Impale

Impale
Gin Ichimaru (Bleach) piercing Hollows with his Shikai, Shinso.
Power/Ability to:	Pierce through nearly anything or anyone.

"Concentrate it all on this one point and pierce through it!!!"

― Ri Shin (Kingdom)

"Never heard of you. And nor will I need to remember your name. For I, Ou Hon of the Gyoku Hou Unit shall pierce a hole upon your brow with a single blow."

― Ou Hon to Ba Nan Ji (Kingdom)

"Calm down before you find yourself impaled on a clenched fist...Again."

― Thragg to Atomic Eve (Invincible/Image Comics)

The power to pierce through nearly anything. Related to Cutting.

Also Called

• Enhanced Impalement/Penetration/Piercing/Skewering/Stabbing/Thrusting
• Impalement
• Penetrate/Penetration
• Pierce/Piercing
• Skewer/Skewering
• Stab/Stabbing
• Thrust/Thrusting

Capabilities

Users are able to easily anything almost anything, any sort of substance or form of defense simply by making physical contact with the objects, with either a weapon or an extremely focused point of an object, body part or power. Individuals who have exceptionally strong proficiency with weapons are able to naturally use this power with deadly finesse.

Applications

• Defense Bypassing
• Enhanced Strike/Supernatural Strike
• Heart Rip
• One Hit Kill
• Megaton Punch
  • Megaton Poke

Variations

• Absolute Piercing
• Bone Impale
• Draconic Impale
• Draining Impale
• Elemental Impale
• Piercing Beam Emission
• Piercing Charge
• Spatial Piercing
• Electricity Imaple
• Esoteric Impale
  • Anti-Magic Imaple
  • Cursed Imaple
  • Magic Impale
  • Psychic Imaple
  • Spiritual Impale
  • Chi Impale
• Light Impale
• Fire Impale

Associations

• Blade Retraction
• Destruction
• Energy Beam Emission
• Power Concentration
• Precise Strike
• Projectile Enhancement
• Razor Hand/Foot
• Weapon Creation
• Weapon Proficiency
  • Enhanced Archery
  • Drill Proficiency
  • Spear Proficiency
  • Polearm Proficiency
  • Enhanced Swordsmanship
  • Knife Proficiency

Limitations

• The user still needs to be able to hit the target.
• May not be able to piece the users of Invulnerability and Nigh-Absolute Invulnerability
• Powers like Absolute Invulnerability and Flawless Indestructibility cannot be pieced.
• Cannot pierce users of Omnilock.

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Various Characters (Baki the Grappler)
  • Yuujiro Hanma
• Train Heartnet (Black Cat)
• Gin Ichimaru (Bleach)
• Suì-Fēng (Bleach)
• Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach)
• Arrancars (Bleach)
  • Ulquiorra Cifer
  • Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
  • Wonderwiss Margela
• Lille Barro (Bleach)
• Papillon (Buso Renkin)
• King Piccolo Daimao (Dragon Ball)
• Piccolo (Dragon Ball)
• Tambourine (Dragon Ball)
• Son Goku (Dragon Ball series)
• Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)
• Krillin (Dragon Ball Z)
• Son Gohan (Dragon Ball Z)
• Future Trucks (Dragon Ball Z)
• Omega Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
• Goku Black (Dragon Ball Super)
• Moro (Dragon Ball Super)
• Wielders of Saika (Durarara!)
  • Anri Sonohara
  • Kasane Kujiragi
• Doryu (Rave Master)
• Tooru Mutsuki (Tokyo Ghoul:re)
• Vlad III (Fate Series)
• Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• August (Fairy Tail)
• Brain (Fairy Tail)
• Dimaria Yesta (Fairy Tail)
• Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
• Wendy Marvell (Fairy Tail)
• Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
• Aldoron (Fairy Tail: The 100 Years Quest)
• Homura Kōgetsu (Edens Zero); Soul Blade
• Practitioners of Hokuto Shin Ken (Fist of the North Star)
• Practitioners of Nanto Sei Ken (Fist of the North Star)
• Lust (Full Metal Alchemist)
• Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
• Members of the Yato tribe (Gintama)
  • Housen
  • Kankou/Umibouzu
  • Kamui
• Ihwa/Hero Killer (Hero Killer)
• Engen/Smiling Man (Hero Killer)
• Alucard (Hellsing)
• Naraku (InuYasha)
• Anubis (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
• DIO Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
• Wamuu (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
• Esidisi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
• Kars (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
• Jean Pierre Polnareff (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders); via Silver Chariot
• Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure); via Star Platinum
• Josuke Higashikata (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable); via Crazy Diamond
• Akria Otoshi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable); via Red Hot Chili Pepper
• Yoshikage Kira (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable); via Killer Queen
• Diavolo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo); via King Crimson
• Hato Higashikata (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
• Toji Fushiguro (Jujutsu Kaisen)
• Ri Shin (Kingdom)
• Practitioners of Qiang/Spear (Kingdom)
  • Ou Hon
  • Earl Shi
  • Gaku'Ei
  • Jo Shin
  • Jo Rin
• Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
• High Level Archers (Kingdom)
  • Haku Rei
  • Sou Jin
  • Sou Tan
• Various Characters (Medaka Box)
• Mio (Moon-Led Journey Across Another World)
• Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)
• Kimimaro (Naruto)
• Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
• Gaara (Naruto)
• Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)
• Third Raikage (Naruto)
• Gengetsu Hōzuki/Second Mizukage (Naruto)
• Black Zetsu (Naruto)
• Mitsuki (Naruto/Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
• Deepa (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
• Sachiel (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
• Users of Shigan (One Piece)
  • CP9 members
  • High Ranked Navy Officers
• Dracule "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk (One Piece)
• Borsalino/Kizaru (One Piece)
• Gekko Moriah (One Piece)
• Sakazuki/Akainu (One Piece)
• Ikaros Much (One Piece)
• Donquixote Doflamingo (One Piece)
• Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece)
• Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece)
• Saitama (One-Punch Man)
• Shinichi Izumi (Parasyte)
• Akua Shuzen (Rosario + Vampire: Season II)
• Dreyfus (Seven Deadly Sins); via Piercing Stab
• Escanor (Seven Deadly Sins)
• Yor Forger/Thorn Princess (Spy x Family)
• Ryu Han-Bin (Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World)
• Misaka Mikoto (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
• Ushio Aotsuki (Ushio and Tora)

Cartoons

• Diana/Wonder Woman (Justice League WAR)

Comics

• Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
• Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo)
• Power Ring Users (DC Comics)
• The Batman Who Laughs (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Midnighter (DC Comics/Wildstorm)
• Viltrumites (Invincible/Image Comics)
  • Nolan/Omni-Man
  • Conquest
  • Thragg
• Gideon Graves (Scott Pilgrim)
• Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Deathbird (Marvel Comics)
• Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
• Old Man Logan (Marvel Comics)
• James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Akihiro Daken (Marvel Comics)
• Laura Kinney/Wolverine II (Marvel Comics)
• Omega Red (Marvel Comics)
• Kenuichio Harada/Silver Samurai (Marvel Comics)
• Kyle Gibney/Wild Child (Marvel Comics)
• Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman (Injustice Comics)

Literature

• Vogan (The Young Guardians)
• Raziel (Shadowhunter Chronicles)

Live Television

• Replicator Carter (Stargate SG-1)
• Angels (Supernatural)
• Lucifer (Supernatural)
• Vampires/Originals/Hybrids (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
• Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
• Michael Myers (Halloween)
• Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)

Video Games

• Augus (Asura's Wrath)
• Amber (Brawl Stars)
• Tara (Brawl Stars)
• Guardians (Destiny); via Stab
• Fenris (Dragon Age)
• Lancer (Fate/Stay Night)
• Albert Wesker (Resident Evil series)
• Mamuts (Serious Sam); Cut
• Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• PainWheel (SkullGirls)
• Sagittarius (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Hydras (Hλlf-Life 2); Cut
• Striders (Hλlf-Life 2 series)
• Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
• Lu/Ciel (Elsword)

Web Animation/Comic/Series/Original

• Various Characters (The Order of the Stick)
• Slender Man (The Slender Man Mythos)
• Jeff the Killer (Creepypasta)

Known Items

• Raijin-Ken (Bastard!!)
• Dragon Slayer (Berserk)
• Shinsō/Kamishini no Yari (Bleach)
• Power Rings (DC Comics)
• Demon Sword Saika (Durarara!)
• Anubis (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
• Adamantine Blades (Marvel Comics)
• Sword of Kusanagi (Naruto)
• Sword of Totsuka (Naruto)
• Nuibari (Naruto)
• Lance of Longinus (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
• Gae Bolga (SkullGirls)
• Light Arrows (The Legend of Zelda)
• Riptide (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
• Power of Love (Scott Pilgrim)
• Angel Blades (Supernatural)
• Mark 1 Lancer Assault Rifle or Retro Lancer (Gears of War)
• Beast Spear (Ushio and Tora)

Known Techniques

• Railgun (A Certain Magical Index)
• Hadō #4: Byakurai (Bleach)
• Vacuum Ice Blade (Bleach)
• Divine Weapon Forging (Dragon Ball Super)

Gallery

Melee

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Suì-Fēng (Bleach) can stab deep wounds onto her opponents with her Suzumebachi.

Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach) pierces Ichigo's chest with his hand.

Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach) using Shirafune to temporarily repair Sode no Shirayuki with ice by gathering moisture in the air to its tip, while simultaneously stabbing Aaroniero Arruruerie.

Wonderwiss Margela (Bleach) using his sheer brute force to stab through Ukitake.

Tōshirō Hitsugaya (Bleach) uses his Vacuum Ice Blade to combine ice blade with a vacuum wave capable of piercing through the powerful Bazz-B.

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (Bleach) pierced through Askin via brute force, tearing his heart out in the process.

Papillon (Buso Renkin) using his razor-sharp nails and newly acquired superhuman strength to spear through his father, his favored method of dealing a deathblow.

Tambourine (Dragon Ball) using the Sidearm Flamer attack to fatally impale Giran with his bare hand.

Piccolo Daimao (Dragon Ball) piercing his hand through the vitals of the king's elite guard, easily killing the man.

Dodoria (Dragon Ball Z) using his sheer brute strength to stab through a Namekian warrior.

Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)

Freiza (Dragon Ball Z) using a Ruthless Blow to fatally piercing his hand through a cowering soldier.

Android 17 (Dragon Ball Z) piercing through Dr. Gero's body with his bare hand.

Son Goku (Dragon Ball Z: Broly the Legendary Super Saiyan) punches through Broly's immensely powerful body thanks to the power he received from his comrades.

Son Gohan (Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound) punches right through Bojack's stomach, dealing a critical blow.

Future Trunks (Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound) punches right through Koju's stomach.

Son Goku (Dragon Ball GT) using Dragon Fist Explosion to pierce through Super 17 via tremendous force.

Omega Shenron (Dragon Ball GT) impales Vegeta through his left shoulder with his spikes.

Ginchiyo Yagyu (Doron Dororon)

Naraku (InuYasha) uses his tentacles to fatally impale Kagura.

Shinichi Izumi (Parasyte) using his brute strength to pierce through a Parasite's chest.

Doryu (Rave Master) stabbing Haru Glory's stomach.

Ihwa/Hero Killer (Hero Killer) killing Grayman.

Hou Ken (Kingdom) stabbing General Ou Ki through the chest.

An exceptionally skilled practitioner in the art of Qiang/Spear, Ou Hon's (Kingdom) style focuses on efficient pinpoint thrusts to vital areas...

...allowing him to defeat and kill powerful opponents Gyou'Un...

Ri Shin (Kingdom) defeating and killing Rin Ko with a sword thrust at the end of their duel.

Kyou Kai (Kingdom) defeating and killing Ryuu Tou with a sword thrust.

Bunen (Kingdom)

Jean Pierre Polneraff's Stand, Silver Chariot (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders) stabs Devo the Cursed with a barrage of thrust.

DIO Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders) killing Noriaki Kakyoin with his Stand, The World.

Diavolo's Stand, King Crimson (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo) brutally punching through Bruno's chest.

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) easily stabbing Naruto Uzumaki through his shoulder with his Chidori.

Kimimaro's (Naruto) Dance of the Clematis: Flower is compressed to increase its piercing power drastically.

Gaara's (Naruto) Spear of Shukaku is formed of the sharpest minerals compressed together, and supposedly can pierce through all defenses.

Itachi Uchiha's (Naruto) Sword of Totsuka can pierce through anything easily, it being a variant of the legendary Sword of Kusanagi.

The Third Raikage's (Naruto) Hell Stab could pierce through anything, even his unbreakable body.

Nuibari (Naruto) is a long-sword needle with a wire that can pierce through anything.

Black Zetsu (Naruto) is strong enough to stab through Six Path Madara for it to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Sachiel (Neon Genesis Evangelion) uses its energy lance to pierce through Eva 01's skull.

Toji Fushiguro (Jujutsu Kaisen) stabbing Gojo through his neck and throat with the Inverted Spear of Heaven.

Dracule "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk (One Piece) stabbing Roronoa Zoro's chest and heart with his Kogatana Hitotsuki/Small Knife Single Thrust.

Rob Lucci (One Piece) using Shigan/Finger Pistol to pierce through Paulie's chest with ease.

Sakazuki/Akainu (One Piece) punching a hole into Ace's stomach and chest while trying to kill Luffy.

Ikaros Much (One Piece) using Mortar Vatican Spear, that can pierce through even an underwater mountain.

Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece) using his Gamma Knife to directly rupture his opponent's internal organs.

Jushi Mataza Tsumuji (Tenjou Tenge) using Tsumuji Spear Technique: Extreme Transmission, The First Thrust with his Dragon Claw to pierce fast and hard.

Erza Scarlet's (Fairy Tail) Lance armor can pierce right through a very large and strong fortress with great force.

Wendy Marvell (Fairy Tail) using Sky Dragon's Crushing Fangs to kill Historia Ezel.

Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail) stabbing through Natsu, killing him in the process.

Akua Shuzen's (Rosario + Vampire Season II) Dimension Sword can pierce through anything and can only be blocked by dimensional affecting techniques.

Toriko (Toriko) using Flying Fork.

Tommyrod (Toriko) impaling Sunny through the stomach.

Hato Higashikata (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) using Walking Heart's power.

Comics

Hal Jorden (DC Comics)

Thaal Sinestro (DC Comics)

The Batman Who Laughs (DC Comics) impaling an alternate version of Bruce Wayne with a headbutt from his spiked visor.

Omega Red's (Marvel Comics) tendril kills a SHIELD grunt.

James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics) stabbing Sabretooth through his skull in an attempt to kill his archrival...

...and murders Northstar while under the influence of HYDRA.

Old Man Logan vs. Pappy Banner (Marvel Comics)

Kenuichio Harada/Silver Samurai (Marvel Comics)

Deathbird (Marvel Comics)

Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)

A brilliant martial artist turned mercenary and assassin, Razorfist (Marvel Comics) was extremely proficient with his retractable steel hand blades.

Lester/Bullseye (Marvel Comics) stabs and kills Elektra with her own sai.

"Elektra" (Marvel Comics) murders Maya Lopez/Ronin...

...and Echo later returns the favor.

Lady Deathstrike (Marvel Comics)

A disguised Akihiro Daken (Marvel Comics) stabbing "Dum Dum Dugan"...

...and retracting his hidden third claws into his father, Wolverine's arm.

Wonder Woman (Justice League WAR) stabbing out Darkseid's right eye.

Gideon Graves (Scott Pilgrim) stabs and kills Scott Pilgrim with his own Power of Love...

...and Ramona Flowers. Seriously...

...,WHAT A DICK.

Mark 1 Lancer Assault Rifle or Retro Lancer (Gears of War)

Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) delivers a killing blow to The Shredder.

Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed) performing Shiak on a Felucian Warrior.

Literally stabbing him in the back, Darth Vader (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed) performs Shiak as he betrays his apprentice, Starkiller.

Thragg (Invincible/Image Comics) impales Nolan/Omni-Man through his stomach.

Clark Kent/Superman (Injustice Comics) murders The Joker, sparking an unforgettable conflict that will divide the entire superhero community.

Live Television

Lucifer (Supernatural)

Video Games

Albert Wesker (Resident Evil series) uses raw strength to fatally impale Oswell Spencer with his fingers.

Unlike the rest of their heads, the Hydra’s (Hλlf-Life 2) main head has a sharp spike to impale their target and drag them into the abyss where they sprout from.

Raziel (Legacy of Kain) fatally impales his opponent through his chest with his claws.

Because of how sharp their horns are, the Mamuts (Serious Sam) can effortlessly stab most enemies depending on how tough they are.

Metal Sonic's (Sonic the Hedgehog) V. Maximum Overdrive Attack can reportedly penetrate any substance.

Web Animation/Comic/Series/Original

O-Chul (The Order of the Stick) destroys Redcloak's Eye with Smite Evil.

Tarquin (The Order of the Stick)

Projectiles

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Misaka Mikoto (Toaru Majutsu no Index) firing her Railgun, which can pierce through a gigantic AIM beast's body and shatter its core.

Train Heartnet (Black Cat) firing his Railgun, which can pierce through even the toughest armor.

Byakuya Kuchiki (Bleach) casting his variant of Hadō #4: Byakurai, piercing clean through Ichigo Kurosaki's chest and shattering his bones.

Kisuke Urahara (Bleach) using Jūgeki Byakurai to fire a modified beam of lightning capable of piercing Sōsuke Aizen.

Driscoll Berci (Bleach) firing his gigantic Heilig Pfeil which easily pierced through a captain-level Shinigami.

Bazz-B's (Bleach) Burner Finger 1 can pierce through Hitsugaya's ice-vacuum wall and his body.

Lille Barro's (Bleach) The X-Axis does not use bullets, but reishi that simply pierces everything between the muzzle of his rifle and the target, with no barriers in between capable of blocking it.

Cross Marian's (D.Gray-Man) Arrow of Original Sin can pierce through the Dark Matter egg and a Noah with ease.

Piccolo's (Dragon Ball Z) Makankosappo technique is a laser that can pierce through two Saiyans and a mountain thanks to the added drilling effect.

Krillin (Dragon Ball Z) blasting through Vegeta's chest with a Ki energy wave.

Frieza's (Dragon Ball Z) Death Beam technique is a deadly ki-laser that can pierce through almost anything.

Future Trunks (Dragon Ball Z) using his God Breaker to kill King Cold.

Goku Black (Dragon Ball Super) using Divine Weapon Forging to generate multiple energy javelins to impale Goku and explosion.

Dimaria Yesta (Fairy Tail) is able to produce a laser that can pierce anything and instantaneously kill anyone.

August (Fairy Tail) fires a magic beam that pierces both Mirajane's heart and a boulder behind her.

Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail) easily blasts a hole into Laracde's body wounding him badly.

Haku Rei (Kingdom)

Koku’Ou (Kingdom)

Sou Jin (Kingdom)

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) stabbing through both Karin and Danzō Shimura with his Chidori Sharp Spear...

...his Susanoo wielding a gigantic chakra crossbow that fires arrows of unstoppable piercing power and near unavoidable speed...

...and later uses Inferno Style/Blaze Release: Honoikazuchi to stab Naruto and his Shadow Clones during their fight.

Danzō Shimura (Naruto) using Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere to fire powerful vacuum bullets capable of piercing flesh and bones.

Gengetsu Hōzuki, the Second Mizukage (Naruto) using his clan's Water Gun Technique to fire a compressed water bullet that can pierce through a sand clone.

The Spear of Longinus (Neon Genesis Evangelion) can pierce all A.T. Fields, and thus nothing can block it.

The Art of the Piercing Void (Ninja Gaiden) pierces all matter and defenses.

Admiral Kizaru (One Piece) firing a light-based laser beam from his fingertips as he pierces Basil Hawkins' stomach with deadly precision.

With his power over the Kage Kage no Mi, Gekko Moriah (One Piece) can use his Tsuno-Tokage technique to stretch his shadow into a large shadow spear tipped in the shape of a horned lizard.

Donquixote Doflamingo's Tamaito (One Piece)

Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece) using Injection Shot to pierce Doflamingo from a distance, bypassing his physical defenses.

Dreyfus' (Seven Deadly Sins) Piercing Stab.

Comics

Superman (Injustice Comics) fatally wounds Black Canary with his Heat Vision.

Video Games

Pit's (Kid Icarus) Arrow of Light can pierce through multiple targets, reaching those hiding behind others.

Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog) projects an energy spear from his hand, fatally impaling Sonic.

Zelda's (The Legend of Zelda) Light Arrow pierces through all in its path, whether it be defense or enemies.

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