- "It is possible to be fast enough to cause slicing winds..."
- ― Kalifa describing Rankyaku/Tempest Kick (One Piece)
The power to use wind to slice apart targets. Sub-power of Air Attacks. Variation of Elemental Cutting.
Also Called[]
- Aerial Blade
- Slicing Wind
- Air Blades/Cutter/Razor/Sickle/Slash/Slicing
- Cleaving Wind
- Cutting Wind
- Flying Slash Attack (One Piece)
- Kuretsusen
- Rankyaku/Tempest Kick (One Piece)
- Razor Wind Generation/Projection
- Vacuum Blade/Cut
- Wind Blades/Cutting/Razor/Sickle/Slash/Slice
Capabilities[]
The user can project wind or sound in a way that allows them to cut through matter from a distance. Although this attack does usually slashing damage, some users are able to focus it into single piercing stab like an immaterial bullet.
Applications[]
Variations[]
Associations[]
- Aerokinetic Blade Construction
- Aerokinetic Claws
- Aerokinetic Sword Proficiency
- Blade Projection
- Cutting Field Projection
- Cutting Wave
- Enhanced Swordsmanship
- Pressure Strike
- Sharpness Manipulation
- Slash Effect
- Slash Projection
- Sword Beam Emission
Limitations[]
- The amount of slicing may be dependent on the strength of the cutting power.
- May not be able to cut through some materials.
- May need a source of power.
- Absolute Invulnerability, Cutting Immunity and Flawless Indestructibility are perfect counters.
- Aerokinetic Immunity.
- Air Absorption.
- Air Negation.
Known Users[]
See Also: Razor Wind.
Folklore/Mythology[]
- Kamaitachi (Japanese Mythology)
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Enshin (Akame Ga Kill!)
- Kenichirō Morio (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Worton (Bakugan)
- Koshirō Chikuma (Basilisk)
- Serpico (Berserk); via Sylph Sword
- Falborg (Beyblade)
- Sickle Weasel (Beyblade)
- Rock/Fang Leone (Beyblade Metal Saga)
- Yuno (Black Clover)
- Kensei Muguruma (Bleach)
- Jin Kariya (Bleach)
- Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card)
- Gale (Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card)
- Kōji (Code:Breaker)
- Dabura (Dragon Ball Z)
- Aiz Wallenstein (DanMachi); via Magic Infusion
- Pikkon (Dragon Ball Z)
- Vegito (Dragon Ball Z)
- Super Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
- Oceanus Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
- Fused Zamasu (Dragon Ball Super)
- Ikaruga (Fairy Tail)
- Erigor (Fairy Tail)
- Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
- August (Fairy Tail)
- Kris Rutherford (Edens Zero)
- Wamuu (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
- Nanto Suicho Ken Practitioners (Fist of the North Star)
- Yuda (Fist of the North Star)
- Shu (Fist of the North Star)
- Fūko Kirisawa (Flame of Recca)
- Neptune/Purple Heart (Hyperdimension Neptunia series)
- Nepgear/Purple Sister (Hyperdimension Neptunia series)
- Kagura the Wind Sorceress (InuYasha)
- InuYasha (InuYasha)
- Takumi Kayano (Isekai Yururi Kikou)
- Momo Nishimiya (Jujutsu Kaisen); via Wind Scythe
- Seri Awashima (K Project)
- Kazuma Yagami (Kaze no Stigma)
- Demon Slayers (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Kyogai (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Fuu Hououji (Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Diana (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Dorothy (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Fuugi (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Rapunzel (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Users of Wind Release (Naruto)
- Elaine (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Sariel (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Jubei Kibagami (Ninja Scroll)
- Six Powers/Rokushiki Masters (One Piece); via Rankyaku/Tempest Kick
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Dracule Mihawk (One Piece)
- Ryuma (One Piece)
- Shiki (One Piece)
- Donquixote Doflamingo (One Piece)
- Diamante (One Piece)
- Eric (One Piece)
- Tatewaki Kuno (Ranma ½)
- Ryū Kumon (Ranma ½)
- Raijūta Isurugi (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Amidamaru (Shaman King)
- Yomi (Sekirei)
- Zebra (Toriko)
- Randō (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Roto (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Shura Kirigakure (Honkai Impact 3rd)
Literature[]
- Yuna Tzakranaky (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon); via Wind of Cutter
- Users of Wind Magic (Re:Zero)
Video Games[]
- Yasha (Asura's Wrath)
- Lehvak-Kal (Bionicle)
- Sephiroth (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Dante (Devil May Cry)
- Vergil (Devil May Cry)
- Nero (Devil May Cry)
- Harpymon (Digimon)
- Wind Dinosaurs/Small Theropods (Dinosaur King)
- Skilled Swordsmen (Disgaea: Hour of Darkness)
- Rena (Elsword)
- Vildred (Epic Seven)
- Bellona Moune (Epic Seven)
- Goenitz (King of Fighters)
- Kirby (Kirby)
- Landia (Kirby)
- Meta Knight (Kirby)
- Riven (League of Legends)
- Ryū Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
- Flying-type Pokémon (Pokémon)
- Rance (Rance series)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Yuri Lowell (Tales of Vesperia)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Youmu Konpaku (Touhou Project)
- Komachi Onozuka(Touhou Project)
- Arcueid Brunestud (TYPE-MOON)
- Wanderer("Genshin Impact")
Cartoons
- Airbenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Avatars (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Walter Shreeve/Shriek (Batman Beyond)
- Mia Watanabe (Power Rangers Samurai)
- Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Comics=
- Hiroshi X (Knight of the Abyss)
Other
- Stormtiger (Worm)
- Kazikli Bey (Worm)
Known Objects[]
- Sylph Sword (Berserk)
- Vortex-Beam Ring/Spin (Marvel Comics)
- Byakko (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)