IPPON Katana

The IPPON Katana is a weapon in Ninjala. It is part of the Katana Type A subclass.
==Description==
"A gum weapon featuring good mobility and rushing power. Unleash attacks easily and power up when you defeat an opponent." -In-game description
The IPPON Katana is a well-balanced weapon in terms of attack and speed. It's default Special and ability allows a more speedy play style. Appearance-wise the IPPON Katana looks like its made of the same material as a head protection from various martial arts. It is made of smooth leather, artificial leather or special plastic and is filled with soft foam. A white stitched label decorates the weapon with the lettering "WNA". On the back of it "Smack-Ya!" is written in white. The hilt is wrapped with a red-brown bandage.
== Gum Shoot ==
See: Gum Launcher
== Gum Ninjutsu ==
See: Ninja Tornado
== Special ==
=== Charging Slash ===
"Charge at your opponent with a quick attack." - In-game description
Charging Slash is the default Special of the Katana Type A subclass. After pressing the Special button, the user dashes towards the target and deals damage on hit. While dashing, the user is covered with Super Armor, making it a great tool to get into a fight. As Super Armor is only protecting from hit stun and not from any damage or Gum Damage, the player has to make sure to have enough energy and to avoid 1-shot binding Gum Shoots. After getting hit by Charging Slash, there is a hit stun which can be used for follow-up attacks. 
Other than an oppressing tool, Charging Slash can also be used as a movement tool. When activating, the user accelerates a brief moment in the direction the camera is facing to, locked to the current plane. So if the player is on the ground and points the camera upwards, they only dash forward. To overcome this problem, a trick can be used. For this, the player has to dash or dodge in the desired direction first and activate Charging Slash during the dash. This cancels the dash and the player will charge upwards into the air or any other desired direction. To cancel the speed stop at the end, Gum Guard can be used in order to keep momentum going and reach even farther.
In terms of matchup, Charging Slash has great chances against a lot of attacks, whereby opponents are forced to defend or evade. If the moveset of the opponent's weapon also provides certain attack properties, such as Super Armor or invincibility, things can get interesting. In general, Charging Slash whiffs against attacks with invincibility and ties with Super Armor, meaning both dealing damage. But there are some attacks resulting into a Parry. These are Charging Slash, Ring Chop (the Alter Special of Type C Katanas), Overpowering Wave (the default Special of Board Type B weapons), and Bolt Slash (the default Special of Extra Type A weapons). 
Special 	Base Damage	Down Value	Hit Reaction	Properties
Charging Slash	85 	10% 	flinch 	dashes forward, Super Armor, Guard cancel on hit
*all values are self-tested and not datamined from the game. Original work by @nonozi (@nonozip on X).
===Razor Edge===
"Attack by emitting a shockwave from your katana." - In-game description
Razor Edge is the Alter Special of the Katana Type A subclass. It is a fast, mid-range, piercing projectile with a decent priority to counter most Gum Shoots. Its speed and the combination with the Ability Chakra makes it great to finish off opponents from a distance. Chakra helps to recover the Special immidiately and to continue with further fights. As Razor Edge is a projectile, it ignores S-Burst, allowing to extend combos carefree. 
Its true strength lies in pressuring opponents at mid-range. Hitting a Gum Guard, results into a long block stun. This can be followed up by a Break Attack, resulting to a Gum Bind which eventually leads to an IPPON. Escaping at mid-range can be tricky for the opponent, as Razor Edge and the weapon in general are fast. Projectiles with a higher priority or attacks with certain properties, such as Super Armor or invicibility are a threat and help opponents to escape or to counter.
Razor Edge's priority allows it to cancel most Gum Shoots, up to the priority of Gum Laser. Laser and a deployed Gum Net trade hit with Razor Edge. As a large Gum Laser can Gum Bind on hit however and the time of being bound is longer than the hit stun of Razor Edge, the Razor Edge user is in a disadvantage. Gum Searcher cancels Razor Edge and Ghost goes through it. Normal and Wide Attack of Sonic Trick (Alter Special of Board Type A) have the same priority. A clash of these result into dissolving. Other projectile Specials mostly have a higher priority.
Special 	Base Damage	Down Value	Hit Reaction	Properties
Razor Edge	90 	6% 	flinch 	projectile, piercing
*all values are self-tested and not datamined from the game. 
== Additional Data==
Attack 	Stage	Abbr.	Base Damage	Down Value	Hit Reaction	Properties
Normal Attack	1 	NA1 	40 	20% 	flinch 	homing
Normal Attack	2 	NA2 	50 	10% 	flinch 	-
Normal Attack	3 	NA3 	60 	10% 	flinch 	-
Normal Attack	4 	NA4 	65 	0% 	blowback 	stage reset
Back Attack 	1 	BA1 	40 	20% 	flinch 	homing
Back Attack 	2 	BA2 	50 	10% 	flinch 	teleport
Back Attack 	3 	BA3 	60 	10% 	flinch 	teleport
Back Attack 	4 	BA4 	65 	0% 	blowback 	teleport, stage reset
Wide Attack 	1 	WA1 	80 	34% 	blowback 	stage reset
Wide Attack 	2 	WA2 	55 	5% 	blowback 	stage reset
Wide Attack 	3 	WA3 	70 	5% 	blowback 	stage reset
Wide Attack 	4 	WA4 	70 	10% 	blowback 	stage reset
Break Attack 	- 	BRK 	20 	70% 	blowback 	homing
*all values are self-tested and not datamined from the game. 
===Parry===
Attack 	Abbr.	Base Damage	Down Value	Hit Reaction	Properties
Normal Attack	NA 	120 	0% 	blowback 	-
Back Attack 	BA 	80 	0% 	blowback 	teleport
Wide Attack 	WA 	160 	0% 	blowback 	-
*all values are self-tested and not datamined from the game. 
== Tips==
*TBA
==Ninja-Gum Variations==
Ninja-Gum Variations for the IPPON Katana
Color 	In-Game Description 	Method of Obtaining 	Image
IPPON Gum 	Gum that has been polished into a perfect sphere. For ambitious types looking to be number one. 	Given by default. 	
IPPON Gum (Blue) 	Gum with a headgear motif. Forms a bold blue gum weapon. Chew it and your tongue might change color. 	Earned from Gumball Machine. 	
IPPON Gum (Black) 	Gum with a headgear motif. Forms a jet black gum weapon. It doesn't look too appetizing. 	Earned from Gumball Machine. 	
IPPON Gum (Yellow) 	Gum with a headgear motif. Forms a bright yellow gum weapon. It looks a bit like a toy. 	Earned from Gumball Machine. 	
IPPON Gum (Purple) 	Gum with a headgear motif. Forms a passionate purple gum weapon. It's pretty juicy. 	Earned from Gumball Machine. 	
IPPON Gum (Orange) 	Gum with a headgear motif. Forms a bright orange gum weapon. A taste that kids love. 	Earned from Gumball Machine. 	
IPPON Gum (Green) 	Gum with a headgear motif. Forms a leafy green gum weapon. It has a fresh flavor. 	Earned from Gumball Machine. 	
IPPON Gum (Aqua) 	Gum with a headgear motif. Forms a light blue weapon. Sure to make you feel refreshed. 	Given by random drop. 	
IPPON Gum (Pink) 	Gum with a headgear motif. Forms a shocking pink. Classic pink bubble gum. 	Given by random drop. 	
IPPON Gum (Stars) 	Gum with a clown motif. Forms a stars and stripes-themed gum weapon. What’s with that fearless smile? 	Earned from Gumball Machine. 	
IPPON Gum (Flame) 	Gum with a flame motif. Creates a weapon with a fire design. Neither hot nor spicy. 	Earned from Gumball Machine. 	
IPPON Gum (Light) 	Gum with a traditional Japanese artistic motif. Creates a traditional Japanese-patterned gum weapon. It's almost too elegant to chew.	Earned from Gumball Machine. 	
IPPON Gum (Gumchi) 	Gum with Gumchi motif. Forms a bright yellow gum weapon. The plump texture is like nothing you've seen before. 	Obtained from CoroCoro magazine. 	
IPPON Gum (Mecha) 	Gum decorated with the face of a robot. Forms a mechanical-looking gum weapon. Doesn't taste like anything edible. 	Obtained from JP-exclusive Gashapon codes. 	
IPPON Gum (Tanjiro)	Gum with Tanjiro Kamado's face. Forms a black Nichirin Sword gum weapon. It has a flavor you've never tasted before. 	Earned from the Muzan Kibutsuji Style Gacha. 	
IPPON Gum (Zenitsu)	Gum with Zenitsu Agatsuma's face. Forms a yellow Nichoron Sword gum weapon. Has a tingling, electic taste. 	Earned from the Muzan Kibutsuji Style Gacha. 	
IPPON Gum (Miku) 	Gum with Hatsune Miku's face. Forms a leek-like gum weapon. It makes you want to swing it around to the rhythm. 	Earned from the Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2021 Style Gacha.	
IPPON Gum (Kenshin)	Gum with Kenshin Himura's face. Forms a sakabato (reverse-blade sword)-shaped gum weapon. It has well-defined, legendary taste. 	Earned from the Makoto Shishio Style Gacha. 	
IPPON Gum (Yuji) 	Gum with Yuji Itadori's face. Forms a Demon Slaughter-shaped gum weapon. It has two different flavors that mix in your mouth. 	Earned from the Suguru Geto Style Gacha. 	
==Trivia == 
*As of Season 9, the IPPON Katana has the most Gum Skins, with 19.
*In the game's 2018 demo, the IPPON Katana was originally called "Fighting Slugger."
* In the datamined files, there is a image of a unused katana skin, which most likely would have been used for a planned Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics collab.
*The in-game description of the IPPON Gum (Miku) Katana has a spelling error, in which Hatsune Miku's name is misspelled as "Hachune Miku."
==Gallery==
File:IPPON Gum (Olympic).png|An unused Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics katana skin.
File:Katana 1 IPPON Decoration.gif|IPPON Katana-themed IPPON Decoration.
File:Ippon Gum.png|Gum Bottle Appearance.
File:Lab Weapon Ninja Gum IPPON Katana.png|A special Weapon Skin can be unlocked through Ninja Gum Lab.
==Navigation==
==References==
Category:Weapons
Category:Katanas