The «Mate Chopper» (
Description[]
Although classified as a dagger, the Mate Chopper is actually more similar to a large Chinese kitchen knife. The weapon is rectangular-shaped and has a blood-red like reddish-black blade. It is said to be powerful enough to pass through full plate armour with ease.[1]
Due to a curse, the Mate Chopper grows weaker with every monster it kills; on the other hand, it grows in power with each player killed by its blade. If its user were to continue killing monsters with the blade despite the negative impact of the curse, the cleaver would eventually be freed from its curse and transform into a powerful katana.[4][3] However, this change in the weapon's type would render the player's Dagger skill useless for wielding the new blade, forcing the player to change their skills to make proper use of the katana.[3]
Chronology[]
Aincrad Arc[]
A Murder Case in the Area[]
On April, 2024, PoH brought the weapon to the Hill of the Cross on the 19th Floor in an ambush on Schmitt, Yolko and Caynz. However, before PoH could use the weapon on Schmitt, he was interrupted by Kirito, who announced that he had brought enough healing items to survive for 10 minutes, as well as having drunk an antidote potion, while a group of clearers had been called in for reinforcement. Thus, PoH and two other Laughing Coffin members had to reluctantly retreat.
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Notes[]
- ↑ In Japanese gaming terminology, maken refers to legendary-class swords that have some special powers and may or may not be based on legends or myths. Depending on the context, the term can be translated as either "magic sword" or "cursed sword".
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Volume 8, A Murder Case in the Area, Part 11
- ↑ Monster-dropped weapons only have unique names if they are exceedingly rare and the sword is able to rival even the best player-crafted weapons, even though player-crafted weapons are usually better than equivalent monster drops.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The author's commentary on Alicization War of Underworld Episode 18 (Alicization Episode 42) (Translation)
- ↑ Volume 18, Chapter 21, Part 6