Kitsune
Daimyo
Name: Izanami-class Katana Vibroblade 'Zenko'
Intent: Creation of a unique weapon for Kitsune's bodyguard and companion, Zenko, as well the establishment of the unique line of weapons for Kitsune's personal bodyguards.
Development Thread: The Mines of Arkania
Manufacturer: Izanami Ironworks
Model: Zenko Variant
Affiliation: Inari Shogunate
Modularity: No
Production: Unique
Material:
- Cryogenically Tempered and Forged Seven-Layered Blade Composed of a Hardened Phrik Hagane (Edge Metal) and a Phrik Shingane (Core Metal)
- Alum Handle Wrapped in Armorweave and Silk Composite Cord
- Vibrogenerator Systems
- Power Coupling Units
- Complex Vonium Electronic Components
- Magnatomic Grip
- Electrum Detailing
Size: Handheld
Length: 120.0 cm
Weight: 0.6 kg
Ammunition Type:
- II-EEa Phobium-based Powercell (Standard or Supercharged)
- Standard Powercell
6 hours (Standard, Stun) - 3 hour (High Powered)
[*]II-EEa Phobium-based Powercell
- 48 hours (Standard, Stun)
- 24 hours (High Powered)
Effective Range:
- Melee, extends arms length and a maximum of an additional 1.2 meters
- Electromagnetic Pulse Generators and Power Coupling Units: Both can be independently turned off and on, as well as, being changed in power setting. The power coupling units are extremely powerful, giving off an electrical discharge that can shear off limbs, cook flesh, and a near miss can causes severe burns. In addition, the power couplings provide enough energy to parry lightsaber blows, as the power couplings themselves were impervious to lightsaber damage. A series of heat sinks within the handle of blade shield the user from the electrical discharge and prevent the user from damaging themselves. The electromagnetic pulse generators inflict pain, rather than damage, and require prolonged contact of at least three seconds to cause electrical damage to the opponent; settings for these generators range from stun, standard, and kill.
- Micronized Heat Sinks: Stored and operated within the handle of the blade, these micronized heat sinks shield the user from the electrical discharge of the weapon and prevent the immense thermal energy from damaging the users themselves.
+ Extremely high damage
+ Superb armor-piercing and shield-piercing potential
+ Lightsaber Impervious
Weaknesses:
- Cost
- High energy requirements (requires specialized energy cell)
- Unique
Quality: 10
Production Cost: 12,000 credits
- Material Cost: 6,000 credits
- Manufacturing Cost: 1,500 credits
- Labor Cost: 3,000 credits
- Assembly Cost: 1,500 credits
Hand-crafted and manually forged by Kitsune during the opening of Izanami Ironworks, the katana was engineered with the advanced components similar to the IG-100 MagnaGuards' Electrostaffs. Generating electromagnetic pulses through the blade of the katana and maintaining an electrical current within the blade itself, the katana, however, utilizes a cutting-edge used for slicing and stabbing rather than blunt-force unlike the electrostaff.
Internalized within the back of the blade is a series of micronized power coupling units, akin to those found in podracers, although much more developed, advanced, and refined. Similar to that of a San-Ni staff, the electrical discharged produced is powerful enough to shear off limbs, cook flesh, and even a near miss would give severe burns to an enemy. In addition, the power couplings provide enough energy to parry lightsaber blows, adding to the lightsaber resistance capabilities of the phrik katana. A series of heat sinks within the handle of blade shield the user from the electrical discharge and prevent the user from damaging themselves.
Akin to the electrostaff, the katana is capable of penetrating and neutralizing particle and ray shields due to the intense electrical discharges, which essentially disrupt the molecules which compose the shield itself.
The electromagnetic pulse generators and power coupling units, like force pikes and electrostaffs, have different power settings, going from stunning jolts to deadly and power electrical charges. Unlike electrostaffs, however, in the highest setting, the victim merely needs to be in the vicinity of the katana in order to sustain damage.
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