Trait:Special Defense

Special Defense
Gaara (Naruto) using his Shield of Sand.
Power/Ability to:	Use defense arts.

The power to utilize and develop practices that are defense-oriented in nature. Sub-power of Defense Manipulation and Mystical Martial Arts. Variation of Supernatural Arts. Opposite to Special Attacks. Not to be confused with Personal Defense.

Also Called

• Defense/Defensive Arts

Capabilities

The user can utilize special defense arts, a system of techniques centered around defense and protection. This set of skills is focused on powerful defensive abilities defined by blocking, countering, parrying, dodging, or simply taking a hit, often labeled and classified on strength, power, and sometimes requirements.

Applications

• Combat Merging
• Counter Technique
• Defense Powers
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Defense

Techniques

• Defense Compression - The user compresses their defenses to amplify their power.
• Defense Expansion - The user expands their defenses to amplify them.
• Defense Mixture - The user combines two separate defensive techniques to create a new force.
• Defense Modification - The user creates different variations of their pre-existing defenses.
• Defense Replication - Copy the defensive techniques of others, often by sight.

Variations

• Manifested Defense
• Symbolic Defense

Associations

• Defense Manipulation
• Supernatural Martial Arts
• Personal Arts
• Personal Defense
• Special Attacks
• Special Power
• Supernatural Arts

Limitations

• Some defenses may have drawbacks.
• Some defenses may have requirements.
• Continuous use of special techniques may exhaust the user.
• Lack of proper knowledge could lead to power loss or dangerous effects.
• Limited solely to defensive techniques.

Known Users

• Saiai Kinuhata (A Certain Magical Index)
• Kazooie (Banjo-Kazooie)
• Arrancar (Bleach)
• Orihime Inoue (Bleach)
• Quincy (Bleach)
• WarGreymon (Digimon)
• Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
• Ness (EarthBound/Super Smash Bros.)
• Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Cole MacGrath (Infamous)
• Palutena (Kid Icarus/Super Smash Bros.)
• Samus Aran (Metroid)
• Steven Universe (Steven Universe)
• Lucas (Mother 3/Super Smash Bros.)
• Derocchio (Nanatsu no Taizai)
• Gaara (Naruto)
• Kakuzu (Naruto)
• Hyūga Clan (Naruto)
• Fudō (Naruto: Shippuden)
• Hiruko (Naruto: Shippuden)
• Busoshoku/Armament Haki Users (One Piece)
• Tekkai/Iron Body Users (One Piece)
• Defense and Special Defense Raising Move Users (Pokémon)
• Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire)
• Masters of Form II - Soresu (Star Wars)
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • Kreia
  • Meetra Surik
• Kazuma Torisuna (s-CRY-ed)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Mii Gunner (Super Smash Bros.)
• Residents of the Land of Light (Ultraman)
• Laylee (Yooka-Laylee)
• Arlo (unOrdinary)

Gallery

Saiai Kinuhata's (A Certain Magical Index) Offense Armor.

Kazooie's (Banjo-Kazooie) Wonderwing.

Nnoitra Gilga's (Bleach) Hierro.

Ichigo Kurosaki's (Bleach) Blut Vene.

Orihime Inoue's (Bleach) Shiten Kōshun.

WarGreymon's (Digimon Adventure) Brave Shield.

Goku's (Dragon Ball series) Ultra Instinct.

Piccolo's (Dragon Ball series) Ki Blast Deflect.

Nuova Shenron's (Dragon Ball GT) Heat Armor.

Ness' (EarthBound/Super Smash Bros.) PSI Magnet.

Greed's (Fullmetal Alchemist) Ultimate Shield.

Cole MacGrath's (Infamous) Polarity Wall.

Palutena's (Kid Icarus/Super Smash Bros.) Reflect Barrier.

Samus Aran's (Metroid) Lightning Armor.

Derocchio's (Nanatsu no Taizai) Four Element Zero Barrier.

Kakuzu's (Naruto) Earth Style/Release: Earth Spear.

Neji Hyūga's (Naruto) Gentle Fist Style: Eight Trigram Rotation.

Hiruko's (Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Will of Fire) Steel Release/Style: Impervious Armor.

Blueno's (One Piece) Tekkai.

Metapod's (Pokémon) Harden.

Escavalier's (Pokémon) Iron Defense.

Ash's Pikachu's (Pokémon) Counter Shield.

Mewtwo's (Pokémon) Counter.

In its Defense form, Deoxys (Pokémon) possesses high Special Defense stats and learns defensive moves like Counter and Mirror Coat...

...and can also surround itself in a black delta for defense and recovery.

Ash's Heracross (Pokémon) can use Endure to take any attack that would normally knock it out.

Tsukune Aono's (Rosario + Vampire) Muei-Tou.

Kazuma's (s-CRY-ed) Proud Fist

Sonic the Hedgehog's (Sonic the Hedgehog) Insta-Shield.

Mii Gunner's (Super Smash Bros.) Absorbing Vortex.

Ultraman's (Ultraman) Ultra Armor.

Laylee's (Yooka-Laylee) Sonar Shield.