Izou (One Piece)

==Summary==
Izou was the former commander of the 16th division of the Whitebeard Pirates and a former retainer of the Wano Country daimyo Kozuki Oden. He was the older brother of fellow retainer Kikunojo.
Izou came aboard the Whitebeard Pirates' ship in a failed effort to keep Oden from joining the crew; later, he remained with the crew after Oden was recruited to the Roger Pirates, and upon his return to Wano, Oden elected to not retrieve Izou as he knew the retainer was content to stay with them. Izou sailed with the Whitebeard Pirates for nearly three decades until Whitebeard was killed during the Summit War of Marineford and the rest of the crew was scattered during the Payback War.
About a year after the Payback War, Izou returned to Wano alongside Marco in order to ally with the Kozuki Family's forces in their attack against the forces that killed Oden and reunited with his sister. However, Izou was killed while fighting CP0 agents.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , possibly 
Name: Izou
Origin: One Piece
Gender: Male 
Age: 43 (Pre-Timeskip), 45 (Post-Timeskip)
Classification: Human, 16th Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, Retainer of the Kozuki Family, Member of the Nine Red Scabbards
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, A master gunslinger as well as a decent swordsman since childhood (The latter is shown here), Haki (Kenbunshoku, Intermediate Busoshoku), Resistance to Madness Manipulation, Mind Manipulation and Soul Manipulation via Willpower (Through sheer willpower they can resist losing their mind when absorbing shadows through the Kage Kage no Mi. Shadows belonging to strong willed people are difficult to control, allowing them to rebel against Moria's pact which usually immediately submits a shadow to his supremacy and orders. Spiritual energy is contained within one's soul/life; this energy is represented by the fighting power or the Haki itself. Those with strong souls, which are homologous to shadows, resist the effects of Brook's soul manipulation)
Attack Potency: Continent level, possibly Moon level (Shot King's sword out of his hand.One Piece Vol. 98 Chapter 986 Even while he was badly wounded, Guernica viewed him as a threat and wanted to avoid fighting him), higher with Busōshoku Haki (Bruised Kaidou with his Slicing Rounds combined with Kiku's Fallen Snow Scythes.One Piece Vol. 98 Chapter 992 Even when badly wounded, managed to stalemate with and kill Maha [albeit at the cost of his own life], who earlier had defeated Scratchmen Apoo off-screen and forced him to flee, and Maha had also endured an attack from Kazenbo with only minor injuries1.14 Petatons, possibly 29.6 Exatons)
Speed: FTL+ (Capable of combating Kaido. Kept up with Maha, who matched Apoo off-screen. Shot King's sword out of his hand before the latter could react)
Lifting Strength: Class T
Striking Strength: Continent level, possibly Moon level
Durability: Continent level, possibly Moon level (On the rooftop, we see he has minor wounds from Kaidou, so he should be this durable.One Piece Vol. 98 Chapter 991-994 Fought Akainu alongside the other Whitebeard commanders and emerged with only moderate injuries.One Piece Vol. 59 Chapter 579-580 Should be comparable to his fellow former Whitebeard commander Curiel, who survived attacks from an enraged Akainu, albeit with severe injuries) 
Stamina: Superhuman (Fought throughout the entire Marineford conflict without much issue. Fought Kaido and, despite being badly injured and defeated, was still capable of fighting in the Live Hall and saving Marco's life, before fighting off Gifters and managing to stalemate an agent of CP0, although both of them died in the fighting. In the past, was able to keep up with a Kozuki Oden who was running towards Whitebeard's ship)
Range: Extended Melee Range; much farther with firearms
Standard Equipment: His flintlock revolvers
Intelligence: Above Average (A very adept and battle-hardened fighter, and he was a division commander for the Whitebeard Pirates)
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Haki: There are normally two types of Haki regular people can tap into: the Kenbunshoku Haki which allows individuals to sense the presence of others, and Busōshoku Haki which allows individuals to create an invisible armor around them. There is however, a third type of Haki, Haōshoku Haki, that only a few individuals can use. It is currently unknown if Izou is one of these people.
* Busōshoku Haki (Color of Armaments): A form of Haki that allows the user to create an "invisible armor" around themselves. With that, they can protect himself from attacks, and if trained well, use it to deliver stronger attacks. Besides the increase of strength, it is the only form of attack that doesn't involve Kairouseki that can hit any Devil Fruit user, being able to hit the user's original body even if it's a Logia user. It can also be used in weapons. Izou can infuse his bullets with Busōshoku Haki to increase their power, even being able to bruise Kaido with his Haki-infused attacks.
** Dangirigan ("Bullet Slicing Rounds"): After imbuing his bullets with Haki, Izou shoots his bullets in a manner that produces a flying slash-like barrier around each bullet, generating an attack that pierces and slashes his opponent at the same time.
==Notable Matchups==
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==Notes and Explanations==
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