Enhanced Spearmanship

Enhanced Spearmanship
Cao Cao (Highschool DxD) is a master warrior who wields the Holy Spear of the Setting Sun, the True Longinus. His mastery of the divine spear is immense, able to fight the most powerful supernatural beings even a Fallen Angel Lord such as Azazel.
Power/Ability to:	Possess the skill of a master spearman.

"The spear can be used to thrust, it can also become a halberd to cleave or a scythe to slash. In any case, it never fails to hit."

― Teaching of Hōzōin-ryū samurai spearmanship.

"If it's a God then I will kill it with this spear. Come, let the battle begin."

― Cao Cao on the True Longinus (Highschool DxD)

"His spear...continued to be honed and polished in hellish battlegrounds, time and time again. Hence, it was simply inevitable...For his spear to reach the utmost Pinnacle."

― The Narrator on Earl Shi of the Wei Fire Dragons (Kingdom)

The ability to be highly proficient in the way of the spear. Variation of Enhanced Polearm Proficiency.

Also Called

• Enhanced Lancemanship
• Spear Proficiency
• Sojutsu (Art of the Spear)
• Qiang (枪: Spear)

Capabilities

Users are able to demonstrate a natural aptitude for the ways of the spear, including variations such as Tridents, Lances, and Javelins or spear-shaped weapons such as fictional spears. They are able to wield a spear with incredible proficiency in speed, power, and skill, allowing them to perform feats such as stopping and deflecting bullets, decimating large objects or areas, cutting through a solid material such as steel, and even hold back their strength to deal damage to their foes without killing them.

The user is able to operate with little or no effort, deliver skillful strikes to weak points with great precision and cut only and exactly what they want. This ability also allows them to become naturally skilled with multiple spears regardless of shape or size to suit their needs in combat. Their remarkably fast weapon control may allow them to bypass obstacles in order to cut their intended target.

Applications

• Counter an enemy's attacks and use their own strength against them.
• Cutting with a spear.
• Cutting Wave
• Deflection
• Defense Break
• Dual Wielding and/or Multi-Weapon Wielding
• Impale with a spear.
• Multi-Hit Strike with a spear.
• Pressure Strike
• Slash Effect/Projection
• Severing with a spear.

Associations

• Adoptive Muscle Memory
• Demonic Weaponry
• Divine Weaponry
• Empathic Weaponry
• Enhanced Combat
• Enhanced Polearm Proficiency
• Enhanced Staff Proficiency
• Intuitive Aptitude
• Magic Weaponry
• Sentient Weaponry
• Soul-Bound Weaponry
• Weapon Creation
• Weapon Manipulation
• Weapon Physiology
• Weapon Proficiency Touch

• If the user possesses energy capabilities, they may be able to perform:
  • Energy Blast via swings
  • Energy Infusion
  • Ergokinetic Blade Construction
  • Spear-shaped Energy Beam Emission
  • Spatial Slicing
  • Temporal Slicing

Limitations

• Striking through solid objects (Bricks, Metals, Lava, etc.) would destroy most conventional weaponry (non-enchanted steel weapons, etc.)
• A user may be heavily reliant on spear-based combat and can be vulnerable if their spears are destroyed or taken away.
• May be limited to close range combat, which can have difficulty against opponents that can fight at a distance.

Known Users

• Tatsumi (Akame Ga Kill)
• Kaien Shiba (Bleach)
• Lisa Yadōmaru (Bleach)
• Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach)
• Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach)
• Kazuki Mutō (Buso Renkin)
• Genji Ikusabe (Buso Renkin)
• Liza (Death March to The Parallel World Rhapsody)
• Craniamon (Digimon)
• Examon (Digimon)
• Neptunemon (Digimon)
• Ophanimon (Digimon)
• Dan Straight (Fairy Tail)
• Erza Knightwalker (Fairy Tail)
• Pisces's son (Fairy Tail)
• Cao Cao (Highschool DxD)
• Azazel (Highschool DxD)
• Kouki Samejima (Highschool DxD)
• Odin (Masou Gakuen HxH)
• Enel (One Piece)
• Neptune (One Piece)
• Ikaros Much (One Piece)
• Vinsmoke Judge (One Piece)
• Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece)
• Stinger (One-Punch Man)
• Ou Hon (Kingdom)
• Earl Shi (Kingdom)
• Shou Sa (Kingdom)
• Odin (Norse Mythology)
• Rei Miyamoto (Highschool of the Dead)
• William Adams (Nioh)
• Inuchiyo Maeda (The Ambition of Oda Nobuna)
• Yongbi (Yongbi the Invincible)
• Jei (Usagi Yojimbo)

Gallery

Tatsumi (Akame Ga Kill) wields Incursio Auxillary Spear Neutonte with extraordinary power and skill, enough to match Esdeath's swordsmanship....

...after further evolution alongside Neutonte, Tatsumi became powerful enough to destroy the Shikoutaizer in one strike.

A dance-like spear technique, Kaien Shiba (Bleach) used his Nejibana to crush his opponents with spear thrusts and rising waves.

Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach) wielding her Lanzador Verde.

Lisa Yadōmaru's (Bleach) wielding her Zanpakutō, Haguro Tonbo.

Erza Knightwalker (Fairy Tail) has immense mastery in wielding her magic spear.

Azazel (Highschool DxD) has great skills in using spears such as the DownFall Dragon Spear.

William Adams (Nioh) is an exceptional master of Sojutsu.

Having trained with the weapon since he was a child, Ou Hon (Kingdom) is an exceptionally skilled practitioner in the art of Qiang/Spear...

...killing multiple opponents with his precise hits...

...delivering high speed and almost blinding spear thrusts with ease.

Widely considered the best in China, Earl Shi of the Wei Fire Dragon's (Kingdom)...

...fighting style and technique focused on completely overwhelming his opponents with sheer Power .

Odin (Norse Mythology) is a warrior god who wields the mighty spear Gungnir.

Extremely proficient, Vinsmoke Judge (One Piece) is a powerful wielder of his battle spear, having beheaded five grown men with one swing.

Since childhood, Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece) has been a powerful and extremely skilled spearman...

...using his oversize trident, Mole/Mogura in tandem with his Devil Fruit powers.

An Expert Spearman, Stinger (One-Punch Man) is very adept with a spear, killing multiple disaster Tiger level of Seafolk with his Quadruple Thrust.

A skilled wielder of Sōjutsu/Art of the Spear, Jei, The Demon Spearman (Usagi Yojimbo) is a vicious killer.

Odin (Masou Gakuen HxH) wounding Aine with her spear.

Ushio Aotsuki (Ushio and Tora)

Diarmuid Ua Duibhne/Lancer (Fate/stay night)