Talk:Characters/@comment-207.161.165.73-20150313045812/@comment-31.33.217.53-20150313115416

Just my opinion, but Hijikata's sword should have been an Uchigatana instead of a Tachi (since in Edo period pretty much everyone used Katana koshirae, even at the cost of atrocious Suriage), and the strongest Uchigatana among the currently avaible.

Because if you think about it, who is the warrior who killed the most people in japanese history (I mean by themselves, not by giving orders) ? Tough question, right ? I can think of 4 people who distinguished themselves as such : Honda Tadakatsu, Miyamoto Musashi, Yamada Asaemon (if not all of those who have bear this name) and Hijikata Toshizo.

The katana used by Musashi is rumored to have been a Masamune, called Musashi Masamune. He is not in Touken Ranbu, for now at least. Tadakatsu used Tonbokiri. And I don't know which sword Yamada Asaemon used the most, but they probably owned many blades, and also tested many different Swords for the Bakufu. It is unknown if Oda Nobunaga killed many people by himself, even if it is likely, but it probably don't even come near to Miyamoto Musashi death toll. Musashi killed 100 people at the verry least, and fought over 60 duels... it is also known a swordsman need to kill something like 200 or 300 people to realise half of his potential as a swordsman.

I don't know if Hijikata always used the same katana, altough it is likely. But if he was, then, it is possibly one of the 3 blades who killed the greatest number of human beings in History.