The ability to wield fans as weapons with high prowess. A variation of Weapon Proficiency and Aerokinetic Combat.
Also Called
- Buchaechum
- Fan Proficiency
- Tessenjutsu
Capabilities
User are able to demonstrate fluid and graceful proficiency for the way of the fan. May also be capable of air-based abilities as well. If the fan is bladed the user may be capable of assassination as well.
Applications
- Deflection/Shield
- Enhanced Assassination: if fan has edge.
- Wind Generation
Associations
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Aerokinetic Combat
- Air Attacks
- Air Generation
- Air Manipulation
- Empathic Weaponry
- Enhanced Combat
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Metal Manipulation
- Razor Wind
- Sentient Weaponry
- Soul-Bound Weaponry
- Tornado Creation
- Weapon Creation
- Weapon Manipulation
- Weapon Proficiency Touch
- If users possess energy capabilities, they may be able to perform:
Known Users
See Also: Combat Hand Fan
Cartoons
- Airbenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Avatar Kyoshi (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Yumi Ishiyama (Code Lyoko)
- April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2012 TV series)
Live Action TV
- Evil Kabukiman (Citizen Toxie - The Toxic Avenger IV)
- Retsu Fukami/GekiBlue Ranger (Juken Sentai Gekiranger)
- Master Bat Li (Juken Sentai Gekiranger)
- Samurai Fan Man (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- Theo Martin/Jungle Fury Blue Ranger (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
- Master Swoop (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
- Bat Spirit Ranger (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
- Mia Watanabe/Pink Samurai Ranger (Power Rangers Samurai)
- Mako Shiraishi/Shinken Pink Ranger (Samurai Sentai Shinkenger)
- Sgt. Kabukiman, N.Y.P.D (Sgt. Kabukiman, N.Y.P.D)
Manga/Anime
- Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball)
- Miyabi (Higanjima)
- Kagura (InuYasha)
- Kinkaku (Naruto)
- Temari (Naruto)
- Tenten (Naruto)
- Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
- Obito Uchiha (Naruto)
- Komei (One Piece)
- Hagoromo Gitsune (Nurarihyon's Grandchild)
- Hakuoro (Utawarerumono)
- Sakusimon (Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters)
Video Games
- Courtesans (Assassin's Creed)
- Deande (Battleborn)
- Mai Shiranui (Fatal Fury/King of Fighters)
- Anji Mito (Guilty Gear)
- Jean (Lunar 2: Eternal Blue); before receiving martial arts gi
- Rin Rin (MadWorld/Anarchy Reigns)
- Kitana (Mortal Kombat)
- Yukiko Amagi (Persona 4)
- Star Strike (Skylanders)
- Jet the Hawk (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sir Lamorak (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Yuyuko Saigyouji (Touhou Project)
- Aya Shameimaru (Touhou Project)
- Watatsuki no Toyohime (Touhou Project)
- Yukari Yakumo (Touhou Project)
- Plantain Fan (Valkyrie Crusade)
Gallery
Yumi Ishiyama (Code Lyoko) wielding her Tessen Fan with great skills, able to throw them as bladed boomerangs and shields.
Miyabi (Higanjima) is a master with the tessen, being able to deflect swords and counterattack.
Kitana (Mortal Kombat) using her bladed Steel Fan to slash down Superman in the 2008 fighting game, "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe".
Temari (Naruto) using her Giant Folding Fan for various razor sharp wind-based techniques.
Tenten (Naruto) using the Bashōsen with great skills, fanning its elemental generation abilities at her foes.
Madara Uchiha (Naruto) using Uchiha Return to utilize his gunbai for reflective counterattacks.
Obito Uchiha (Naruto) using Madara's gunbai in an unorthodox manner: as a flail and blunt broadsword, as well as a shield.
Hagoromo Gitsune (Nurarihyon's Grandchild) using her Iron Fan of the Two Tails to fend off attacks and counterattack.
Yukiko Amagi (Persona 4)
Jet the Hawk (Sonic the Hedgehog) using his dual fans Bashōsen to release gusts of wind to disorientate his foes.
Sir Lamorak (Sonic the Hedgehog) using his dual fan-shaped blades with great proficiency, and even throw them like boomerangs.
April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2012 TV series)
Plantain Fan (Valkyrie Crusade) wielding a gunbai, which allows her to produce and manipulate wind, fire and rain.