Name: Taishou "Shimazu the Devil 2.0, The Devil's Sword" Shimazu
Age: 34
Bounty: 500,000 Belli
Species: Human
Occupation: Mercenary Pirate
Allegiance: The Shimazu Devils and Masayuki Shimazu (Mercenary Group)
Home Village/Ocean: Grandline
Appearance:
History: Taishou Shimazu is the son of the famous Shimazu the Devil 1.0, Masayuki Shimazu and unnamed noble woman. He was always a little cocky and arrogant growing up but the older he got, the worse it got. When Taishou was 14, he found and ate a Devil Fruit known as the Supi-Do Supi-Do no Mi or the Speed Speed Fruit. Taishou, when he was 17, started developing a sword style with his father Masayuki Shimazu, which he later named the Tsurugi no Enma Ryu or Sword of the Devil Style. When he was 18, he met a woman who he later had a child with, in which the child was named Ryuumaru Shimazu. Unfortunately, the woman died giving birth to Ryuumaru. So, because of that, Ryuumaru had to grow up around his arrogant, death obsessed father and his cold, very intimidating grandfather. Taishou, who did jobs as a hired mercenary when his father had to take care of little Ryuumaru at the time, eventually his nicknames Shimazu the Devil 2.0 and the Devil's Sword and he is the first mate of the Devil's Sails.
Personality: Taishou Shimazu is a cocky, arrogant man that has a weird fascination with death and swords. No one really knows what to make of this guy. Sometimes he is an butt and other times he is a cold, heartless murderer so people who know of his reputation tend to avoid him as much as possible.
Ship: The Devil's Sails
Ship Flag:
Devil Fruit: Soru
Type: Paramecia
Effect: The Soru (剃, Shave?) allows the users to moves at extremely high speeds in order to avoid attacks, as well as to attack at higher speeds. It was revealed that the principle of this move was to kick off the ground at least 10 times in the blink of an eye. Luffy has also learned from this move and was able to use it in his fights against Blueno, Lucci, and Mihawk though Luffy's own version (via Gear Second) is more powerful. Coby was seen being able to use this move during his friendly fight with Luffy after the Enies Lobby arc. Another thing that should be noted of this particular skill is that Kuro's "Shakushi" travels at roughly the same speed as CP9's Soru ability. The difference is that when Kuro uses that technique, he cannot see what he is attacking, or how far he is going, whereas CP9 have mastered this ability and therefore can.[3] The fact that other people, outside of CP9 membership has exhibited being able to imitate the skill (either by copying the move directly or developed their own version of it) suggests that Soru might be the most fundamental of Rokushiki.
Special Abilities: Taishou has his Tsurugi no Enma Ryu (Sword of the Devil Style) Sword Style.
Learned Techniques (Keep it 1-25):
1 Name: Tsurugi no Enma Ryu (Sword of the Devil Style)
Type: Offensive
Description: The Tsurugi no Enma Ryu is a sword style used by Taishou Shimazu. The Tsurugi no Enma Ryu is a sword style that has two major foundations. The first and most important foundation is that you need to use two katanas to use this style. The second foundation is speed. Speed is almost as important as using multiple swords. This style involves the ability to battle multiple opponents at once but it is also effective for fighting one specific opponent. In order to use this style effectively, you must be faster then your opponent. It requires speed that can't be matched by an opponent, no matter what they are. The Tsurugi no Enma Ryu has four different sword stances and each form has their own number of techniques.
2 Name: Enma Attou Chisoka Sutansu (Devil's Overwhelming Speed Stance)
Type: Offensive
Description: The first form of the Style is called the Enma Attou Chisoku Sutansu or Overwhelming Speed Stance. The stance of this form of the Tsurugi no Enam Ryu involves the left foot being in front of the right foot and they are shoulder length apart. The upper half of the body is perfectly straight, which indicates that Taishou will aim of the upper half of the target's body. The sword in the left hand is pointed outwards as if it was being used to stab someone while the sword in the right hand is held horizontally, which indicates that the Shimazu Blades Master will use sweeping slashes to alternate with the stabs. The techniques involving the Attou Chisoku Sutansu stance are:
2.1 Name: Enma Hyaku Kawari Higyou (Devil's Hundred Alternating Strikes)
Type: Offensive
Description: The Enma Hyaku Kawari Higyou is a sword technique utilizing the Attou Chisoka Sutansu and it is a primitive, less powerful form of the Chimei Atemi Sutansu's Hayai Ryuu Sen Kawari Dageki. Taishou member will draw their twin katanas and get into the Attou Chisoka Sutansu. The Shimazu Blades Master will then charge at the opponent and repeatedly use alternating stabs and diagonal and horizontal slashes to the right side of the target's body that go up to 15-25 slashes in 5 seconds.
2.2 Name: Enma Baisuu Keishou Higyou (Devil's Multiple Succession Strikes)
Type: Offensive
Description: The Enma Baisuu Keishou Higyou is a sword technique utilizing the Attou Chisoka Sutansu. Taishou will first get into the Attou Chisoka Sutansu fighting stance and then charge at the opponent. This attack is basically a continuous, never-ending combination of alternating stabs and slashes that keeps the target too busy to attack since they have to keep dodging. The alternated slashes and stabs are done at random to keep the opponent on their toes.
3. Name: Enma Hikui Batsu Sutansu (Devil's Low Attacking Stance)
Type: Offensive
Description: The second form of the Tsurugi no Enma Ryu is the Enma Hikui Batsu Sutansu, or the Low Attacking Stance. Taishou member's legs are bent slightly to make it look like the Shimazu Blades Master is crouching when they really aren't and the feet are loose to allow nimble, agile movement. Both of the swords are pointed slightly downwards at an angle, which indicates that Taishou is targeting the lower half of the target's body and the attacks can be anywhere from sweeping slashes all the way up to stabs. The techniques that are included in this stance are:
3.1 Name: Enma Baizou Hiza Kire (Devil's Double Knee Slicer)
Type: Offensive
Description: The Enma Baizou Hiza Kire is a sword technique utilizing the Hikui Batsu Sutansu. Taishou will start off the technique by getting in the Hikui Batsu Sutansu Stance and the charge at the opponent. The Shimazu Blades Master will then go for quick, fast slashes that target the opponents knees. The wounds inflicted on the knees will make it very painful for the target to walk and will severely limit their movement. Taishou will keep ducking, swerving and maneuvering around the target to keep the opponent from hitting them.
4 Name: Enma Chimei Atemi Sutansu (Devil's Fatal Blow Stance)
Type: Offensive
Description: The third form of the Tsurugi no Enma Ryu is the Enma Chimei Atemi Sutansu or the Fatal Blow Stance and it is the most powerful of the four stances and it is utilized by Taishou. This stance shows the true speed of Taishou The right leg is stuck straight out and the lower half of it is pointed straight down on the ground while the left leg was pointed backwards at a downward angle, the toes bent on the ground with the rest of the foot facing the back of Taishou, making them look like their in a running position, which indicates the Shimazu Blades Master will stop holding back and will go full speed. The arms are pointed outwards, the lower halves bent slightly, the right forearm bent slightly towards an upwards, diagonal left angle while the left forearm is bent towards an upwards, diagonal right angle, which causes the swords to cross into an x-formation. The list of techniques in this stance are:
4.1 Name: Enma Denkou-Haya Dageki (Devil's Lightning-Fast Strike)
Type: Offensive
Description: The Enma Denkou-Haya Dageki is a middle level sword technique that utilizes the Chimei Atemi Sutansu. Taishou will start off the technique by getting into the Chimei Atemi Sutansu and will then charge at the opponent at full speed and go for a quick, incredibly fast single sword slash to any one of the opponent's vital points.
4.2 Name: Enma Hando (Devil's Hand)
Type: Offensive
Description: The Enma Hando is the most powerful technique of the Tsurugi no Enma Ryu and it is the most difficult technique of the style utilizing the Chimei Atemi Sutansu. This technique shows the true speed of Taishou. The Shimazu Blades Master will first get into the Chimei Atemi Sutansu and then charge at the opponent. Taishou, who moves so fast that he looks like a silver blur, will move all around the target, slashing and stabbing at all their vital spots. Their jugular vein, sub-cuticle artery, sub-clavicle vein, brain, throat, lungs, heart, bladder, spinal column, liver, and the small and large intestines are all targeted. The strikes at the vital areas are so fast, most assume that the attacks are all simultaneous.
4.3 Name: Enma Toge-Koramu Kuchiku (Devil's Spinal-Column Destruction)
Type: Offensive
Description: The Enma Toge-Koramu Kuchiku is a Ksword technique utilizing the Chimei Atemi Sutansu. Taishou will start off the technique by getting into the Chimei Atemi Sutansu and then charged at the target. The Shimazu Blades Master will run around to the back of his opponent and go for a number of slashes to the spinal-column of the target, cutting it to pieces and slicing up the target's back.
4.4 Name: Enma Roku-Hitsu Ryuu Higyou (Devil's Six-Headed Dragon Strike)
Type: Offensive
Description: The Enma Roku-Hitsu Ryuu Higyou is a sword technique utilizing the Chimei Atemi Sutansu. Taishou will start off the technique by getting into the Chimei Atemi Sutansu and then charge at the opponent. The Shimazu Blades Master will slash at the target's arms with the swords at the same time, striking each arm with one sword. Then, hewill slice off both of the target's legs with both swords at the same time and then finally, slice at the target's neck with both swords, effectively killing the target.
4.5 Name: Enma Hayai Ryuu Sen Kawari Dageki (Devil's Quick Dragon Thousand Alternating Strikes)
Type: Offensive
Description: The Enma Hayai Ryuu Sen Kawari Dageki is a technique that requires the intense, unmatched speed of the Tsurugi no Enma Ryu and it is utilizes the Chimei Atemi Sutansu. Taishou will start off the technique by getting into the Attou Chisoku stance. The Shimazu Blades Master will use two katanas to go for a very fast, very powerful and very deadly rush of stabbing motions with the left sword that are alternated with horizontal and diagonal slashes that start from the left with the right sword. The stabbing motions are not aimed at a specific part of the body. The stabs all come at random and they are aimed all over the right side of the target's body. However, unlike most multiple sword stabbing attacks, this technique does not involve Taishou standing in one spot. Instead, Taishou keeps moving around the target in circles, stabbing them repeatedly with up to 30-50 stabs in 3 seconds.
5 Name: Enma Naibun Sutansu (Devil's Secret Stance)
Type: Offensive
Description: The fourth and final form of the Tsurugi no Enma Ryu is the Enma Naibun Sutansu or the Secret Stance. This stance, like it's name, is a Secret Stance of the Tsurugi no Enma Ryu. Taishou will bend forward slightly and hold his arms out sideways, each arm facing opposite ends. The swords will be pointed outwards towards the front. Strangely, the stance does not give away what Taishou's attack is going to be. The techniques that use the Naibun Sutansu are:
5.1 Name: Enma Tenkuu Dangan (Devil's Air Bullet)
Type: Offensive
Description: The Enma Tenkuu Dangan is a sword technique utilizing the Naibun Sutansu. Taishou will first get into the Naibun Sutansu and then go for a stabbing motion with either of his katanas. The stabbing motion will cause the katana to shoot out a 'bullet' made of compressed air. The bullet of compressed air shoots at the target and if it hits, will knock the opponent back. Instead of it doing damage like a normal bullet being shot from a gun, the bullet is more of a blunt attack that will instead crack or break one or two bones and knock the target back. This bullet of compressed air cannot be set on fire.
5.2 Name: Enma Tenkuu Yaiba (Devil's Air Blade)
Type: Offensive
Description: The Enma Tenkuu Yaiba is a sword technique utilizing the Naibun Sutansu. Taishou will first get into the Naibun Sutansu to start off the technique. Then he will then go for a slashing motion that will make a blade made of air shoot out towards the target. This is similar to the Tenkuu Dangan and like the Dangan, it can't be set on fire. However, instead of being used a blunt weapon like Dangan, the Tenkuu Yaiba is used to slice a body part of the target off.
6. Kamisori (剃刀, Razor?): Used by Lucci. A combination of Geppou and Soru, where Lucci uses Soru in a zigzag motion in midair, allowing extremely fast movement in 3 dimensions.
7. Soru "Tekkai Dama" (剃 『鉄塊玉」, Shave: "Iron Mass Ball"?): Used by Fukurou. In this attack, Fukurou spins his body at great speeds towards his opponent using Soru, then uses Tekkai to harden his spherical body.
8.Chou Sokuten Tekkai Dama (超側転 鉄塊玉, Rapid-Spinning: Iron Mass Ball?): A variation on the above technique used by Fukurou wherein he combines his usual Tekkai Dama movements with Geppou to use it in midair.
Weapons/Items: Double Devil Fangs
Goals: Taishou's goal is to be the best swordsman in the world.
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