See also Suave Sabre which is a western variation on curved swords.Ī Super-Trope to Wooden Katanas Are Even Better, in which the ultimate sign of a Master Swordsman in Japan is being able to defeat steel katana using a wooden one. However, despite the fact that its physical performance is not exaggerated as frequently, the katana is still pretty widely considered to be especially cool and stylish. Since the 2010s or so it has become far less universal in popular culture, and excessive boasts about the katana are frequently debunked or parodied online. It seems possible that this will eventually become a Discredited Trope.
We also have a Useful Notes page on Swords for more information, as well as a Kenjutsu on the real martial arts associated with their use. See the analysis page for more on that front. They were designed to function best within their own time period and culture, just as any sword. Of course, in reality, katana are no better or worse than most any other type of sword. Even more so than other heroes wielding swords, shooting at this guy is usually pointless unless you want your bullets parried. A character with a katana is usually a Master Swordsman with Implausible Fencing Powers. The katana is usually characterized as an Absurdly Sharp Blade that can make a Clean Cut straight through just about anything, maybe even so clean that the object doesn't fall apart until a few seconds afterwards. Because of this widespread cult of katana supremacy, putting one in the hands of a character is often a statement that they are cooler and more powerful than the ones who don't have one. Japanese media often lionize the katana, and Westerners with a Foreign Culture Fetish or belief in Exotic Weapon Supremacy take this reputation even further. So does the sword itself actually cut the mustard? Let's take a look and see.Rule of Cool says swords are cooler than guns and tends to also hold the Japanese katana to be the coolest of all swords. Older descriptions of the 'plasmium blade' described it as "virtually indestructible blade, charged by high energy ionized plasma" but even this is entirely the work of UC's creative team, and to be honest, it's a pretty interesting concept and really begging for some additional expansion or artwork, but - well - there isn't any! While this in itself is a bit of a letdown, in some ways maybe it is purposefully vague - as it represents a futuristic representation of the Katana that fulfils many a Japanese sword lovers dream: indestructible, able to cut through tall buildings with a single swing and attuned to the owners hand so that only the Samurai who owns it can draw it. Available in 2 versions with black and silver blade.
The blade is sharp, fully functional stainless steel. The scabbard locks to the handle and can only be released with a push of a hidden button. The handle is made of precisely machined parts.
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The UC1258 & UC1259 feature the Samurai code of justice, service, and honor on the handguard, engraved in their secretive language. is a master of high technology fighting and weaponry and their primary arm is the plasmium sword, a device constructed by highly disciplined sword masters using an extremely secretive form of physics. Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA).Ultra Durable 'Beater' Katana under $400.Affordable Traditional Blades with 'Hamon'.
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