Witchblade - The Witchblade

The Witchblade

The Witchblade is a male entity of both light and dark which represents both order and chaos. It is the offspring of the primal forces of the universe, The Darkness and The Angelus, and therefore acts as a balance between the two entities. The Witchblade is semi-organic, a union of the genes of The Darkness and The Angelus. Because of its semi-organic structure it is able to create a symbiosis-like bond with a host. According to one of the TV episodes, the Witchblade was made out of a branch from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

The Witchblade was discovered in modern times in Greece by Kenneth Irons, but before he found it, it had many hosts. When not in use, the Witchblade can look like an ornate, jewel-encrusted, right-handed gauntlet or bracelet so it doesn't draw much attention. The Witchblade only chooses females as hosts and any wielder of the Witchblade who is unworthy, male or otherwise, will lose their arm. It forms a symbiosis-like relationship with its host, who can hear the Witchblade. When used, it expands across the body of the host, often shredding parts of clothes and covering the body in semi-organic armor. The amount and coverage of the armor depends on the level of the threat. For example, when facing mortals, it will usually generate less armor than when facing a demon of hell. This armor can produce extensions of itself that can form swords, other stabbing weapons, hooks, chains, shields, and wings, enabling the wielder to fly. It may also become temperamental if the host chooses not to use it. When wielded, it can shoot energy blasts from the hand or sword, fire projectile darts, and extrude whip-like grapples to attack or to climb. The Witchblade is also an excellent lock pick, and can heal wounds, even mortal ones. The Witchblade can re-animate the dead, emphatically show the host scenes of great trauma, and allow the host to relive experiences from past hosts as dreams.

Following the events in the First Born mini-series, the Witchblade was split into two parts. One half belongs to Dani while Sara has reclaimed the other half. However, with the Witchblade originally being the balance between the forces of Darkness and Light, it was revealed in the recent "War of the Witchblades" story arc that each half of the Witchblade represented one of the two primal forces: Sara having the Darkness one and Dani the Angelus. This led to changes in the personality of the characters, especially Sara. Encouraged by the leaderless Angelus Warriors and the mysterious Tau'ma, both hosts eventually ended up in all-out war for the complete control of the Witchblade, which concluded with Sara victorious and once again in control of the full Witchblade.