Cao Cao (High School DxD)

==Summary==
Cao Cao is the leader of the Hero Faction and the wielder of the strongest Longinus, the True Longinus. He is the descendant of the original Cao Cao recorded in the legend of the Three Kingdoms. Born in a village in a remote part of China to a household of traditional farmers, his life changed after awakening his Longinus following a life-threatening encounter with a monster. In the aftermath of people discovering his possession of the original Longinus and his parents trying to sell him to those people, he ran away from home and formed the Hero Faction to oppose supernatural beings.
After his loss to Issei, his Longinus was temporarily confiscated by Sakra, and he was sent to the Realm of the Dead along with Georg and Leonardo. After returning, he reclaims possession of his Longinus from Sakra, subsequently becoming his vanguard, facilitated by the resignation of Sun Wukong.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | 
Key: Base | Balance Breaker
Name: Cao Cao, "Spear of the Heavenly Emperor"
Origin: High School DxD
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown (Has been stated to look around Issei's age or a year or two older than him)
Classification: Human, Sacred Gear Wielder, Leader of the Hero Faction, Member of DxD
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Aura, Flight, Master Spearman, Teleportation, Energy Projection, Holy Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Extrasensory Perception, Purification (Type 2 Fantasia Heroine 2015), Healing with Phoenix Tears, Petrification with Medusa's Eye Volume 11, Life 3, Regeneration (High-Low, can reattach lost limbs with Phoenix Tears Volume 9, Life 4), Non-Physical Interaction (Characters in the series can interact with spirits which are stated to lack physical form Volume 14, Life 4), Limited Madness Manipulation (Type 3, the True Longinus can suck out the consciousness of believers of God and make them lose their sanity if they gaze at it Volume 9, Life 3), can break seals with the Holy Spear Volume 16, Life 4 | All previous abilities, Telekinesis (Can levitate any object that he touches Volume 18, Fake Hero), Duplication (Can create phantom clones of himself Shin DxD Volume 3, Life.Heroes), Limited Power Nullification (Can prevent a female from using her abilities for a period of time Volume 11, Life 3), Attack Reflection (Can create spirals that suck in attacks and release them at anywhere of his choosing Volume 11, Life 3), can instantly destroy weapons Volume 11, Life 3, can create blessings, miracles and other effects with Truth Idea Volume 12, Life 1, Resistance to Time Stop (As one of the Holy Relics, the aura of the Holy Spear should be capable of protecting its wielder from the effects of Forbidden Balor View similarly to Durandal)
Attack Potency: Mountain level (Split a massive Dragon Shot from Balance Breaker Issei Volume 9, Life 4. Fought against Balance Breaker Azazel and destroyed parts of his armor, although neither of them were fighting seriously Volume 9, Life 3) | Island level (His Balance Breaker increases his power by orders of magnitude Volume DX4, Power MAX vs Technic MAX; defeated Balance Breaker Azazel along with a portion of both the Gremory Group and Vali Team, although he was targeting their weaknesses and had some help from Georg and Samael [but he was protecting them as well]. With his Abyss Side-empowered spear, he could pierce Sairaorg in his Breakdown the Beast numerous times Volume DX4, Power MAX vs Technic MAX)
Speed: FTL (Dodged a simultaneous strike from Balance Breaker Azazel and Vali, although this was partly as a result of him predicting their movements through their flow of aura Volume 11, Life 3. Kept up with Cardinal Crimson Promotion Issei and repeatedly dodged attacks from Breakdown the Beast Sairaorg Volume DX4, Power MAX vs Technic MAX)
Lifting Strength: Superhuman
Striking Strength: Mountain level | Island level
Durability: Unknown
Stamina: High (Kept up with the Vali Team, Gremory group and Azazel simultaneously, and did not appear bothered by losing his eye and arm, although he later reattached the latter)
Range: Extended Melee Range, Several Meters by extending his True Longinus, likely several Kilometers with the holy light and energy released with True Longinus
Standard Equipment:
*Holy Spear of the Setting SunTRUE LONGINUS: Cao Cao's Sacred Gear and one of the Holy Relics. It is one of the eighteen Longinus, special Sacred Gears created by the God of the Bible that hold enough power to kill gods. Known as the Spear of Destiny, it is the original Longinus and the spear that pierced through Jesus Christ and contains his blood. It takes the form of a spear that can extend and retract according to his will and defend him from attacks, as well as create blasts of light and an energy blade. As it is one of the Holy Relics, it can take away the sanity of those that believe in God if they stare at it.
*Optional Equipment:
**Phoenix Tears: A small bottle containing the tears of the members of the House of Phenex. These tears can be used to heal both minor and serious injuries, and can even be utilized to reattach lost limbs.
Intelligence: Cao Cao is very well versed in battle tactics as well as manipulation, much like his ancestor. He effectively deduces how the abilities of his opponents work and figures out their weaknesses, wasting no movements, neutralizing their attacks and accurately predicts their actions and fighting style shortly into a fight, allowing him to dictate and manipulate the battle.
Weaknesses: Truth Idea will not work if God chooses the will and dream of his opponent over his, such as against Issei
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Heavenly Ring Holy King’s Spear Enveloped in Brightness Which Brings the Polar NightPOLAR NIGHT LONGINUS CHAKRAVARTIN: Cao Cao's sub-species Balance Breaker. It creates seven floating, bowling ball-sized orbs called the Seven Treasures, each with their own ability. However, they all have the exact same appearance, making it difficult to anticipate which ability is going to be utilized. He can also use an Abyss Side variant which restricts the use of the Seven Treasures, in return for a significant power-up of the spear itself.
**Elephant TreasureHATSUTEI RATANA: It grants Cao Cao the ability to fly and levitate any object or person the sphere touches.
**Female TreasureITSUTEI RATANA: It completely seals the special and unique abilities of women temporarily. It can only be cancelled out by those with a certain level of strength.
**Pearl TreasureMALA RATANA: It has the ability to release any attack sent towards Cao Cao to another target, creating a spiral that sucks in the attack with the spiral reappearing at another point and releasing the attack there.
**Horse TreasureATSUSA RATANA: It has the ability to teleport a person of the wielder's choosing. Cao Cao can also apply this ability to himself.
**Wheel TreasureCHATSUKA RATANA: It has the ability to instantly destroy all weapons, with the exception of significantly strong opponents.
**Housheholder TreasureKAHABETEI RATANA: It creates several humanoid soldiers. Cao Cao can utilize them as a shield to defend against attacks. It can also create phantoms of Cao Cao, which he uses to confuse and distract opponents.
**General TreasureBALINAYAKA RATANA: It focuses heavily on destructive power and seems to have some sort of restriction on how often it can be used.
*Brightness of SupremacyTRUTH IDEA: Connected to the will of the God of the Bible, it creates many effects and miracles. The will of God absorbs the wielder's ambition, and by responding to the strength of the opponent, miracles and effects to varying degrees are created. It can be in the form of a blessing to capture and captivate their hearts, or grant the wielder absolute power to destroy the opponent.
*Medusa's Eye: It allows him to turn anything he gazes at into stone.
Note: Cao Cao does not make use of Medusa's Eye after the events of Volume 12.
== References ==
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