What weapons would the KS characters choose?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:53 pm
Just a random idea that I had, and probably a bit silly. I've probably thought too much about this, but then again, there's a thread about the KS girls and their roles in tanks, so...
And, this is a bit random as far as what context it's in - sometimes it'd be SHTF, sometimes self-defense, sometimes it'd be for sport.
The obvious one is Lilly, and she'd go for a shikomizue, and likely a ceramic one to get through airport security without detection. Traditional ninja weapon, and hey, a fictional blind Japanese swordmaster used one. This completely has not a damn thing to do with pimmy's convenience store thing (in which Lilly uses one to murder Hisao and Kenji for asking if she's wearing a bra), not at all. Mind you, actually carrying such a weapon is incredibly illegal, but so is Jigoro carrying his sword, so hey. I figure she practices, but has never drawn it on a person, and never intends to, but it's there if she needs it. (And, as the daughter of a high-profile Japanese businessman, a degree of personal protection is handy.)
Hanako... despite where rtil went with it (flamethrowers), I really doubt she'd go there. In any case, in a combat scenario (or defending others), she would struggle with a weapon that requires her to get close to her enemy, I think, and would prefer stealth, so we're talking quiet ranged weapons. Or, in a recreational context, she'd want to have a weapon she could practice with on her own, rather than with a sparring partner (Lilly may well use a dummy sword and spar against Akira or something). Add on the fact that she likes elegant, antiquated ways of getting things done, and this leads to archery. I think she'd admire the daikyū, but would find it too impractical, and would go for a somewhat more modern (and Western) style of recurve, but made of natural materials. (In a self-defense scenario, she'd run for it, mind you.)
Emi already has running as a sport, so I don't see her picking up any martial arts (yes, swordfighting and archery count as martial arts) other than as some form of cross-training. In a combat scenario, she'd be at an extreme disadvantage in hands-on martial arts due to her manueverability issues (she can go in a straight line fast, but turning, not so much) and lack of mass, so I think she'd arm herself with daggers. In a self-defense scenario, she could just run away, and would probably do that.
Kenji... explosives. Really, explosives. (Voted "most likely to become a terrorist" of Yamaku's class of 2008.)
Rin wouldn't use weapons, she'd set up decoys that would confuse enemies into either walking into Hanako's line of fire, or into setting off Kenji's explosives. Sorry, no chainsaw arms, she doesn't have the upper body strength to control them.
And, this is a bit random as far as what context it's in - sometimes it'd be SHTF, sometimes self-defense, sometimes it'd be for sport.
The obvious one is Lilly, and she'd go for a shikomizue, and likely a ceramic one to get through airport security without detection. Traditional ninja weapon, and hey, a fictional blind Japanese swordmaster used one. This completely has not a damn thing to do with pimmy's convenience store thing (in which Lilly uses one to murder Hisao and Kenji for asking if she's wearing a bra), not at all. Mind you, actually carrying such a weapon is incredibly illegal, but so is Jigoro carrying his sword, so hey. I figure she practices, but has never drawn it on a person, and never intends to, but it's there if she needs it. (And, as the daughter of a high-profile Japanese businessman, a degree of personal protection is handy.)
Hanako... despite where rtil went with it (flamethrowers), I really doubt she'd go there. In any case, in a combat scenario (or defending others), she would struggle with a weapon that requires her to get close to her enemy, I think, and would prefer stealth, so we're talking quiet ranged weapons. Or, in a recreational context, she'd want to have a weapon she could practice with on her own, rather than with a sparring partner (Lilly may well use a dummy sword and spar against Akira or something). Add on the fact that she likes elegant, antiquated ways of getting things done, and this leads to archery. I think she'd admire the daikyū, but would find it too impractical, and would go for a somewhat more modern (and Western) style of recurve, but made of natural materials. (In a self-defense scenario, she'd run for it, mind you.)
Emi already has running as a sport, so I don't see her picking up any martial arts (yes, swordfighting and archery count as martial arts) other than as some form of cross-training. In a combat scenario, she'd be at an extreme disadvantage in hands-on martial arts due to her manueverability issues (she can go in a straight line fast, but turning, not so much) and lack of mass, so I think she'd arm herself with daggers. In a self-defense scenario, she could just run away, and would probably do that.
Kenji... explosives. Really, explosives. (Voted "most likely to become a terrorist" of Yamaku's class of 2008.)
Rin wouldn't use weapons, she'd set up decoys that would confuse enemies into either walking into Hanako's line of fire, or into setting off Kenji's explosives. Sorry, no chainsaw arms, she doesn't have the upper body strength to control them.
