Does Orochi's shaft have a taper at the base?

[Grimly Fiendish]

Does Orochi's shaft swell in the middle and taper near the base? Even just a little bit? It's very hard to tell the exact contours from looking at photos. Other toys that have this swell (or bulge) are Crackers, Echo, etc. Flint does this a little too, and Axel.

It's hard to tell if the shaft stays the same size all the way down to the bottom, or even swells a little at the base.

I like toys that swell and then taper back in at the base (even if it's just a little bit) because they give a feeling of completion when it's hilted. Toys that flare out at the base feel 'unfinished' (it's probably just me) and seem less satisfying IMO.