Masamune

The Masamune is a famed Japanese samurai sword (katana).
==Origins==
Masamune katanas were prized as works of exceptional quality, created by the swordsmith Goro Nyudo Masamune. His career saw him create blades of such revolutionary method and forge that defined not just the blades of the late Kamakura era of Japan but are also among the best katanas ever made in Japanese history. His mastery of hamon, or the temper line of the blade where the cutting edge meets the body made through differentially hardening the edge, was also legendary; Masamune sought designs devoid of strict patterns, and saw his hamon make use of perpendicular and parallel lines of nie, making his swords look like as if they surge with power. Though his works largely saw him not sign most of them due to being under the employ of the shogunate, his name was constantly echoed by many a warrior and lord throughout the ages for his sword's grace, strength, durability, beauty, and purity as the unmatched creator of katanas.
==Characteristics==
In Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the Masamune could be considered one of the most powerful weapons. Its special ability is extremely powerful, with a large hitbox and long range. In addition, it grants invincibility, can be used back-to-back, and costs no MP. This means it can be used to deal continuous high damage without any threat of retaliation. It also has a free Slash Flurry in its normal attack. The drawback is the big penalty of -30 to DEF.
Although Masamune's Warp Strike move is very powerful, Alucard will suffer a penalty to his ATT equal to 50% of his total STR while using it because the maximum possible STR value that can be achieved legitimately is 99 + 95 (possible with STR Potions), which still is 6 points below the 200 ATT of Masamune's special attack. So, at high STR values (from 141 STR onward), the Osafune Katana's Warp Strike (130 ATT) will be stronger due to not suffering from such penalty (while also having a lower DEF penalty of -10).
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SOTN Masamune.gif|Masamune from Symphony of the Night.
Saturn Masamune.gif|Masamune from the Sega Saturn of Symphony of the Night.
SOTN Masamune 2.gif|Masamune's special attack from Symphony of the Night.
Saturn Masamune 2.gif|Masamune's special attack from the Sega Saturn of Symphony of the Night.
DOS Masamune.gif|Masamune from Dawn of Sorrow.
GoS Arc Rising II.gif|Arc Rising II from Grimoire of Souls.
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