Kitetsu

Kitetsu (鬼徹) is a swordsmith who crafted the Kitetsu sword series. He has yet to make an appearance in the series, but he has been mentioned in Chapter 97 and Episode 49.

Known Work
Each of Kitetsu's blades, which are all named after him, are cursed, and bring tragedy to whom ever wields them. Roronoa Zoro, who wields the Sandai Kitetsu, seems to be an exception, as his luck surpasses the curse or that Sandai Kitetsu deemed Zoro worthy to be its sword master as this was hinted by Matsu which may also be the same case with the other Kitetsu Blades as Matsu explains the myth of why so many swordsman who have tried to wield a Kitetsu Blade only to have met their deaths because the swords did not deem most or none of them worthy.

It seems from their name and classification, the Kitetsu swords were made weaker with each new sword. Being of the highest grade of the three swords, Shodai Kitetsu is the strongest of all the Kitetsu swords. Its name also indicates it was the first of the three to be made. Nidai Kitetsu was the second to be made. It was graded in the Ō Wazamono making it the middle of the three swords in terms of strength. The Sandai Kitetsu is the weakest of all the Kitetsu swords. Its name also indicates it was the last of the three to be made.
 * Shodai Kitetsu (Saijo O Wazamono Grade Swords)
 * Nidai Kitetsu (O Wazamono Grade Swords)
 * Sandai Kitetsu (Wazamono Grade Swords)

Trivia

 * Kitetsu's name literally means "Demon-Splitter".
 * Kitetsu's knack for making cursed swords that harm it's user seemingly matches the cursed swords created by the Japanese swordsmith Muramasa Sengo.

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