Glaives (Azure Striker Gunvolt)

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==Summary==
Glaives are devices used by the Sumeragi Group's Adepts to seal their Septima. When an Adept working under Sumeragi needs their Septima, they can call their Glaive to them and transform, becoming stronger than they would have been with their Septima normally. Generally, they are modified versions of ancient swords of mythical renown, with the exceptions of Nova's Sub-Glaives, artificial Glaives made from scratch in order to contain his immense power.
Glaives were used by Sumeragi to control it's Adepts, forcing them to only use their Septima when absolutely necessary. Adepts using glaives undergo the process of Armed Phenomenon, giving them armor and improving their Septima even beyond its original capabilities.
Glaives were eventually used by Eden to create Grimoires, which purely increase an Adept's power. The Sumeragi Institute of Human Evolution eventually phased them out for Falcon Quills.
Joule is considered to be a living form of Glaive.
However, Glaives are the massed produced version of the four Binding Brands made by Shadow Yakumo, made to control the Dragon Veins and bolster the country's spiritual defenses.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: Unknown when used as weapons, Power Absorption and Sealing goes up to , later versions go up to | to Power Absorption, Sealing, and Statistics Amplification
Name: Various names. New names after being modified and names of the original sword respectively are as follows: Rockslicer/Iwatōshi (Carrera), Living Blade/Futsunomitama (Elise), Shadow Dragon/Koryū Kagemitsu (Jota), Unwavering Spirit/Fudō Kuniyuki (Merak), Lizardslayer/Tokagemaru (Stratos), Lord of Fire/Hi No Kagutsuchi (Viper) and Crow Child/Kogarasumaru (Zonda). Nova's Glaives are Ame no Murakumo (Main Glaive), Yatagarasu (Raven Force) and Kurohyō (Panther Force).
Origin: Azure Striker Gunvolt
Age: Varies. The oldest is Zonda's Crow Child, hailing from the 9th Century. Likely have only been modified for their current purpose for a few years at most. | Far older than any of the Glaives
Classification: Mythical Swords, Sumeragi tools
Wielders: Sumeragi Adepts, Tenjian uses a replica
Powers and Abilities: Power Absorption (Original variants work by having an Adept's Septimosome which allows them to use their Septima, taken into them instead, stealing their power. Later variants become proficient enough (4D) to absorb an even an Octima's known as Astral Order without the need to take away their Septimosome), Power Bestowal (Can be used by an Adept to regain their powers), Statistics Amplification (After using a Glaive, Adepts' Septimas are seemingly enhanced from their original state), Transformation (Weaponizes the user with a set of armor fit to their body and Septima in process called "Armed Phenomenon", and also changes their eye and hair color), Weapon Creation (Multiple Adepts are able to use their armor after transforming as weapons), Empathic Manipulation (Nova noted that his Glaive warps an Adept's personality and ego, something Jota also noted. Implied the same happens to any Adept that uses a Glaive. In general, seems to enhance negative aspects of one's personality), Teleportation (Can be teleported to their user's hand, and teleported away after a battle), Sealing (4D; 1000 Glaives were used to seal Gunvolt in Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, and overall does this to most Adepts) | Same as before but far more powerful aside from Empathic Manipulation, in addition to improved Sealing (all four of them seal away Moebius in S-FIT), improved Statistics Amplification (boosts a wielder's Septima to be far greater than the Glaives), bolsters the country's defenses on the spiritual level by controlling the Dragon Veins, paths of energy that flow through the landAzure Striker Gunvolt 3 Official Website, Azure Striker Gunvolt 3
Attack Potency: Unknown when used as a weapon (Have never been used as weapons, though may be comparable to their mythical counterparts), power absorption goes up to Mountain level+ (Able to almost completely seal the Septima of several adepts, though Nova is specifically noted to be too powerful for a single glaive, although even someone like Merak can use his Septima to a limited extent without his Glaive), later versions go up to Multiverse level+ in numbers (albeit temporarily, six Glaives after the timeskip of Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 managed to seal away Moebius's Astral Order while it was asleep) | Multi-Continent level to Multiverse level+ Power Absorption, Sealing, and Statistics Amplification (Can manage to seal Moebius completely, as well as increase the might of the ATEMS Knights to fight Kirin and Gunvolt)
Durability: Mountain level+ (Is the armor that appears on Adepts when they weaponize, and doesn't break in response to their attacks nor Gunvolt's) | Unknown likely Multi-Continent level (can grant their wielder's power to fight against Kirin and Gunvolt)
Weaknesses: Somewhat changes the wielder's personality while in use. Users need to explain why they called their Glaive to Sumeragi after using it, although this has no effect in a standard battle situation, and its use will be on company record. Should the user die while transformed, they will explode, and the Glaive will either be cracked but still usable, or shatter altogether. | None notable.