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Name: Kaku (Last name unrevealed)
Origin: One Piece
Gender: Male
Classification: Human, Swordsman, Assassin, Shipwright, Dock Foreman, Zoan Devil Fruit User, Former CP9 Agent
Age: 23 pre timeskip, 25 after the timeskip
Powers and Abilities: Super strength, speed, durability, agility, expert swordsmanship (specializes in Yontoryu, "Four Sword Style"), high-level mastery of Rokushiki (Shigan, Geppou, Rankyaku, Kami-e, Tekkai, Soru), pseudo-flight (with Geppou), can generate wind blades with kicks (via his Rankyaku technique), ate the Ushi Ushi no Mi, Model: Giraffe, a Zoan type Devil Fruit which allows him to transform into various human/giraffe hybrid forms and a full giraffe form which amplifies the effectiveness of Rokushiki techniques | adept Haki user (Busoshoku Haki and Kenbunshoku Haki), battle - precognition (via Kenbunshoku Haki), can use Busoshoku Haki to surround his body in an invisible armor to augment his defensive and offensive capabilities, can harm and affect characters with elemental mimicry, can enter an awakened Zoan form increasing his strength
Weaknesses: Cannot swim and becomes immobilized if more than half of his body is covered in water, dislikes not being taken seriously, and is easily provoked
Destructive Capacity: City level+ (matched Zoro blow for blow) | Continent level+ via powerscaling (could push back Zoro with his Nose Gun)
Range: Several hundred meters
Speed: Sub-relativistic+ (can keep up with Zoro) | Relativistic with light-speed reactions
Durability: City level+ (as able to tank some of Zoro's attacks with Tekkai) | Continent level+ (was sent plummeting to the ground by Zoro and got back up with next to no injury to show for it)
Lifting Strength: Class G+ via powerscaling | At least Class G+ via powerscaling
Striking Strength: Class PJ+ (capable of stalemating Zoro in strength) | Class YJ+
Stamina: Superhuman+ (was able to fight against Zoro for a lengthy amount of time, was also able to run across a city, and can jump at amazing heights all without showing any signs of fatigue)
Standard Equipment: 4 swords, two of normal size for use in his human form, two much larger ones for use in his half-giraffe form
Intelligence: Skilled swordsman and assassin, skilled shipwright (enough to be a foreman in a world-famous boatyard) specializing in mechanics diagnostics and house calls. Able to easily adapt to unexpected situations(instantly expanding his fighting style in the middle of a battle after discovering previously unknown abilities). Has the largest number of technique variants of any CP9 member
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Ushi Ushi no Mi, Model: Giraffe (Ox-Ox Fruit, Model: Giraffe): A Zoan type Devil Fruit, allows a person to transform into a giraffe-human hybrid and a full giraffe. The fruit's major strength, as demonstrated by Kaku, is that it gives its user more strength and longer reach in their hybrid form. Initially, the powers of the fruit to turn into a giraffe and a half-giraffe were mocked due to the animal itself and Kaku's rather blocky half-giraffe form respectively.
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- Pasta Machine: Used in half-giraffe form, this is Kaku's most ridiculous technique. After pulling his neck in too much from Kirin Houdai, his neck is completely gone, but his arms and legs become very long, like putting the dough through a pasta machine. After observing this out loud, he immediately named this attack and got yelled at by Zoro to not name his attacks on the spot. In this mode, he uses his Yontoryu technique to the greatest effect, because of his added reach.
- Kama Kirin: Used in half-giraffe form. Kaku strikes an airborne enemy with his somewhat rectangular, and possibly hardened neck. He appears to use Soru to increase the speed of the attack. Possibly a pun with kamakiri (praying mantis).
- Kirin Houdai: Used in half-giraffe form. Kaku stands like a normal giraffe, but pulls his neck into his body, making it smaller.
- Henchikirin: Used in half-giraffe form. Kaku whips his neck, hitting the opponent repeatedly with his head. Written with an emphasis on kirin (giraffe).
- Mouchikirin: Used in half-giraffe form. In this attack, Kaku thrusts his head at his opponent with even more ferocity.
- Gekirin: After using Pasta Machine, Kaku uses his Yontoryu technique this way. He uses his arms and legs to fire multiple slashes at the opponent. Has an emphasis on kirin.
- Rokushiki: A special, superhuman martial arts style used primarily by members of Cipher Pol #9. It consists of six special techniques, Kami-e, Geppou, Rankyaku, Shigan, Soru, Tekkai. Kaku has mastered all six techniques.
- Kami-e: A rokushiki technique where his body becomes limp and floats like a piece of paper in order to avoid attacks.
- Geppou: Allows Kaku to kick the air itself to propel himself through the sky like flying.
- Rankyaku: A kicking technique that sends out a slicing blade of air as a ranged attack.
- Rankyaku "Sen": The air is cut in a straight line toward the opponent, instead of in a curve, as witnessed in the normal version.
- Rankyaku "Hakurai": A much more powerful form of Rankyaku that is used by using both legs, it seems to cut the air in a larger area.
- Rankyaku "Ran": After using Geppou to launch himself into the air, Kaku cuts the air multiple times through swift kicks with both legs. Each cut is smaller than a normal Rankyaku.
- Rankyaku "Amane Dachi": Kaku's most powerful Rankyaku variant. Used by Kaku in his half-giraffe form. In this attack, he spins around quickly in a circle on one hand while performing Rankyaku to create a circle-shaped Rankyaku which radiates outward. The attack was powerful enough to cut through the outer walls of the Tower of Justice in all directions, it can also be used to send an enormous mass of Rankyaku.
- Rankyaku "Kiri Shigure": Used by Kaku in his half-giraffe form. After turning himself into a cube with Tekkai "Mushikaku", Kaku uses Rankyaku towards the ceiling with all four of his limbs. There, the mass of small Rankyaku cuts bounces back, falling like rain on the enemy.
- Rankyaku "Neji Hakujin": Used by Kaku in his half-giraffe form. He does a normal Rankyaku after using his Kyoku Bigan Kirimanjaro, then twists his neck into a screw so the Rankyaku spins in a drill motion.
- Rankyaku "Roudan": Used by Kaku in his half-giraffe form. Kaku uses an upward Rankyaku with both of his back legs, creating a large cut similar in appearance to a dragon's fang.
- Rankyaku "Shuriken": Used by Kaku. Kaku fires multiple Rankyaku blades in the shape of shuriken.
- Shigan: Kaku stabs an opponent with his finger, leaving a wound similar to a bullet wound.
- Bigan: Used by Kaku in his half-giraffe form. In this attack, Kaku uses his nose instead of his finger to perform the attack. As his nose is much larger in diameter than a finger, the hole it creates is also much larger than that of a normal Shigan, as well as being completely square.
- Kyoku Bigan "Kirimanjaro": Used by Kaku in half-giraffe form. After using Kiriman Houdai, he can fire his neck out like a cannon, making his Bigan stronger.
- Soru: By kicking the ground at least 10 times in the blink of an eye, Kaku propels himself across short distances at enhanced speeds
- Tekkai: The user hardens their skin to the strength of iron or more to help block attacks. Kaku must stay still when using his Tekkai.
- Tekkai "Mushikaku": Used by Kaku in his half-giraffe form. Kaku bends his neck and legs to shift himself into a cube. When Tekkai is used in this form, he eliminates the weak points of his body, particularly his neck, and ensures that not a single spot is vulnerable to his following Rankyaku Kiri Shigure, though he looks ridiculous.
Notable OBD Victories:
- Byakuya (Bleach) - Byakuya Profile
- Kakashi (Naruto) - Kakashi Profile
- Kenpachi (Bleach) - Kenpachi Profile
- Phinks (Hunter x Hunter) - Phinks Profile
Notable OBD Losses:
Other: Several of his attack names are actually puns, "Mushikaku" (No Weak Spots) is a pun on "Mashikaku" (Perfect square), and Kiri Shigure is a homonym, meaning of Giraffe Autumn Rain and Mist Autumn Rain. "Henchikirin" (bamboo whip forest) and "Mouchikirin" (fierce bamboo forest) are written with an emphasis on "Kirin" which also means "giraffe". "Henchikirin" can also mean "weird". Additionally, his own name is likely a pun on the Japanese word kaku (angle), a reference to his rectangular nose.
Key: Pre-timeskip | Post-timeskip