- "He was just an ordinary boy who knew nothing about martial arts. And over the short course of four years, he's become one of the top martial artists within our cult."
- ― Lee Hwa Myung on Cheon Yeo Woon (Nano Machine)
- "Three Months. That's how long he's been learning martial arts. That's the amount of time, he took to go from a third-rate brothel visiting piece of trash to a Peak Martial Master!"
- ― Jin Wikyung on his brother, Jin Taekyung to Jeok Cheongang (Murim Login)
The archetype of a martial arts prodigy. Enhanced variation of Martial Artist and Child Prodigy
Also Called[]
- Gifted Martial Artist
- A Natural Born Martial Arts Expert
- Combative Genius
- Martial Artist Prodigy
Capabilities[]
The character is extremely gifted in martial arts. They are mostly gifted with martial oriented abilities and can perform them at the level of a highly trained adult and veterans. This is either because of a latent talent within themselves, a natural preference for combat, or inheritance of one's family line.
Applications[]
- Adaptive Development
- Combat Perception
- Enhanced Agility
- Enhanced Speed
- Enhanced Stamina
- Enhanced Strength
- Enhanced Reflexes
- Training Regimen
- Martial Arts Mastery
- Qigong Mastery
- Qinggong Mastery
- Sheer Skill
- Spiritual Meditation
- Unarmed Combat Mastery/Supernatural Unarmed Combat
Associated Powers[]
- Accelerated Development
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Potential
- Enhanced Power Use
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Martial Arts Inheritance
- Tactical Analysis
- Trait:Supernatural Birth
- Unnatural Quality
Flaws/Weaknesses[]
- If the prodigy is young, they may face an abusive environment due to jealously from peers or face discrimination. Major stress placed upon the gifted child could cause an apathetic and unstable mindset.
- One may be seen as unnatural and maybe even a monster.
- Others may be competitive against the child.
- May be limited to the martial arts they are gifted at.
- Their talent may cause them to become arrogant, short sighted, and to look down on others.
- Unusual talent and potential do not make up for the actual experience.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Jin Sohan (A Dance of Swords in the Night)
- Azumi (Azumi)
- Baki Hanma (Grappler Baki)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Yu (The Boxer)
- Nomura Fudo (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism)
- Seiya Ryuguuin (The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious series)
- Ikki Kurogane (Chivalry of a Failed Knight)
- Hyuk Woon Sung (Chronicles of Heavenly Demon/Heavenly Demon Reborn)
- Layfon W. Alseif (Chrome Shelled Regios)
- Kim Minjun (The Dark Mage's Return to Enlistment)
- Son Goku (Dragon Ball series)
- Tien Shinhan (Dragon Ball series)
- Eridrius (Doom Breaker)
- Kenshirō Kasumi (Fist of the Blue Sky)
- Kaioh (Fist of the North Star)
- Raoh (Fist of the North Star)
- Toki (Fist of the North Star)
- Kenshirō (Fist of the North Star)
- Juza (Fist of the North Star)
- Chihiro Kunisaki (Hinomaru Sumo)
- Miu Fūrinji (Kenichi: History's Mightiest Disciple)
- Tsuyoshi Kawabata (TSUYOSHI)
- Miyazawa Family (Tough)
- Various Characters (Gamaran)
- Rob Lucci (One Piece)
- Sabo (One Piece)
- Garou (One-Punch Man)
- Ihwa/Hero Killer (Hero Killer)
- Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
- Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Yuta Okkotsu (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Earl Shi (Kingdom)
- Kyou (Kingdom)
- Rin Ko (Kingdom)
- Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
- Ou Hon (Kingdom)
- Kyou Rei (Kingdom)
- Ri Hyou (Kingdom)
- Ri Shin (Kingdom)
- Kou Yoku (Kingdom)
- Haku Rei (Kingdom)
- Kou (Kingdom)
- Sou Jin (Kingdom)
- Sou Tan (Kingdom)
- Zabuza Momochi (Naruto)
- Might Guy (Naruto)
- Mangetsu Hōzuki (Naruto)
- Neji Hyuga (Naruto)
- Cheon Ma (Myst, Might, Mayhem/Nano Machine)
- Cheon Yeo Woon (Nano Machine)
- Cheon Yu-Jong (Nano Machine)
- Beak Gi (Nano Machine)
- Cheon Yuchan (Nano Machine)
- Cheon Muyeon (Nano Machine)
- Jang Geon (Martial Wild West)
- Cheongpung (Murim Login)
- Jin Mukyung (Murim Login)
- Jin Taekyung (Murim Login)
- Jin Mu-Won (Legend of the Northern Blade)
- Dam Soo-Cheon (The Legend of the Northern Blade)
- Chinmi (Ironfist Chinmi)
- Hyeonu Kim (The Advanced Player of the Tutorial Tower)
- Miyamoto Mamoru (Infinite Leveling Murim)
- Dan Yuseong (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Jang Gihu (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Cheon Soso (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Seo Munyeob (The Esper's Battlefield)
- Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
- Lee Jaha (Return of the Mad Demon)
- Yu Geunjin (Reality Quest)
- Pyo Wol (The Reaper)
- Ryoma Mikoshiba (Record of Wortenia War)
- Cheongmyeong (Return of the Blossoming Blade)
- Atla (Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Lu Shaotang (Sakamoto Days)
- Thorfinn (Vinland Saga)
- Yongbi (Yongbi the Invincible)
- Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Cartoons[]
- Huey Freeman (The Boondocks)
- Noodle (Gorillaz)
- Kung Fu Masters (Kung Fu Panda)
Comics[]
- Cassandra Cain (DC Comics)
- Daniel Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics)
- Shang Chi (Marvel Comics)
- Tony Masters/Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)
- Obadiah Archer (Valiant Comics/Entertainment)
Literature[]
- Jacen Solo (Star Wars Legends)
- Jaina Solo (Star Wars Legends)
- Anakin Solo (Star Wars Legends)
- Cade Skywalker (Star Wars Legends)
- Lowbacca (Star Wars Legends)
Live Action[]
- Jack Brewer (Kickin’ It)
- Various Character (Kung Fu Hustle)
Movies[]
- Po (Kung Fu Panda)
Web Comics[]
- John Doe (unOrdinary)
Video Games[]
- Sakura Ogami (Danganronpa)
- Kenshiro (Danganronpa)
- Ryu (Street Fighter)
- Galen Marek/Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
- Wang-Tang (Power Stone)
- Various Characters (Tekken)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
Son Goku (Dragon Ball) has been a gifted martial artist since he was a child, quickly mastering difficult techniques that usually take years to learn...
...to the point he could fight on equal terms with Muten Rōshi, his martial arts sensei after only eight months of training...
Although not on the same level as Goku, Tien Shinhan (Dragon Ball) is a gifted martial artist in his own right...
...as he had already mastered the Crane School's most powerful techniques like the Dodon Ray and the Kikōhō...
...and was the first person in the series to demonstrate the Bukūjutsu technique.
Unlike his adoptive nephews, Kenshirō Kasumi (Fist of the Blue Sky) was already a full-fledged martial arts master by the age of 3, having defeated full-fledged adult masters even before becoming the 62nd successor to the Hokuto Shin Ken.
Originally watching his brother trained, Toki (Fist of the North Star) demonstrated his own innate talent and martial ability by brutally beating a hunter who had killed his pet dog.
Said to have never needed a teacher, Cheon Ma (Nano Machine) was one of the greatest geniuses in martial arts of his era having fought and killed numerous famous masters with only one sword at the age of 18.
An avid reader of martial arts novels and manhwa in his past life, Jang Geon (Martial Wild West) is a prodigal genius in martial arts.
As a child who wasn't old enough to be a ninja yet, Zabuza Momochi (Naruto) effortlessly slaughtered over 100 academy students without hesitation or pause which earned the moniker of a Demon at a young age.
Reputed as the Second Coming of the Demon, Mangetsu Hōzuki (Naruto) was not only the youngest member of the previous generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist but also mastered all of their individual swords before his death.
The strongest in the history of CP9, Rob Lucci (One Piece) displayed his mastery as a prodigy in the Rokushiki/Six Powers martial arts when he killed and slaughtered over 500 soldiers when he was only 13 years old.
Like his abilities in street fighting, Sabo (One Piece) was already a master of Ryusoken martial arts in his childhood.
While a servant in her childhood, Kyou (Kingdom) was able to become a master martial warrior in her early teens just by watching her beloved General Ou Ki's training sessions as she could killed enemy generals and commanders with incredibly ease.
Rin Ko (Kingdom) was the very definition of a martial arts prodigy, just by observing local soldiers daily training sessions he was able to become a master swordsman capable of beating full grown adults in both unarmed spars and with live swords as a child.
...her abilities far outclassing her husband's skill as she once skillfully cuts his clothing without harming him in the blink of an eye...
Entirely self-taught from the result of over thousand sparring matches, Ri Shin (Kingdom) possesses talent in martial arts that can only be called monstrous...
...by the age of 14 years old, he was already a master swordsman as his martial prowess had already suppressed the ability of an average member of the Qin Kingdom's soldier caste...
...and was able to clash with Gai Mou, a Great General with far more martial experience, with a podao despite not being a master yet as he compensated his lack of skill and technique with immense strength and brute force...
...being able to master grappling and submission holds from just a few lessons with Kyou Kai while also being able to copy some of her stealth techniques through from observation.
Having been training with the weapon since he was a child, Ou Hon (Kingdom) is an exceptionally skilled martial arts prodigy in the art of Qiang/Spear.
...being one of the very few men alive who stopped General Tou's famous Faru Faru sword strike while forcing the veteran to not only block his respective strike but use both of his hands to do it...
...and single-handedly fought against the Great General level veteran's Rasen, an extremely advanced form of swordsmanship, a feat his own commanding officers failed to do just days prior.
While arrogant when it comes his self-proclamations, Haku Rei (Kingdom) is an incredibly talented prodigy in archery as he is counted amongst the Ten Bows of China.
Inheriting the extraordinary archery skills of his father Sou Gen, a member of the Ten Bows of China, Sou Jin (Kingdom) is a talented master bowmen prodigy...
Like his older brother, Sou Tan (Kingdom) inherited the extraordinary archery skills of their father as he can hit a target from a 500 paced distance as well.
With ability that's considered inhuman with natural talent honed through seven years in the darkness, Pyo Wol (The Reaper) has been a prodigal master in assassin martial arts since his youth...
...while forced to learn it, he would proficiently use the Qingcheng Sect's 72 Waves Technique secret technique to fight against a master like Woo Gunsang...
Ryoma Mikoshiba (Record of Wortenia War) is a highly skilled master martial artist having already developed his Killing Instinct at a young age...
Seo Moonyeob (The Esper's Battlefield) taught himself how to fight and wield a spear through countless experiences in dungeons raids as he became the world's greatest spearman in his youth.
Garou (One Punch Man) is a genius martial artist, having learned the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist just from a few lessons, and learned other martial arts just from observing them. This natural talent allows him to battle and destroy S-Class Heroes with ease.
Whether it's his past or present life, Cheongmyeong (Return of the Blossoming Blade) is a martial arts prodigy with genius ability and monstrous skill.
Growing up on the battlefield after his father's death, Thorfinn (Vinland Saga) quickly became a highly skilled warrior as he was the one of the best fighters and warriors within Askeladd's crew.
Never knowing what it felt like to have a teacher, Yongbi (Yongbi the Invincible) is one of the greatest martial arts prodigies of his generation, having already been far stronger than most trained soldiers of the Imperial Army or expert martial artists of the Murim at a young age.
Miu Fūrinji (Kenichi: History's Mightiest Disciple) is a descendant of both the Fūrinji Clan and the Kuremisago Clan, and has inherited the skills and abilities of both clans.
Cartoons[]
Comics[]
Literature[]
Being self-taught, Luke Skywalker (Star Wars Legends) created three new styles of lightsaber combat: Strong, Medium, and Fast style from the original 7 lightsaber forms.
Having a natural talent like his grandfather Anakin and uncle Luke Skywalker, Jacen Solo (Star Wars Legends) was considered one of the best duelists in the Jedi Praxeum shortly after constructing his Lightsaber at a young age.
Even at a young age, Jaina Solo (Star Wars Legends) was considerably skilled with a lightsaber having had a natural talent like her grandfather Anakin and uncle Luke Skywalker.
Even at young age, Anakin Solo (Star Wars Legends) was a capable duelist to fight with two blades in the Jar'Kai style.
Live TV[]
Movies[]
Video Games[]
Web Comics[]
Despite initially not using any abilities, John Doe (unOrdinary) is a prodigy in hand-to-hand combat having outclassed many of his peers who are over reliant on their abilities and powers...