Blade Tonfa Views
In Original Generation 2, it was mentioned that a mass production variant of the R-Blade, the R-Schneide, was under development at Mao Industries. The R-Schneide was suppose to be equipped with a Tesla Drive backpack with built-in beam cannons, giving it flight capability. However, before the final design of the R-Schneide could be decided, the Neo Divine Crusaders fielded their own new machine, the R-Eins, which greatly resembled the R-Blade, with a Tesla Drive backpack and built-in beam cannons, but lacking the Blade Tonfas. It later turns out that the R-Eins was the mass production model of the R-1, developed in the Shadow-Mirror's parallel universe.
Anyway one of the tools of his trade with which he showed a remarkable ability was a pair of swords that looked like bladed versions of the Japanese tonfa. If youa’ve ever seen police batons with the side handle, you are essentially looking at a fancy modern tonfa. And if you replace everything but the side handle with a razor sharp steel blade, Voila! Youy’ll have Kroenens lethal sword.
The thing is, tonfa are immensely effective and versatile impact weapons in thier own right. Even without blades. Replacing the impact surfaces with blades actually adds a dimension of deadliness to them that I found appropriately menacing, and absolutely perfect for this particular character. I love it! And the beauty of it is that this is a very, very simple weapon.
The sword has a simple, double edged, double pointed blade. The black, wire-wrapped handle is pinned to the blade, with gold accents in the pommel and at the attachment point. The handle is has a generous swell in the middle, which, in all likelihood would provide for much more control over the movement and/or swiveling of the blade, especially if it is used in the traditional tonfa style.
Blade Tonfa Images
