The Katana is Musashi's main weapon in Musashi: Samurai Legend.
A katana that came with Musashi into the world where Antheum exists, it is his favorite sword. While the blade has no innate powers, it can be upgraded with Magic Alloys. It's also the focus for several of Musashi's techniques.
| Weapon | Description | Attack Power | Magic Alloys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katana | Musashi's favorite blade is sleek, sharp, and swift. | - | - |
| [Sword Lv1] | Needs tempering by a skilled blacksmith. | +5 | - |
| [Sword Lv2] | An average blade for an average warrior. | +10 | 2 |
| [Sword Lv3] | A good blade but nothing to write home about. | +15 | 4 |
| [Sword Lv4] | A blade of superior craftsmanship. | +20 | 6 |
| [Sword Lv5] | A mighty blade without equal. | +25 | 8 |
Trivia[]
- Musashi's katana like in the first game has a name like Fusion/Raikoumaru; while the English script merely labels it as a brandless and nameless Katana, in the Japanese script, Musashi's second katana is named Kaneshige (兼重, Kinju). In real life, the Kinju line of katana descend from one of the ten namesake students of Masamune, who with fellow student Kaneuji, founded the Mino school of katana, and are known to have been Musashi's favorite katana.
- While the English script states that Magic Alloys are used to improve his Katana, the upgrading catalysts are named カジノモト (Kajinomoto), which is a katakana spelling for 火事の元 (kaji no moto) or "a source of fire".
- This makes the upgrading process for his katana much different by translation; while in English, Magic Alloys would imply Mugwort, the local blacksmithy, would melt down and reforge Musashi's blade by whole and add in the Alloys, the Japanese sources imply that these are special kinds of tinder that are able to temper Kaneshige properly, which is also signature of Masamune's methods.
- The latter is a legitimate real life process, as higher temperatures are able to make the cutting edge of katana more resilient and tensile by proper reforging, while the former is just as appropriate as to the fantasy setting and the magical nature of the Mystics.
- This makes the upgrading process for his katana much different by translation; while in English, Magic Alloys would imply Mugwort, the local blacksmithy, would melt down and reforge Musashi's blade by whole and add in the Alloys, the Japanese sources imply that these are special kinds of tinder that are able to temper Kaneshige properly, which is also signature of Masamune's methods.