Ryusei Nagaoka

==Summary==
Ryusei Nagaoka is the protagonist of Tough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko (Tough: The Man who Inherits the Dragon), the sequel/spinoff to the Tough manga series. A gifted 19-year old teenager bored with life due to his lack of challenges, he eventually discovers he is one of the many children of Kiryu Miyazawa, and thus destined to yearn for battle. Trained by Seiko Miyazawa both to make sure he remains on the right path and to match Kiichi Miyazawa, who has mysteriously turned to evil, Ryusei finally finds a purpose in life in his visceral love of martial arts.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Ryusei Nagaoka
Origin: Tough
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Classification: Human
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Martial Arts, Bodily Weaponry (The Miyazawa family is gifted with superhuman developmentsTough 226 in their leg muscles which renders them superhumanly strong and flexibleTough 168. Ryusei's legs are known as the Dragon Foot, particularly flexible among themTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 29), Acrobatics (Backflipped over a foe's punchTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 3), Extrasensory Perception (Can sense aurasTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 7, and judge others' strength by them. Ryusei's instincts will warn him of foes he cannot hope to defeat, even when he's blindfoldedTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 33. Learned how to perceive foesTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 39 even without his eyesight and fight blindedTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 40, by extending his chi and sensing themTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 110, with the precision of a bat's echolocationTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 111), Aura and limited Energy Projection (Aura is a type of electromagnetical energy projected by humans, with fighters' auras apparently being strongerTough 89), Pressure Points (Various Nada-Shinkageryu techniques utilize pressure points, such as the Hashin-Sho, which causes the diaphragm to contract and completely prevent the target from breathingTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 6), Vibration Manipulation (The Hashin Sho, and presumably other pressure point techniques, are achieved via a shockwave propagating through the target's bodyKoukou Tekkenden Tough 9), Accelerated Development and Awakened Power (Similarly to Kiichi, Ryusei is gifted with an amazing instinct for defenseTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 28, and under deadly pressure, it will awaken, gifting him with the power to prevail), Power Mimicry (Copied Ma Wenbao's Sen'inpaku HakyakuTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 25 and Galhad's Cobra Sword, even improving the latter in the process, despite having experienced either only once or twice), Chi Manipulation (Can slowly cause organ failure by stopping the foe's chi flow), Damage Reduction (Can lessen the damage he sufferes from punches by "slipping away" from themTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 45), Elasticity (Can disjoint his own bonesTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 46 with great easeTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 47), Instinctive Action (When Ryusei's senses are as sharpened as they can be, his body will act on its own)
Attack Potency: Wall level (Knocked out Galahad, who had defeated 17-years old Kiichi MiyazawaKoukou Tekkenden Tough 35. Knocked out Bolkiah, who stomped a manTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 4 capable of denting a steel container, smashing him through a wooden surface)
Speed: Supersonic (Comparable to the likes of 17-yo Kiichi Miyazawa)
Lifting Strength: Class 5
Striking Strength: Wall level
Durability: Wall level
Stamina: Superhuman. Could fight after a beating harsh enough to leave him temporarily blinded. Before his Nadashin training, withstood a long beatdown from OtonTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 8, only falling to unconsciousness at the endTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 9.
Range: Standard melee range.
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Genius. Passed a Japan-wide extremely exclusive exam with the best scores out of all the candidatesTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 1. Copied Ma Wenbao's Sen'inpaku Hakyaku and Galhad's Cobra Sword, even improving the latter in the process, despite having experienced either only once or twice. Due to inheriting Kiryu's genes, Ryuusei, like his brothers, is inherently extremely talented just like his father, and would have become a powerful martial artists even with absolutely no training.
Weaknesses: All of Kiryu's children suffer from a lethal heart diseaseTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 55 called "Heart Burst"Tough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 56. Can be quite cocky when he believes he holds the advantage.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Nadashinkageryu (The Art of Life and Death): Also called Nadashinkage or Nada, it's a martial art passed down through generations of the Miyazawa family. Designed for assassinations, it incorporates chinese disciplines which rely on striking foes' pressure points, chi projection and more. Nadashinkage is a splinter of the Nadashinyo martial art, itself derived from a powerful swordsman's weapon technique near the beginning of the 17th century, and used for protection of important japanese political and military figures, while the Nada-Shinkageryu was specialized and used for assassinationsKoukou Tekkenden Tough 11. It draws elements from effectively all martial artsTough 35, even ones as obscure as chinese grounded boxingKoukou Tekkenden Tough 88. Nadashinkage is a very versatile style, including unusual skills such as perceiving one's enemy without needing to see them, disjointing one's limbs to escape holds and training to crawl as fast as humanly possibleTough 262.
**Strikes
***New Cobra: An evolved version of Cobra SwordKoukou Tekkenden Tough 156, a Muai Thay kick that distracts the opponent with a feint from below before springing up and striking them from above.
**Holds/Grapples
***Kurubiri Hotoke (Throat-Cutting Buddha)Tough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 43
**Pressure Point/Shockwave Attacks
***Hashinsho/Hashin Sho: A strike to the stomach which causes the diaphragm to contract and completely prevent the target from breathingKoukou Tekkenden Tough 6, which it achieves with a shockwave that reaches even up to the brain. Ryusei instinctively used a move resembling the Hashin Sho, then immediately was taught how to perform it and managed to utilize a rudimental version of it, managing to stop an opponent's heart with enough blowsTough: Ryuu wo Tsugu Otoko 20.
***Sen'inpaku Hakyaku (Three Year Killing): A kick that slowly causes organ failure by stopping the victim's chi, killing them over the course of three years.
**Other
**Dragon's Foot: The Miyazawa family is gifted with superhuman developments in their leg muscles which renders them superhumanly strong and flexible. Ryusei's legs are known as the Dragon Foot, particularly flexible among them.
***Slipping Away: A high level boxing technique which allows Ryusei to roll with punches and greatly lessen their impact.
***Dakkotsu-Jutsu (Bone-Removing Technique): The ability to move one's joints to their absolute limits and disjoint them with incredible ease, useful for escaping locks.
***Chi Hit: Ryusei extends a chi barrier, and can sense anything that crosses it.
==References==
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