A customized version of the HF Blade Raiden previously wielded in Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4, it now boasts a connection to Raiden's internal fuel cells (FC) which allow it to enter a special "Blade Mode" where time appears to slow and the weapon's strength and cutting power are increased. This deadliness, however, does make it poorly suited to getting good combo scores, and if the player is not good with Zandatsu kills they will very quickly find themselves short of FC due to the very low number of normal hits they are performing in combat. It cannot do anything to parts which deflect strikes, making it of less use against enemies such as the first Grad UG. Against regular unarmored foes it is effectively always in Blade Mode. The Fox Blade can instantly cut all forms of armor (parts which soak up damage and turn blue) as though they were blue and it were in Blade Mode, which makes it extremely powerful against heavy cyborgs and UGs in normal mode, a single strike is capable of cutting a Grad UG in half.
Purchasing the single special upgrade (which increases the chance of ignoring armor to 100%) costs another 100,000 BP, while the other upgrades are the same as the HF Blade in both nature and cost.
Effectively a cheat sword, it is essentially the same as the HF Blade in terms of stats but is capable of ignoring armor, with the only drawback being that even when it is unlocked via code, it still costs 200,000 BP. Doktor also alluded to creating this in-story, stating after completing the set of Patriot data in all the left hands that he can start work on his masterpiece.Ī straight-bladed "Ninjato" sword included with the Gray Fox custom body DLC, it is exactly the same sword used by the original cyborg ninja, Gray Fox, with its description also implying that Fox's soul is encased within the sword. Awarded upon obtaining all left hand ID chips and then completing any level on any difficulty, costing 20,000 BP. Armor Breaker has the same stats as the Stun Blade, with a 20% chance of instantly turning armored target to its blue vulnerable state instead of a chance of an instant Execution prompt. hachiwara) sword, famed for its alleged ability to split an armored helmet ( kabuto). Sword fashioned after a feudal Japanese "Kabutowari" (a.k.a.