Summary
Deunan Knute (デュナン・ナッツ, transliterated as Dyunan Nattsu) is one of the two protagonists of both the Appleseed 2004 film and Ex Machina. Along with her partner Briareos Hecatonchires, she is one of ES.W.A.T.'s most important members. Known for a fiery personality, and a tendency to sometimes break ranks, Deunan is still widely appreciated by her partners for her professionalism and acumen. Outside of the job she enjoys socializing with her colleagues and Bioroid relatives, is a wearer of Prada clothing, and is also a Moto-GP enthusiast, her personal mode of transport is a high-end Coscom motorbike.
Although predominantly Caucasian, her family background consists of Scandinavian, French, and mixed Sudanese descendants. She was born in the State of California, near Los Angeles, in 2105, and is thirty-three years old during the events of Ex Machina.
Powers and Stats
Tier: At least 9-C, 9-B with explosives and motorbike | At least 9-A
Key: Deunan | Guges-D Landmate
Name: Deunan Knute
Origin: Appleseed (2004 film and Ex Machina)
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Classification: Human, ES.W.A.T. member, Hostage rescuer
Powers and Abilities:
Peak Human Physical Characteristics Physical Characteristics, Hand-to-hand combat, Enhanced Vision (with visor), Weapon Mastery, Vehicular Mastery, Acrobatics, Smoke, Explosive and Flash (with grenades)
All from before plus Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Information Analysis, Gyrokinetic Flight, Paralysis Inducement, Shock Absorption
Attack Potency: At least Street level (Held her own against several cyborgs who can crush skulls with ease, fought hand to hand with androids that can slice apart vehicles clean), Wall level with explosives and motorbike (Rammed into a construction Landmate) | At least Small Building level
Speed: Superhuman, Subsonic travel speed on motorbike, Supersonic attack speed with guns | Subsonic flight speed, Supersonic+ attack speed with bullpup rifle
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: At least Street level, Wall level with motorbike | At least Small Building level
Durability: At least Street level (Survived being knocked back by an android with no serious injuries) | At least Small Building level (Unfazed from a tanker explosion)
Stamina: High
Range: Standard melee range, extended melee range with blade, hundreds of meters with guns
Standard Equipment: Seburo MN-23/M-23, Colt M1911, Seburo Bobson Centennial, Seburo Gong, blade, grenades, light urban combat armor, visor, Coscom Moto-GP | Guges-D Landmate equipped with a bullpup rifle and tranquillizer rounds
- Optional Equipment: Nanite antidote
Intelligence: Near-genius in mastery of technique and in the senses possessed; is a specialist in weapons handling, explosive devices manipulations and hand-to-hand combat, have much of her life experience dealing with intense battles and firefights, a cunning strategist by nature and a quick learner and perfectionist. She is also noted at being an excellent Landmate pilot and is naturally multilingual to some extent
Weaknesses: Unknown | Rash or sudden motions jeopardize the Landmate's stability and can threaten to easily topple it. In hostile scenarios, a small group of ordinary humans, if skilled, can roll-over an erect Landmate by precisely striking the ankles. The hips of the machine can be easily dislocated, and untrained running is the primary cause of such accidents. As the user's legs pass through the Landmate's hips, a severe dislocation could easily break their bones or sever their legs entirely
- Dodged an attack with a sommersault.
- Outran gunfire from a tank.
- Dispatched 16 soldiers in 10 minutes.
- Took out a Landmate with her own and ripped its arms off.
- Was able to shoot Colonel Hades right before she fell into the sea.
- Jumped out of a Landmate and latched onto a cannon before falling.
- Dispatched several cyborgs at a time in a church.
- Fought with a construction Landmate and managed to disable it.
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Discussions
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