Rei Hououmaru

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==Summary==
Rei Hououmaru is a minor character in Kill la Kill who serves as the main villain in the show's last episode and final antagonist of the series. She was born in a desolate African country undergoing a massive civil war. When she was just a toddler, a soldier held her gunpoint. Rei was saved by Ragyō Kiryūin, who was searching around the world for people with high Life Fiber affinity. Upon discovering that Rei's was especially huge, Ragyo rescued her knowing she'd be useful to her plans one day. Ragyo gave Rei her current name and partially raised her. Thinking that she saved her out of genuine care, Rei grew an undying love and loyalty to Ragyo and views her as a motherly figure.
When Nudist Beach defeated Ragyo, Rei swore revenge on them and attempted to kill them by making powerful clones of the Elite 4 and a Clone Satsuki. She also hijacked the school's advanced security system. Ultimately her plans were thwarted by Ryuko. Following Rei's defeat, Satsuki told her that there was still hope and that people who have experienced the worst in humanity like Rei are essential to help make the world a better place. Her speech convinced Rei to put aside her past and join forces with Satsuki and the others by fighting alongside them in their efforts to make the world a place of peace for everyone despite their differences.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , higher, up to with Preparation, with the Honnouji Academy Final Defense Apparatus
Name: Original name unknown, Renamed Rei Houomaru by Ragyo
Origin: Kill la Kill
Gender: Female
Age: Late 20s to early 30s
Classification: Human, REVOCS Corporation Secretary
Powers and Abilities:
*Superhuman Physical Characteristics 
*Genius Intelligence 
*Preparation 
*Empowerment (Life Fibers passively empower the user's physical abilities even in an inactive state) 
*Martial Arts (Skilled in hand to hand combat) 
*Weapon Mastery (Skilled knife and whip wielder) 
*Cloth Manipulation, Elasticity (Via Life Fibers-Enhanced Business Suit) 
*Hacking 
*Afterimage Creation (Able to create solid afterimages)
Attack Potency: At least Large Town level (Able to slightly harm base SatsukiKill la Kill Episode 25), higher, up to Continent level with Preparation (Was able to make exact clones of MK I Ira Gamagori, Hōka Inumuta, Nonon Jakuzure, and Uzu Sanageyama and an enhanced clone of Satsuki with a few weeks of preparation time and the scraps of Life Fibers leftover by the REVOCS Corporation), Continent level with the Honnouji Academy Final Defense Apparatus (Stated by Shiro to be a weapon designed to fight against the Primordial Life Fiber.)
Speed: At least Sub-Relativistic (Intercepted attacks from Post-Harmonization SatsukiKill la Kill Episode 18), higher with the Honnouji Academy Final Defense Apparatus (Should be comparable to the Primordial Life Fiber. Only barely missed Ryuko when attacking her.)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 10 (Was able to easily escape being restrained by 10 1-Star students. Should be no weaker than Nonon, who was able to effortlessly wield an Emergency Suction Device while unamplified by her Goku UniformKill la Kill Episode 23), at least Class M, likely higher with the Honnouji Academy Final Defense Apparatus (Dwarfs the S.S. Naked Sun, which spans multiple city blocks, and was able to wield the ship like a dagger)
Striking Strength: At least Large Town level, Continent level with the Honnouji Academy Final Defense Apparatus
Durability: City level (Blocked a hit from a serious Post-Harmonization Satsuki with little issue), Continent level with the Honnouji Academy Final Defense Apparatus (Was originally intended to fight the Primordial Life Fiber)
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range, Several Meters with Life Fibers-enhanced business suit | Kilometers via size
Standard Equipment: Life Fibers-enhanced business suit, Combat Knife, Honnouji Academy Final Defense Apparatus
Intelligence: Genius (Thanks to spending years working alongside Ragyo in the field of Life Fiber research, Rei is a veritable scientific genius. Having performed numerous experiments on Life Fibers, which are significantly more biologically complex than humans, Rei is highly skilled in the application of Life Fibers in combat, with projects such as the development of Shinra Koketsu and the creation of clones of the Elite Four, Satsuki, and Junketsu under her belt, the latter of which was accomplished with nothing but the scraps of the remaining Life Fibers from REVOCS and the memories of no-star students at Honnōji Academy. Rei is also a capable hacker, able to hijack the Honnouji Academy Final Defense Apparatus in spite of the hyper-advanced security systems put in place by Inumuta)
Weaknesses: None notable
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Kill la Kill
Category:Adults
Category:Afterimage Users
Category:Anime Characters
Category:Antagonists
Category:Cloth Users
Category:Elasticity Users
Category:Empowerment Users
Category:Female Characters
Category:Geniuses
Category:Hackers
Category:Humans
Category:Knife Users
Category:Martial Artists
Category:Pilots
Category:Preparation Users
Category:Reformed Characters
Category:Tragic Characters
Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Whip Users