Samurai's Sword

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	For the weapon cut from the final version of Mothership Zeta, see Katana (cut).

Fallout 3 unique weapon Samurai's Sword

Attack statistics

dmg/attack:

24

DPS:

55.3848

attacks/sec:

2.3077

Criticals

crit dmg:

40

crit chance:

x 2

Other

skill:

Melee Weapons

AP:

19

item HP:

1000

repair:

Chinese Officer's Sword

weight:

3

value:

75

base id:

xx00083b

The Samurai's Sword, more commonly called Katana, is a melee weapon added to Fallout 3 in the Mothership Zeta add-on.

[edit] Characteristics

The Samurai's Sword does higher damage than most other melee weapons; however, it lacks the special effects of Jingwei's Shocksword or the Shishkebab. On the other hand, it has a relatively low AP cost compared to similar weapons, allowing for more attacks in V.A.T.S.

The following table compares the Chinese Officer's Sword, it's variants, and the Samurai's Sword.

NAME	DMG	CRIT % MULT	CRIT DMG	AP	HP	WG	VAL
Chinese Officer's Sword	10	2	15	28	500	3	75
Vampire's Edge	15	3	20	28	750	1	100
Jingwei's Shock Sword	35	2	25	28	850	3	500
Samurai's Sword	24	2	40	19	1000	3	75

[edit] Obtaining

The Samurai's Sword can be found in the Waste Disposal area of the Mothership, accessible through the Maintenance Level (which can be entered during Among the Stars). It is at the "end" of the area in a closet full of medical supplies (see Waste Disposal article for a map with the location marked).

[edit] Notes

The sword can be given to Toshiro Kago after finding it in the Waste Disposal area.
The sword will vanish from the Waste Disposal area once Toshiro kago leaves the group in the Engineering Core, presumably because he retrieves it (he does not actually travel there; the sword's disappearance is scripted). He will then have it with him when you meet him the next time in the Living Quarters or on the Bridge during and after the This Galaxy Ain't Big Enough... quest. At this point, it can only be obtained by reverse-pickpocketing him or looting it from his body if he dies.

[edit] Bugs

When trying to exit the Waste Disposal area, the Teleportation Matrix might not work.
The sword might not appear if Toshiro Kago has been killed before entering the Waste Disposal area.
It is possible to obtain two Samurai's Swords: one from the Waste Disposal area and another one from Toshiro Kago by reverse-pickpocketing him in the Living Quarters or on the Bridge, or if he dies during the battle on the Bridge.

[edit] Behind the scenes

Not to be confused with the cut content weapon Katana.
The Katana is naturally a two-handed weapon, but it is wielded with one hand in the game.

[edit] History

The Katana originated in the Muromachi period (1392–1573) as a result of changing battle conditions requiring faster response times. The Katana facilitated this by being worn with the blade facing up, which allowed the samurai to draw and cut their enemy in a single motion. Previously, the curved sword of the samurai was worn with the blade facing down. The ability to draw and cut in one motion also became increasingly useful in the daily life of the samurai. It would seem that the aliens grabbed one as a keepsake.

[edit] See also

Katana on Wikipedia

[edit] Videos

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Mothership Zeta (add-on)

Quests/achievements	Not of This World · Among the Stars · This Galaxy Ain't Big Enough... · Alien Archivist
Places	Mothership Zeta · Biological Research · Bridge · Cargo Hold · Cryo Lab · Cryo Storage · Death Ray Control · Death Ray Hub · Decompression Chamber · Engine Room · Engineering Core · Experimentation Lab · Hangar · Holding Cells · Living Quarters · Maintenance Level · Observation Deck · Research Lab · Robot Assembly · Space Walk · Steamworks · Waste Disposal · Weapons Lab
Items	Weapons	Alien Atomizer (Atomic Pulverizer) · Alien Disintegrator (Destabilizer) · Captain's Sidearm · Cryo Grenade · Cryo Mine · Drone Cannon (Drone Cannon Ex-B) · Katana (cut) · Samurai's Sword · MPLX Novasurge · Paulson's Revolver · Shock Baton (Electro-Suppressor) · Spanner (cut)
	Armor	General Chase's Overcoat · Paulson's Outfit · Samurai Armor · Samurai Helmet · Sheriff's Hat · Spacesuit · Winterized Medic Armor · Winterized Medic Helmet
	Edibles	Adapted Biogel · Alien Biogel · Alien Squid Food · Alien Worm Food
	Other	Alien Captive Recorded Logs · Alien Epoxy · Buttercup Toy · Drone Control Device · Large Alien Crystal · Small Alien Crystal
Characters	Alien Captain · Colonel Hartigan · Corporal Rheems · Corporal Spurlock · Elliot Tercorien · Paulson · Private Beckett · Private Mears · Sally · Sergeant Daniels · Somah · Test Subject · Toshiro Kago
Creatures	Abominations · Aliens · Alien Turrets · Experimental Weapons Drone · Guardian Drone · Support Drone
Perks	Xenotech Expert
Other	Alien Homing Beacon · Force Field Generator · Giddyup Buttercup · Healing Archway · Inertia Suppression Field · Stasis Chamber · Teleportation Matrix