Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Hanauta Sanchou: Yahuza Giri

Three-Verse Humming: Notch Slice (鼻唄三丁:やはずぎり, Hanauta Sanchou: Yahuza Giri): A technique in which the user seemingly instantly slashes an opponent at such a fast pace that it appears that they didn't attack at all. Only when a certain amount of time has passed, which is approximate to the time the user walks ten feet away, does their opponent only realize the attack. This attack was originally named "Requiem Banderole" and was a fast cutting technique that was from Brook's kingdom's "Assault Squad". It was nicknamed it's current name by Brook's nakama and was praised by them. Its original name comes from "Requiem", a type of song sung during funerals, and "Banderole", a type of small flag or streamer used by knights in heraldry. Banderole is also a reference to the fencing move Coup de Banderole, when the attacks proforms a lateral slash against the opponent's chest, leaving a "stream" mark, hence the name banderole.



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