- "The true Holy Spear which pierces the flesh of God. Take the ambition of Domination sleeping within me and pierce through the gap of blessing and destruction."
- ― Cao Cao (Highschool DxD)
- "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
- ― Hebrews 4:12
- "By this Holy King Sword Caliburn, be it Fenrir's blood or dimensional space, all will be cut!"
- ― Arthur Pendragon (Highschool DxD)
The ability to wield or create any divine weapon. Variation of Power Weaponry and Divine Object. Not to be confused with Transcendent Weaponry.
Also Called[]
- Godly/Holy/Mythic/Sacred Weapon
- Weapons Of Divinity
Capabilities[]
The user is able to create and wield any kind of weapon of divine powers. The weapon can also grant the user special powers of any kind, make them invincible and even reach the same level of power of a deity making it possible for the user to hurt or kill a god.
Applications[]
- Absolute Combat
- Absolute Weaponry
- Absolute Defense
- Adaptive Weaponry
- Angelic Slayer
- Angelic Force Manipulation (Varies; Angelic Weaponry only)
- Demonic Slayer
- Divine Force Manipulation
- One-Man Army
- Army Annihilation
- Power Manifestation
- Purification (Varies)
- Weapon Manipulation
- Worthiness Enchantment
Variations[]
- Absolute Weaponry
- Aether Weaponry
- Angelic Weaponry
- Apocalyptic Weaponry
- Benefic Weaponry
- Bansho Fan Proficiency
- Creative Weaponry
- Cosmic Weaponry
- Chaos Weaponry
- Destructive Weaponry
- Death Weaponry
- Divine Blade Construction
- Divine Bow Construction
- Divine Polearm Construction
- Divine Ranged Weaponry
- Divine Sword Proficiency
- Divine Whip Generation
- Demonic Weaponry
- Life Weaponry
- Magic Weaponry
- Malefic Weaponry
- Nether Weaponry
- Order Weaponry
- Power Weaponry
- Primordial Weaponry
- Ruyi Jingu Bang Proficiency
- Spiritual Weaponry
- Scientific Weaponry
- Technological Weaponry
- Technomagical Weaponry
- Transcendent Weaponry
- Transcendent Blade Proficiency
Associations[]
- Almighty Object Fusion
- Divine Constructs
- Divine-Demonic Weaponry
- Divine Force Manipulation
- Divine Metal Manipulation
- Divine Sword Proficiency
- Holy Fire Weaponry
- Power Weaponry
- Powerful Objects
- Supernatural Weapon Proficiency
- Transcendent Weaponry
Limitations[]
- May be equaled by other Divine Weaponry.
- May only be wielded by its creator or someone the weapon chooses.
- May have a will of its own.
- May need to have certain conditions so that it can be used.
- May need to be in perfect balance with the weapon.
- May be useless against beings with Absolute Immortality, Flawless Indestructibility and Omnipotence.
Known Users[]
- The Belmont Family (Castlevania); via The Vampire Killer
- Dwarves (The Circumstances Leading to Waltraute's Marriage)
- Wonder Women (DC Comics)
- Emi Yusa (The Devil is a Part-Timer!)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Vishnu and his avatars (Hindu Mythology)
- Various Warriors (Hindu Mythology)
- Olympian Gods and Titans (God of War)
- Yuuto Kiba (Highschool DxD)
- Issei Hyoudou (Highschool DxD)
- Xenovia (Highschool DxD)
- Irina Shidou (Highschool DxD)
- Arthur Pendragon (Highschool DxD)
- Jeanne (Highschool DxD)
- Freed Sellzen (Highschool DxD)
- Tobio Ikuse (Highschool DxD)
- David Serro (Highschool DxD)
- Siegfried Kaslana (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Cecilia Schariac (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Hida Kizuna (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia)
- Hida Reiri (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia)
- Himekawa Hayuru (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia)
- Gravel (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia)
- Zelshione (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia)
- Yurishia Farandole (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia)
- Izanagi and Izanami (Japanese Mythology)
- Pit (Kid Icarus)
- Annerose Vajra (Koutetsu no Majo Annerose)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics)
- Beta Ray Bill (Marvel Comics)
- Eric Masterson/Thunderstrike (Marvel Comics)
- Dane Whitman/the Black Knight (Marvel Comics)
- Attuma (Marvel's Avengers Assemble) formerly
- Orochimaru (Naruto)
- Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)
- Obito Uchiha (Naruto)
- Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
- Odin (Norse Mythology)
- Thor (Norse Mythology)
- Panty (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Stocking (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Galaxy Rangers (Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy)
- Operation Overdrive Rangers (Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive)
- Various Characters (Record of Ragnarok)
- Jerry (Rick And Morty)
- Jack (Samurai Jack)
- Shadowhunters (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- Iron Sisters; specialize in Weapon Creation
- Jeanne d'Arc (Shingeki no Bahamut)
- Amira (Shingeki no Bahamut)
- Susano'o (Shinto Mythology)
- Last Dragonborn ("Skyrim")
- Excalibur (Soul Eater)
- Siegfried Schtauffen /(Soulcalibur)
- Othinus (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Leivinia Birdway (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Arturia Pendragon (TYPE-MOON)
- Durga (TYPE-MOON); via Mahisasuramardini
- Gilgamesh (TYPE-MOON)
- Shirou Emiya (TYPE-MOON)
- Yamato Takeru (TYPE-MOON)
- Lee Geon (Return of the Disaster-Class Hero)
- Queen Arthur (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Destroyer (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Durandal (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Longinus (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Excalibur (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Gungnir (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Mjolnir (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Kaycee (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Arch Knight (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Witchblade Hosts (Witchblade)
- Sara Pezzini
- Danielle Baptiste
- Exorcists (Hazbin Hotel)
Known Weapons[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Hestia Knife (DanMachi)
- Better Half (The Devil is a Part-Timer!)
- Holy Swords (Highschool DxD)
- Kongoyasha (Koutetsu no Majo Annerose)
- Zipang (La Blue Girl)
- Spear of Longinus (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Backlace (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Stripe I and Stripe II (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Precieuse (Shingeki no Bahamut)
- God Key (Shingeki no Bahamut)
- Maltet (Shingeki no Bahamut)
- Demon Key (Shingeki no Bahamut)
- Gabriel's ship (Shingeki no Bahamut)
- Holy Swords (Shinmai Maou no Testament)
- Georgius
- Balmung
- Godly Weapons (Shinmai Maou no Testament)
- Byakko
- Seiryu
- Genbu
- Suzaku
- Gungnir (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Gungnir replica (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Weapon-type Divine Constructs (TYPE-MOON)
Cartoons/Comics
- Heaven Gun (American Dad! - The Most Adequate Christmas Ever)
- Ebony Blade (Marvel Comics)
- Jack's Katana (Samurai Jack)
- Trident of Neptune (Marvel Comics)
Live Television
- Quasar Sabers (Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy)
- Sentinel/Excelsior Sword/Zubaan Sacred Sword (Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive/GoGo Sentai Boukenger)
- Angel Blades (Supernatural)
- Hands of God (Supernatural)
Folklore/Mythology
- Imhullu (Babylonian Mythology)
- Ruyi Jingu Bang (Chinese Mythology)
- Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu (Hindu Mythology)
- Shiva's Trishula (Hindu Mythology)
- Bident of Hades (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Trident of Poseidon (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Zeus's Lightning Bolt (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Amenonuhoko (Japanese Mythology)
- Kusanagi (Japanese Mythology)
- Sanmyō no ken (Japanese Mythology)
- Gungnir (Norse Mythology)
- Mjölnir (Norse Mythology)
- Laeventein (Norse Mythology)
Video Games
- Einlanzer (Chrono Cross)
- Hestia Knife (Danmachi)
- Blade of Olympus (God of War)
- Leviathan Axe (God of War)
- Mjölnir (God of War: Ragnarök)
- Gungnir (God of War: Ragnarök)
- Ingrid (God of War: Ragnarök)
- Draupnir Spear (God of War: Ragnarök)
- Auriel's Bow (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Auriel's Shield (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Dawnbreaker (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Mace of Molag Bal (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Mehrunes' Razor (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Volendrung (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Divine Keys (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Barbed Cross (inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood)
- Three Sacred Treasures (Kid Icarus)
- Master Sword (The Legend of Zelda)
- Soul Calibur (Soulcalibur)
- Objects of God (Soul Cartel)
- Joker's Sickle (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Monado (Xenoblade Chronicles)
- New Moon Sword (Kingdom of Paradise)
- Full Moon Sword (Kingdom of Paradise)
- Five Clan Swords (Kingdom of Paradise)
- Kirin Sword
- Seiryu Sword
- Byakko Sword
- Suzaku Sword
- Genbu Sword
Web Animation/Comics
- Angelic weapons (Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss)
Other
- Godsend (Magic the Gathering)
- Seraph blades (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- Weapons inscribed with angelic runes (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
Kurohime (Magic User Kurohime) wielding the Ultimate Sword, which contains the four Spirit Kings, and possesses so much power that it can cut through anything, even the Six High Gods and an entire planet.
Itachi Uchiha's Susanoo (Naruto) could summon the holy sealing blade, Totsuka no Tsurugi, which is capable of sealing anything it pierces.
Panty and Stocking (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt) are able to transform their garments into powerful weapons, Backlace, and Stripe I and II respectively, that possess the abilities to blast and cut ghosts, demons, and angels.
The Spear of Longinus (Neon Genesis Evangelion) can pierce all A.T. Fields and is instrumental in the Instrumentality of Mankind.
Emi Yusa (The Devil is a Part-Timer!) wields Better Half, a holy sword crafted from heavenly metal that can only be used by a human-angel hybrid.
Arthur Pendragon (High School DxD) is the current wielder of his ancestor, King Arthur's first legendary Holy Sword, Caliburn, the Sword in the Stone and the most powerful Holy Sword in Existence able to rend apart space and dimensions.
Xenovia (High School DxD) the current wielder of Durandal, the legendary holy sword of the Paladin Roland.
The True Excalibur (High School DxD) was King Arthur's second legendary Holy Sword which has seven unique powers, was broken and then reforged into seven different fragments, which maintained their individual abilities using alchemy…
Jeanne (High School DxD) possesses the Blade Blacksmith Sacred Gear which allows her to create infinite numbers of Holy Swords.
Tobio Ikuse (High School DxD) wields the Ame-no-Ohabari, the most powerful divine sword of Shinto legends that killed Kagutsuchi.
Issei Hyodou (High School DxD) is the current wielder of Ascalon, the Holy Sword of Saint George, the Dragon Slaying Saint.
David Serro (High School DxD) is the wielder of Galantine, a sister blade to Excalibur and the legendary Holy Sword of Sir Gawain of the Knights of the Round Table.
Hida Kizuna and Himekawa Hayuru (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia) Heart Hybrid Gears have been enhanced by Hida Nayutas' power to the point where they could fight godly beings.
Hida Reiri (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia) wearing Zecros, the strongest Heart Hybrid Gear that grants her the power to overwhelm a godly being.
Hestia Knife (DanMachi) is a mithril knife imbued with the blessing of the Goddess Hestia along with her hair and ichor, making it a divine weapon.
Othinus (Toaru Majutsu no Index) wielding the lance Gungnir which allows her to "destroy" the world and reshape it as she wishes. Gungnir also allows Othinus to bypass her 50/50 restriction.
Leivinia Birdway (Toaru Majutsu no Index) by using the knowledge of Index's 103,000 grimoires, Birdway was able able to construct a lance on their own fine-tuned for human use, which twisted its properties a bit, Though it was a fake and a replica of the original, it did not give Birdway the properties and abilities of Magic God, referred by her as imitation divine technique. As such, she had to continually receive the knowledge of 103,000 grimoires through Index's singing. Nevertheless despite being an imitation of the original it would most likely destroy the world.
Excalibur (Soul Eater) in addition to being one of the Eight Warlords, is the Strongest Demon Weapon is hailed as the Holy Sword, which predates all the Demon Weapons and surpasses even all the Death Scythes…
…his weapon form, the Holy Sword, is a powerful weapon that empowers his wielder, letting them sprout light wings and rend apart space itself.
Cartoons/Comics[]
Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics) wields Mjolnir, a powerful hammer that possesses great durability,the ability to absorb energy as well project it and a Worthiness Enchantment that allows it to be wielded only by him and those deem worthy.
After founding a strange black ore called the Starstone, Merlin of Camelot created The Ebony Blade (Marvel Comics) an enchanted sword capable of slicing through the strongest objects and killing anything in existence.
Jack (Samurai Jack) possesses a Magic Sword that forged by the deities Odin, Ra, and Vishnu, and powered by the righteousness and Qi of his father...
Attuma (Marvel's Avengers Assemble) wielding the Trident of Neptune a divine weapon of the ocean deity Neptune with power over the ocean itself.
Literature[]
Mythology/Folklore[]
Video Games[]
Auriel's Bow (Elder Scrolls) is a bow believed to have been used by Auri-El, the elvish incarnation of Akatosh.
Dawnbreaker (Elder Scrolls) is the Daedric Artifact of Meridia and has the power to "burn away corruption and false life".
Mehrunes' Razor (The Elder Scrolls) is the Daedric Artifact of Mehrunes Dagon, and has a chance of killing any being with a single cut.
The Barbed Cross (inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood) is a holy relic specifically designed to combat vampires and other creatures of the night, forged from silver, submerged in holy water, and blessed by God Himself.
Pit (Kid Icarus) armed with the Three Sacred Treasures: The Mirror Shield, the Arrows of Light, and the Wings of Pegasus.
In many incarnations, Link (The Legend of Zelda) wields the Master Sword. Blessed by the Goddess, Hylia, the blade possesses the abilities to repel evil, protect its user from corruption, absorbing energy in various forms, and possesses a mystical link that allows it to only be wielded by those who possess the soul of the goddess's chosen hero.
The Phantom Sword (The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass) is a holy weapon that can take down phantoms and the evil Bellum.
Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden) possesses the Dragon Sword, a weapon carved from the fangs of one the Divine Dragon Deities and infused with its power. The sword can only be wielded by the strongest and most spiritually pure of mankind. Once combined with Eye of the Dragon, it becomes the True Dragon Sword, possessing unrivaled power that is capable of upsetting the balance of the world.
Siegfried Schtauffen (Soulcalibur) is one of the wielders of Soul Calibur, the powerful holy sword created to destroy Soul Edge. With Soul Calibur in his possession, Siegfried can summon numerous ice crystals, use the crystals to create armor around him, and use its power to combat Soul Edge's demonic force.
With her noble phantasm, Mahisasuramardini, Durga can wield ten armaments bestowed upon her by the gods.