The Broadsword is a Titan melee weapon, used exclusively by the Ronin Titan. The weapon is used for most of Ronin's abilities, including Sword Block, Arc Wave, and Sword Core. The Broadsword can kill all infantry units with a single strike, including Pilots and Stalkers, but deals heavy damage to Reapers and Titans.
History[]
Not much is known about the Broadsword, other than that it was designed by Burrell Defense. It can be presumed that this was made to be part of Ronin's kit as compensation for his lower health.
Design and performance[]
The Broadsword deals 800 damage, which is more than every other Titan, which all deal 500 damage. This gives Ronin the highest base melee damage in the game, along with a wider hit box and greater range, making it highly effective at killing infantry and Pilots. However, it has a slightly longer cooldown (0.9 seconds vs 0.8 for every other titan), and takes slightly longer until it hits (0.43 seconds vs. the normal 0.34 seconds).
Field notes[]
- Even though it deals more damage than other titan melees, the broadsword still deals less damage than a shotgun shot.
- Time your attacks, as this weapon has slower handling than normal Titan melee.
Strengths[]
- Deals greater damage than all other Titan Melee (800 damage versus other Titan melee's 500)
- Can be increased to do 2200 damage with Sword Core
- Greater melee range
Weaknesses[]
- Longer cooldown time (.9s vs. .8s)
- Takes longer to hit a target (.43s vs, .34s)
Trivia[]
- Originally, the sword blade was designed to deal less damage the more it was used, and would need to be replaced eventually with a fresh blade. This was eventually scrapped.
- One concept for the Sword would be more akin to the hidden blade seen in the Assassin's Creed series, looking like a small dagger that would spring out of the Titan's forearm when needed.
- Concept art for the sword lists its manufacturer as Brockhaurd Manufacturing. However, the die-cast miniature lists it as a weapon manufactured by Burrell Defense. Because the miniature is more recent, and the concept art logo is not seen in game, it is assumed that Burrel Defense is the manufacturer.
- The serial number found on the standard Broadsword begins with the characters "MOB-1316" - the same ID as that used by Sarah Briggs' Vanguard-class Titan.
- Knockback to Titans is normally calculated with damage dealt. However, if Ronin's Sword dealt the full knockback that 800 damage would normally deal, it would make dealing melee damage much more difficult, as they would be pushed out of melee range with each swing. Thus, both Ronin's normal melee and Sword Core were given reduced knockback, enough so that the Broadsword's knockback is equal to the normal melee knockback for every other Titan.
- Ronin's melee attack will sometimes fail to execute Doomed Titans, especially if the tip of the sword hits them as they're moving away from it. This is because Ronin cannot execute titans from a longer range than every other titan, resulting in situations where a melee can hit but an execute doesn't happen.
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Behind the scenes[]
- The Broadsword was designed by Ryan Lastimosa.
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