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It's most likely a graveyard for warriors with [[Weapon Tombstone|swords standing in for proper headstones]].

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== Anime and Manga ==

** And during his less-inner struggle to awaken his [[Super Mode]], Ichigo's mentor forces him to search for his real sword in a literal field of fake ones. While being assaulted by the [[Empathic Weapon|very sword's spirit]].

* Part of the opening sequence of ''[[Samurai Champloo]]''..

* In ''[[Berserk]]'', Rickert creates one of these as a memorial for {{spoiler|the Band of the Hawk}}, personally forging a sword for each of the fallen. Ironically, it is on this hill that Guts encounters {{spoiler|Griffith, the bastard who sacrificed and betrayed the Hawks, reincarnated as a human again for the first time since the Eclipse}}.

* Variation: In the 1st ending of the second season of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'', Setsuna F. Seiei is seen standing in the middle of a field of guns standing barrel down in the ground, all of which are covered with some sort of flower.

** Played in a more serious manner whenever Kenshin's history as Battousai shows up: {{spoiler|in the beginning of the manga, in the end of the ''Tsuiokuhen'' OVA, and in the upcoming live-action film, katanas are planted amidst the bodies of the fallen combatants.}}

* In ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'', in the burial place of {{spoiler|Kamina}} his sword is sticking out of the ground by the blade, his cape tied to its handle. In the [[Distant Finale]], after {{spoiler|the death in space of most of the Dai Gurren Brigade}}, several other swords stand alongside that one, as well as a {{spoiler|needle standing for Nia}}.

* In ''[[Soul Eater]]'', Mifune's sword-style Mugen Ittoryu relies on him [[Storm of Blades|throwing all of his swords up into the air]], so that they fall to earth and pierce the ground in this manner.

== Comic Books ==

 

* In the Vertigo comic book series ''[[Lucifer (comics)|Lucifer]]'', the entrance to the home of [[wikipedia:Lilith|Lilith]] is marked by a Rain of Swords, which is symbolic of what she perceives as her struggle against the God who exiled her from the Garden of Eden and his Angels who exploited and waged war on her children.

 

== Tabletop Games ==

 

 

== Toys ==

* Tangentially related, a trap in ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' (original and remake). One of the puzzles, concerning the Sword of Damocles, has Lara making her way through a room where any step could bring a deadly sword down on her head.

* In ''[[Ninja Gaiden]] II's'' trailer, Ryu Hayabusa is found holding both one of the Falcon's Talons claw weapons and the [[Sinister Scythe|Eclipse Scythe]] while walking through a field of blades. You actually get to fight in this field of blades, though no serious battles occur. {{spoiler|After killing Genshin, the rival ninja gives Ryu his cursed sword: The Blade of the Archfiend. After the credits roll, Ryu is seen praying for Genshin's soul in front of this very blade, stuck into the ground alongside the other blades. He then turns and leaves it there, a memorial for his defeated rival.}}

* Several ''[[Dynasty Warriors]] 5'' character endings make use of the image, sometimes with bodies.

* The Blade Drifts of Zopheir from ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]''.

* The Edge of Madness stage invented for ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]''. The small stage you fight on is in the middle of a seemingly infinite blasted, war-torn plain filled with swords. Only these swords are easily several ''[[BFS|stories]]'' tall. And the Final Boss has a move where [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|he gets big enough to wield them]].

* One appears in ''[[Dragon Age]]'' as the main menu art.

** The two swords that stand out the most, Yusaris the Dragon Slayer and Asala {{spoiler|Sten's missing sword}} can actually be found in the game.

* One of the first pieces of promotional art released for ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' (And the first thing you see in the story) was of the characters' weapons piled up on the ground near {{spoiler|the Zanarkand Ruins.}}

* The grave of the Abysswalker Knight Artorias in ''[[Dark Souls]]''. It's an open field of grass and flowers, the middle of which holds his very large greatsword, which is surrounded by many other swords and gravestones. It doesn't look guarded... [[Big Badass Wolf|at first]].

 

* A historical example, and possibly the Trope Maker: the shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru was known for his skill with the katana. On 1565, when his small force was attacked by a large coalition Miyoshi force, Yoshiteru knew he was more or less screwed but determined to go down fighting. Bringing out numerous katana (Some sources say a dozen, some others say around a score or so), he plunged them into the floorboards of his castle and killed a large number of enemy troops on his own throwing aside priceless katana that broke down as their blades became notched. However, with no help arriving from daimyo that would have supported him in time, the few troops under Yoshiteru and eventually, Yoshiteru himself was overrun. This may have inspired Archer's Unlimited Blade Works, as his chant suspiciously sound like a piece of poetry from the same man.

* There are ''thousands'' of pictures from both World Wars and the Korean War (sometimes Vietnam War or Iraq memorials) that depict rows upon rows of rifles jabbed into the ground with the bayonet and a helmet on top.

** Dog-tags or boots are sometimes hung on the bayonet as well.

 

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