Sho Minazuki

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==Summary==
Sho Minazuki is the main antagonist of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Sho is an orphan who was once one of Shuji Ikutsuki's test subjects. Due to his unusually aggressive tendencies and tremendous fighting potential, Ikutsuki regarded Sho as his favorite test subject. As part of the experiment, Ikutsuki isolated Sho from the world to prevent him from forming ordinary bonds and ensure that he would become the ideal soldier, relying on on combat alone to connect to others.
In an attempt to induce a Persona in Sho using a Plume of Dusk, a second soul was born within Sho, referred to as "Minazuki." Ikutsuki took an interest in Minazuki, who developed a Persona independently of Sho, but found him to be a highly uncooperative subject. After Minazuki attempted to kill Ikutsuki for his abuse and manipulation of Sho, a second experiment was attempted to "erase" Minazuki while leaving his Persona behind. It ended in failure, however, and left Sho into a vegetative state. Sho awakened several years after Ikutsuki's death, and interpreted Ikutsuki's actions as him simply having thrown him away when he was no longer useful.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with Willpower 
Name: Sho Minazuki
Origin: Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human, Orphan, Persona User, Wielder of the Sun and Moon Arcana
Powers and Abilities: 
Base: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Martial Arts, Weapon Mastery (Katanas & Knives), Supernatural Willpower, Empowerment, Accelerated Development and Reactive Evolution  (Battle, Leveling, and Training; Physical Stats, Magic, and Improved Resistances. (Humans are able to get more powerful after defeating strong demons or even as they are in the middle of battle, even against opponents ontologically superior to them, and are able to grow massively in strength in the span of merely a day's time or less, either through resolve, the threat of death, or training, or the bonds they hold dear)
With Persona: Cognitive Physiology (Persona), Magic, consisting of: Darkness Manipulation, Life and Power Absorption (with Life and Spirit Drain), Resistance Negation (with Break and Almighty skills, which also bypass Invulnerability, Attack Reflection, Forcefields, Attack Absorption and Law-based defenses), Teleportation, Energy Projection, Fire Manipulation, Curse Manipulation, Hacking (Hijacked Labrys and allowed her to "run amok" during the P1 Grand Prix), Portal Creation, Gravity Manipulation, Resistance to Mind Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Biological Manipulation, Fear Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement, Death Manipulation, and possibly more (withstood against abilities from the Investigation Team and SEES)
Attack Potency: Outerverse level (Can fight on-par with Yu Narukami, Labrys, and others), higher with Willpower 
Speed: Immeasurable reactions and combat speed (Comparable to the Investigation Team, SEES, and Adachi), higher with Willpower 
Lifting Strength: Unknown, higher with Willpower
Striking Strength: Outerverse level, higher with Willpower
Durability: Outerverse level (Can take hits from the Persona 3 & 4 cast), higher with Willpower 
Stamina: High
Range: Extended melee range with swords, Several kilometers with Persona skills
Standard Equipment: Swords and knives 
Intelligence: Average for Sho, Likely Above Average for Minazuki
Weaknesses: Extremely bratty and hateful, doesn't have a Persona as Sho
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Izayoi: Sho rises up with a double swinging uppercut slash while spiraling upwards with his swords
*Survival Knife: Sho with his leading hand flings out a horizontally spinning knife.
*Hougetsuzan: A series of chain slash attacks, they are:
**Senga: Sho dashes in with a downward chop via his following-handed sword in a step, ripping the air in front of him with a shredding-sword line effect.
**Shouga: An anti-air rising slash with his leading sword after scooping along the ground in a turn.
**Metsuga: Sho slams down with both swords in a helmet-splitter dropping slash.
*Kosoku Idou: Sho dashes forward and disappears for a small while before he reappears.
*Engetsu Bousou: Sho slouches during the super flash, then dashes forward, once he connects, he'll perform a rapid amount of slashes while finishing with a high-flying Izayoi to a Hougetsuzan: Metsuga.
*Getsumen Kudaki: Sho rears back as he ducks close to the ground during the super flash and while holding both swords in reverse grip. Then with his following handed sword, he flies diagonally to the air with a fierce ripping slash. At the apex of his leap, he then falls with his leading handed sword to smash the ground with a falling sword plant, causing a burst of energy, and launching the opponent away.
===As Minazuki===
*Tsukiyomi: Minazuki makes use of his Persona's powers to teleport and reappears in midair to slash at his opponent with a dual fanning forward slash with both swords
*Kyuuketsu: Minazuki reaches forward with his bare-leading hand to grab his opponent, then alongside Tsukiyomi drains health or SP from his opponent before throwing them away.
*Rengoku no Tsubasa: Minazuki covers himself up with arms and swords at ready and slashes out a cross of dark crescent waves at his opponent with Tsukiyomi by his side.
*Mugen no Kiri: Minazuki does the stance/position similar to summoning his Persona. If the opponent manages to hit him at a certain time/during certain frames of the attack, Tsukiyomi appears and plants its sword, suddenly causing the opponent to slowly get knocked down and the screen blacks out for a while, making only the opponent visible.
*Shinma Messatsu: Minazuki crosses his swords above himself with arms close together, then slams them down in front of him, planting them and hitting his opponent if they happen to be close enough. After getting hit, the opponent will slowly get lifted a bit far and above Minazuki. Dark energy via portal below Minazuki's position with the use of Tsukiyomi's command bombards the opponent in the form of dark spikes as Minazuki makes a maniacal gesture. As the screen is filled with darkness, the opponent slowly falls down, and Tsukiyomi then reaps them with its scythe, breaking the screen. Tsukiyomi then gestures with its scythe causing the darkness to shatter away and finish the opponent.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
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