Katana

is a melee weapon which has a special charge attack that will be activated if the attack button is held down after an attack. The charged attack deals damage.
== Details ==
== Notes ==
* The fourth attack shown in the details section of this page represents the charged attack, however, the charged attack can be initiated at any point in the combo.
* When striking the back of a Thorny, the player is not always injured. The charged attack enables the player to bypass the protection provided by their back and deal damage without injury.
* The damage from the charge attack comes directly from where you stop moving, meaning that if a Shieldbearer is facing you when you start the charge, it will damage the Shieldbearer once you finish. This works the same way for every other enemy that can block attacks.
== Trivia ==
* This weapon, along with the Blade Master's Outfit, is a reference to Kill Bill.
**It in particular is named after Hattori Hanzō, the sword-smith who created the weapon.
* This weapon was added due to high popular demand for a katana weapon, similarly to the and the .
* Holding 2 of this weapon with a legendary and normal version will let you do 2 consecutive crit dashes with the right timing, with the second attack traveling a bit less far. The timing is precise and you must hold the other attack button immediately after the red slash at the end to execute the second consecutive crit dash.
*Because of the large vertical range on the charged slash it is possible to kill Kamikazes and other enemies that hang on the ceiling through thin floors and platforms. 
== History ==
Category:Update 2.1