Tatsumi (Akame ga Kill!)

• Base
• Incursio Armor
• Tyrant

• 1st Form
• 2nd Form
• 3rd Form
• 4th Form
• 5th Form

“	Everyone has their own reasons to fight! Sometimes you have to settle it yourself or there's no way forward!	„
	~ Tatsumi

Summary

Once an idealistic country bumpkin with dreams of making it big by working for the Empire, Tatsumi is the newest member of Night Raid, the Revolutionary Army's assassination team, after witnessing the depravity the Empire inflicts upon its citizens first-hand. Although he is a skilled swordsman, he was still treated as a mere novice for much of his career, but later becomes one of the team's most powerful and reliable members.

Powers and Stats

Tier: High 8-C | 7-C | High 7-C | At least 7-A, up to High 6-C | At least High 6-C | At least High 6-C | At least High 6-C, possibly 6-A

Key: Base | Incursio (1st Stage: Pre-Training) | Incursio (1st Stage: Post-Training) | Incursio (2nd Stage) | Incursio (3rd-4th Stage) | Incursio (5th Stage) | Tyrant

Name: Tatsumi

Origin: Akame ga Kill!

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown (teens)

Classification: Human, Assassin, Swordsman, Member of Night Raid, Teigu User

Powers and Abilities:

• Base
• Stage 1 Incursio
• Stage 2 Incursio
• Stage 3 Incursio
• Stage 4 Incursio
• Tyrant

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
• Acrobatics
• Expert Swordsman and Spear Wielder
• Martial Arts (Received martial arts training from a military instructor. Wins a martial-arts tournament after easily defeating a martial-artist who reached the ninth rank of the Temple of the Imperial Fist, which is regarded as the number one Kung Fu temple in the Empire, in the finals)
• Enhanced Senses and Extrasensory Perception (Can sense bloodlust while asleep. Thanks to Bulat's training on Mt. Fake, Tatsumi is able to develop a sixth sense, becoming more aware of his surroundings. Assassins of his caliber have an ability that alerts them to the presence of nearby danger or murderous intent coming from an attacker, even if they are invisible)
• Proficient Assassin (Was taught by Akame to make his presence completely unknown, as shown here)
• Awakened Power (Despite being overpowered, after a burst of determination, Tatsumi was able to turn the tables on Ogre)
• Supernatural Willpower (Was able to resist the effects of the tyrant taking over him through sheer willpower, and while he eventually succumbed to it, he still had some control in his tyrant form, albeit barely)
• Weapon Control (Can summon Incursio, a full-body armor which increases his physical attributes and Neuntöte, the spear/halberd auxiliary weapon)
• Analytical Prediction (Can predict the actions of others by watching their movements, as shown here and here)
• Accelerated Development (Figure out how to materialize and utilize Neuntote in a short time)
• Information Analysis (Has been taught by Susanoo to look for weak spots in his enemies and strike there)
• Limited Resistance to Empathic Manipulation (Resistant to hypnosis that affected an entire cruise ship's worth of people but is evidently exhausted by its influence) and Blood Absorption (Resistant to an opponent's blood draining ability despite the drain being fast enough to near-instantly drain the blood from a larger person)

All previous abilities, plus:

• Invisibility (Can turn himself invisible via Incursio's Trump Card)
• Instinctive Reaction (Tyrant can save Tatsumi from bladed weaponry by manifesting its head from any point on Incursio to stop it)
• Reactive Evolution (The Tyrant, which was utilized as material for Incursio, is capable of tailoring itself to its environment and is stated that it continue to evolve to defeat its enemies. Despite being weak from blood loss, Incursio adapted to compensate for Tatsumi's lost speed by increasing his speed)
• Resistance to Poison Manipulation and Paralysis Inducement (Incursio's armor can stifle the effect of a paralyzing poison which had an immediate effect on a character who had poison resistance) and Temperature Manipulation (Can adapt to the temperatures of a freezing tundra with Esdeath herself confirming it. Can also adapt to the temperatures of a burning desert)

All previous abilities, plus:

• Shockwave Manipulation (Create shockwaves with swings of Neuntöte)
• Enhanced Reactive Evolution (At Stage 2 Tatsumi has consistently shown to evolve as a result of his strong emotions, gaining new forms, abilities and resistances as time goes on)
• Reactive Power Level (Incursio amplified Tatsumi's stats in order to overwhelm his opponent in the middle of their fight, as shown here and here)
• Limited Resistance to Time Stop (Develops resistance to time stop during Esdeath's Makahadoma, although only for a second)
• Resistance to Electricity Manipulation (Adapted to be heavily resistant to lightning the first time uses against him with complete immunity the second time), Sound Manipulation and Paralysis Inducement (Adapted to be immune to a sonic ability on the first usage. This sonic ability pulverized the bones inside opponents while also rendering them paralyzed), Poison Manipulation (Adapted to extremely potent poison on the first usage against him. Complete immunity on another poison on it's first usage), Ice Manipulation (Breaks out of full-body ice encapsulation)

All previous abilities, plus:

• Flight (Developed wings in order to adapt to an opponent with a massive size advantage)
• Regeneration (Low-Mid; Despite being crushed by Shikoutazer, and impaled by its blade cutting through his vital organs, he was able to regenerate to perfect health)

All previous abilities, plus:

• Enhanced Reactive Power Level (At Stage 4 Tatsumi is constantly evolving and adapting his physicals each second)

All previous abilities, plus:

• Large Size (Type 0)
• Fire Breathing (After transforming, he was shown to be able to shoot fire breath)
• Resistance to Time Stop (Can now freely move in Esdeath's Makahadoma without any limitations)

Attack Potency: Large Building level (Easily defeated an Earth Dragon by himself) | Town level (Stated that the armor forcibly increases his strength. Could one shot and kill Call of the Fierce God Nyau. Is powerful enough to hunt an Evil Bird, who should be as powerful as Apeman, who is 10x weaker than Natala, due to being a Special Class Danger Beast) | Large Town level (Although slightly weaker, Tatsumi is able to clash several times with Natala) | At least Mountain level (At his level, he is able to consistently crack and destroy Esdeath's ice, which EoS Akame can't do. With just a few casual hits, he was able to nearly kill EoS Wave), up to Large Island level (During the course of the final battle, he became strong enough to shake Base Shikoutazer to its core with one punch) | At least Large Island level (Was capable of making Purge Mode Shikoutazer go on guard and could pressure the Supreme Teigu to the point that the Emperor had to ask Esdeath for support) | At least Large Island level+ (Was able to overpower the Shikotazer's laser and strike a giant hole through it) | At least Large Island level+ (Far stronger than his previous form), possibly Continent level (Destroyed ISCIC Esdeath's Ice Tree and stopped her Ice Blender)

Speed: Supersonic+ (Can keep up with characters that easily dodge a bullet, briefly fought Akame, who in her earlier years outsped an enemy who effortlessly evaded a bullet) | At least Supersonic+ (Faster than before) | Hypersonic+ (Able to keep up with Kurome's puppets, who can keep pace with Akame and Leone) | Massively Hypersonic+ | At least Massively Hypersonic+ | At least Massively Hypersonic+ | At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Should be faster than before)

Lifting Strength: Class M | At least Class M | At least Class M | At least Class M | At least Class M | At least Class M | At least Class M

Striking Strength: Large Building level | Town level | Large Town level | At least Mountain level, up to Large Island level | At least Large Island level | At least Large Island level+ | At least Large Island level+, possibly Continent level

Durability: Large Building level (Comparable to his Attack Power) | Town level (Comparable to his Attack Power) | Large Town level (Comparable to his Attack Power. Tanked the Death Tagool Beam) | At least Mountain level, up to Large Island level (Comparable to his Attack Power) | At least Large Island level (Comparable to his Attack Power) | At least Large Island level+ (Comparable to his Attack Power) | At least Large Island level+, possibly Continent level (Comparable to his Attack Power)

Stamina: Unknown, can fight even after obtaining severe and life-threatening injuries. Incursio allows him to fight even more as his physical prowess and stamina are increased during use.

Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with weaponry, Several Meters with Shockwaves. As Tyrant, he can reach tens of meters with both physical blows (due to size) and fire breath.

Standard Equipment: Demon Armor: Incursio, his armor-type Teigu (Has the appearance of a short sword in its sealed form) and Neuntote (Only used when Incursio is released)

Intelligence: Gifted (While initially a greenhorn, Tatsumi is an extremely talented swordsman who was able to dispatch large Danger Beasts with ease long before he joined Night Raid. His skills rapidly blossomed with the help of his fellow assassins, quickly becoming one of its strongest members and going toe-to-toe with experienced killers like the Jaegers and eventually Esdeath herself, who regularly praises him for his growth and potential. As an assassin, he has mastered the arts of infiltration and silent killing and is shown to be pragmatic enough to collapse entire buildings if it means bringing down his target. However, he does all he can for the sake of the people, and thus will try to avoid harming innocents if at all possible, and was naive enough to believe that he could sway Esdeath over to the Revolutionary Army's side for a time.)

Weaknesses: None notable | Can only maintain invisibility for a few seconds before tiring out, using Incursio takes a lot out of him | Invisibility has a limited duration, forcing the armor to evolve and using it extensively afterward will lead eventually cause Incursio to consume him.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Demon Armor: Incursio (悪鬼纏身 インクルシオ Akki Tenshin: Inkurushio) Is an Armor-type Teigu that takes the form of a short sword with a chain link tassel in its sealed form. Once released, the user is enveloped in full body armor. Can turn the user who enveloped by the armor invisible for a certain amount of time, dependent on the skill of the user. The armor also enhances the user's physical prowess and is shown to be sentient in the manga. In addition, Incursio evolves every time it's passed onto another person to suit that person's fighting style, though it is possible for the wielder to force the armor to evolve by pushing it to its limits.

• Adaptation and Evolution: Its ability to evolve is also shown on several occasions. Once Tatsumi inherited Incursio, the Teigu went through an evolution in order to adapt to Tatsumi's fighting style and to exceed its previous limitations. The armor that enveloped him was noticeably less bulky then it was previously in order to fit Tatsumi's agile form. Tatsumi is able to sense that the armor, after its evolution, has new abilities that he had yet to discover. One example is the ability for Incursio to manifest the head of the Tyrant from any point on the armor to deflect bladed weapons, protecting the user from an otherwise decapitating blow. This was shown again in the second battle against Esdeath when Tatsumi pushed the armor to its limits, with assuming a new form. In this form, the armor is more segmented, has a more savage, reptilian-based shape with claws on the gauntlets and feet, as well as a secondary pair of eyes on the helmet and the Neuntote spear is much larger than before. As with this evolution, Tatsumi's speed and strength are even greater.
  • Poison and Cold Resistance: Incursio has developed a resistance to the effects of poison and extreme cold.
  • Time Stop Resistance: Incursio develops resistance to Esdeath's Time Stop, Makahadoma, in its second evolution and then demonstrates full immunity as Tyrant.

• Invisibility: Incursio's Trump Card, allowing Tatsumi to be completely hidden from sight for a limited time. However, while he's completely and utterly invisible during said time, his "presence" is not masked. As a result, opponents who are able to detect and track bloodlust/killing intent or use other methods of tracking (i.e. an enhanced sense of smell) will only be marginally affected by this ability.

Note: In a side chapter, Tatsumi seemingly overpowered one of the old geezers who was able to bat Leone away, though it was a surprise attack.

Gallery

Quickly killing a Danger Beast in his base form

Slaying Ogre, captain of the Imperial Guard.

Pulverizing a boulder

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