Prison for a gadget from a cult game. Fan didn’t expect it

Little things related to various productions enjoy huge popularity among fans all over the world. For example, a game, a movie, a book or a series.

T-shirts, backpacks, replicas of artifacts from cult objects can be found not only at festivals, conventions and fairs, they are also easily available online. This is how a certain .

These gadgets are not only a memento of your favorite productions – they allow fans to bring a piece of the fictional world into their daily lives. T-shirts or props are also a great way to build bonds with other fans, and – a T-shirt or replica of an artifact lets others know that you like a given production.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t always end with, for example, making interesting friends and spending time pleasantly. This was discovered by a 48-year-old from England who was walking around the center of Nuneaton with a miniature replica of a sword from the video game series The Legend of Zelda. The toy, about 20 cm long, whose blade could be extended by pressing a button, was considered a threat by the authorities, and its owner, Anthony Bray, .

The Master Sword from Nintendo’s Link’s adventures is a cult weapon. Replicas of this sword are available for free to buy, which fans are happy to use, especially since the simplest, miniature toy is cheap. Anthony Bray, who equipped himself with such a gadget and wandered around the city with it, paid a higher price for it – , as a result of which Bray was sentenced to four months in prison and a fine of £154.

– and Bray broke those rules, PC Spellman, of Warwickshire Police Patrol, said in a statement.

The man explained that he had been using it while hiking. He admitted to officers that from a distance it might have looked dangerous, but he also assured them that he had not intended to hurt anyone. However, police noted that there were many types of such toys and there was no need to choose the ones with blades – even small ones. Bray was eventually convicted at Leamington Spa District Court.

“You can find sensory toys that aren’t six-inch blades. You can’t walk down the street holding a six-inch blade in front of you. If only Bray had been more aware of the gadget he was carrying,” the officer said in a statement.