Talk:Jiroutachi/@comment-41.82.83.66-20150406050035/@comment-130.85.249.30-20150406171041

According to some accounts, it's said that Jiroutachi was once wielded in battle by Magara Naosumi, the younger brother of Magara Naotaka (the guy who actually used Taroutachi in combat). In that aspect, Taroutachi and Jiroutachi being siblings might also be a nod to the fact that the Magara brothers once wielded them together.

Another variation also has Magara Naotaka's son, Magara Naotomo, as the wielder of Jiroutachi.

(much of this is based on legend, so it's more of an inference than anything. The proper sword names Taroutachi and Jiroutachi are never outright stated, I think, in writings pertaining to the Magaras, but are instead assumed as such because there are references/legends pertaining to the Magaras hauling about these unconventionally huge ass blades in the battlefield, and there are only a few known swords that might even fit the bill)