- "A high-frequency blade modeled after the "Nodachi," a style of long, curved sword used by the samurai warriors of feudal Japan."
- ―HF Longsword weapons description in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
The HF Long Sword is simply a lengthened version of the standard HF Blade. It was modeled after the Nodachi sword from Feudal Japan. When fully upgraded it matches the power of the HF Murasama, but is 10% slower than the HF Blade and 20% slower than the Murasama, and also has the highest rate of FC consumption of any weapon and very poor energy absorption. Awarded upon finishing all non-DLC VR missions with a "1st" ranking.