Thoul wrote:...the guard might provide vital protection to the wielder's fingers. Unfortunately, this was not reflected with a slight defense statistic boost in the game.
You know, that is odd, considering knives did give a minor boost in defense in some of the other games. I never really paid attention to the stats in PSIII, though, so I also learned something new.
I really like this design along with all of the artwork you've posted so far of the PS Complete Collection.