effectiveness, but since both swords were magical, Skeletor was a sorcerer, and He-Man was channeling some serious ancient magic, the combined magnitude of magic involved probably justified the awkwardness.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_3167d0b9	comment	In He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002), Skeletor had a sword that could split into two swords.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_334f9ddc	comment	In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Nightwing can change fighting styles by combining his trademark eskrima sticks into a bo staff.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_34170b02	comment	A few characters in Samurai Warriors have such weapons, such as Sanada Nobuyuki (His long-handled katana becomes a dual-bladed sword), Otani Yoshitsugu (command baton which conceals a sword) and, possibly the biggest example, Katakura Kojuuro (a shield holding his sword, a gun, multiple ejectable knives, a portable cannon, a Laser Blade and a flute).
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_343830b9	comment	The Night Unfurls: Sanakan seems to be pretty fond of longswords that can be inserted into something to form a larger weapon, like the Kirkhammer and Ludwig's Holy Blade. Kyril's Whirlgig Saw is a mace that can be attached to three saw blades to form a long-handled mechanical saw. It makes its debut in Chapter 11 of the original.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_35c2f3d	comment	Gideon's Axe in I, Frankenstein; the axe head can be disassembled and its two blades used as knuckle-dusters.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_35e05f2a	comment	RWBY has a number of examples, thanks to the series' great variety and creativity when it comes to weapons. Blake's weapon, Gambol Shroud, at first appears to be a mundane BFS—that's actually her weapon's sheath, which has a sharp edge in and of itself. The real weapon is a second blade which doubles as a handgun, and the sword and sheath can be dual-wielded together. Cinder's weapon, Midnight, takes the form of a pair of curved blades which can be combined together by their hilts to form a bow. Flashbacks show that she used to wield a metal version of this weapon, but has since taken to manifesting it out of Dust since stealing half of the Fall Maiden's powers. Emerald's weapon, Thief's Respite, are a pair of falx/handgun weapons which can be combined together by a metal chain to create a kurisagama-esque weapon. Winter uses a single longsword, which, when she gets serious, can be split in half to form an etroc and saber. Jaune's weapon, Crocea Mors, is a longsword and shield with the latter being able to collapse into a sheath for the former. In Volume 4, his weapon gets an upgrade that involves the sheath partially expanding into shield form while the sword is inside it, turning it into a proper BFS. Maria Calevara, introduced in volume six, used a pair of kama called Life and Death that could be linked together to form a double-ended scythe. In an interesting twist, the two halves each had a ring of gravity Dust, attracting each other whenever the connection was triggered (which she used to achieve Not Quite Flight by anchoring one to a rock or giant Grimm). While the weapons were broken in the same fight that cost her eyes, Maria still uses at least one as a walking stick.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_37f3f791	comment	In Kingdom Hearts: Keyblade Masters, the Blade of Aegis is a Keyblade that is made of three individual weapons, each one holding the power of the elements. Only Gummi is able to wield it.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_39e3b5ff	comment	In Kill Bill, the leader of the Crazy 88 has a fighting staff that can be pulled apart to reveal two short swords. Somewhat Truth in Television. You can get canes and staffs that conceal one or even two swords, but they're almost always display items.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_3b05a9de	comment	Power Rangers Time Forces Chrono Sabers (aka Spark Vectors in Mirai Sentai Timeranger). Double Weapon and Dual Wielding. The Vector Weapons could also combine into the Vector Blaster.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_3f01b5a4	comment	Power Rangers Samurai Had the Bullzooka combine with the Mega Blade to form the Shogun Spear.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_42c17ca1	comment	Power Rangers in Space/Denji Sentai Megaranger had standard Ranger blasters that could separate into two blasters.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_44127c7c	comment	Power Rangers and Super Sentai love this trope with most seasons having a larger weapon made out each Ranger's main weapons, and in special cases, combining bifurcated weapons. There have also been many instances of bladed weapons that can be re-formed into guns (sometimes by combining with the blade mode's sheath) during the franchise's long history. A few 80s-era Super Sentai series had team guns that could split into shields and swords. In Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, Billy's Power Lance. It was used as a staff-like weapon as often as he split it in half. MMPR also had the Power Blaster, made by combining all five Rangers' weapons. Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: Ninjaman in Samuraiman form creates a spear by combining his sword with its sheath. Power Rangers Zeo had two: the Zeo Power Pod Sword could combine with the Zeo Laser Pistol to form the Advanced Zeo Laser Pistol, one of which could then further combine with the team's individual weapons to form the Zeo Blaster. Power Rangers Turbo had the Turbo R.A.M., which could be a remote control car that could also take a cannon form. Power Rangers in Space/Denji Sentai Megaranger had standard Ranger blasters that could separate into two blasters. Power Rangers Time Forces Chrono Sabers (aka Spark Vectors in Mirai Sentai Timeranger). Double Weapon and Dual Wielding. The Vector Weapons could also combine into the Vector Blaster. Ban/Deka Red's twin guns in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger could combine into a longer sawed-off rifle with more power. The other rangers similarly had batons and taser-rigged knuckle dusters that can combine into a sort of gun. These carried over into Power Rangers S.P.D., as well. Power Rangers Operation Overdrive has Kamdor, whose two swords combine into a double-bladed naginata. Juken Sentai Gekiranger had several examples. The GekiTonfa used by Ran and Retsu could be used as two separate tonfas or combined into a bo staff. Jan's GekiSaber could be wielded as two asymmetric weapons or combined into a single, larger blade for greater striking power and Ken's SaiBlade could dock with the Super Geki Claws for more combination attacks. Power Rangers Samurai Had the Bullzooka combine with the Mega Blade to form the Shogun Spear. In Power Rangers Megaforce, the team's weapons combined into the Megaforce Blaster. Power Rangers Dino Charge got a few. First, the Dino Charge Morpher and the Dino Saber combine into the Dino Blade Blaster. Red's Morpher could alternatively combine with the T-Rex Super Charge Zord to form the T-Rex Super Charge Morph Blaster. Finally, the team weapons could combine into the Dino Spike Sword. Mashin Sentai Kiramager: The sword and handgun that the kiramagers use can be combined to make a rifle, although only Juuru does this because he is the only one who uses both.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_476bc61d	comment	Pit's bow in Kid Icarus: Uprising and the Super Smash Bros. series split into two swords.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_483f664a	comment	Devil Hunter Yohko's Soul Sword had an axe blade built into the crossguard. Once (and only once), she impaled a demon, detached the hilt with the axe blade, and used it as a throwing axe to stop an incoming projectile. Being magical, it even reassembled itself afterwards.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_49a88435	comment	In both Final Fantasy XII and Dissidia Final Fantasy, Gabranth uses two swords that connect into one.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_49a88442	comment	Final Fantasy XIV' The Red Mage uses a rapier and Power Crystal. For spellcasting, they attach the crystal to the hilt of their sword, converting it into a Magic Staff of sorts. The Viper takes a page out of Zidane's book and uses a pair of swords that join at the hilt to become a Double Weapon.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_49ad83ee	comment	World of Warcraft: One old version of Illidan's Twin Blades of Azzinoth was a single weapon detachable into two separate ones. The concept was dropped and the live version, available to players, is simply two huge double-headed curved glaives without any possibility of combined into one. After Varian Wrynn was split into two people by Onyxia, Jaina Proudmoore gave them the elven blades Shalla'tor the Shadow Render and Ellemayne the Reaver in preparation for facing Onyxia. When the two Varians became one again, their swords also merged together, becoming Shalamayne. During the Broken Shore Legion cinematic, Varian splits Shalamayne into the original two blades. Shalla'tor and Ellemayne were meant to do this: they were originally made for twin Night Elf warriors. Varok Saurfang also splits Shalamayne into two weapons during his duel with Sylvanas Windrunner. Despite the fact that Sylvanas saw Varian split the sword on the Broken Shore she is tripped up by this maneuver and gets hit in the eye with the second blade. She doesn't let it slow her down for long though.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_4b2c1779	comment	In Power Rangers Megaforce, the team's weapons combined into the Megaforce Blaster.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_4be3aedd	comment	In Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, Billy's Power Lance. It was used as a staff-like weapon as often as he split it in half. MMPR also had the Power Blaster, made by combining all five Rangers' weapons.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_4c84af9	comment	Ultraman Zero: Zero can combine his Twin Zero Sluggers into a massive curved blade that glows with plasma energy and can slice kaijus apart with ease.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_4cf7c27b	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Bifurcated Weapon / int_4cf7c27b	comment	In Yamato Takeru, Oto Tachibana wields a pair of knives that lock together to form a Battle Boomerang.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_5022a2c4	comment	In later seasons of Xena: Warrior Princess, her chakram could be split into two pieces.
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Xena: Warrior Princess	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_5022a2c4
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_5254313d	comment	Kamen Rider Agito's Burning Form has the Shining Caliber. It normally is wielded as a dual-wielded sword, however, when he transforms into Shining Form, it's wielded as a pair of swords.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_5293b208	comment	Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: The Gashacon Sparrow granted by Girigiri Chanbara (and wielded primarily by Kamen Rider Lazer) is a bow that can be separated into a pair of kama.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_534c1b6b	comment	Kamen Rider Knight's Survive form in Kamen Rider Ryuki gives him the Darkvisor-Zwei, a Knightly Sword and Shield combo that replaces Knight's Darkvisor. It almost counts as a Swiss-Army Weapon, as not only can it be used as the usual Sword and Shield combo, but when still sheathed/combined the weapon turns into an arm-mounted energy crossbow.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_53a73ca0	comment	Asajj Ventress of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and other series taking place in the same timeframe plays this relatively straight, combining her two lightsabers into a double-bladed one. It's a slight variation though, in that the combined weapon has an S-shaped hilt, due to the curved shape of the individual sabers. In at least one of the video games, she can also connect the hilts with a cord to create lightsaber chucks.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_541c1f0e	comment	Sword & Fairy 6: Yue Jinzhao normally wields two swords, but in his second style he combines them into a two-handed sword.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_546f4d9a	comment	Power Rangers Dino Charge got a few. First, the Dino Charge Morpher and the Dino Saber combine into the Dino Blade Blaster. Red's Morpher could alternatively combine with the T-Rex Super Charge Zord to form the T-Rex Super Charge Morph Blaster. Finally, the team weapons could combine into the Dino Spike Sword.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_56669167	comment	Hosei Meitoku from Hero Tales wields Soutenkyuu, a bladed bow that can also be divided and used as twin bladed swords.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_59151283	comment	Metal Gear: In Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Snake can find or buy attachments for his weapons, including shotguns and grenade launchers, both of which have three different types of ammo. In Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Sundowner uses a pair of machetes that can combine to form a giant pair of scissors.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_5bfa9c98	comment	In Warframe, the Dark Split-Sword is ordinarily classified as a heavy sword, but applying a Dual Swords stance mod causes it to split into two blades.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_5c622d7f	comment	Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening: Protagonist Dante wields Agni & Rudra, a pair of serrated scimitars (that are actually the heads and attached spines of a pair of demons) that he can combine into a Double Weapon for certain attacks. The swords join together by having the "mouths" at the pommels clamp onto one another. Kinda gross when you think about it... The player may find themselves on the receiving end of this during the fight with Agni and Rudra if they're not careful. Agni and Rudra have separate health bars. If the player kills one and the other gets away and jumps back on top of the statue upon which they were perched before the fight, they'll call their fallen brother's sword to them and wield both at once, making them far more dangerous. Of course, the fact that you now only have one enemy to focus on tends to counteract this.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_60804f39	comment	In GUNÃ—SWORD, Dann of Thursday's BFS has a detachable knife (or maybe a wakizashi) attached to the back of the blade. Sin of Friday and Sen of Saturday are two mecha who can join together and separate freely.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_6108ba8d	comment	One of Snoke's Elite Praetorian Guard (and the last guard standing) in The Last Jedi has a double-bladed staff with energized edges that can split into two dagger-like weapons.
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The Last Jedi	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_6108ba8d
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_631805af	comment	In Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Snake can find or buy attachments for his weapons, including shotguns and grenade launchers, both of which have three different types of ammo.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_63295dce	comment	Kevin from Chaos Theory has a shotgun that can split into two pistols.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_638f60d	comment	ScissorSeven has the titular Seven use a pair of scissors as his main weapon, which he is able to remotely control with his chi and separate in two for more attacks. Taken to an absurd degree with another weapon of his: The Thousand Demon Dagger. A blade made of a thousand shards of iron held together by chi, with each and every shard being able to move at its weilder's will. This can let the weapon break apart and reform to bypass obstacles, gain in length, or be used as a projectile. It is in universe considered one of the deadliest weapons for those reasons. However, in incompetent hands, it's just a cracked blade.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_65aabcf0	comment	Buso Renkin: One of the abilities of Victor's great axe Buso Renkin, Fatal Attraction, is to split into two smaller tomahawk axes, each with a blade made of red energy, allowing him to fight multiple opponents at the same time.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_6ac55ec7	comment	Dungeons & Dragons also has several weapons that split or have bits pop out to aid in disarm or sunder attempts. The "Adventurer's Vault" supplement for 4E introduces Paired weapons, which are magical weapons that start off as one weapon but have the ability to split into two identical weapons for Dual Wielding. A nice little weapon for the Ranger on a budget, or who doesn't want to splurge for two different magical weapons.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_6c47db4e	comment	In Dynasty Warriors 5 and 8 Cao Pi wields two swords joined at the hilt that can be separated during some combos. Lu Bu (and later, his daughter Lu Lingqi) has his "cross pike", 2 Double Weapons that can combine at their centers in a cross shape.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_712d16f3	comment	Juken Sentai Gekiranger had several examples. The GekiTonfa used by Ran and Retsu could be used as two separate tonfas or combined into a bo staff. Jan's GekiSaber could be wielded as two asymmetric weapons or combined into a single, larger blade for greater striking power and Ken's SaiBlade could dock with the Super Geki Claws for more combination attacks.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_72262aee	comment	Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender wields a pair of Dao that are interlocked as his weapon of choice, making them appear as a single weapon while sheathed. Truth in Television: Modern Shuang Dao (double knives) like the ones used by Zuko are commonly used in various Kung Fu styles, and look virtually identical to the ones used by the aforementioned firebender.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_755c9804	comment	And given that they're made out of LEGO, their advanced armaments are limited only by your brick stock and imagination.
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LEGO (Franchise)	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_755c9804
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_76e539c2	comment	In Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS, Fate can split the Zamber Form of Bardiche into two normal-sized energy swords and merge them back to its original Humongous Mecha splitting size while in the heat of battle.
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_76e539c2
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_792239e5	comment	Near the end of Tales of Symphonia, Lloyd Irving obtains the ability to wield the previously half-elf-only Eternal Sword. The purple sword magically splits into a red blade and a blue blade to fit Lloyd's fighting style. He also fuses it back together when performing his Limit Break. More accurately, the Eternal Sword's power split into two weapons he already had, one which was given to him by his adoptive father and the other by his biological father. Also, the Eternal Sword wasn't restricted to half-elves; Anyone with elven blood in them (or using a special trinket) could've used it if they had a pact with Origin.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_7a7a1a86	comment	Aliens: Ellen Ripley duct-taping a pulse rifle, a flamethrower, and a flashlight together.
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Aliens	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_7a7a1a86
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_7ac38ec4	comment	Rebuild World: Due to Akira eventually carrying around two assault rifles, an anti-material rifle, a chain gun, and a Grenade Launcher all at once, he asks his Friendly Shopkeeper Shizuka to find him a substitute weapon that can save him from having to switch between and carry all of that. The answer he settles on is the TOSON SSB Multiweapon Rifle. It can fire at an assault rifle's fire rate or a chain guns, can fire CWH Anti-Armor rounds at full auto, and can fire rocket propelled grenade Homing Projectile rounds good for shooting at or from moving vehicles. This becomes Akira's weapon of choice soon after, eventually upgrading to LEO and RL 2 variants that have Deflector Shields, and having up to six in his possession at once (two mounted on his Cool Bike).
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Rebuild World	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_7ac38ec4
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_7afc24b0	comment	In Samurai Deeper Kyo, Tokito of the Taishiro wields one of the four Muramasa blades, the Hokuto Shichisei, which can split into two swords. According to Tokito, this feature stems from the fact that the sword is named after the Hokuto constellation, which is the Japanese name for the Big Dipper. In China and Japan, apparently, the constellation is divided into two groups of stars. Likewise, the sword named after it is also divided.
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Samurai Deeper Kyo (Manga)	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_7afc24b0
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_7cfd4d87	comment	The Sword and the Sorcerer - our hero Talon has a sword which conceals a poignard inside its handle, should the main blade/s be broken. His opponent, Cromwell, meanwhile carries a quarterstaff which houses a concealed switchblade.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_7f21a4c2	comment	The titular Heavenly Sword is a large sword that can separate in the middle to become two smaller swords. (Which can also become two swords-on-chains.)
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_7f87dafc	comment	In Mobile Suit Gundam SEED the Buster Gundam normally wields two weapons: a beam rifle and railcannon. These can be combined by docking the barrel of one into the butt of the other, increasing the weapon's output, turning the former into a long-range beam sniper rifle and the latter into an anti-armor shotgun. How this works is less than clear.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_7f8a38b6	comment	Mobile Suit Gundam Wing's Wing Zero has the twin buster rifle that can be fired as a single unit or split down the middle to be dual-wielded...not to mention the fact that each half of the thing is effectively a mech-portable Wave-Motion Gun. The model kit of Sandrock (EW) does this with its heat shotels, allowing them to combine at the hilt. In this case it's particularly ludicrous because the shotels are freaking huge to the point of being taller than Sandrock itself. Presumably a Shout-Out to the TV series version of Sandrock, can combine its (much more reasonably sized) heat shotels with its shield to form a pincer-claw weapon. A function only used once in the entire series.
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Mobile Suit Gundam Wing	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_7f8a38b6
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_80a1f682	comment	The wuxia movie To Kill A Mastermind has one of its best swordsman using a blade that can split apart into a smaller blade, and then into a thin stiletto. Very useful for sneak attacks.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_8125b468	comment	One Batman toy/costume (released around the time of the Tim Burton movie) featured a utility belt that had a set of binoculars, "grapple" (Nerf-style) gun, flashlight and other such implements. For some reason, all of these combined together into a sniper rifle. Because everyone knows how much Batman loves guns.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_81692f99	comment	Star Trek features two Cool Starship versions. The first is the USS Enterprise-D, which can separate the saucer section. Usually intended to get the civilians and most of the crew to safety while the drive section goes into battle, the two units have also fought side-by-side. The USS Prometheus takes it to a new level by separating into three warp-capable, combat-armed sections.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_81c929fa	comment	Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order: While on Ilum to repair his master's lightsaber (itself a double-bladed lightsaber), Cal finds a kyber crystal that splits into two fragments. He uses those fragments, in combination with another lightsaber given to him by his friend Cere Junda, to create a new lightsaber that can be split into two seperate blades for special moves. By the sequel, Jedi Survivor, Cal has developed multiple different stances to take advantage of this trope. While the same core hilt is used in all of them (including the Single and Blaster Stances), it can combine with a shorter "shota" hilt for the Double-Bladed Stance, split for the Dual Stance, or use both and a pommel battery for the Crossguard Stance. Cal can use any two of these and switch between them at will, making him incredibly versatile in combat.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_81f5d35d	comment	Kamen Rider does it a few times too, especially in both Heisei Era phases. Kamen Rider Agito's Burning Form has the Shining Caliber. It normally is wielded as a dual-wielded sword, however, when he transforms into Shining Form, it's wielded as a pair of swords. Kamen Rider Knight's Survive form in Kamen Rider Ryuki gives him the Darkvisor-Zwei, a Knightly Sword and Shield combo that replaces Knight's Darkvisor. It almost counts as a Swiss-Army Weapon, as not only can it be used as the usual Sword and Shield combo, but when still sheathed/combined the weapon turns into an arm-mounted energy crossbow. Parodied in Kamen Rider Den-O when the Owner at one point uses a SPOON that is one of these. Also played straight with the Dengasher, which is both this and a Swiss-Army Weapon, as it can be disassembled into four parts and reassembled into five different combinations, including Den-O Wing Form's preferred modes of a handaxe and boomerang. Kamen Rider Double: Cyclone Joker Xtreme comes with the Prism Bicker, which can split into the Prism Sword and Bicker Shield. Kamen Rider Gaim: Gaim's Musou Saber can be combined with his other sword into a naginata, his flail into a kusarigama, or his BFG into a BFS. The movie-only Kamen Rider Mars is equipped with the Sword Bringer, which can be sheathed in the Apple Reflector. Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: The Gashacon Sparrow granted by Girigiri Chanbara (and wielded primarily by Kamen Rider Lazer) is a bow that can be separated into a pair of kama. Kamen Rider Zi-O: The Zikan Gilade and Saikyo Gilade are a pair of swords that can be combined into the Saikyo Zikan Gilade, one of the few Rider weapons that's of greatsword length.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_8501afb1	comment	Pictured above is Cloud's sword in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, the Fusion Sword. It's actually six BFSs joined together. And he can simply unclip any of the component swords in the middle of a battle for an instant secondary weapon. A common Fan name for the weapon is the "Swiss Army Sword" (but that's a different trope). The sword also goes by the name First Tsurugi (translated as "First Sword") in the fandom due to a mistranslation of a developer's words. The film creators never got around to actually naming them except for calling the base sword "First Sword", so the general term used for the whole thing is just "Fusion Swords". Surprisingly enough, there do exist cosplay versions of this sword that manage all six parts.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_85b22128	comment	Metal Armor Dragonar's eponymous Humongous Mecha has two beam swords which can be combined to form a Darth Maul-style double-bladed beam sword.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_86814cd2	comment	In Final Fantasy IX, Zidane had to pick between daggers or two-bladed swords, but in Dissidia Final Fantasy, he switches between the two in different attacks.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_889a5a17	comment	The main villain of The Fuma Conspiracy begins fighting with Goemon with a staff, but shortly reveals that it can also convert to a set of oversized nunchaku.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_894619be	comment	In Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Boc is a Dark Jedi who has a "thick" lightsaber that, in times of great danger, he would pull into two smaller sabers.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_8960fd02	comment	Garm from Vinland Saga uses a long metal spear as his weapon, but it is specially made to be separated into two shorter spears when Garm is forced to fight up close or in other situations (such as indoors or in a forest), where a long weapon would be awkward to use due to the surroundings.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_8aad83bb	comment	Ryo's weapons of choice in Ronin Warriors are two katanas that attach at the pommel, but you only see this when he does his super attack, i.e. every episode.
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Ronin Warriors	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_8aad83bb
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_8ac4e993	comment	Gundam In the Mobile Suit Gundam, the Gundam's Beam Swords could be combined into a Beam Javelin. This was later dropped in the movies. In Mobile Suit Gundam SEED the Buster Gundam normally wields two weapons: a beam rifle and railcannon. These can be combined by docking the barrel of one into the butt of the other, increasing the weapon's output, turning the former into a long-range beam sniper rifle and the latter into an anti-armor shotgun. How this works is less than clear. SEED also likes doing this with melee weapons; Freedom, Justice, and a couple of others can combine their beam sabers into a double-ended saber. The Impulse takes this to the next level by applying the same function to its anti-ship swords. The Strike Freedom, wields two beam rifles which can be docked together like Buster's guns to form a long rifle. Similarly, the Hyperion Gundam in Gundam SEED X Astray has a beam submachinegun that comes with a Beam bayonet. The bayonet itself can be launched for extra killy goodness. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing's Wing Zero has the twin buster rifle that can be fired as a single unit or split down the middle to be dual-wielded...not to mention the fact that each half of the thing is effectively a mech-portable Wave-Motion Gun. The model kit of Sandrock (EW) does this with its heat shotels, allowing them to combine at the hilt. In this case it's particularly ludicrous because the shotels are freaking huge to the point of being taller than Sandrock itself. Presumably a Shout-Out to the TV series version of Sandrock, can combine its (much more reasonably sized) heat shotels with its shield to form a pincer-claw weapon. A function only used once in the entire series. Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam's X-1 and X-2 possess the Zanbuster, a beam rifle made by combining their pistol (Buster Gun) and cutlass (Beam Zanber) weapons. BB Senshi Sangokuden (and SD Gundam kits in general) feature tons of bifurcated weapons. Some examples: Date Masamune Gundam has a Fuuma Shuriken capable of splitting into a sheathed sword, a flail, a claw, a rifle and two water-walking sandals. They can also combine with his sword. Sonken Gundam's BFS can disassemble into a set of armor and a small folding sword; his upgraded armor turns into a tiger. (And this is without the add-on that can turn into a Musha Dendrobium Orchis.) Choukou Zaku III can detach the blades from his polearm and use them independently, or attach them to his shoulderpad and use both pads as boxing gloves. The 00 Qan[T] from Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer has six blade bits that can also attach to its Cool Sword to become double its size. It can also function as a gun. Speaking of the 00 Qan[T], the SD kit version takes this to a ridiculous extent, even for an SD model as mentioned above. By using the the storage device that came with the Exia R2 make to store the parts for the R1, it can attach two long blades, two GN Swords, and the GN Sword V (barely), in order to make a five way...Something. Along with attaching the GN Fangs to the GN Sword V, this makes nine blades in one. Before that, the original 00's GN Sword IIs could be docked end-to-end into a Double Weapon — which Setsuna would occasionally throw.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_8d072546	comment	By the sequel, Jedi Survivor, Cal has developed multiple different stances to take advantage of this trope. While the same core hilt is used in all of them (including the Single and Blaster Stances), it can combine with a shorter "shota" hilt for the Double-Bladed Stance, split for the Dual Stance, or use both and a pommel battery for the Crossguard Stance. Cal can use any two of these and switch between them at will, making him incredibly versatile in combat.
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Video Game)	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_8d072546
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_928cd5fa	comment	In The Echo Ranger, Izuku's Mode Green has two Dragon Daggers as its default weapons, which can be combined into a gun called the Dragon Blaster.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_9322493f	comment	Kamen Rider Zi-O: The Zikan Gilade and Saikyo Gilade are a pair of swords that can be combined into the Saikyo Zikan Gilade, one of the few Rider weapons that's of greatsword length.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_945d0932	comment	ANNO: Mutationem has Ann's Dual Blades, which can combine into a double-headed glaive.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_96b18c7d	comment	Sir Apropos of Nothing's staff can split into two batons, among other tricks.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_9819631f	comment	Cheetor in Beast Machines has a pair of short swords that can combine into a single Precision-Guided Boomerang.
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Beast Machines	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_9819631f
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_993fbe31	comment	In Soulcalibur VI, GrÃ¸h's weapon of choice is a pair of swords that combine at the hilts to form a single weapon.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_9a09fed9	comment	The Scorpion King has King Agamemnon's sword which he can split in two, as seen in his mock fight with 2 of his troops.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_9a410dfa	comment	Tattered Capes Under a Shattered Moon: Al's Burning Edict is a flamethrower rifle that can separate into a pair of machetes.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_9aabac2f	comment	The One begins with two very similar scenes of a prisoner being transferred, each in a different universe. The cops' equipment is one of the differences; In the first scene, their rifles have attached shotguns.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_9ca0210f	comment	In The Warriors video game, the boss of the Baseball Furies, Cobb, wields two black baseball bats tied together. His attacks are slow, but it does quite a bit of damage.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_9db1766a	comment	Devil May Cry: Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening: Protagonist Dante wields Agni & Rudra, a pair of serrated scimitars (that are actually the heads and attached spines of a pair of demons) that he can combine into a Double Weapon for certain attacks. The swords join together by having the "mouths" at the pommels clamp onto one another. Kinda gross when you think about it... The player may find themselves on the receiving end of this during the fight with Agni and Rudra if they're not careful. Agni and Rudra have separate health bars. If the player kills one and the other gets away and jumps back on top of the statue upon which they were perched before the fight, they'll call their fallen brother's sword to them and wield both at once, making them far more dangerous. Of course, the fact that you now only have one enemy to focus on tends to counteract this. Devil May Cry 5: Cavaliere, one of the new Devil Arms Dante can obtain, is a rather extreme example. It is a demonic motorcycle that can split into a pair of massive saw blades, with the wheels acting as said blades and the handlebars acting as hilts.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_9e2f90f4	comment	One Piece: Early villain Don Krieg wears huge, shield-like shoulderpads he can detach and use as firearms to shoot either stakes or bombs filled with shuriken or poison gas. He can even combine both shields to form his trump card, the Mighty Battle Spear (a spear with the two shields united at the top and a blade, which is capable of release explosions on impact). Gekko Moria wields a huge pair of scissors he uses to snip the shadows of his victims and collect them. In case of emergency, he can pull the blades apart and wield them like cutlasses. Wano arc introduces the "Karakurito" (Mechanical Swords), weapons looking like standard katana at first but with mechanical enhancements to provide a secondary mode of use and become a special weapon: Holdem's sword (in the anime at least) can become a Whip Sword, while Sasaki wields the Karakuri Rasento (Mechanical Helix Sword), a dao-like katana with diagonal bladed flaps on the sides of the main blade which can jut out and spin at great speed, turning the sword into a drill. King's katana has a similar mechanism, as shown when several alternate segments of the blade retract in a comb-like pattern to catch Zoro's sword and disarm him.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_9e418e59	comment	The Three Musketeers (1993) has the assault on the ship that was to carry the Cardinal's Treaty to the Duke of Buckingham. Porthos encounters an Asian fighter, who pulls out a jian, then pulls it apart into two swords, and proceeds to show off his sword shuffling skills before attacking. Porthos, of course, mocks his show and cuts a rope holding a grille in place, sending the Ninja below deck.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_9fbcbdb	comment	In Four Deadly Secrets Alice Sgathanâ€™s two-hander sword splits into two separate blades with their own handles. It's also a gun.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_a058fdcf	comment	Power Rangers Operation Overdrive has Kamdor, whose two swords combine into a double-bladed naginata.
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Power Rangers Operation Overdrive	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_a058fdcf
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_a0cd79f9	comment	Galtar and the Golden Lance: The title hero wields the eponymous weapon as a pair of sabers, which can join together at the pommel into a Double Weapon or a more powerful sword, it also retracts into a double pommel-shaped stick.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_a28b92ae	comment	Shu Lien's weapon of choice in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a Dao that can split in two.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_a81325d3	comment	Final Fantasy examples: Pictured above is Cloud's sword in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, the Fusion Sword. It's actually six BFSs joined together. And he can simply unclip any of the component swords in the middle of a battle for an instant secondary weapon. A common Fan name for the weapon is the "Swiss Army Sword" (but that's a different trope). The sword also goes by the name First Tsurugi (translated as "First Sword") in the fandom due to a mistranslation of a developer's words. The film creators never got around to actually naming them except for calling the base sword "First Sword", so the general term used for the whole thing is just "Fusion Swords". Surprisingly enough, there do exist cosplay versions of this sword that manage all six parts. In Dissidia Final Fantasy, Cloud has the fusion swords from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children mentioned above, but only in his alternate costume. Normally he wields the first Tsurugi, but when he goes into EX mode it changes to the fully assembled version. When he uses Omnislash v.5 the Fusion Sword does not split into the separate weapons. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Cloud switches from his classic Buster Sword to the Fusion Swords when set to any of his Advent Children-based costumes. Since the update that added Sephiroth he also uses Omnislash v.5 in such costumes, complete with the sword splitting. In Final Fantasy IX, Zidane had to pick between daggers or two-bladed swords, but in Dissidia Final Fantasy, he switches between the two in different attacks. Garland from Final Fantasy can split his BFS into two smaller swords, in addition to its other functions, in Dissidia Final Fantasy. In both Final Fantasy XII and Dissidia Final Fantasy, Gabranth uses two swords that connect into one. Sazh's pistols in Final Fantasy XIII will fuse into a single assault rifle at the end of an attack combo, while Fang's twin-bladed spear can be pulled apart into a sansetsukon. Lightning's summon, Odin, wields a BFS. In Gestalt Mode, she splits it and dual-wields the halves. Noel's twin blades in Final Fantasy XIII-2 combine together into a giant spear. Final Fantasy XIV' The Red Mage uses a rapier and Power Crystal. For spellcasting, they attach the crystal to the hilt of their sword, converting it into a Magic Staff of sorts. The Viper takes a page out of Zidane's book and uses a pair of swords that join at the hilt to become a Double Weapon.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_ab59a0ce	comment	An upgrade to the Amulet of Daylight from Trollhunters gives Jim a pair of daggers that can be combined into a Battle Boomerang.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_ac67074d	comment	Robin from Teen Titans once slapped two of his bird-a-rangs together, somehow turning them into a sword. It didn't make sense, but it was cool. More common were his kali sticks, modified so that they could be clicked together into a single short staff. Which could then grow to a full-sized quarterstaff. Not that they ever were shown to extend when separated...
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Teen Titans	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_ac67074d
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_ac9f81ac	comment	In Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, some Jedi (not including you) can split their Darth Maul-style light-lances into two lightsabers. Which makes sense, since Maul's saber was effectively made by welding two lightsaber hilt props together — and when it was cut in half by Obi-Wan, he was still able to use one. This trick gave Darth Bane a nasty shock in Path of Destruction, since the Sith hadn't been teaching anyone to deal with a twin-saber style. The player character can also (if wielding a saber staff) extinguish just one of its blades to use medium stance (or to throw it).
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_ade3bb35	comment	Mockingbird's usual weapon of choice is a staff that splits into two shorter halves for Dual Wielding purposes as needed and can be rejoined just as quickly. This apparently doesn't interfere with its ability to also, for example, act as a vaulting pole.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_af816544	comment	Similarly, the Hyperion Gundam in Gundam SEED X Astray has a beam submachinegun that comes with a Beam bayonet. The bayonet itself can be launched for extra killy goodness.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_b083559a	comment	Batwoman (2019): Subverted. Kate's staff is seemingly an example, but actually she just snapped it in two. Luke complains that now he has to build her a new one.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_b0e228be	comment	Six of Generator Rex commonly fights with two collapsible swords. He can connect them to create a powerful magnet, which he uses to throw debris into whoever he's fighting.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_b1df22ec	comment	Hubert Oswell's weapon in Tales of Graces is a double-ended blade that not only splits into two pistols but can be used as a bow!
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_b2fba3e0	comment	Ultra Series: Some Ultramen uses weapons, and a few of them falls into this trope. Ultraman Zero: Zero can combine his Twin Zero Sluggers into a massive curved blade that glows with plasma energy and can slice kaijus apart with ease. Ultraman Orb: In Hurricane Slash mode, combining the powers or Ultraman Jack and the aforementioned Zero, allows Orb to summon the Slugger Lance, created by combining Jack's Ultra Lance and Zero's Twin Sluggers. A variation in Ultraman Leo; one episode had Leo fighting the spear-wielding Alien Kettle while unarmed, so what does he do? Grab a pair of smokestacks from a nearby factory, put them together - tada, instant nunchucks.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_b54790e4	comment	In Call Of Duty Infinite Warfare there is an assault rifle, the Type-2, that splits into two machine pistols. Or two shotguns if you're using the Butcher variant.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_b9534bb1	comment	Raf from Troll Mountain has an ax with a dagger in the handle.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_b9a0d78d	comment	In a clear shout-out to Aliens (as well as a nifty way to make up for the severe lack of variety compared to d20 Modern), d20 Future contains rules for combining various bits of tech and, yes, other weapons into any given weapon. With the right modifications, one could make a fully automatic plasma shotgun with an attached acid-grenade launcher that can be fired around corners without looking thanks to targeting software integrated into contact lenses. Also, flashlight! Because seriously, screw you, Doom 3.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_ba6cc3a1	comment	In Granblue Fantasy, the Stance System of Yuisis revolves around her Relic of Ditoria. The standard Heavensbane Mode is a classic sword-and-board set that grants her defensive skills; Starslayer Mode combines the short sword and shield into a single greatsword for an overwhelming offense.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_bc8c0393	comment	In the Digimon Universe: App Monsters manga, Shutmon can separate the blades of his scissors to dual-wield alongside his wrist-mounted blades. This is in contrast to the anime, where he just wields the whole thing as one big sword.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_bcadd7cb	comment	In Warhammer 40,000: The Klaivex leaders of the Dark Eldar Incubi sects have the option of replacing their regular klaives with demiklaives. Demiklaives can be used either connected together as a single large and powerful blade or separated into a pair of regular-sized blades for increased speed. Combi-weapons are given to specialists and officers, particularly among the various flavors of Space Marines. They are the Marines' signature Boltgun as the main weapon with an underbarrel (or overbarrel) weapon with one use, usually a flamethrower, meltagun, a plasmagun, or a gravity gun. Other variants include the much more traditional grenade launcher, one that shoots poison needles, and a crossbow (It Makes Sense in Context). One weapon used by sects that are associated with the Ecclesiarchy uses an Eveiscerator Chainsword with a heavy flamethrower built into the hilt. The Adeptus Custodes (the Imperium's most elite mooks) use halberds with a variety of short range guns guilt into the haft to help them soften up targets before getting in close.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_bcb32dc6	comment	Shadowrun has a few examples (mostly assault rifles with underslung grenade launchers/shotguns), though the rules allow a creative mechanic to bolt together just about anything.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_bf1c49e9	comment	Wolfenstein: The Old Blood: B.J. accidentally breaks a water pipe while climbing it, only to realize that the shape it took makes it a great pair of weapons. B.J. can dual-wield them as a stake and cudgel or combine them into a greathammer.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_bfb483af	comment	Splatoon: Splatoon 2 introduces a pair of guns called the Dualie Squelchers, which are actually the Dual Squelcher from the original Splatoon split into two halves. After a player performs a dodge roll with them, the two guns will be temporarily held together in a way that effectively converts them into a single Dual Squelcher.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_c2463c46	comment	Garland from Final Fantasy can split his BFS into two smaller swords, in addition to its other functions, in Dissidia Final Fantasy.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_cf10c600	comment	TRON: Legacy: Rinzler wields two Discs, which fit together as one. This weapon also showed up in the discredited sequel TRON 2.0 (which pre-dated Legacy) where it was called a "Sequencer" and up to four Deadly Discs could be thrown. Some Black Guards have batons that splits in two Laser Blades wielded like bo sticks.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_cf206581	comment	A variation in Ultraman Leo; one episode had Leo fighting the spear-wielding Alien Kettle while unarmed, so what does he do? Grab a pair of smokestacks from a nearby factory, put them together - tada, instant nunchucks.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_cf20724a	comment	Ultraman Orb: In Hurricane Slash mode, combining the powers or Ultraman Jack and the aforementioned Zero, allows Orb to summon the Slugger Lance, created by combining Jack's Ultra Lance and Zero's Twin Sluggers.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_d11cd383	comment	Parodied in Kamen Rider Den-O when the Owner at one point uses a SPOON that is one of these. Also played straight with the Dengasher, which is both this and a Swiss-Army Weapon, as it can be disassembled into four parts and reassembled into five different combinations, including Den-O Wing Form's preferred modes of a handaxe and boomerang.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_d11e211f	comment	Kamen Rider Gaim: Gaim's Musou Saber can be combined with his other sword into a naginata, his flail into a kusarigama, or his BFG into a BFS. The movie-only Kamen Rider Mars is equipped with the Sword Bringer, which can be sheathed in the Apple Reflector.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_d2c74459	comment	Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam's X-1 and X-2 possess the Zanbuster, a beam rifle made by combining their pistol (Buster Gun) and cutlass (Beam Zanber) weapons.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_d4ef40fe	comment	Mashin Sentai Kiramager: The sword and handgun that the kiramagers use can be combined to make a rifle, although only Juuru does this because he is the only one who uses both.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_d557c9a2	comment	Dual Blade in the Lufia series is one of these... maybe. Different games have shown it as either one or two blades, suggesting it may be able to separate and recombine.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_d56cd064	comment	Power Rangers Zeo had two: the Zeo Power Pod Sword could combine with the Zeo Laser Pistol to form the Advanced Zeo Laser Pistol, one of which could then further combine with the team's individual weapons to form the Zeo Blaster.
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Power Rangers Zeo	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_d56cd064
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_d56ea5ab	comment	Nioh 2 and the DLC have two new weapons: the "Switchglaive" (in original "Naginatagama") is a mechanical weapon which, depending on the stance, can turn into either some sort of axe (with the blade parallel to the handle), a giant scythe or a naginata. In the DLC we have the "Splitstaff", which is essentially a long staff able to split into a whip-like nunchaku weapon.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_dd936f4a	comment	In The Beastmaster, the title hero had a staff-spear that could be separated into a mace and... mini... spear... thingy.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_e18ab4ea	comment	In Strife there is the Sigil, an Artifact of Doom Evil Weapon with some assembly required. Any given piece of the Sigil is a devastating weapon but it grows more powerful as they are combined.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_e5c5bc22	comment	GURPS: Martial Arts has stats for adding a number of different functionalities to melee weapons. Both High-Tech and Ultra-Tech have accessories for guns and beam weapons as well as stats for crazy real-life stuff like the Cutlass Pistol.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_e67a7d6c	comment	Negima! Magister Negi Magi: Kaede with her rather large Shuriken. Word of God says it breaks down into knives to be carried around, however this detail has never shown up, as she's never used them separately.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_e71c679	comment	Ban/Deka Red's twin guns in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger could combine into a longer sawed-off rifle with more power. The other rangers similarly had batons and taser-rigged knuckle dusters that can combine into a sort of gun. These carried over into Power Rangers S.P.D., as well.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_e75c6d45	comment	Thaco in Goblins fights with two swords which, when not in use, can be combined into a walking stick. He later ends up losing one of them, though.
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Goblins (Webcomic)	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_e75c6d45
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_e89f120b	comment	In the Mobile Suit Gundam, the Gundam's Beam Swords could be combined into a Beam Javelin. This was later dropped in the movies.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_e9c7b01b	comment	In Dissidia Final Fantasy, Cloud has the fusion swords from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children mentioned above, but only in his alternate costume. Normally he wields the first Tsurugi, but when he goes into EX mode it changes to the fully assembled version. When he uses Omnislash v.5 the Fusion Sword does not split into the separate weapons.
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_ea11f9d8	comment	Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: Ninjaman in Samuraiman form creates a spear by combining his sword with its sheath.
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Ninja Sentai Kakuranger	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_ea11f9d8
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Bifurcated Weapon / int_eb6802b4	comment	Noel's twin blades in Final Fantasy XIII-2 combine together into a giant spear.
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Final Fantasy XIII (Video Game)	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_eb6802b4
Bifurcated Weapon / int_eeb69732	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Bifurcated Weapon / int_eeb69732	comment	In Path of Destruction, the first Darth Bane novel, Bane's lightsaber instructor surprises him during a duel by pulling this trick with his saberstaff.
Bifurcated Weapon / int_eeb69732	featureApplicability	1.0
Bifurcated Weapon / int_eeb69732	featureConfidence	1.0
Darth Bane	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_eeb69732
Bifurcated Weapon / int_eef5470a	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Bifurcated Weapon / int_eef5470a	comment	Rurouni Kenshin: In the last arc of the manga, Yahiko faces an antagonist whose bo split into a six-segment nunchaku, and the ensuing battle demonstrates a fundamental weakness of such a weapon: by attacking it with his succession technique the instant it's about to separate, he puts enough strain on the joints that the entire thing splinters. Shinomori Aoshi has a scabbard that contains two swords, a style he adopted after his first defeat by Kenshin. The second sword is drawn only for Worthy Opponents; for others he uses his basic one-sword style.
Bifurcated Weapon / int_eef5470a	featureApplicability	1.0
Bifurcated Weapon / int_eef5470a	featureConfidence	1.0
Rurouni Kenshin (Manga)	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_eef5470a
Bifurcated Weapon / int_f3ae2950	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Bifurcated Weapon / int_f3ae2950	comment	In Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Sundowner uses a pair of machetes that can combine to form a giant pair of scissors.
Bifurcated Weapon / int_f3ae2950	featureApplicability	1.0
Bifurcated Weapon / int_f3ae2950	featureConfidence	1.0
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Video Game)	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_f3ae2950
Bifurcated Weapon / int_f4b0cbe2	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Bifurcated Weapon / int_f4b0cbe2	comment	Ranger's Apprentice: Rangers carry two "strikers", essentially just short metal rods which are meant to provide a convenient weight in your hand for giving someone a Tap on the Head. However, they can also be connected together into a balanced throwing weapon.
Bifurcated Weapon / int_f4b0cbe2	featureApplicability	1.0
Bifurcated Weapon / int_f4b0cbe2	featureConfidence	1.0
Ranger's Apprentice	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_f4b0cbe2
Bifurcated Weapon / int_f6a54e75	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Bifurcated Weapon / int_f6a54e75	comment	In Kingdom Hearts, Xigbar's two crossbows can combine in two different ways. By connecting the front of one into the end of the other, he can create a sniper rifle. By joining the two ends together, he can create a longbow.
Bifurcated Weapon / int_f6a54e75	featureApplicability	1.0
Bifurcated Weapon / int_f6a54e75	featureConfidence	1.0
Kingdom Hearts (Franchise)	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_f6a54e75
Bifurcated Weapon / int_fa5e90fd	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Bifurcated Weapon / int_fa5e90fd	comment	In one City of Heroes arc, there's a villain named Trapdoor who's POWER is to bifurcate HIMSELF (he's actually summoning alternate reality versions of himself, it seems). If you don't defeat these Bifurcations, Trapdoor's regeneration level goes through the roof, making defeating him impossible.
Bifurcated Weapon / int_fa5e90fd	featureApplicability	1.0
Bifurcated Weapon / int_fa5e90fd	featureConfidence	1.0
City of Heroes (Video Game)	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_fa5e90fd
Bifurcated Weapon / int_fbd4564f	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Bifurcated Weapon / int_fbd4564f	comment	WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior: Main character Eryk's weapon of choice, the "ruler", is essentially what you'd get if you took Guts's Dragonslayer sword and broke it up into interlocking separable segments. On its own it can crush its way through mundane objects with sheer brute force, but Eryk can charge it with lightning to extend its reach and control it like a whip.
Bifurcated Weapon / int_fbd4564f	featureApplicability	1.0
Bifurcated Weapon / int_fbd4564f	featureConfidence	1.0
WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_fbd4564f
Bifurcated Weapon / int_fdc66d32	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Bifurcated Weapon / int_fdc66d32	comment	Kamen Rider Double: Cyclone Joker Xtreme comes with the Prism Bicker, which can split into the Prism Sword and Bicker Shield.
Bifurcated Weapon / int_fdc66d32	featureApplicability	1.0
Bifurcated Weapon / int_fdc66d32	featureConfidence	1.0
Kamen Rider Double	hasFeature	Bifurcated Weapon / int_fdc66d32

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Bifurcated Weapon	processingCategory2	Weapons and Wielding Tropes
Scissor Seven (Animation) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Combattler V / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Genesis of Aquarion / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Intrigue in the Bakumatsu / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
My-Otome / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
The Fuma Conspiracy / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
X-Men: Before the Fall (Comic Book) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Kyon: Big Damn Hero (Fanfic) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Tattered Capes Under a Shattered Moon (Fanfic) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
The Desert Storm (Fanfic) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
The Echo Ranger (Fanfic) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
The Gray Jedi Series (Fanfic) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Full Moon Scimitar / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Phantasm / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
The Man with the Golden Gun / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
The One / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
The Proud Youth / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
The Secret Of The Dirk / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
The Sword Stained With Royal Blood / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
The Three Musketeers (1993) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
TRON: Legacy / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Ultraman X The Movie: Here Comes! Our Ultraman / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Masters of the Universe (Franchise) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Rebuild World / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Dragonlance: The New Adventures / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Rebuild World / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Samurai Girls / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Sir Apropos of Nothing / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Troll Mountain / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
GARO	seeAlso	Bifurcated Weapon
Swiss Army Weapon	seeAlso	Bifurcated Weapon
Deadman Wonderland (Manga) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
World Embryo (Manga) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Darwin's Soldiers (Roleplay) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Star Army (Roleplay) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Choushinsei Flashman / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Denji Sentai Megaranger / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Hikari Sentai Maskman / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Kousoku Sentai Turboranger / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Kyūkyū Sentai GoGoV / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Power Rangers Dino Charge / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Power Rangers in Space / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Power Rangers S.P.D. / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Power Rangers Zeo / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Star Trek: Voyager / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Tokkei Winspector / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Genius: The Transgression (Tabletop Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Rocket Age (Tabletop Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
ANNO: Mutationem (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Cortex Command (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Death Vegas (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Final Fantasy XIII (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
God Eater (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Grand Chase (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Heroes of the Storm (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Hexyz Force (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
IDOLA: Phantasy Star Saga (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Kid Icarus: Uprising (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Marathon (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Sengoku Basara (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Splatoon 2 (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Strife (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
The Surge 2 (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
TRON 2.0 (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Vindictus (Video Game) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Man at Arms (Web Video) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Chaos Theory (Webcomic) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Goblins (Webcomic) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Black Star / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Blue Eye Samurai / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Galtar and the Golden Lance / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002) / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Masters of the Universe: Revelation / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Storm Hawks / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
The Thief and the Cobbler / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon
Trollhunters / int_b06aaffa	type	Bifurcated Weapon

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