Masamune blade

"All that we were and are and are yet to be is represented by these two swords."

- Mariko Yashida

The Masamune blade is a fictional weapon featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. It relates to the Wolverine and X-Men family of comic book titles published by Marvel Comics. It first appeared in Wolverine #1 in September, 1982.

The Masamune blade is one of two katanas that were forged some eight-hundred years ago by the Japanese swordsmith Masamune. For centuries, it has been handed down through the family line of Clan Yashida and has come to be known as the Honor Sword of Clan Yashida. They are regarded as the "soul" of the family.