Katana

The Katana is an unlockable weapon in MadWorld. It is unlocked after defeating The Champion and beating the game.

Description
The Katana is a Japanese Sword with a slightly curved, single-edged blade. The size of the blade is unusually large, and about the same length as Jack Cayman. It has a hilt that is wrapped in cloth and has a circular guard. Jack alternates between using it as a one-handed and two-handed weapon.

Involvement in the Jefferson Island DeathWatch games
The first time the Katana is seen is in the "La Lusty Geisha" bistro of Asian Town, where it is wielded by the Ninjas.

After beating MadWorld for the first time, the Katana along with the Double Chainsaw is unlocked as a weapon that can be used by Jack. It appears right at the start of some levels. In that same levels there is always a second Katana to be found somewhere.
 * The first Katana appears in the Central Station of Varrigan City, right after entering. A second one can be found inside a crate in the restrooms on the far side of the station.
 * The next Katana appears at the start of the Great Wall Street in Asian Town. Another one can be found in a pot on the small projecting roof of the turtle restaurant, right below the zip line.
 * In the Dungeon of Mad Castle, there are two more Katanas. One can be found right before entering the Dungeon, the other one if found in a barrel on the giant cogwheels behind a cracked wall.
 * The final level where Katanas can be found is the Maintenance Facility of Area 66. The first one is found right at the start as usual. The second one is inside one of the many crates inside a freight container.

Attacks
Jack can perform five different attacks with the Katana. Any attack with the Katana is worth 2,000 points. If the attack kills the enemy, it is worth 10,000 points (plus the base 10,000 points for the kill itself). The Katana also has the potential to sever the enemy's arms. Each severed arm is worth 500 points. Strangely, this does not account for Asian Town's Grunt Enemies, whose severed limbs are worth 3,750 points each, as well as Zombies, whose severed limbs are not accounted for.
 * A button: A simple strike. Can be pressed up to three times to perform a combo.
 * B button + swinging the Wiimote: Jack "sheathes" the sword in his left hand before performing a quick draw, striking the enemy at their neck, either stunning them of slicing their heads clean off.
 * Swinging the Wiimote: A wide overhead slice of the Katana that is most likely to vertically cut an enemy in half.
 * A button (in midair): Jack points the weapon downward before crashing into the ground. High potential to vertically cut the enemy in half.
 * A button (after dodging): A one-handed forward thrust of the Katana. When it kills the enemy, it also severs their arms.

Finisher
The Katana has a unique finisher that can be performed on Grunt Enemies.

Once initiated, the enemy tries to protect their upper body, but Jack swings the Katana and slices off both arms of the enemy. With a fluid continuation of the blade's motion, he horizontally slices through the enemy's torso.