Katana

The is a long Japanese sword available for use in Call of Duty Online, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Mobile and Call of Duty: Vanguard. It is also used by the Imperial Japanese Army in Call of Duty: World at War, and makes a brief appearance in Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
==Call of Duty: World at War==
The katana is unusable by the player and only seen being wielded by some Japanese soldiers during certain parts of the campaign mode. In the first mission, "Semper Fi", a Japanese soldier playing dead might stab Rooker (depending on the player's actions) with a katana. Another slashes Miller across the shoulder with a katana as he tries to escape with the other Marines. Also, in the last part of "Little Resistance", Sgt. Tom Sullivan gets killed by a Japanese Banzai Charger wielding a katana. Katanas are usually replaced with the Bayonet by the Japanese soldiers, however they can be seen on some of the soldiers' uniforms even if they are not used.
Examination of the game files reveals the menu and pickup icons for the katana, hinting it was originally going to appear as a usable weapon at some stage of development, at least until it got scrapped.
===Gallery===
Katana model WaW.png|Model of the Katana
Katana stab WaW.png
Katana WaW.jpg
IJA soldier Katana WaW.png|An IJA soldier attacking Miller with his Katana
==Zombies==
Takeo Masaki has an unusable Katana on his character model in Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 . He is seen slicing zombies with it in the cutscenes of Origins, The Giant, Der Eisendrache Zetsubou No Shima and Blood of the Dead.
===Gallery===
Takeo origins intro.jpg|Takeo holding a Katana
Katana BO3.png|Takeo taking out his Katana in the cinematic intro of The Giant
Takeo holding Katana BO3.png|Another image of Takeo holding his katana
==Call of Duty Online==
The Katana is available in the multiplayer mode of Call of Duty Online.
===Gallery===
Katana CoDO.png|The Katana in first person
Katana third person CoDO.png|A player with a Katana in third person
Katana Gold CoDO.png|Golden Katana
Katana Gold third person CoDO.png|Third person view of the golden Katana
==Call of Duty: Black Ops III==
===Multiplayer===
The Katana, labeled as Path of Sorrows, is available as a melee weapon in Black Ops III. It was added via an update on September 13th, 2016, and acts in a similar manner to the Fury's Song.
It should be noted that, prior to this update, a Katana could actually be seen used by the Specialist Spectre, as part of their Epic Taunt unlocked from the Black Market.
===Zombies===
The Path of Sorrows can be obtained within the zombies map Revelations after completing A Better Tomorrow. Subsequent games played on the map will have a "spark" making a humming noise, located within the headlight of the broken down truck in the Spawn Room.
In order to obtain the weapon, the player must have progressed through the Easter Egg again until they reach the point where the player can teleport to Samantha's room to retrieve the Kronorium. Grab the "spark" from the truck, and bring it to the teleporter in Kino der Toten and teleport to The House. Inside the room is a wooden chest with a "?" written in white chalk upon it. Place the "spark" on the chest, and it will sink into it after a few seconds. Grab the Kronorium on the bed, and upon returning to the map, head over to the top of the big staircase in Shangri-La, where the Path of Sorrows can be found on the wall for 500 points. It is a one hit kill until round 42. However, unlike the Bowie Knife, this weapon takes up a weapon slot, and will replace the player's currently held weapon. It can be bought again even after it is swapped out for another weapon.
* The "spark" should not be picked up until the player can teleport to retrieve the Kronorium. This is because being hit by a zombie while in possession of the wisp will cause it to be lost for the rest of the match.
* Unlocking the Path of Sorrows also activates Wall Power and Crate Power for all players: every weapon purchased off the wall or obtained from the Mystery Box will be automatically Pack-a-Punched for the rest of the match.
===Gallery===
Path of Sorrows BO3.png|The Path of Sorrows in first person
Path of Sorrows Inspect BO3.png|Inspecting
Path of Sorrows Pick Up BO3.png|Picking up the Path of Sorrows
Path of Sorrows Flourish BO3.png|Flourish animation
Spectre Path of Sorrows third-person BO3.png|Third-person view
===Video===
REVELATIONS EASTER EGG - TAKEO'S KATANA SECRET WALLBUY! *SUPER* EASTER EGG! (Black Ops 3 Zombies)|How to obtain the Path of Sorrows in Revelations
==Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare==
The Katana, referred to as the Kirisute Gomen, can be acquired from the Zombies map Shaolin Shuffle. It can be obtained from the wall of the Black Cat Dojo for free once the player completes the map's Main Easter Egg. In subsequent playthroughs, without completing the Easter Egg, players can buy the Kirisute Gomen for 10,000 points. It is a very viable weapon, capable of taking out multiple enemies in one swing.
When Pack-a-Punched, it becomes the Sprites of Hell. While in this form, it can send a powerful shockwave after every third swing with the blade. When Pack-a-Punched again if the Alien Fuses have been installed, it becomes the Feral Instinct. Like the Sprites of Hell, it can send out a special ability after each third swing, in this case being a purple ghostly black tiger which can be sent in a single direction dealing infinite damage. The Feral Instinct has 20 ammunition special ability swings, consuming 1 ammo after every ability of the purple ghostly tiger. It is way stronger than the normal Katana, since the normal swing can kill a complete horde if used at the right position, dealing enough damage to kill zombies until 43 with Bang Bangs increasing its melee damage, whilst the first and the second upgrade deals infinite damage from their shots.
On September 26th, 2017, the Katana was added to multiplayer (under its actual name), along with the Nunchucks and the Venom-X.
===Variant===
*Masamune
===Gallery===
Katana 1 IW.png
Katana 2 IW.png
Katana 3 IW.png
==Call of Duty: Black Ops 4==
As in Black Ops III, the Katana is known as the Path of Sorrows, but now it appears as a Special Weapon. By default, it is the Special Weapon of the "Kaminari" class.
While activated, the player gains a large increase to base movement speed. While at level one, it starts with the ability known as Kaze Slash, a simple slashing move that can be done twice in a row. At level two, it unlocks the ability of Merciless Dash, allowing for the player to dash forward with the secondary fire button, dealing heavy damage and stunning heavier enemies. At level three, it unlocks the use of Shadow of Death, turning the player invisible by pressing the Special Ability button. The effect of Shadow of Death can also be deactivated by the same button.
PathOfSorrows There BO4.png|Third-person view of the Path of Sorrows in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
UltimisTakeo PathOfSorrows BO4.png
PathOfSorrows FirstPerson BO4.png|First-person view
==Call of Duty: Mobile==
The Katana returns in Call of Duty: Mobile. It was added as part of the Season 6 Once Upon a Time in Rust update.
Initially, the weapon appeared in the form of blueprints for the Base Melee, with the first version available being the "Hachi". In September 2021, with the Season 8: 2nd Anniversary update, the Katana became a base weapon.
===Blueprints===
====Epic====
==Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War==
The Katana makes a brief appearance in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies in the map Firebase Z. In the ending cutscene, Samantha Maxis can be seen with a katana on her back.
Samantha Katana FirebaseZ BOCW.png|Samantha Maxis, with a katana on her back.
MaxisKatana BOCW.png|The Katana.
==Call of Duty: Vanguard==
The Katana returns in Call of Duty: Vanguard. It was added as part of the Season One update.
===Overview===
====Zombies====
The Katana can be brought into any map via Create-A-Class, at Loadout rarity. When upgraded via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes Blade of Death, garnering increased melee damage with each subsequent Pack-a-Punch upgrade level.
===Blueprints===
Blueprint 	Image	Rarity 	How to Obtain
Below Celsius 	 	Legendary	Battle Pass Season Two Tier 89
Nanometal Tail Blade	 	Legendary	Tracer Pack: Mechagodzilla - Limited Time Bundle
Titan Piercer 	 	Legendary	Tracer Pack: — Levi Edition Bundle
===Gallery===
Katana S1 Promo VG.jpg|Katana's Promo image.
==Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III==
The Katana appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III as an unusable weapon on Michonne's character model. She can be seen wielding it in the Operators menu.
==Trivia==
===General===
*"Tank" Dempsey occasionally makes remarks about how great it'd be to use Takeo's Katana, but then points out it must just be for decoration, much to his disappointment.
===Call of Duty: Black Ops III===
*There are two sets of Japanese characters on the katana:
**On the blade (鬼肉喰村正). The first three characters mean "Demon flesh eater" (鬼肉喰) and the last two characters are Japanese for "" (村正), a famous swordsmith in Japan.
**On the metal sleeve (柾木三郎). The first two characters mean "Masaki" (柾木) and the last two mean "Saburō" (三郎).
***This sword inscription came following an interview with Jason Blundell, in which he was asked whether Saburō Masaki is Takeo Masaki's father.https://youtu.be/dpv2bv_j49c?t=336 
===Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare===
*The name of the Katana is a reference to the action known as (斬捨御免), which allows Samurai to kill a member of a lower class if their honor is compromised.
===Call of Duty: Black Ops 4===
*The Path of Sorrows, when activated, used to have a secret ability that would grant other players nearby an increased reload speed. But, with the addition of the "Speed Cola Modifier" that activates when all 4 perks are purchased, it has since been removed.
*"Kaze" (風), or "Fu" translates from Japanese to English as "Wind".
===Call of Duty: Vanguard===
*The "Titan Piercer" blueprint is advertised as dual-wielded in its blueprint card. However, only one is held in-game.
*The animations of the "Titan Piercer" blueprint are slightly modified to allow the index and middle finger to fit inside of its trigger.
==References==
Category:Call of Duty: World at War Lethal Equipment
Category:Call of Duty: Black Ops Lethal Equipment
Category:Call of Duty: Black Ops II Lethal Equipment
Category:Call of Duty Online Melee Weapons
Category:Call of Duty: Black Ops III Melee Weapons
Category:Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Melee Weapons
Category:Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Wonder Weapons
Category:Call of Duty: Mobile Melee Weapons
Category:Call of Duty: Vanguard Melee Weapons