Crissaegrim (Lords of Shadow)

The is the sword used by Alucard in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. He wields the blade as a playable character in the Revelations DLC.
==Background==
:Using the tip of the Vampire Killer, left by his father in Carmilla's heart, and the remains of two other swords, Alucard forged Crissaegrim. An extremely lethal weapon molded in the likeness of its owner, retaining all of the power of the originals in its alloy. From the Vampire Killer, it retains the ability to punish its peers, paralyzing them in a state of infinite agony. From Glaciem and Igneas, the elemental swords for the underworld, it inherits the icy ability to absorb life and the burning intensity of flames capable of melting any armor. When the cold hands of its bearer so require, the broadsword unleashes all of the energy of these weapons, enabling it to give new meaning in the act of severing limbs.
==History==
After defeating his father Dracula with the help of his son Simon Belmont, Alucard returned to his old tomb. There, he discovered the stake attachment that came from his father's old weapon, the Vampire Killer, broken off in the fight against Carmilla. Alucard escaped the castle as it crumbled to ruin and began plotting to create a weapon to match the rest of the stake.
Alucard would later forge his powerful sword, the Crissaegrim, from the stake attachment and the remains of two other powerful swords: a cursed rapier called Glaciem that simultaneously freezes its enemies and heals the wielder, and the demonic flame blade Igneas, a sword that carves into armor and turns those cut with it into ashes.
Five hundred years later, Alucard confronted his father while armed with the Crissaegrim. Although the weapon wasn't powerful enough to kill Dracula, it was able to seal him away in a death-like state. The sword was used to stab Dracula through the chest and seal him away following the failure of the assault on Bernhard Castle by the Brotherhood of Light and its Paladin, as part of a plot envisioned by Alucard and agreed upon by Dracula to defeat Zobek and Satan once and for all.
Another five hundred years later, in modern times, Alucard reclaimed the weapon to reawaken his father and then used it to go to war with the castle's avatar to reclaim the Chaos Claws and Void Sword, and place them in reach of their master. After the death of Zobek's Lieutenant at his hand, Alucard donned his armor to disguise himself as his adversary and appeared to forego his use of the weapon in favor of the Masamune to make his ruse more convincing, although he likely still has it.
==Powers and properties==
Since it was forged from three different and very powerful weapons, the Crissaegrim stands out as one of the most powerful weapons in the Lords of Shadow continuity. The stake of the Vampire Killer used in its forging allows Alucard to seal his father and presumably other beings of his caliber into deep sleeps that can last until the sword is removed, and leaves them without complete memory and their power fractured, although it's not powerful enough to truly strike down Dracula, as it was only made from a piece of the true Vampire Killer.
The Glaciem fragments forged into the blade give icy properties to the blade and Alucard's own attacks, allowing him to not only temporarily freeze his enemies, but drain their life force much like his father's Void Power, although it sacrifices striking power for enhanced speed.
The Igneas fragments used in the blade's forging embody it with powerful flames that enhance the sword's striking power, allowing it to shatter or overheat armor, while imbuing flames into Alucard's attack, although these bonuses are weighed down by the fact the blade becomes much heavier and slower.
Alucard can summon and dispel the blade at will, storing it away so it won't impede his travels, and call it at a moment's notice when needed for battle.
==Item Data==
==Gallery==
===Artworks===
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===Screenshots===
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Glaciem Blade Book of Dracul.png
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===Animations===
Vengeful Stab Upgraded Alucard.gif|Vengeful Stab Upgraded from Lords of Shadow 2.
Vengeful Stab Alucard.gif|Vengeful Stab from Lords of Shadow 2.
Vengeful Cut Upgraded Alucard.gif|Vengeful Cut Upgraded from Lords of Shadow 2.
Vengeful Cut Alucard.gif|Vengeful Cut from Lords of Shadow 2.
Ultimate Igneas.gif|Ultimate Igneas from Lords of Shadow 2.
Ultimate Glaciem.gif|Ultimate Glaciem from Lords of Shadow 2.
Synchronized Block Alucard.gif|Synchronized Block from Lords of Shadow 2.
Storm Of Cuts.gif|Storm of Cuts from Lords of Shadow 2.
Somersault Stab Alucard.gif|Somersault Stab from Lords of Shadow 2.
Smashing Stab Alucard.gif|Smashing Stab from Lords of Shadow 2.
Smashing Cut Alucard.gif|Smashing Cut from Lords of Shadow 2.
Rising Stab Alucard.gif|Rising Stab from Lords of Shadow 2.
Rising Cut Alucard.gif|Rising Cut from Lords of Shadow 2.
Grab & Interact Alucard.gif|Grab & Interact from Lords of Shadow 2.
Elevating Whirlwind Alucard.gif|Elevating Whirlwind from Lords of Shadow 2.
Drop And Perforation Alucard.gif|Drop And Perforation from Lords of Shadow 2.
Direct Attack Alucard.gif|Direct Attack from Lords of Shadow 2.
Counterstrike Stab Alucard.gif|Counterstrike Stab from Lords of Shadow 2.
Counterstrike Cut Alucard.gif|Counterstrike Cut from Lords of Shadow 2.
Concentrated Stab Alucard.gif|Concentrated Stab from Lords of Shadow 2.
Combined Stab Upgraded Alucard.gif|Combined Stab Upgraded from Lords of Shadow 2.
Combined Stab Alucard.gif|Combined Stab from Lords of Shadow 2.
Combined Cut Upgraded Alucard.gif|Combined Cut Upgraded from Lords of Shadow 2.
Combined Cut Alucard.gif|Combined Cut from Lords of Shadow 2.
Block Alucard.gif|Block from Lords of Shadow 2.
Area Attack Alucard.gif|Area Attack from Lords of Shadow 2.
Aerial Stab Alucard.gif|Aerial Stab from Lords of Shadow 2.
Aerial Cut Alucard.gif|Aerial Cut from Lords of Shadow 2.
==Trivia==
*It's unknown what Alucard did with the Crissaegrim after donning his disguise, as he's using a different sword, the Masamune, in modern times in his disguise as the Lieutenant.
**It's possible that he still has the sword but isn't using it to avoid giving himself away to Zobek.
*In Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the Crissaegrim is the most powerful sword that Alucard can equip. While it does slightly less damage than the Alucard Sword, it swings extremely fast, allowing to get multiple hits on an enemy. Furthermore, it allows the player to move while attacking.
*One of Alucard's moves with the Crissaegrim resembles his classic counterpart's pose from Symphony of the Night. It's also an incredibly powerful move in its own right, only being second to the ultimate Light and Shadow magics.
*At maximum mastery, the attack effects of the Crissaegrim bear a resemblance to the effects of its classic counterpart and could be a reference.
*The Crissaegrim appears to be based on the scimitar, a sword of Middle Eastern origin.
**The scimitar is designed to be more effective at slashing attacks. A downside to the weapon is that stabbing attacks are less effective due to the upward curve of the blade.
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