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I've actually made two real transforming bow weapons now. Here's my most recent one.

 •Name: Ruin Raider

 •Wielder: Fin

 •Maker/Smith: Fin

 •Type: GBSM (Grappling Bow with Sickle Machete)

 •Weapon Derivation: short bow, grappling hook, Sickle Machete

 •Holstered/Sheathed Appearance: Form 1 sheathed on his belt

 •Form 1: An aluminum grapple attached to a paracord-like rope attached to the bow frame

 •Form 2: A bow with a paracord-like bowstring (The 220 mm aluminum grappling hook folds together and is inserted into the top of the bow)

 - From 3: The grapple and rope separated from the bow frame (the reel side of the paracord springs out) then three-quarters of the frame becomes a sheath for the sickle machete-ish blade while the last quarter is the hilt (the unsprung other side of the paracord disconnects the hilt from the rest of bow frame then the blade is drawn out.

 •Features/Capabilities: The quiver contains Dust arrows that are used for elemental traps against foes or for direct damage, also contains regular arrows when no Dust is needed.

 •Usage: Form 2: His fighting mode, shoots arrows to either cause direct damage on the enemy or to take advantage of the environment Form 3: His exploration mode, uses the grapple to scale cliffs and walls and the machete to cut through brush, can be used as a weapon in an emergency if he can't get into Form 2 fast enough

 •Planned/Possible Upgrades: A way to go from Form 3 to Form 2 faster (Any other ideas for improvements? Since he's only a second year Signal student right now, I could probably say that this is the kind of weapon one would first make. But I could put any suggestions here for the future (if there is one for Remnent.))

 •Notes: Name inspired by Tomb Raider