Why is hinjo's blade black?

[[Insert Neat Username Here]]

The blade is supposed to be a samurai's soul. why is hinjo's black.

Is it an obscure Usagi Yojimbo reference...?
Hinjo the psychotic immortal blackguard...:smallbiggrin:[/futile hope]

[Sage in the Playground]

Please don't over equate Saphire Guard with samurai.

[FujinAkari]

Its Cold Iron, I assume.

[slayerx]

There's already a thread about this...
My take on it was that his sword was still shethed, seeing as he wanted to subdue Miko not kill her... not only exaplins why it's black, but also why it's thicker than Miko's sword...

Another common guess i think was it being made of Cold iron

[[Insert Neat Username Here]]

Please don't over equate Saphire Guard with samurai.
Well, Miko's title was "samurai". Is it a stretch to assume the same holds true with Hinjo?

[[Insert Neat Username Here]]

There's already a thread about this...
My take on it was that his sword was still shethed, seeing as he wanted to subdue Miko not kill her... not only exaplins why it's black, but also why it's thicker than Miko's sword...

Another common guess i think was it being made of Cold iron
In #409 it made a clang noise when it hit Miko's, so its not sheathed. Cold Iron would make since, but its still black.

[WarDragon]

I thought adamantine was the black metal, not cold iron?

[Skydiving_Ninja]

I assumed it was an adamantine or cold iron sword, which explains why he uses it with two hands (he doesn't have to spend a feat to get exotic proficiency with it). I always considered Miko's sword to be a longsword of alchemical silver or somesuch.

[[Insert Neat Username Here]]

I always considered Miko's sword to be a longsword of alchemical silver or somesuch.
Its a katana.

[WarDragon]

You don't need to spend a feat to use special metal-swords in one hand. Hinjo's may just be a bastard sword-katana, and he's using it two-handed for the extra damage.

[Wippit Guud]

If anyone's sword was adamantine, it'd be Miko's... it went through the throne.

[Bluelantern]

it was shethed, and the clang sound was probably a mistake.

[Athelian]

It was not sheathed. He cuts Miko's foot in the fight.

[slayerx]

Cold iron though black would actually be suitable for a lawful good fighter...
Cold Iron is a metal that's effective against demons (or was it devils =P)

Looking it up, i believe adamantine sword could also be black in color... though i'm not sure about the bonus that it gives


It was not sheathed. He cuts Miko's foot in the fight.

ah, indeed he did... i was looking for wounds and missed that one

[Raistlin1040]

Because it looks cool like that.

[[Insert Neat Username Here]]

Because it looks cool like that.
well, that's definite, but i meant in-character.

[Setra]

Cause the Giant wanted Hinjo to have a black blade

[krossbow]

cold iron. Demons gotta be fought too!


Now take that baby down to the jail cells and find out what Sabine really is vulnerable to!
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[Thrawn183]

My initial thought was relating it to star wars: mace windu had a purple light saber when all other light jedi had green or blue and dark had red.

That said, the idea of it being a special material seems a little... more likely.

[Haruki-kun]

Cause the Giant wanted Hinjo to have a black blade

Well said. Couldn't agree more.

[Shattersnap]

Maybe its painted? You don't know, it could be! It might also be a light weight graphite blade, made out of those micro tubes that we can make carbon into now. It would be extremely lightweight yet very durable. Or it could be a new alloy...

But yeah, it's probably adamantine.

[Silverlocke980]

Personally, I believe it to be Cold Iron. What other weapon would a mighty paladin use?

[dragongirl13]

Hinjo's katana is dark gray, not black.

Indeed, Cold Iron is very likely. Miko's katana might be silver.

[Skyserpent]

Sure Miko uses a "Katana" But technically a Masterwork Bastard Sword is NOTHING like a real Katana... I mean, couldn't you just use a Longsword, that LOOKS and Seems for all intents and purposes like a Katana for thematic purposes but will function like a longsword to save feats on fluff? I think it seems pretty reasonable but that's me...

Anyway, I'm gonna go with Cold Iron for Hinjo, Adamantine was my first thought but Cold Iron makes more sense... then again, he IS a prince... sort of... so he'd have access to plenty of cash...

[Porthos]

Holy Avengers are made out of Cold Iron.
Paladins (especially those who are Heirs to the Throne) like to use Holy Avengers.
Hinjo is a Paladin (and Heir to the Throne).

It makes sense to me that Hinjo just might have a Holy Avenger. :smallbiggrin:

[Shadow of the Sun]

I think it is a Holy Avenger- it fits with the whole fighting devils/demons aspect of a Paladin AND if you check Haley's first fight with Sabine one of the arrows is silver and the other is a very dark grey- the same shade as Hinjo's sword.

[MReav]

cold iron. Demons gotta be fought too!


Now take that baby down to the jail cells and find out what Sabine really is vulnerable to!

DR not provided by x/-, damage type (Blu Pie Sla), or Adamantite is SU in nature and wouldn't work in an AM field (unless otherwise stated).

Furthermore, if that weapon is good aligned, then it may not be effective in determining effectiveness anyways, because that also tends to bypass fiend DR.

[Demented]

Blu Pie Sla?

Is that an extremely tasty dessert version of coleslaw?

[Cifer]

Blu Pie Sla?
It took me a while to figure out, but it may refer to Bludgeoning, Piercing and Slashing.

[Wiione]

I thought adamantine was the black metal, not cold iron?

Adamantine is very shiny.

[Mordaedil]

Some thought here... It's definitely not a Holy Avenger. I don't think ANYONE should have one just because it's available. I also believe Holy avengers are so special that they glow all the time.

Adamantine would be a good bet, but it's said that adamantine weapons "have a natural ability to bypass hardness when sundering weapons or attacking objects, ignoring hardness less than 20", which Hinjo's katana definitely didn't do with Miko's katana.

Cold Iron? Possibly. But is Cold Iron so dark? Sadly I have no description of sword colors anywhere. It is possible that it's an heirloom piece.