The ability to to quickly draw out one's weapon and attack the opponent accurately.
Also Called
- Battōjutsu (Drawing out the sword)
- Fast draw (Drawing out the gun)
- Iaijutsu (Drawing the Japanese sword)
Capabilities
The user is skilled at Quick draw, the ability to quickly draw out one's weapon and attack the opponent accurately.
Associations
Applications
- Delayed Effect: via Iaijustu
- Precise/Speed Strike
Limitations
- The user might need a weapon (like a sword or a gun) to perform it.
Known Users
See Also: Quick Draw. and Iaijutsu Practitioner
- Azumi (Azumi)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Serpico (Berserk)
- Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach)
- Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach)
- Bat Lash (DC Comics)
- Jonah Rex (DC Comics)
- Vergil (Devil May Cry series)
- King Bradley/Wrath (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Lucky Luke (Lucky Luke)
- Daisuke Jigen (Lupin the Third)
- Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin the Third)
- Quick Draw McGraw (Quick Draw McGraw)
- Agatsuma Zenitsu (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
- Fu Tei (Kingdom)
- Shin (Kingdom)
- Doromizu Jirocho (Gintama)
- Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Seijuro Hiko XIII (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Mifune (Naruto)
- Various Samurai (No Need For Bushido)
- Tadashi Koto
- Genchu Daisuke-Wataro
- Ryoku
- Yorikiro Wataro
- Brook (One Piece)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Shiliew (One Piece)
- Iaian (One-Punch Man)
- Kagura Mikazuchi (Fairy Tail)
- Match (Toriko)
- Aldebaran (Saint Seiya)
- Princess Mira (Samurai Jack)
- Various Characters (Usagi Yojimbo)
- Miyamato Usagi
- Yongbi (Yongbi the Invincible)
- Gill Bastar (WANTED!)
Gallery
Despite it weighing over 400 pounds, Guts (Berserk) can easily draw his Dragon Slayer in the blink of an eye.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach)
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Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach)
As part of his Dark Slayer fighting style, Vergil (Devil May Cry series) is immensely skilled in the art of Iaijutsu, able to draw his Yamato and kill demons in the blink of an eye before placing his sword back in its sheath.
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin III)
Jonah Hex (DC Comics) has defeated Batman in a quickdraw.
King Bradley/Wraith (Fullmetal Alchemist).
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Agatsuma Zenitsu (Kimetsu no Yaiba) using the Breath of Thunder - First Style: Thunderclap and Flash with superb finesse.
A dangerously fearsome swordswoman, Kyou Kai (Kingdom) can...
...exhibit total control over her strength...
...as she skillfully draws her sword to cut Shin's clothing without harming him in the blink of an eye.
By concentrating, Shin (Kingdom) was able to...
...replicate General Ou Ki's finisher draw Slash.
Lucky Luke's (Lucky Luke) signature move is outdrawing his own shadow!
Mifune (Naruto).
As a supreme master of Gentle Blade, Brook's (One Piece) Hanauta Sancho: Yahazu Giri/Three-Verse Humming: Arrow-Notch Slash is such a fast pace technique that it appears that it did not attack its target at all.
...and his Kasuriuta: Fubuki Giri/Pastoral Song: Blizzard Slash, which can induce a deadly cold from the underworld itself.
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Roronoa Zoro's (One Piece) using his Ittoryu Iai: Shishi Sonson/Lion Song to cut through Daz Bones/Mr.1's steel body...
...and Hody Jones's body as his technique has grown stronger since 2 years of training.
Shiliew (One Piece) celebrating his release from prison.
Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5) is highly skilled in Iaijutsu, quick drawing his katana in an instant to cut enemies in one swift stroke
Princess Mira (Samurai Jack) is shown practicing her quick draw. She repeatedly slashes the drops of water falling from an icicle, to the other bounty hunters' amazement.
Match's (Toriko) swordsmanship emphasizes drawing, striking the enemy, and re-sheathing his sword as a single coherent motion.
Gill Bastar (WANTED!) shows off his quick draw on a wannabe bounty hunter.
Yongbi (Yongbi the Invincible)