Katana

Katana
Katana
Type:	Weapon
Availability:	Common item

A katana is a Japanese sword that was the signature weapon of the Samurai class found in feudal Japan during the 14th-17th centuries. The katana is characterized by its distinctive appearance: a curved, slender, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. It has become renowned for its sharpness and strength. Traditionally, a katana is a two-handed weapon, but in television fiction it is not uncommon to see characters using one hand to wield the blade.

On the AMC television series The Walking Dead, a katana is the preferred weapon of choice of the survivalist known as Michonne. It is an effective weapon against fighting zombie walkers and affords her extra reach so as to stay clear of their infectious bite and allows her to easily decapitate them - sometimes taking down multiple opponents with a single blow.

Michonne came upon a woman named Andrea who was fleeing from a walker and beheaded the attacker, thus saving her life. When Michonne kept vigil over Andrea when she fell ill, Michonne used her samurai sword to destroy any walkers that encroached upon their haven.

Notes & Trivia

• Is often referred to by the generic name, samurai sword.

Appearances

• Angel: After the Fall 1 - Charles Gunn's arsenal; strapped to his back.
• Vampblade 4 - Jeremiah wears katanas strapped to his Deadpool costume.
• Vampblade 5 - Jeremiah's katana props.
• Walking Dead 27 - Michonne carries it at her side.
• Walking Dead 39 - Michonne slaughters several Woodbury soldiers.
• Walking Dead 49 - Michonne puts down Tyreese's zombie head.
• Walking Dead 52 - Michonne beheads a walker to save Rick.
• Walking Dead 82 - Michonne severs Morgan Jones' infected arm.
• Walking Dead 87 - Michonne dispatches random walkers.
• Walking Dead 108 - Michonne beheads several walkers.
• Walking Dead 112 - Michonne beheads a walker.
• Walking Dead 121 - Michonne puts down Denise Cloyd.
• Walking Dead 134 - Paul Monroe slices off the top of Whisperer Joshua's head.
• Walking Dead 160 - A disguised Michonne stabs a Whisperer through the back.
• Walking Dead: Michonne Special 1 - Earliest chronological appearance of Michonne's katana.

Reference

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This article relates to the Angel television series.

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