The Katana is a melee weapon of Japanese origin. It is available in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto Advance, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. It is one of the more powerful melee type weapons; it is able to behead opponents with a single slice, and is not as heavy as the cumbersome chainsaw, the Katana was omitted from the HD Universe games due to the lack of gore in the games, however, in Chinatown Wars a Sword appears instead.
Notable Appearances
In 1998, Toni Cipriani and Kazuki Kasen engage in a Katana duel on the roof of the Big Shot Casino with Katanas (though the player may choose to use other weapons.). The same occurs between Snakehead and Carl Johnson in the mission, The Da Nang Thang, on a freighter off San Fierro in 1992. In both cases, the player may pull out a gun and quickly kill the opponent. Mike uses the Katana to force Mafia members into slavery in the GTA Advance mission Down the River.
Glitches
In GTA San Andreas, there is a glitch that will cause CJ to be able to run around without a head. To exploit this glitch, start a multiplayer game, making sure Player Two has a Katana. At any point during the session, use Player Two to behead Player One, terminating the multiplayer session. CJ will remain decapitated for the remainder of the single-player session, except for during cutscenes. To revert to normal, reload the game.
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In-game
Locations
- GTA Vice City
- North Point Mall, Vice Point, Vice Beach - Inside the Tarbrush Cafe, unobtainable after Cop Land.
- Starfish Island - Inside the garage of the house next door west of the Mansion.
- North Point Mall, Vice Point, Vice Beach - Available to buy from Tooled Up after completion of The Chase for $300.
- GTA San Andreas
- El Corona, Los Santos - Behind the wooden fence east of the El Corona 24/7 and 8-Ball Autos.
- Chinatown, San Fierro - In a dead-end alley directly south of the Chinatown Safehouse.
- Hashbury, San Fierro - In the underground pedestrian tunnel behind the Hippy Shopper.
- El Quebrados, Tierra Robada - Behind a small building in the trailer park in the north part of El Quebrados. From the El Quebrados Safehouse, head north and cross the street. Once you cross the street you should see a black, white, and blue trailer ahead of you. Go to the north end of this trailer and turn left. You should see a small building that does not look like a trailer. The Katana is at the north part of this small building.
- Pirates In Men's Pants, Las Venturas - At the south part of the pirate ship which is at the south part of the lagoon for the Pirates In Men's Pants Safehouse.
- Pilgrim, Las Venturas - Behind the stone lions just north of the Pilgrim Cluckin' Bell.
- The Four Dragons Casino, Las Venturas - At the southeast corner of The Four Dragons Casino area, hidden amongst some trees and bushes.
- Can be obtained in the mission "The Da Nang Thang" in the battle against The Snakehead.
- GTA Liberty City Stories
- Callahan Point, Portland - On the roof of the Turtle Head Fishing Co.
- Bedford Point, Staunton Island - In the alleyway leading to Hyaku Dojo near Phil Cassidy's Fully Cocked Gun Shop.
- Pike Creek, Shoreside Vale - On the roof of a factory.
- GTA Vice City Stories
- At the foot of [[standin that is located in Vice Point, and the building is eastward across the fairground.
See also
- Sword, a similar weapon in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | |
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Unarmed | Fist | Brass Knuckles |
Melee | Screwdriver | Hammer | Knife | Meat Cleaver | Golf Club | Nightstick | Baseball Bat | Machete | Katana | Chainsaw |
Thrown | Tear Gas (PS2 only) | Molotov | Grenade | Detonator Grenade |
Handgun | Colt 45/Pistol | Colt Python/.357 |
Shotgun | Shotgun/Chrome Shotgun | Stubby Shotgun | Spaz 12 Shotgun/S.P.A.S. 12 |
SMG | Tec-9 | Ingram Mac 10/Mac | Uzi 9mm/Uz-I | MP5/MP |
Assault | Ruger/Kruger | M4 |
Heavy | M60 | Flame Thrower | Rocket Launcher | Minigun |
Sniper | Sniper Rifle | PSG1/.308 Sniper |
Special | Camera | Detonator | Car Bomb |
Beta | AK-47 | Desert Eagle | Grenade Launcher | Land Mine | MP5K | Nailgun | Silver Colt 1911 | Steyr Aug | Taser |
Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | |
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Unarmed | Fist | Brass Knuckles |
Melee | Baseball Bat | Chainsaw | Golf Club | Katana | Knife | Nightstick | Pool Cue | Shovel |
Handgun | Desert Eagle | Pistol/9mm | Silenced Pistol/9mm |
Shotgun | Combat Shotgun | Shotgun | Sawn-Off Shotgun |
SMG | Micro SMG | SMG | Tec9 |
Assault | AK-47 | M4 |
Sniper | Rifle/Country Rifle | Sniper Rifle |
Heavy | Flamethrower | Rocket Launcher | Heat-Seeking Rocket Launcher | Minigun |
Thrown | Grenade | Molotov | Satchel Charges/Remote Explosives | Tear Gas |
Consumable Items | Fire Extinguisher | Spray Can | Camera |
Gifts | Cane | Dildo | Flowers | Vibrator |
Special | Car Bomb | Detonator | Night Vision | Parachute | Thermal Vision |
Other | Crates | Surface-to-Air Missile | Flares | Vibrator 1 | Dildo 2 |
Beta | Glock | Python | Mac-10 | MP5K | PSG1 | M60 | Nail Bat | Meat Cleaver | Machete | Screwdriver | Sledgehammer | Hammer | Skateboard | Stubby Shotgun | Land Mine |
Weapons in Grand Theft Auto Advance | |
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Melee | Baseball Bat | Fist | Katana |
Guns | Assault Rifle | Pistol | Shotgun | Uzi |
Heavy | Flamethrower | Minigun | Rocket Launcher |
Explosives | Car Bomb | Grenades | Molotov |
Special | Detonator |
Deleted weapons | Oil Slick |
Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | |
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Unarmed | Fist | Brass Knuckles |
Melee | Baseball Bat | Nightstick | Machete | Meat Cleaver | Chisel | Knife | Hockey Stick | Fire Axe | Katana | Chainsaw |
Thrown | Molotov | Grenade | Remote Grenade |
Handgun | Pistol | .357 |
Shotgun | Shotgun | Stubby Shotgun | SPAS 12 |
SMG | Tec-9 | Mac-10 | Micro SMG | SMG |
Assault | AK | M4 |
Heavy | M60 | Flame-Thrower | Rocket Launcher | Minigun |
Sniper | Sniper Rifle | Laser Sighted Sniper Rifle |
Special | Camera | Car Bomb | Detonator |
Unused | Tear Gas | Silver Colt 1911 |
Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | |
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Unarmed | Fist | Brass Knuckles |
Melee | Nightstick | Baseball Bat | Butterfly Knife | Knife | Fire Axe | Golf Club | Machete | Katana | Chainsaw | Gaff Hook |
Thrown | Molotov | Grenade | Remote Grenade |
Handgun | Pistol | Equalizer |
Shotgun | Shotgun | Stubby Shotgun | Spaz 12 |
SMG | Scorpion | Silenced MG | Micro SMG | SMG |
Assault | AK | Assault Rifle |
Heavy | Flame-Thrower | Rocket Launcher | Minigun | M249 |
Sniper | Sniper | Laser Sniper |
Special | Camera | Car Bomb | Binoculars | Detonator |
Unused | Tear Gas | Land Mine |