Gauntlet Proficiency

The ability to possess the skills to wield gauntlets. A variation of Weapon Proficiency.

Also Called

 * Metal Knuckle Skill
 * Cestus Proficiency
 * Enhanced Gauntlet Skill

Capabilities
Users have aptitude for the ways of the gauntlet. They are able to wield gauntlets with great proficiency in brutal fist fights and hand to hand combat features, allowing them to fight on equal terms with larger and/or stronger opponents, or those holding larger weapons. Some users can savagely beat and pummel their opponent, and even slash them if their gauntlets are bladed.

Applications

 * Deal incredible damage to your enemy.
 * Fracture your enemies bones and disrupt their tissue.
 * Counter
 * Enhanced Combat
 * Rapid Physical Combat

Associations

 * Adoptive Muscle Memory
 * Chain Projection
 * Combat Specialist
 * Earthquake Generation
 * Empathic Weaponry
 * Enhanced Clawmanship
 * Energy Blades
 * Enhanced Combat
 * Intuitive Aptitude
 * Metal Manipulation
 * Power Fists
 * Sentient Weaponry
 * Soul-Bound Weaponry
 * Weapon Manipulation
 * Weapon Creation
 * Weapon Manipulation
 * Weapon Proficiency Touch
 * Some might have claws.


 * If users posses energy capabilities, they may be able to perform:
 * Energy Blades
 * Spatial Slicing
 * Temporal Slicing
 * Energy Blasts via swings
 * Gauntlet-shaped Beam Emission
 * Weapon Energizing

Limitations

 * User may have difficulty handling larger blades.
 * Users are limited to close-range combat.

Known Users

 * Knuckles The Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Risty (Queen's Blade: Rebellion)
 * Kratos (God of War series)
 * Dante (Devil May Cry series)
 * Vergil (Devil May Cry series)
 * Hulk (Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction)
 * Invisible Ultra-Robot (Samurai Jack)
 * Thanos (Marvel Comics)
 * Sara Pezzini (Witchblade)
 * War (Darksiders)
 * Death (Darksiders)
 * Kirikou Rung (Soul Eater)
 * Aryutta Katz (Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos)
 * Kazuma (s-CRY-ed)
 * Issei Hyōdō (Highschool DxD)
 * Kinjo (Buso Renkin)