As it sounds. A blade, once broken, reforged! It's probably the Sword of Plot Advancement or Infinity+1 Sword, but it could also just be the hero's signature weapon, if it got broken somehow. In reality, going through something like this would weaken the integrity of a blade, if it is possible at all (realistically "reforging" a blade would be melting down and recycling the metal as well as [...] [tvtropes.org]