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TANBA JJ.K INFO

ABILITIES AND TRAITS

OVERALL SKILL LEVEL: Until his defeat by Oda Nobunaga, Tanba was renowned as the Sengoku Era’s most powerful Sorcerer, and even in the generations following his supposed 'death', he is still remembered as one of the greatest sorcerers of his age, along with the likes of Fuuma Kotaro, Mochizuki Chiyome, Akechi Mitsuhide, and the infamous 'Demon King' Nobunaga themselves. Tanba was feared for both for his prowess on the battlefield and in the shadows-- he could dismantle armies in open battle as well as assassinate their leaders without ever being seen.

Due to the combination of Tanba’s ruthlessness, his abnormal Cursed Energy, the nature of his rare Innate Technique, and the various other skills and Cursed Techniques that came to be associated with him and other Sorcerers like him (so called ‘Shinobi’), he was thought to be a living, breathing monster.

Even in the present day, where Tanba has long kept a lower profile, his skill and prowess has not degraded, and if anything, he has only gotten stronger in the centuries since his defeat by Nobunaga (though in kind his hubris has also gotten worse).

IMMEASURABLE CURSED ENERGY (ELECTRIFIED): Tanba hails from the Momochi bloodline, an ancient (though nowadays small) family of sorcerers that has existed since the beginning of the Heian. Every generation, the Momochi were known to produce Sorcerers with immense wells of Cursed Energy, but Tanba is an anamoly even by his bloodline’s standards-- not only does he possess what has called an an “abyss” of Cursed Energy, his Cursed Energy also possesses the properties of electric currents. The Momochi had always claimed relation to Taira no Masakado, one of the Three Vengeful Spirits, and Tanba’s anomalous Cursed Energy was seen as confirmation of that connection.

SHINOBI GRANDMASTER: Tanba is the last, and simultaneously the greatest, master of the Iga-ryu, an ancient school of Jujutsu that was mostly (though not fully) stamped out during the Sengoku Era. In their heyday, followers of the Iga-ryu, along with other closely related schools of Jujutsu at the time (such as the Koga-ryu or Fuuma-ryu), were known as ‘Shinobi’, though the term 'Ninja' has become the more popular moniker for such individuals throughout the years. Shinobi were taught to be masters of stealth, martial arts, and Jujutsu, though each individual school had its own unique brand of Cursed Techniques that came to be known as ‘Ninjutsu’. Tanba, being the current and last Grandmaster of the Iga-ryu (which now calls itself Yatagarasu), is exceptionally skilled with the aforementioned subcategory of Jujutsu, and has access to the Iga-ryu’s strongest Cursed Techniques, on top of his own Innate Technique and the abilities associated with it.

ALTERED PHYSIOLOGY: As a result of the mysterious rituals he underwent in his early days to become a Shinobi of the Iga-ryu, Tanba’s physiology is greatly enhanced, and while this has the bonus of making him physically stronger, faster, and durable than the average Human or Sorcerer, it also has the side effect of making him Biologically Immortal, meaning he can effectively live forever, provided he isn’t killed in combat.

GENERAL SKILLS AND TRAITS

Special Grade

Great Tactical Intellect

Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant

Master Weapon's Specialist

Master Assassin

Supernatural Endurance

Enhanced Strength

Immense Speed & Reflexes

INNATE TECHNIQUE

THE SEVEN WAYS OF GOING

A Cursed Techniques that is known to run through the Momochi bloodline, and the rarest of them at that (so much so that Tanba is only the second one in the family's long history to ever possess it), it allows Tanba to transform into anyone, or anything he wishes, with all of the implications that carries. Tanba need only look upon a target and hear their voice once to assume their complete identity, while also gaining the skills, Techniques, and even Domain Expansions they have displayed despite not truly possessing them himself. The effectiveness Tanba has when using these mirrored skills and techniques can vary, but generally, he can wield them with terrifying efficiency (though when mirroring the skills and abilities of particularly powerful opponents, he likely won’t wield them as proficiently, especially if he is trying to use said abilities against their original owners).

Being ‘killed’ while assuming the likeness of someone or something else does not kill Tanba himself either, but it will force him back to his normal appearance, and leave him in a severely injured state. This Innate Technique is technically always active for Tanba, allowing him to utilize it to only change certain parts of his body at a time, but to utilize it fully, he must recite a chant that had been passed down through his family, ‘This crow has many faces, as the world will soon see; Writhe in fear, for I now walk the Seven Ways of Going’.’

DOMAIN EXPANSION

FOREST OF CROWS

A massive domain tied to Tanba’s Innate Technique, it envelops the area around him in a shadowy forest that appears to stretch on for miles, with an ancient, mountainous Sengoku-era castle looming off in the distance. Upon the branches of the trees, will be countless numbers of crows, all of whom can transform into life-like copies of the various individuals or creatures Tanba has ‘mirrored’ over the years with his Innate Technique. Thanks to the inherent electrical nature of Tanba's Cursed Energy, opponents who find themselves within this Domain will also find themselves mortally electrified should they not present proper defenses when interacting with anything within.

In particular, Tanba’s Innate Technique is at its most powerful within this Domain Expansion, with its capabilities expanded even further, allowing him to take on forms he normally wouldn’t be able to.

CURSED TOOLS AND OTHER ITEMS

The Thousand Golden Blades: They are kunai-shaped Cursed Tools with golden trimmings that Tanba uses as throwing weapons or for close melee. They are Cursed Tools of the passive nature, their blades inflicting a devastating poison-like effect upon enemies (though they can be easily deflected by Jujutsu). They are most effective when used in mass, and can utilized in such a way easily, with Tanba being able to multiply their number whenever they are thrown at a target if he wishes. The Thousand Golden Blades are especially effective during surprise attacks, too, though Tanba can utilize them in just about any combat situation with deadly skill.

Getsuruitō - (Sword of Lunar Tears): A Cursed Tool said to have originally been forged by the moon god Tsukuyomi, it is a katana-like blade that was passed down between leaders of the Momochi clan, and was bestowed upon Tanba when he became head of his family. This Cursed tool possesses the ability to manipulate moonlight and the shadows it casts, allowing it a number of effects during combat. This Cursed Tool’s power will vary depending on what phase the moon is currently in, though it is always an immensely useful tool to utilize outside of completely moonless nights.

Tsuki no kage (Shadow of the Moon) Allegedly crafted by the same entity responsible for Getsuruitō, this set of light armour was passed down between leaders of the Momochi clan, and like Getsuruitō, it was bestowed upon Tanba when he became head of his family. From dusk till dawn, this armour type Cursed Tool will completely protect the wearer from projectile attacks, ranged hostile Jujutsu attacks/effects, and from the effects of poison, with the arm and shin guards in particular resisting all manners of damage. However, the armor isn’t as effective against the Jujutsu or attacks of Curses-- its purely made to fight against other Sorcerers.

Raijū (Thunder Beast) A Cursed Tool that resembles an obsidian colored kusarigama with gold trimmings, it possesses qualities that liken its slashes to bolts of lightning. This Cursed Tool pairs well with Tanba's inherent Electrified Cursed Energy, though even so, he doesn't tend to use it as much as his other Cursed Tools, only finding it truly useful for very specific combat situations.

MISCELLANEOUS SHINOBI TOOLS: Along with the Cursed Tools Tanba possesses, he also has access to a wide array of lesser, though still useful, weaponry and tools, see here, and here.

#tanba: jjk info #;in the shadows (tanba: jjk au);#//went ahead and revamped this stuff as well as the stuff you see on his actual verses section!#//wrote most of that. *a while back* and i think this all works a little better. still not easy to translate him into the verse 1 to 1 but #//i mean its fucking tanba SDFJHSFGHJS. cant short change him too much

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