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Korefuji (是藤, lit. "Right Wisteria") is the first katana Mitsurugi used back in Soul Edge, later appearing as an unlockable weapon in Soulcalibur II. It was a common katana (in the old Soul Archive, it's referred to as a Tachi).

What happened to Korefuji is a little unclear; in Soulcalibur, it states that, after Mitsurugi lost to the Tanegashima in a duel in front of his lord, he became dissatisfied with it and cast it aside, replacing it with Shishi-Oh. In Soulcalibur II, the Weapon Gallery states that Korefuji was confiscated by the feudal lord after Mitsurugi's loss, and after his death it went missing.

Soul Edge[]

Korefuji (SE/SB)
Korefuji
Korefuji as it appears in-game in Soul Edge (Soul Blade)
General Information
Wielder Mitsurugi
Weapon Type Katana
Statistics
Power 5/10
Defense 5/10
Strength 5/10
Other
Durability 5/10
Weight 5/10
Innate Abilities None

Korefuji is Mitsurugi's starting weapon in Soul Edge. In the arcade version of the game, despite having the exact same model has the katana that Mitsurugi wields in his 1P outfit, the name of the katana that Mitsurugi wields in his 2P outfit is called "Sakaki".[1][2]

Soulcalibur II[]

Korefuji (SCII)
SC2-01-MIT-03
Korefuji as it appears in Soulcalibur II
General Information
Wielder Mitsurugi
Weapon Type Katana
Obtainment
For sale in Chapter 1
Price 600 Gold
Statistics
Special Effects • Shorter reach than normal.
• Higher attack power than normal.
"Good offense, but has short reach."
— Weapon Gallery description.

Weapon Gallery[]

Description: The sword Mitsurugi used on his first quest for Soul Edge. Later, when he lost to firearms in an imperial court tournament, it was confiscated by his lord. Several years later, that lord died, and Korefuji went missing. Even now, after countless battles, it remains as sharp as ever.

Trivia[]

  • On soularchive.jp and Namco's website for the arcade version of Soul Edge, it states that 2P Mitsurugi's sword in Soul Edge is named Sakaki (榊).[1][2] Other than that, there's visually no difference between 1P Mitsurugi's sword and 2P Mitsurugi's sword. This peculiar naming scheme is a remnant of a scrapped idea for the game where the 2P outfits would've been entirely separate characters; Mitsurugi's 2P outfit would've been a character named "Arthur Gordon". This character would be repurposed as Arthur for Soulcalibur.[3][4]
    • As the ability to unlock and use different weapons was only added to the console version of Soul Edge, this technically means that Mitsurugi is the only character, in the arcade versions of Soul Edge, to be able to use different weapons.
  • The Soulcalibur II version of Korefuji bears a resemblance to Onimaro & Tobikage from Soulcalibur III.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "ソウルエッジ ver.2". Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. ^ a b 御剣 プロフィール. Archived from the original on March 7, 2005. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Takahashi, Yoshinori [@masuooyama] (December 21, 2020). "The difference in weapon names between Mitsurugi's 1P and 2P is said to be a remnant of that. 2P was named Arthur Gordon (later Arthur's original idea)" (Tweet). Retrieved August 24, 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ 御剣 キャラクター原. Archived from the original on February 13, 2005. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
Mitsurugi's Weapons
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Soulcalibur Shishi-Oh (1P)Shishi-Oh (2P) • Edge Master's Katana
Soulcalibur II Shishi-Oh (1P)Shishi-Oh (2P)KorefujiTwo-Handed SwordShamshirBasilardGassanTulwarMasamuneSoul Edge (Complete)Damascus SwordSouvenir Gift
Soulcalibur III Shishi-Oh (1P)Shishi-Oh (2P)Two-Handed SwordMasamuneDamascus SwordSoul EdgeSouvenir GiftThe Ancient
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Soulcalibur VI Shishi-OhDamascus SwordTyrfingHide in ShadowTwo-Handed SwordKokuenraMasamune
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Lizardman Gyulkus Weapon
Assassin Assassin Blade
Berserker Great Ax
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