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Man stabbed with Legend of Zelda Master Sword in serious condition

Pots were also smashed during altercation

Christopher Hooton
Tuesday 04 March 2014 05:02 EST
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Man stabbed with point of legendary sword as attacker yelled
Man stabbed with point of legendary sword as attacker yelled (Fiberglass Blades)

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Few could doubt the power of the Master Sword, not only has it defeated countless incarnations of Ganondorf in the Legend of Zelda series, but now it has hospitalised a Texan.

A man was stabbed with the point of a replica of the legendary sword during a domestic dispute in the city of Katy.

Eugene Thompson told police how his girlfriend called her ex-husband for help after they got into an argument, with Thompson drawing the sword as a means of defence.

"And I pulled it out and I stood in the doorway and he was just coming down that hall at me while I was yelling ‘Go away, you don’t live here,'" Thompson said.

"And he just walked right into the point. I don’t know if he thought it was a toy."

Link pulls the Master Sword in Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Link pulls the Master Sword in Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo)

The man declined to mention whether he collected any rupees following the incident.

The ex-husband was taken to hospital following the altercation, but not before he, in true Zelda fashion, smashed a pot (a flower pot, over the head of Thompson).

Police have yet to confirm whether or not charges will be filed.

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