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Is it something they are born with or is there an explanation at all?


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How do weapons get the ability to transform?


This does contain manga spoilers, just to inform the people who've only seen
the anime.

> **ORIGINS**  
>  The first Demon Weapons were created 800 years ago prior to the start of
> the series, Arachne following instructions found within the Book of Eibon.
> To create a Demon Weapon she murdered a Witch to use as a sacrifice. Using
> the Witch's soul, which has the power of transformation, Arachne joined
> together an inanimate weapon and a human soul to create a Demon Weapon which
> had the ability to transform from Human to Weapon form. This act of killing
> a witch made every witch want to kill Arachne and demon weapons alike. One
> of the very first Demon Weapons to have ever been created by Arachne is
> suggested to be Giriko. The Demon Weapons, despite their unplanned creation,
> were accepted into the world, and the Eight Powerful Warriors were the first
> people to fight as Weapon and Meister teams.  
>  
>  The blood of a Weapon is passed down however depending on the circumstances
> of an individual's life that blood may or may not actually be awakened.
> There are families like the Nakatsukasa clan which are made up entirely of
> Weapons and families like the Evans family where the Weapon Soul is
> apparently the only member to have inherited the Weapon blood for numerous
> generations.

Source: [Soul Eater Wiki:
Weapons](http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Demon_Weapons)


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