A wakizashi? [Yang, you didn't even try...] Well, in general, we're shorter blades, so we're often part of a set with a longer blade. My older brother, for example--he's a tachi, so he spent a lot of time with me and our other brothers.

[He comes from a big family.]

Since we're smaller, we have different abilities--we're not as strong as some of the bigger swords, but we're fast, and better at fighting in certain areas. [Like, say, jungles.]