Kaiju No. 12

==Summary==
Kaiju No. 12 is one of the many Identified Kaiju created by Kaiju No. 9.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with Adaptation
Name: Kaiju No. 12
Origin: Kaiju No. 8
Gender: Unknown
Age: Few Months Old
Classification: Kaiju (Identified Kaiju)
Powers and Abilities: 
*Kaiju Physiology (Daikaiju)
*Unarmed Combat Proficiency (Stated to outshined Kaiju No. 10, whose has a combat style similar to humans, in terms of combat abilityKaiju No. 8 Chapter 88)
*Master Swordsman (Kaiju No. 12 has displayed a high-level of skill in fighting with swords, making extreme close quarters combat its specialtyKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 81. No. 12's proficiency with blades is on par or greater than Soshiro Hoshina, the Defense Force's strongest close-quarters combatantKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 81. Despite being at a disadvantage after Soshiro switched to a Single-Blade Form due to not having a grasp on single-blade swordplay, No. 12 soon begun adapting to his fighting style, replicating the same technique, taking full advantage of its regenerating arm, while shifting it into a swordKaiju No. 8 Chapter 90)
*Bodily Weaponry (Possesses a long tail that it can utilized to protect itselfKaiju No. 8 Chapter 93)
*Accelerated Development (Battle; Physical Statistics, Abilities. Soshiro describes the Kaiju as a walking pile of combat senses due to its fast ability to adapt mid-fight against an opponent's fighting style.Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 90. Furthermore, even in the event that an adversary of Soshiro's skill switches fighting technique in order to circumvent its initial adaptation, No. 12 is able to quickly adjust and counter with a newly adapted move whenever this occursKaiju No. 8 Chapter 90. Soshiro stated that even after his Unleashed Combat Power has skyrocketed up to 100% from his previous 83% Full Release, Kaiju No. 12 is more than capable of adapting to the amp and become powerful enough to kill him if Soshiro doesn’t neutralize the daikaiju quick enoughKaiju No. 8 Chapter 92. To finally kill Kaiju No. 12, Soshiro had no choice but to devise a strategy unusual for someone like him to create the split-second opening he needs to shatter the kaiju’s core because otherwise he is certain the kaiju will adapt during that time and he will die, anticipating well in advance that the unorthodox three sword-wielding attacks and his seventh technique, both of which were created on the spot since his other moves are stated to no longer be effective against the daikaijuKaiju No. 8 Chapter 91, will not be enough to take it down due to the daikaiju's very fast adaptability preventing those attacks from killing it, but they were just the necessary unknown factors to camouflage Soshiro's true plan of cutting off Numbers Weapon 10's tail while No. 12's attention is on him so that No. 10 as the severed tail can strike its exposed core from behind as it would not quickly anticipates Soshiro and No. 10 resorting to self-harm so they can essentially perform a pincer attackKaiju No. 8 Chapter 93)
**Technique Mimicry, Damage Boost, Stealth Mastery, Air Manipulation and Enhanced Limited Invisibility (Once Kaiju No. 12 has adapted to the fighting style, it can replicate it. Despite Soshiro's assertion that he has been perfecting his Quick-Slash Technique like a virtuoso since his childhood and that it is not some trick that can be pull off through mimicry, Kaiju No. 12 could replicate his technique and perform it better than himKaiju No. 8 Chapter 90Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 91)
*Enhanced Senses (Could see and react to Soshiro's Number One: Air Slicer, an attack that is considered unperceivable compared to his other techniques which utilizes invisible air slashesKaiju No. 8 Chapter 90)
*Body Control (Can shapeshift its arms into sharp durable bladesKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 81. It can increase its speed and unleash assaults far faster than it normally could due to the exquisite control of its leg musclesKaiju No. 8 Chapter 88)
*Weapon Creation (Can create weapons from its body, such as a katana and sheathKaiju No. 8 Chapter 90)
*Large Size (Type 0; Is shown to be more twice as tall as Soshiro HoshinaKaiju No. 8 Chapter 92, whose height is 171cm)
*No. 9's access to Director General Isao Shinomiya's memories enables it to specifically design Kaiju Nos. 11 through 15 to exterminate the Defense Force, such as Gen Narumi, Kikoru Shinomiya, Soshiro Hoshina, Rin Shinonome, etc...,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 81 thereby gaining knowledge of not only their general but personal combat abilities and how to bypass them and perform them since Isao has served at the heart of Japan's neutralization efforts.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 7 Chapter 54
*Are noted to be No. 9's masterpiecesKaiju No. 8 Chapter 96 in comparison to Kaiju No. 10, who is classified as a prototype,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 7 Chapter 57 and as such, Nos. 11 through 15 should likely be able to employ similar abilities to No. 10, if not at a higher level.
Attack Potency: Mountain levelUpscales from 188.33 MegaTons (In comparison to the prototype Kaiju No. 10, the other Fortitude 9.0 Daikaiju that were created by No. 9 are stated to outshine Kaiju No. 10 entirely in terms of power, speed, and combat ability.Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 88 As shown with No. 15, all of the No. 9's Cataclysm Fortitude 9.0 Daikaiju, with the exception of Kaiju No. 14, have trained in order to defeat their specific opponent at their maximum power prior to the war,Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 85 which for No. 12 is 92% Full Release Soshiro Hoshina. Not only can Kaiju No. 12 outclass Numbers Weapon 10 83% Full Release Soshiro Hoshina in a clash of blades,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 81 but it also demonstrated the ability to blitz Soshiro and get behind him despite looking straight at the daikaiju at the timeKaiju No. 8 Chapter 88), up to Mountain level+Scales to 878.60 MegaTons with Adaptation (Thanks to its adaptation, Kaiju No. 12 was able to copy and utilize Soshiro Hoshina's Quick-Draw Technique more effectively than he could. Its force was so great that even a partial blow was enough to not only render Numbers Weapon 10 83% Full Release Soshiro Hoshina unconscious but also hallucinate being cut in half. Soshiro had stated that No. 12 had adapted to his 83% Full Release to the point that no moves from his Dual-Blade and/or Single-Blade Form would work against it. Even after powering up to 100% Full Release, Soshiro admitted that, knowing its abilities, No. 12 can further adapt to his current state, and if he doesn't finish it off quickly before that happens, he will die for certainKaiju No. 8 Chapter 90Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 91Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 92)
Speed: High HypersonicUpscales from 28.68 (In comparison to the prototype Kaiju No. 10, the other Fortitude 9.0 Daikaiju that were created by No. 9 are stated to outshine Kaiju No. 10 entirely in terms of power, speed, and combat ability.Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 88 As shown with No. 15, all of the No. 9's Cataclysm Fortitude 9.0 Daikaiju, with the exception of Kaiju No. 14, have trained in order to defeat their specific opponent at their maximum power prior to the war,Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 85 which for No. 11 is 92% Full Release Soshiro Hoshina. Not only can Kaiju No. 12 outclass Numbers Weapon 10 83% Full Release Soshiro Hoshina in a clash of blades,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 81 but it also demonstrated the ability to blitz Soshiro and get behind him despite looking straight at the daikaiju at the timeKaiju No. 8 Chapter 88), higher attack speed with Muscle Enhancement (It could increase the speed of its strikes to the point where, if No. 10 had warned Soshiro Hoshina about No. 12's attack, he would have been utterly blitzed without reacting and killedKaiju No. 8 Chapter 89), up to High Hypersonic+Scales to Mach 83.68 with Adaptation (Thanks to its adaptation, Kaiju No. 12 was able to copy and utilize Soshiro Hoshina's Quick-Draw Technique more effectively than he could. Its speed was so great that, despite Numbers Weapon 10 83% Full Release Soshiro Hoshina being on the verge of unleashing his Numbers Six Technique and No. 12 still in the process of regenerating and creating their weapon, the Daikaiju struck faster. Soshiro had stated that No. 12 had adapted to his 83% Full Release to the point that no moves from his Dual-Blade and/or Single-Blade Form would work against it. Even after powering up to 100% Full Release, Soshiro admitted that, knowing its abilities, No. 12 can further adapt to his current state, and if he doesn't finish it off quickly before that happens, he will die for certainKaiju No. 8 Chapter 90Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 91Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 92)
Lifting Strength: Class GScales to 5.65e+10 kg (It has been proven that kaiju of the Daikaiju-class are capable of performing such feats)
Striking Strength: Mountain level, up to Mountain level+ with Adaptation
Durability: Mountain level, up to Mountain level+ with Adaptation (Thanks to its adaptation, Soshiro was certain that even an Eightfold Slasher with three blades instead of usual two blades performed at 100% Full Release wouldn't be enough to take it downKaiju No. 8 Chapter 93), higher with Blades (More resilient than the rest of its body, it could stave off strikes from Numbers Weapon 10 83% Full Release Soshiro Hoshina's Single-Blade Form that could easily slice through any other section of No. 12's body.Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 90 With its six-bladed arms and tail, it successfully fended off Numbers Weapon 10 100% Full Release Soshiro Hoshina's 12-Layered Strike, the vice captain's most powerful technique, preventing him from delivering the final blowKaiju No. 8 Chapter 93)
Stamina: Superhuman (As a kaiju, they possess a near immunity to pain and injury in comparison to humans, as they have cores instead of frail human heartsKaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 38, which allows kaiju to be able to take powerful attacks capable of tearing off their limbsKaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 20Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 27Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 35Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 6 Chapter 44, destroying their organsKaiju No. 8 Vol. 6 Chapter 62, break their spinal cord and neck without being affected by the paralysisKaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 18Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 36 or having a significant part of their bodies removedKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 14Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 6 Chapter 51 without flinching or rendered unconscious from the pain)
Range: Extended Melee range via sheer size (Is shown to be more twice as tall as Soshiro Hoshina, thus their reach should be around there via melee), up to Hundreds of Meters with Air-Pressured Attacks (As a Daikaiju, No. 12 is physically strong enough to create air pressure with its attacks, with the highest range demonstrated being this)
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: 
Gifted. As a kaiju that exceeds Identified Kaiju Class, their combat abilities far surpass those of Identified Kaiju Class, whose combat abilities far exceed those of a regular Daikaiju, because while there are just under 30 officers in the Japanese Defense Force [which should have roughly the same number of members as the Japan-Self Defense Force] and less than ten in terms of solo combat capability capable of fighting Daikaiju, the number drops even lower when up against an Identified Kaiju-Class Threat, as they require several officers with captain-grade strength, and against a powerful kaiju such as No. 11, the number drops even moreKaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 38Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 77. To further elucidate on their combat abilities, just five Identified Kaiju-Class Threats together are stated to be well beyond what the Eastern Division can handle on their ownKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 77, which included the First Division, the strongest key division of the Defense Force, famous even overseas for its exceptional powerKaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 39. At the very minimum, Daikaiju-class threats are said to have fortitude levels above 8.0, making their combat abilities far greater than Fortitude 6.4 Kaiju, who are considered so dangerous by Third Division Soshiro Hoshina that neutralizing just one would require an entire company of general officers from the Third DivisionKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 7. General Officers from the Third Division possess Unleashed Combat Powers around 20-30%Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 5, making them more skilled than JSDF military officers, such as Aoi Kaguragi, who was recognized as the military's rising star when he first joined the Defense Force, not to mention capable of holding their own against kaijuKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 75 who is not only intelligent enough to predict Soshiro Hoshina's movement but is fast enough to blitz him and knock him away when using 51% of Numbers Weapon 10's power — meaning that these kaiju are more than capable of blitzing and one-shotting themKaiju No. 8 Vol. 9 Chapter 73 — and neutralize them. Upon seeing Kikoru dodge its point-blank surprise attack after thoroughly blitzing her, Kaiju No. 15 stated that it was only slightly impressed, implying that for Daikaiju-level fighters, such a display is the bare minimum to keep up with them and could likely replicate the feat.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 78 Additionally, Daikaiju-class Kaiju are noted to be comparable to a restrained Kaiju No. 8 in terms of skill, who could hold his own against Soshiro Hoshina, who is a highly skilled kaiju slayer whose skills against miniature and midsize kaiju surpass those of the Captain of the Strongest Division in the Defense Force, "Japan's Strongest Anti-Kaiju Combatant", Gen Narumi, as he could resist an onslaught from Soshiro by dodging his blades and changing their course with precision despite being the slower of the twoKaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 20. 
This Identified Kaiju was created by Kaiju No. 9 to exterminate the Defense Force using Director General Shinomiya's extensive knowledge of the Defense Force's capabilities—both its strengths and weaknesses—and should be able to mimic and counter their officers’ tactics and techniques in battleKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 81. Stated that in terms of combat ability, the other Fortitude 9.0 Daikaiju such as Kaiju No. 12 outshines that of the prototype Kaiju No. 10Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 88. While it was designed to exterminate Defense Force officers in general, the fact that it excels at killing a single target in a direct confrontation suggests that it was specifically designed to take on Third Division Vice-Captain Hoshina according to Keiji Itami and Konomi OkonogiKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 81. Its proficiency with blades is noted to be even greater than Soshiro HoshinaKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 81, the Defense Force's strongest close-quarters combatantKaiju No. 8 Chapter 86Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 90. Soshiro describes the kaiju as a walking pile of combat senses because, even if it doesn't understand an opponent's fighting style, it will adapt quickly even if it's a cross of different types and, as the fight progresses, it will adapt even more until it can eventually copy and replicate their techniques, but betterKaiju No. 8 Chapter 90.
Soshiro stated that one should anticipate cold-blooded attacks from kaiju.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 28
Weaknesses: Standard Kaiju weaknesses. Its core is located in its neckKaiju No. 8 Chapter 90.
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==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Blade (Azure Striker Gunvolt) Blade's profile (10 meters starting distance, speed equalized, and the fight took place in a destroyed city)
Losses:
Inconclusive:
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