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刀八毘沙門天
景虎が信奉していたと伝わる八振りの宝剣を持ち獅子に跨る異形の毘沙門天像。
「姫鶴飛んで、山鳥遊ぶ、谷切り結び、五虎退かば、
祭剣まつりて、七星流る、松明照らすは、毘天の宝槍」
景虎は数多くの刀剣を所持していたが、中でも八華の備えと名付けた八振りの宝剣宝槍を好んで振るったという。中でも銘の伝わらぬ宝槍をとりわけ頼みとしていた。セイバー、ライダー適性を持つ景虎がランサーとして召喚された一因でもある。
「ところで何故ランサーなのかって? そうですね、これはまあ生前のやり残しというかなんというか。もしアレと再び相まみえることがあれば、完膚なきまでボッコボコに叩き潰してやろうと思いまして。で、ですね、その時に本来のライダーのクラスでないから負けたー、とか言われるのも癪ですから、ライダーのクラスは譲ってあげようと思い空けておいたのです。そんなわけで私はランサーのクラスで現界しているのですよ。あははははは!」
Touhachi Bishamonten
The striking statue of Bishamonten mounted on a lion wielding eight treasured swords, whom Kagetora was said to have believed in.
"As Himezuru flies, Sanchoumou plays. As Tanikiri crosses, Gokotai falls back. As Saiken worships and Shichisei flies by, what Taimatsu lights up is the treasured spear of Biten."
Kagetora possessed many swords, but she preferred wielding eight treasured swords and spears, naming this technique Hakka no Sonae, the Flourishing Eight Defenses, and of these she relied heavily on a treasured spear that had no signature. This is also one of the reasons why Kagetora was summoned as a Lancer, even though she had the capacity to be a Saber or Rider.
"So why am I a Lancer, you ask? Well, let's just say I had some unfinished business in my past life. If I can meet THEM on the battlefield once again, I'm going to pulverize them completely. And...AND! I wouldn't want people to point out that I lost because I wasn't in my more natural Rider class, so I relinquished the Rider spot for them. And that's why I've manifested as a Lancer. Ahahahaha!"

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