Kitetsu

The swords of the are a series of katana blades that have been crafted by infamous swordsmiths from Wano Country.
==Known Work==
The Kitetsu swordsmiths, through their superior craftsmanship, have forged some of the most finest swords in the world. Each of their blades are labeled as and are said to eventually kill their wielder. Because of this, it was said that no one would use any Kitetsu sword in recent times. Some people were even paranoid that if someone would sell a Kitetsu sword and the curse killed the new wielder, it would come back to the seller. However, a person's luck can overcome the blade's curse, a fact that is considered extremely rare to see. As demonstrated by Roronoa Zoro, his luck overcame the blade's curse. The shopkeeper was so impressed that he gave his family's heirloom to Zoro for free.
Each of the swords were made by different generations of swordsmiths. With every generation, the swords were seemingly made weaker (and thus a Grade lower) than their predecessors:
*Shodai Kitetsu (a Supreme Grade sword)
*Nidai Kitetsu (a Great Grade sword crafted by Kotetsu)
*Sandai Kitetsu (a Grade sword crafted by Kouzuki Sukiyaki)
*As confirmed by Zoro, the katana that Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro wields is of the Kitetsu line, with the hilt and the rounded cross pattée tsuba bearing similarities to both the Nidai Kitetsu and Sandai Kitetsu. The katana's name/generation (and if, perhaps, it is the Shodai) has not yet been confirmed.
==Trivia==
*Kitetsu literally means "Demon/Ogre/Oni Piercer".
*Both the Nidai Kitetsu and Sandai Kitetsu have a rounded cross pattée tsuba.
*The Kitetsu swords are not the only cursed swords in the world, which was first revealed when Law's sword, Kikoku, was revealed to be a cursed sword. These are the only canon cursed swords shown thus far.
* Kitetsu could be a reference to , whose swords in various myths were all stated to be cursed and believed to hunger for blood, inciting their warrior to commit murder or suicide.
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