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The Katana or Samurai Sword is a very fast attacking melee weapon that can be unlocked by gaining points.

Hotline Miami[]

In Hotline Miami, it is a fast melee weapon that can spawn randomly in weapon spawns after being unlocked. It has a unique execution where Jacket slams the blade down onto an enemy's face. However, its animation is so long that it doesn't carry on the combo even with Zack mask on, and often it's more beneficial to drop the weapon and perform a headbash kill.

The Bodyguard is the only enemy in the main game who wields the Katana and otherwise, it can only be found in weapon spawns. The Katana has a reach greater than most other melee weapons. When thrown, the Katana will only knock down enemies rather than kill them.

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number[]

The Katana returns in Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, where it functions rather differently than it did in the first game. It attacks notably slower than it did in the first game. When used, the Katana is kept sheathed inside a sword mount, and is unsheathed when the player attacks before being sheathed again, similarly to how The Bodyguard attacks with her Katana. The Katana's execution remains the same from the first game.

The Katana can be exclusively used by The Son. The Son can start with one if his Bodyguard technique is chosen at the start of Seizure and Takeover. This Katana is presumably the very same one owned by The Bodyguard. The Katana is also used by Colombian Dodgers.

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Trivia[]

  • A similar looking version of the Katana is available as a melee weapon in the special edition of the 2013 remake of Shadow Warrior.
  • Despite Katana in real life being slightly curved, the Katana's in game sprite is completely straight.
Weapons in the Hotline Miami Series
Melee Shared Knife · Baseball Bat · Lead Pipe · Golf Club · Machete · Fireaxe · Katana · Baton
Pot · Drill · Cleaver
Hotline Miami Exclusive: Crowbar · Frying Pan · Sledgehammer · Pool Cue
Briefcase · Trophy
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Exclusive: Butterfly Knife · Chainlink · Taser · Big Pipe
Hammer · Chainsaw · Glass Bottle · Toothbrush · Glass Shiv · Skateboard
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Silenced Uzi
Hotline Miami Exclusive: Skorpion
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Exclusive: 9mm · Kalashnikov · Mendoza · FAMAE
Nail Gun · Heavy Machine Gun · Sniper Rifle · Flamethrower
Thrown Shared: Throwing Knife
Hotline Miami Exclusive: Hammer · Glass Bottle · Beer Can · Brick · Dart · Ninja Star · Scissors
Hotline Miami 2 Exclusive: Acid
Misc Unusable Pistol · Crossbow
Chainlink (HLM)
Skorpion (HLM2)
Cut Flamethrower · RPG · Automatic Shotgun · Minigun · Grenade · Plank (Super Carnage)
Taser · 9mm · Sniper Rifle (HLM1)
Biker Exclusive (Shared)
Metro Exclusive · Carl Mask Exclusive · Showdown Exclusive (HLM)
Martin Brown Exclusive · The Fans Exclusive · Jake Exclusive · Henchman Exclusive · Soldier Exclusive · Richter Exclusive · Jacket Exclusive (HLM2)
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