Death Battle

It's alright. Except I know Gaara is very powerful, and definitely a worthy opponent. Again, my character is Okami Amaterasu, the Goddess of the Sun of Capcom's Okami. I'll start with an overview of Okami's story, as not many people know about it. Backstory: 100 years prior to Okami's events, Yamata no Orochi, an 8 headed dragon, ruled tyranny over the land of Nippon. There was a rule where if the dreaded white tipped arrow hits your house, usually a maiden's, Orochi has chosen you to feast upon as a sacrifice. The legendary warrior Nagi had enough of this, and attempted to slay him. It was a bloody battle, but Orochi was too much. That was when Shiranui, a white wolf who watched over the town of Kamiki, Nagi's home village, had appeared to save Nagi. Shiranui and Nagi eventually defeated Orochi, and sealed him away at the Moon Shrine. Back to the present, the descendant of Nagi, Susano, unleashed Orochi by pulling the sword imprisoning him. Apparently he doubted the tales. Anyways, Orochi recursed Nippon, and in an attempt to rid this curse, the wood sprite Sakuya awakened Shiranui from her stone slumber, now known as Amaterasu. On a search for the 12 Celestial Brush techniques Amaterasu lost during those 100 years, she went on a journey with her new friend, Issun the Wandering Artist (Which Issun is half an inch tall). Along the way, Ammy slew Orochi, and eventually fought against the strongest evil of all; Yami. I won't go into extensive detail about the events of Okami, but it involves slaying demons, some witty dialogue, and drawing symbols using the Celestial Brush to get stuff. Now that you know who Amaterasu, the white wolf Sun Goddess, is, here's her stats. Argument: Strength; Under the training of Onigiri Sensei, Amaterasu has trained to where she's able to break rock, iron, and diamond by tackling them, after training for the Hardhead skill. She can also dig through stone after the Digging Champ training. However, Amaterasu's main methods of attack are Divine Instruments and the Celestial Brush. More on those later. Agility; Amaterasu is capable of wall jumps and double jumps, though if Amaterasu double jumps, she is unable to wall jump, and vice versa. The Fleetfoot skill allows Amaterasu to sidestep out of an opponent's attack, though not incredibly fast. Amaterasu runs at a decent speed, though I can't calculate how fast this is. I'd say she's as fast as a real wolf. If she needs to, Amaterasu can use the Veil of Mist Celestial Brush technique to slow down time by half temporarily. Durability; Amaterasu hasn't been shown of incredible durability feats, but she has survived numerous different attacks, such as swords, fire, ice, lightning, and some miscellaneous things. She also has the astral pouch, which revives her, assuming she has at least 200 food in it, or a Gold Peach, which instantly fills it. The Astral Pouch can contain up to 200 points worth of food for this match. [I know Gaara is tough, so the Astral Pouch might help keep things even.] Equipment; Divine Instruments: Amaterasu has many different Divine Instruments, or weapons, which fall into 3 categories: Reflectors, Rosaries, and Glaives. Reflectors are the most basic out of the 3. Reflectors allow for decent combos, and, if Amaterasu times it right, she can pull off a counter attack. Rosaries are long ranged and hit multiple times per strike. They can also be launched as projectiles if need be. The Tundra Beads deal Ice damage. Glaives are slow, but deal decent damage. They can be charged up for a stronger strike, which is stronger than a hit from Reflectors. The Thunder Edge deals electric damage. Abilities; Celestial Brush: Amaterasu is one of the few beings capable of wielding the Celestial Brush. It's an ability that stops movement for all, including the user, while the user draws a symbol. Well, think of it like your body can't move, but your soul is the one using it. The Celestial Brush does run on Divine Ink, which does regenerate at a pretty good pace, but can still run out. Of course, Ammy isn't one to spam the Celestial Brush. Here are all 13 of the Celestial Brush techniques: Power Slash: The most basic of the techniques, the Power Slash can cut through iron and diamond. As the Celestial Brush is instant, there's no dodging this. Or any Brush techniques. Cherry Bomb: It's not anything like a cherry, but it is explosive, doing considerable damage, and can destroy cracked walls. Galestorm: Amaterasu can create wind in pretty much any direction, except vertical. She can also create a hurricane if she needs the wind to attack the opponent. Waterspout: Amaterasu can create a stream of water from an already existing source, as well as make it rain. Inferno: Amaterasu can create fire in an infinity shape, or make a stream from an already existing source. Blizzard: Can create a storm of ice, or a stream from an already existing source, such as the Tundra Beads. Thunderstorm: Can create lightning, or creating a stream of electricity from an already existing source, such as the Thunder Edge. Veil of Mist: Can slow time by half for a short period of time. Useful for avoiding attacks, as well as keeping up with the opponent on occasion. Here are all the other techniques that are useless in a battle: Greenspout: Amaterasu can make trees bloom, though not effective in combat. If there's a konohana blossom, Amaterasu can use the Vine technique to draw herself towards it, though I doubt there would be any in this fight. Sunrise and Crescent: Can make it day or night. Not helping at all. Catwalk: Assuming there's a statue of Kabegami, the deity of this power, Amaterasu can make a wall climbable by drawing a trail from the statue to her destination. No climbing today, though. Rejuvination: Amaterasu can fix broken objects. But it doesn't fix broken bones. Feats: Has caught up the Hayate multiple times, who is very fast as a mailman. Has spun an entre galaxy using the Celestial Brush. Has defeated Yami. This was a very close match, with Amaterasu having to rely on the faith of everybody in Nippon to get stronger. Has gotten into Marvel vs Capcom 3. Might as well mention this. Conclusion: Amaterasu is pretty powerful, but honestly, it's going to be a tough match. The whole reason why Toph beat Gaara was because she could control stone and metal. Sources: Amaterasu: http://okami.wikia.com... Divine Instruments: http://okami.wikia.com... Celestial Brush: http://okami.wikia.com...