Masa and Mune

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Masa and Mune are characters in Squaresoft's video game Chrono Trigger.

Masa, Mune, and their sister Doreen were created from the dreams of Melchoir. Originally, they lived in the Zeal Palace in the Kingdom of Zeal. Doreen lived in the city of Enhasa, the city of Dreams. Masa and Mune's spirits were embodied in Melchior's Ruby Knife, which turned into the Masamune during the Ocean Palace disaster. 12,590 years later, the sword was broken into two pieces - the blade and the hilt - and these two spirits dwelt inside the former, which lied deep in the Denadoro Mountains. For Crono to obtain this sword, he and his friends had to defeat Masa and Mune in battle, as both themselves and their fused form Masamune. It is unsure as to what Doreen's fate was in the game, though because she was more connected to dreams than her brothers.

Between the timelines of Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross, the Masamune was corrupted and those who weilded it since were completely under the control of the sword's evil aura. By the time it went to its final weilder, Dario, the man was defeated and the sword purfied. Masa and Mune awaken(though invisble to it seems), sleeping since the sword's corruption and thus had no idea what they did but felt the bad acts committed. Doreen appeared before them and join her brothers to keep them out of trouble, upgrading the Masamune into the "Mastermune" used by Serge as his ultimate weapon.

Masa and Mune are also parts of a sword in Japanese. Masame means "straight grain," a grain of steel formed by folding it a certain way, and mune is the term for the non-cutting side of the katana. However, their names in the Japanese version of the game are "Grand" and "Leon" respectively, making the name of the sword "Grandleon". Doreen's japanese name was "Dream" and thus the Mastermune was "Grand Dream".

The Masamune sword.

The creation of the Masamune during the Ocean Palace disaster.

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