Blade Brothers

The **Blade Brothers**, also known as **Swordmasters**, are characters in *The Minish Cap*.

## Biography

The Blade Brothers are self-trained swordsmen, and have each won the fighting tournament at the Picori Festival. If Link trains with them, they will grant him various techniques for his Sword, generally in the form of Tiger Scrolls. Each brother resides within his own dojo, although Swiftblade's is the only one that is actually a building; the other Brothers reside within caves, graves, and even hollowed-out Trees. Each of the Brothers who award Link with Tiger Scrolls use the Possession Technique, which allows them to control Link's body and demonstrate the technique. The other three Brothers instead use "visualization training," and tell Link to focus on his Sword performing more ably.

Although Link must visit Swiftblade and learn the Spin Attack in order to complete the game, the other Brothers are completely optional. Link can sometimes train with a Brother as soon as he finds him, but they usually require him to have achieved a certain accomplishment before they will teach him. Furthermore, the three Brothers who upgrade Link's previously-learned techniques can only be found after Fusing Kinstones with the other Brothers.

#### Swiftblade

Main article: Swiftblade

Swiftblade is the second eldest of the Blade Brothers. His dojo is a building in the southwest corner of Hyrule Town.

#### Grayblade

Main article: Grayblade

Grayblade is the youngest of the Blade Brothers. He lives in a cave on the eastern side of Mount Crenel.

#### Waveblade

Main article: Waveblade

Waveblade is the fourth youngest of the Blade Brothers. He lives under a tree on the southwest side of Lake Hylia.

#### Grimblade

Main article: Grimblade

Grimblade is the third eldest of the Blade Brothers. He lives in a cave on southeast side of the Hyrule Castle Garden.

#### Scarblade

Main article: Scarblade

Scarblade is the second youngest of the Blade Brothers. He lives in a waterfall cave on the northeast side of Castor Wilds.

#### Splitblade

Main article: Splitblade

Splitblade is the fourth eldest of the Blade Brothers. He lives in a waterfall cave on the southern side of Veil Falls.

#### Greatblade

Main article: Greatblade

Greatblade is the third youngest of the Blade Brothers. He lives in a waterfall cave on the western side of North Hyrule Field.

#### Swiftblade I

Main article: Swiftblade I

Swiftblade I is the eldest of the Blade Brothers, and "lives" under his grave on the southwest side of Castor Wilds.

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## Trivia

* Although both the Figurine and the game feature only eight Blade Brothers, Swiftblade claims in the *Swordsman Newsletter* that there are a total of ten Blade Brothers.

## Gallery

* Map showing the location of Swiftblade's dojo
* Map showing the location of Grayblade's dojo
* Map showing the location of Waveblade's dojo
* Map showing the location of Grimblade's dojo
* Map showing the location of Scarblade's dojo
* Map showing the location of Splitblade's dojo
* Map showing the location of Greatblade's dojo
* Map showing the location of Swiftblade I's dojo

## See Also

* Grayblade
* Greatblade
* Grimblade
* Scarblade
* Splitblade
* Swiftblade
* Swiftblade I
* Waveblade

## References

1. ↑ *Encyclopedia*, Dark Horse Books, pg. 271 (**TMC**)
2. ↑ *The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap — The Official Nintendo Player's Guide*, Nintendo of America, pg. 109
3. ↑ "*All of these self-trained swordsmen have won the fighting tournament at the Picori Festival before.*" — N/A (*The Minish Cap*)
4. ↑ "*Yes!! Fine work! You're a quick study. I will now give you this Tiger Scroll!*" — Swiftblade (*The Minish Cap*)
5. ↑ "*But one must FEEL the technique, not just hear about it! That's why I will now possess your body so as to demonstrate the technique!*" — Swiftblade (*The Minish Cap*)
6. ↑ "*I take visualization training very seriously, I'll have you know!*" — Splitblade (*The Minish Cap*)
7. ↑ "*There are nine of us, not counting the ghost of Swiftblade the First.*" — *Swordsman Newsletter* (*The Minish Cap*)
8. ↑ **Encyclopedia** (TOKYOPOP) pg. 271
9. ↑ **Encyclopedia** (Magazzini Salani) pg. 271
10. ↑ **Encyclopedia** (Norma Editorial) pg. 271