is used by many nationalists to support their own agendas, the sword does prove, at the very least, that there were very close ties between the Baekje and the Wa, and the opening of friendly relations between two countries probably dates to the year 372. In connection with the date of fabrication, Hong Sung-Hwa, a scholar of Korea University, says in 396-409, Baekje came under attack by Goguryeo, so Baekje needed to form an alliance with the Wei; King Jun-ji of Baekje gave King of Wei the sword. In popular media In popular media, the seven-branched sword has appeared in: Demon Sword, the protagonist eventually wields an unnamed sword that resembles the seven-branched sword. SaGa Frontier The Final Boss of Blue's Story is depicted as wielding a Seven Branched Sword in its humanoid form. Tenchu: Stealth Assassins the final villain Lord Mei-Oh wields the Shichishito, a seven-branched sword. Fire Emblem series: In Fire Emblem Awakening, a sword named "Amatsu" found in the game resembles the Seven-Branched Sword. In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, a Heroes' Relic weapon called "Thunderbrand" is wielded by the character Catherine. The Sword strongly resembles The Seven-Branched Sword. Ninja Gaiden (2004 reboot), whose plot revolves around the theft of the Dark Dragon Blade, a stylised version of the seven-branched sword. Bleach as Hinamori Momo’s Zanpakutō, Tobiume, has taken the form of the double-edged blade with three of these prongs. Kimetsu no Yaiba as a handheld wooden heirloom used by Tanjiro when dancing the Kamado family's traditional Hinokami Kagura dance. Ōkami as one of the glaives wielded by Amaterasu, the Seven Strike sword. The Ninetails also has the Ninestrike sword similarly based on the seven-branched sword but with nine prongs. Final Fantasy where it has appeared in several games as the Nanatsuyanotachi. Samurai Warriors as the type of weapon wielded by Kenshin Uesugi. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice as the sword wielded by the Divine Dragon. Elden Ring as a spear greatly resembling the Seven-Branced Sword called the Death Ritual Spear. Monster Hunter series as a Greatsword crafted from electric monster Kirin, King Thundersword. Magi as the Rampaging Unicorn horn wielded by Hinahoho. It is not a sword and being double-ended has two additional prongs on the handle end. Nioh 2 as a magic-imbued sword named Sohayamaru passed down across generations. The sword is central to the narrative and is used to slay Yokai, particularly Kashin Koji / Ōtakemaru,