Katana (GRA)

The katana is a weapon .
==Background==
==Characteristics==
The katana deals about 22 damage per swing and can average about three swings a second. Its attacks deal bonus limb damage to targets and it benefits from an enhanced critical chance. The katana uses 21 AP in VATS. At a weight of three pounds, the katana requires 4 Strength and 75 Melee Weapons to wield effectively.
Visually, the weapon initially has a tsuka (Japanese sword grip) of a worn blue color, with an aged, exhausted blade and tsuba (Japanese sword handguard) and which rests openly on the left hip when sheathed. After being fully modified, the worn grip is replaced, the blade and handguard are renewed and polished, and a wooden brown saya (Japanese scabbard) is worn on the left hip, which the weapon is holstered inside when sheathed.
===Special attack===
The katana has a special attack called Unlabored Flawlessness, an attack launched with a reverse grip. It does 250% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 19 more action points (requires a Melee skill of 50).
It is possible to execute Unlabored Flawlessness outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee skill of 50 to perform the move) by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward.
===Durability===
The katana can successfully strike about 995 times, or 1,495 times when equipped with the protective sheath, from full condition before breaking.
===Modifications===
* Katana authentic blade - Increases damage by 5.
* Katana protective sheath - Increases condition by 50%.
* Katana balanced grip - Increases attack speed by 20%.
===Comparison===
==Locations==
* Freeside - Sold by Mick in Mick & Ralph's.
* Freeside - Sold by Gloria Van Graff in the Silver Rush.
* Novac - Sold by Cliff Briscoe in the Dino Bite gift shop.
* Gun Runners - Sold by Vendortron if Mick, Cliff Briscoe, and Gloria Van Graff are dead.
==Notes==
* When dropped, the current model appears as that of the base weapon, regardless of if it is modified or not.
* The katana's attack speed can get up to six times per second by having a high Melee Weapons skill, the Slayer and Ain't Like That Now perks, and the balanced grip and authentic blade modifications.
* The weapon features in the images for the Master of the Arsenal and Curios and Relics achievements and trophies.
* It is the only melee weapon in the game with a visible scabbard (once modified to have it) whereas all others hang openly on the left hip.
* Mick will always have one in stock when his inventory restocks after a few in-game days.
* After modding a katana with the protective sheath, dropping the weapon will cause both the sheath and the katana to drop separately.
* The modifications available for the katana can replace every part of the weapon, however because of how weapon modifications work the modifications cannot be assembled into a weapon without a base katana.
==Behind the scenes==
* The weapon's sheathe/unsheathe sound effects are audibly similar to those from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
* The special attack name, Unlabored Flawlessness is a reference to a weapon of the same name in Ninja Gaiden.
==Bugs==
* If modded with the protective sheath, when changing weapons or un-equipping the katana, the sheath will still be on the player's hip. When dropped, sometimes the sheath is not dropped. Occasionally, this bug may also result in two sheaths overlapping each other. 
** Equipping a different weapon that is holstered the same way will remove it, but sometimes changing weapons may not remove the sheath.
** You may have to save the game, return to the main menu, and reload the save to fix the problem.
* If modded with the protective sheath, it will be stuck in a glitched condition when the weapon's condition is at 100%. This can be fixed by repairing it with another katana, or a one-handed melee weapon with the Jury Rigging perk. Also, when asking ED-E to repair the weapon, the condition will degrade every time.
* There is a chance that Cliff Briscoe will not have the katana in his inventory, or it will sometimes disappear. 
* When the protective sheath is installed, the weapon will automatically repair itself when below 60% condition.
==Sounds==
	Unsheathed		Sheathed
==Gallery==
Katana6.jpg
FNVKatanaAllMods.jpg|Katana with all modifications
Katana2.png|Katana with a black grip and a polished blade (katana authentic blade modification)
Katana3.png|Katana with a red grip (katana balanced grip modification)
Katana4.png|Katana with a red grip and a polished blade (katana balanced grip and katana authentic blade modifications)
Katana5.png|Saya (katana protective sheath modification)
Master of the Arsenal.png|Katana in the achievement image for Master of the Arsenal
Curios and Relics.png|Katana in the achievement image for Curios and Relics
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