Tactical Analysis

Tactical Analysis
Sousuke Aizen (Bleach) is a genius tactician and a highly skilled planner.
Power/Ability to:	Strategize and develop complex plans of action.

"What is essential is using your head, there is no need for meaningless head on fighting."

― Galdino/Mr.3 (One Piece)

"Imagination is the basis of tactics, those who do not learn to exploit it will be the first to die in a war."

― Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)

"In our darkest hour, he appeared out of the shadows with his matchless knowledge of tactics and guerrilla warfare! It was as if he was blessed with the guidance of the Gods of War!"

― Ligia (Shinju no Nectar)

"No scenario? I see every scenario, I see 50 scenarios, that's what it does Carl - it puts me 50 moves ahead of you."

― Eddie Morra to Carl Van Loon (Limitless)

"I know a dozen ways to defeat every single one of you. I have dossier files for every "superhero" on the Planet. I've been planning this."

― Prometheus to the Justice League (JLA #17)

"Whatever Penguin might be, he's anything but a buffoon. He plans his crimes with military precision. His thinking is brilliant - circuitous and multi-leveled."

― Bruce Wayne/Batman on Oswald Cobblepot (Batman #448)

"There's a plan in everything kid. And I love it when a plan comes together!"

― John "Hannibal" Smith to his team (The A-Team, 2010)

The ability to be an extremely skilled strategic genius and apply this skill to several objectives. Sub-power of Combat Perception.

Also Called

• Analysis Aptitude
• Enhanced Analysis
• Chessmaster
• Cunning Intellect
• Master Manipulator/Planner/Strategist/Tactician
• Military Genius
• Strategic Mastermind
• Strategy Genius
• Tactical/Strategical/Strategic Battle Manipulator/Grandmaster
• Tactical/Strategical/Strategic Ingenuity/Wit/resourcefulness

Capabilities

The user is an extremely skilled strategic genius and apply this skill to several objectives, able to create strategies and plans several steps ahead of the opponent. They can elaborate complex plans/strategies and apply them not only in battle but all activities that involve cunning intellect, e.g. strategic games. They can anticipate all of the possible obstacles/opportunities and know what the best actions to take in any situation, allowing them to adapt and prepare for future events in advance by considering a large number of scenarios/outcomes/options/paths, and plan ahead for them, to be ready for any situation that may occur and handle it effectively.

Most of the users of this ability are very analytical and can understand or anticipate the enemies' moves, and always be two steps forward in any situation.

Applications

• Adaptive Mind: to be able to adapt mentally to any situation or event.
• Battlefield Adaption: to adapt to area/environment they happen to be fighting in.
• Detail Intuition: to be aware of every detail in every plan and/or strategy.
• Enhanced/Supernatural Charisma: to be influential and admired.
• Enhanced Preparedness: to be ready for any possible and/or unforeseeable situation.
• Enhanced Calculation: to be highly skilled in a prediction of (information, variables, outcomes, decisions, choices, etc).
• Enhanced/Supernatural Wisdom: to be insightful in every single decision that one could make.
• Enhanced Response: to know the optimal actions to take in any situation, and pick the right response for any possible outcome.
• Infinite Resourcefulness: to be able to make the most out of any/all resources, to handle and/or accomplish virtually any goal.
• Game Intuition: to be completely aware of every aspect and rules of the game to win at any and all games.
• Hypercompetence: to be mentally and physically capable to accomplish every single task and handle any situation.
• Opportunity Sense: to be able to see the opportunities of winning in any situation.
• Pattern Sense: to perceive and understand the patterns of any situation and behaviors of any individual.
• Probability Computation: to be able to see the variables of any situation and predict any potential outcome of an event.
• Psychological Intuition: to possess a deeper and intuitive understanding of the psychological behavior of everyone they meet.
• Tranquil State: to stay calm and collected in any situation and think with perfect clarity in all difficult events.
• Trapping Intuition: to possess the ingenuity and know how to traps for their targets in any plans they may scheme.
• Unpredictability: to be hard to predict.
• Victory Inducement: to find the means to bring victory to oneself or others.

Associations

• Accelerated Probability
• Battlefield Adaption
• Causality Perception
• Cheating
• Combat Specialist
• Computer Perception
• Hypercognition
• Leadership Intuition
• Numerical Precision
• Omnicompetence
• Psychological Intuition
• Prescience
• Subordination Manipulation
• Supernatural Wisdom
• Tactical Genius
• Trapping Intuition
• Trickster
• War Empowerment
• War Manipulation

Limitations

• May be vulnerable to Unpredictability.
• May be corrupted or overwhelmed by their own intelligence, making the user arrogant, overconfident or underestimate the opponent or opponents.

Known Users

See Also: The Chessmaster and The Strategist.

Cartoons/Comics

• Roger Smith (American Dad)
• Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• Tim Drake/Robin/Red Robin (DC Comics)
• Darkseid (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Alexander "Lex" Luthor (DC Comics)
• Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman (DC Comics)
• Oswald Cobblepot (DC Comic)
• Black Manta (DC Comics)
• Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (DC Comics)
• The Batman Who Laughs (DC Comics)
• Joker (DC Comics)
• Hank McCoy/Beast (Marvel Comics)
• Callisto (Marvel Comics)
• Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)
• Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
• Alex Wilder (Marvel Comics)
• Karnak (Marvel Comics)
• Nick Fury (Marvel Comics)
• Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Marvel Comics)
• Rocket Raccoon (Marvel Comics)
• Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)
• Marco Diaz (Star vs The Forces Of Evil)
• Chase Young (Xialoin Showdown)
• Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Mackiel Roy "Macroy" (A.R.Hicks Series)
• Super Commando Dhruva (Raj Comics)
• Kion (The Lion Guard)
• Sally Acorn (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Blossom (The Powerpuff Girls)
• Nu Hai (Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny)

Anime/Manga

• Inaho Kaizuka (Aldnoah.Zero)
• Esdeath (Akame ga Kill)
• Kei Nagai (Ajin)
• Eri Nakamura (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou)
• Nagumo Hajime (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou)
• Shizuku Yaegashi (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou)
• Armin Arlert (Attack On Titan)
• Kisuke Uruhara (Bleach)
• Sōusuke Aizen (Bleach)
• Light Yagami/Kira (Death Note)
• L (Death Note)
• Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)
• Mavis Vermillion (Fairy Tail)
• Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
• Tōka (Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest)
• Peta (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Black Zetsu (Naruto)
• Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)
• Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)
• Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
• Obito Uchiha (Naruto)
• Orochimaru (Naruto)
• Shikaku Nara (Naruto)
• Shikamaru Nara (Naruto)
• Haku (Naruto)
• Capone Bege (One Piece)
• Jinbe (One Piece)
• Usopp (One Piece)
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
• Trafalgfar Law (One Piece)
• Sengoku (One Piece)
• Tsuru (One Piece)
• Galdino/Mr.3 (One Piece)
• Various Bookkeepers (Zatch Bell!)
• Gaku Yashiro (Boku Dake ga Inai Machi)
• Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)
• Hanbei Takanaka (Oda Nobuna no Yabou)
• Hitsugi Yakouin (Omamori Himari)
• Punitto Moe (Overlord)
• Takehito Morokuzu/Gakuto (Prison School)
• Sona Sitri (Highschool DxD)
• Seekvaira Agares (Highschool DxD)
• Cao Cao (Highschool DxD)
• Tobio Ikuse (Highschool DxD)
• Falbium Asmodeus (Highschool DxD)
• Ajuka Beelzebub (Highschool DxD)
• Vegeta (Dragon Ball Series)
• Hit (Dragon Ball Super)
• Seijuro Akashi (Kuroko no Basket)
• Various Characters (Kingdom)
• Kiyokawa Hiroto (Kou 1 Desu ga Isekai de Joushu Hajimemashita)
• Satsuki Momoi (Kuroko no Basket)
• Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
• Avatar/Robin (Fire Emblem Awakening)
• Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
• Shishio Makoto (Samurai X/Ruroni Kenshin)
• Shogo Makishima (Psycho-Pass)
• Ryoko Otonashi/Junko Enoshima (DanganRonpa)
• Oda Nobunaga (Drifters)
• Hannibal (Drifters)
• Lulu Bell (D.Gray-man)
• Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)
• Kai Watari (Shinju no Nectar)
• Juzo Okita (Space Battleship Yamato)
• Various Characters (Hell’s Paradise Jigokuraku)
  • Gabimaru
  • Yuzuriha
  • Aza Chōbē

Literature

• Nancy Drew (Nancy Drew)
• Michael Corleone (The Godfather Trilogy)
• Vito Corleone (The Godfather Trilogy)
• The Hardy Boys (The Hardy Boys)
• Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
• Edward "Eddie" Morra (Limitless)
• Tigrevrumud Vorn (Madan no Ou to Vanadis)
• Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School)
• Sora (No Game No Life)
• Narukami Sakaki (Absolute Duo)
• James Bond (Bond 007)
• Professor James Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes Novels)
• Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes Novels)

Live Television/Movies

• Achilles (Troy)
• Hector (Troy)
• Odysseus (Troy)
• Maximus (Gladiator)
• Sgt. Colt Howards/Mace (C.O.P.S.)
• Michael Scofield (Prison Break)
• Admiral Trench (Star Wars)
• Darth Vader (Star Wars)
• Darth Sidious (Star Wars)
• Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Thrawn (Star Wars)
• Sontarans (Doctor Who)
• Daleks (Doctor Who)
• The Doctor (Doctor Who)
• John "Hannibal" Smith (A-Team)
• Jason Bourne (Bourne Series)
• Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal)
• Think Tank (Star Trek Voyager)
• J. Daniel Atlas (Now You See Me)
• The MC Bat Commander (The Aquabats! Super Show!)
• Gamera (Gamera series)
• Octoroo (Power Rangers Samurai)
• Prometheus/Adrian Chase (Arrowverse)
• Caesar (Planet of the Apes)
• Nogitsune/Void Stiles (Teen Wolf)

Games

• Kalrow (Asura's Wrath)
• Hifumi Togo (Persona 5)
• Skarsnik (Warhammer)
• Azhag the Slaughterer (Warhammer)
• Ursarkar E. Creed (Warhammer 40K)
• Doctor Eggman (Sonic The Hedgehog series)
• Alexander the Great (TYPE-MOON)
• Archer (TYPE-MOON)
• Strategist (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Analyst (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Master Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts series)
• Link (The Legend of Zelda series)
• Azmodan (Diablo)
• Protagonist Characters (Fallout); via V.A.T.S
  • The Lone Wanderer
• Slippy Toad (Star Fox)
• Ronyx J. Kenny (Star Ocean)
• Kidou Yuuto (Inazuma Eleven)
• Hakuoro (Utawarerumono)

Folklore/Mythology

• Athena (Greek Mythology)
• Metis (Greek Mythology)
• Lucifer (Religion/Dante's Inferno)

Web

• Epsilon/Church (Red vs Blue)

Gallery

Cartoons/Comics

Roger Smith (American Dad!) resourcefully (and brutally) killing 24 prison guards in order to use their corpses to build a boat to escape Bang Kwang Prison.

Azula (Avatar) was a cunning strategist and highly studious girl. Since childhood, she was well-versed in her nation's military history as she successfully recounting Fire Lord Sozin's strategy in an old battle.

Scarecrow (DC Comics) is a genius in psychological warfare, manipulating his enemies fears and used it against them.

A genius strategical mastermind, Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comic) has outwitted the most cunning and intelligent criminals in Gotham City, including Riddler, Penguin, Scarecrow and the Joker.

Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin (DC Comics) is one of the most intelligent crime lords of Gotham's Underworld, with strategical prowess only matched by a handful of geniuses.

Joker's (DC Comics) insanity is only matched by his strategical ingenuity and resourcefulness, and he is considered to be Batman's most dangerous enemy due to his cunning unpredictability.

One of Batman's most intelligent enemies, Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics) is a tactical genius with years of military experience

Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) has a good line of defense, and is the best at planning strategies.

Karnak's (Marvel Comics) serves as the tactile advisory to the Inhuman community of Attilan.

Admiral Trench (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) was one of the most feared separatist commanders of the clone wars, his tactics and maneuvers on the battlefield causing the destruction of many Republic fleets.

Marco (Star vs. The Forces of Evil) has talent for coming up with strategies, as demonstrated in "St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses".

Sally Acorn (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)

Blossom (The Powerpuff Girls)

Nu Hai (Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny)

Anime/Manga

Esdeath (Akame ga Kill) is a brilliant general and a master of psychological warfare.

Unorthodox and pragmatic, Hajime Nagumo's (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou) extraordinary tactical genius allowed him to outsmart the Evil God Ehit.

Eri Nakamura (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou) is a genius in psychological tactics and manipulative schemes, having formulate a series of master plans to claimed Kouki for herself by plotting clever death traps for her classmates in the Heligh Kingdom.

Being extremely sharp, observant and perceptive, Shizuku Yaegashi (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou) can calmly analyzed every situation and came up with the optimal solution.

Suì-Fēng (Bleach) has shown to be insightful and crafty, capable of quickly understanding any situation that presents itself and adjusting to it effectively.

Kisuke Urahra (Bleach) is an unparalleled genius, rivaling and surpassing even Aizen when it comes to planning and analyzing a situation.

Lelouch vi Brittannia is second only to his brother Schneizel in strategic thinking.

Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer) is a highly skilled strategist able to come up with ingenious and effective tactics to fight even an army of goblins.

Having unparalleled talent in strategy and tactics, Sona Sitri (Highschool DxD) is a highly intelligent strategist with incredible foresight.

Like Sona, Seekvaira Agares (Highschool DxD) is a great and intelligent tactician.

Falbium Asmodeus (Highschool DxD) is the Underworld’s greatest tactician.

Ajuka Beelzebub's (Highschool DxD) intellect extends to tactics, making him a tactician of the highest caliber.

Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventures) may be a reckless hot-head, but with his wits and keen intellect, he was able to outsmart the Pillar Men.

Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) is able to outsmart the most cunning Stand Users.

Ko Shou (Kingdom) rose through military ranks to become one of the Six Great Generals of Qin by relying solely on his tactical genius alone.

Despite his brutish background as a bandit, Kan Ki the Beheader's (Kingdom) talent for unorthodox strategies and psychological warfare makes him more dangerous than most Generals.

Recognized by Ko Shou of the Six Great Generals, Ou Sen's (Kingdom) tactical foresight...

Despite her eccentric and violent nature, Ka Rin (Kingdom) is recognized as a genius in warfare.

Taught an endless amount of strategical knowledge by his master Rin Shou Jo, Gyou'Un (Kingdom) can use his intuition to sense the flow of a battlefield and "light a fire" at the most important situations.

Tigrevurmund Vorn (Madan no Ou to Vanadis) has proved to be an outstanding military commander by securing countless brilliant victories for the Moonlight Knights and the Silver Meteor Army.

Madara Uchiha (Naruto) has an extremely sharp and analytical mind honed through a lifetime of experience on the battlefield.

Obito Uchiha (Naruto) proved himself to have strategical prowess and ingenuity on pair with Madara himself, allow him to flawlessly impersonate his mentor to start the Fourth Great Ninja War.

With an IQ of over 200, Shikamaru (Naruto) is an extremely talented strategist, thinking ten steps ahead of his enemies, instantly formulate a hundred elaborate plans, seeing flaws and weakness in his enemies and used it against them.

With over five decades of military experience, Sengoku (One Piece) is master strategist and one of the greatest strategic masterminds of the Marines.

Captain Kuro (One Piece) truly lives up to his epithet, "Kuro of a Hundred Plans".

The Great Staff, Tsuru (One Piece) is one of the Marines greatest tacticians.

A master strategist, Galdino (One Piece) emphasized clever wits and intellect to defeat enemies.

The smartest of the Worst Generation, Capone Gang Bege (One Piece) is a supreme master strategist, with tactical genius so great…

…he can defeat infamous pirate captains in the Grand Line with strategies alone.

The most analytical member of the Straw Hat Pirates, Usopp (One Piece) is more reliant on superior tactics and intellect to defeat powerful enemies.

While normally viewed as simple minded idiot, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) is an unorthodox genius in battle, with resourceful ingenuity he can outsmart the most cunning enemies.

One of the smartest of the Worst Generation, Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece) plotted a series of master plans to cripple the military power of the Yonko Kaido by terminating his SMILE supply.

Jinbe (One Piece) is an expert military strategist.

Takehito Morokuzu/Gakuto (Prison School) is a calculating and intelligent strategist.

Shishio Makoto (Rurouni Kenshin) saw the Ryu Shou Sen before, so he was able to tactically nullify it.

In addition to being the 2nd strongest Knight, Peta (Marchen Awakens Romance) possesses incredible intellect and is in charge of advising the battle strategies for the Chess Pieces.

Kai Watari (Shinju no Nectar) is a extremely resourceful tactician, his tactical genius is described as the wisdom of a War God.

Kiyo's (Zatch's Bell!) intelligence and quick decision making make him an excellent tactician. His quick thinking has saved his mamodo Zatch's book from being burned on numerous occasions as well as help them overcome several stronger mamodo.

Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail) successfully unified 730 Guilds of Alakitasia to found the Alvarez Empire, even casually refered this monumental feat as playing a strategy game

While his savage nature may give him the appearance of stupidity, Aza Chōbē (Hell’s Paradise Jigokuraku) is actually an insightful fellow as he was able to deduce the potential vital points and weakness of Lord Tensen's healing after surviving an encounter with them.

Video Games

Master Xehanort's (Kingdom Hearts) has influenced many of the hardships and suffering the worlds have gone through for over a decade, and always has backup plans ready in the event his initial schemes fail.

El Jefe (Sly Cooper) is such a talented strategist that he once boasted he could overthrow an entire country using only three blind mice armed with plastic spoons.

Bently (Sly Cooper) proves himself by planning every master operation.

Captain LeFwee is a brilliant strategist, having earned himself the title "Smartest Man on the Seven Seas".

Strategist (Valkyrie Crusade)

Analyst (Valkyrie Crusade)

Master Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts) is an excellent tactician to the extent that he enacted an 11-year-long master plan that has nearly come to fruition.

Togo Hifumi (Persona 5) is an excellent Shogi player, knowledgeable of various tactics and strategies.

Others

after taking NZT-48, Eddie Morra (Limitless) become a strategic mastermind, omnicompetent and resourceful tactician, he shown to be a highly goal-oriented person, able to see and focus on the ultimate goal in everything he does, and always take the optimal actions to reach it, makes him a very successful in anything he try.

John "Hannibal" Smith has earned his nickname from his unorthodox, but genius plans. Similarly to the original Hannibal.

The Hardy Boys

Nancy Drew

Athena (Greek Mythology) Goddess of Strategy.

Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series) is a demigod daughter of Athena and a tactical genius.

Epsilon/Church (Red vs Blue) being the best A.I. around and the collective memories of all the other A.I. fragments gives him mastery of tactical planning.

Caesar (Planet of the Apes) was a highly skilled tactician due to his enhanced intelligence, leading the apes to defeat the police and to escape into the redwood forest.