![]() ![]() ![]() A vertical slash version of the attack was used by Mihawk to cut Don Krieg's galleon in half crosswise, and a horizontal version was shown much later during the Summit War in Mihawk's attempt to hit Monkey D. ![]() Kokuto Issen ( 黒刀一閃, Kokutō Issen ?, literally meaning "Black Blade Brandish/One Flash"): Mihawk swings Yoru to launch an invisible flying slash capable of cutting everything in its path, making for an extremely strong, far-reaching slice.Below is a description of the variety of attacks shown. Techniques Īlthough Mihawk does not name any of his attacks in the main series, there are several specific moves he has used during it that are named in various video games. This is despite Yoru's great weight, inferable from its great size, as Mihawk brandishes the sword effortlessly both one- and two-handed as though it was a mere extension of his arms. Yet while potentially carrying such phenomenal force, Yoru is also gentle enough for Mihawk to deflect the course of bullets aimed at him with but a slight touch of the blade and send out incredibly accurate, well-placed flying slashes that can present a menace from any distance. His swings unleash incredibly potent shockwaves of compressed air (in the anime appearing as light-greenish energy waves) that can travel long distances while retaining their full slicing power, even hundreds of meters away. Through Mihawk's unparalleled swordsmanship, Yoru yields immense power, with its owner easily cleaving asunder large structures, from a war galleon to an enormous mountain of ice, with merely single swipes of the blade. Without subtlety, a sword is but an iron bar. As a Black Blade, more so the strongest one in the world, it is durable enough that not even a dinosaur stepping on it would cause one to bend a millimeter. Gallery Īs a Supreme Grade sword, Yoru ranks among the strongest and highest-quality swords ever crafted, being deemed a weapon well-suited for the world's greatest swordsman. In shape, the blade possesses a mild, gradual widening in profile until its top-third section, whence it tapers to a sharp point and, with its flat back, curves upward, with a distal taper toward the tip. ![]() A strong sheen (greenish in the anime) is aslant the blade, visible at intervals in the anime, the temper is described as an "irregular double-clove pattern" ( 乱刃・重花丁字, midareba: jūka chōji ?). The blade has a jet-black color (as played on by the sword's name, meaning "Night"), a mirror finish, and an extremely sharp edge. Otherwise, about 1/3 down each flat of the blade, centrally from the crossguard, are langets, edged the same as the crossarms. In the anime, the stones are different: three smaller, blue ones adorning the center (plus a yet smaller one topping the middle), with in-between pairs of smaller green gems, and on the ends of the arms two unequal-sized stones, the outer and inner ones respectively blue and green (and divided by single, once again smaller gems colored purple). The groove on each side is broken in the middle where a rather large, red cabochon is inset (topped by a smaller variant of itself) on each forked terminal of the guard, again on both sides, are more such red stones, this time in trios (from the outer to the inner ones decreasing in size). Centrally along the front and back sides of the guard are rectangular grooves filled with a swirly sprig relief for detail. In particular, the guard constitutes a thick, continuous bar perfectly right-angled to the blade, flat on all sides with a rectangular cross-section, but on each end being forked recurved up and down like a cross moline. The golden crossguard is extremely long to the sides, such that on Mihawk's back, especially seen from the front, the sword resembles a crucifix. The bandage-wrapped grip (white in the manga, light-gray in the anime) has on its top a large and round cabochon of red (blue in the anime) color to serve as the pommel, being set into a circular, golden mount. Yoru's hilt is more than suitable for two-handed use at almost half the blade's length, though its length portrayal is inconsistent. While not in use, due to lacking a scabbard, Yoru is held upside-down against Mihawk's back by two simple holding loops integrated into the man's coat. It has a total length of well over two meters, being over a head taller than Mihawk (who stands at 198 cm) when placed on his back. A Western-looking sword, Yoru is a cruciform and well-ornated weapon with a curved, single-edged, black blade-resembling an oversized kriegsmesser. ![]()
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