This weapon also appears in several Final Fantasy games, usually when summoning Odin. Zantetsuken has been used by Lupin III‘s Goemon Ishikawa XIII (himself grandly named) to cut through anything the rogues might possibly need removed from their path. This particular weapon, whose name translated as “iron (or steel)-cutting blade,” is just such a sword. Some Japanese sword names are so cool that they have transcended one particular piece of media and saturated pop culture. $0.00 See the details Zantetsuken: “Iron-Cutting Blade” Suzaku is one of the directional guardians, depicted as a flaming bird affiliated with the southern direction. from the Samurai Showdown franchise of fighting games, is just such a weapon. This particular weapon, a ninjato NINJATO 忍者刀 "ninja sword" learn more. Some Japanese sword names take their appellations from folklore. The name likely comes from the weapon’s ability to cut through the flow of a waterfall. This weapon’s name translates as “water stopper.” It was a guardless, pale wood katana used by Love Hina‘s Motoko Aoyama.
With a skill like that, the very name Mugenjin stirs up feelings of power and lethality that is as vicious as it is … well, practical. Notably, its design allows him to extract and retain the fat from where the finely serrated blade struck, giving Shishio fuel to coat the blade in flames. Mugenjin: “Hailing From the Abyss”ĭepending on the characters and pronunciation, this weapon can be read as “one hailing from the abyss” or “one hailing from infinity.” This was a finely serrated blade used by Shishio Makoto in the anime and manga Rurouni Kenshin. This article is dedicated to highlighting some notable examples of great Japanese sword names, be they from our world or from the fantasy worlds of page, screen or monitor. Or for more Tabletop RPG fun, try checking out the Roll4 Blog.The Bard once wrote “What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” While names may not dictate what something is, a good name can do a great deal of the work in being made memorable. We’re always creating new Generators, so be sure to take a look at what’s new on our Generators page. Not what you’re looking for? We have many other generators that might strike your fancy! Then be sure to save results to your Saved List which can be viewed again from the same computer! Hate these names? Simply click “Generate” to create new names. Image by Mitaukano from Pixabay Want to save results? What does this mean for you? It means millions of names for each D&D species. We used our own special algorithm that creates entirely unique and distinct names. This method is fine, but we took another approach. Many other generators will create patterns of words that can be mixed and matched together to create thousands of names. This is what makes our D&D name generators stand out. Welcome to the Dungeons and Dragons Name Generators page! At the Roll4 Network, we believe that anything worth creating is worth over-engineering.