Hidden Blade (Kenji)

The «Hidden Blade» (隠れた刃) was an obscure category of weapons available in «». This category would eventually serve as the primary weapons wielded by Momoko and Akiye Tanaka during their time trapped in the game.

Overview
The «Hidden Blade» could only be wielded by a player who had the «One-handed Dagger» and «Martial Arts» Skills equipped, in a manner similar to how the «Chakram» available on the could only be wielded by those who had the «Throwing Blade» and «Martial Arts» Skills equipped.

Visually, the «Hidden Blade» comprised four blades: two on each arm set on the underside of an accompanying gauntlet which was released via a spring-loaded mechanism, and two which closely resembled foot-blades worked into the sole. Although gloves and footwear could be equipped alongside the «Hidden Blades» their appearance was overwritten by the weapons themselves.

Like «Throwing Blade» the damage inflicted was small, lessening its usability as one's primary source of damage, but it allowed for a number of status effects to be easily applied that ranged from «Bleeding» to «Poison» with a high likelihood of success. As such it was viable for players running a support-focused build, which was ultimately why it was used by Momoko and Akiye, whose primary role was crafting.

Acquisition
The «Hidden Blade» was obscure simply because it could neither be bought in NPC shops or made by player crafters, making it perhaps one of the more rare finds in the entire game. Coupled together with its low attack potential, the category was rarely used at all. All examples available in Aincrad were available solely as rare monster drops with minimal drop-chance.

Known examples of the weapon class included:


 * «Obsidian Fang» -- rare drop from unspecified monsters in the «».

Known users

 * Momoko Tanaka.
 * Akiye Tanaka.

Behind the scenes

 * The «Hidden Blade» is named after and based on the Hidden Blade featured in the Assassin's Creed series. It's ability to inflict various status effects was based on the Poisin Blade upgrade.