Tanto

tanto is a melee item in Item Asylum. It is a short grey knife held in reverse grip.
== Functionality ==
When tanto is in the user's inventory, it equips their left arm with a mechanical frame. While it is equipped, this item grants +3 walkspeed.
Using this item will swing the knife in a five-hit combo, with a very quick attack speed. Every hit does 8 damage, but backstabbing someone does 13 damage. The first four swings are simple slashing attacks, while the fifth swing thrusts forward, ragdolling and applying knockback to any victims. Once all five swings were done, there is a short 1 second delay before the user is able to swing this weapon again.
=== Grapple (E) ===
Using this ability shoots out a rope of wire from the player's metal arm. Grapple can be used for two purposes; if the player uses it on a wall, it will launch the player upwards into the air, making them capable of reaching higher areas. If the player uses it on an opponent instead, they will be both pulled up into the air.
If the user attacks after grappling onto an enemy, they will perform Owl Slash, spinning vertically and creating feather particles around them. Owl Slash deals 24 damage to the victim by spawning a 1×1×1 hitbox in the victim's torso, guaranteeing its hit unless the victim is invincible or invulnerable.
=== Shadowrush (R) ===
Using this ability will cause the player to dash forward very quickly. Colliding with an opponent will send the user up into the air and deal 8 damage. The user is able to use LMB while airborne to either rapidly spin around, dealing an additional 15 damage to the opponent, or send themselves down to the ground if used a bit later.
== Tips ==
* You can use Shadowrush or the Grapple to flee from fights or if you're cornered.
* Owl Slash is the best for dealing damage without having to get close to an opponent. Use grapple on a player to pull them up into the air and attack while airborne.
* If used for mobility, Grapple works best in open maps like construct, castleconundrum, betaislands, poison, etc. Use the terrain to your advantage.
== Gallery ==
Normal melee.gif|tanto's attack sequence.
Shadowrush Gif.gif|Using Shadowrush.
Grapple.gif|Using Grapple and Owlslash.
Tanto.png|Viewed with invisiblity debug.
Tanto Hitbox (Updated).png|tanto's hitbox.
Tanto Shadowrush Hitbox (Updated).png|Shadowrush's hitbox.
Tanto Shadowrush Midair Hitbox (Updated).png|Ditto, but midair.
=== Origin ===
Tantodagger.png|The Tanto Dagger in Rogue Lineage.
Shinobi2.png|The Shinobi class in Rogue Lineage, the class that can use tanto.
Grapple2.gif|The grapple ability being used in Rogue Lineage.
=== Miscellaneous ===
Golden tanto.png|The golden variation of tanto.
Golden version without a character..jpg|Ditto, but without a character.
Apriltanto.png|tanto in v1.5.5.
==Trivia==
* This item is a reference to Rogue Lineage. While the item is called "tanto", it is actually a representation of the game's ultra class known as "Shinobi".
** Additionally, the Shinobi class in Rogue Lineage, along with the Grapple and Shadowrush abilities are a big reference to the Soulslike "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice".
* When a player dies from Owl Slash, their limbs will dismember from the torso and scatter upon the ground where they died. This references the instant execution ability that Owl Slash has in Rogue Lineage that does the same thing upon executing someone.
== Changes ==
* v1.5.6
** Reverted v1.5.5 changes.
* v1.5.5
** Appearance changes:
*** Blade model is extremely elongated.
*** Mechanical arm is now green.
*** Grapple and Shadowrush particles are now pufferfishes.
** Sound effects changed.
** M1 attacks greatly push the user forward.
** M1 combo cooldown text changed to "I love killing freshies".
* v1.3.1
** Enabled mobile crosshair.
* v1.3.0 [🌴]
** Added tanto.
Category:Items
Category:Melee Items
Category:Based on media
Category:Items that alter the user's appearance
Category:Increases walkspeed
Category:Inflicts knockback
Category:Inflicts ragdoll
Category:Items with abilities