Balanced Specialization

Balanced Specialization
Mario (Super Mario) is well-known as a perfectly balanced hero; he balances strength, speed, agility, endurance, intelligence, skill and adaptability while being skilled in numerous activities like sports, medical work, vehicle operation, mechanics, and toymaking, thus making him useful in any situation.
Power/Ability to:	Possess a perfectly balanced skill-set.

"I'm not any one thing— I'm somewhat of a lot of things!"

― Somewhat (RWBY)

"You've got brains like Eggman, speed like me, and can fly with your butt."

― Sonic the Hedgehog to Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog)

"I'm gonna do what I do best".
"And what's that?"
"Oh, I never really know. Yeah, that's why I'm so good at it."

― Cahir and Jaskier (The Witcher 2019)

The power to possess a perfectly balanced skill-set, either innately or through training. Variation of Complete Mastery. Power source of Jack-of-All-Stats. Opposite to Extreme Specialization.

Also Called

• Balanced Stats

Capabilities

The user, either innately or through training, possesses a perfectly balanced and versatile skill set. Their abilities, attributes, skills, and powers are all well rounded and in good proportions, not too strong, not too weak, but just right. All abilities, skills, powers and attributes are quite equal, and usually, not one is stronger than the other.

Applications

• Balanced Arts
• Craft Improvisation
• Encyclopedic Knowledge
• Hypercompetence
• Hyper Experience
• Hyper Profession
• Intuitive Aptitude
• Optimal Finesse
• Power-Skill Mixture
  • Raw Power
  • Sheer Skill
• Swiss Army Power
• Superpower Arsenal
• Unexchanged Condition

Associations

• Balanced Mode
• Complete Mastery
• Jack-of-All-Stats

Known Users

See also: Jack-of-All-Stats, Jack-of-All-Trades, and The Red Mage

• Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan)
• Female Titan (Attack on Titan)
• Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
• Gin Ichimaru (Bleach)
• Byakuya Kuchiki (Bleach)
• Toushirou Hitsugaya (Bleach)
• Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach)
• Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach)
• Anya Jenkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Clow Reed (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Master Roshi (Dragon Ball)
• Team Universe 7 (Dragon Ball)
• Heroes (Dragon Quest)
• Poo (EarthBound)
• Ninten (EarthBound Beginnings)
• Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
• Chosen One (Fallout); optional
• Courier (Fallout); optional
• Lone Wanderer (Fallout); optional
• Sole Survivor (Fallout); optional
• Vault Dweller (Fallout); optional
• Red Mages/Red Wizards (Final Fantasy series)
• Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII series)
• Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII)
• Lords (Fire Emblem)
• Cordelia (Fire Emblem Awakening)
• Isaac (Golden Sun)
• John-117/Master Chief (Halo)
• Hayate Ayasaki (Hayate no Gotoku!)
• Queens (High School DxD)
• Ajna (Indivisible)
• Sango (InuYasha)
• Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
• Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
• Xion (Kingdom Hearts)
• Kise Ryota (Kuroko's Basketball)
• Link (The Legend of Zelda)
• Player (Madness: Project Nexus); as the Noob, optional
• Fate Testarossa (Magical Girl Lyrical Lyrical Nanoha)
• James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Sentinels (Mass Effect)
• Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)
• Akihiko Sanada (Persona 3)
• Yosuke Hanamura (Persona 4)
• Yukiko Amagi (Persona 4)
• Makoto Niijima (Persona 5)
• Arle (Puyo Puyo)
• Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption)
• Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Fox McCloud (Star Fox)
• Form VI/Niman practitioners (Star Wars)
• Ryu (Street Fighter)
• Mario (Super Mario)
• Various Red Rangers (Super Sentai/Power Rangers)
• Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Bikaku users (Tokyo Ghoul)
• Reimu Hakurei (Touhou Project)
• Manatsu Natsuumi/Cure Summer (Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure)
• John Doe (UnOrdinary)
• Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Gallery

Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan) placed 5th in the top 10 of his squad.

By design, the Female Titan (Attack on Titan) is a highly versatile fighter that can quickly adapt to different conditions.

Gin Ichimaru (Bleach) is an all-rounder; he isn't the best in any one field, but he has no weaknesses, making him a very proficient fighter.

Anya Jenkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is one of the more balanced members of the Scooby Gang, being equally competent at melee combat...

...and Spell Casting.

Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics) is among the most balanced superheroes in the DC Universe, being a genius, the world's greatest detective, non-super-powered melee fighter, physicist, chemist, engineer, tactician, strategist, pilot, etc.

Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)

Master Roshi (Dragon Ball) is shown to be a strong, fast, master combatant and truly versatile.

Team Universe 7 (Dragon Ball) is the most balanced team in the Tournament of Power, possessing years of experience, vast arrays of attacks, and the knowledge to keep fighting for longer periods than any other universe.

The Heroes (Dragon Quest) are the most versatile of their respective parties, having good physical stats, able to equip nearly anything, and dabbling in both damaging and healing magic.

Erza Scarlet's (Fairy Tail) Requip Magic enables her to utilize just about every kind of melee weapon and armor.

Red Mages (Final Fantasy series) are jacks of all trades, capable of learning both White and Black Magic and wielding swords and armor that White and Black Mages cannot.

Cordelia (Fire Emblem Awakening) is a balanced and versatile soldier, capable of fighting, blacksmithing, counselling, harp-playing, management, stealth, etc.

Hayate Ayasaki (Hayate no Gotoku!) is a jack-of-all-trades, being an expert in cleaning, cooking, washing gardening, fighting, etc.

As Queen of Rias Gremory's peerage, Akeno Himejima (High School DxD) possesses the combined traits of Rooks, Knights, and Bishops, making her the most balanced fighter.

The various incarnations of Link (The Legend of Zelda) are balanced and versatile fighters, able to use a variety of weapons and skills...

...with the Breath of the Wild incarnation being particularly balanced, capable of survivalism, cooking, hunting, clothing, smithing, weapons, building, potion-making, etc.

While far from the strongest or most specialized, Roxas, Sora, and Xion (Kingdom Hearts) are incredibly versatile fighters.

Sango (InuYasha) is the most versatile of Inuyasha's group, balancing strength, combat skills, intelligence, and knowledge of demons.

As the Noob, the Player (Madness: Project Nexus) has a balanced and versatile Attributes and Sub-Attributes and can use every fighting style and skill without any focus and/or weak skills.

While not the strongest or smartest hero in the Marvel Universe, Peter Parker/Spider-Man's (Marvel Comics) powers and intelligence make him an adaptive, versatile fighter who can survive bouts with beings like the Hulk.

Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics) can do anything a human can do better than a normal human can do it,...

...which combines with fighting skills and experience to enable him to take on the Hulk in hand-to-hand combat.

Kakashi Hatake (Naruto) possesses a perfect balance between strength, speed, intelligence, and jutsu, enabling him to become one of Konoha's finest Jonin and the Sixth Hokage.

Yosuke Hanamura (Persona 4) is a balanced and versatile fighter, possessing decent speed and strength with access to basic healing spells and offensive magic.

Yukiko Amagi (Persona 4) balances skill in fire and healing magic.

Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption) is the most balanced member of the van der Linde gang, being equally skilled at hand-to-hand combat, gunslinging, fishing, hunting, safecracking, explosives, writing, herding, etc.

Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog) is the balanced member of Team Sonic, being faster but weaker than Knuckles and slightly slower but stronger than Sonic.

Form VI/Niman (Star Wars) is a lightsaber style that emphasized balance and harmony by combining Forms I through V.

Ryu (Street Fighter) is known for being a well-rounded and balanced fighter.

The Red Rangers (Super Sentai/Power Rangers) are often the most balanced fighters of any particular Power Ranger/Sentai lineup.

In various incarnations, Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is the most balanced and versatile of the four Ninja Turtles.

Bikaku ghouls (Tokyo Ghoul) are good for medium-distance attacks and have decent offense, defense, and speed, possessing no notable strengths or weaknesses like other kagune.

Manatsu Natsuumi/Cure Summer (Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure) is the balanced fighter of the Tropical-Rouge Pretty Cure Team.

In his human form, Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho) is the balanced fighter of Team Urameshi.