Offensive Defense

Offensive Defense
Toxapex (Pokémon) uses it’s legs lined with poisonous spines to defend itself while also poisoning and damaging those foolish enough to attack it physically, which is reflected in it’s signature move, “Baneful Bunker”
Power/Ability to:	Have defenses that can cause harm.

"Best defense is a good offense."

― (Anonymous)

"When the fight comes to you, you have to be ready to fight back."

― Miyagi-Do's motto (Cobra Kai)

"My enemies are quite vicious and the Chaos Armor extracts from them a heavy price for their bloodlust. The blows are meant for me, but it is their bodies that carry the wounds."

― Kain (Legacy of Kain)

The power to have defensive capabilities that are harmful to others. Variation of Defense Powers. Opposite to Defensive Combat.

Also Called

• Destructive/Harmful/Hazardous Armor/Defenses/Durability/Shielding

Capabilities

The user has defensive capabilities/powers capable of causing harm/damage to others while simultaneously protecting the user from hazards and attacks directed at them, allowing them to protect themselves and compromise the opponent in the process.

Applications

• Enhanced/Supernatural Durability
• Peak Human Durability/Invulnerability
• Offensive Immunity

Variations

• Damage Reflection
• Elemental Defense
  • Electrical Exoskeleton
  • Fire Armor
  • Ice Exoskeleton
• Empathic Masochism
• Explosive Shielding
• Rough Armor
• Spike Protrusion
• Toxikinetic Exoskeleton
  • Acid Armor

Associations

• Absolute Counter
• Absolute Defense
• Damage Reflection
• Defensive Combat
• Immutability
• Karate Mastery
• Pain Transferal
• Weapon Defense

Limitations

• Attackers can be immune to the user’s negative effects such as with Poison Immunity if the user has a poisoning-based defense
• User may rely on the opponent making the first move to take full advantage of their abilities.
• Defense Break/Defense Cancellation/Immunity Bypassing/Power Negation are the perfect counters.
• May not last forever.

Known Users

• Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Guyver Units (Guyver)
• Miyagi-Do Karate practitioners (Karate Kid/Cobra Kai)
• Kain (Legacy of Kain); via Chaos Armor
• Rammus (League of Legends)
• Daruk (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
• Sundowner (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)
• Don Krieg (One Piece); via the Porcupine Cape
• Zala/Miss Doublefinger (One Piece); via the Toge Toge no Mi/Spike-Spike Fruit
• Endurian (Plants vs. Zombies 2)
• Murkadamia Nut (Plants vs. Zombies 2)
• Pokémon with the abilities “Rough Skin”, “Iron Spikes” or “Poison Touch” (Pokémon)
• Pokémon that can learn “Spiky Shield” (Pokémon)
• Toxapex (Pokémon); via "Baneful Bunker"
• Gouging Fire (Pokémon); via "Burning Bulwark"
• Users of Counter Shield (Pokémon)
• Bowser (Super Mario series)
• Jiraiya (Naruto): via the Needle Jizō technique
• Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire)

Gallery

Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

The Guyver Units' (Guyver) Pressure Cannon doubles as a defensive shield and offensive blast.

Miyagi-Do Karate (Karate Kid/Cobra Kai) specifically focuses on using karate for defense.

Don Krieg (One Piece) armed with his spike-lined Porcupine Cape.

Kain (Legacy of Kain) armed with his Chaos Armor.

Counter Shield (Pokémon) is a tactic that uses a Pokémon's attack (in this case Pikachu's Thunderbolt) as a means of both offense and defense.

Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire) can use the Muei-Tou both as a defense against dimension-affecting techniques...

...and an offensive blade.

Bowser (Super Mario series) not only possesses a spiky shell but can light himself on fire as well, making it difficult for enemies to attack him directly

Videos

Wax On, Wax Off - The Karate Kid (2-8) Movie CLIP (1984) HD-2

Johnny Teaches Daniel Eagle Fang Karate -4x2-2

Bowser VS Ganon (Mario VS Zelda) - DEATH BATTLE!-2