Katana (Male) is a playable male Turk from Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-. As his name implies, his chosen weapon is the katana Murasame, which can be further augmented by Materia. While a long time member of the Turks, Katana (male) originally operated in the Turks' secondary division and first appears in Episode 18 when Tseng is ordered to bolster the Turks' ranks. In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, Katana (Male) appears briefly during a special feature which gives the complete timeline of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. He is named "Balto" in the presentation.