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A katana is a Japanese sword best known for being used by samurais.

Grauq owned a 23rd century katana, as well as a wakizashi. Iliana Ghemor took Grauq's katana from the Otamawan before she destroyed Grauq's ship, killing Grauq himself.

Ghemor later used Grauq's weapons against Savonigar, who managed to push it out of her grip with his own sword. It hit a mound of rock and disappeared. (DS9 novel: Warpath)

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From DC Database

Contents 1 History 1.1 Outsiders 1.2 Family Debt 1.3 Returning to the Outsiders 1.4 New Outsiders 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Abilities 3 Paraphernalia 3.1 Weapons 4 See Also 5 Links and References 5.1 Footnotes

History

Tatsu Yamashiro was an average Japanese girl, save for her proficiency in the martial arts. Two brothers, Maseo and Takeo Yamashiro, both proclaimed their love for her. While she liked both, she chose Maseo. This angered Takeo, who refused to attend the couple's wedding. By this time, he had joined the Yakuza, receiving a large dragon tattoo across his chest to mark himself as such. As a result, his family disowned him.

After the deaths of Tatsu's parents, (cause unknown) she and Maseo started a family of their own, and she gave birth to twins, Yuki and Reiko. Meanwhile, Takeo rose in rank of the Yakuza, and one of his exotic tastes included ancient weapons. He was presented with a pair of matched swords by General Karnz, one of which Takeo favored due to its mystical properties, which would come to be known as the Soultaker.

One night, Takeo took both swords to the Yamashiro residence. Tossing the non-powered sword to his brother and demanding he duel for Tatsu, he quickly struck Maseo down. In the course of the fight, Takeo accidentally started a fire, and while distracted by his children, Maseo was slain with the Soultaker.

Tatsu arose just in time to see her husband die, and engaged Takeo, gaining the upper hand and disarming him. When she attempted to go after her children, she heard her husband's voice telling her to turn back- coming from the sword. She listened, and watched as her house burned.

Tatsu began training as a samurai under a master called Tadashi. After much time she graduated from his tutorship and left for America where she intended to use her talents to fight for justice. She took the codename Katana after the sword that she wielded.

Outsiders

Eventually Tatsu journeyed to Markovia, a small Baltic state, where she had tracked down Karnz, and she was successful in killing him. After the fight she encountered a young girl who was named Halo. The two joined up to rescue Batman, who got captured by a blunder by Halo, and his employee Lucius Fox from their captor, Baron Bedlam.

Batman resigned his membership in the Justice League when they refused to help him in his pursuit of the Baron, and he decided instead to form the Outsiders, who were meant to be more pro-active against threats. Katana and Halo became founding members of the team, alongside Black Lightning, Geo-Force and Metamorpho.

The team managed to end the Baron's tyranny in Markovia and moved to Gotham City, where they set up their headquarters (a former penthouse of Bruce Wayne, secretly the Batman). Tatsu became Halo's guardian and the two moved into the penthouse.

At the same time, Takeo was still at large and had followed Tatsu to Gotham City. Secretly he switched swords with her and left for Tokyo with the Outsiders on his tail. Takeo took the sword to his master, the godfather of the Yakuza, known only as the Oyabun. Performing a specific ritual, the Oyabun and Takeo managed to recall the souls that inhabited the sword, who proceeded to take corporeal form. Among them were legendary mercenaries and assassins, but also Maseo, who was now a slave to the Oyabun. Katana had to fight them all and after a long battle that took its toll, Katana was able to reclaim the Soultaker and kill Takeo, and she could finally put an end to some of her ghosts. By undoing the ritual however, her husband returned into the sword as well.

At one point the Outsiders split from Batman's leadership and took up residence in Markovia where they were funded by the Markovian crown (Geo-Force is a prince of the royal family). They became the official agents of Markovia and moved to the city of Los Angeles where they made their headquarters in the Markovian embassy, while retaining another secret HQ just off the shore. Although Tatsu had left her past behind, the Oyabun returned in her life and sent a tengu after, with which he captured her. Her teammates in the Outsiders, namely Halo and Looker were able to save her using other tengu and the tengu leader, who aided them in battle.

Family Debt

After a while, the team disbanded after various tragic events surrounding Geo-Force's parents and Markovia. Nonetheless the Outsiders were forced to defend Markovia against the Manhunters, but during the fight Halo was knocked into a coma, saving Katana's life. Bounded by giri-ninjo (a debt of honor even unto death), Tatsu left the team so she could tend to Halo's wounds. During that time however, she was approached by a family member of her husband, who wished her to accompany the Suicide Squad on a mission to destroy a large horde of weapons that was about to be sold to the Yakuza. She declined on the basis of her giri-ninjo, although she was willing to help if the need was truly desperate.

That family member was later killed, and she went after the killer, the Daichi-Doku's Oyabun (of which her relative was a member), who did not wish to see the weapons destroyed and tried to stop the Suicide Squad. During that adventure, she saved the life of Bronze Tiger and Manhunter (Mark Shaw), making them honor-bound to her by giri-ninjo. Mark Shaw then assisted her in taking down the Daichi-Doku's Oyabun. The Oyabun committed ritual suicide and Katana stood by as his 'second', ready to help with a blade strike so he could keep his honor.

Returning to the Outsiders

Eventually though the Outsiders re-form and return to Markovia. Instead of a peaceful reunion however, the team become trapped in a web of public relations that brands them outlaws. Although the charges would be dropped eventually the team was fractured. Halo dies from an assassin's blast but was reborn in a new body, which put an immense strain on Tatsu's relationship with Halo.

Katana joins a team with Geo-Force and Technocrat, taking the lead. During a lone mission, Tadashi, her old mentor sends Lady Shiva to claim Katana's Soultaker sword. Shiva confronts Katana, who had been battling a gang of drug dealers. Katana had slain many, but refuses to kill the youngest member, something Shiva insults her for.

Shiva, being world-renowned as the world's greatest assassin and fighter, was able to kill Katana with her own sword. Katana returns to life after a trial by combat within her sword, which includes confronting many of the souls of the people she had killed. Afterwards, she manages to find her old mentor and take his life.

The two splinter teams would eventually reunite, to take on more supernatural threats focused around the new team member Faust. Katana and her friends suffer through the mental and physical tortures that Faust's father, Felix, puts them through. Halo eventually frees them by destroying several of Felix's items of power. Soon after, the group breaks apart. After disbanding, Tatsu has kept her association with her old allies among the Outsiders (such as Black Lightning, Geo-Force and Halo), and although they did not operate as an official team, were always seen alongside each other during major crises.

Her close ties to Batman also saw her fighting by his side, several times, notably during the Imperiex crisis and the Day of Judgment incident when hell invades Earth. The main battle against the villain, the rogue angel Asmodel, with the power of the Spectre, takes place in New York. Katana personally protects Madame Xanadu who is guarding the rest of Asmodel's power with a mystical shield. Katana's protection of Xanadu is assisted by Doctor Occult, Phantom Stranger and Alan Scott.

Later, Katana assists Batman when he and Superman were declared outlaws. Katana was also called upon by Black Canary, together with other female mercenaries, in order to rescue Oracle from Senator Pullman. After Oracle was saved, Katana received a card, together with the promise of a favor if required.

New Outsiders

Most recently, she has joined a new team of Outsiders after assisting them in defeating a more powerful Sabbac. It consists of all new members, with the exception of Metamorpho who rejoined the team after Shift's demise. Later, Katana dons a new costume, as she felt it inappropriate to wear a costume based on Japan's flag. The country had revoked her citizenship due to her membership with the controversial team.

Later, Katana summons Sabbac to destroy Dr. Sivana's base with his Hellfire.

Katana remains an active member of the Outsiders following One Year Later. Initially, the team is led by Nightwing, but later leadership transfers to Batman. Batman decides to 'test' Katana and the rest of the initial team, in order to design a better team. Katana is Batman's first official recruit.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Master Martial Artist

• Skilled Samurai Warrior

Paraphernalia

Weapons

• Soultaker Sword: The Soultaker, along with its non-powered twin, was forged in the 14th century by Muramasa, whose swords were said to be cursed and make those who were evil commit evil acts. It sometimes takes the souls of those it kills, storing them inside the sword, where they can engage in limited communication with whoever wields it. These souls can be reincarnated by the means of a sacred ritual, under which they serve their summoner, even if it is against their will.

See Also

• Discuss Tatsu Yamashiro (New Earth) on the forums
• Appearances of Tatsu Yamashiro (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Tatsu Yamashiro (New Earth)
• Images featuring Tatsu Yamashiro (New Earth)

Links and References

• Katana at Wikipedia
• Katana at the DCU Guide
  

Footnotes

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From The Vault

	For the weapon cut from the final version of Mothership Zeta, see Katana (cut).

Fallout 3 unique weapon Samurai's Sword Attack statistics dmg/attack: 24 DPS: 55.3848 attacks/sec: 2.3077 Criticals crit dmg: 40 crit chance: x 2 Other skill: Melee Weapons AP: 19 item HP: 1000 repair: Chinese Officer's Sword weight: 3 value: 75 base id: xx00083b

The Samurai's Sword is a melee weapon added to Fallout 3 in the Mothership Zeta add-on.

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Obtaining 3 Notes 4 Bugs 5 Behind the scenes 6 History 7 See also 8 Videos

Characteristics

The Samurai's Sword does higher damage than most other melee weapons; however, it lacks the special effects of Jingwei's Shock Sword or the Shishkebab. On the other hand, it has a higher critical damage then most sword melee weapons, and has a relatively low AP cost compared to similar weapons, allowing for more attacks in V.A.T.S.

The following table compares the Chinese Officer's Sword, its variants to the Samurai's Sword.

NAME	DMG	CRIT % MULT	CRIT DMG	AP	HP	WG	VAL
Chinese Officer's Sword	10	2	15	28	500	3	75
Vampire's Edge	15	3	20	28	750	1	100
Jingwei's Shock Sword	35	2	25	28	850	3	500
Samurai's Sword	24	2	40	19	1000	3	75

Obtaining

The Samurai's Sword can be found in the Waste Disposal area of the Mothership, accessible through the Maintenance Level (which can be entered during Among the Stars). It is at the "end" of the area in a closet full of medical supplies (see Waste Disposal article for a map with the location marked).

Notes

• The sword can be given to Toshiro Kago after finding it in the Waste Disposal area.
• The sword will vanish from the Waste Disposal area once Toshiro kago leaves the group in the Engineering Core, presumably because he retrieves it (he does not actually travel there; the sword's disappearance is scripted). He will then have it with him when you meet him the next time in the Living Quarters or on the Bridge during and after the This Galaxy Ain't Big Enough... quest. At this point, it can only be obtained by reverse-pickpocketing him or looting it from his body if he dies.

Bugs

• When trying to exit the Waste Disposal area, the Teleportation Matrix might not work. PC users can fix it by selecting the teleporter in console and use the command "activate" (Confermed PS3, PC)
• The sword might not appear if Toshiro Kago has been killed before entering the Waste Disposal area.
• It is possible to obtain two Samurai's Swords: one from the Waste Disposal area and another one from Toshiro Kago by reverse-pickpocketing him in the Living Quarters or on the Bridge, or if he dies during the battle on the Bridge, though chances are if one of the two is dropped it will disappear from the game completely leaving only one. It can also be shot out off his hands in V.A.T.S.

Behind the scenes

• Not to be confused with the cut content weapon Katana.

History

The Katana originated in the Muromachi period (1392–1573) as a result of changing battle conditions requiring faster response times. The Katana facilitated this by being worn with the blade facing up, which allowed the samurai to draw and cut their enemy in a single motion. Previously, the curved sword of the samurai was worn with the blade facing down. The ability to draw and cut in one motion also became increasingly useful in the daily life of the samurai.

It would seem that the aliens grabbed one as a keepsake.

See also

Katana on Wikipedia

Videos

Mothership Zeta (add-on)

Quests/achievements Not of This World · Among the Stars · This Galaxy Ain't Big Enough... · Alien Archivist Places Mothership Zeta · Biological Research · Bridge · Cargo Hold · Cryo Lab · Cryo Storage · Death Ray Control · Death Ray Hub · Decompression Chamber · Engine Room · Engineering Core · Experimentation Lab · Hangar · Holding Cells · Living Quarters · Maintenance Level · Observation Deck · Research Lab · Robot Assembly · Space Walk · Steamworks · Waste Disposal · Weapons Lab Items Weapons Alien Atomizer (Atomic Pulverizer) · Alien Disintegrator (Destabilizer) · Captain's Sidearm · Cryo Grenade · Cryo Mine · Drone Cannon (Drone Cannon Ex-B) · Katana (cut) · Samurai's Sword · MPLX Novasurge · Paulson's Revolver · Shock Baton (Electro-Suppressor) · Spanner (cut) Armor General Chase's Overcoat · Paulson's Outfit · Samurai Armor · Samurai Helmet · Sheriff's Hat · Spacesuit · Winterized Medic Armor · Winterized Medic Helmet Edibles Adapted Biogel · Alien Biogel · Alien Squid Food · Alien Worm Food Other Alien Captive Recorded Logs · Alien Epoxy · Buttercup Toy · Drone Control Device · Large Alien Crystal · Small Alien Crystal Characters Alien Captain · Colonel Hartigan · Corporal Rheems · Corporal Spurlock · Elliot Tercorien · Paulson · Private Beckett · Private Mears · Sally · Sergeant Daniels · Somah · Test Subject · Toshiro Kago Creatures Abominations · Aliens · Alien Turrets · Experimental Weapons Drone · Guardian Drone · Support Drone Perks Xenotech Expert Other Alien Homing Beacon · Force Field Generator · Giddyup Buttercup · Healing Archway · Inertia Suppression Field · Stasis Chamber · Teleportation Matrix

Weapons of Fallout 3

Unarmed Brass Knuckles (Steel Knuckles) · Deathclaw Gauntlet · Power Fist (Fisto!, The Shocker) · Spiked Knuckles (Plunkett's Valid Points) Melee Auto Axe, Steel Saw (Man Opener, The Mauler) · Axe (The Dismemberer) · Baseball Bat · Chinese Officer's Sword (Jingwei's Shock Sword, Samurai's Sword, Vampire's Edge) · Combat Knife (Occam's Razor, Stabhappy, Trench Knife) · Knife (Ant's Sting, Slasher Knife, Ritual Knife, Toy Knife) · Lead Pipe · Nail Board (Board of Education) · Police Baton · Pool Cue (The Break) · Repellent Stick · Ripper (Jack) · Rolling Pin · Shishkebab · Shock Baton (Electro-Supressor) · Sledgehammer (The Tenderizer) · Shovel (Fertilizer Shovel) · Super Sledge (Fawkes' Super Sledge) · Switchblade (Butch's Toothpick) · Tire Iron (Highwayman's Friend) Small Guns Pistols .32 Pistol (Wild Bill's Sidearm) · N99 10mm Pistol (Colonel Autumn's 10mm Pistol) · Chinese Pistol (Zhu-Rong v418 Chinese Pistol) · Dart Gun · Silenced 10mm Pistol · Scoped .44 Magnum (Blackhawk, Callahan's Magnum, Paulson's Revolver) Shotguns Drum-Magazine Combat Shotgun (The Terrible Shotgun) · Double-Barrel Shotgun · Sawed-Off Shotgun (The Kneecapper) SMGs 10mm SMG (Sydney's 10mm "Ultra" SMG) Rifles Assault Rifle · BB Gun · Chinese Assault Rifle (Xuanlong Assault Rifle) · Hunting Rifle (Ol' Painless) · Infiltrator (Perforator) · Lever-Action Rifle (Backwater Rifle) · Lincoln's Repeater · Railway Rifle · Sniper Rifle (Reservist's Rifle, Victory Rifle) Big Guns Drone Cannon (Drone Cannon Ex-B) · Fat Man (Experimental MIRV) · Flamer (Burnmaster, Rapid-Torch Flamer, Slo-Burn Flamer) · Gatling Laser (Precision Gatling Laser, Vengeance) · Heavy Incinerator · Minigun (Eugene) · Missile Launcher (Miss Launcher) · Rock-It Launcher Energy Weapons Pistols Alien Atomizer (Atomic Pulverizer) · Alien Blaster (Firelance, Captain's Sidearm) · Laser Pistol (Colonel Autumn's Laser Pistol, Protectron's Gaze, Smuggler's End) · Mesmetron (Microwave Emitter) · Plasma Pistol (MPLX Novasurge) Rifles Alien Disintegrator (Destabilizer) · Gauss Rifle · Laser Rifle (Metal Blaster, Wazer Wifle) · Plasma Rifle (A3-21's Plasma Rifle) · Tesla Cannon · Tri-Beam Laser Rifle Explosives Grenades Bio-Gas Canister · Cryo Grenade · Frag Grenade · Nuka Grenade · Plasma Grenade · Pulse Grenade Mines Bottlecap Mine · Cryo Mine · Frag Mine · Plasma Mine · Pulse Mine Cut content (Black Bart's Bane) · (Breaker) · (Clover's Cleaver) · Cryolator · (Curse Breaker, Excalibat) · (Discharge Hammer) · (Gauss Rifle (Beta)) · (Grenade Launcher) · Katana · (Law Dog) · (Lightning Gun) · (Love Tap) · Mason Jar Mine · Mirelurk Bait Grenade · (O'Grady's Peacemaker) · (Pa's Fishing Aid) · Piggy Bank Grenade · Spanner · (Tesla Cannon (Beta)) · (Wanda) Parentheses () denote unique weapon variants, italics denote weapons available through add-ons.

From Final Fantasy Wiki

Katana may refer to:

• The recurring weapon.
• The character from Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-.

From GuildWiki

Katana
Weapon details
Linked attribute(s): Swordsmanship Damage type(s): Slashing damage PvP reward type: Basic
Salvage
Common: Iron Ingots Rare: Steel Ingots

Description

Katana are a type of Sword styled with a curved blade. They were the most famous weapon of the Samurai in feudal Japan. Katanas are random drops in Factions campaign, and are the standard sword offered by Canthan Weaponsmiths.

Location

Factions campaign

• Weaponsmiths
• Multiple Regions
  • Afflicted
  • Luxons
• Kaineng City
  • Celestials
  • Jade Brotherhood
• Echovald Forest
  • Siege Turtle
• Jade Sea
  • Kraken Spawn
  • Kurzicks
  • Rockhide Dragon
  • Outcasts

Dye

Dyeing a katana only affects the metal parts of the handle.

From Grand Theft Wiki

The Katana is a melee weapon of Japanese origin. It is available in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. It is one of the more powerful melee type weapons; it is able to behead opponents with a single slice, and is not as heavy as the cumbersome chainsaw.

Contents 1 Notable appearances 2 Locations 2.1 GTA Vice City 2.2 GTA San Andreas 2.3 GTA Liberty City Stories 2.4 GTA Vice City Stories 3 Glitch

Notable appearances

In 1998, Toni Cipriani and Kazuki Kasen engage in a katana duel on the roof of the Big Shot Casino with katanas (though the player may choose to use other weapons.). The same occurs between Snakehead and CJ, on a freighter off San Fierro in 1992. In both cases, the player may pull out a gun and quickly kill the opponent.

Locations

GTA Vice City

• North Point Mall, Vice Point, Vice Beach - Inside the Tarbrush Cafe, unobtainable after a mission.
• Starfish Island - Inside the garage of the house next door west of the Mansion.
• North Point Mall, Vice Point, Vice Beach - Available to buy from Tooled Up after completion of The Chase for $300.

GTA San Andreas

• Idlewood, Los Santos - Behind the wooden fence east of the Idlewood 24/7.
• Chinatown, San Fierro - In a dead-end alley directly south of the Chinatown Safehouse.
• Hashbury, San Fierro - In the underground pedestrian tunnel behind the Hippy Shopper.
• El Quebrados, Tierra Robada - Behind a small building in the trailer park in the north part of El Quebrados. From the El Quebrados Safehouse, head north and cross the street. Once you cross the street you should see a black, white, and blue trailer ahead of you. Go to the north end of this trailer and turn left. You should see a small building that does not look like a trailer. The Katana is at the north part of this small building.
• Pirates In Men's Pants, Las Venturas - At the south part of the pirate ship which is at the south part of the lagoon for the Pirates In Men's Pants Safehouse.
• Pilgrim, Las Venturas - Behind the stone lions just north of the Pilgrim Cluckin' Bell.
• The Four Dragons Casino, Las Venturas - At the southeast corner of The Four Dragons Casino area, hidden amongst some trees and bushes.

GTA Liberty City Stories

• Bedford Point, Staunton Island - In the alleyway leading to Hyaku Dojo near Phil Cassidy's Fully Cocked Gun Shop.
• Callahan Point, Portland Island - On the roof of the Turtle Head Fishing Co.

GTA Vice City Stories

• At the foot of a building that is located along the beach, and the building is eastward across the fairground.

v • d • e Weapons in Grand Theft Auto Advance Fist Fist · Baseball Bat · Katana Hand weapons Pistol · Shotgun · Uzi · Assault Rifle · Fire and expose-based weapons Flamethrower · Molotov · Grenades · Rocket Launcher · Minigun · Detonator · Car Bomb Deleted weapons Barrel

v • d • e Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Unarmed Fist · Brass Knuckles Melee Screwdriver · Hammer · Knife · Meat Cleaver · Golf Club · Nightstick · Baseball Bat · Machete · Katana · Chainsaw Thrown Tear Gas · Molotov · Grenade · Detonator Grenade Handgun Colt 45/Pistol · Colt Python/.357 Shotgun Shotgun · Stubby Shotgun · Spaz 12/S.P.A.S. 12 SMG Tec-9 · Ingram Mac-10/Mac · Uzi 9mm/Uz-I · MP Assault Ruger/Kruger · M4 Heavy M60 · Flame Thrower · Rocket Launcher · Minigun Sniper Sniper Rifle · Laser Scope/308. Sniper Special Camera · Detonator

v • d • e Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Unarmed Fist · Brass Knuckles Melee Knife · Golf Club · Shovel · Pool Cue · Nightstick · Baseball Bat · Katana · Chainsaw Handgun Pistol · Silenced 9mm · Desert Eagle Shotgun Shotgun · Sawn-off Shotgun · Combat Shotgun SMG Tec-9 · Micro SMG · SMG Assault AK-47 · M4 Sniper Sniper Rifle · Country Rifle Heavy Flamethrower · Rocket Launcher · Heat-Seeking Rocket Launcher · Minigun Thrown Tear Gas · Molotov · Grenade · Satchel Charge Consumable Items Fire Extinguisher · Spray Can · Camera Gifts Flowers · Cane · Dildo · Vibrator Special Night Vision · Thermal Vision · Parachute Detonator Detonator

v • d • e Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Unarmed Fist · Brass Knuckles Melee Baseball Bat · Nightstick · Machete · Meat Cleaver · Chisel · Knife · Hockey Stick · Fire Axe · Katana · Chainsaw Thrown Molotov · Grenade · Remote Grenade Handgun Pistol · .357 Shotgun Shotgun · Stubby Shotgun · SPAS 12 SMG Tec-9 · Mac-10 · Micro SMG · SMG Assault AK-47 · M4 Heavy M60 · Flamethrower · Rocket Launcher · Minigun Sniper Sniper Rifle · Laser Sighted Sniper Rifle Special Camera · Detonator

v • d • e Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Unarmed Fist · Brass Knuckles Melee Nightstick · Baseball Bat · Butterfly Knife · Fire Axe · Golf Club · Machete · Katana · Chainsaw · Gaff Hook Thrown Molotov · Grenade · Remote Grenade Handgun Pistol · Equalizer Shotgun Shotgun · Stubby Shotgun · Spaz-12 SMG Scorpion · Silenced MG · Micro SMG · SMG Assault AK · Assault Rifle Heavy Flamethrower · Rocket Launcher · Minigun · M249 Sniper Sniper Rifle · Laser Sniper Special Camera · Binoculars · Detonator

Glitch

In GTA SA, there is a glitch that will cause CJ to be able to run around without a head. To exploit this glitch, start a multiplayer game making sure player two has a Katana. When it starts have player two cut off player one's head with the Katana. This will cause the multiplayer session to end. Once it returns to one player mode, CJ won't have a head, and can stay like that for as long as the player desires.

From Halopedia, the Halo Wiki

For the Gamma Company team, see Team Katana

The Katana is a special Armor Permutation unlockable by earning 49 out of 79 Achievements and 1000 gamerscore.

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Description 2.1 Disadvantages 3 Trivia 4 Gallery 5 Sources 6 External Link

Characteristics

The Katana consists of a normal Hayabusa body with a Katana sword affixed to the back with a white attachment, possibly magnetized. The sheath of the Katana is grey and the handle is a reddish brown color. It is not possible to use this item during gameplay.

Description

To correctly use the sword, one must make it an extension of one's body. This is for the understanding of those intending to be warriors.

Disadvantages

Users have reported that like the Security Shoulders, the Katana can re-lock and unlock again. For example, having 980 gamerscore and obtaining an achievement worth 25 gamerscore may unlock them, but they can later re-lock themselves, requiring the player to obtain more achievements in order to unlock it again.

The way the Katana sticks up can reveal the player if they are sniping, however, if it is shot they do not take damage. It also cannot be stuck by a grenade.

Trivia

• The Katana closely resembles Ryu Hayabusa's Dragon Sword, and is not usable by the player.
• The Katana can no longer be unlocked by just earning 1000G in Halo 3. One of the only ways to unlock the Katana after the 1.2 update and 1.3 is to unlock 49 out of the 79 achievements. Unlocking 40 of the 79 achievements worth 1000G, the conclusion is that you MUST have 49 achievements to unlock the Katana. The Katana, as well as the Security permutations, are fabled "armor" glitches, in which they appear and disappear randomly. With the Security, a 1000 gamerscore locks it in, and for Katana, 1750 guarantees it. Since the release of the Mythic Map Pack the Katana seems to unlock for those that download early (without the need for 1000 gamerscore OR 49 achievements).
• McFarlane Toys produces a set titled Hayabusa Katana and Scabbard, containing an Action Figure-sized Katana and its sheath.

Gallery

A Blue Team player with Katana.

Hayabusa Armor with Katana.

Security Armor with Katana.

Sources

External Link

• Wikipedia's article on Katana

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From Marvel Database

History

Member of the Cyber-Ninjas; able to emit an energy field to trap her opponents.

Links

• Appearances of Katana (Earth-616)
• Character Gallery: Katana (Earth-616)
• Images that feature Katana (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Katana (Earth-616)
• Quotations by Katana (Earth-616) 
• http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/cyberninjas.htm#katana

Discover and Discuss

• Search News for: Katana · Katana · Katana (Earth-616)
• Search Forums for: Katana · Katana · Katana (Earth-616)
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From Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki.

Katana was a Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser that served in the Judicial Starfleet of the Old Republic. It was the flagship of the fleet that bore its name.

Contents 1 History 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Sources 5 See also

History

Around 45 BBY, it was lost with the rest of the fleet due to the outbreak of a hive virus that caused the crew of the Katana to go crazy and jump to random hyperspace coordinates, along with the other 199 slaved ships. That fleet was called the Katana Fleet or, in the Rebellion Era, the Dark Force.

Although the fleet was rediscovered fifty years later, and the majority captured by the Empire (and subsequently destroyed or captured throughout the remainder of the Galactic Civil War), the Katana herself was one of the 15 ships recovered by the New Republic. During the Battle for the Katana fleet, a team led by Luke Skywalker was able to use the Katana to destroy the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Peremptory, by Han Solo using its slave circuit controls to ram one of the other Dreadnaughts into the Star Destroyer. While the Katana was almost certainly restored and pressed into service with the New Republic, the final fate of the ship is not known.

Behind the scenes

A katana sword, also known as a samurai sword, was a certain kind of sword used in medieval Japan. Katana was also the name of a Japanese server—or "Galaxy"—in Star Wars Galaxies.

Appearances

• Heir to the Empire (Mentioned only)
• Dark Force Rising (First appearance)
• The Last Command (Mentioned only)
• Specter of the Past (Mentioned only)
• Survivor's Quest (Mentioned only)

Sources

• Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook, Second Edition
• The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook

See also

• Jedi katana

From SWG Wiki

Japan-Katana was a server run by EA (as opposed to SOE) for Japanese players. It has since been shut down.

From TibiaWiki

This item is in the Weapons class Katana Attributes: Atk:16, Def:12 +1 Hands: One-Handed Weight: 31.00 oz. Loot value: 8 (100+ gp on Rookgaard) gp. Dropped by: Rotworm, Vampire, Necromancer, Stalker. Buy from: Players. Sell to: Lee'Delle/Obi (Rookgaard) 35 gp Raffael (Island of Destiny) 35 gp H.L. (Outlaw Camp) 8 gp Notes: The best sword found in Rookgaard, aside from the Sword of Fury. Click Here to Show/Hide Spoiler Information Spoiler warning: Quest and/or game spoiling details follow. On Rookgaard you can obtain one through the Katana Quest. Spoiler ends here.   Skill vs. Creature vs Player Avg Max Avg Max 40 27 53 13 27 60 40 79 20 40 80 53 105 26 53 90 60 119 30 60 100 66 132 33 66 Damage values assume attacker uses Offensive Fighting mode, and that target has 0 armor. See also: Items. Add historical information about this item.

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Overview

Contents 1 Overview 2 Power Tables 2.1 Scrapper 3 Powers 3.1 Build Up 3.2 Calling the Wolf 3.3 Divine Avalanche 3.4 Flashing Steel 3.5 Gambler's Cut 3.6 Golden Dragonfly 3.7 The Lotus Drops 3.8 Sting of the Wasp 3.9 Soaring Dragon 4 See Also 5 External Links

Katana is one of the powersets. It is a Scrapper primary power set in City of Heroes. The Ninja Blade powerset for Stalkers in City of Villains is based upon Katana.

Wield a Katana and master a variety of powerful Lethal attacks. A quick and elegant weapon, the Katana is faster than a Broad Sword, and can reduce an enemy's Defense. The Katana is a fine blade that always has a bonus to Accuracy. Like all scrapper powers, all Katana attacks can sometimes land a critical hit for double damage.

Power Tables

Scrapper

The Katana powerset is available as a primary set for Scrappers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level	Effect
	Sting of the Wasp	1	Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense
	Gambler's Cut	1	Melee, Minor Damage(Lethal), Foe -Defense
	Flashing Steel	2	Melee (Cone), Moderate Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense
	Build Up	6	Self +Damage, +Accuracy
	Divine Avalanche	8	Melee, Minor Damage (Lethal), Self +Defense
	Calling the Wolf	12	Ranged, Foe Taunt
	The Lotus Drops	18	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense
	Soaring Dragon	26	Melee, High Damage (Lethal), Foe Knockup, Foe -Defense
	Golden Dragonfly	32	Melee, Extreme Damage (Lethal), Foe Knockback, Foe -Defense

Powers

The following are powers in the Katana powerset.

Build Up

Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as slightly increasing your accuracy.

Recharge	Long
Minimum Level	6 (Scrapper)
Effects	Self +Damage, +Accuracy
	Self +Defense (Melee, Lethal)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance ToHit Buff

Calling the Wolf

Challenges a foe to attack you. Useful to pull a villain off an ally who finds himself in over his head.

Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	12 (scrapper)
Effects	Ranged
	Foe Taunt
Enhancements	Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate

Divine Avalanche

You can use your katana to parry incoming melee attacks, and then quickly return the favor. Divine Avalanche does minor damage, but every successful hit will increase your defense against melee and lethal attacks for a short while.

Damage	Minor (Lethal)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	8 (Scrapper)
Effects	Melee
	Self +Defense (Melee, Lethal)
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Defense Buffs
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	Melee Damage
	Defense

Flashing Steel

You swing your katana in a wide arc in front of you, slicing multiple foes. This attack can reduce a target's defense, making him easier to hit.

Damage	Moderate (Lethal)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	2 (Scrapper)
Effects	Melee
	Foe -Defense
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage

Gambler's Cut

You perform a quick slash with your katana. This attack is very fast but deals only minor damage. This attack can reduce a target's defense, making him easier to hit.

Damage	Minor (Lethal)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (scrapper)
Effects	Melee
	Foe -Defense
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy

Golden Dragonfly

You perform a devastating Golden Dragonfly attack that deals a massive amount of damage and can even knock a foe down to the ground and reduce it's defense. This attack has an exceptionally good critical hit capability, better than other Katana attacks, that can sometimes deal double damage. The power of this attack can actually extend a short distance through multiple foes.

Damage	Extreme (Lethal)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	32 (Scrapper)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Knockback
	Foe -Defense
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage

The Lotus Drops

You perform The Lotus Drops maneuver, attacking all foes in melee range. This attack wounds your opponents, causing them to take moderate damage over time and reduces their defense.

Damage	Moderate (Lethal)
	Moderate Damage Over Time (Lethal)
Recharge	Slow
Minimum Level	18 (Scrapper)
Effects	Point Blank Area of Effect Melee
	Foe -Defense
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	PBAoE Damage

Sting of the Wasp

You perform a standard attack with your katana. This attack is slower than Gambler's Cut, but deals more damage. Sting of the Wasp can reduce a target's defense, making him easier to hit.

Damage	Moderate (Lethal)
Recharge	Fast
Minimum Level	1 (Scrapper)
Effects	Melee
	Foe -Defense
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	Melee Damage

Soaring Dragon

You perform a powerful Soaring Dragon maneuver that deals a great deal of damage, and can knock a target up into the air. This attack can reduce a target's defense, making him easier to hit.

Damage	High (Lethal)
Recharge	Moderate
Minimum Level	26 (Scrapper)
Effects	Melee
	Foe Knockup
	Foe -Defense
Enhancements	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Increase Attack Rate
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Defense Debuff
	Enhance Damage
	Enhance Accuracy
Set Categories	Melee Damage

See Also

• Ninja Blade for Stalkers

External Links

• Katana for Scrappers at RedTomax.com