Editing Masamune

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Masamune helped create the Dragon's Teeth, combat engines and top of the line gear for Protectorate and Wards members:
Sting 26.02 said:
I could see Narwhal, standing off to one side, two of the Dragon’s Teeth flanking her. Masamune wasn’t present, but from what I knew of the guy, he wasn’t even close to being a front-lines combatant. They’d recruited him from the ruined area of Japan, a somewhat crazed hermit, and gave him work in figuring out how to mass produce their stuff without the maintenance issues snowballing out of control, like tinker tech tended to do in large quantities.

Thanks to him, they had the Dragon’s Teeth, they had the combat engines and they had top of the line gear for various members of the Protectorate and Wards.

Masamune staring down Black Kaze:
Extinction 27.3 said:
I watched as Masamune stepped away from Defiant and the Guild members to approach Black Kaze.

They stood there for a moment, inside each other’s personal space, still but for the reflexive opening and closing of Black Kaze’s hand.

Masamune returned to the cluster of Guild, and Black Kaze followed, directly behind him, head bowed a little.

A tinker-tech knife that Masamune made spares of:
Venom 29.3 said:
I saw one of the switches, then took hold of the knife.

“Keep it away from heat. If the growths start knuckling together, then it’s probably clogged at the air intake. You can unscrew the cap at the butt of the knife and access the air intake there. Bake it at roughly five hundred degrees to clear it, then thoroughly vacuum. Pay attention to how long it takes the growths to hit maximum length… you’ll know because the colors at the ends are a lighter gray. Three point seven seconds is the optimum time. If it takes shorter then you’ll know something’s wrong with-“

“The knife won’t degrade too much in the next day,” Dragon said. “And we have spares, thanks to Masamune.”-->
{{quote|Masamune wasn’t present, but from what I knew of the guy, he wasn’t even close to being a front-lines combatant. They’d recruited him from the ruined area of Japan, a somewhat crazed hermit, and gave him work in figuring out how to mass produce their stuff without the maintenance issues snowballing out of control, like tinker tech tended to do in large quantities.|[[Taylor]]|[[Sting 26.2]]}}
{{Infobox character
| name = 
| gender = Male
| age = ~30s
| family =
| occupation = Outfitter
| classification = [[Tinker]]<ref>As the Americunt said, Masamune is a resource tinker and string theory is an architect/mad scientist type. - Comment by Wildbow on Reddit, archived on Spacebattles</ref><!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/36357343 --><br><small>''Tinker type: Resource''</small><ref name="R1" />
| alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
| status = Alive
| team = [[The Guild]]
| previous team = [[Sentai Elite]]<ref name="22.y"/> (Speculative)
| base of operations = Japan of [[Gimel]]<ref name="II20.e5" /><br>[[Japan]] (Formerly)
| web serial = [[Sting 26.2]] (Mentioned)<br>[[Extinction 27.2]]
| ward = [[Glow-worm P.1]] (Mentioned)<br>[[Last 20.e5]] (Mentioned)
}}
'''Masamune''' is a member of the [[Guild]].

==Personality==
Masamune spoke Japanese.<ref name="29.3">[[Venom 29.3]]</ref> He was recruited from the ruined area of [[Japan]], where he was a "somewhat crazed" hermit.<ref name="26.2">[[Sting 26.2]]</ref> He seemed to have a prior relationship with [[Black Kaze]].<ref name="27.3"/>

He didn't act as a front-line combatant.<ref name="26.2"/>

==Appearance==
Masamune is a stooped and frail man who sports a thin beard. He is not old, despite his fragile appearance.<ref name="27.2">[[Extinction 27.2]]</ref>

==Abilities and Powers==
Masamune had the ability to figure out how to mass-produce [[tinker]]tech without maintenance issues snowballing out of control.<ref name="R1">Masamune - Resource - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.</ref> He was able to create the gear utilized by the [[Dragon's Teeth]] and top-of-the-line equipment for the [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], including copies of [[Colin Wallis|Defiant]]'s combat engines.<ref name="26.2">[[Sting 26.2]]</ref> He produced nonlethal weapons, although not as good as those possessed by the [[Dragonslayers]].<ref name="28.3">[[Cockroaches 28.3]]</ref>

He also helped produce spare [[nanothorn]] knives, although they would degrade in a few days if not maintained.<ref name="29.3"/>

As of [[Gold Morning]], he hadn't figured out how to reproduce [[Weaver]]'s flight-pack technology.<ref name="27.5">[[Extinction 27.5]]</ref>

==History==

===Background===
The Japanese hero team [[Sentai Elite]] had a tinker with extremely similar abilities who produced their equipment before [[Kyushu]].<ref name="22.y">The Sentai joined him, adding their ranged fire to his.  They had a man who mass produced their armor and weapons, each with wrist-mounted laser guns, rifles at their hips.  Sixteen or seventeen of them opened fire with both weapons at the same time. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]</ref>

At some point, Masamune became familiar with [[Black Kaze]].<ref name="27.3"/>

Masamune was recruited from the ruined area of [[Japan]], sometime around September [[2012]],<ref name="I 27">'''December 5th, 2012, six months ago'''<br/><br/>[...]<br/><br/>“The Guild found the mass-production tinker.  All signs point to them becoming a force in their own right.  We won’t be helpless.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/interlude-27/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 27.x|27.x (Interlude, Eidolon)‏‎]]</ref> where he was a somewhat crazed hermit.<ref name="26.2">[[Sting 26.2]]</ref>

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Masamune was recruited by the [[Guild]] and given the task of figuring out how to mass-produce their equipment without the maintenance issues snowballing out of control. He was able to create the gear utilized by the [[Dragon's Teeth]] and top-of-the-line equipment for the [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]].<ref name="26.2">[[Sting 26.2]]</ref>

===[[Gold Morning]]===
He was present alongside the rest of the Guild when they met with [[Cauldron]]. He stepped away from his teammates to approach [[Black Kaze]] and stand within the mass murderer's personal space for several tense moments. When Masamune returned to his teammates, Black Kaze followed him.<ref name="27.3">[[Extinction 27.3]]</ref>

Later, the two seemed to be travelling as a pair,<ref name="29.3">[[Venom 29.3]]</ref> although Masamune was nowhere to be seen when she engaged [[Scion]].<ref name="30.2">[[Speck 30.2]]</ref>

Was likely subsumed and used to construct the instrument that ended the Event.

=== [[Glow-worm]]===
He was instrumental in getting the internet working again.<ref>[[Glow-worm P.1]]</ref>

=== [[Ward]] ===
Masamune had moved to the Japanese territories of [[Gimel]] at some point.<ref name="II20.e5">I’ve been tasked with rounding up the tinkers and thinkers we would need to ask and organize to see if it’s possible.  The problem is that many are distant.  Masamune is in Gimel’s Japan, others are scattered around Gimel, and we don’t have secured communication or contact details for all of them. - [[Last 20.e5]]</ref>

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Masamune Worm}}

==Trivia==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masamune Masamune] (正宗), also known as Gorō Nyūdō Masamune (五郎入道正宗 c.1264–1343 AD), is widely recognized as Japan's greatest swordsmith.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masamune Wikipedia - Masamune]</ref>
*Under [[Weaverdice]] rules, Masamune counts as a type of Resource [[Tinker]].<ref name="R1"/><ref name="R2">As the Americount said, Masamune is a resource tinker and string theory is an architect/mad scientist type. - [https://redd.it/6izab2 reddit comment] by Wildbow.</ref>

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