Xiphias (Kenji)

"You already knew this, but Arashi’s weapon was an absolute monstrosity of a two-handed sword which was roughly as long as he was tall."

- Excerpt from SAOK: The Eventful Taurus, were Kenji describes Kusaka's weapon.

«Xiphias» (クシフィアス) was the high-powered unique two-handed sword wielded by Kusaka Kori on the early floors of in «», though it was initially referred to as "Arashi's monstrosity".

This particular weapon was obtained by Kusaka on the 5th of December 2022 from a one-time event on the, and was wielded by him during the levelling sessions he led that included Airi, Yoshiro and Sojiro. He likewise wielded the sword to devastating effect in the pitched battle against «Zagan the Exile».

Appearance
«Xiphias» was roughly as long as Kusaka was tall. It was categorized as a two-handed sword and sported a massive chunk of blackened steel with a silver edge, had an enclosed handle offering added protection, but lacked a guard of any kind. It's size and colouration aside «Xiphias» possessed a red eye-like decoration above the handle that glowed demonically.

Attributes
The most noteworthy aspect of «Xiphias» was its absurd attacking power. When used by the Strength-focused Kusaka it was capable of completely cancelling out the Sword Skills launched by «Zagan the Exile» on at least two occasions, and even divert his trajectory when the Minotaur attempted to gore a stunned Kenji.

In addition to its attacking power «Xiphias» had the following attributes:


 * Life Spring -- a trait of the sword signified by the glowing red eye above the handle. A small portion of the damage inflicted by Kusaka is returned to him as HP.
 * Life Leech -- a trait of the sword signified by the glowing red eye above the handle. Whenever Kusaka strikes his target he has a 5% chance to inflict «Bleeding».

Known users

 * Kusaka Kori.

Behind the scenes

 * «Xiphias» was named after and based on the Xiphias greatsword in Final Fantasy 14.

Trivia

 * «Xiphias» is another name for the Xiphiidae family more commonly known as the Swordfish.