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The ancient katana named Masamune is a unique katana with an illithium blade and sapphire hilt.<br>
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It has a moderate chance to deliver massive damage upon striking an enemy, prompting the message "Your Masamune's slash cuts the ''[monster]'' so deep you thought it was cut in half for a moment."<br>
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''For Masamune in the vanilla IVAN, see [[E-numa sa-am]].''
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The ''ancient katana named Masamune'' is a unique [[List of items (CLIVAN)#Weapons|katana]] with an [[illithium]] blade and [[sapphire]] hilt. It has a moderate chance to deliver massive damage upon striking an enemy, prompting the message:
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  "Your Masamune's slash cuts the ''<monster>'' so deep you thought it was cut in half for a moment."
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Like [[Muramasa]], Masamune delivers striking damage instead of slashing damage due to a scripting oversight.
 
Like [[Muramasa]], Masamune delivers striking damage instead of slashing damage due to a scripting oversight.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
Masamune is an ancient sword named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masamune Masamune] a legendary swordsmith widely considered to be the best in Japanese history.
 
Masamune's blades had a reputation of superior beauty and quality not commonly found in an era where quality steel was a rarity.
 
  
Legend tells of a competition between [[Muramasa]] and his master, Masamune to see who could produce the finest sword. <br>
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Masamune is an ancient sword named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masamune Masamune] a legendary swordsmith widely considered to be the best in Japanese history. Masamune's blades had a reputation of superior beauty and quality not commonly found in an era where quality steel was a rarity.
Variations of the tale exist but the general story remains the same - Muramasa and Masamune produce their masterpieces and test them by placing them in a river. Muramasa's sword slices anything it touches cleanly in half - including fish, leaves, and even the air blowing past it. Masamune's sword leaves everything in the river untouched, and fish even approach it out of curiosity - in some versions of the tale it even sews Muramasa's victims back together.<br>
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Depending on the tale, a third party intervenes to judge, ruling that Muramasa's sword - while of unquestionable quality - is evil and bloodthirsty, whereas Masamune's sword is holy and just for not causing unnecessary harm.
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Legend tells of a competition between [[Muramasa]] and his master, Masamune to see who could produce the finest sword.
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Variations of the tale exist but the general story remains the same - Muramasa and Masamune produce their masterpieces and test them by placing them in a river. Muramasa's sword slices anything it touches cleanly in half - including fish, leaves, and even the air blowing past it. Masamune's sword leaves everything in the river untouched, and fish even approach it out of curiosity - in some versions of the tale it even sews Muramasa's victims back together. Depending on the tale, a third party intervenes to judge, ruling that Muramasa's sword - while of unquestionable quality - is evil and bloodthirsty, whereas Masamune's sword is holy and just for not causing unnecessary harm.
  
However, Muramasa lived a full 300 years before Masamune so it is impossible this encounter ever happened.
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However, Muramasa lived a full 300 years before Masamune, so it is impossible this encounter ever happened.
  
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Latest revision as of 11:29, 11 October 2021

Variant Only: This page discusses characters, items, or locations that are only included in a user-made variant of IVAN. Some or all of this information will not be applicable to the original version.


For Masamune in the vanilla IVAN, see E-numa sa-am.


The ancient katana named Masamune is a unique katana with an illithium blade and sapphire hilt. It has a moderate chance to deliver massive damage upon striking an enemy, prompting the message:

 "Your Masamune's slash cuts the <monster> so deep you thought it was cut in half for a moment."

Like Muramasa, Masamune delivers striking damage instead of slashing damage due to a scripting oversight.

Trivia

Masamune is an ancient sword named after Masamune a legendary swordsmith widely considered to be the best in Japanese history. Masamune's blades had a reputation of superior beauty and quality not commonly found in an era where quality steel was a rarity.

Legend tells of a competition between Muramasa and his master, Masamune to see who could produce the finest sword.

Variations of the tale exist but the general story remains the same - Muramasa and Masamune produce their masterpieces and test them by placing them in a river. Muramasa's sword slices anything it touches cleanly in half - including fish, leaves, and even the air blowing past it. Masamune's sword leaves everything in the river untouched, and fish even approach it out of curiosity - in some versions of the tale it even sews Muramasa's victims back together. Depending on the tale, a third party intervenes to judge, ruling that Muramasa's sword - while of unquestionable quality - is evil and bloodthirsty, whereas Masamune's sword is holy and just for not causing unnecessary harm.

However, Muramasa lived a full 300 years before Masamune, so it is impossible this encounter ever happened.