Blade Elongation

Blade Elongation
Gin Ichimaru's (Bleach) Zanpakutō, Shinsō, extending one hundred times its original length.
Power/Ability to:	Extend the cutting length of blades

The power to extend the cutting length of bladed weapons.

Also Called

• Blade Extension

Capabilities

The user is able to extend the length of bladed weapons (swords, knives, etc.) to varying degrees. In some cases, this creates a sort-of invisible sword, while in other cases, the blade itself stretches. Depending on the blade's construction, it may also be able to stretch and bend at differing angles.

Associations

• Blade Retraction
• Enhanced Swordsmanship
• Impale
• Infusion
• Metal Manipulation
• Size Manipulation
• Sword Beam Emission
• Weapon Manipulation
• Whip Sword Proficiency

Known Users

Manga/Anime

• Mikoto Misaka (A Certain Magical Index/A Certain Scientific Railgun)
• Creed Diskenth (Black Cat)
• Renji Abarai (Bleach)
• Gin Ichimaru (Bleach)
• Bandit Boss (Claymore)
• Unnamed Syndicate soldier (Darker than Black)
• Susannoomon (Digimon Frontier)
• Vegito (Dragon Ball)
• Hiroshi (Fairy Tail)
• Lust (FullMetal Alchemist)
• Jakotsu (InuYasha)
• Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
• Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)
• Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
• Orochimaru (Naruto)
• Kisame Hoshigaki (Naruto)
• Ohm (One Piece)
• Spandam (One Piece)
• Maka Albarn (Soul Eater)
• Ideon (Space Runway Ideon)
• Kazuma Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Video Games

• Augus (Asura's Wrath)
• Crimson Azoth/Paracelsus (Atelier Iris: Azoth of Destiny)

Western TV Series

• Lion-O (Thundercats)

Known Blades

• Wailing Dark (Asura's Wrath)
• Imagine Blade (Black Cat)
• Zabimaru/Hihiō Zabimaru (Bleach)
• Shinsō/Kamishini no Yari (Bleach)
• Falcon Sword (Claymore)
• Ultimate Spear (FullMetal Alchemist)
• Jakotsutō (InuYasha)
• Keyblades (Kingdom Hearts)
• Sword of Kusanagi (Naruto)
• Chidori Sharp Spear (Naruto)
• Sword of Totsuka (Naruto)
• Samehada (Naruto)
• Funkfreed (One Piece)
• Sword of Omens (Thundercats)
• Spirit Sword (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Gallery

Mikoto Misaka (A Certain Magical Index/A Certain Scientific Railgun) lengthening her Iron Sand Sword at a whip-like fashion, attacking at long distance and angles.

Augus (Asura's Wrath) can extend the length of his blade to impossible distances which increases both its striking distance and lethal force.

Creed Diskenth's (Black Cat) Imagine Blade extending up to 80 meters, and at unsuspecting angles.

Renji Abarai's (Bleach) Zabimaru, being a whip-blade, can elongate to great levels.

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Gin Ichimaru (Bleach) using his Bankai, Kamishini no Yari, to extend his sword much faster than Shinsō.

A bandit boss (Claymore) wielding his Falcon Sword, a sword that can be elongated due to its chain-mechanism.

A Syndicate Soldier (Darker than Black) using this ability.

Hibana Daida (Deadman Wonderland) wielding her very heavy chain-sword, which can elongate itself due to its whip-chain mechanism.

Vegito (Dragon Ball) using his Spirit Sword to extend a blade of ki that can pierce anything at a long distance.

Lust (Fullmental Alchemist) extending (with no known limit) her fingers into thin, sharp blades capable of cut through anything, hence her title, "Ultimate Spear".

Jakotsu (InuYasha) wielding the Jakotsutō, a sword with multiple blades linked together for great lengths of slashing.

Aqua (Kingdom Hearts) infuses her Keyblade with magic and extends it with the Bladecharge technique. (Click to Animate)

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) extending the Chidori Sharp Spear to pierce at a long distance.

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Itachi Uchiha's (Naruto) Susanoo can extend the Sword of Totsuka to great lengths, piercing at a great distance.

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) can create a blade with the orb his Susanoo wields, extending it to pierce at a distance.

Kisame Hoshigaki (Naruto) utilizing Samehada's extending handle, allowing it to reach long distances.

Ohm (One Piece) turning his Eisen Dial equipped sword into a bladed whip, which extends to tremendous lengths at zigzag movements.

Spandam (One Piece) using his Elephant Sword, Funkfreed, to extend at tremendous lengths and bending like a whip.