- "Swords are made to return to their scabbards."
- ― Uesugi Kenshin (Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes)
The power to possess superhuman mastery in iaijutsu. Variation of Budō Mastery. Style of Enhanced Swordsmanship.
Also Called[]
- Iaido/Iai Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Specialism
- Iaido Katana (Shadow Fight) Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Specialism
- Iaijutsu Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Proficiency/Specialism
- Adept/Expert/Master/Professional/Skilled Iaidoka/Iaijutsu Practitioner
Capabilities[]
The user, either innately or through training, is a master of iaijutsu/iaido, a combative quick-draw sword technique. Iaijutsu consists of four main components: the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard (or saya), striking or cutting an opponent, shaking blood from the blade, and replacing the sword in the scabbard. Masters of iaijutsu are typically able to draw, cut, and sheathe their blade faster than the eye can see, making it seem like they didn't perform any cutting motions in the first place.
Applications[]
- Cutting
- Delayed Slice
- Footwork Mastery
- Quick-Draw Mastery
- Katana/Sheathed Blade Proficiency
- Strong Grip
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Requires the proper equipment.
- May require a degree of training or exposure.
- May take time to achieve such mastery.
Known Users[]
See Also: Iaijutsu Practitioner.
Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa
- Azumi (Azumi)
- Various Characters (Baki the Grappler)
- Yami Sukehiro (Black Clover)
- Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach)
- Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach)
- Rei Ōgami (Code:Breaker)
- Yajirobe (Dragon Ball Series)
- Kagura Mikazuchi (Fairy Tail)
- Suzuku (Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest)
- Jinsuke Kurogane (Gamaran)
- Sengoku Iori (Gamaran)
- Sakura Shinnojou (Gamaran)
- Gama Kurogane (Gamaran)
- Doromizu Jirocho (Gintama)
- Kosaku Kandera (Hi-Fi Cluster)
- Nobunaga Hazama (Hunter x Hunter)
- Atsuya Kasakabe (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Kasumi Miwa (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Toji Fushiguro (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Zenitsu Agatsuma (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Kokushibo (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Kiriu Touya/Iai Banchou (Kongō Banchō)
- Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin the Third)
- Shimotsuki Ryuma (Monsters)
- Mifune (Naruto)
- Boruto Uzumaki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Iaian (One-Punch Man)
- Bogard (One Piece)
- Brook (One Piece)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Shiryu (One Piece)
- Hiko Seijuro XIII (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Takamura (Sakamoto Days)
- H.T. Trismegistus (Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index/A Certain Magical Index)
- Kojunin Shizuku (Tokyo Duel)
- Match (Toriko)
- Kogetsu Users (World Trigger)
- Andy (Undead Unluck)
Cartoons/Comics
- Fire Hand (Black Sun)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics)
- Kenuichio Harada/Silver Samurai (Marvel Comics)
- Princess Mira (Samurai Jack)
- Various Characters (Usagi Yojimbo)
- Inazuma
- Miyamato Usagi
- Rai X (Valiant Comics)
Video Games
- Hellagur (Arknights)
- Taro/Shinai guy (Bat Boy)
- Jin Kisaragi (BlazBlue)
- Vergil (Devil May Cry)
- Weiss the Immaculate (Final Fantasy VII Remake)
- Scarlet (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
- Narmaya (Granblue Fantasy)
- Johnny (Guilty Gear)
- Hibiki Takane (The Last Blade)
- Samuel Rodrigues/Jetstream Sam (Metal Gear)
- Long Sword users (Monster Hunter)
- Inugami (Onmyoji (2016))
- Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5)
- Lucia (Punishing: Gray Raven); via the Crimson Abyss variant
- Sakura Shinguji (Sakura Wars)
- Ukyo Tachibana (Samurai Shodown)
- Ikaruga (Senran Kagura)
- Bolo (Shadow Fight)
- Itu (Shadow Fight)
- Okada of June's Plane (Shadow Fight)
- Shadow's Descendant (Shadow Fight)
- Miyamoto Iori (TYPE-MOON)
- Yuzuriha (Under Night In-Birth)
- Hoshimi Miyabi (Zenless Zone Zero)
Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original
- Genchu Daisuke-Wataro (No Need For Bushido)
- Ryoku (No Need For Bushido)
- Tadashi Koto (No Need For Bushido)
- Yorikiro Wataro (No Need For Bushido)
- Andrea Thomas (Ordeal)
- Adam Taurus (RWBY)
- Raven Branwen (RWBY)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa[]
Upper Moon 1, Kokushibo (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a demonic swordsman who refined his skill in swordsmanship to such high caliber...
Due to his lack of compability with conventional Kenjutsu techniques, Zenitsu Agatsuma (Kimetsu no Yaiba) focused all his training efforts in improving his Iaijutsu swordsmanship to decapitate demons faster than they can react…
…creating his own unique Iaijutsu techniques, and defeat more powerful demons relying solely on quick drawing his Nichirin Sword…
...attack with such speed and precision to where he can inflict lethal blows on his opponent without staining his sword with blood.
Boruto Uzumaki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) effortlessly cutting six Claw Grimes in a manner of Iaido with extreme speed while unsheathing his sword.
Bogard (One Piece) Slicing Koby's guns into many small pieces in one slice before sheathing his blade.
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-paced technique that it appears that it did not attack its target at all...
...enhanced by the Yomi Yomi no Mi, his Kasuriuta: Fubuki Giri/Pastoral Song: Blizzard Slash can induce a deadly cold from the underworld itself.
Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) using his Ittoryu Iai: Shishi Sonson/Lion Song to cut through Daz Bones/Mr.1's steel body...
Shiryu of the Rain (One Piece) is a proficient swordsman who can kill several enemies in a split second with a single draw of his nodachi, Raiu.
H.T. Trismegistus (Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index) is a master at using his Cane Sword, rapidly unsheathing it from its scabbard and slashing, in the manner of iaijutsu. Such as he was able to cut a fellow Transcendent, Aradia without even her noticing.
Match's (Toriko) swordsmanship emphasizes drawing, striking the enemy, and re-sheathing his sword as a single coherent motion.
Cartoons[]
Comics[]
Video Games[]
As part of his Dark Slayer Style, Vergil (Devil May Cry) is immensely skilled in the art of iaijutsu, able to draw his Yamato and kill demons with successful rapid strikes...
Samuel Rodrigues/Jetstream Sam (Metal Gear) learned iaijutsu from his father. With his father's sword and sheath with AR-15 lookalike, he can perform it by pulling the trigger to increase the momentum and slash it with one strike.
Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5) is highly skilled in iaijutsu, quick drawing his katana in an instant to cut enemies in one swift stroke.
Lucia - Crimson Abyss (Punishing: Gray Raven) is incredibly skilled with her sword Sakura, able to decimate her enemies with attacks such as her Crimson Abyss - Iaido Will,...
Sakura Shinguji (Sakura Wars) is an iaijutsu master, able to quick draw her sword to precisely cut bamboo with one stroke...
Web Animations/Comics/Series/Original[]
As one of the most skilled samurai of his generation, Genchu Daisuke-Wataro (No Need For Bushido) can easily cut an opponent down with his powerful Battōjutsu.
Andrea Thomas (Ordeal) with Muramasa grants her extreme cutting speed along with Slash Projection.