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|image = [[File:AlloyBlade.png]] | |image = [[File:AlloyBlade.png]] | ||
|caption = | |caption = | ||
|japanese = こんごうけん | |japanese = 金剛剣 (''Kongō-ken'')<br> こんごうけん (''Diamond Sword'') | ||
|oldname = Alloy Blade | |oldname = Alloy Blade | ||
|type = [[Katana]] | |type = [[Katana]] | ||
|desc = A diamond-edged sword | |desc = A diamond-edged sword | ||
|attack = 110 | |attack = 110 | ||
|cost = 21,000 G | |cost = 21,000 [[G]] | ||
|sell = 10,500 G | |sell = 10,500 G | ||
|vendor = [[Kajar]] | |vendor = [[Kajar]] | ||
|charm = [[Bomber Bird]]}} | |charm = [[Bomber Bird]]}} | ||
{{ | The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' {{altname|Alloy Blade}} is [[Crono]]'s eleventh-level [[katana]] in {{CT}}. It has an attack power of 110. It can be purchased at [[Kajar]] for 21000G and/or [[Charm|charmed]] from [[Bomber Bird]]. | ||
In battle, this weapon's sprite is colored with a murky yellow, with its slashing trails being three sparks colored in the same vein that split off when they emerge during the final frames of Crono's basic attacking animation. | |||
== Name Trivia == | |||
* The term ''kongō'' (金剛, lit. gold strength) is the Japanese word for the vajra or vajura, an Indian ritual weapon associated with Buddhism. Vajra in Sanskrit literally means either diamond or thunderbolt as the weapon is said to represent the destructive power of lightning and the unbreakable quality of diamond, hence the alternative translation of ''kongō'' as "adamantine". | |||
* Alloy refers to a mixture of metals; perhaps this blade was made with an optimum combination of the other sword materials, as since this is the most powerful metal sword. | |||
** Vajra is a Sanskrit word meaning both thunderbolt and diamond. In Hindu mythology, Vajra is the weapon of Indra, the Vedic god of rain, lightning and the sky and king of Devas. It is a powerful weapon having the combined features of sword, mace, and spear.It is made up of bones of sage Dadhichi, who gave up his life in order to gift it to Indra to fight Vritra. | |||
*** However, in Buddhism, a vajra sword or kongō-ken consists of a straight double-edged sword blade with a vajra handle. It is commonly depicted as being held by Buddhist deities such as Acala. | |||
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