| “ | It is a pleasure to meet you. I'm Akutagawa. I'm a lowly guard dog of the Mafia, just like the young lady over there. | „ |
| ~ Akutagawa introducing himself and his subordinate |
Summary
Ryuunosuke Akutagawa (芥川 龍之介, Akutagawa Ryūnosuke) is a member of the Port Mafia and a recurring antagonist in Bungou Stray Dogs. He has a history with Osamu Dazai, having been viciously trained by the latter during his time in the organization, and now resents Atsushi Nakajima for being declared to be his better.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 7-C, possibly higher
Name: Ryuunosuke Akutagawa
Origin: Bungou Stray Dogs
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Classification: Ability User, Member of Port Mafia
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Forcefield Creation - (With Rashoumon: Devoured Space)
- Void Manipulation, Spatial Manipulation, Durability Negation and Shapeshifting - (Can summon an ethereal beast named Rashoumon which can devour virtually anything, even space itself and shapeshifts into any shape Ryuunosuke desires)
- Non-Physical Interaction - (2 layers - Can touch Demon Snow even after it became incorporeal to physical attacks)
- Analytical Prediction - (Can predict bullet trajectories casually and predict attacks)
- Extrasensory Perception - (More skilled and more experienced than Lucy who can feel bloodlust, Also felt "An icicle stabbing on his stomach" Upon looking at Dazai)
- Pressure Points - (Can attack the neck of someone knocking them out and can also press against the carotid artery cavity to cause low blood pressure making the blood incapable of reaching the brain and knocking the opponent out)
- Martial Arts - (Did spartan level of training by Dazai which was stated to produce high results)
Attack Potency: Town level, possibly higher (Repeatedly impales Atsushi. Capable of harming Francis when he spent most of his assets. Punched a hole through Shibusawa), Rashoumon negates durability to a certain extent
Speed: Hypersonic with Hypersonic+ reaction (Could track Atsushi and repeatedly attack him with Rashomon with only moderate difficulty in addition to dodging some of his attacks)
Lifting Strength: Class G with Rashoumon (Capable of restraining Atsushi)
Striking Strength: Town level, possibly higher
Durability: Town level (Took numerous attacks from Atsushi, but was critically injured by his last blow), possibly higher (His Demonic Armor can take hits from Francis and even Shibusawa)
Stamina: Superhuman (Has no problems using Rashoumon for long periods of time and was tenacious enough to keep attacking even after Dazai had beaten him to the point of vomiting blood, Did spartan level training with Dazai, And was regularly thrashed by Dazai)
Range: Tens of Meters with Rashoumon
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Akutagawa is a cold and cruel individual who does everything for the sake of Port Mafia. As a result, he is ruthless and mission-driven, never relenting until the job is complete or unfeasible. Having been trained by Dazai himself in the use of his Ability, he is a rather powerful and skilled combatant who can use Rashoumon for a variety of applications, easily taking on multiple Ability users at once. However, his drive to succeed has left him rather overconfident at times. In addition, he's incredibly irritable and is set off by virtually anything that goes remotely outside of his plans. He has a particular bone to pick with Atsushi, whom he despises since Dazai considers him a better subordinate than Akutagawa ever was.
Weaknesses: Akutagawa relies on Rashoumon to do much of the fighting and is thus trounced by those who can get past it and face him in close range, Rashoumon's Devoured Space ability has a short but exploitable startup time and will be far less durable if rushed in addition to only being temporary, He is incredibly irritable and is obsessed with defeating and killing Atsushi, Has a certain degree of overconfidence, Akutagawa also seems to be suffering from an unknown illness
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Rashoumon: (羅生門, Rashōmon) Akutagawa's Ability. It allows him to convert his garments into one or more shadow-like beasts that he can send after his targets to devour them and virtually anything in their path. It is a flexible and powerful Ability, being useful for both offense and defense. Nathaniel Hawthorne notes that it is most effective at mid-range combat.
- Rashoumon: Agito (Jaws): Akutagawa shapes Rashoumon into numerous spears that "bite" through an opponent like a beast's jaws to bisect them.
- Rashoumon: Gokumon Agito (Prison's Jaws): An even more powerful version of Agito, Akutagawa forms a massive beast's maw which bites through anything caught between its jaws.
- Rashoumon: Jaws of Endless Gates: Akutagawa forms Gokumon Agito multiple times simultaneously to cut off his target's escape.
- Rashoumon: Devoured Space: Akutagawa has Rashoumon devour the space an attack is coming from. Without space to travel through, the attack loses its trajectory, nullifying it. However, it is limited by a short startup time and the fact that it is only temporary. Rushing the process will result in a far weaker "barrier" that Atsushi smashed through in one blow. In addition, he doesn't seem to be able to use other attacks while this barrier is active.
- Rashoumon: Higanzakura (Early Blooming Cherry Blossom): Akutagawa sends massive tendrils at the target to grab the target and lift them up into the air before enveloping them completely. Akutagawa then makes a fist, causing the tendrils to transform into a ball of spikes to impale the target dozens of times at once.
- Rashoumon: Murakumo (Gathering/Swarm): Akutagawa shapes Rashoumon into a clawed appendage in order to attack an oncoming foe.
- Rashoumon: Spider Thread: Akutagawa shapes Rashoumon into a spider's web to bind targets he wants to take alive.
Others
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Discussions
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