video games also provide frequent appearances of the katana, most with unique characteristics. kaede, the protagonist of the arcade series "the last blade", yoshimitsu, the well known ninja from "tekken", and mitsurugi, the japanese samurai from the "soul" series also wield katanas as their default weapons. katana frequently appear in role-playing video games, such as some "elder scrolls" games like , , or "neverwinter nights", as weapons; often faster than a longsword yet less powerful. the browser video game "touken ranbu" developed by nitroplus and dmm games involves the player assuming the role of a sage who has the power to bring historical katana to life. one of the recent appearances of the katana in another video game series is in "left 4 dead 2", a game made by valve. in "final fantasy vii", the character sephiroth wields a very long katana. other games in the "final fantasy" series include a sword called the masamune, apparently named after the famous japanese swordsmith. in "ninja gaiden", protagonist ryu hayabusa wields two legendary japanese swords, the dragon sword, a katana which was carved from a dragon's fang, and the blade of the archfiend, a tachi which was forged from a cursed meteorite. in the "devil may cry" series, sparda, the father of protagonist dante, who is a legendary demon weaponsmith, designed one of his masterpieces yamato after a traditional japanese katana, which is then wielded by dante's twin brother vergil, who is a master of iaijutsu.