Tactical Genius

Tactical Genius
Grand Admiral Thrawn (Star Wars) 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.

"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
• Dark Triad Personality
• Flawless Strategist/Tactician
• Master Tactical Analysis
• Omnicompetent Strategist/Tactician
• Perfect Strategist/Tactician
• Perfect Machiavellian
• The Grand Strategy

Capabilities

The user has a genius level of strategy and tactics, 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 make the wisest/optimal strategic and tactical decisions for the short and long term. They can consider all effects and outcomes, anticipate all obstacles, seize all opportunities, adjust effectively to any situation, manipulate all circumstances to their optimal benefits, and making the most out of anything around him to achieve their goals.

Applications

• Accelerated Probability/Causality Perception
• Apathy
• Efficacy Intuition
• Enhanced Calculation
• Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Charisma
• Enhanced Improvisation
• Enhanced Perception
• Enhanced/Supernatural Preparedness
• Enhanced Response
• Error Prevention
• Foolproofness Inducement
• Omnicompetence (Limited)
• Hypercompetence
  • Detail Intuition
  • Hyper Instincts
  • Pattern Sense
• Hypercognition
• Hyper Mind
• Infinite Resourcefulness
• Intuitive Precognition
• Logic Intuition
• Situational Synchronicity
• Panmnesia
• Path to Victory
• Psychological Intuition
  • Psychological Combat
• Tactical Analysis
  • Defeat Inducement
  • Victory Inducement
• Strategy Adaptation

Associations

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

Limitations

• Cannot outsmart Omniscience, Omnicompetence, Omnichronal Perception.
• May take time and careful thinking.
• May be vulnerable to Absolute Unpredictability.
• Can still be outsmarted by better use of this power.
• Weak against Strategy Manipulation.

Known Users

See Also: The Strategist

• Barry Robinson (American Dad); via his original non-feeble minded personality
• Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach)
• Kisuke Urahara (Bleach)
• Lelouch V Britania (Code Geass)
• Light Yagami (Death Note)
• L lawliet (Death Note)
• Near (Death Note)
• Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• The Joker (DC Comics)
• Midnighter (DC Comics)
• Sadao Maou (The Devil is a Part-Timer!)
• John Milton (The Devil Advocate)
• Red Knight (Forgotten Realms)
• Thel 'Vadam (Halo)
• Preston J. Cole (Halo)
• The Major (Hellsing Ultimate)
• Honor Harrington (Honorverse)
• Emir Kozcuoglu (Kara Sevda)
• Various Characters (Kingdom)
• Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts III)
• Edward "Eddie" Morra (Limitless)
• Shiroe (Log Horizon)
• Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
• Callisto (Marvel Comics)
• Samuel Sterns/The Leader (Marvel Comics)
• Various Characters (Naruto)
  • Black Zetsu
  • Shikamaru Nara
• Blanks: Sora and Shiro (No Game No Life)
• Komei (One Piece)
• Norman (The Promised Neverland)
• Think Tank (Star Trek Voyager)
• Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Thrawn (Star Wars)
• Gial Ackbar (Star Wars)
• General Immortus (Teen Titans)
• Scott Mitchell (Tom Clancy's Series)
• Ninjak (Valiant Entertainment Comics)
• Ivar Anni-Padda (Valiant Entertainment Comics)
• Gilad Anni-Padda, the Eternal Warrior (Valiant Entertainment Comics)
• Shogi Master (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Xuan Nu (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Lord Castellan Usarkar E. Creed (Warhammer 40,000)
• Ozymandias (Watchmen)
• Matrim "Mat" Cauthon (The Wheel of Time)
• Kiyotaka Ayanokoji (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e)

Gallery

Aizen Sousuke (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.

Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)

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

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

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

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 tacticial-based Great Generals.

The man who surpassed Ou Ki and Geki Shin as the Strongest General of the Warring States Era, Ri Boku of Zhao's Three Great Heavens (Kingdom) is the State of Zhao's greatest tactician and strategist.

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

Kyou Kai (Kingdom)

Possessing great levels of insight, Ou Sen (Kingdom) has 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.

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.

Ka Rin (Kingdom)

Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)

Callisto (Marvel Comics)

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

Sora (No Gmae No Life) is master strategist and mathematic 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 plans earning him the title 'Genius Tactician' he was able to capture most of the Straw Hats and corner Monkey D. Luffy into a almost deadly situation.

Ozymandias (Watchmen)

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.

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