Anyone else think Faye's sword is Santa Monica's interpretation of the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (草薙の剣) rather than Excalibur?

https://i.redd.it/ksmpu352w55h1.gif

I've seen theories floating around this blade, suspecting it could be Excalibur or even Caladbolg, but the ribbon is such a vital extension of it that it's impossible to ignore. Rue is described as an enchanted guardian tasked with keeping the sword from falling into the wrong hands. Ribbons and silk as a living extension of a divine sword is not a Celtic or Arthurian concept. Instead, it has deep roots in East Asian mythology, where ribbon and silk motifs tied to sacred blades carry connotations of divine protection and spirit warding. The idea of a ribbon being the sword's sentient protector rather than just decoration fits within that tradition.

The Kusanagi, the most sacred blade in Japanese mythology, was found hidden inside a creature, pulled from the body of the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi by the storm god Susanoo. A supernaturally powerful sword found embedded inside a living entity? In Laufey's case, embedded inside the cosmic cube, Phranque. Santa Monica swapped the vessel while keeping its mythological essence intact. Notice how Santa Monica's design also has a serpentine handle and engravings. The parallels feel too deliberate to be a coincidence.

Sword of Kusanagi (Heavenly Sword of Gathering Clouds)

According to Shinto tradition, the real Kusanagi is described as a tsurugi (a straight double-edged Bronze Age blade). Today it's wrapped in layers of silk and sealed within boxes inside Atsuta Shrine, rarely seen even by emperors. A sacred blade kept from unworthy hands? Santa Monica translated both layers. Phranque is the box, a.k.a. the sealed container. Rue is the silk, the sacred guardian wrapped closest to the blade. She isn't a mere decoration. She's what keeps the sword from the wrong hands.