Rikuo Nura

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==Summary==
Rikuo Nura (奴良 リクオ, Nura Rikuo) is the main protagonist of the Nurarihyon no Mago series. He is the son of Rihan Nura and Wakana Nura and the grandson of Nurarihyon. He is Human by ¾ of his blood and a Yōkai by the other ¼ and is the third and current head of the Nura Clan. He is a class celebrity and a good guy due to his volunteering on odd jobs and favors for everyone.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , with Equip and Fear Layering, even higher with Hagoromo Gitsune 
Key: Base | Hagoromo Gitsune Equipped
Name: Rikuo Nura
Origin: Nurarihyon no Mago
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Classification: Human, Yokai, Leader
Powers and Abilities: 
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*Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Magic and Flight (Yokai harness the power of the supernatural, granting them flight capabilities and physical abilities beyond human comprehensionNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 1) 
*Accelerated Development (Training and Battle - Abilities - Either through training or hard fought battles Rikuo can quickly understand and effectively utilize techniques and abilities he hadn't known before, such as "possession",Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 70 learning the skill only after aNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 72 day of fighting and training) 
*Immortality (Type 2 - Had a large portion of his head torn from his body by Abe No Seimei and was still conscious/living after the fact, also survived after havingNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 174 multiple of his internal organs melted away) 
*Energy Manipulation, Energy Projection, Unholy Manipulation and Statistics Amplification (After a Yokai gains "fear" from another being it's converted into an energy known as "Yoki",Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 30 which is manipulate and projected by Yokai in a multitude of ways, such as enhancing one's physical stats such as strength or durabilityNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 178 or creating energy slashes/attacks)
*Conceptual Manipulation (8-10 Layers - Type 3 - Yokai gain their power and abilities from the individual or collective fear of those around them, turning it into a specialized energy known as "Yoki", which is used to amplify physicals and project attacks)
*Conceptual Forcefield Creation (8-10 Layers - Type 3 - Yokai passively exude an aura of "fear", with said "fear" being in reference toward the abstract feeling, which is usually gain through physical characteristics or actions of another such as being giant in stature or committing evil actions. It requires specialized techniques to bypass this aura, specifically for Yokai they need transform the non-physical, abstract feeling of "fear" and turn it into a physical attack, allowing Yokai to cut through another Yokai's "fear" and damage themNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 97)
*Master Swordsman (As the Nura Clan leader, Rikuo is an extremely experienced and well-versed swordsman, easily being the best swordsman out of the entire Nura Clan, placing him above other master swordsman like Gyuki)
*Possible Longevity (Yokai can live for thousands of years without aging much, but given the fact Rikuo is only 1/4th's Yokai him possessing this level of longevity is uncertain)
*Selective Invisibility (While in his Yokai form, Rikuo is naturally invisible to othersNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 94 since Yokai are naturally invisible, but he can make himself visible to others if he wishes)
*Transformation (Rikuo can transform into his Yokai formNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 32 as long as direct sunlightNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 33 isn't touching him)
*Enhanced Senses and Extrasensory Perception 
**(Soul Vision and Neutral Vision - Yokai can see and sense invisible objects like souls) 
**(Multi Vision - Rikuo can see into different dimensions,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 19 such as the mirror world created by the Purple Mirror Yokai) 
**(Emotion Vision - Yokai can sense the negative intent within someone or something,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 53 Yokai can sense the aura of other Yokai, which is emotional "fear")
**(Enhanced Sight - Yokai can sense the "Yoki" or the supernatural presences of other Yokai)
*Information Analysis (Yokai can sense the general power level of someone through sensing their "fear"Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 45)
*Passive Aura and Paralysis Inducement (8-10 Layers - Overwhelming, Charismatic and Fear-Inducing - Yokai passively express their "fear" in the form of an aura, the inherent function that this aura provides is the ability to induce "fear, awe and respect" onto another, said fear is promulgated through the localized manipulation of the atmosphere around the Yokai and their target, after this, fear is induced on the target in a plethora of different ways, such as causing others to freeze up or run away in complete fear.Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 48 Powerful enough aura's like Rikuo's can damage and nullify the abilities of others, like the seals of Onmyōji'sNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 197)
*Limited Light Manipulation (Yokai's aura passively produce a light which can be seen and sensed by other Yokai)
*Empowerment (Yokai either directly or indirectly produce fear from their mere existence, with fear being the very power-source for Yokai. Meaning an increase of someone or something fearing the Yokai, the increase in power one gains)
*Non-Physical Interaction and Soul Manipulation 
**(8-10 Layers - Soul - Yokai can interact with and damage normally intangible objects like souls) 
**(Elemental - Yokai can interact with and damage people who are comprised of intangible elements, such as wind 
**(Abstract Existence (Type 1 - Type 3 Concept) - Rikuo can physically interact with and slash through a village's fear, which is distinctively non-physical and based around the collective emotions of the inhabitants of said village. Rikuo was also capable of interacting with and destroying Sanmoto,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 183 a being who didn't have a "physical" body during this period of time, but rather was entirely constructed of his own "hatred")
*Limited Attack Reflection (Nurarihyon's can reflect attacks back at their opponent through overwhelming them with fear)
*Aura Suppression (Yokai can conceal their supernatural presence, allowing them to negate the sensing capabilities of othersNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 6)
*Summoning (As the head of the Nura Clan, Rikuo can summon his band of a hundred Yokai from seemingly nowhere,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 56 doing so without needing physical actions or gestures)
*Fear Manipulation and Empathic Manipulation (8-10 Layers - A Yokai's intrinsic ability is the inducement of "fear, awe and respect" onto another being, this is usually done through the mere existence of a Yokai but can be concentrated around the Yokai's being or weapon for a more powerful effect against more naturally resistant opponents, after the opponent has been effected by a Yokai's fear they are susceptible to multiple forms of harmful effects, such as creating a tremendous amount of fear that it causes others to run away from the Yokai or have their physical movements locked, allowing the Yokai to harm them without retaliation.Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 36 Powerful enough "fear" like Rikuo's is capable of inducing "fear, awe and respect"Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 182 onto objects which normally are incapable of feeling such things, like machinesNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 180)
*Power Nullification (8-10 Layers - Yokai can channel their "fear" into a physical attack, allowing them to break through and nullify the "fear" of other Yokai, which in turn allows Yokai to damage each other and nullify each other's abilitiesNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 71)
*Supernatural Luck (Rikuo's directly stated to have "strong luck", allowing him to survive normally fatal encounters like large boulders falling down and crushing the bus he was previously in while in his child form, was able to win twenty games of cards in a row through pure luck aloneNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 10)
*Limited Air Manipulation (Rikuo can produce massive aftershocks from the swings of his sword)
*Supernatural Willpower (Rikuo has exceptionally high willpower, allowing him to power through injuries such as having massive chunks of skull and brained ripped out or having multiple internal organs melted away through corrosive curse. Rikuo can infuse his willpower into his weaponry, making them unbreakable as long his will is unbroken)
*Fire Manipulation and Deconstruction (Molecular - Mekiyou Shisui Sakura produces a flame which continually burn until the "ripples cease", reducing everything to mere dust after dawn breaks,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 8 Rikuo can apply these flames to his sword as well)
*Illusion Negation (With Meikyoshisui - Rikuo can nullify the illusions of others like Gyuki's clones,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 15 which are illusions of the people Rikuo has previously killed)
*Mind Manipulation and Sense Manipulation (8-10 Layers - With Mekiyoshisui - Rikuo creates a "mental block" within the psyche of his opponent,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 24 causing him to become undetectable from their perception, even those who can see invisible things like souls or sense a Yokai's supernatural presence can't see or sense Rikuo while he's using this technique)
*Illusion Creation (8-10 Layers - With Kyoka Suigetsu - Rikuo shifts the "consciousnesses" of his opponent, making them visually see and sense a illusion of Rikuo while the real Rikuo is invisible and insensible by their perception, this clone is also intangible as when slashed, the effect area turns into smoke)
*Holy Manipulation (2 Layers - With Nenekirimaru - Rikuo wields Nenekirimaru, a holy sword which contains the ability to exorcise and dispel YokaiNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 189 and their powers, while being incapable of mortally harming humansNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 190)
*Damage Boost (Rikuo can shift his fear from "defense" to "offense",Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 169 greatly increasing the power behind his physical strikes)
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*Unholy Manipulation (8-10 Layers - Tanked attacks from other Yokai which induce this effect)
*Holy Manipulation (2 Layers - Resisted attacks from Onmyōji, humans who use spiritual powers to destroy and banish YokaiNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 5)
*Conceptual Manipulation (8-10 Layers - Type 3 - Rikuo passively exerts and coats himself in his own fear, meaning he'd inherently resist his own fear which induces this effect)
*Fear Manipulation and Empathic Manipulation (8-10 Layers - Rikuo passively exerts and coats himself in his own fear, meaning he'd inherently resist his own fear which induces this effect, also resisted the aura of other Yokai which induce this effect)
*Soul Manipulation (8-10 Layers - Tanked attacks from other Yokai who can interact with and destroy souls)
*Power Nullification (8-10 Layers - Rikuo passively exerts and coats himself in his own fear, meaning he inherently resist his own fear which induces this effect)
*Paralysis Inducement (8-10 Layers - Rikuo passively exerts and coats himself in his own fear, meaning he inherently resist his own fear which induces this effect, also resisted the aura of other Yokai which induce this effect)
*Extrasensory Perception (Yokai can mask and conceal their supernatural presence, negating the sensory capabilities of other Yokai)
*High Temperatures (Resisted the heat generated from Mekiyou Shisui Sakura's flames, also resisted the heat generated by Abe no Yoshihira's lightning,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 208 which is actual lightning)
*Electricity Manipulation (Resisted Abe no Yoshihira's lightning)
*Curse Manipulation and Corrosion Inducement (8-10 Layers - Resisted Kusozu,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 173 a powerful curse which erodes the flesh, including the internal organs)
*Death Manipulation (8-10 Layers - Resisted Lord Sodemog'sNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 28 Jizo Curse which instantly causes sudden death,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 27 also resisted a Imugami's Curse which causes people to dieNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 31)
*Low Temperatures (Resisted Tsurara's ice which is extremely cold, with it being capable of freezing something solid instantly)
*Poison Manipulation (Resisted Zen's poison afterNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 72 learning "equip")
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Attack Potency: Large Town level (Can clash relative with but still is ultimately weaker than Abe no Seimei, who destroyed part of a city with a single swipe of his swordNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 131 [689 Kilotons]), Small City level with Equip and Fear Layering (Both techniques greatly increase the physical power of Rikuo, doing so by "many times" over [1.37 Megatons]), even higher with Hagoromo Gitsune (Completely overpowered Abe no Seimei after he'd greatly increased his power after his first interaction with Rikuo [1.37 Megatons]) 
Speed: Massively Hypersonic Combat and Reaction Speeds (Rikuo, alongside Tsurara Oikawa can visually perceive and react towards cloud to ground lighting, with this lightning being directly stated to be genuine lightning bolts [Mach 686]. Rikuo can fight relative against Abe no Seimei, someone who can keep up with and slightly overcome Rikuo's perception), higher with Equip, Fear Layering and Hagoromo Gitsune (All three techniques greatly increase the speed of Rikuo), At least Sub-Relativistic+ Combat and Reaction Speeds, likely far higher with Kurotabo Fear Layering (After layering his fear with Kurotabo's fear Rikuo's speed greatly increased. Allowing him to easily dodge Kidomaru's "God-Speed", which is greatly above his "Void" speed which is 10x above his "Cherry Blossoms" which is 10x above his "Plum Tree" speed which was comparable to Nura's base speed [0.0784c]. Meaning Kurotabo's fear increases Rikuo's speed unquantifiably higher than a total 100x speed amplification)
Lifting Strength: Superhuman (Yokai are directly stated to have superhuman physicals)
Striking Strength: Large Town level, Small City level with Equip and Fear Layering, even higher with Hagoromo Gitsune
Durability: Large Town level (Tanked a direct slash from Abe no Seimei [689 Kilotons]), Small City level with Equip and Fear Layering (Both techniques greatly increase the durability of Rikuo, doing so by "many times" over [1.37 Megatons]), even higher with Hagoromo Gitsune (Casually tanked a attack from Abe no Seimei [1.37 Megatons])
Stamina: Superhuman (Nurarihyon like Rikuo's granfather can continually fight for three days and three nights without respite against opponents who are equal to even superior to him, which is consistently shown. Also Rikuo's ability to withstand pain is exceptional, he can power through the pain of having large chunks of bone and brain matter ripped out of his head by Abe no Semi, can also resist the pain of having multiple of his internal organs corroded away by a curse. Scales to other Nurarihyon like his grandfather,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 65 someone who resisted the pain of having his liver forcefully ripped out of him by Hagoromo Gitsune)
Range: Extended Melee Range, Tens of Meters with Mekiyou Shisui Sakura, Hundreds of Meters with Fear Enhanced Strikes.
Standard Equipment: Nenekirimaru and Sake Cup.
*Summons - Rikuo can summon every member of the Nura Clan, which includes Notable Individuals like: 
**Tsurara Oikawa
**Aotabō
**Kurotabō
**Kubinashi
Intelligence: 
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Gifted - Despite being only 12 years old Rikuo is an exceedingly intelligent person given his Yokai bloodline granting him similar knowledgeNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 37 and expertise of the previous Nura Clan head and Rikuo's father, Rihan. Rikuo is able to create complex strategies over a short period of time, with Yokai who have lived for thousands of years believing them only "a bit rough",Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 38 these strategies include effectively choosing and using subordinates which specialized within certain areas, such as Gyuki clan members as reconnaissance since Yokai from the Gyuki clan embody "deceit and manipulation" since that's their "fear" emblem. Rikuo can also quickly learn newly taught abilities, such as the ability to "break fear" or "possession", learning it after only a day, and quickly mastering it shortly after, or when it only took three days of constant fighting to learn "equip". He can also expand upon these newly taught and mastered abilities, such as only being taught the basics of "possession", he was able to manipulate his "fear" to the point of placing it into his blade, increasing his physical attacking strength or coating his blade with Mekiyou Shisui Sakura, which seemingly was considered as an incredible feat to Itaku.
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Gifted - Rikuo's an extremely talented swordsman, this being born through multiple compounding factors such as his Yokai bloodline granting him innate knowledge and skill about combat and his constantNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 13 fighting and training. This is concretely shown in Rikuo's interactions with Gyuki, where Rikuo while in one of his weakest and least skilled iterations was able to fight on par with and eventually defeated Gyuki,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 16 someone who has existed for a thousand years, having fought most of those years against strong and skillful Yokai like himself, with stronger iterations of Rikuo being capable of fighting against multiple Gyuki caliber opponent's for three days straight. Even while in his human form, which doesn't posses the same level of strength and combat intelligence as his Yokai form, was able to accurately and swiftly knock away the camera'sNurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 161 and weaponry of multiple grown adult men, this being doubly impressive given the fact Rikuo is only 12 years old during this interaction. 
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Weaknesses: Can only retain his Yokai form if he isn't affected by direct sunlight, Nenekirimaru can't mortally harm humans, Yokai abilities are reliant on the person fearing them, meaning those who don't fear a Yokai aren't effected by their techniques.Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 96
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*Meikyo Shisui (明鏡止水, Clear Mirror, Still Water) - An ability which creates a "mental block" within the opponent's mind, causing Nura to become undetectable by their perception, either visually or through supernatural sensory capabilities, this ability however has a slight weakness, it requires Rikuo to be calm to active and maintain, as if he isn't it causes the ability to be disabled. It can also nullify the illusions of others, such as shown with Nura's interaction with Gyuki. 
*Meikyo Shisui Sakura (奥義・明鏡止水"桜"; "Secret Technique: Soul Mirror, Deadly Water - Cherry Blossoms") - Rikuo creates a raging pillar of flame from the liquid within his Sake cup, this fire burns continuously until dawn breaks, after which it reduces the opponent into dust. 
*Kyouka Suigetsu (鏡花水月; "Mirror Flower, Water Moon") - Rikuo shifts the consciousness of the effect target, causing them to see and sense an illusion of Rikuo while the actual Rikuo is undetectable either visually or through supernatural sensory capabilities, this effect being similar but more potent compared to Meikyo Shisui since it doesn't require Rikuo to be calm and of clear mind to active and maintain. The illusion which is generated by this technique is also intangible, selectively turning into smoke depending on which area was attacked.
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*Zen - Nura "equips" Zen's fear, allowing him to generate and coat his blade and body in a powerful organic poison,Nurarihyon-No-Mago: Chapter 3 causing anything which interacts with or gets interacted by Rikuo to be poisoned, this poison is extremely potent, inducing crippling physical effects to the opponent, causing their physical movements to become slow and sluggish to the point of mimicking a pseudo form of paralysis, it'll eventually cause death if not imminently treated.
*Tsurara - Nura "equips" Tsurara's fear, allowing him to generate and coat his sword in ice which instantly flash freezes everything it interacts with.
*Itaku - Nura "equips" Itaku's fear, causing his sword to be transformed into a fear-coated scythe, this drastically increases the attacking power of Rikuo, allowing him to heavily damage opponents which previously were unaffected by his basic strikes. 
*Kurotabo - Nura "equips" Kurotabo's, allowing him to summon/create thousands of different weapons from nothing, it also massively increase his physical stats.
*Hagoromo Gitsune - Nura "equips" Hagoromo Gitsune's fear, transforming his physical appearance in the process, this "equip" is Nura's strongest "equip" as it greatly increases his physical strength to the point he can casually cut through Abe no Semi's Jutsu, which previously shredded through Nura and Hagoromo Gitsune, it also amplifies Nura's inherent regenerative capabilities, allowing him to regenerate the missing chunks of skull and brain which was forcefully removed by Abe no Semi's Jutsu.
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Note: This blog explains Rikuo Nura's layering in-depth.
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