Post by resonate on Feb 25, 2012 6:22:47 GMT -6
[/font]IDATEN
| 韋駄天 |
SWIFT-RUNNING HEAVENLY WARRIOR
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Type of Weapon: Puppet
Weapon Description:
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While appearing humanoid, Idaten is far from conscious, made of plates of extremely light carbon and rubber mesh around the joints, this puppet is perfectly designed for flexibility, speed and grace. The inner mechanisms of the puppet are encased by the rubber mesh, which also acts as a semi-permeable membrane, which allows it's own poison gas to exit. While you'd think the puppet would be very heavy and hard to control thanks to the large metal plates, however, as they are made of a rare carbon, they are extremely reactive to chakra, meaning the puppet is highly responsive to the user's whims when controlled with the Kugutsu no Jutsu. In addition, the wheels on the bottom of the puppet allow it move across the ground as very high speeds, with the user's chakra acting as a heat sink and traction device (Explained in Special Abilities).
While the carbon of the puppet makes it very responsive and light compared to other heavy grade puppets, others that are designed to be fast and agile by using other materials like wood will most likely outrun it, plus the carbon isn't quite at strong as steel or iron, meaning it's durability is somewhat impaired. The rubber, while acting as an effective insulator against Raiton-based attacks, is easily torn by piercing and slashing attacks, meaning the inner components are easily damaged.
Special Abilities:
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Hayasa-outen | Speed-roll
Using the rollerblade-like enhancements on the bottom of it's feet, Idaten can move at very high speeds and with large amounts of agility. How is this achieved? Well, by channelling chakra through the Kugutsu no Jutsu's strings to the puppets, the user can use it to spin the wheels fast enough to make the puppet move at a maximum speed of 30mph. Naturally, this causes a great amount of heat on the wheels, so they occasionally spark when they come into contact with the ground, however the user can pull the heat away from the wheels, again using chakra through the Kugutsu no Jutsu's strings, though this requires a Katon chakra nature.
The uses for this technique are relatively non-combat, as moving so fast increases the turning circle, making it highly impractical in battle. However, the puppeteer can hop onto the puppet's back and control it from there, using it as a means of transport, though obviously only one would be able to use it at a time.
Dokuenmu | Poison Mist
Encased within it's inner mechanisms, Idaten holds an emitter, which exudes a poisonous mist at the user's will. While the emitter is on the inside of Idaten, that does not mean that the poison is confined there, quite the opposite in fact. When the poison reaches a high-enough density within Idaten's inner mechanisms, it's semi-permeable rubber coating begins to expand slightly, stretching out the fabric and allowing the poison to seep out.
The poison itself is not deadly in it's own right, however it can cost someone their life, though indirectly. It is, though a weaker and less developed version, mustard gas, which burns the eyes to the point where it could leave the target blind for several days, It's effects are not instant, but even a very small dose in the eyes will case extreme pain and impaired vision, usually forcing a retreat. The user is not immune to the poison themselves, which is the reason for the pair of goggles over Idaten's eyes, the user will take them from Idaten via a chakra string.
Kakure Kunai Karakuri | Hidden Kunai Mechanism
Idaten holds a pair of hidden kunai launchers in it's wrists, each holding five kunai each and firing them at a very high velocity. The launchers are concealed beneath the carbon plates and can be used to surprise the opponent or attack from range. The kunai are launched at a higher speed than any human could throw them, using advanced methods of propulsion, meaning they are much harder to avoid and also hold a higher piercing power.
Sorenken | Twin Blades
Idaten can protrude and retract a pair of very sharp steel blades from it's wrists, each the length of a shortsword and double-edged. This can be used again to surprise opponents and also to supplement the puppet's affinity for Taijutsu-based attacks or protect against other bladed weapons.[/blockquote][/justify]
Notes:
Crafted and modified specifically for Juro by his father Ujitake, the unfinished puppet was passed onto him upon his Ujitake's death, along with everything he needed to upgrade it, so Juro applied his technical knowledge to fashion the puppet for battle, upgrading far beyond the capacities of his father's original designs, keeping said designs with his mother when he became a shinobi.
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