Katana

Katana
Unique Strange Collector's
Kill icons
Information
Class(es):	Trooper Annihilator
Availability:	Fitten Co. Store ( 10 Funds; Unique) Using a Kills Strangifier (Strange) Item Drop (Vs. Bosses-exclusive; Strange) Combining 5 Strange duplicates (Collector's)
Slot:	Melee
Type:	Melee
Creator(s):	TremblingAspens & HappinessX (2021) nettimato & Roblox (2016)
Date(s) added:	June 18, 2016 August 22, 2018
Date(s) removed:	September 21, 2017
Giftable:	Yes
Allowed in
Vs. Bosses	❌
Medieval	✔️
Infection	❌
Statistics
Katana Level 58 Katana When weapon is active: This weapon has a large melee range and deploys and holsters slower Gain 50% of base health (25% for Annihilator) on kill which overheals On Hit: Instantly kill enemies who are also wielding this weapon Honorbound: Once drawn sheathing deals 25 damage to yourself unless it kills. +25% damage vulnerability on wearer

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What are ye, some kind of amateur or something? ―Annihilator finishing his rival off in a mere seconds.

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The Katana is a melee weapon for the Trooper and Annihilator. It is a Japanese curved sword with a wooden grip and a black tsuka. Like any other swords, it deploys and holsters slower but has a longer range.

When active, any melee kill will instantly grant the user 50% of their base max health (25% for Annihilator), which will stack up to overheal if the healing exceeds the user's max health, this allows the user to get massive chain kills and team-wipes by constantly healing off of the enemies they kill. As an added bonus, attacking anyone with their own Katana equipped instantly kills them.

However, the weapon will deal 25 self-damage if the user switches away from the weapon unless they've already killed at least one person with it in the timeframe they had it out. This only happens if the Katana was fully deployed. If they try to switch to another weapon with 25 or less health, it will not let them. It also gives them a 25% damage vulnerability when the weapon is out. This requires to them to be careful about going for kills with this weapon, making sure the weapon will kill their target, or they will be punished for not doing so.

The Katana has a weapon reskin called the Rising Sun Katana.

Damage and Function Times

Damage and function times
Damage type		Melee
Ranged or Melee damage?		Melee
Damage
Base damage	100%	Normal Players / 65 Katana Wielders / 568
Critical		Normal Players / 195 Katana Wielders / 1706
Mini-crit		Normal Players / 88 Katana Wielders / 767
Function times
Attack interval		0.81s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Tips

• Only use the Katana if it's likely to secure a kill, and that the kill is quick, to avoid taking additional damage.
• This can pair well with a shield and boots, allowing the player to forego the Honorbound downside completely.
• Beware of any other Troopers or Annihilators also using the Katana. The very first hit will kill the victim instantly.
  • Try sneaking up on Katana wielders instead of taking them head-on.
  • Because other Katana wielders are a one-hit kill, you can use them to quickly fill up on HP and overheal.
  • If there's an Anniknight with a Katana using his shield to rush you down, you should try to time the swing of your own Katana and get the kill.

Strange Variants

Strange variations
Strange Katana Level 86 Katana Strange Katana - Kills: 0 When weapon is active: This weapon has a large melee range and deploys and holsters slower Gain 50% of base health (25% for Annihilator) on kill which overheals On Hit: Instantly kill enemies who are also wielding this weapon Honorbound: Once drawn sheathing deals 25 damage to yourself unless it kills. +25% damage vulnerability on wearer
	Compatible Strange Parts ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Agents Killed Annihilators Killed Arsonists Killed Assists Backstabs ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Brutes Killed Bosses Killed Cloaked Agents Killed Critical Kills Damage Dealt ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Damage Dealt to Bosses Deaths Defending Kills Buildings Destroyed Double Donks ✔️ ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ✔️ Flankers Killed Halloween Kills Headshot Kills Healing Done Kills ❌ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Long Distance Kills Marksmen Killed Mini-Critical Kills Mechanics Killed Points Captured ✔️ ❌ ❌ ✔️ ❌ Player Hits Players Disciplined Players Doused Points Scored Kills while Blast Jumping ❌ ✔️ ❌ ❌ ❌ Sappers Removed Short Distance Kills Supercharges Deployed Taunt Kills Times Fired ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Times Taunted Troopers Killed Zombies Killed

Related Achievements

See also: Achievements

General

Relentless

Kill 3 players with a melee weapon within 15 seconds.

Annihilator

Slices of Life

As an Annihilator, decapitate 100 players.

Irish Eye

As an Annihilator, decapitate a disguised Agent.

Bloodlust

As an Annihilator, kill an enemy with the Katana when you have less than 20 health.

Redwater Trail

As an Annihilator, kill a Doctor with a melee attack, and kill the player they were healing within 10 seconds.

Showdown Town

As an Annihilator, kill a Trooper or Annihilator who are using the Katana with the Katana.

Update History

June 18, 2016

• Added Katana as a Randomizer DM-exclusive weapon. (Undocumented)

September 10, 2016

• Added Katana to the Fitten Co. Store.

September 21, 2017

• Removed Katana. (Undocumented)

August 21, 2018

• Re-added Katana.
• Katana can now be equipped by the Trooper.

August 21, 2018 (#2)

• The holster speed penalty now only applies if the weapon is fully deployed.

August 28, 2018

• Katana now grants 35 health per hit and overheals up to 25 health more in Vs. Bosses.

September 2, 2018

• Added speed boost on kill bonus. (Undocumented)

September 20, 2018

• Added the intentional instantly kill enemies who are also wielding this weapon bonus, as the stats were previously hidden.
• Added -3 health drained per second while active penalty.
• Removed speed boost on kill bonus. (Undocumented)

August 24, 2019

• Reduced overheal to 100 health in Vs. Bosses.

November 4, 2020

• Added health gained on kill can overheal bonus. (Undocumented)

March 25, 2021 (Fit with Fitten)

• New model by TremblingAspens and HappinessX.

March 29, 2021

• Added overheal up to 300% of base health on kill bonus.
• Added when a shield or the foiler is equipped: -75 max health on wearer penalty.
• Removed -3 health drained per second on wearer penalty.

May 1, 2021

• Added overheal to gaining 50% of base health on kill bonus.
• Added +50% damage vulnerability on wearer.
• Removed overheal up to 300% of base health on kill bonus.
• Removed health gained on kill can overheal bonus.
• Removed honorbound: once drawn, sheathing deals 50 damage to yourself unless it kills penalty.
• Removed when shield or foiler is equipped: -75 max health on wearer penalty.

July 31, 2021 (Total Anarchy)

• Added honorbound: Once drawn sheathing deals 50 damage to yourself unless it kills penalty.
• Removed +50% damage vulnerability on wearer.

August 5, 2021

• Added +25% damage vulnerability on wearer.
• Reduced honorbound damage from 50 to 25.

March 15, 2022

• Added Strange quality.

July 12, 2022 (A "Heavy" Update)

• Added Collector's quality. (Undocumented)

July 21, 2023

• Banned from Vs. Bosses.

July 23, 2023

• Fixed the Katana being changed into the Broken Sword for the Trooper.

October 28, 2023 (Typical Horrors III)

• Now only heals 25% of max health on kill when used as Annihilator.

July 13, 2024 (Summer FM)

• Now has a 0.2s delay before the hitbox comes out, hitbox lasts for 0.18s.
• The Healing Done Strange Part is now compatible with the Katana.

Trivia

• The "Honorbound" stat of the Katana is actually a cultural reference.
  • Both Japanese samurai and Medieval knights were expected to finish any battle they start. Walking away from a battle without killing their opponent was considered an act of dishonor.
  • This is shown in this weapon with dealing self-damage if holstered without getting a kill.
• This weapon used to be Annihilator's stock weapon in Typical Colors without any stats.
• Trooper used to wield the Katana backwards.
• The old model was actually created back in 2014 and can be viewed here.

Gallery

Past Designs

2016.

Past Icons

2018.

Viewmodels

GRN Trooper's first person view.

RED Trooper's first person view.

Annihilator's first person view.

Miscellaneous

Backpack icon from 2016.

Sources