Prelude: Knives Millions vs Jin Kisaragi

Sibling rivalries can be some of the hardest things one can deal with. Whether it’s to gain the favor of your parents, get revenge on something the other’s done, or just to be a dick, there’s no denying that under the wrong circumstances, these fights can strain or even break a family’s relationship to the point of no return. And while most rivalries involve the siblings attempting to outdo the other, these two have taken their obsessions a bit too far. Not only are they willing to kill their brothers to complete their goals, they also take this obsession to some rather… let’s just say disturbingly invasive levels.

Knives Millions, founder of the Gung-Ho Guns!

And Jin Kisaragi, the Hero of Ikaruga!

I’m Br3ndan5, and I’ll be analyzing their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win a DEATH BATTLE!

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Knives Millions
AKA: Knives, Lord Knives
Age: 150’s
Height: 5’10”
Weight: Unknown
First Appearance: Trigun – Chapter 14: Diablo (July 30, 1996)
Theme:

Feats:
-Discovered the true nature of the Plants and the horrific experiments performed on them
-Along with his brother Vash, survived the Big Fall, which he was responsible for
-Killed the last remaining relative of Rem, his and Vash’s adoptive mother
-Telepathically forced Vash to activate his Angel Arm, causing the destruction of July and starting Vash’s criminal record
-Formed the Gung-Ho Guns to act in his stead while he healed from his injuries and to eliminate Vash
-Defeated Nicholas D. Wolfwood and made him look after Vash
-In the anime, fought Vash in a showdown and almost killed him
-Absorbed thousands of plants, increasing his power exponentionally
-Launched “The Ark,” a floating ship designed to absorb other Plants to deny humans of any resources
-Fought Vash and the forces from Earth and almost destroyed them
-Saved Vash from the exploding Ark and brought him to safety
-Made peace with Vash and found redemption before dying

Born on one of the many ships dedicated to the space colonization program Project SEEDS alongside his brother Vash, Knives and his brother were actually part of a species known as Plants, living experiments created by humans in order to power and give life to whatever planet the SEEDS members chose to colonize. Vash and Knives were unique among the other Plants for two reasons: the first being that they were male while the other Plants were female, and the second was that they were able to live without the need of the special containers used by the other Plants.

Upon their birth, the two brothers were adopted by the female scientist Rem Saverem, who treated them kindly and taught them about the values of life. Her teachings led Knives to begin studying Earth’s history and wonder if humanity would ever accept him and Vash as equals. Unfortunately, his curious attitude would eventually lead to him disobeying Rem’s orders and convincing Vash to come with him and enter a part of the ship that she had previously told them was off-limits. Upon entering, the brothers found the decaying, mutilated remains of Tessla, another independent Plant that had been born before them. Near the Plant’s corpse were files detailing what the crew members had done, which Knives read aloud.

As it turned out, the crew had experimented on her while she was still in the womb, repeatedly dissecting her and treating her as nothing less than an animal. Despite the crew members realizing how morally wrong it was to treat her like this, they were too late to change anything. Upon her birth, they discovered that their poor treatment had resulted in Tesla’s body being covered in tumors. They tried to remove the tumors, but no matter what they did her condition continued declining until she had lost her hair, began giving off a foul odor, and fractured her thigh bone when she attempted to get up. After being alive for 229 days, Tesla suffered a seizure, and despite being given medication, her biological functions ceased working and she finally died.

Both brothers were horrified by this, though they showed it in different ways. Knives fell into a shock-induced coma, while Vash locked himself away and attempted to commit suicide by stabbing himself with a knife. Fortunately, Rem managed to intervene, though it resulted in Vash accidentally slicing her hand open, with the blood loss causing her to pass out. Horrified by what he’d done, Vash helped nurse her back to health, and while doing so, regained his trust in humanity after Rem revealed her own troubled past to him.

Unbeknownst to them, Knives, who had only recovered seconds after Rem revealed her past, began to feel that Plants and humanity could no longer coexist. Fearing that he, Vash, and their “sisters” would share Tesla’s fate, he began tampering with the ship’s controls, rerouting the entire fleet to crash onto the nearby planet Gunsmoke while also making sure that any ships containing the other Plants would survive. Upon discovering the rewritten circuitry, Rem sent her adoptive sons into an escape pod as she stayed onboard to try and correct it. To Knives’ dismay, she was able to do so, but it came at the cost of her life, much to Vash’s horror.

While on the pod, Knives revealed to Vash his involvement in the event, now known as the Big Fall, earning his brother’s anger. Despite their hostile attitudes toward each other, with nowhere else to go Vash was forced to tag along with Knives as they wandered Gunsmoke, occasionally watching the surviving humans build cities around the crashed ships. Eventually, Vash would end up getting captured in a small town, with Knives deciding to free him by murdering the entire population. Horrified by this, Vash wound up using a nearby gun to shoot Knives in the shoulder, with Knives retaliating by slicing off his left arm. The two brothers would then separate, with Vash choosing to wander the planet and unintentionally becoming a wanted criminal due to Knives’ interference, while Knives began forming a group of criminals known as the Gung-Ho Guns, hoping he would be able to convince Vash to join his side through using the gang to show him the evil of humanity.

Physicality:

Strength:
-Easily snapped the spine of Legato, who tanked one of his weaker Angel Arm blasts
-Can damage Vash, who survived full powered Angel Arm blasts

Speed:
-Easily blocked a sound based attack
-Cut down 3 assassins who attack through sound before they could react
-Easily matches Vash, who constantly dodges heavy gunfire
-Traveled out of orbit and to a space ark within a couple of seconds
-Blitzed an entire space satellite system in a few seconds after reaching space in a second
-Fast enough to block advanced earth cannon fire at point blank range
-Managed to blitz Vash, who’s fast enough to block Angel Arm blasts

 

Durability:
-Was shot in the thigh by Vash and was more alarmed that Vash shot him than the injury itself
-After Vash shot him in the shoulder, he calmly observed it before cutting off Vash’s arm, telling him to aim better
-After getting shot by Vash’s Angel Arm during July, he simply told Legato to shut up for being too loud
-Survived getting shot in both shoulders and thighs
-Withstood Vash’s weaker Angel Arm blasts, which can easily destroy cities
-Tanked a blast from a weapon powerful enough to destroy a country
-By using his Angel Wings, he can survive Angel Arm blasts powerful enough to destroy planets

Weapons and Equipment:


.45 Long Colt:
-Custom made black revolver
-Larger than other revolvers
-Can fire six rounds of .45 caliber ammunition
-Has a range of over 200 ft

Skills and Abilities:

Master Marksman:
-One of the few people capable of matching Vash
-Possesses excellent aim

Devious Schemer:
-A dangerous and deceptive planner
-Manipulated some crew members into killing each other
-Caused the Big Fall, killing innocents including his adoptive mother Rem
-Orchestrated the plan to make Vash experience true despair
-Launched the Ark in an attempt to kill off all humans by taking away all of their resources

 

Healing Factor:
-Can heal from injuries thanks to his Plant heritage
-Quickly heals from all of his bullet wounds
-Was shot in the face and healed from it instantly
-Eventually regenerated from being blown apart by Vash’s Angel Arm blast

 

Psychic Powers:
-Is a powerful telepath
-Can manipulate fellow Plants and humans
-Almost causes a plant to combust to kill humans
-Manipulated Vash’s Angel Arm, causing him to accidently destroy July
-Killed crew members one by one via manipulation and made them suffer some insanity 
-In the anime, made Chapel literally bend over backwards

Angel Arm:
-Knives’ strongest weapon
-Used by tapping into his Plant powers
-Knives can manifest it as either a massive cannon (as seen in the anime and several parts of the manga) or as a mass of blades (which is the form it takes for most of the manga)
-In its cannon form, it can do the following:
    -Fire blasts of antimatter and black holes
    -Easily destroy entire cities
    -Destroy the moon in one shot
    -Put a giant crater in the moon
-Is said to be powerful enough to destroy a planet
-Drains his life energy with every use and kills him if he uses it too much

 

Angel Wings:
-Feather-like monomolecular blades
-Able to produce smaller versions on his hands
-Can use them to fly at faster than light speeds
-Are durable enough for him to use them as shields to block full power Angel Arm blasts
-Can be weaponized as extremely sharp blades and monomolecular wire
–Can increase their size to the point of becoming this large (Knives Giant Wings)

 

Angel Body:
-Gained from absorbing almost every Plant on Planet Gunsmoke
-Greatly increases his physicality and abilities
-Can manipulate his body and produce Angel Wings anywhere

Teleportation:
-Can distort space to teleport himself

Force Fields:
-Can create energy barriers to block attacks

Black Holes:
-Knives can produce small black holes, similar to Vash’s black hole bullets
-Unlike Vash, he can use these black holes without the need of a gun
-Devour anything they touch
-Each one has a range of 300 feet

Weaknesses:
-Sadistic and psychotic, prefers to see his victims suffer
-Angel Arm drains his life and will slowly kill him when used too much
-His angel body is unstable, and the Plants can leave his body should he either become emotionally unstable or experience too much pain
    -Should this happen, his body will be almost completely drained of power, leaving him near-death and unable to use his Plant abilities

(“After 15 years, are you still holding on to that ridiculous nonsense? That fantasy world created for you by a woman who lived and died by contradiction?”)

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Jin Kisaragi
Aliases: The Hero of Ikaruga, Major Kisaragi, Knight of the N.O.L., Power of Order
Age: Unspecified (most likely in early- to mid-20s; younger than Ragna)
Height: 5’10’’
Weight: 134.5lbs
Blood Type: A
Species: Artificial Human
First Appearance: BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (November 19, 2008)
Affiliation(s): Novus Orbis Librarium, 4th Thaumaturgist Squadron
Themes:

Feats:
-Acquired Yukianesa from Saya as a child
-After being driven mad by Terumi’s influence and Yukianesa’s, aided Terumi in burning down his childhood home, killing Celica, and cutting off Ragna’s arm
-Was adopted into the prestigious Kisaragi family
-Joined the Novus Orbis Librarium, swiftly rising through the ranks and earning many honors and awards
-By killing Tenjo Amanohokosaka, was instrumental in ending the Ikaruga Civil War, and became known as the “Hero of Ikaruga”
-A version of him from the first timeline jumped into the Boundary, and after a century, became the legendary Hakumen
-Has repeatedly clashed with his estranged brother, Ragna the Bloodedge
    -And in some cases, has won over him
-Through his willpower alone, awakened the Power of Order and regained the ability to draw and control Yukianesa, effortlessly defeating Tsubaki Yayoi with this power
-Along with Hakumen, fended off Mu-12
-With the aid of Noel and Makoto, freed Tsubaki from the Imperator’s Mind Eater curse
-With the aid of Ragna and Noel, defeated the Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi
-With the aid of Mu-12, fended off a berserk Ragna, though this event greatly injured him
-Aided Kagura Mutsuki in defeating Azrael, dealing the finishing blow himself
-Briefly fended off the Black Susano’o
-With the use of the Hihiirokane, forced Ragna and Yuuki Terumi to the Blue so that Ragna could finish off Terumi once and for all
-Actually donned the fabled Susano’o Unit himself (different from Hakumen)
-Battled with Ragna for one final time, in a bid to stop him from erasing himself

As an artificial child born and raised in his early childhood in an experimental facility, the life of the one known as Jin would be anything but normal. Whisked away from the laboratory along with two other children by the legendary warrior Jubei, Jin would then be raised alongside his siblings in a church tucked away in the woods, inhabited by a kind nun. From there, he would begin to experience a more normal childhood, until his sister Saya grew sick. His brother, Ragna, decided to tend to his sick sister, earning the jealousy of Jin. This, along with the properties of a mysterious sword that Saya gave him and the influence of an enigmatic man known as Yuuki Terumi, would be the primary driving force that would drive Jin to madness, aiding Terumi in burning down his childhood home, killing the nun that raised them, robbing Ragna of his arm, and taking away Saya. Terumi then took away the memories of this event, and the now-truly-orphaned Jin would soon be adopted into the highly-esteemed Kisaragi family, where he would then on be known as Jin Kisaragi.

With his new status in life, Jin joined in the Novus Orbis Librarium and quickly rose through its ranks, being showered with multiple honors and awards and eventually being hailed as a hero. However, Jin’s true desires and motives lay elsewhere—in his desire to reunite with his estranged brother, and kill him with his own two hands…

Physicality:

 

Strength:
-Is comparable to Ragna, as he is born to oppose him
-Can trade blows with some of BlazBlue’s top tiers, such as Ragna, Hakumen, and Hazama
-Can damage Take-Mikazuchi with his strikes
-Should be stronger than the likes of Makoto and Tsubaki
-Briefly traded blows with the Black Susano’o

Speed:
-Directly reacted to Take-Mikazuchi’s laser blasts point-blank
-Can keep up with the likes of Ragna, Hakumen, Tsubaki/Izayoi, and Hazama
-Capable of dodging attacks from the Black Susano’o, albeit briefly

 

Durability:
-Constantly takes hits from Ragna, who wields the Soul Eater drive and has traded blows with some of BlazBlue’s top tiers
-Has taken hits from Tsubaki, Hakumen, Hazama, and the like
-Can survive Take-Mikazuchi’s lasers
-Could take hits from the Black Susano’o, although this should be the very limit of his durability
    -Though to be fair, Jin was fighting to perceive him and not to kill him

 

Skills and Abilities:

 

Genius Military Leader:
-Led the campaign to Ikaruga, earning him the title of “Hero of Ikaruga”

Master Swordsman and Decent Martial Artist:
-His fighting style is more refined and elegant than Ragna’s

Immense Willpower:
-So much that it had awakened the legendary force known as the Power of Order within him

Skilled Cryokinetic:
-His moveset mostly revolves around attacking with intricate formations and weapons forged out of ice

 

Barrier Creation:
-Self-explanatory

Personality:
-Calm, cold, and aloof—a complete foil to Ragna’s rudeness and sailor mouth
-Denounces such concepts as love and friendship, believing them to be lies that humans use to their advantage
    -Though this is likely self-denial
-Cares little for the feelings of others
    -Evidenced by how he treats Noel
-Has no qualms about killing anyone who would get in the way of his goals
-However, when he is around Ragna, his personality changes drastically—from an aloof sociopath, he becomes a borderline psychopath with a nigh-childlike personality and a maniacal laugh; he gains the indomitable desire to kill his brother
    -This is most likely due to the influence of Yukianesa, which amplifies his emotions
    -This doesn’t seem to affect the immense care he has for Tsubaki, his only childhood friend, as he will put aside any murderous desires he has if it means saving Tsubaki
    -In Centralfiction, this madness seemed to quell, as he now refers to Ragna as the “Black One” much like his future self, Hakumen
    -In Centralfiction, he actually cares deep down about his siblings (Ragna and even Saya), showing signs of his maturity
-Collects vintage motorcycles

 

Weapons and Equipment:

Mucro Algescro: Yukianesa:
-A Nox Nyctores, the final stage of Ars Armagus—a set of weapons made specifically to combat the Black Beast
-Nox Nyctores place great mental burden on their wielders and often attempt to remove “needless” emotions, with the potential to drive them insane or turn them apathetic
    -Jin is a victim of this side effect, as the blade amplifies his emotions to the point of driving him insane and causing him to act, well… the way he acts
    –However, ever since Jin learned to control the Power of Order, Yukianesa has steadily lost its influence over him, and Jin’s use of the Yukianesa has grown more refined
-Has no blade of its own; however, when drawn, it manipulates seithr particles and water vapor in the air to create a blade of permafrost
    -Permafrost blade is said to be able to “erode life” and is cold enough to freeze Azrael, a man who remained unaffected while in absolute zero temperatures for two years
-Can damage the soul and negate any form of healing, to the point where not even Phenomenon Intervention can reverse the injuries it inflicts
    -Phenomenon Intervention is a technique that allows a user to reset the timeline and rewrite reality to better fit their own desires
–Much like other Nox Nyctores, it can fight, move, and warn Jin of oncoming attacks on its own
-Ragna has noted this blade to be sentient

Powers:

Extrasensory Perception:
-Was able to sense Nine’s presence and Trinity’s spirit

Enhanced Senses:
-Can sense other beings even if there’s nothing to see

Acausality:
-Immune to the effects of Phenomenon Intervention, which can reset the timeline

Spatial Manipulation:
-Sliced through the Zanki Barrier, which is stated to exist in a space separated from the world

Aerokinesis:
–Can create freezing winds

Regeneration:
-Can rapidly heal from wounds

Resistance to Reality Warping, Existence Erasure, Time Manipulation, BFR, Information Manipulation, Memory Manipulation, Causality Manipulation, Probability Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation, Quantum Manipulation, and Fate Manipulation:
-Thanks to the Power of Order, Jin is able to overpower the effects of Phenomenon Intervention, which includes the above

Heat Resistance:
-Is unaffected by heat

Transmutation Resistance:
-As one of the Qualified, he is immune to the Embryo’s ability to turn everything into Seithr

Resistance to Mind Manipulation:
-Unaffected while being in the Boundary, a dimension that when entered, results in the victim being overwhelmed with infinite amounts of information, dating all the way back from the beginning of time and encompassing all timelines

Resistance to Poison Manipulation, Insanity Infliction, Biological Manipulation, and Stat Reduction:
-Can resist the effects of Seithr, which can induce addiction, cause the body to deteriorate, and reduce the power of others

Resistance to Perception Manipulation:
-Has resisted the effects of Ars Magus, which nullifies the user’s senses

Resistance to Healing and Regeneration Negation:
-Has fought against Ragna, whose Azure Grimoire can negate any form of recovery

Resistance to Petrification and Gravity Manipulation:
-Can create an Ars Magus Barrier, which is said to protect its user from these effects

Resistance to Physics Manipulation:
-Could take hits from Azrael, who can shift space by stomping and tear through a dimensional barrier with his bare hands

Resistance to Death Manipulation:
-By using the Power of Order, Jin was able to negate the effects of Immortal Breaker, a technique that forcibly places the concept of death into its victim’s mind

Resistance to Power Nullification:
-Was able to still use his powers even after the activation of Kushinada’s Lynchpin

Resistance to Explosion Manipulation and Spatial Manipulation:
-Withstood hits from Bolverk, which can pierce through space with its shots

 

Power of Order:
-The ability to hold true to one’s convictions no matter what
-Is neither good nor evil, only existing to maintain balance to the world
-Usually manifests as a white aura that surrounds the user
-Was awakened through Jin’s sheer willpower, allowing him to awaken Yukianesa to his bidding
-Allowed Jin to slowly fight off Yukianesa’s malicious influence and use the weapon to his advantage
-Allowed Jin to survive Tsubaki’s Immortal Breaker, which literally forces the concept of death upon its victim
-Prevents the alteration of its user’s destiny
-Allows him to sense Phenomenon Intervention and resist its effects
-Can use it to stabilize his or another person’s existence should they begin disappearing

 

Moveset:

Frost Bite:
-Jin’s Drive
-Has the power to freeze the foe completely on hit
-Some of his special moves that end with a D command will consume 25% of his astral heat

 

Wolf Head:
-Unleashes a wolf head of ice

Ice Wave:
-Unleashes a wave of ice

Ice Tombstone:
-Conjures tombstones of ice

Snowflake Aura:
-Exactly what it says on the tin

Hishouken (Ice Blade):
-Fires an ice sword forth

Hishousetsu (Flying Ice Strike):
-Tosses out a snowflake-shaped crystal as a stationary projectile

Fubuki (Blizzard):
-Slashes diagonally upward with a quick battoujutsu slash

Rehhyou (Violent Ice):
-A vicious uppercut slash that launches foes skyward

Musou Senshouzan (Crystal Strike):
-RIDE THE ICE CAR!!!
-Conjures a board of ice, which Jin rides upon to charge his foe; often follows up with a sword slash

Musou Tosshougeki (Freezing Crystal Strike):
-More powerful version of Musou Senshouzan; freezes foes on first hit, then breaks ice on second

Hirensou (Dual Ice Strike):
-Draws sword in a circular flash which freezes; follows up with a swipe to shatter the ice and send the foe flying

Sekkajin (Snow Flower Storm):
-Wildly slashes out with sword

Hizansen (Ice Slashing Flash):
-Basically an air version of Fubuki that is aimed downward

Hizangeki (Ice Slashing Strike):
-More powerful version of Hizansen, in which Jin slashes upward diagonally to freeze his foe just before Hizansen takes effect

Overdrive, Distortion Drives, and Exceed Accel:

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Frost End:
-Jin’s Overdrive
-Allows Jin to freeze the foe with each hit of Yukianesa
-Lasts longer the lower Jin’s health is

Touga Hyoujin (Ice Fang):
-Jin unleashes a bladebeam at high speeds at the foe
-In Overdrive, Jin freezes the foe with one slash of the bladebeam, then stabs Yukianesa into the ground as the foe is struck multiple times

Hiyoku Getsumei (Moonsong):
-Jin forms a bow and arrow of ice and shoots upward at a 35 degree angle; the arrow suspends the foe in midair and hits multiple times
-When performed midair, the bow is aimed downward

Kokuujin: Yukikaze (Judgment: Snowstorm):
-Jin projects a barrier in front of him
-If the barrier is hit, Jin will immediately counter with a quick iaijutsu quickdraw slash, which freezes the foe, and the ice will shatter when Jin sheathes his blade
-In Overdrive, after the first strike, Jin will slash through the foe multiple times before sheathing his blade

Kokuujin Ougi: Gekka Hyourou (Empty Sky True Form: Crystal Moonstorm):
-Jin’s Exceed Accel
-Starts off with the 4th strike of Sekkajin; afterward, Jin will stab his blade into the ground and trap the foe within a huge tower of ice; Jin then tosses the blade upwards while it is whirling, hitting the foe multiple times; he then leaps upward, catches his blade, and slashes at the foe multiple times before culminating his attack with a slash that shatters the tower and knocks the foe into the ground
-In Active Flow, Jin strikes more times before unleashing the final blow

Astral Heat:

Rengoku Hyouya (Arctic Dungeon):
-Jin concentrates all his power on his sword and stabs it to the ground
-The resulting ice freezes the foe over, and after 5 seconds, Jin tugs his sword from the ground and sheathes it
-When Yukianesa clicks into place in its sheathe, the ice trapping the foe is instantly shattered, instantly killing the foe
-Can only be used when at 35% health or lower

Forms:

Unlimited Mode:
-The form that Jin takes upon accessing his full power
-Increases Jin’s durability
-The effects of Frost End are active by default
-Many attacks can now freeze the foe over, including attacks not from Yukianesa
-Increases the potency of Jin’s cryomancy, enhancing some of his ice-based attacks
-Lasts as long as the opponent does

Weaknesses:
-Obsessed with Ragna to a fault
    -This has since toned down, if not died out, in the events of the latest game
-Rather arrogant and prideful
-In combat, is a jack-of-all-trades, but a master of none

(“I am the cold steel… the blade that will restore balance to this world! Nox Nyctores, Yukianesa, activate!!)