Fox Blade

The **Fox Blade** is a high-frequency sword owned and used by Jack Fox. The sword resembles a longer ninjatō (or shinobigatana) with a long, straight, single-edged blade with no guard and a flat, long grip accommodating two-handed use.

## Description

The Fox Blade features a 128 centimetre long straight, single-edged blade with a 22 centimetre handle designed for two-handed use, weighing around two kilograms. The device which powers the oscillation is housed in the handle, along with it's Hydrogen power source. The handle itself is very flat and has been adapted for use with the Alpha Suit's hands over a humans, though either can be used. Unlike other swords of it's type and design, the Fox Blade has no guard between the handle and blade.

The Fox Blade is intended to be used in conjuction with the Alpha Suit, though the sword was made much earlier than the suit. As such, the suit features a Tungsten Carbide scabard for the sword, which is attached with a robotic arm, that can position the scabard efficiently for Jack, depending on stance.

## Mechanism

The Fox Blade's incredible cutting ability is due to the oscillation device housed in the handle. This device allows the blade itself to oscillate at up to 50,000 Hz at very low amplitude.

This creates an effect similar to sonic cutters, and allows the Fox Blade to cut through typically cut-resistant materials and to not get stuck in the object it's cutting through. The Fox Blade has been used to cut through concrete, masonry, cars, planes and more. However, with the oscillation disabled, the sword is only as sharp as any other sword.

Unlike other high-frequency blades, the Fox Blade is special in that it can be summoned to the Alpha Suit by the use of directed magnetic fields.

## Composition

 Tungsten
 Cobalt
 Molybdenum
 Tantalum
 Vanadium

The sword is primarily composed of Carbon (C) and Tungsten (W), forming the compound Tungsten Carbide (WC), similarly to the armour plating on the Alpha Suit. This compound is already incredibly strong, durable and resistant to heat and corrosion, but is mixed with other metals to further improve it.

### Cobalt

Cobalt is the most predominant secondary metal in the sword, forming 4.3% of its composition. The cobalt increases strength and hardness, increases resistance to corrosion and heat, but most importantly Cobalt intensifies the effects of the other metals in the sword.

### Molybdenum

Molybdenum forms only 0.8% of the sword, but serves to increase strength, hardness, toughness and hardenability. It also increases the corrosion and heat resistance, though, the reason it was chosen for the sword is its machinability. Despite its small role in the swords composition, it does help to make construction of the sword slightly easier.

### Tantalum

Tantalum forms 1.2% of the blade and, much like the other metals, serves to increase the strength and resistance to heat and corrosion. Tanatalum was chosen as a constituent material to combat snapping of the blade.

### Vanadium

Vanadium is the final additional metal used to construct the sword. Like the aforementioned metals, it adds additional strength and toughness and wear resistance. The reason for its inclusion lies ins ability to resist chipping to the blade.

## Users

### Non-canon

#### White Wolves

* Anna Fox
* Anna Fox (THP)