Aki Hayakawa

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“	He might be a piece of shit that deserves being stabbed a time or two... But he wants the Gun Devil dead. And I...can't kill it by myself. To do that, I need Devil Hunters with the guts to fight it. The more, the better... Even if it costs some of my own life... I'm not letting Denji die.	„
	~ Aki Hayakawa

• Human
• Gun Fiend

“	Whatever happens, I want Denji and Power... To survive... And be happy...	„
	~ Aki Hayakawa

“	Oh! It's a snowball fight!	„
	~ Aki's hallucination before attacking Denji

“	AKI! AKI HAYAKAWA!! Can you hear me?! Snap out of it!! This is the last thing you'd ever wanna do, isn't it?! WAKE UP, JERK-FACE!!	„
	~ Denji begging Aki to stop his massacre

Summary

Aki Hayakawa ( アキ Hayakawa Aki?) was the deuteragonist of the Public Safety Saga. He was a Public Safety Devil Hunter working under Makima's special squad who had contracts with the Curse Devil and Future Devil, and a former contract with the Fox Devil. During the Gun Devil arc, he was killed and possessed by 20% of the Gun Devil, thus becoming the host of the Gun Fiend (の Jū no Majin?).

Powers and Stats

Tier: 9-A physically, Varies; At least 9-A with the Fox Devil, At least 8-C with its teeth, At least High 8-C with Cursed Sword | 9-A physically, At least High 8-C with Angel's Katana | Varies; At least 8-A, higher with firearm

Key: Pre-Ambush | Post-Ambush | Gun Fiend

Name: Aki Hayakawa

Origin: Chainsaw Man

Gender: Male

Age: 20's

Classification: Public Safety Devil Hunter, Fiend

Powers and Abilities:

• Aki Hayakawa
• Gun Fiend

• By Himself
• With Devil Contracts & Weapons

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
• Weapon Mastery (Shown to be skilled with a knife; being able cut intricate shapes within fruit. Likewise skilled enough with swords to be able to outmatch a held-back Katana Man and have his moves complimented by other professional hunters)
• Martial Arts (Has been trained in combat by both Kishibe for a brief while and Himeno for around 3 years. Has since grown skilled enough to be able to coach boxing to other Devil Hunter Divisions)
• Stealth Mastery (Was able to play dead and get close to Reze, a professional assassin trained since childhood with enhanced senses)
• Resistance to Fire Manipulation (The Devil Hunter Suits of Public Safety, which he wears, have shown to be fireproof even against the flames of fiends)

• Pre-Ambush
• Post-Ambush

• Fox Devil Summoning (Able to summon parts of the Fox Devil in exchange for feeding it part of his body)
  • Limited Information Analysis (Able to identify the species of whatever is in its mouth as well as the type of devil that's in its mouth)
  • Smoke Creation (The Fox Devil is able to produce a large amount of smoke that can hide others when dissipating after being summoned)
• Curse Devil Blade
  • Curse Manipulation & Limited Death Manipulation (Can utilise the Curse Devil's powers through his nail-like blade, to "fire" into his opponents, which can instantly kill those who have been pierced after 3 times by it at the cost of lowering Aki's lifespan)
  • Limited Precognition (Able to summon the Curse Devil itself in order to know how much of his lifespan he has left)

• Future Devil
  • Precognition (With his contract with the Future Devil, his right eye is able to see a few seconds into the future, The Future Devil is also able to provide Aki with details and showings of his death as well as ones of the people he cares about albeit vague ones)
  • Summoning (Implied to be able to summon the Future Devil at will if he says: "the future rules")
• Angel's Katana
  • Non-Physical Interaction (Possesses a katana created by the Angel Devil which can cut through intangible beings such as ghosts)

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
• General Fiend Physiology
• Cyborgization & Bodily Weaponry (Partial; Areas such as his head and arms become guns which he can fire out of)
  • Explosion Manipulation (Shots are powerful enough to create explosions)

• Pre-Ambush
• Post-Ambush
• Gun Fiend

Attack Potency: Small Building level physically (Upon joining Public Safety, Aki has gone through remarkable training, mainly spending his time fighting stronger devils. Later on, he is able to knock down Pre-Training Denji and then briefly trade blows with him.), Varies (As a devil embodying the fear of foxes, the more feared it is, the more powerful it becomes, even a relatively minor boost in fear can immensely boost a devil's overall strength and the effects of their abilities.); At least Small Building level with the Fox Devil (Is able to summon the Fox Devil, with the summoning alone tearing through the roof of a building in an instant), Building level with its teeth (Fox bites down on its target, instantly killing Devils such as Leech), At least Large Building level+ with the Cursed Sword (Was granted a sword from the Curse Devil, which can easily pierce through Katana Man several times.)

Speed: Supersonic+ (Comparable to devil hunters such as Pre-Training Denji, is able to combat a casual Pre-Enhanced Katana Man, evading all of his attacks & countering them with his own.)

Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Comparable although inferior to Power.)

Striking Strength: Small Building level physically, At least Large Building level+ with Cursed Sword

Durability: Small Building level physically (Able to endure attacks from people relative to him such as Pre-Training Denji), City Block level+ with Devil Hunter Suit (With his devil hunter suit he was able to take on Katana Man's Sword-Draw Dash which protected him from being sliced in half)

Attack Potency: Small Building level physically (Able to get into fist fights against a blood-enhanced Power, who got stronger than before due to drinking too much blood during her fight against Akane's zombie devil army. Is superior to most of his devil hunter allies, able to train and easily defeat them in a boxing match.), At least Large Building level+ with Angel's Katana (After the assault of the private devil hunters upon Public Safety, Aki has replaced his previous sword with one granted to him by Angel. It is able to slice through the Ghost Devil's limbs with ease, who was able to overpower Pre-Enhanced Katana Man with its strength as well as slicing Bomb Girl's arm off.)

Speed: Supersonic+ (With the use of his precognition, he relies on his speed to react and counter attacks from the Ghost Devil, who is comparable to Pre-Enhanced Katana Man in speed, as well as dodging and reacting to attacks from Bomb Girl.)

Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Comparable to although inferior to Power.)

Striking Strength: Small Building level physically, At least Large Building level+ with Angel's Katana

Durability: Small Building level physically (Able to survive a fist fight against a blood enhanced Power), City Block level+ with Devil Hunter Suit (Devil Hunter Suits are this durable)

Attack Potency: Varies (As the fiend for the devil embodying the fear of guns, the more feared it is, the more powerful it becomes.); At least Multi-City Block level (Was controlled by Makima to create a contract with her for strength in exchange for his entire being. In turn, Makima faced off with 20% of the Gun Devil, which in its assault kills Aki. Though after being swiftly defeated by Makima, it retreated to Aki's corpse, which gave Aki his contracted strength despite not being able to control it.), higher with firearm (Is able to easily blow off Post-Reze Fight Chainsaw Man's limbs with a simple shot,)

Speed: Varies; At least Supersonic+ (Far faster than his human state, he is able to travel extremely fast over long distances, appearing as a blur with his movements. He is able to react to an alarmed Post-Training Chainsaw Man's attacks and is one of the faster fiends for his caliber.)

Lifting Strength: Varies; At least Class 100 (Comparable to Post-Reze Fight Chainsaw Man.)

Striking Strength: Varies; At least Multi-City Block level

Durability: Varies; At least Multi-City Block level, higher with firearm (Is able to block Post-Reze fight Chainsaw Man's chainsaws.)

Stamina: Athletic Human (As a Devil Hunter he should be in good physical condition and can keep up with Fiends and Devils without much trouble.) | Superhuman (Should be superior to the Eternity Devil, who had only consumed a piece of the Gun Devil's flesh which enabled him to fight against Chainsaw Man for 3 days straight.)

Range: Standard Melee Range physically, Extended Melee Range with weapons | Standard Melee Range physically, Kilometers with M16 rifle

Standard Equipment:

Pre-Ambush:

• Devil Hunter Suit and Cursed Sword
• Optional Equipment: Fox Devil

Post-Ambush:

• Devil Hunter Suit and Angels Katana
• Optional Equipment: The Future Devil

Gun-Fiend:

• None Notable

Intelligence:

• Human
• Fiend

• General Intelligence
• Combat Intelligence

Above Average (Fitting for his mature and stoic nature, Aki is an adept and shrewd Devil Hunter, being on the Public Safely Devil Hunting Force for 3 years — a profession where most "drop like flies" and end up dead or resigning in a year. His sharp intuition, investigative skills and ability to notice tiny details can be seen in his first mission, where he able to instinctively notice that the Loneliness Fiend’s crossbows were still nocked, a detail that even Himeno, a more experienced Devil Hunter, didn't notice. Additionally, managed to deduce the identity of Loneliness Fiend and also it's ability to kill a target's most beloved person using its arrows, all through careful observation of its behaviour and attack patterns)

Gifted (From his training with Himeno and Kishibe, he possesses exceptional combat skills great enough to be a boxing coach for Public Devil Hunter members and outmatch formidable opponents like Katana Man with his sword; which was complimented by Akane, another professional Devil Hunter. Moreover, his stealth skills and quick-thinking are great enough to successfully execute surprise attacks on highly skilled assassins such as Reze after playing dead)

Below Average (His mind is more-or-less reduced back to when he was a kid, perceiving the world around him as a simple snowball fight in his mind, and thus unable to properly sense or communicate with the real world)

Standard Tactics:

• Pre-Ambush
• Post-Ambush
• Gun-Fiend

Upon entering a fight, Aki will usually start by summoning the Fox Devil. If the opponent survives, he will resort to using his cursed sword, mainly focusing on blind spots to summon the Curse Devil, and is willing to sacrifice his life span to defeat his opponent.

Aki, now wielding the Angel Devil's katana, surprises his opponents by utilizing his pre-cognition to his advantage, giving him the ability to foresee incoming danger or look ahead during battle & usually makes the best calls when in dangerous situations

Sub-consciously thinks he is having a snowball fight with his opponent but will halt himself if they show extreme emotion

Weaknesses: Aki's single-minded obsession with killing the Gun Devil has led him to make several costly contracts with Devils, significantly reducing his lifespan. His contract with the Curse Devil for instance, requires him to stab his opponent four times, and using it has already shortened his lifespan to just two years. | Has replaced the Cursed Sword and his mindset slowly changes to a goal of keeping Denji & Power safe | None notable.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Pre-Ambush
• Post-Ambush

• Fox Devil Contract: Aki originally had a contract with the Fox Devil. In exchange for feeding him part of his body, Aki could use his power in combat by raising a hand and saying the word "Kon" (コン), causing the Fox Devil's head to appear to instantly bite down on the target's body, swallowing him whole or tearing him apart. Aki lost the ability to summon him after he used the Fox Devil recklessly against the Katana Man.

Summoning the Fox Devil

• Curse Devil Contract: Aki had a contract with the Curse Devil which granted him a nail-like sword. In order for the contract to work properly, Aki must point the nail anywhere on his target's body; then saying the word "fire", the hand of the Curse Devil will appear and flicks the back end of the nail to inflict damage. By stabbing his enemy three times with the nail, Aki could summon the Curse Devil to seize the enemy and inflict massive damage upon them, potentially killing them in the process. In order to use it, Aki's life would be significantly shortened.

Curse Devil kills Katana Man

• Future Devil Contract: After losing favor with the Fox Devil, Aki was taken to the Future Devil that is held prisoner by Public Safety and managed to gain a contract to use its abilities in exchange for letting the Future Devil live inside his right eye.
  • Precognition: Aki had the ability to see a few seconds into the future. He used this to predict his opponent's oncoming attacks and plan accordingly.
  • Summoning: Due to his contract, Aki could summon Future Devil by calling him. While the Devil says that Aki must say "The Future Rules" to make him come, this was not an actual requirement.

Precognition in action

• Control Devil Contract: Aki made a contract with the Control Devil, in exchange for his entire being he gained her power, however, as he was completely under her control, he was unable to use it.

Gallery

Vol 4 Cover page

Vol 9 Cover page

Chapter 31 Art

Chapter 3 Art

Chapter 3 Art

Chapter 10 Art

Chapter 10 Art

Chapter 13 Art

Chapter 15 Art

Chapter 24 Art

Chapter 24 Art

Notable Matchups

Victories:

• Denji (Chainsaw Man) Denji's Profile (SBA was used; Battle took in Tokyo; "Pre-Training" Denji and "Pre-Ambush" Aki were used.)

Losses:

• Megumi Fushiguro (Jujutsu Kaisen) Megumi's Profile (Gun Fiend Aki and Shibuya Incident Arc Megumi keys were used. Speed was equalized and starting distance was 50 meters)

• Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist) Roy's Profile (Human Aki with optional equipment was used. Roy had prior knowledge and starting distance was 15 meters)

Inconclusive:

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