Anime Battle Royale- Black*Star Vs. Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya
Character Analysis: Black*Star
Black*Star is a character from the Soul Eater universe, and is one of the three main meisters in the series. He teams with Tsubaki, a girl with the blood of a weapon. Tsubaki has the ability to change her weapon form to one of several different ninja-style weapons.
Black*Star is incredibly strong. He is strong enough to lift the moon's mouth from on top of his body. He's also incredible agile, and is able to dodge attacks with quick reflexes and speed. During the series, he fights an expert samurai several times and is able to dodge the samurai's Infinite Sword Style with relative ease. During these fights, he also blocks several swords (sent flying toward him with deadly speed) with less than a second's notice, and with little room for error. He is able to balance himself on any solid surface, regardless of how small it is; he can balance himself on points no larger than a pin. He is capable of performing many martial arts maneuvers, which, combined with his raw power, can be a lethal combination. Black*Star is also incredibly durable. He withstood many blows from the aforementioned samurai, and also multiple blows from Death the Kid's Shinigami Martial Arts.
Black*Star is very determined, and also has a god-complex. He believes that he is not a mere mortal, and can do anything he desires. This is partially true, as his determination combined with his amazing talents allows him to perform seemingly impossible feats, including fighting on equal terms with the Kishin Asura, who was proven to be even stronger than Death himself (even whilst wielding a Death Scythe).
Tsubaki, Black*Star's weapon, has several different forms. The most powerful of these forms is the Demon Sword, which increases Black*Star's speed, strength, agility, and overal leathality past the normal limits of a human. Black*Star has mastered the Demon Sword form. As such, he is able to move at speeds greater than what should be possible. This is shown in the manga when Black*Star is fighting the samurai. The samurai notes that he can feel resistance when he strikes Black*Star (of which there appears to be multiple of), but it dissolves into black dust. He also notes that he's not producing shadow clones, but rather, he's traveling so fast that when he's struck by a sword, he doesn't get injured and is able to retaliate at a completely different angle. Also, while in this form, Tsubaki is able to make herself appear to be Black*Star, and is seemingly just as powerful as Black*Star is. Black*Star is also capable of manipulating shadows to attack and defend.
Finally, Black*Star is capable of attacking his opponent directly with his soulwavelength, which causes extraordinary pain and injury to the opponent. His soul wavelength attacks the organs, and can rupture them or force them to shut down. Black*Star can do this with a moment's notice and provides almost no warning for his opponent.
Character Analysis: Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya
Kazuto Kirigaya is a character from the SAO (Sword Art Online) universe. He is the main protagonist.
Kazuto, known in SAO as Kirito, is one of a thousand beta testers that tested the game before it actually released. His sword skills and incredible intellect earned him the title of "Beater" in SAO, as everyone thought that he must be cheating somehow. Kirito has shown that he is able to break the limits of the game, and unlocked a skill called "Dual Wielding", which allows him to wield two swords at the same time. It should be noted that Kirito is the only one to have ever proven able to unlock this skill, and it is unkown if anyone else can unlock it at all.
Kirito attacks with two very impressive blades, one made from a material that is stronger than any other material in SAO, and the other strong enough to take down a high-level boss with ease. Kirito's stats are impressive, but none more so than his sword-skills. He attacks with blinding speed, precision, and ferocity. His sword-skills were proven to be powerful enough to nearly take down the "God" of SAO when in a duel, and were enough to take down that same God later on. It should be noted that Kirito was literally fading away after his health bar reached zero, and he still managed to wield his sword (which was not fading) and defeat God with a single strike before his death.
Kirito's stats, as mentioned before, are impressive. He has incredible HP and enough recovery to fend off a whole pack of players who were trying to kill him. Kirito didn't move the entire time, and he was attacked by seven players at the same time, all of whom killed players for a living, and all of them together couldn't put much of a dent in Kirito's HP bar; and even when they did, he healed it back right away. Kirito's speed is also incredible, as he was able to outrun a dragon flying after him. His jumping ability is also impressive, as he was able to jump nearly half-way up a vertical hole he was trapped in.
This match will certainly be an interesting one when these two powerhouses collide.
Battle Start!
"Hello everyone!" The MC's voice boomed. The crowd roared with excitement. "Get ready for an exciting match!"
Everyone cheered as the first gate opened. Walking through this gate was not one, but two people- one boy and one girl. The two walked out onto the field and shielded their eyes from the light. The boy had large, spikey blue hair, a sleeveless button-up vest with a tall collar that concealed his mouth, a scarf tied within the collar and shorts. The girl was wearing a long dress that came down mid-way between her knees and her ankles. Her hair was tied in a ponytail-esque fashion. She carried herself gently, showing off her shy personality. The boy carried himself casually, for now.
"Um, Black*Star? Where are we?" Tsubaki asked nervously.
"You sound nervous, Tsubaki. You're not chicken, are you?" He asked back teasingly. She sighed and didn't respond.
"Meet the first competitors! Tsubaki the Ninja Sword and Black*Star the assassin!" The MC's thunderous voice rang out. Everyone in the crowd cheered. Then, the second gate began to open.
Stepping through the gate was a single boy, about the same age as Black*Star and Tsubaki, wearing all black. He wore a trench-coat with straps lined with silver. It was also button-up in the front. On his back, he wore two swords that were in their sheathes. One black was completely black and had a quarter-circle design connecting one side of the blade to the hilt, and the other was aqua-marine.
"What am I doing here?" He asked aloud as he looked around at the crowd. Then he looked forward and spotted Tsubaki and Black*Star. He sighed. "Looks like I'm going to fight someone,"
"And now, the second competitor! The solo player, Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya!" The MC announced. The crowd roared and once more began the countdown. When the countdown reached zero, Black*Star and Tsubaki were the first to react.
"Tsubaki," Black*Star said, holding out one hand toward her.
"Right!" She responded with a nod, her body turning pure white as she transformed into a short blade. Black*Star held Tsubaki's hilt and raised two fingers in front of himself. Then, he ran full-force toward Kirito.
Kirito watched as Black*Star raced toward him, and he drew his black blade. He got into a defensive stance and his blade began to glow. Black*Star was within a few meters at this point, but he disappeared. Kirito noticed immediately and blocked a strike that would've hit him square between the shoulder blades. Black*Star was unphased and followed up with a low kick. Kirito was anticipating this and felt his feet swept out from under him. He fell to the ground and his blade nearly came out of his hand. Black*Star jumped into the air, flipped several times very rapidly, and brought his sword down. Kirito managed to block it in time, the two pushing against one another.
Kirito pushed Black*Star off of him and followed up with a strike with his sword. Black*Star blocked it and jumped onto the blade. Kirito removed the blade from beneath Black*Star, but felt a kick to the face. As he was flying backward, however, he grabbed Black*Star's foot and pulled him to the ground with him. Black*Star stopped his own fall with his hand, and doing so lessened the impact that Kirito felt.
"Jeez, you're not even worth my time!" Black*Star spouted agitatedly.
"Oh yeah? Don't get cocky!" Kirito responded. He climbed to his feet and drew his other sword. Now he was getting serious.
Kirito lunged at Black*Star, who promptly blocked his first strike. Kirito, without much warning, swung his other blade at Black*Star's exposed body. Black*Star noticed and jumped, his blade still pushing against Kirito's black blade. He scrunched up his body and jumped over the other blade. Kirito was impressed, but he wasn't through. Not by a long shot. Kirito spun around and swung his blade at Black*Star again. Black*Star again blocked but again found himself unable to block the other sword. He dodged the attack, but Kirito was so fast that he only managed to just barely get his body out of the way. He winced as he felt a cut open up on his shoulder, right across the star tattoo.
Kirito followed up by pulling his black blade back and began to swing both swords in rapid succession. He swung his black blade and Black*Star blocked it, pushing it back slightly so as to allow himself to block the other blade. He blocked every strike, and the two took-turns swinging their blades at each other. They matched each other blow-for-blow, blocking and parrying every strike the other threw at them.
Kirito swung his black sword at Black*Star, who once more blocked the blade. Black*Star pushed the blade back slightly to block Kirito's follow-up attack, but there was none. By that point, it was too late. He glanced back and saw Kirito swing his black blade again and caught him in the arm, just below his shoulder. Black*Star winced as his blood dripped onto the blade.
"Ha! I got you!" Kirito shouted triumphantly. Black*Star smirked.
"Now who's getting cocky? I'm nowhere near done, kid." He said.
He reached his left hand up and grabbed the black blade, thrusting his sword forward. Kirito managed to block the attack, but it was difficult since he couldn't move his right arm. He pulled with all his might, but he couldn't wrench the blade free from Black*Star's grasp. He hadn't expected Black*Star to grab the sword with the hand that was on the same arm that he had hit. Black*Star went low and kicked Kirito in the gut, putting a small dent into Kirito's health bar. Still holding onto the blade, Black*Star followed up with a series of kicks, knees, and elbows. Each one did an impressive amount of damage, but Kirito's health bar wasn't shrinking by much due to his recovering abilities.
Black*Star noticed the bar and furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
"What's that, Tsubaki?" He asked.
"I don't know, but it seems to be related to his health." She responded.
"But I'm beating him senseless, how come it's not going down at all?" He asked.
"I don't know that, either. Maybe he's got recovery abilities." She answered.
"Fine, then we gotta do a lotta damage in a short time." He said.
"Right," She agreed.
He let go of Kirito's blade and Kirito fell backward and landed on his rear. Kirito winced a little but immediately stood up again. He noticed that Black*Star was standing still, his eyes closed. Kirito held his swords out on either side of him, like the wings of a falcon.
"Humph, you're underestimating me again," He said.
Both swords began to glow and he lunged forward. Black*Star's sixth sense kicked in and he dodged the attack. Tsubaki began to glow white and changed form again. To do this, she had to be released from Black*Star's grasp temporarily. Kirito noticed this, and when she was about to be caught by him again, he threw his black blade and knocked Tsubaki clear across the stadium. Black*Star opened his eyes and looked around for Tsubaki. Kirito lunged forward and swung his remaining blade at Black*Star. Black*Star dodged it and evaded Kirito. Kirito swung again, twisting his body so that his free hand caught the hilt of his black blade. As soon as he felt it in his grasp, he swung it at Black*Star, who ducked. Kirito shaved off a couple of hairs from Black*Star's spikey hair, but he knee'd Black*Star in the face.
Black*Star's nose began to bleed, but the injury was nothing compared to what he had suffered before. Kirito, however, wasn't done. Black*Star stood and caught one blade with his left hand, and caught the other with his right. He held them apart from one another, leaving Kirito's body exposed. He lifted his leg and kicked Kirito, all within a second, and sent him flying backward. Kirito rolled on the ground but stood up, hardly phased. He ran back toward Black*Star and began a rapid attack. He slashed left and right, up and down, and even slashed diagonally. He attacked at every possible angle, every possible direction. Black*Star did an amazing job in evading his attacks, but he dropped his guard for a half-second when he glanced around for Tsubaki. That's when Kirito caught him.
Kirito slashed him across the arm, causing Black*Star to wince. Then he swung low, striking just below the knee and forcing Black*Star down on it. He slashed with the blade he held in his left hand and gave Black*Star a gash across the face. His moves were almost like that of a dance, one he had performed many times before. He struck Black*Star across the back, between his shoulder blades, across his arms, and delivered a final slash across the chest. Black*Star's vest tore and he fell backward with a big gash running across his torso.
When Kirito saw Black*Star fall on his back, he stopped his attack. He looked down at Black*Star.
"You did pretty good, but in the end, I was better." Kirito said.
Black*Star said nothing. Kirito walked over to him and pointed his blade down at Black*Star's chest.
"This is it!" He said as he brought the sword down.
Black*Star caught the blade with one hand, cutting it open. His blood dripped onto his chest, which was already soaked with blood. Then, he jumped to his feet and ripped the blade from Kirito's grasp. Black*Star held the black blade in his hands. Kirito stared with wide eyes at Black*Star, who wasn't even panting.
"How are you still moving?" He asked him. Black*Star smirked.
"Are you kidding me? I'm a god, there's no way I could lose to a punk like you! Besides, this is nothing! I've fought through much worse!" He declared.
Kirito frowned and lunged at Black*Star. Black*Star blocked his attack and disarmed Kirito using his own blade. He then tossed the black blade up into the air and went low, twisting his body. Then, he lunged forward and thrust his palm into Kirito's stomach with all of his might, using his momentum to increase the impact. He sent his soul wavelength into Kirito, damaging Kirito from within. A thin layer of what appeared to be electricity ran along his body as the soul wavelength traveled through it. Kirito spit up blood and fell to his knees, coughing hard.
Black*Star saw Kirito's health bar turn yellow, and was about halfway empty. He brought his leg up and smashed Kirito's head into the ground with his heel, and the health bar shrank even further. He waited for a few seconds, but he noticed the health bar wasn't regenerating. He grinned, but looked around for Tsubaki. She was still in Demon Blade form, and lodged firmly into the ground. He walked over to her and grabbed her hilt, removing her from the ground with ease.
"Are you okay Black*Star?" She asked worriedly.
"Yeah I'm fine. You should see the other guy," He replied with a smile. Tsubaki breathed a sigh of relief. Black*Star's body began to be covered with the black stripes of Demon Blade form. He could feel his power rise as he entered this enhanced state. He looked back over at Kirito, who still hadn't moved.
"It might not even be neccessary to use this form against him, Black*Star." She said.
"Yeah, I managed to shut down that recovery of his with my soul wavelength. I don't think he'll be able to beat us," He agreed. "But even so, I still need to show this guy what I can really do." He said.
"Right, do what you need to." Tsubaki said.
He nodded and walked back over to Kirito. Kirito noticed Black*Star's footsteps and waited. Black*Star stood over Kirito and stared down at him.
"Get up," He demanded. Kirito didn't move. Black*Star wasn't sure if he couldn't move because of his injuries, but he wasn't about to kill a guy who couldn't move.
"I said, get up!" He reached down and grabbed Kirito by the back of his trench coat. Then, Kirito stabbed him.
Kirito felt Black*Star release his grip on him, but was surprised when Black*Star disappeared. He seemed to dissolve into black dust.
"Nice try, but I'm way too fast for that." Black*Star said.
Kirito swore. He knew he was beaten, but still, it wasn't in him to give up. He ran quickly to grab his other sword, but Black*Star appeared before him. Black*Star stood between Kirito and the black blade, but Kirito thought he could block any attack that Black*Star threw at him. He swung his blade and Black*Star blocked. He manipulated his shadow and grabbed Kirito, tossing him into the air. He then jumped into the air and nearly reached the limit of the arena's height. He stared down at Kirito, who was still flying upwards, and launched himself at him as if the air was solid.
Black*Star dove through the air, zipping from side to side as he dropped closer and closer to Kirito. Kirito saw him coming, and knew that it was now or never. He released his blade and let it fall below him. He knew that Black*Star would probably try and cut him through the chest, so he raised his leg and caught Black*Star's blade in the foot. He winced and tried with all his might not to shout in pain. He felt his foot begin to bleed, but knew this was his chance. His last chance. He reached back and grabbed the blade, having been pushed closer to it after he blocked Black*Star's strike. The force of the impact was so powerful that he would've lost his grip on the blade had he been holding it, and then Kirito would've been done for.
Kirito swung his blade upward, striking Black*Star in the side. He grinned, but his grin disappeared when Black*Star once more dissolved into black dust. Black*Star reappeared right behind Kirito and shoved his blade through Kirito's stomach. Kirito coughed up blood and found his arms restricted as Black*Star grabbed them. Black*Star pulled backward and they began to fall head-first toward the ground. Kirito closed his eyes, knowing it was over. Black*Star and Kirito collided with the ground, Kirito's head striking the ground hard. He began to bleed profusely from the wound, but remained alive. Black*Star had released at the last second and used his incredible speed to avoid injury. He stood on top of Tsubaki's blade form and stared at Kirito. He saw that Kirito's health bar had turned red, and that there was just a little sliver left. He sighed.
"Guess this guy just couldn't cut it after all," He said.
He jumped and grabbed Tsubaki, changing out of Demon Blade mode. She was now just a normal blade, which was all he needed. He walked back over to Kirito, who was having difficulty breathing. He saw Black*Star approach, and reached for his sword. However, he couldn't move, and the blade had fallen just out of his reach when he impacted the ground. Kirito stopped trying to reach for the sword and stared up at the sky. Black*Star was soon standing over him, staring down with his mouth concealed.
"You did great, even against my Demon Blade mode. But in the end, mortals just aren't good enough to defeat gods like me." He said.
The raised Tsubaki over his head and brought it down on Kirito's stomach, causing the last bit of red to disappear from his health bar. Kirito began to fade, and after a second or two, he broke into thousands of polygons and disappeared. Tsubaki changed back into her human form.
"Yay! You did it Black*Star!" She said. He grinned.
"Yeah, it was nothing, really." He said. The two laughed.
Victor: Black*Star!
These two were both impressive, and are powerhouses in their respective anime. Each of them fought hard, but in the end, Kirito's brain couldn't defeat Black*Star's braun. Black*Star's speed, power, agility, and skills proved too much for Kirito to handle. Perhaps, if Black*Star didn't have Demon Sword mode, Kirito could've won. In the end, though, Black*Star is the victor.
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