⚔️ Kendachi
“Perfection has an edge.”
Kendachi is a Japanese corporation specializing in glass, crystal production, and mono-molecular weapons. Their blades — forged in orbital factories — are considered the finest melee weapons money can buy. Through the Night City Co-Prosperity Sphere, they are deeply entwined with Night City’s Japanese corporate interests.
📋 Overview
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Industries | Mono-molecular weapons, Glass & Crystal |
| Alliance | Night City Co-Prosperity Sphere (NCCS) |
| Manufacturing | Orbital factories |
| Status (2045) | Active |
📜 History
Kendachi built its reputation on glass and crystal production, leveraging orbital manufacturing to achieve molecular precision impossible in gravity. The same technology that cuts crystal at the atomic level produces the deadliest melee weapons on Earth.
🏢 Operations
Signature Products
| Product | Type | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendachi Mono-Three | Exotic Very Heavy Melee (2H) | 5,000eb | Crystal blade vibrates 4,000×/min, biometric key, ignores SP below 11 |
| Kendachi Mono-Guard | Monowhip | 1,000eb | Stored in coin-sized disk, marketed to bodyguards and assassins |
| Kendachi Dragon | Exotic Shotgun (1H) | 1,000eb | Flamethrower, fired with Heavy Weapons, 4 HP/turn fire damage |
| PressureTech Shower Head | Luxury goods | 500eb | Uses same waterjet tech as crystal cutting |
Manufacturing Edge
Most Kendachi weapons are produced in orbital factories where zero-gravity conditions allow molecular-level precision in crystal and blade work. This gives them a quality advantage that ground-based competitors cannot match.
🏰 Night City Presence
Night City Co-Prosperity Sphere (NCCS)
Kendachi is a founding member of the NCCS alongside Kiroshi and Segotari. Organized by Shinobu Nakagawa after the Fourth Corporate War, the alliance is based in Kabuki/Watson and represents Japanese corporate interests in Night City.
Through the NCCS, Kendachi maintains close ties with the Tyger Claws gang — their weapons regularly appear in the hands of Tyger Claw enforcers.
⚔️ Allies & Rivals
- Kiroshi and Segotari — NCCS allies, shared interests in Night City
- Tyger Claws — connected through the NCCS, primary street-level users of Kendachi weapons
🎲 GM Resources
Quick NPC Stats
Kendachi Corporate Security: Use Corporate Security stat block from NPC stat blocks. Equip with Kendachi Mono-Three.
Adventure Hooks
- Steal a prototype blade from Kendachi’s orbital factory (requires space station access)
- A Mono-Guard coin-disk was used in a high-profile assassination — trace it back to the buyer
- Protect a Kendachi shipment from Watson to Corporate Center through Tyger Claws territory
- A disgruntled orbital worker is smuggling Kendachi crystal tech to a rival corp
🔗 Related Topics
(Sources: CRB p.878; Black Chrome; DGD; Interface RED Vols 2, 4, 5)