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• Cheap "wall-ornament" weapons and their habit of being extremely heavy and unwieldly.
  
• Perhaps an electric guitar of some variety? ("Axe")
  
• Clash at Demonhead an old NES game.
  

• Rescue the Peasant might be intended to be a weaker version of Save the Queen - PQRS are next to each other in the alphabet -> Peasant, Queen, Rescue, Save. Rescue/Save are synonymous, but obviously a peasant is not quite as important as a queen, hence the sword being a short sword instead of a greatsword.
  
• Vormav, also on the final fantasy theme is a villain from FFTactics, though the effects the axe gives you don't seem related to him and he uses a silver sword. He also uses a Save the Queen.
  

ITEM(sunsword, meleeweapon)
{
};

ITEM(rescuethepeasant, meleeweapon)
{
};

ITEM(vormav, meleeweapon)
{
};

ITEM(cronus, meleeweapon)
{
};

ITEM(defender, meleeweapon)
{
};

ITEM(aethier, meleeweapon)
{
};

ITEM(aegis, shield)
{
};

ITEM(phoenixshield, shield)
{
};

ITEM(belderiver, meleeweapon)
{
 public:
  virtual truth AllowAlphaEverywhere() const { return true; }
 protected:
  virtual int GetClassAnimationFrames() const { return 32; }
  virtual col16 GetOutlineColor(int) const;
  virtual alpha GetOutlineAlpha(int) const;
};

ITEM(loricatushammer, meleeweapon)
{
 public:
  virtual truth AllowAlphaEverywhere() const { return true; }
 protected:
  virtual int GetClassAnimationFrames() const { return 32; }
  virtual col16 GetOutlineColor(int) const;
  virtual alpha GetOutlineAlpha(int) const;
};

ITEM(goldenjaguarshirt, bodyarmor)
{
 public:
  virtual truth IsConsumable() const { return false; }
  virtual truth AllowAlphaEverywhere() const { return true; }
 protected:
  virtual int GetClassAnimationFrames() const { return 32; }
  virtual col16 GetOutlineColor(int) const;
  virtual alpha GetOutlineAlpha(int) const;
};

ITEM(demonhead, meleeweapon)
{
 public:
  virtual truth AllowAlphaEverywhere() const { return true; }
 protected:
  virtual int GetClassAnimationFrames() const { return 32; }
  virtual col16 GetOutlineColor(int) const;
  virtual alpha GetOutlineAlpha(int) const;
};

ITEM(smite, meleeweapon)
{
 public:
  virtual truth HitEffect(character*, character*, v2, int, int, truth);
  virtual int GetSpecialFlags() const;
  virtual truth ReceiveDamage(character*, int, int, int);
};

ITEM(muramasa, meleeweapon)
{
 public:
  virtual truth HitEffect(character*, character*, v2, int, int, truth);
  virtual truth AllowAlphaEverywhere() const { return true; }
 protected:
  virtual int GetClassAnimationFrames() const { return 32; }
  virtual col16 GetOutlineColor(int) const;
  virtual alpha GetOutlineAlpha(int) const;
};

ITEM(masamune, meleeweapon)
{
 public:
  virtual truth HitEffect(character*, character*, v2, int, int, truth);
  virtual truth AllowAlphaEverywhere() const { return true; }
 protected:
  virtual int GetClassAnimationFrames() const { return 32; }
  virtual col16 GetOutlineColor(int) const;
  virtual alpha GetOutlineAlpha(int) const;
};

ITEM(zulfiqar, meleeweapon)
{
 public:
  virtual truth HitEffect(character*, character*, v2, int, int, truth);
};

ITEM(tipswordofpenetration, meleeweapon)
{
 public:
  virtual truth HitEffect(character*, character*, v2, int, int, truth);
};

ITEM(maingauche, meleeweapon)
{
};

ITEM(lynslag, meleeweapon)
{
};

ITEM(thievesgirdle, belt)
{
 public:
  virtual truth HitEffect(character*, character*, v2, int, int, truth);
 protected:
  virtual truth CleptiaHelps(ccharacter*, ccharacter*) const;
};

• The Vorpal Sword from the Jabberwocky poem.
  
• An old trope in manga/anime/movies of breathing chi onto a blade to enhance its sharpness or allow it to fire off air beam blades when swung. Except without the already-present-blade part.
  

 5,
    "\"I would rather grow a share of crops in hell than stay alive.\"",
    "@Dd gives you a blank stare. \"To succeed in your quest, you must look at life like it is a double-edged blade.\"",
    "\"Having both invincibility and immortality... a thought too painful for me.\"",
    "\"If only I knew what's keeping me alive - I would have been dead centuries ago.\"";
    "\"I'm led to consider a different path: Heaven for climate, Hell for company.\"";