Ihwa (Hero Killer)

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==Summary==
Ihwa is the main protagonist and the titular 'Hero Killer' of the webtoon series Hero Killer. After her older sister Yeon was killed by corrupt heroes, Ihwa set out to avenge her by killing as many heroes as possible, and she would eventually join the villain organization known as The Nameless.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | At least | At least , likely higher | , higher with Thunderous Slash
Key: BoS | Post-Joining Nameless | Post-17th District Assault | Post-Training
Name: Ihwa, Hero Killer, “Kasha”, the Silver Haired Woman
Origin: Hero Killer
Gender: Female
Age: 20s
Classification: Gift User, Villain, Member of the Nameless
Powers and Abilities:
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* Superhuman Physical Characteristics
* Longevity (Gift users can live much longer than regular humansHero Killer: Episode 8)
* Awakened Power (Gift users can become more powerful through experiencing strong emotions and mental stimulation. Awakened Jade’s gift through her determination to become strongerHero Killer: Episode 57)
* Enhanced Senses (Detected that Chaos was aiming a sniper rifle at her.Hero Killer: Episode 3 Could see Victoria on the ground while running across rooftops.Hero Killer: Episode 11 Could see thin wires of Est if she focused hard enough.Hero Killer: Episode 40 Could somewhat react to Jintae Yang’s invisible bladeHero Killer: Episode 81)
* Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant (Viper regarded her as dangerous.Hero Killer: Episode 4 Stated to be a natural fighter.Hero Killer: Episode 6 Grayman stated that she had extensive combat knowledge and was an excellent fighterHero Killer: Episode 10)
* Weapon Mastery (A skilled user of knives and blades. Could use metal pipes as functional weapons against Grayman)
*Technique Mimicry (Copied the Executioner's Thunderous Slash after witnessing it onceChapter 104)
* Acrobatics (Performed a flip in mid-air with a grappling hookHero Killer: Episode 9)
* Stealth Mastery (She was able to easily infiltrate District 16Hero Killer: Episode 52)
* Regeneration (Mid-Low; HealedHero Killer: Episode 5 her shotgun wound in between episodes. Claimed that her broken arm would heal after a napHero Killer: Episode 12)
* Minor Information Analysis (Quickly analyzed her chances to defeat Vector and Rachel)
* Precognition (Sensed Victoria and Hekate’s impending arrivalHero Killer: Episode 26)
*Social Influencing (Managed to convince an entire room of hero candidates that she was the proctor of the hero examHero Killer: Episode 35 without intentionally doing soHero Killer: Episode 36)
* Power Absorption and Power Mimicry (Ihwa’s gift is to steal the gifts of others. She can temporarily copy others’ gifts just by making physical contact and she permanently gains the gifts of those that she kills)
* Illusion Creation and Fear Manipulation (Gave Jade a vision of a guillotine above him when she copied his gift.Hero Killer: Episode 2 Created an illusion that made Bareknuckles back up out of fearHero Killer: Episode 62)
* Accelerated Development (Battle; Abilities, her gift improves every time she steals another person’s gift,Hero Killer: Episode 7 and Physical Stats, Vector noted that her bone density, bodily strength and Est levels were improving at an astonishing rateHero Killer: Episode 32)
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* Poison Manipulation (Claimed that poison doesn’t affect her that much)
* Mind Manipulation (Resisted Mind Shocker's ability to control her, even when he directly entered her psycheHero Killer: Episode 73)
*Acid Manipulation (Shown hereEpisode 105)
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Attack Potency: Wall level+ (Cracked the ground by slamming Jade into it) | At least Small Building level (Chaos noted that she had grown stronger. Stronger than Grayman, who could create a large split in the ground, and easily killed him) | At least Small Building level, likely higher (Much stronger than before, as Vector stated that she was improving at an astonishing rate and that she completely outclassed her level of strength against Viper and Chaos now) | City Block level (After awakening Jade’s gift, she became vastly more powerful and was able to cause this much destruction with a single attack), higher with Thunderous Slash (Allowed her to one-shot an opponent who could previously tank her normal attacks with minimal damageChapter 104)
Speed: Hypersonic (Ran to the fifteenth story of a building 2,000 yards away in a short period and could fight Chaos, land blows on him and dodge shots from his shotgun while moving at those speeds. Dodged a shot from a sniper rifle), possibly Hypersonic+ (Even while holding back, she could react to Jade’s attacks and defend against them) | At least Hypersonic, possibly Hypersonic+ (Should be faster than before. Easily sliced one of Sharpshooter’s crossbow bolts into four pieces) | At least Hypersonic, possibly Hypersonic+ (Should be even faster than before. Dodged a bullet at point-blank range. Caught an arrow out of the skyHero Killer: Episode 53 and dodged an arrow at point-blank rangeHero Killer: Episode 54) | At least Hypersonic, possibly Hypersonic+ (Should be even faster than before), higher with Thunderous Slash (Thunderous Slash is a skill that abandons all other aspects in favor of immense speedChapter 107)
Lifting Strength: Average Human (Can easily throw people around) | Athletic Human (Carried Rachel, Vector and Sharpshooter at the same time.Hero Killer: Episode 27 Easily threw Sharpshooter with one arm) | At least Athletic Human (Stronger than before) | At least Athletic Human (Should be even stronger than before)
Striking Strength: Wall level+ (Cratered the ground with this much force) | At least Small Building level (Stronger than before. Superior to Grayman, who did this) | At least Small Building level, likely higher (Stronger than before) | City Block level (Comparable to her attack potency)
Durability: Wall level+ (Comparable to her striking strength. Can survive attacks from Viper, who was stronger than her) | At least Small Building level (Comparable to her striking strength) | At least Small Building level, likely higher (Comparable to her striking strength) | City Block level (Comparable to her striking strength)
Stamina: Superhuman (Has engaged in prolonged battles with multiple heroes, including Jade, Chaos and Viper and Grayman. Endured two strikes from Victoria and remained conscious long enough to create a massive shadow tornado with Engen’s gift to escape from her. Can continuously use Jade’s gift for five minutes and forty-one seconds. Was completely unfazed by a broken arm. Continued fighting against Condor despite suffering several injuries. Even after being stabbed in the stomach and having the blade twisted, she could continue fighting)
Range: Standard Melee Range physically, Kilometers with throwing sling (Hit a pillar that was approximately 2,000 yards - or 1.8288 kilometers - away) | Standard Melee Range physically, Extended Melee Range with swords, up to Tens of Meters with Engen’s gift (Created a massive shadow tornado that completely dwarfed buildings), Kilometers with throwing sling | Standard Melee Range physically, Extended Melee Range with swords, Kilometers with throwing sling, Interdimensional via BFR (Can send people into her Killer’s Time dimension) | Standard Melee Range physically, Extended Melee Range with swords, Tens of Meters with Jade’s gift, Kilometers with throwing sling, Interdimensional via BFR
Standard Equipment: Several knives, throwing sling and steel balls
*Optional Equipment: A collection of various bladed weapons and brass knuckles, Claymore’s sword
Intelligence: Gifted (Ihwa is a very skilled fighter that has defeated multiple heroes, such as Jade and Grayman, and the latter described her as an excellent fighter with extensive combat knowledge. She tricked Claymore into switching their swords, knowing that her's would dissipate, allowing her to defeat him.Hero Killer: Episode 21Hero Killer: Episode 22 She has shown that she can fight off multiple opponents at once, holding the advantage over Scar and TokataHero Killer: Episode 33 and effortlessly defeating six people.Hero Killer: Episode 39 She has shown that she can instantly figure out how to use gifts that she’s copied or stolen, as shown during her fight with Viper, where she copied his gift and used it to escape. She has also been able to instantly deduce her opponents’ gifts even without copying them. She is also a good shot, as she was able to throw a steel ball and almost hit Chaos with it, even though he was 2,000 yards away. On top of her combat skills, Ihwa has shown that she is a capable analyst, as she was able to figure out Chaos’ location and distance from her by looking through a detached side mirror)
Standard Tactics: Ihwa is primarily a physical fighter, but whenever she needs a weapon, she will use any of her numerous knives for close range, use her throwing sling and steel balls for long range, or even turn parts of the environment into weapons. She mainly uses Jade’s gift in combat. She typically only takes fights that she knows she can win or escape from.Hero Killer: Episode 45 When she is faced with fights that she can’t overcome through raw power, she will allow her opponents to go for the killing blow, then take advantage of their confidence at that moment and attack them. If necessary, she will also allow her opponents to land blows on her to counterattack.Hero Killer: Episode 82
Weaknesses: She can only permanently steal the abilities of those she kills. She can only use Viper’s gift for a few seconds. She can only use one gift at a time, although this is not a problem within her Killer’s Time. Her Killer’s Time can be negated if she is killed. After awakening Jade’s gift, her power became so great that she struggles to keep it under control.Hero Killer: Episode 61 Using John Nash’s gift will cause her to regenerate in a child-sized body.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Permanent:
*Gift Absorption: Ihwa's original gift, she can absorb gifts by making physical contact with a gift user. Her abilities are divided into two groups permanent or temporary. By killing the victim with her own hands, she can keep the ability permanently and can use it unlimited times as long as she has EST. As for the gifts she borrows, she can use them whenever, but only for a limited time. Unless she kills the user, she can never use the borrowed gift again. Ihwa can only use one gift at a time, as she was unable to use her lightning ability when she had her disguise gift activated. Thus, forcing her to use her natural physical abilities to fight.
*Electricity Manipulation: Ihwa obtained the ability to generate electricity by killing Jade. She can generate electricity and increase her speed and strength. She has been able to use this gift for around 5 minutes and 41 seconds before draining all of her Est.
*Weapon Creation: Ihwa obtained the ability to create weapons after killing Grayman. She can create metal weapons like swords or axes from her body. However, it seems that she is not able to create ranged or bigger weapons than her own body. She has been shown to create swords that can stick out of her hands and feet. She can use the blades on her feet to penetrate the surface she is on top of to slow down or prevent getting knocked off. It is currently unknown how long she can use this gift, but it's more likely it's limited to the number of weapons she can create and how large they are.
*Appearance Change: Ihwa obtained this ability after strangling one of Vendetta's members. She can alter her appearance so that she doesn't look like her original identity. It also seems that she can change certain parts of her body, such as when she changed her silver hair into charcoal black to get into hero recruitment without being recognized.
*Killer's Time: Ihwa obtained this ability after killing Condor. She can trap enemies with her in an extra dimension created by her, it is snowy and has a giant hourglass in it. When the Sand/snow in the hourglass runs out, one enemy will die. It also has the side effect of allowing her to create the clothes she wishes while in the Domain.
Temporary
*Shadow Manipulation: She gained the ability to manipulate shadows to her will after touching Engen. She first used this ability to escape from Victoria.
*Light Manipulation: Ihwa temporarily obtained the ability to manipulate light after touching Victoria during their first encounter in Episode 12. She first used this ability in Episode 16 during her fight with Claymore. During her battle with Claymore, she conjured a sword made of light. As to what other things she can create has yet to be seen.
*Intangibility: Ihwa temporarily obtained the ability to phase through non-living things after touching Viper during their first encounter in Episode 4. This ability was used in order to escape from Chaos and Viper.
*Starfish Tentacles: Ihwa temporarily obtained this gift from fighting Scar, the right-hand man of Taketa, the leader of Vendetta, a criminal organization. She can protrude unnaturally durable, flexible tentacles that resemble the arms of a starfish from her hands or her back. Harming the tentacles does not physically harm the gift-user implying that the tentacles have no pain nerves. The tentacles can also extend much farther than their original length, making evasion more difficult.
*Full Repair: Ihwa temporarily obtained this gift when she touched Effi, it allows her to completely repair any tool with EST. It is used to kill Condor.
*Kiwi Beam: Ihwa temporarily obtained this gift when she touched Suki, it allows her to create a Giant Penguin Doll, that takes damage and reflects it back as a beam.
Notes:
* Ihwa’s BoS key covers Episode 1 to 6, her Post-Joining Nameless key covers Episode 7 to 28, her Post-17th District Assault key covers Episode 29 to 57 and her Post-Training key covers Episode 58 to TBA.
* For versus battles, Ihwa’s temporarily copied gifts should be considered unusable unless the creator of the match specifically allows them.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha (Kamen Rider) Takayama Jin's Profile (Speed was equalized. Battle took place in a random alleyway in Tokyo, 10 meters away from one another. Alpha is fed full of proteins beforehand. Post-Training Ihwa and Last Judgement Alpha were used)
Mannequin (Parahumans) Mannequin's Profile (Post-Joining Ihwa used, speed was equalized, and starting distance was 20 meters)
Losses:
Yor Forger (Spy × Family) Yor's Profile (Speed was equalized and both start 50 meters apart. Ihwa's BoS Key was used)
Suchan Jang (Jungle Juice) Suchan's Profile (Starting distance was 50 meters, speed was equalized, Ihwa had access to her copied abilities, Post-Joining Nameless Ihwa and Hunter Force Suchan used)
Inconclusive:
==References==
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