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«Sharp Nail» (シャープネイル, Shāpu Neiru?) is a 3-hit, One-Handed Sword category Sword Skill in Sword Art Online, New ALfheim Online and Project Alicization.
Description[]
«Sharp Nail» begins with a diagonal slash from the bottom-right to top left, followed by a horizontal slash from left to right.[1] Finally, the skill is ended with another diagonal slash from top-right to bottom-left.[1]
An alternative execution of the skill begins with a nearly vertical slash from the user's left shoulder, hitting the target's right side, after which the sword instantly shoots back into a high position and slashes vertically again, hitting the target's left side, then leaps up again and slashes vertically at the centre of the target.[2]
Usage[]
| Instance | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Novel | Anime | Manga | |
| Progressive Volume 2, Concerto of Black and White, Part 7 | N/A | After dodging Morte's attack with his axe, Kirito hit Morte with Sharp Nail, reducing his hit points to just a bit above fifty percent. | |
| Progressive Volume 3, Barcarolle of Froth, Part 8 | N/A | Having knocked Kirito's «Anneal Blade» backward, a Forest Elven Inferior Knight activated Sharp Nail, but Kirito used his sword to block all three attacks with a two-handed block, leaving the knight open for Kirito's counterattack with Horizontal Square. | |
| Progressive Volume 5, Canon of the Golden Rule, Part 4 | N/A | Kirito used Sharp Nail to defeat an Annoying Wraith. | |
| Volume 2, Red-Nosed Reindeer, Part 1 | N/A | N/A | Kirito used this skill against an ant in the Ant Hill on the 46th Floor, killing the ant. |
| Volume 9 Chapter 1 Part 4 | Alicization Episode 04 | Kirito used this skill against Ugachi, severing the goblin's left arm with the skill. | |