Talk:Yoru

Abilities
Should it be mentioned that the sword was unable to cut through Jozu's diamond-like body? I don't want to make unnecessary edits. Subrosian 08:20, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Well considering how One Piece presents swordplay, I'm not sure myself. Him not cutting Diamond Jozu may be a sign that:

1) Mihawk himself isn't capable enough (after all Zoro's inabillity to cut steel with Three Swords was followed by him gaining knowledge, becoming aware and using a single blade)... The swordsman could be more responsible for the results of the battle than the blade(s). 2) Mihawk himself wasn't trying hard enough in his attempt (this is also possible, there could be some more power, abillities or such he could be storing but admittably it's speculation without basis)

It's safer to put it on Mihawk's page though I can't word it better than "During a brief clash with Jozu, he couldn't his foe's diamond body" in the history section. --One Piece Of Romance Dawn 14:57, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

Name
Kokutou is a description or title, and means 'black sword', therefore I think the swords true name is Yoru, which I think translates to Night. Shuusui, another black katana, is also referred to as a kokutou.

I'm not fluent in japanese but I think this can be solved by investigating all the instances where the sword's name is mentioned, and analyse the grammar of the sentence to determine whether it's Kokutou Yoru as in 'the Black Sword, Yoru' or whether the full name of the sword is Kokutou Yoru122.107.151.96 20:46, September 29, 2010 (UTC)

Also notice that in the anime Mihawk constantly makes reference to his kokutou ("this black sword" or "the black sword"). I know the anime is not considered canon, but I believe in this case it's accurate. I'm sure the sword is named Yoru, and is referred to as a Kokutou just like Shuusui.Junaid-Sennin 21:43, October 16, 2010 (UTC)