What is Sephiroth's sword called?

His weapon, the "Masamune", which has been featured in numerous Final Fantasy titles, is an elongated nodachi that he learned to use during his days in SOLDIER. The Masamune is named after the famous Japanese swordsmith Goro Nyudo Masamune, whose blades are considered national treasures in Japan today.
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Is Sephiroth's sword a katana?

The Masamune (正宗, Masamune?) is Sephiroth's weapon in his various appearances in the Final Fantasy series. It is his version of the Masamune, a katana that has recurred since the original Final Fantasy.
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Is Sephiroth's sword a nodachi?

Description. The Final Fantasy VII Masamune is a Japanese Odachi/Nodachi used by the character, Sephiroth, said to be the only one able to effectively use it. But with Geisha's Blade version of the Masamune, even you can wield it!
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How long is Sephiroth's sword?

FF7 Remake: Sephiroth's Masamune Sword Length, Explained

If Sephiroth is 73 inches (6'1"), then his sword is about 86.45 inches (7'2"). If Sephiroth is 76 inches (6'4"), then the Masamune would be about 90 inches (7'6").
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What metal is Sephiroth's sword?

Replica of Sephiroth's Masamune nodachi from the video game Final Fantasy VII. 142cm. Carbon steel with zinc alloy fittings.
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What is the Muramasa blade?

In popular culture, Muramasa swords have been often depicted as cursed swords with demonic powers. Oscar Ratti and Adele Westbrook said that Muramasa "was a most skillful smith but a violent and ill-balanced mind verging on madness, that was supposed to have passed into his blades.
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Why does Sephiroth have one wing?

The wings in Sephiroth's final form, "Safer Sephiroth" are a result of his fusion with Jenova, hence why he has the one black wing.
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How long is Nodachi?

The nodachi measures an extraordinary 6 feet 7 inches overall with a full tang blade that measures 57" long which continues an extra 21 into the handle. The diameter of the steel tsuba is 3.25 inch.
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How many Masamune swords exist?

The three books together list sixty-one blades by Masamune. There are far more blades listed for Masamune than the next two swordsmiths combined.
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What kind of sword is Masamune?

The Masamune is the great katana class Empyrean Weapon used by Samurai.
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What is a Shirasaya katana?

Shirasaya. A shirasaya (白鞘), "white scabbard", is a plain wooden Japanese sword saya (scabbard) and tsuka (hilt), traditionally made of nurizaya wood and used when a blade was not expected to see use for some time and needed to be stored.
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How long is Sephiroth's hair?

The wig itself is 42 inches long, which goes down to just above my knee.
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Why does Sephiroth have a long sword?

It's most likely a reference to the monohoshizao, an unreasonably long katana (90cm, most katana are 70cm) wielded by Sasaki Kojirō. But then they turned it up to 11 and made it even longer, because Sephiroth's is more like 170cm. he's the legendary Sephiroth so they gave him an impossibly long sword for him to wield.
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What is Sephiroth's last name?

Though it does raise the question of whether Hojo is his first or last name, as people in general respect usually refer to people by their surname as opposed to their forename, which would mean, if it his is surname, then Sephiroth's full name is Sephiroth Hojo.
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What is the name of Cloud's sword?

The Buster Sword (バスターソード, Basutāsōdo?) is a weapon that first appeared in Final Fantasy VII and has since appeared in several other games in the series. It is Cloud Strife's trademark weapon, and was wielded before him by Zack Fair and Angeal Hewley.
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What is the rarest katana?

Walter Ames Compton sold 1100 swords from his collection for a total of $8 million in just one day. The most precious one was a Kamakura from the 13th century which he sold to an anonymous collector for the impressive sum of $418,000, making it the most expensive katana ever sold.
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What is the strongest katana in one piece?

Yoru is one of the strongest swords in the world, ranked as one of the 12 Supreme Grade swords. It is a "Black Blade" (黒刀, Kokutō?) that is currently owned by Dracule Mihawk, the "Strongest Swordsman in the World".
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What were female samurai called?

Onna-musha (女武者) is a term referring to female warriors in pre-modern Japan. These women fought in battle alongside samurai men. They were members of the bushi (samurai) class in feudal Japan and were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war.
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What sword did Miyamoto Musashi use?

He wielded a huge no-dachi blade, a curved Japanese sword in the classic style, but with a blade over a meter in length. The size and weight of the no-dachi made it a brutal, unsubtle weapon, but Kojiro had perfected its use to a degree unheard of in all Japan. Miyamoto Musashi in his prime, wielding two bokken.
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What is a Shodachi?

The ōdachi (大太刀) (large/great sword) or nodachi (野太刀, field sword) is a type of traditionally made Japanese sword (日本刀, nihontō) used by the samurai class of feudal Japan.
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How long is a Yari?

A yari shaft can range in length from 1–6 metres (3 ft 3 in – 19 ft 8 in), with some in excess of 6 metres. Nagae yari ("long shafted spear"): 16.4 to 19.7 ft (5.0 to 6.0 m) long, a type of pike used by ashigaru.
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Is Jenova a Cetra?

As Jenova was not a Cetra, Shinra was, understandably, unsuccessful in using its cells to create a Cetra hybrid; however those humans treated with its cells proved to be super-soldiers, leading to Shinra's injection of Jenova cells into the members of its elite military force, SOLDIER.
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Did Sephiroth always have cat eyes?

16 Sephiroth Has Cat-Like Eyes

In the case of Sephiroth, Tetsuya Nomura decided to bestow cat-like eyes upon him.
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Is Sephiroth a fallen angel?

Sephiroth's penultimate form which serves as the game's actual final boss fight depicts Sephiroth as an angel, though it's hard to be fooled by his appearance after all the sins he's committed. While Sephiroth may view himself as a God, he more likely represents a fallen angel.
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