Akane Sawatari

“	We're prepared to engage the enemy right here. Now keep quiet.	„
	~ Akane Sawatari

Summary

Akane Sawatari ( アカネ Sawatari Akane?) was a former civilian Devil Hunter who allied herself with the Gun Devil and worked with Katana Man. She had a contract with the Snake Devil. She is the secondary antagonist of the Katana Man arc. Akane is normally calm and cool-headed, she can become panicked as seen when she was flustered after her subordinates started dying from Makima's counterattack. Akane usually has her hands in her pockets, presumably to hide her bloody fingernails, so others don't know what she sacrifices to her Snake Devil contract.

Powers and Stats

Tier: Unknown physically, Varies; At most High 8-C with contracts, Varies; 8-B with Zombies

Name: Sawatari Akane

Origin: Chainsaw Man

Gender: Female

Age: Unknown

Classification: Private Devil Hunter

Powers and Abilities:

• Devil Contracts:
  • Snake Devil
    • Superhuman Physical Characteristics
    • General Devil Physiology
    • Sealing, Summoning & Non-Physical Interaction (By sacrificing one of her fingernails, her contract with the Snake Devil allows her to summon it to devour opponents, to store them for later use via spitting them out. It's capable of swallowing entities such as the Ghost Devil, which normally is intangible.)
    • Absorption & Mind Control (Can absorb and release devils eaten at will, and once released, the devil will obey Akane's commands.)
  • Zombie Devil
    • Superhuman Physical Characteristics
    • General Devil Physiology
    • Zombification & Corruption (Type 1; The zombies of the Zombie Devil can turn any human that they bite into more zombies.)
• Controlled:
  • Ghost Devil
    • Superhuman Physical Characteristics
    • General Devil Physiology
    • Invisibility, Intangibility & Possible Incorporeality (Immaterial; After the Snake Devil absorbed the Ghost Devil, Akane is now able to control the Ghost Devil who is invisible and intangible.)
    • Additional Limbs (As shown here.)
    • Extrasensory Perception (The Ghost Devil doesn't see but instead senses fear to locate her opponent.)
    • Inorganic Physiology (Type 1; As the Ghost Devil, she is an intangible being that does not possess organic properties.)

Attack Potency: Unknown physically, Varies (As devil's whom embody the fears of ghosts & snakes, the more feared it is, the more powerful they become even a relatively minor boost in fear can immensely boost a devil's overall strength and effects of their abilities); At most Large Building level+ with contracts (With the Snake Devil contract, Akane is able to summon the Snake Devil, which can absorb the Ghost Devil. Now, with the Ghost Devil under her control, Akane can summon it against her opponents. The Ghost Devil is capable of combating Pre-Enhanced Katana Man and punching holes through him. Varies; City Block level+ with zombies (Possesses an army of undead zombies from the Zombie Devil, whom were turned to devils down to their hearts, and are able to harm Blood Devil Power, as well as momentarily overwhelm Clone Pochita.)

Speed: Unknown physically, Vaires; At least Supersonic+ with contracts (Is able to keep up with Pre-Enhanced Katana Man.), Vaires; Supersonic+ with zombies (Comparable to fiends such as Power)

Lifting Strength: Unknown physically, Varies; At least Class 5, likely Class M with contracts (Is able to restrain Pre-Enhanced Katana Man.), Varies; At least Class M with zombies (Was able to momentarily restrain Clone Pochita.)

Striking Strength: Unknown physically, Varies; At most Large Building level+ with contracts, Varies; City Block level+ with zombies

Durability: Unknown physically, Varies; At most Large Building level+ with contracts (Comparable to Pre-Enhanced Katana Man), Varies; At least Small Building level with zombies (Comparable to fiends such as Power)

Stamina: Athletic Human (As a Private Devil Hunter she should be in good physical condition and can keep up with weaker Fiends and Devils without much trouble)

Range: Standard Melee Range physically, Up to Tens of Meters with contracts

Standard Equipment: The Snake Devil & The Ghost Devil

• Optional Equipment: An M1911 & Zombies

Intelligence: Gifted generally (Planned an attack upon Public Safety Divisions 1, 2, 3, and 4, which killed nearly all humans within those divisions. Her plan to wipe out Public Safety and steal the Chainsaw Devil's heart would have been successful if Makima hadn't intervened.), Average in combat (Usually leaves combat to her contracts or subordinates.)

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Snake Devil Contract: Akane has a contract with the Snake Devil that allows her to summon it at will through the following commands:

• "Swallow it whole" (み Marunomi?): Akane fully summons the Snake Devil to absorb the target as seen when she used this ability to devour the Ghost Devil almost completely, except for it’s head.

"Swallow it whole"

• "Spit it out" (きし Hakidashi?) : After being absorbed into the Snake Devil, the target being is restored and can be used to fight alongside Akane after speaking the command followed by the absorbed being's name. She used this against Aki Hayakawa to summon the Ghost Devil. However, releasing absorbed being caused her nose to bleed which indicates an internal damage due to sacrifice.

"Spit it out"

• "Tail" ( Shippo?): Akane is also able to summon the tail of the Snake Devil. A example of this is when she used this ability against Kobeni Higashiyama.

"Tail"

Weaknesses: In exchange for using each command, Akane loses one fingernail, leaving the sensitive nail bed and matrix exposed. Additionally, use of the Snake Devil's abilities requires hand motions, so, if her hands are restrained, she cannot use the abilities.

Gallery

Chapter 24 Art

Chapter 25 Art

Chapter 27 Art

Chapter 24 Art

Chapter 34 Art

Chapter 35 Art

Notable Matchups

• Victories
• Losses
• Inconclusive

Discussions

Discussion threads involving Akane Sawatari