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Takumi's Shinai

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Takumi's Shinai

Is 3ds02 katana.png
Icon of Takumi's Shinai from Fates.


Def/Res-3. Cannot kill foes with >1 HP. Cannot make follow-up attacks.

Type

Katana

First game

Fire Emblem Fates

Takumi's Shinai (Japanese: タクミの竹刀 Takumi's Bamboo Sword) is a katana that debuted in Fire Emblem Fates. Named for the Hoshidan prince Takumi, it possesses middling stats with the lowest power of any katana, aside from the Daikon Radish, and it is unable to kill enemies at all with lethal hits always leaving them with just one hit point remaining. While it is effectively useless for serious combat, it is a helpful tool for feeding experience to weaker units, as a stronger unit can use it to cut an enemy's HP down to the point where weaker units can quickly kill them.

Stats

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Fates Is 3ds02 katana.png Swords/Katanas C 2 -- 85 0 1 -- 0 1 +1 speed, −3 defense, −3 resistance, −10 avoid when equipped.
Leaves the target with 1 HP if the user's attack would kill the target.
Cannot make follow-up attacks.

Locations

Fates

Treasure My Castle, obtained at random from a pool of possible items.
Rank rewards Visitor Rank: 650 (limit 1)

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Fates
Def/Res-3. Cannot kill foes with >1 HP.
Cannot make follow-up attacks.
敵のHPを1残す/追撃不可/守備・魔防-3

Trivia

  • Takumi's default class and all his class change options lack the ability to wield katana, meaning Takumi needs a support to be able to wield the weapon bearing his name.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Takumi's Shinai

A shinai is a mock bamboo sword used in the modern martial art of kendo. It was designed as a practice weapon which would simulate the weight of a proper katana without the risk of injuring its user or their target, and is made up of four segments which are designed to bend on contact, causing nothing worse than bruises no matter how hard it is swung.

Japanese

タクミの竹刀

Takumi's Bamboo Sword

Spanish

Shinai Takumi

Takumi's Shinai

French

Shinaï (Takumi)

Shinai (Takumi)

German

Takumis Shinai

Takumi's Shinai

Italian

Shinai Takumi

Takumi's Shinai

Korean

타쿠미의 죽도

Takumi's bamboo blade

Gallery

References

See also

Katana
Basic katana Brass KatanaDaikon RadishIron KatanaPractice KatanaSilver KatanaSteel KatanaSunrise Katana
Katana with secondary effects Axe SplitterDual KatanaHana's KatanaHinata's KatanaRaider KatanaSpirit KatanaTakumi's ShinaiVenge Katana
Ranged katana Iron KattiKodachiParasolSilver KattiSteel KattiWakizashi
Regalia and personal katana Hagakure BladeRaijintoYato
Weapons in Fire Emblem Fates
Swords ArmorslayerBottleBrave SwordBronze SwordFalchionDLCGanglariIke's BackupDLCIron KukriIron SwordKilling EdgeLaslow's BladeLeo's IcebladeLevin SwordLucina's EstocDLCMarth's SpathaDLCNohrian BladeParallel FalchionDLCRagnellDLCSelena's BladeSiegfriedSilver KukriSilver SwordSteel KukriSteel SwordUmbrellaWyrmslayer
Katana Axe SplitterBrass KatanaDaikon RadishDual KatanaHagakure BladeHana's KatanaHinata's KatanaIron KatanaIron KattiKodachiParasolPractice KatanaRaider KatanaRaijintoSilver KatanaSilver KattiSpirit KatanaSteel KatanaSteel KattiSunrise KatanaTakumi's ShinaiVenge KatanaWakizashiYato
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Naginata Bamboo PoleBold NaginataBolt NaginataBrass NaginataDual NaginataGuard NaginataHinoka's SpearIron NageyariIron NaginataOboro's SpearPine BranchRaider NaginataSilver NageyariSilver NaginataSteel NageyariSteel NaginataSubaki's PikeSwordcatcherVenge NaginataWaterwheel
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