Summary
Utsuro (虚) was an immortal being born with the ability to absorb a high amount of Altana which granted him his ageless immortality and regenerative capabilities.
Because of his immortality he was feared by an wary populace who continuously tried to kill him to no avail, which lead them to becoming more fearful and go to greater lengths to attempt to kill him, sparking a vicious cycle. To cope with his continuous suffering Utsuro created multiple personalities. He was then imprisoned and forgotten about for decades until he was able to leave after his cell had rotten away. After which, as revenge, Utsuro's personalities started killing humans. He continued being an serial killer until he was caught by the imperial government. Who instead of executing him, made him into an assassin.
He later on became the founder and was the first leader of the Tenshouin Naraku before Oboro took over. As the leader of Naraku his personas continued killing. Utsuro's original personality started to resist the way his other selves continued to slaughter and it resulted in the accidental creation of Yoshida Shouyou. Shouyou managed to surpress the other personalities thus becoming the one in control. Shouyou later on escaped from Naraku and opened his own school named Shoka Sonjuku. After Shouyou's death, his body was reanimated back to his evil self.
Utsuro is the main antagonist of the Gintama series.
Powers and Stats
Tier: At least 7-B
Name: Utsuro, Shinigami (called this by Nobume)
Origin: Gintama
Gender: Male
Age: More than 500 years
Classification: Human Mutate, First leader of the Tenshouin Naraku
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Types 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8; Reliant on Altana), Regeneration (Mid-High; Came back after being completely incinerated many times, likely one of them being turned into ashes, possibly Low-Godly; Stated to be able to recreate his body as much as he wants by absorbing the Altana of Earth), Enormous Pain Tolerance, Master Swordmanship, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Hakkei Martial Artist, Power Bestowal (Able to grant immortality), Mind Manipulation, Corruption (Type 1) and Possession (Utsuro's blood also contain a piece of his consciousness, enabling him to possess and control anyone who has taken it), Aura, Paralysis Inducement (The fight between him and Umibouzu made Abuto paralyzed, unable to move, while totally not focusing on him at all), Air Manipulation (Able to create shockwaves), Extrasensory Perception (Able to locate anyone who has even a single speck of fear to him), Multiple Selves (Type 1 and 2), Pressure Points, Durability Negation, Absorption (Absorbed planet's energy, granting him Immortality. He can absorb as much energy as he pleases, and recreate his body at will), Enhanced Senses (Experienced with having his eyes shut and able to adapt to being in a cell of complete darkness for a decade, able to sense other people while blinded), Resurrection (Resurrected after the events of the Silver Soul Arc, reborn as a baby. Not combat applicable), Resistance to Enhanced Senses, Precognition, Clairvoyance (Pluto couldn't read his attacks and mind), Disease Manipulation (Forests overflowing with Altana were able to cure any disease), Regeneration Negation (When on earth, even though he was cut by an Altana Sword, his regeneration was not negated), Biological Manipulation and Poison Manipulation
Attack Potency: At least City level (On the same level as Umibozu, treated as the major threat. Able to take on the entire Shinsengumi and Yorozuya alongside the Yatos by himself at once), Hakkei Martial Art acupuncture points ignores conventional durability
Speed: At least Hypersonic, likely higher (Superior to the likes of Gintoki and Takasugi)
Lifting Strength: At least Class M (Is superior to Umibouzu, who can lift rocks with a size of an entire spaceship)
Striking Strength: At least City Class
Durability: At least City level (Immortality and Regeneration make him hard to kill)
Stamina: Very High
Range: Standard melee range normally; extended melee range with his katana
Standard Equipment: His Katana
Intelligence: He has an experience spanning over 500+ years, and is an extremely cunning mastermind.
Weaknesses: His regeneration and immortality will be severely weakened if he leaves Earth.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Hakkei Martial art: It is an attack on pressure points and meridians in some styles of Chinese martial arts used which is said to incapacitate or sometimes cause a delayed or even immediate death to an opponent. The points of attack used in hakkei correspond to the same locations as acupuncture points and other Chinese healing arts. A practitioner of hakkei is supposedly capable of inflicting serious harm to an individual by disrupting their chi or energy flow with their own, causing injury or death.
- Master Swordsmanship Specialist: Due to his identity of being an evil persona of Shouyou, Utsuro is an expert at swords as he was able to take on Sougo, Nobume, and Kagura all at the same time. Utsuro stated that Gintoki had fought against his sword style before and claimed that Gintoki could not beat his style since he never did it before.
- Master Hand-to-Hand Combat: He is also very adept in hand-to-hand combat as he used the same open-palm strikes as Oboro against Gintoki and Sougo to cause serious damage to their bodies.
- Physical Attributes: Utsuro was shown to have great physical strength, speed, agility, senses, and reflexes. Due to his identity of being an evil persona of Shouyou, Utsuro possesses even greater strength and physical attributes.
- Immortality: Affected by the power of Altana /Ryumyaku, Utsuro is an absolute immortal; unable to die, age, rot, immune to all illnesses, diseases, disorder, poisons, toxins, spells, and will rapidly heal/regenerate from any and all injuries no matter how destructive and be restored to perfect health and condition. He can completely and perfectly heal and regenerate from all wounds, including lost limbs, lost organs, decapitation, even complete incineration and cannot be killed: as shown when he was forced to be executed by Gintoki and had his body burned, he came back to life after being beheaded, and incinerated. He can also concentrate the Altana somewhere on his body, if he loses such part (as an arm for example), he is able to regenerate from that piece.
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