Katana

The Katana is a Melee weapon.

Its former version is the Emperor's Blade. The 3rd and final form of the Ninja Sword.

Appearance
It has a black handle with red dots, as well as a very long blade. It has a small and thin crossguard.

Strategy
It has average damage, high attack speed, and high mobility.

Tips

 * This weapon is good for tearing down groups. Swing quickly and move on to the next opponent once your former target has been eliminated.
 * Ambush those who are good with guns. Catch them off guard and you'll be sure to strike them down soon, but if they turn on you, you'll be very vulnerable, so this can be a risky tactic. Ambush a sniper for good results.
 * This can circle-strafe very well due to its high mobility and margin for error due to its swing speed. If in a melee duel, try to move unpredictably so that your opponent cannot score a good hit.
 * It is a good idea to have a weapon that does area damage, such as a Tesla Cannon.

Countering

 * Pick off its users from long ranges before they can reach you.
 * Pull out a ranged weapon while backpedaling and fire at the user. Being a melee weapon, this has particularly short range, but be careful not to get cornered so that the user can move in with ease.
 * Pulling out a ranged weapon may be considered unsportsmanlike in some circles when confronted with its users.
 * If locked in a melee duel with a user, try to strafe around the user and score a good blow before the user can retaliate. If you are unarmored, this is especially important, as users can slay you in a single hit.
 * Try to move out of melee range by 'rocket jumping' or using a weapon with a high mobility. alternatively, try to kill the user with a mobile, rapid-firing weapon such as the Fast Death or Laser Cannon.

Upgrades

 * Katana Up1

Theme
N/A

Trivia

 * It is based on a sword called wakizashi.
 * The Emperor's Blade, along with Ninja Sword and Samurai Katana, has been removed from the game. It has been replaced by the Katana
 * It is one of the strongest melee weapons.
 * In the 10.0.0 update, it received an extra upgrade.
 * The weapon itself bears a resemblance to the "Half-Zatoichi" in Team Fortress 2, a katana that in-game is used by the Soldier and Demoman classes, the weapon has a notable difference that it takes 20 HP of its own user if it didn't killed an enemy. If one killed, it restores 50% of their health. Also instantly kills an another user of the weapon in a single hit.