Quote Originally Posted by Gilraen View Post
The names of the Samurai and Ninja weapons in XI are actually a mistranslation. In the original Japanese the Samurai use Katana and the Ninja use Kogatana (or small katana). For some strange reason, the translators decided to follow the sword naming conventions, with Great Katana and Katana like was used for Great Sword and Sword. It's a small difference that's had lasting consequences, apparently.
Incorrect. In Japanese they are 片手刀 (one-handed katana) and 両手刀 (two-handed katana), which is the standard convention for all weapons in the game (i.e. wands/staves are just one-handed/two-handed canes).