User blog:Leolab/Operation Zodiac: Now With Actual Assassination

Intro
The room lies quiet and dark, the machinery that fills it dormant. A pair of masks are nailed on the wall; were the lights on, both would be red, one with blue detailing and the other green. The room sits, undisturbed, as if listening.

And then, suddenly, it starts to whir and hum, coming back to life. The door slides open with a hiss, as its absent master returns. The machinery bathes the room in a dim, red light, and the man steps back across the threshold, wearing a blue mask with orange detailing, and his usual set of grey clothes. He plucks a small, blue sticky note from the edge of the single monitor as it, too, starts to turn on.

''I kept the dust away. I want a cookie. - Cfp''

Snorting, the man stretches before sitting down at the keyboard. It would be a shame to let this setup go to rust; free from the chains of responsibility, he figures he may as well use it when the urge strikes him. That thought settled, he begins to type, once again inputting the near-miraculous creation of a new world, with new people.

And new blood to shed.

Translation
So yeah, I'm doing another battle. May do more if I so wish, especially now that enough time has passed where it doesn't feel like an obligation any more.

Don't take this as a return to the wiki, though; my contributions will be irregular, if at all.

After the critical acclaim JT got, it's time to prove that I'm as creatively bankrupt as Hollywood and do a bunch of spin-offs on the same formula. So without further ado, here's the lineup this time, based on Western Astrology:

Aries: Josephine March (Ghakthun of the Golden Lightning)

 * -| Bio =



Josephine March, also known simply as "Jo," is a rich noble; she was formerly close with her younger sister, Amy, before the latter stole her fiancée. Rather than blaming anyone involved, however, she simply wished for their happiness. If this sounds similar to the plot of Little Women, it is. From there, Jo enrolls in the Marseille Offshore Academia, a post-secondary school. She is granted an Elysian Eye, and an Art from the Bell of Gahkthun. Because of these traits, she is inducted into the Governing Council's Supreme Six (or Sinister Six if you listen to what they're actually saying), and is a member of the Sorority faction.

She aligns herself with Florence Nightingale's more moderate stance towards Nikola Tesla's rebellion, finding him interesting. She is later induced by the Bell to kill him in exchange for a new Art. Jo, supremely dissatisfied that her Art only bends others to her will instead of actually helping them, agrees. In order to learn more about the man she was going to kill, she goes on a date with Tesla, and even copulates with him. During their battle, she fights him to a draw for a short time, until he successfully gets in her head and causes her to falter into rage.

Then she gets better, repairs her relationship with her sister, and becomes good friends with Tesla's maid/girlfriend. And helps to kill a massive, golden rose eldritch abomination, but that's not important.


 * -| Engine Axe Hephaestus =



A massive axe, built and specialized for killing non-human entities. It has an extreme amount of mass, though Josephine's natural strength and Manipulation let her swing it around easily. The "claws" on her hands are considered part of the weapon, and contain Green Stones, shards of the Emerald Tablet. This makes both the claws and the axe potent fantasy-killers, making them highly effective against non-humans who use magic heavily.


 * -| Elysian Eyes =



Josephine’s right eye is gold, with a cat-like slit pupil. This distinctive feature is the Elysian Eye, which enables those blessed with it to see the truth. When manifesting in the right eye, it boosts intuition and allows the bearer to see through illusions and lies of any nature, magical or mundane. It is always active and if seeing through a lie or illusion it shines faintly, though this is only seen by a third party.


 * -| Manipulation =



Josephine shares the name of her Art with her fellow Governing Council member Berta, and it is much the same power, with a very different scope. She is able to manipulate any humanoid body, so long as it is alive and in physical contact with her. She has total control over the manipulated object, though she is not able to do things beyond the absolute limits of the being. She can use this ability on herself, as well.


 * -| Cracking Field =



Josephine can deploy a Cracking Field, an isolated space. It’s a black field surrounded by bell towers, and she can bring people of her choosing. It is created by utilizing the Cracking Effect, something which none of the translated What a Beautiful entries make any attempt of explaining beyond “it’s basically magic,” to enter a crack in reality. Once deployed, it will stay active for a limited time, tracked by a large clock tower. The only way for someone pulled in to return is for the invoker to fall in combat, or for the invoker to release the field.


 * -| Other & X-Factors =




 * Peak Human Physicality: Josephine is incredibly fit, with immense strength, speed, and agility. She has trained her body so as to make best use of her abilities.
 * Friendly Manner: Jo is very good-natured and friendly, allowing her to win the trust and admiration of her peers.

X-Factors:

Combat

Jo, as a member of the Supreme/Sinister Six, is one of the top combatants in her academy. She is even able to keep up with Ghakthun's version of Nikola Tesla, who is able to move at the speed of light, until he successfully gets in her head. Because banging the person you're about to kill isn't the healthiest thing to do. She has a highly trained and fit body, her breasts being the only notable pieces of fat. This lets her use her Manipulation abilities to surpass peak human physical ability, which is the core of her combat prowess. Her only real deficiency is training, as she is self-taught.

Charisma

Jo's charisma is an odd thing. She has her own charm, being both genuinely friendly and having a stunning figure, which draws people to her on its own. And then on top of that, she is able to manipulate the bodies of whoever she comes in contact with, allowing her total domination, especially over those interested in women.

Intelligence

Jo is highly intelligent, as she has not only gained admission into the Marseille Offshore Academia, one of the most exclusive post-secondary schools in the world, she has done well enough within it to earn a place as one of the school's most elite students. Further, making full use of her Art requires incredibly in-depth anatomical knowledge; considering she uses her abilities without a problem, it can be inferred she has this.

Creativity

Despite having a very limited Art, Jo is capable of using her Manipulation (and her own manipulative ability) in ways that few people expect. Her use of it even surprises Nikola Tesla, who is literally a centuries-old human fused with a Native American deity; the man has literally seen everything.

Power Stealth

It is nearly impossible for Jo's Art to be detected, as the only ones aware she's using it are herself and those she uses it on. Her axe is more noticeable, though her ability to enter a Cracking Field allows her to prevent anyone outside it from noticing her fights.

Hiding Stealth

While Jo is very good at moving quietly, she is not good at blending in. The combination of her gold eye and voluptuous figure draw the eyes of those around her, making her stand out more. Her gregarious and good-natured personality also make it hard for her to lay low, as she also has a strong sense of duty to her friends.

Seeking

Jo's Elysian Eyes are, as mentioned, capable of seeing through lies. This gives her an edge when it comes to finding information and finding people, not to mention that her general charisma and popularity also help her build an information network.

Taurus: Kabutomushi (Arachnid)

 * -| Bio =

"I'm Kabutomushi. You can call me Kabu-chan. Nice to meet you. ♡"

- Kabutomushi



Kabutomushi is an assassin for the Organization, before she goes rogue. She was part of the Caterpillar Hunt in Caterpillar, and was one of the few survivors. She then goes on to protect Alice Fuji, the main character of Arachnid, because her crush paid her an exorbitant sum of money to do so. She arrives late, because she's nocturnal, but immediately sets about gathering Alice and her friends to protect them from the Organization's plans to cause a rape zombie apocalypse. While her efforts to prevent the rape zombies are not successful, she is able to rescue Alice and kill the boss of the Organization. After Alice disappears at the end of the story, she assists Gokiburi, her protegee, in finding the vanished girl.

She has a cosplay hobby, dressing as a Playboy Bunny during the events of Caterpillar, as a schoolgirl during most of Arachnid, and wearing her preferred gothic lolita getup during the epilogue. Her actual age is unknown, but is implied to be in the thirties; she also has a habit of using hearts and music notes in her speech when she's being threatening. Kabu-chan best girl.


 * -| Kabuto Horn =

"Uh, yeah. Sorry, but I'm workin' here. I ain't gonna join some brat's game. If you bother us any more, I'll kill ya."

- Kabutomushi



The Kabuto Horn is Kabutomushi's main weapon. It is a long spear, about twice as tall as she is. She can fold it in half and store it on her back, somehow making it nearly invisible. The spear itself is more of a bident, and even stranger is that it appears to actually be blunt, as Kabutomushi tends to use her brute strength to straight-up pulverize anyone foolish enough to try and take her title of strongest. While she says that this is specialized for use against groups, it also works very well against individuals.

Her incredible strength lets her use this weapon to launch blasts of air pressure strong enough to knock an adult human female several yards back.


 * -| Kabuto Mail =

"The ribcage is full of spaces, and it can't protect you from blades or bullets"

- Kabutomushi



Kabutomushi uses the power of being best girl to have steel plating on all of her organs. This means her actual speed levels are reduced from teleporting like the rest of the Arachnid cast to merely superhuman. How does this logistically work? You don't ask those questions about Arachnid.


 * -| Kabuto Spikes =

"I see. You change unfavorable conditions to favorable ones with your own strength. That's your way of doing things, the grounds for your supposed invincibility."

- Abu



In addition to the steel on her organs, Kabutomushi has a set of backup weapons. The Kabuto Spikes are really only good for two things: defensive maneuvers when otherwise unarmed, and collapsing the floor with an arm drop.


 * -| Superhuman Strength =

"I'm just a blockhead with enormous strength"

- Kabutomushi



Kabutomushi's only real power is her superhuman strength. She simply smashes anything in her path, using her Kabuto Horn to sweep people through walls, crush floors, and break anything that tries to harm her or her charge. She can easily rend steel, almost causing a cruise ship to sink because she went a little too all-out. Her arm strength is enough to stop a punch from Imomushi that can crater steel with a single hand while restraining another person in an armlock.

Also, to give the above image some context: this is after she has been wounded several times over the course of three fights, and is fighting off two separate types of neurotoxin: one that causes immense pain and one that reduces her ability to sense things. See the huge guy she's lifting with one hand? She just used him to smash his twin through the wall on her right; that gaping hole wasn't there before she decided to hammer him through it.


 * -| Other & X-Factors =

"Don't look down on 'The Strongest.'"

- Kabutomushi




 * Superhuman Sense of Smell: Kabutomushi has a superhuman sense of smell, able to detect droplets of skin oils and identify them as from a specific person.
 * Poison Resistance: Kabutomushi is also highly resistant to poison, shrugging off a neurotoxin designed to limit her sensory abilities and 100x concentrated Dinoponera venom, which causes extreme pain.
 * Superhuman Durability: As if the steel plating on her organs wasn't enough, Kabutomushi is also highly resistant to damage; having several tons of steel fall on her barely slows her down.
 * Superhuman Reflexes and Muscle Speed: While she is not able to teleport, Kabutomushi has reflexes quick enough to block a sword strike coming from blind spot, as well as the ability to move her limbs fast enough to fill a "bubble" around her with one fluid, continuous strike, leaving no blind spots.

X-Factors:

Combat

Kabutomushi's specialty is physical combat. She is easily able to overpower (almost) all other combatants she faces, completely overpowering them. The only foes she didn't roundly beat are Imomushi, because of main character armor environmental interference, and Dinoponera, because she has a Za Warudo knockoff. She dominates in all her other fights, using brute strength against various superhuman powers. In fact, she's known as being one of the strongest assassins, even over the supernatural and sci-fi ones.

Charisma

While her friendly, upbeat personality endears her to her fans, she does have a bit of a vicious streak. All in all, it balances out to make her memorable, but not likely to draw people to her side who don't know her abilities firsthand. Further, those who know of her but haven't actually fought her tend to look down on her, as she tends to be non-aggressive, though they quickly change their tune once they get in an actual fight with her.

Intelligence

Her intelligence is... average, really. Despite being a self-described blockhead, she has a good grasp on the workings of people and their abilities, and is capable of making complex strategies.

Creativity

Much like Jo above, Kabutomushi has a singular power, and is known for being one of the best in her field. As she has to compete with people who can move fast enough to teleport, release nerve gas, stop time, and have a goddamn robot grafted to their spinal cord, she needs to wield her strength in unusual ways. She is typically successful, using her abilities to create openings and advantages.

Power Stealth

Her sole power is super strength, which is something that's very hard to detect on its own. Further, using that strength can disguise her kills as the work of something else; be it a blade, a blunt object, or an earthquake.

Hiding Stealth

Kabutomushi is skilled at blending in, with a cosplay for every situation. Her youthful looks can get her confused for a student, too, allowing her to blend into any segment of the population.

Seeking

In addition to her combat prowess, Kabutomushi does have some intelligence gathering ability. Despite being late to the Arachnid Hunt, she swiftly tracks down the protagonists to form a base of operations. Further, she is able to identify and track someone based on smell alone.

Gemini: Cole MacGrath (inFAMOUS)

 * -| Bio =

"The way I see it, there's basically two types of people. Most of them are guys like me, guys who sit on the couch. We might not like the shit that happens to us, but we deal with it... then there's guys like you."

- Zeke



Cole is the original protagonist of the inFAMOUS series. Originally a simple bike messenger who still somehow has the funds to travel to an active disaster zone across the country, he was manipulated into activating the Ray Sphere, giving him his signature electric powers. Because this is hippie Good Cole, he assists the citizens of Empire City, improving their lives and helping the city recover. Due to propaganda, however, he gets memorialized as the Demon of Empire City and the root cause of the disaster that befalls it.

He flees the Beast to New Marais, trying to find something to stop it. He is assisted by the ice conduit Lucy Kuo and the napalm conduit Nix, though being hippie Good Cole he tends to side with the boring lawful and moral Kuo at the expense of the interesting chaotic and selfish Nix. After fully charging the Ray Field Inhibitor, his major weapon against the Beast, he activates it and wipes out about 90% of conduits and those who have the conduit gene, paving the way for the DUP's rise, anti-conduit propaganda, and the events of Second Son.


 * -| The Amp =

"I call it the Amp"

- Zeke



The Amp is a melee weapon designed by Cole's best friend, Zeke Dunbar. It's a two-pronged weapon that conducts Cole's powers through it.


 * -| Electrokinesis =

"Get your hands up you deviant subhuman homo sapien."

- Zeke



Cole's main power is electrokinesis, the creation and manipulation of electric fields. Thanks to physics, this means he also has magnetic powers. Cole is capable of doing the following:


 * Thunder Drop: Cole can drain the energy around him while in the air, and send a powerful shockwave on impact with the ground. The blast force and range vary depending on the height Cole drops.
 * Induction Grind: Cole can slide along power lines and train tracks, and can absorb energy from them.
 * Static Thrusters: Cole can, through the aid of static electricity, glide through the air for a limited period of time.
 * Arc Restraint: Cole can create bonds of electricity, sticking enemies' or civilians' wrists and ankles to the ground.
 * Bio-Leech: Cole can drain energy from enemies or civilians to heal his wounds and restore energy. This is an evil power, and not likely to see use here.
 * Pulse Heal: Cole can heal civilians and policemen of any non-fatal injury.
 * Radar Pulse: Cole emits a weak electric pulse that lets him sense nearby sources of electricity. He can also find hidden items using this ability, as well as distinguish friend from foe.
 * Kinetic Pulse: Cole can use his electromagnetic powers to levitate objects such as cars, piles of wood, crates etc. and throw them at will. On the comics he was shown a weaker version of this ability
 * Precision: Cole accelerates his accuracy and perception of time, allowing him to slow down time and better target distant enemies. Bolts fired while in Precision mode consume more energy than normal, and maintaining Precision mode requires energy.
 * Electric Drain: Cole can drain electricity from sources, transferring the energy to himself. This resupplies his energy and heals all of his injuries.
 * Alpha Blast: The Alpha Blast is the basic Blast power, sending a pulse of energy that knocks enemies off their feet.
 * Detonation Blast: The Detonation Blast sends a caged orb of electromagnetic energy that sticks to enemies and objects. It is highly unstable and, if Cole fires at it, it will explode, damaging anyone in the area.
 * Graviton Blast: The Graviton Blast sends a blast very similar to the Alpha Blast, but with one difference - the targets will float in the air. It also has a stronger blast force than the Alpha Blast.
 * Alpha Grenade: The Alpha Grenade is the basic grenade. It consists of an explosive, kinetic charge, held together by Electromagnetism. It bounces off surfaces and explodes a couple of seconds after it's thrown.
 * Sticky Grenade: The Sticky Grenade does exactly what it sounds like. Cole can activate its stickiness at any point after throwing it, allowing him to bounce it around a foe's defense.
 * Cluster Grenade: A grenade which fragments into eight smaller grenades almost immediately after being thrown. Each individual grenade has a smaller blast radius, but a lot of power. The grenades will also bounce off of most objects, but will stick to any cars and living targets that come in contact with them.
 * Alpha Rocket: The Alpha Rocket is the basic Rocket power. It consists of a huge payload of explosive kinetic energy, and explodes on contact with anything.
 * Redirect Rocket: Homes in on any target that was hit by a Bolt.
 * Sticky Rocket: A powerful rocket that splits into three smaller rockets once it is within close proximity of an enemy. Each mini-rocket will home in on its target and stick to it until it explodes.
 * Alpha Bolt: The Alpha Bolt is the basic bolt power.
 * Pincer Bolt: The Pincer Bolt fires a trio of bolts that arc through the air before converging onto a single target.
 * Artillery Bolt: The Artillery Bolt fires a larger bolt that is affected by gravity and travels at a slower speed.
 * Magnum Bolt: The Magnum Bolt launches a condensed blast of lightning, dealing major damage.
 * Bolt Stream: The Bolt Stream fires weak homing bolts at a rapid rate.

(Thank you, infamous wiki)


 * -| Cryokinesis =

"It's a hickcicle!"

- Cole



Because Good Cole favors worst girl Kuo, he decides to use the power transfer device with her. This gives him limited cryokinetic ability, though it uses his electricity meter because he's not cool like Delsin. The cryokinetic abilities he has access to is as follows:


 * Ice Launch: Cole flash freezes water molecules under his feet, creating a large pillar of ice that lets him jump high
 * Shatter Blast: Cole flash freezes a small group of icicles and launches them a short distance forward. Basically, a magic ice shotgun.
 * Frost Shield: Cole creates a small field of ultracold air that blocks incoming attacks and converts them into energy, letting him use his powers more frequently.
 * Ice Grenade: Cole throws a ball of ice that detonates on impact, creating a small field of icicles. Weakened targets hit directly by this grenade are instantly frozen.
 * Freeze Rocket: Cole launches a ball of subzero gas at his targets, instantly freezing anything caught in the blast radius.


 * -| Ionic Abilities =

"This... this is Ray Field energy"

- Cole



Cole's big powers are his Ionic Abilities. In order to access this, he needs to absorb ray field energy from a defeated foe or civilian. He will start with three charges.


 * Ionic Storm: Cole uses an Ionic Charge instead of electricity from his surroundings to summon multiple lightning strikes.
 * Ionic Vortex: Cole focuses an Ionic Charge in his hands and throws an electrically charged tornado.
 * Ionic Freeze: Cole uses an Ionic Charge to launch a radial wave of ice. Human sized enemies are instantly frozen by this move.


 * -| Other & X-Factors =

"I don't know if you've ever let someone down, got your ass kicked or straight up failed, but those are the moments that define us. They push you further than you've ever thought possible, and force you to make choices... no matter what the cost."

- Cole




 * Good Karma: Since we're using Good Cole, he's a bit of a goody two-shoes. He won't kill unless it's unavoidable, and will usually step in to stop others from committing less savory acts.
 * Urban Explorer: Cole's hobby is urban exploration, which means he has some parkour skills.

X-Factors:

Combat

Cole is a highly capable combatant, able to keep up with special forces, his future self, and The Beast, all incredibly powerful foes. He takes out waves upon waves of lesser combatants, securing a position as one of the strongest conduits around.

Charisma

Cole's charisma stems from his ability to inspire others. Through his continual good deeds, he earns and keeps the trust of ordinary people, who value and respect his hippieness protection.

Intelligence

Cole's intelligence tends to be below average, often relying on more interesting teammates, like Zeke, Kuo, or Nix to provide insight and information on everything from backstories to powers to where the giant monsters attacking the city are. He also tends to fall for rather simple traps.

Creativity

Despite having one and a half powers, Cole is able to manipulate his abilities into unusual forms, such as ionizing the air to make shields, binding large amounts of electricity and ice together to create grenades, and more as seen above. His tactics tend to be simpler, but he's given himself a lot of options.

Power Stealth

Dude's shooting great big bolts of lightning from his hands. It's not exactly subtle, and pretty easy to tell when someone's died from electric shock.

Hiding Stealth

Cole, despite being extremely generic, is apparently also very recognizable. Though that's typically what happens when your powers prevent you from taking proper baths.

Seeking

Cole's information gathering is average at best. He relies on his teammates to gather, use, and process intelligence, only stepping in to make emotional snap decisions on their course of action once they've presented him options.

Cancer: Misuzu Kusakabe (11Eyes)

 * -| Bio =

"A beautiful warrior, set against the full Black Moon, she held an ebony blade that could cut the moon asunder"

- Kakeru Satsuki



Misuzu was born a scion of the Kusakabe clan of Onmyouji. From a young age, she made the possession of the Kusakabe Five Treasures as her goal. Misuzu succeeded in seizing the swords one by one, and finally she crippled her own father with anger during the duel for his sword, rendering him unable to wield a sword again. She broke the unspoken rule against holding more than one of the Five Treasures, and for this was exiled. She enrolled in Kouryoukan Academy, becoming a respected but distant figure. She, like the others, was sucked into the Red Night by Liselotte.

She meets up with Kakeru, the main character, during one of the Red Nights, and decides to form a group to combat the threat. She leads the group, and rapidly wins Kakeru's esteem. They successfully fight against the Red Night, killing the Black Knights that attempted to kill them. After the loss of a few comrades, the remaining ones finally took down the Black Knights and Liselotte, paving the way for Kukuri Tachibana to remake the world as its goddess. They live out the rest of their lives under her benevolence, and should her route be chosen she also hooks up with Kakeru.


 * -| Kusakabe Five Treasures =

"By the sealed Gate of Light in the heavens above, by the power of the Seven Luminaries aloft in the darkest expanse, I call upon thee, Light of Merak, to see my will visited swiftly upon my foes:"

- Misuzu, unsealing one of the blades



The Kusakabe Five Treasures are five magic-ass swords that Misuzu keeps sealed in the fingernails of her right hand, using some unexplained dimensional magic stuff. She can unseal as many as she needs at one time, and they all have special powers. They are as follows:


 * Kogarasumaru Amakuni: Misuzu's favored sword, it takes the form of a black sword, curved like a katana for half its length and then turning straight and double-edged. It has an aura similar to a crow's feather, which strengthens the sword. Sealed in Misuzu's index nail.
 * Kannagiri Nagamitsu: Designed like a clasp knife, it can extend its blade outward to surprise an opponent. Notable for its sharpness. Sealed in Misuzu's pinky nail.
 * Kashagiri Hiromitsu: A big-ass nodachi with a rectangular slot cut out of the back of the blade. It is imbued with demonic fire, and is able to heat the blade for a devastating blow. Sealed in Misuzu's middle nail.
 * Raikiri: A katana with a small jog near the tang to resemble a lightning bolt. It is able to emit and control lightning. Sealed in Misuzu's ring nail.
 * Doujigiri Yasutsuna: The most powerful of the five, it devours the wielder's life to increase its power. It's a katana, though the tsuba appears to be a bunch of pustules. When activated, it sends hands and spikes to grab onto the user's sword arm. Sealed in her thumb nail.


 * -| Onmyoudou =

"You mean like the stuff from manga and light novels?"

- Kakeru Satsuki



Misuzu is also highly skilled in the use of Onmyoudou. She generally uses Shikigami, small paper dolls, for reconnaissance, to attack, to create barriers, and even to make clones of herself.


 * -| Other & X-Factors =

"My name is Misuzu Kusakabe. I shall gamble all I have to see a dawn of a day without you!"

- Misuzu Kusakabe




 * Skilled Swordswoman: Misuzu is a highly skilled swordswoman, able to effectively wield wildly differing swords to great effect. It is, however, noted that her swordsmanship relies on the abilities of the swords, so she has openings for a truly skilled swordsman to exploit if using mundane weapons.
 * Demonic Stone of Qliphoth: She has a fragment of the Demonic Stone of Qliphoth embedded in her soul, which increases her physical and magical ability by massive amounts. If this is removed, she will lose the ability to use her swords' magics and most of her Onmyoudou.
 * Natural Leader: Misuzu is a natural leader, able to bring people together and make them cooperate through sheer personality.
 * Magic Theory: Misuzu is well-versed in the theory behind multiple different schools of magic, both Eastern and Western. It's extremely rare that a magic exists which is outside her knowledge, and even then she can use the principles she knows to figure out its effects.

X-Factors:

Combat

Misuzu is highly skilled in combat, able to outmaneuver beings made of pure magic as well as being the only one capable of utilizing all five of her swords to their fullest extent. As mentioned above, however, her skills assume the use of her magic-ass swords, leaving her less effective if taken by surprise.

Charisma

Misuzu's proud bearing tends to attract admiration, and her general reliability tends to attract trust. However, her aloof attitude does push away those that don't already know her well, which limits her leadership abilities to those who can penetrate that shell.

Intelligence

Misuzu is one of the smarter characters in 11Eyes, and is usually the source of exposition. She is very well-versed in occult lore and is able to create strategies around her allies' and enemies' abilities, and is able to adjust on the fly to new information.

Creativity

Despite her intelligence, however, Misuzu isn't a particularly flexible thinker. She only really utilizes her magic within the bounds of what she has learned, her heretical mixtures of Western and Eastern magic the product of someone else's creativity, not her own.

Power Stealth

So there's big, flashy swords that have big, flashy abilities and highly visible swarms of paper. The complex and pseudo-occult chants she uses certainly sound cringey cool, but they also make her very visible and easily identifiable.

Hiding Stealth

Misuzu stands out. Not just because of her figure, but because of her attitude, as well. This makes it harder for her to hide or blend in, especially because she also lacks social awareness.

Seeking

Misuzu is fairly competent at tracking an seeking out others, especially when using her Shikigami as scouts. Her abilities are otherwise not notably bad nor good.

Leo: Akiha Tohno (Tsukihime)

 * -| Bio =

"Nii-san..."

- Akiha Tohno



Akiha was born the second child of the Tohno family, and the younger sister of SHIKI Tohno. After some time, Shiki Nanaya was adopted as her other older brother, and the two rapidly formed a bond. This was to end, however, when SHIKI inverted, driven mad by Roa's soul awakening inside him, and used his Mystic Eyes of Life Perception to steal part of Shiki's life. Akiha would save Shiki, but be separated for eight years when her father banished him.

After her father dies, she recalls Shiki to the Tohno house, intending to let him live there as her blood brother. In her route, he investigates the vampire killings happening in their city, while she transfers to his school so she can remain close to him. Shiki re-forms a bond with her, and eventually comes to reciprocate her romantic attachment. SHIKI, revived as a vampire and insane with jealousy, then forces her to invert and turns her into a mindless beast. In her True End, Shiki sacrifices himself to save her, returning the power she lent to him. A continuation in Kagetsu Tohya has her casually dropkick a bitch trying to murder her off the roof before learning that Shiki is actually alive.


 * -| Caging Hair =

"In that case, I'll broil you out."

- Akiha Tohno



Due to her Tohno blood, Akiha is able to use a special ability. In her case, this manifests as the Caging Hair. She is able to plunder the life force of anything in her field of vision. To those who have Mystic Eyes, this ability appears as strands of red hair that spread through the area, enclosing it and trapping the victim. With a simple touch, she can steal the life force of anyone in the area, which results in a burning sensation. Because of this, her power is commonly mistaken for producing fire.

For those without Mystic Eyes, such as Akiha herself, the ability does not have a physical form; people simply burn as she wills it. For those who can see her hair, the red strands are impossibly fast and can make contact with a target as fast as they enter her vision. While they are an absolute offense against those without any spiritual defenses, they lose potency against those with strong anti-magic defenses.

Further, this ability is able to plunder the concept of a person, a similar power to Shiki Tohno's ability to end a concept of a person. While it isn't as clear as to what this means, it appears that she is able to merge the attributes of someone she completely plunders into her own self; she "plunders" the concept of Roa out of SHIKI in Kohaku's route, which gives her both extra insanity and extra will to fight it. She doesn't gain any of his powers, however.


 * -| Other & X-Factors =

"Your chest is still as steep as a cliffside"

- Shiki Tohno




 * Life Sharing: Akiha is able to share her life-force with others, allowing her to revive someone on the brink of death or make a familiar out of an animal's corpse.
 * Brocon: Akiha is very protective of Shiki, her older brother. Threatening or causing harm to him is one way to get yourself killed.

X-Factors:

Combat

Akiha, despite being inexperienced, is still an extremely capable fighter, able to trap and kill an incomplete Roa. Her combat ability relies on the overwhelming power of her ability, but it’s also not an ability to be underestimate. She is capable of putting Ciel, an Executioner whose combat prowess surpasses Kirei’s, on the defensive, and fighting on par with her until Ciel’s immortality freaks her the fuck out.

Charisma

While she does inspire loyalty in her close friends and family, Akiha’s general proud and overbearing nature tends to get in the way of forming those bonds. Her looks are another component of her popularity, which leads to her having several admirers from afar.

Intelligence

Akiha is highly intelligent, as she is able to not only attend the most prestigious academy in Japan, but also run one of its largest corporate conglomerates by herself.

Creativity

Her intelligence doesn’t lend itself to creative thinking, as her badly-written self-fic in Kagtesu Tohya attests. Her combat is simple and straightforward, assault with overwhelming power. Further, she is a staunch traditionalist.

Power Stealth

Akiha’s Caging Hair is invisible, unless the other person has a physically supernatural eye. This means that in all but the most extreme cases, her power itself will not be visible. It’s only easy to detect if someone was killed using her power if the investigator already knows how it works.

Hiding Stealth

Akiha stands out, not due to her figure like Jo or Misuzu but because of her prideful bearing. The way she carries herself naturally draws attention to her, which makes it much harder for her to blend in.

Seeking

Akiha’s ability to find information is honed, being the head of a national conglomerate. While most of her ability to find things in Tsukihime is a result of her link to Shiki, she also displays adept researching skills.

Virgo: Nana Hiiragi (Talentless Nana)

 * -| Bio =

"I can read minds, but I can't read the mood at all! Let's be friends!"

- Nana Hiiragi



Nana Hiiragi is a cheerful girl who transfers into a class for "Talented" students, people who can use special powers while training to fight the Enemies of Humanity. She is able to read minds, and instantly befriends the talentless Nakajima Nanao, who she assists in becoming class president and revealing his Talent of nullifying others' Talents. This gives Nanao confidence in himself, and leads him to stop pretending to be powerless and take charge. They share an intimate moment on a cliff by the sea, as he reveals that his power nullification can nullify her mind reading when they hold hands.

Then she kills him, revealing herself as a Talentless, a normal human. She also reveals that she is a government assassin, sent to wipe out the Enemies of Humanity on the island; in other words, the Talented. She then works through the rest of her class slowly, and starts to harbor doubts about her mission. Her main opposition is Kyouya Onodera, who is investigating the mysterious deaths and disappearances.


 * -| Improvised Weaponry =

"What a bubbly young girl..."

- Kyouya Onodera



Nana is highly skilled at utilizing the environment around her for a weapon. She sets up explosives, traps, and various other items using simply what's available. Not much else to say here.


 * -| Needles =

"Kyouya says nothing can kill him. What about poison?"

- Nana Hiiragi



While Nana is highly skilled at using her environment for takedowns, her preferred method of murder is a set of poisoned needles. She creates the poison herself, and its acts extremely rapidly. It appears to be a sort of neurotoxin, disabling the nerves and lungs.


 * -| Other and X-Factors =

"For humanity's sake... Please die"

- Nana Hiiragi




 * Skilled Actor: Nana is extremely skilled at lying, able to make others think she is a cheerful girl able to read minds.
 * Highly Perceptive: Nana is incredibly capable at cold reading, the so-called "Sherlock Scan," and is good enough to fake telepathy.
 * Skilled Chemist: Nana is capable of brewing a potent, fast-acting poison out of items available in school and in nature.

X-Factors:

Combat

Nana’s combat ability is the same as an average human teenage female. She has no special skills or training.

Charisma

Nana is a natural at getting people to like her, using a falsely cheerful façade to deceive others and power through their distrust. She is also excellent at cold-reading, which allows her to intuit how others feel about her and react accordingly to correct that to how she wants it to be.

Intelligence

Nana is an extremely quick thinker, and possesses a variety of knowledge and skills. Her only method of offense is to outplay her opponent and trap them, which is something she is able to do with extreme regularity.

Creativity

Nana’s thinking is extremely flexible and adaptable, and she is able to conceive and enact countermeasures to her foe’s powers after a brief explanation. She is also very capable of thinking on her feet, swiftly making up stories to throw anyone suspicious off track.

Power Stealth

She ain’t got powers.

Hiding Stealth

While Nana’s sociable personality makes her noticeable in casual situations, she is also good at moving and executing her plans silently. When needed, she can blend into a crowd or conceal herself; the contrast between her “casual” and “killing” personalities can also cause confusion in recognition.

Seeking

While her ability to find out who she needs to kill hasn’t been tested, she has shown alacrity and accuracy in questioning people about any targets she knows about. She quickly and efficiently interrogates others without giving away what she’s looking for.

Libra: Kazuma Yagami (Kaze no Stigma)

 * -| Bio =

"All right, fine. How much will you pay?"

- Kazuma Yagami



Kazuma Yagami, formerly Kazuma Kannagi, is the disinherited eldest child of the Kannagi family. Unable to practice the clan's fire magic, he was beaten by his cousin, Ayano, for the right to succeed the headship of the clan when they got older. He then disappears for six years, moving to mainland China, where he makes a contract with the Spirit King of the Wind. This gives him complete control over wind, and makes him the strongest wind mage in history.

He returns to Japan, now a ruthless mercenary working for coin. He has a run-in with Ayano and his younger brother, Ren, while they were tracking down a rogue wind mage. His uncle makes the decision to retain him as a mercenary, paying him exorbitant sums to assist Ayano and Ren in keeping the peace, as well as trying to set Kazuma and Ayano up as a couple to bring hm back into the family. The anime ends as Kazuma and Ayano realize their feelings for each other, leaving all the other plot threads dangling.


 * -| Wind Magic =

"In the name of the contract, entrust me with all the winds!"

- Kazuma Yagami



Kazuma is a highly skilled wind mage, able to create blades, barriers, and cyclones with a mere gesture. He is additionally able to use wind to make himself or a space unable to be detected. Further, he can invoke the contract to boost his ability for five minutes, which gives him full control of the atmosphere.


 * -| Other and X-Factors =

"As long as you live, there’s a chance you could score an upset victory. The one who survives wins."

- Kazuma Yagami




 * Troll: Kazuma is a trollish asshole, who likes to mess with people. He knows how to push peoples' buttons and get them angry, and uses this to his advantage.
 * Ruthless: When in combat, Kazuma does not pull his punches; he's more than willing to kill if need be.
 * Protective: Kazuma, for all his other flaws, is also highly protective of his friends and family. He usually gets drawn into action if something threatens Ayano or Ren

X-Factors:

Combat

Combat is one of Kazuma’s fortes, as he is one of the most powerful beings in the Kaze no Stigma universe due to being a Contractor. He fairly easily beats demons, other mages, and the embodiment of Mt. Fuji, being skilled enough to toy with them to give Ayano some combat experience.

Charisma

Kazuma’s charisma is the charisma of the strong. His influence on others in Kaze no Stigma is reliant on his strength; the only exceptions to this are Ayano, who wants the D, and Ren, who’s his little brother. Otherwise, his general arrogance and trolling nature tends to drive others away.

Intelligence

Kazuma is cunning, using his abilities and status to extort as much money out of his employers as he can. He also displays strong deductive powers, figuring out the plot faster than other characters. He tends to use this to troll, however, only directly taking action once payment is promised or Ayano/Ren are in danger.

Creativity

Kazuma’s creativity is simultaneously great and small. He’s figured out several unorthodox ways of using wind, from invisibility to wind blades, but he never actually comes up with new strategies, preferring to simply overpower his foes.

Power Stealth

Well, one of his powers is stealth, but other than that he’s making big, flashy attacks with the wind. It’s not overly difficult to figure out that an attack came from him, and freely manipulating the atmosphere is likely to draw attention.

Hiding Stealth

One of the applications of his wind magic is to conceal him, allowing him to move undetected. Other than this, his arrogant demeanor makes him stand out, further complicated by his trolling and delinquency.

Seeking

Kazuma is a skilled detective, making good use of investigative skills to find information on who and where his targets are.

Scorpio: Liliana Guenther (Princess Waltz)

 * -| Bio =

"I've got to make my entry on the field of battle, else people are going to think I'm a comic relief character. Time for Liliana, the Princess of the Storm, to make her debut."

- Liliana Guenther



Liliana "Lun Lun" Guenther is the princess of Renstanza, and best girl in Princess Waltz. She acts extremely energetic and ditzy, and to some extent is, but she is also an admiral in her world's largest navy and regularly fights pirates, krakens, and other perils of the sea; furthermore, she also operates her nation's intelligence apparatus. Her semi-facade belies a highly tactical and coldly pragmatic mind, which also seems to know she's the heroine of an H-game. She is selected for the Princess Waltz as Renstanza's representative, being the only princess still a virgin.

She enters with her usual energy, taking carefully calculated steps to grow closer to the supposed prince, Chris Northfield, but finds herself falling in love with the MC (and actual prince) Arata. She fights against Angela during the Waltz, and nearly wins, but ends up losing because Angela has plot on her side. She ends up flipping off one of her world's gods because she's so damn thirsty for the MC, and returns back to earth, where she assists the other Princesses in fending off and killing a thousand-year-old demon.


 * -| Twinkle Fortune =

"I should have realized it when she made that whip! The weapon of the Princess of Renstanza isn't a mere water pistol!"

- Glen



Liliana's main weapon is her dolphin-shaped squirt gun, Twinkle Fortune. It has the Aquamerald embedded inside, whose properties are explained in another tab. She can use the Twinkle Fortune to execute various Calls, which are basically spells. Her known repertoire includes lighting, fire, ice, and pressurized water. She can also use it as the handle for a water whip for melee attacks. Her normal water bullets are quite literally bullets, and she can also fire a more powerful, cannon-like blast.


 * -| Aquamerald =

"Jeez... I had to change the weather."

- Liliana Guenther



The Aquamerald is the source of Liliana's water manipulation abilities. The crown jewel of her nation of Renstanza, it signifies her position as the nation's princess. It can be separated from the Twinkle Fortune, and can take a hit from Angela without showing any signs of damage. With it, she can perform feats such as manipulating the weather, creating chains known as "blockaders" that are powerful enough to seize ships, and generally make water her bitch.

The Aquamerald has a hidden function, one that is highly dangerous to use. Should its wielder be injured, she can use this function to empower it with her blood. This turns the Aquamerald into the Bloodmerald, which augments its water manipulation with the ability to manipulate its user's blood. Liliana uses this to crystallize any blood she has already shed, making seven swords that have a homing function. The Bloodmerald, already a forbidden technique, has another, even more forbidden technique, detailed in the next tab.


 * -| Absolute Zero =

"Bloodmerald - Break! King of the Seven Seas, Absolute Zero!!!!"

- Liliana Guenther



Liliana can, at her command, break the Bloodmerald. It will reform, given time, but this gives her access to her ultimate technique, Absolute Zero. Simply breaking the Bloodmerald lowers the temperature in the area to below freezing. Absolute Zero sends forth a beam of ice that chills its target to nearly absolute zero. While active, it is able to neutralize even Angela's fire, and would have outright killed the Dragon Princess if it weren't for the power of plot.


 * -| Dress =

"Even if I lose my weapon and my life, I will not throw away my pride. Because I am a princess!"

- Liliana Guenther



The source of both defense and offense for (most) participants in the Waltz, the Dress is a magical suit of armor that, in Liliana's case resembles a naval uniform and a cape. It doubles her natural strength, speed, ability to manipulate water, and overall power. It is literally made of magic, and its true form is the jewel in her fancy goddamn hat. So long as that is intact, it will regenerate. If it is broken, then the dress will remain, but will not repair itself.

Liliana's ability to manipulate water is highlighted in other tabs.


 * -| Other and X-Factors =

"Wow, she changes topics as fast as Nodoka. I wonder if this is some kind of superpower all girls have."

- Arata Fukamori




 * Strong Tactical Knowledge: Liliana has an incredible amount of combat experience, being known as the Princess of the Storm who strikes fear into pirates from a very young age. She fights in constantly shifting conditions against a wide variety of opponents.
 * Guarden Invocation: As a Princess, she can invoke a Guarden if she is in a world other than her own. The Guarden is an enclosed space between dimensions, and takes one of two forms: that of a stone square with several pillars surrounding it, or that of the location where it was invoked.

X-Factors:

Combat

Lun Lun is an exceptional combatant, managing to fight on par with Angela in conditions that favored the latter, and would have beat her if not for the latter’s plot armor. She drops her ditzy façade completely during battle, striking with an impressive array of options, cunning, and raw power.

Charisma

Her exuberant personality tends to win Lun Lun friends and allies, though she does tend to clash with the more serious types. Those that don’t know her capabilities like her because they think she’s a harmless ditz, those that do know respect her for her power, and those on the receiving end try to ensure that they aren’t again.

Intelligence

Despite her presentation as an upbeat, semi-insane goofball, Liliana is one of the most intelligent members of the Princess Waltz cast. Granted, that’s a rather low bar, but she rapidly sees through every single deception in the story before anyone else does.

Creativity

Lun Lun’s creativity is her greatest strength, as her powerset is very broad. She adapts on the fly, creating complex traps and feints to take advantage of any weakness, or even strengths, she notices in her foe’s combat style.

Power Stealth

Liliana’s powers are very flashy and destructive, though her wide variety of attacks can cause confusion if a body is discovered. Her biggest asset is her ability to invoke the Guarden, which creates an enclosed space for her to fight in without needing to worry about being noticed.

Hiding Stealth

Liliana is not good at blending in or keeping a low profile, despite heading Renstanza’s intelligence agency. Her bubbly energy makes her very noticeable, though it will also lower suspicion that she’s the culprit in any deaths.

Seeking

As mentioned prior, Liliana’s literally a spy. She has very good instincts about finding information and creating information networks, even while acting the ditz. She can quickly and accurately find who she needs to fight and how she needs to fight them.

Saggitarius: Signum (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)

 * -| Bio =

"We are the guardian knights who gather before our mistress, she of the night sky."

- Signum



Signum, also known as the "Knight of the Sword" or the "General of Raging Fire," is a member of the Wolkenritter. As such, she is made entirely out of the magic of the Tome of the Night Sky. Signum is usually taciturn and businesslike, and leads the Wolkenritter. She first appears as an adversary, seeking to steal linker cores to empower the corrupted Book of the Night Sky so that her master, Hayate Yagami, would not die. She is introduced beating the hell out of Fate Testarossa, at that point the strongest close-combat mage. After repeated clashes, she grows to respect Fate as her rival. She is then absorbed into the Book of the Night Sky to complete it, only to be revived when Hayate separates the rogue program from the book.

She continues to serve Hayate, becoming her subordinate once she enters the military. She maintains a friendly rivalry with both Fate and Nanoha, who she has defeated or tied in all bouts, and helps to train and fight alongside a new generation of mages to prevent the spread of the Lost Logia, artifacts from dead civilizations.


 * -| Laevatein =

"JAWHOL!"

- Laevatein



Signum's Device is known as Laevatein. It can take four forms. Its standby form is a pendant around her neck in the shape of a sword, its Schwertform is a single-edged sword with a false edge on the back and a sheath, its Schlangeform is Valentine a segmented sword-whip-thing that is under her full control and a sheath, and its Bogenform is a bow. It is equipped with a Cartridge Device, which allows Signum to "shoot" prepared mana bullets into the blade, giving it extra power.

Laevatein also assists in casting Signum's spells, which include:


 * Bind Break: Breaks magical bindings
 * Dimensional Transfer: Teleportation
 * Flying Dragon Flash: A charged attack while in Schlangeform. Though technically a weapon attack, it hits with the force of an artillery spell.
 * Panzerschild: A shield spell
 * Panzergeist: A force field spell, stronger than Panzerschild but requiring more effort.
 * Sturmwinde: A simple blast of fire
 * Sturmfalken: A shot form Bogenform saturated with Signum's mana, has high piercing capabilities and will explode when it hits its target.
 * Purple Lighting Flash: A flame-charged sword attack that has nothing to do with purple or lightning.


 * -| Knight Clothing =

"Had we not met like this, we could have been good friends."

- Signum



Signum's Knight Clothing is the Belkan equivalent of a Barrier Jacket. It is a light piece, consisting mostly of magic-impregnated clothing and a few pieces of plate. It is automatically assembled once Signum activates her Device, and replaces whatever she's wearing at the time. It provides protection from both magical and physical attacks.


 * -| Other and X-Factors =

"All I can teach them is to get up close and slice the enemy to pieces."

- Signum




 * Flame Mana Conversion: Able to manifest fire directly, Signum is not known as the General of Raging Fire for nothing.
 * Magic Body: As mentioned in her bio, Signum’s body is entirely formed out of magic, with no organic parts. She can still get tired and feel physical and mental exhaustion.

X-Factors:

Combat

Combat is Signum’s biggest strength. She is undoubtably the most skilled in single combat in the entire (canon) Nanoha 'verse, able to defeat both Nanoha and Fate in combat. Each of her strikes is said to be the equivalent of heavy weaponry, and her special techniques match or surpass the power of an artillery barrage in destructive potential.

Charisma

Signum is a natural commander, leveraging both her incredible combat skill and her taciturn-yet-caring nature to earn the loyalty and respect of those under her command. However, she is less skilled at turning enemies into friends due to her reliance on the Nanoha method, which only works on very specific types of people.

Intelligence

As the leader of the Wolkenritter, Signum is group’s primary planner; as such, she has a diverse array of tactical knowledge. Further, her status as a mage in the Nanoha 'verse also marks her as someone incredibly skilled with math and calculating trajectories.

Creativity

Her plans, while intricate, actually rarely display a great deal of creativity. Every piece has the same function every time, rarely being combined in innovative ways. That's what happens when you're technically a living program, though. She apparently shows more cunning in Nanoha Force, but that doesn’t exist and we’re using her version from A’s.

Power Stealth

Signum’s spells are large and flashy. While she does have hand-to-hand combat skills that don’t rely on mana, the instant she has to bring out the big guns she’s going to draw massive amounts of attention.

Hiding Stealth

That being said, Signum is also extremely skilled at blending in, able to deceive an entire crew’s worth of mages who have a giant goddamn spaceship to help in their search. If her face is known, however, it’s harder for her to hide, as she is very easily recognizable.

Seeking

Signum is specialized for combat, not tracking. She usually leaves that to Shamal and Zafira, the specialists of the Wolkenritter. As such, her capabilities are neither notably good nor notably bad, but can be inferred to be above average.

Capricorn: Antonia Antonovna Nikitina (Ayakashibito)

 * -| Bio =

"I'd recommend her to you if you want to awaken your inner masochist"

- Keijiro Uesugi



Antonina Antonovna Nikitina, generally known as Tonya, is an artificial Jinyou, a human with youkai (demon) powers. She was orphaned along with her younger sister, and recruited into the Russian government's intelligence operations. She learned how to be a spy before being selected to have the Kikimora implanted in her. After a grueling operation and recovery, she was sent on a mission to infiltrate Kamisawa City, Japan's only city run entirely by Jinyou. She assimilates flawlessly, and joins her school's student council, becoming the resident shipper.

After Shouichi Kisaragi, the main character, transfers in, she assists him in adapting to school life. Depending on the route, she either assists him and the other student council in resolving their issues or has her own past become the focus, with the Russian soldier program trying induce her to capture him. Either way, she assists using her intelligence, training, and military contacts.


 * -| Kikimora =

"The best way to describe it would to compare it to stretching your arms or legs"

- Tonya



The Kikimora is Tonia's main weapon. It is a cord attached to her spine, and she controls it and can sense things with it through touch. Its exact length is full hundred meters. Typically, Tonia has one of two weights attacked to the end. One is a blunt, heavy tip used to knock things out, and the other is a sharp blade used to kill.

The Kikimora, however, has a second mode, which Tonia refers to as its "true form." She removes the weighted tip and unwinds the cord, giving her several dozen long threads of razor wire she can move is if it were part of her body, as well as sense everything each individual strand senses. It puts her under immense mental strain, and as such she is hesitant to use it unless it's necessary or she's really fucking pissed.


 * -| Other & X-Factors =

"Oh, is that morning sickness? That won't do, my dear. Girls should take better care of themselves."

- Tonya




 * Skilled Liar: Able to deceive an entire city, including a god, as to her true identity, Tonya is very good at hiding her intentions.
 * Distrustful: While she gets close to others easily, she never fully trusts them, barring extraordinary circumstances.
 * Peak Human Physicality: Tonya has incredibly high stamina and agility, able to follow a motorcycle on her custom-made titanium rollerblades and wall-ride on a speeding truck while doing so.
 * High Spatial Memory: Is able to accurately remember the layout of buildings enough to wind her Kikimora through to find a specific room.

X-Factors:

Combat

Tonya’s no slouch in combat, able to demolish trained special forces soldiers and blow up cars. This is not, however, her specialty; she relies on sneak attacks and distractions, and her only straight fight was against someone with the same ability as her, but less practice.

Charisma

While Tonya certainly has a… strong personality as Ayakashibito’s best girl. Said personality, however, is sadistic and trollish, unless she’s dating someone; then it’s simply trollish. Essentially, she is very good at isolating herself socially.

Intelligence

Tonya is intelligent, and is amongst the smarter members of the Ayakashibito cast, though that’s not a very high bar. She has a wide range of knowledge and is capable of utilizing it very effectively.

Creativity

Further, she utilizes said knowledge in highly inventive ways, being the one that comes up with the most plans. While she leaves the actual handling of mission control to the one with a multi-core brain, she is also able to improvise and adapt to unexpected situations.

Power Stealth

Tonya’s power is rather low-key, being a simple rope she can control at will. While it is noticeable in use, it’s small and hard to detect. As for its effects, it simply seems like any blunt or sharp weapon, depending on which tip she has installed.

Hiding Stealth

With her white hair and haughty attitude, Tonya normally stands out. She puts this impression of her to good use, however, moving swiftly and silently when need be. She is capable of evading Kamisawa City’s security forces, which includes multiple supernatural beings as well as the Yatagarasu, a god who is aware of everything that happens within the city.

Seeking

Tonya is a spy, and as such gathering intelligence is her specialty. While her exact methods are never shown, she is able to deduce the likely locations of a group of students targeting her friends, as well as dispatch the appropriate people to take them out.

Aquarius: Junichiro Tanizaki (Bungou Stray Dogs)

 * -| Bio =

"This guy's surprisingly nice"

- Atsushi Nakajima



Junichiro Tanizaki is a member of the Armed Detective Agency. He lives alone with his sister, Naomi, who appears to have a crush on him. He is introduced as part of Astushi's entrance exam, where he poses as a villain; he apologizes immediately afterwards, displaying his kind personality. Junichiro and his sister then accompany Astushi on his first mission, where he shows his more terrifying side. Naomi gets injured, one of the few things guaranteed to make him go berserk, and he nearly kills her attacker before getting hit by a sneak attack.

While Junichiro tends to use his power to set up traps and tricks for Atsushi to take advantage of, he also uses it to deadly effect if needed. During the Cannibalism arc, he gets captured by the enemy and taken to their base. He escapes using his powers, and almost assassinates the enemy boss.


 * -| Light Snow =

"Even if I can't see you, I can feel your terrifying bloodlust."

- Kouyou Ozaki



Light Snow covers the area in, well, snow made of light. Junichiro uses these to manipulate light and create both illusions and camouflage. Anything he creates is indistinguishable from the real thing up until it gets damaged, at which point it fades away. Junichiro can only manipulate visual light, and can still be detected by heat sensors.


 * -| Other & X-Factors =

"You bitch... how dare you hurt Naomi?"

- Junichiro Tanizaki




 * Doting Brother: Junichiro cares very much about his sister, even indulging her brocon antics despite not viewing her in the same light. Threatening or hurting her is the easiest way to get him to go into crazy mode.
 * Nice Guy: Junichiro is rather kindhearted, and very willing to help out his friends and family. If you're not part of that group and/or are threatening someone in it, all bets are off.

X-Factors:

Combat

Tanizaki’s combat ability is about the average college male’s. He has no special training despite being part of the Armed Detective Agency, as his power isn’t particularly suitable for direct confrontation. Instead, he relies on misdirection, trickery, and stealth.

Charisma

His general charisma is also average. Tanizaki is fairly chill, having no real standout positive or negative traits. This makes him easy to get along with, but also doesn’t really inspire loyalty.

Intelligence

Tanizaki’s intelligence is… average. I think you’re beginning to see a bit of a trend here; in most aspects, Junichiro Tanizaki is an incredibly normal dude, with nothing really notable about him except for his ability and the fact that his sister really wants to get in his pants.

Creativity

That being said, one of his standout traits is his ability to utilize his power in unexpected ways. Once he activates Light Snow, he has complete and total control over all visual information; he creates clones of himself, tricks his enemies into attacking each other, tricks them into thinking they have the upper hand, and more. He is creative enough to make his enemies paranoid and afraid to act the instant he uses his power.

Power Stealth

Tanizaki’s power is stealth. As mentioned in the relevant tab, however, it only affects visible light.

Hiding Stealth

In this case, Tanizaki’s unrelenting averageness is his biggest asset. He acts like a normal student most of the time, and he does have good enough acting skills to throw people off the scent if they start to suspect him anyway.

Seeking

Despite being part of a detective agency, he never actually does most of the detective work, instead either being backup or on desk duty. As such, he has… no notable talents or drawbacks.

Pisces: Tenkei Iwafune (K)

 * -| Bio =

"The higher your ideals, the bigger your disappointments. Moderation is everything, relax a little"

- Tenkei Iwafune



Tenkei Iwafune, formerly Seigo Ootori, is the drunk and pessimistic Grey King. Originally the leader of the Grey Clan CATHEDRAL, Iwafune was present at the Kagutsu Crater incident; the former Red King lost control of his Sword of Damocles, creating a massive crater that changed Japan's topography. In this incident, every single member of his clan died, and he found the dead body of Nagare Hisui, who was only saved by his awakening as the Green King. This incident marked the transition from his hopeful self to the bitter, cynical man he is today.

He spent most of his time caring for Nagare, becoming the young man's surrogate father, and assisting the youth in his plans to unleash the Dresden Slates and empower everyone. While he tends to stay in their hideout, drinking and cleaning, he does take to the field twice; once during the Five Kings' Battle and once to defend the Green base. His first confrontation ends up completely turning the tide of battle, utilizing his Sanctum's powers while buzzed to pin down the three Kings considered the strongest, while the second fight ends in his loss, though he also forced his foe into a life-threatening situation. He ultimately dies holding his surrogate son in his arms, as their base collapses around them.


 * -| Colt Navy 1851 =

"Stop making such a big deal over me. I'm just a simple old man."

- Tenkei Iwafune



A second-model Colt Navy 1851 Squareback that has been modified to accept cartridges and to have top-break for reloading. He can imbue either the gun itself or its bullets with his Aura, creating a potent melee weapon that can stand up to a sword or a fucking cannon shot that can shatter most magical barriers. Since Iwafune only fights with his Sanctum deployed, he doesn't use a speedloader.


 * -| Grey Sanctum =

"This fog... It's so cold... I can feel the weight of his despair..."

- Anna Kushina



As the Sixth and Grey King, Iwafune is the keeper of the Grey Sword of Damocles and its accompanying Sanctum, the source of Grey Auras. Known as the absolute defense, it manifests itself as a thick fog that obscures all electromagnetic waves, from visual to radio, and appears to dissipate other magics at an accelerated rate. Iwafune can imbue his weapons with the Aura from this Sanctum, strengthening them. Iwafune's preferred combat style depends heavily on this Sanctum, deploying the fog in a large area around the foe to prevent them from tracking him, and using his Colt to shoot or pistol-whip them from within.

As he is a King, his Sanctum can also function as a protective barrier, able to stop other supernatural powers and physical objects, though this requires concentration. Further, if he were to put too much strain on his mental condition or release too much of his power at once, he would trigger a "Damocles Down." His Sword of Damocles would fall, killing him and everyone within a large enough radius to be seen from space. The only way to stop this is to inflict a mortal wound on him prior to its fall.

He can also imbue others with a Grey Aura, making them his Clansmen. They can presumably use a weaker form of his fog.


 * -| Other & X-Factors =

"I tell you, that kid is high-maintenance. Can't even stay dead for one second."

- Tenkei Iwafune




 * Alcoholic: Iwafune is a rather heavy drinker, and is usually found with either a can of beer or a hip flask of something stronger. This does not affect his combat strength, as his only on-screen fights so far are done while at least buzzed, and he is a dominant force on the field.
 * Electronics Expert: Iwafune is a capable electrician, as he makes and sets up most of the Green Clan's hardware, and is able to quickly and efficiently set up remote access points to hack databases.
 * Cynic: Iwafune can funnel his negativity as a weapon against opponents that have the ability to sense or perceive the emotions of others; this tends to leave them stunned at the weight of his despair.
 * Laid-back: Iwafune is also chill af. He prefers to kick back, have a drink, and take care of the house instead of actively searching out combat. When forced into a fight, though, he gives it his all.

X-Factors:

Combat

As the Grey King, Iwafune is one of the top seven living combatants in K’s universe. Despite being the Sixth King and having powers focused almost entirely on defense, Iwafune is also recognized as being on par with – or even surpassing – the more combat-oriented original Red and Blue Kings. In fact, during the events of Return of Kings, Iwafune is the second most powerful combatant period, requiring the entire Blue Clan working together to bring him down.

Charisma

Iwafune is highly charismatic, a fact belied by his cynicism. Not only did he lead CATHEDRAL, a Clan second in influence only to the shadow government, but was also a highly-respected public figure. Even now, he is able to easily win respect from others, being one of the only two people Yukari Mishakuji refers to with a respectful honorific. Despite this, he also invites others to joke with and about him, earning him the loyalty of many.

Intelligence

Despite what his laid-back nature may lead some to believe, Iwafune is highly intelligent. As mentioned above, he is responsible for creating the electronic hardware used by, ranging from bombs to hacking devices to his personal laptop-disguised-as-a-book.

Creativity

Iwafune is a quick thinker, and more than capable of using the resources at hand to ensure a viable outcome; when Nagare expressed disappointment that Sukuna would fail a mission, he swiftly dispatched the right order to the right person to ensure the youth would complete it. In terms of combat, however, he relies heavily on his Sanctum’s abilities to the exclusion of all else.

Power Stealth

Iwafune’s power is specialized in defense and localized stealth. His actual attacks all take the form of more mundane weaponry, though enhanced with his Aura. As a King, manifesting his powers results in a Sword of Damocles appearing overhead, which as a building-sized floating sword isn’t the subtlest thing out there.

Hiding Stealth

Iwafune is also skilled at going unnoticed. He convinced the entire world that he, a prominent leader in Japan, has been dead for a decade while being one of the major players behind JUNGLE, K’s equivalent of Facebook as well as the main communication between the Green Clansmen.

Seeking

While skilled at finding trends and interpreting information, Iwafune doesn’t display much skill in gaining that information himself. He typically relies on his position as an administrator of not!Facebook JUNGLE to gain information, as well as setting subordinates on those tasks in his stead.

Ophiuchus: Black Dandelion (Darker Than Black)

 * -| Bio =

"Nice shirt. I'll take it."

- Black Dandelion



Black Dandelion is the alias of a contractor who lost their body. This alias stems from their power, the creation and manipulation of black dandelions. After Heaven's War, this contractor came into possession of the (a?) Meteor Shard, a device which amplifies contractor abilities. Upon touching it, the contractor paid the full price for their contract, forgetting even their own existence, and was thus able to use their powers without limit. Their body disintegrated, turning into a mass of the black dandelions it controls.

After biding its time, it resurfaces with a host, the reanimated contractor Harvest, who uses its seeds to try and turn other humans into contractors. It goes along with this, as the thing it fears most is being forgotten again. It is eventually killed by being hit with an anti-contractor weapon, which also undoes the flower's effects on others.


 * -| Flowers =

"It's like a zombie movie..."

- Abigail



The Black Dandelion's only ability are the flowers it creates. If one of its seeds comes in contact with a normal human, it gives them a small tattoo. Upon the death of the person they are close to, the tattoo blooms into a flower. The person then manifests supernatural abilities unique to them, and are then fully subordinated to the will of the Black Dandelion. If the seed lands on a corpse, it turns them into an unempowered zombie instantly, so long as its heart is intact.

Black Dandelion also seems able to control how much free will is retained in its subjects; Harvest was in control enough to have his own motives, but the redshirts all lost their will.


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"All flowers are linked, and all individuals are stored and shared by the flowers"

- Harvest




 * Form Creation: The Black Dandelion can reclaim a form under extremely specific conditions. It requires that one person infected by the flower dies, while the person most important to them is infected. Then, the flower of that person must be torn out and given nutrition to grow.
 * Distributed Body: The Black Dandelion's body is the mass of dandelions rather than any specific one. All the dandelions must be killed for it to die, it must have a created form that dies, or someone must synthesize an anti-contractor serum and apply it.

X-Factors:

Combat

While the empowered slaves and mind-controlled drones have a variable combat ability based on the powers they get (or don’t), the Black Dandelion itself has no actual combat ability. It relies on spreading its seeds to a host, taking over, and using that to fight.

Charisma

The Black Dandelion’s seeds have a mind control effect; those it takes over become extensions of the dandelion’s will. Other than that, it’s a goddamn plant.

Intelligence

See above: it’s a goddamn plant. While it used to be a human, it took years for it to redevelop human sentience; even then, it tended to operate mostly on instinct, needing the guiding force of Harvest to actually do anything.

Creativity

Once again, the Black Dandelion is a plant. It has a relatively one-track mind, centered on sprouting new seeds as much as it possibly can.

Power Stealth

The Black Dandelion’s powers are only evident once the infectee is under its control; prior to that, an infection of a Black Dandelion seed takes the form of a small tattoo on the victim’s body. Once the Dandelion takes over, however, a massive black dandelion sprouts from the location of the tattoo, winding its way around the victim. The flower’s head is about as large as a human head, so it’s difficult to hide.

Hiding Stealth

Most people aren’t going to notice a plant, even if it’s a creepy bugger. The Black Dandelion itself tends to go unnoticed during larger commotions, excepting when it’s caused said commotion.

Seeking

>plant >seeking

Non-memetically, the Black Dandelion never shows any ability to seek things out. It exists to spread itself all over the world.

Scenario
Twelve of the thirteen warriors are attending or working at a large, elaborate school, which is a combined high school and university; Black Dandelion is not attending, per se, but is a plant on the grounds. This school is unique, as roughly a quarter of those in attendance have some form of supernatural power. The thirteen of them then receive communication from... basically me, that they are entered in a survival game, as well as the win/loss states given below. In addition to the university and high school buildings, there is also a set of dormitories where all students and staff are quartered, so they cannot go home and evade battle that way.

There are two losing conditions: Either they die, or they get discovered and arrested for murder/attempted murder. A kill in self-defense will not be treated as murder.

There is one winning condition: Everyone else loses.

There will be NPCs in the story; the presence of the student body and the faculty are a factor, especially for the second loss condition. These should be accounted for in your vote. Alliances are possible with the NPCs as well as with the other warriors.

Voting

 * The battle is not a straight-up fight. Any votes treating it as such will not be counted.
 * Please rank these warriors by who you think will survive the longest. Ties are allowed for any point in the rankings if you think two warriors are equally likely to die.
 * I will be counting votes by giving each warrior a score based on their placement. First place gets 13, second gets 12, and so on.
 * Please give at least two sentences on why you think the warrior will rank where they do.
 * Any votes that are constructing scenarios will not be counted, either. Assuming any specific NPCs in your vote counts as constructing scenarios.
 * Using the given warriors from different canons (e.g., Misuzu Kusakabe from the 11Eyes anime instead of the Visual Novel) as the basis for your vote will have it count as zero. The continuities used are listed below, omitting warriors without alternate continuities or ones I don't know about. Ask me if you find another canon for a warrior not listed, and I will add the correct one here.
 * Cole: inFAMOUS 2, Good Karma only; Video Game
 * Misuzu: 11Eyes; Visual Novel
 * Akiha: Tsukihime, Near Side routes; Visual Novel
 * Kazuma: Kaze no Stigma; Anime
 * Signum: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's, Original Continuity; Anime
 * Junichiro: Bungou Stray Dogs; Manga
 * Note that I have the final say in whether or not a vote counts.
 * I will be counting votes on this blog and on this blog only. Not in a Discord PM, not on my Talk. 99% of the "Wikia eating a vote" is solvable with simple and easy-to-replicate steps, the first of which is to not have a comment box open for long periods of time.
 * If you think I should not count a vote or that I chose to not count a vote that should be counted, contact me via Discord.

Other
Thanks to Simple Scans and Helvetica Scans for the manga images and for scanlating in English.

And thanks to the scanlator for Arachnid for the same, who I will not name due to their scummy money-begging.