Tactical Genius

Tactical Genius
Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Thrawn (Star Wars Legends/Canon) studies his enemies culture and art to find their desires and weaknesses, developing plans and gaining insight into his enemies that allows him a level of prediction that is practically precognitive.
Power/Ability to:	Have infallible tactics and strategy.

"This is a contest of brute force versus brains. I'll take brains every time."

― Vril Dox II/Brainiac 2 (DC Comics)

"There is no such thing as luck in this world. Rules, prerequisites, psychological states; there are any number of invisible factors that combine to produce an unpredictable but inevitable result. The victor of a game is decided before it even begins. There is no chance."

― Sora (No Game No Life)

"A sure win often requires careful thought."

― Shogi Master (Valkyrie Crusade)

"Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it."

― Robert Greene

"A mind capable of cold calculation and meticulous construction of optimal strategy that will yield the most efficient results!!"

― Ou Hon on his father, Ou Sen (Kingdom)

"To achieve victory while having both friend and foe alike dance in your palm...That is what it means to be a Great General!!"

― Rin Shou Jo of the Three Great Heavens (Kingdom)

The power to have infallible tactics and strategy. Advanced version of Tactical Analysis.

Also Called

• Absolute Strategies/Tactics
• Flawless Strategist/Tactician
• Absolute Tactical Intellect
• Mastered Tactical Intellect
• Perfected Tactical Intellect
• Ultimate Tactical Intellect
• Master Military Genius
• Master Tactical Analysis
• Omnicompetent Strategist/Tactician
• Perfect Strategist/Tactician
• The Grand Strategist
• Ultimate Schemer

Capabilities

User is a genius-level at strategy and tactics. They are able to see through all angles/information/patterns/perceptions of any subject, conflict, condition, environment, etc. This gives them the ability to come up with plans/actions that will guarantee victory and help make the wisest, most optimal strategic/tactical decisions for the short and long term at exactly the right time. They can consider all effects and outcomes, anticipate all obstacles, seize all opportunities, adjust effectively to any situation, manipulate all circumstances to their optimum benefit, and make the most out of everything around them to achieve their goals.

User possesses a flawless sense of foresight, enabling them to balance their long-term strategy and tactical moves with unparalleled accuracy. They can intuitively forecast future trends, changes, events, developments, and respond quickly and accurately to any circumstance or situation. They are also able to persuade people and manipulate them to do whatever they want by discreetly using various psychological tricks, easily read their intentions, and discover any deception.

All of which makes the User the most ideal strategist and tactician at all levels, capable of achieving the best possible results in anything they do.

Applications

• Accelerated Probability
• Ambush Tactics
• Calm State
• Counterstrategy Tactics
• Efficacy Intuition
• Enhanced Calculation
• Enhanced Charisma
• Enhanced Improvisation
• Enhanced Perception
• Enhanced Preparedness
• Enhanced Response
• Error Prevention
• Foolproofness Inducement
• Hypercompetence
• Hyper Mind
• Infiltration Tactics
• Intuitive Precognition
• Logic Intuition
• Panmnesia
• Path to Victory
• Preparation Time Intuition
• Psychological Intuition
• Situational Synchronicity
• Strategy Adaptation
• Tactical Analysis
• Time Synchronicity
• Unpredictability

Techniques

• Ambush Tactics: to possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in ambush tactics.
• Assassination Tactics: to possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in assasination.
• Counterstrategy Tactics: to possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in countering.
• Infiltration Tactics: possesses incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in many types and ways of infiltration.

Associations

• Causality Perception
• Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Intelligence
• Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Wits
• Infinite Experience
• Intuitive Precognition
• Logic Manipulation
• Strategy Manipulation
  • Game Theory Manipulation
  • Path to Victory
• Omnicompetence
• Trickster
• Ultimate Invincibility
• Victory Manipulation

Limitations

• Cannot outsmart Omniscience, Omnicompetence, Omnichronal Perception.
• May take time and careful thinking.
• May be overwhelmed by a sense of guilt as they use tactics that sacrifices or uses the lives of their own allies and friends.
• May be vulnerable to Absolute Unpredictability.
• Can still be outsmarted by a better user of this power.
• Weak against Strategy Manipulation.

Known Users

See Also: The Strategist

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach)
• Kisuke Urahara (Bleach)
• Aion (Chrono Crusade)
• Schneizel el Britannia (Code Geass)
• Lelouch vi Britania (Code Geass)
• Ryo Asuka/Satan (Devilman)
• Light Yagami (Death Note)
• Various Characters (Kingdom)
• Sadao Maou (The Devil is a Part-Timer!)
• The Major (Hellsing Ultimate)
• Various Characters (Naruto)
• Sora and Shiro (No Game No Life)
• Komei (One Piece); Anime only
• Norman (The Promised Neverland)
• Kiyotaka Ayanokoji (Classroom Of The Elite)
• Shiroe (Log Horizon)

Cartoons/Comics

• Barry Robinson (American Dad!); via his original non-feeble minded personality
• Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• The Joker (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Midnighter (DC Comics/Wildstorm)
• General Hawk (G.I. Joe)
• Cobra Commander (G.I. Joe)
• General Immortus (Teen Titans)
• Steven Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
• James Logan Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
• Callisto (Marvel Comics)
• Samuel Sterns/The Leader (Marvel Comics)
• Sage/Tessa (Marvel Comics)
• Ivar Anni-Padda (Valiant Entertainment Comics)
• Gilad Anni-Padda, the Eternal Warrior (Valiant Entertainment Comics)
• Colin King/Ninjak (Valiant Entertainment Comics)
• Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias (Watchmen)

Live Television/Movies

• John Milton (The Devil Advocate)
• Tywin Lannister (Game of Thrones)
• Edward "Eddie" Morra (Limitless)
• Emir Kozcuoglu (Kara Sevda)
• Think Tank (Star Trek Voyager)
• Bobby Singer (Supernatural)
• Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
• Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
• Oh Il-nam (Squid Game)
• Brenda (Maze Runner)
• Number Five (The Umbrella Academy)

Literature

• Honor Harrington (Honorverse)
• Scott Mitchell (Tom Clancy's Series)
• Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Thrawn (Star Wars Canon/Legends)
• General Grievous (Star Wars Canon/Legends)
• Gial Ackbar (Star Wars Canon/Legends)
• Roboute Guilliman (Warhammer 40k)

Video Games

• Red Knight (Forgotten Realms)
• Thel 'Vadam (Halo)
• Preston J. Cole (Halo)
• Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts III)
• Shogi Master (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Xuan Nu (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Imotekh the Stormlord (Warhammer 40,000)
• Lord Castellan Usarkar E. Creed (Warhammer 40,000)
• Matrim "Mat" Cauthon (The Wheel of Time)

Known Objects

• NZT drug (Limitless)
• Super-Soldier Serum (Marvel Comics)

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Sousuke Aizen (Bleach) is one of the greatest tactical geniuses in the world, effortlessly planning and manipulating almost everything and everyone.

Kisuke Urahara (Bleach) can think 1000 steps ahead in a fight, and is the only person Aizen acknowledges as his intellectual superior.

Aion's (Chrono Crusade) greatest talents are his leadership and tactical genius.

Sadao Mao/The Devil (The Devil is a Part-Timer!) possesses a great tactical ability that allowed him to unite the demon clans and take over Ente Isla.

Blessed with both intellect and courage, Rin Shou Jo, the Phantasmal General of Zhao's Three Great Heavens (Kingdom) was one of the State of Zhao's greatest tactical-based Great Generals.

The man who surpassed Ou Ki and Geki Shin as the Strongest General of the Warring States Era, Ri Boku (Kingdom) is a genius tactician with practical experience in strategy as he serves as the one of the greatest tactician and strategist of his generation...

..., with his opening debut to central China he demonstrated his ability during the climax of Battle of Bayou as he fully utilized the northern Zhao cavalry's quality as skilled horsemen...

...and Ou Ki's experience as a central plains General to his full advantage after thoroughly researching his military career...

...and with amazing keenness in architecture, he created an elaborate multi-layered defense of castles and forts throughout the formerly empty western parts of Zhao.

Possessing the greatest levels of insight, Ou Sen (Kingdom) is one of the most exceptional geniuses of the Warring States, with the ability to predict his opponent's moves. Due to his cautious nature, his tactics shared many similarities to the legendary Great General Haku Ki's warfare.

Shou Hei Kun, the Chief of Qin's Military Affairs (Kingdom)

Yo Tan Wa (Kingdom)

While having never formally studying strategy, Kan Ki, the Beheader (Kingdom) is a genius prodigy at warfare who has never lost a single battle because of his unique and unorthodox tactics.

Go Hou Mei (Kingdom)

Armed with tactics and strategies that match her in grandeur, fearsome with just a hint of cuteness, Ka Rin (Kingdom) is a tactical genius recognized as one of the greatest in the superstate of Chu.

Despite never having a formal strategical education, Kyou Kai (Kingdom) is a natural talent in thinking up strategies and utilizing tactics that insure either complete victory or shifting disadvantages to her favor...

...prior to Ka Ryo Ten's arrival, she served as the primary strategist of the Hi Shin Unit. Her use of tactics shocking even an experienced soldier like So Sui to the point he called her a genius.

Recognized by Shou Hei Kun, the chief of Qin's military affairs, Mou Ten (Kingdom) is a genius with boundless tactical acuity that rivals that of a Great General.

Sora (No Game No Life) is a master strategist and mathematics genius, who can easily manipulate everyone around him, and win almost every fight before even fighting.

Shiro (No Game No Life), Sora's younger adopted sister, is a math genius and master at chess...

...together, they were able to defeat in a chess game God himself, and after entering into his realm, became the king and queen of an entire kingdom of their own.

Komei (One Piece) is a Marine who is very cunning and creates a multi-layered plan earning him the title 'Genius Tactician' he was able to capture most of the Straw Hats and corner Monkey D. Luffy into an almost deadly situation.

Shiroe (Log Horizon)

Lelouch vi Britannia (Code Geass)

Cartoons/Comics

Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics) commonly utilizes cunning tactics to outwit his foes, relying on his plans and experience to outmaneuver many of his superhuman friends and adversaries. He is known as one of the greatest strategists and tacticians.

Underneath his psychotic mindset, Joker (DC Comics) possesses the strategic skills capable of matching or even surpassing that of the Batman's tactical brilliance.

Victor Von Doom/Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)

While his fighting skills, healing factor, and claws are all deadly, James Logan Howlett/Wolverine's (Marvel Comics) greatest weapon is his mind.

Samuel Sterns/The Leader (Marvel Comics) possesses enhanced intuition, pattern solving, information storage and retrieval, and logical and philosophical structuring.

Callisto (Marvel Comics)

Ozymandias (Watchmen)

General Immortus (Teen Titans)

Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)

Steven Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)

Cobra Commander (G.I. Joe) is a genius-level tactician and strategist allowing him to formula complex plans to achieve his goals.

Live Television/Movies

Dean Winchester (Supernatural)

Always 10 moves ahead of everyone, Emir Kozcuoglu (Kara Sevda) is a strategical mastermind and genius, able to scheme up and control all events of the whole series, all outcomes benefit him to win, and even his own death.

Video Games

Thel 'Vadam's (Halo) tactical genius allowed him to be the youngest Sangheili to become the Supreme Commander of the Covenant navy.

Mat Cauthon (The Wheel of Time), through the memories he has access to, was able to strategize to such a degree that he could outthink the Forsaken General Demandred.

Shogi Master (Valkyrie Crusade) is brave and fearless and always wins with levelheaded tactics.

Xuan Nu (Valkyrie Crusade) a master strategist and tactician.

Videos

Why General Grievous was an Underrated Tactical GENIUS

Which Star Wars Faction has the BEST ADMIRAL? - Star Wars Legends Lore