Iharu Furuhashi

==Summary==
Iharu Furuhashi is a member of the Third Division of the Japan Anti-Kaiju Defense Forces. He’s a powerhouse valedictorian of Hachioji Neutralization Technical College. He hates losing and may appear rough and crude, but compassionate and brightens the scene wherever he goes.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: ; , with 14%, with 20%, higher with 22%, 24%, and 41%, with 42%, At most with 88%, higher with Desperate Combat Style
Name: Iharu Furuhashi
Origin: Kaiju No. 8
Gender: Male
Age: Late Teens (Older than RenoKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 63)
Classification: Human, Fourth Division Officer, Third Division Officer (formerly), Valedictorian of Hachioji Neutralization Technical College, Flash Adapter
Powers and Abilities: 
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*Himself
**Superhuman Physical Characteristics
**Weapon Mastery and Marksmanship (Iharu is an accomplished practitioner of the Desperate Combat StyleKaiju No. 8 Chapter 102, a fighting style that allows one to compete with genius-level combatants, like Reno Ichikawa and Hikari Shinomiya—the previous owner of Numbers Weapon 4—on the battlefield)
**Damage Boost (In the verse, it is shown that fighting methods can bring a significant increase in power to the user, which enables them to overpower characters that are more powerful than they are.Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 106 Not to mention that characters who can no-sell a person's regular attacks are openly seen evading themKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 78 and cutting through defenses that would otherwise destroy their weapon if they performed a regular attack.Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 90 In addition, these fighting techniques offer a boost to speed because they are not only known for their speedKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 74 but also have the ability to blitz those who are able to respond and deflect their normal assaults, even if the user was faster than the character at the time.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 80 As demonstrated by No. 10 feeling an overwhelming power flowing through its body upon its activation and being absolutely terrified by Soshiro's Eightfold Slasher,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 74 even though the other techniques were able to overpower it but did not cause the same reaction,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 27 the last technique—typically the sixth—of a fighting style is also demonstrated to offer an immense boost in contrast to the others)
***Electricity Manipulation, Durability Negation, and Explosion Manipulation via Desperate Combat StyleKaiju No. 8 Chapter 102
**Awakened Power (As a Flash AdapterKaiju No. 8 Chapter 102, Iharu is unable to maintain a continuous state of Full Release because of his special cerebral structures; however, he can exhibit bursts of explosive combat abilities that leaves others in the dust. He is capable of activating this ability the second he gets into the zoneKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 63, which he is able to willingly put himself into for a very brief window while in combatKaiju No. 8 Chapter 102. Despite wearing a regular Defense Force Suit, it is stated that Iharu’s momentary spikes in combat abilities might very well match,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 63 if not surpass,Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 102 those wearing Numbers Weapon suit, such as Reno Ichikawa)
***Enhanced Senses and Instinctive Action (When in the zone, or flow state, Iharu gains its characteristics, such as the transformation of time and action-awareness merging)
*Custom Weapon(s)
**Danmaku (His custom weapon is capable of spraying up to twenty projectiles at onceKaiju No. 8 Chapter 102)
|-|General Defense Force Skill(s)=
 
*Defense Force Combat Suit and DroneCheck Standard Equipment section for further justifications/scans
**Statistics Amplification
**Enhanced Senses
**Forcefield Creation
**Information Analysis
**Holographic Projection
**Damage Reduction
**Self-Healing
**Surface Scaling
**Awakened Power
**Likely Body Puppetry
**Afterimage Creation
*Equipment(s)Check Standard Equipment section for further justifications/scans
**Non-Standard Breathing (Type 2; All officers wear half-face elastomeric air-purifying respirators and full-face gas masks that not protect officers from kaiju's bodily fluid and gasses, but helps with their breathing in combat)
** Explosion Manipulation via Grenades
**Flash-Freezing via Freeze Grenades
**Light Manipulation, Sound Manipulation and Status Effect Inducement (Via stun grenades)
**Elemental Manipulation (Can load various Kaiju-enhanced rounds that enhance his shots with elemental properties - these include Explosive, Ice, Electricity and Light Manipulation)
***Damage Boost (Through a burst of emotion, a Defense Force officer can boost the elemental potency of their rounds. Kaiju No. 9, a Daikaiju superior to Reno Ichikawa, chooses to use body shields to block Reno's enhanced freeze rounds instead of directly withstanding them,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 16 despite having previously resisted Reno's freeze rounds.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 15)
***Heat Manipulation via Burst Rounds
***Flash-Freezing, Limited Durability Negation and Statistics Reduction via Freeze Rounds
*** Paralysis Inducement via Conductor Rounds
**Minor Light Manipulation (Defense Force Pistols are equipped with a tactical light that can be used to temporarily blind and disorient targets)
**Damage Boost (To combat a more powerful foe, the Defense Force's gun weapons have the capacity to boost their piercing power.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 9 Chapter 69)
**Energy Emission (When unleashing the combat power of their equipment, it emits electrical-like energy that can not only destroy the officer's surroundingsKaiju No. 8 Chapter 82 but can also hurtKaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 39 and paralyzeKaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 37 those who come into contact with it. Even after utilizing their equipment's combat power, officers have the capability to emit this electrical-like energy from their attacksKaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 7)
**Danmaku (The Defense Force rifle-type weapons have enough ammo to maintain fire for a long time,Kaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 11 so they qualify for this ability)
*General Combat Skill(s)
**Martial Arts, Weapon Mastery, and Marksmanship (All Japanese Defense Force officers, especially the newer generation,Kaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 1 are trained in a variety of different martial arts, such as boxing, archery, judo, kendo, hōjutsu, bōjutsu, karate, etc…Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 7 Chapter 55Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 9 Chapter 68Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 86Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 87Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 100Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 102 In the current era, the Defense Force had long since shifted its focus to firearms because, unlike the days of close-quarters combat, they allow attacks from a safe distance, have resulted in fewer mission casualties, and provide the ability to eliminate a variety of kaiju using the appropriate ammunition in the appropriate situation.Kaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 3)
**Acrobatics (All Japanese Defense Force officers are shown to be extremely agile to the point of avoiding point-blank attacks without the other person noticing,Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 97Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 98 able to perform parkour,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 6 leapKaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 5 across carsKaiju No. 8 Vol. 6 Chapter 50 and buildingsKaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 2 even with the addition of heavy equipment under enemy's fire,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 30 accelerateKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 6 without any issuesKaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 6 and make sharp turns without slowing down,Kaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 3 flipsKaiju No. 8 Vol. 7 Chapter 52 that extend over tens of meters,Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 101 and recover their balance.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 7 Chapter 52 Even when surrounded by attacks from many directions, their agility allows officers to avoid them.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 62 Additionally, Defense Force officers has shown multiple times to launchKaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 25 themselvesKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 63 greatKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 62 distancesKaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 5 into the airKaiju No. 8 Chapter 102 and land perfectly fine without any injuries.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 31 They do not suffer any negative effects by moving in destroyed environments.Kaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 6)
**Stealth Mastery (Officers are shown to be willing to use their surroundings, hide their movements, and ambush their opponents by employing methods such as using objects as cover and smokescreens generated by an attack.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 28Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 9 Chapter 73Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 82)
**Accelerated Development (Training, Battle; Physical Statistics, Abilities. His mind is stated to be capable of absorbing everything he studied, and that he made remarkable gains in strength every time he trained to the point where his potential seemed limitlessKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 61. After the Compatible User Episode, Iharu is capable of scaling the wall that people hit with unleash combat powers, making him grow far faster than his past version who couldn't keep up and is comparable to Reno during the Sagamihara Operation, who possesses the ability to grow at such a rate mid-battle that people stronger than him are unable to keep up with him and were quickly surpassedKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 13Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 14Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 16)
**Information Analysis and Analytical Prediction (It has been shown that trained and even novice fighters can predict attacks from adversaries superior to them like Kaiju No. 9, even when they have already firedKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 16 and are unperceivableKaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 43Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 6 Chapter 44 even to that of other Kaiju like Kaiju No. 8Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 18 after experiencing them more than once)
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*Acid Manipulation (Wearers of the Defense Force Suit are protectedKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 13 from the highly corrosive acids within a kaiju's organs that can melt through protective clothing and human skinKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 1. Furthermore, it has the ability to shield welders from the saliva of a kaiju of the lizard variety, which is of a highly acidic nature since it can melt bodies down to their bonesKaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 2 as well as ironKaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 4)
*High and Low Temperatures (Defense Force Suits protect wearers from temperatures near or below freezing, allowing them to withstand the passive freezing cold energy of Kaiju No. 6Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 7 Chapter 59/Numbers Weapon 6Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 60. Additionally, the suits can protect wearers from high temperatures, such as super-high temperature steam, which requires temperatures above 213 degrees FahrenheitKaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 28)
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Attack Potency: Varies (As a Flash Adapter, Iharu's Unleashed Combat Power reaches remarkable spikes when he's engaging an enemy, going from a mere 24% to a full 42% in seconds, for example, even unpredictably fluctuating back and forthKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 63); Wall level+13.79 MegaJoules (Superior to Kafka Hibino, who doesn't meet the requirements to be an officerKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 10 and whose fitness is appalling compared to graduates from neutralization universities and collegesKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 4), Building levelUpscales from 0.26 Tons with 14% (Reno stated that he has poor offensive power in comparison to those whose unleashed combat power is higher than his 8%Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 5), Large Building levelScales to 4.32 Tons with 20% (Is as strongKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 5 as a trained Third Division General Officer at this Unleashed Combat Power), higher with 22%, far higher with 24%, even higher with 41%, Multi-City Block levelScales to 528.84 Tons with 42%, At most Mountain levelScales to 188.33 MegaTons with 88% (With a 88% Full Release,Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 102 he should be superior to 73% Full Release Rin Shinonome), higher with Desperate Combat Style (Could shoot holes in the Third Wave, albeit not large onesKaiju No. 8 Chapter 102)
Speed: Varies (As mentioned above, Iharu is a Flash Adapter, so his Unleashed Combat Power reaches remarkable spikes when he's engaging an enemy, going from a mere 24% to a full 42% in seconds, for example, even unpredictably fluctuating back and forthKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 63); SuperhumanUpscales from 31.76 m/s (Superior to Kafka Hibino, who doesn't meet the requirements to be an officerKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 10 and whose fitness is appalling compared to graduates from neutralization universities and collegesKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 4), higher with 14%, far higher with 20%, far higher with 22%, far higher with 24%, far higher with 41%, even higher with 42%, High HypersonicUpscales from Mach 28.68 with 88% (With a 88% Full Release,Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 102 he should be superior to 73% Full Release Rin Shinonome), higher with Desperate Combat Style
Lifting Strength: Class 10Scales to 5670kg (Defense Force Suits augments a wearer's strength, allowing them to lift and throw vehicles with one hand, break large shards of ice and jump tens of meters into the air. Defense Force Suits are bioweapons created from common kaiju, such Yoju and Honju, therefore users should be able to exert strength comparable to that of the kaiju, which are strong enough to lift and toss a light airplane. Additionally, they can lift objects that even grown adults struggled to lift, such as the Defense Force’s standard rifles which 0% Full Release aka Base Kafka Hibino stated to be “heavy as all hell”Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 5)
Striking Strength: Varies; Wall level+, Building level with 14%, Large Building level with 20%, higher with 22%, far higher with 24%, even higher with 41%, Multi-City Block level with 42%, At most Mountain level with 88%
Durability: Varies; Wall level+, Building level with 14%, Large Building level with 20%, higher with 22%, far higher with 24%, even higher with 41%, Multi-City Block level with 42%, At most Mountain level with 88%, higher with Shield (Defense Force suits can project a full-body shield with two outputs: normal and max, with the normal output being enough to protect officers’ physical bodies when in mortal dangerKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 6Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 36. Furthermore, by concentrating these shields in one place to boost their potency, Kikoru manages to weaken and stop Kaiju No. 9's attack, which otherwise would have pierced through her heartKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 7)
Stamina: Peak Human (In the fitness test for the Second Stage Examination, Iharu placed third out of 225 candidates, whereas a grown adult who frequently exercises and performs hard manual labor each day was unable to keep up and placed 219thKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 4. He is able to endure rigorous training every day for two monthsKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 11. During the Sagamihara Neutralization Operation, he and the other members of the Third Division can fight countless numbers of kaiju being spawned with little to no rest, even when they are exhausted, from 0400 hours to daybreak. He took blows strong enough to pierce the shield of his suit like they were nothing and continued to fightKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 17)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters with Pistol and Shotgun, Hundreds of Meters with Rifle
Standard Equipment:
Members of the Japanese Defense Force usually share standard equipment: 
*Combat Suit: The combat suit used by members of the Defense Force, provided by Izumo Tech and sporting its logo along with that of the Neutralization Bureau,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 22 is a bioweapon made of kaiju cells and muscle fibers.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 20 Depending on the unleashed combat power,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 5 it multiplies the wearer’s physical strength,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 5 and accordingly enhances other attributes, such as jumping,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 63 attack potency,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 6 precision,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 25Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 26Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 27Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 30 awareness,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 14Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 62Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 9 Chapter 73 efficiency,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 78 accuracy,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 79 speed,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 6 rangeKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 76 and agility [STATISTICS AMPLIFICATION & ENHANCED SENSES].Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 20 In fact, the burst to one's speed allows them to create afterimages which can be used to deceive others [AFTERIMAGE CREATION].Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 20Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 36Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 89Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 93 Furthermore, these suits can generate a full body shield [FORCEFIELD CREATION]Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 78 that can be concentrated on a single point to boost the shield's effectiveness further in that area [DAMAGE REDUCTION],Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 7 their muscle fibers can bind woundsKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 7 or forcibly fix broken bones [SELF-HEALING].Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 6 Chapter 50 An officer's shield can be projected again immediately even after it has been damaged and destroyed [MORE FORCEFIELD CREATION].Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 78Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 79 Furthermore, users can reduce power loss from damage by bypassing circuits within the suits [DAMAGE REDUCTION].Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 6 Chapter 50 Not to mention that they alter the circuitry in their suit to boost their strengthKaiju No. 8 Vol. 6 Chapter 50 or speed,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 62Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 82 even something as specific as attack speed,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 28 above what it normally is [MORE STATISTICS AMPLIFICATION]. Considering that the Defense Force Suits are linked to the operation rooms, if the officers are too preoccupied with combat to activate the functions, the operation room can do it manuallyKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 79 and may even be able to take control of the officer's movements by accessing their neural circuits [LIKELY BODY PUPPETRY].Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 81 Additionally, the Defense Force Suit allows users to stick on surfacesKaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 25 and move on themKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 61 without the risk of gravity [SURFACE SCALING]. A powerful burst of emotions, such as determination,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 13 anger,Kaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 8 or happinessKaiju No. 8 Chapter 109Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 110 can assist Defense Forces Suit wearers in raising their combat prowess. As demonstrated by Mina Ashiro, this boost enables her to: land consistent powerful and precise shots on Post No. 2 Absorption Shapeshifting No. 9, who is much faster than before and can easily react to non-enhanced shots earlier; dodge and outrun attacks from the same Kaiju who could have casually blitzed her in a lesser form; and endure attacks from the same Daikaiju, which had previously incapacitated her with one move in a lesser formKaiju No. 8 Chapter 98Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 110Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 111 [AWAKENED POWER]. During missions in extremely low temperatures, Defense Force officers wear large white coat and pants on their combat suit to protect themselves further [COLD TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE].Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 7 Chapter 59
*Earphones: These devices allow for quick communications between fellow Defense Force officers.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 12
*Drone: The Defense Force's operation room uses auto-tracking dronesKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 5 equipped with a variety of sensors to provide data to officers deployed on a battlefield. With the aid of these drones, the Defense Force's operation room can monitor not only the actions of the officers but also those of the adversaries and location, providing the officers with knowledge about, among other things, enemy weaknesses discovered,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 30 combatants' physicalKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 62 and mentalKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 63 health, locations,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 42 number,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 24 strength,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 25 movement pattern/teleportation,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 79Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 94Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 95 among other things [INFORMATION ANALYSIS]. Through the Defense Force Suit, officers can recall this sensor data in the battlefield on holographic displays [HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTION].Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 12
*MaskKaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 33 (The masks are one of the key equipment for defense force members. It has functions to defend against Kaiju bodily fluids and gasses, as well as helps with breathing during combat. Its band specifications also makes it easy to put on and take off)
*GrenadesKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 6Kaiju No. 8 Season 1 Episode 4 confirms it is explosive
*Stun GrenadesKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 5
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*Freeze Grenades: A type of grenade that explodes a few seconds after being thrown, freezing everything in its pathKaiju No. 8 Chapter 82.
*Gun(s): As a Defense Force officer, Iharu is armed with the two types of standard gun weaponry of the Defense Force, a handgun and rifle. The rifle resembled the SIG MCX VIRTUS Patrol, which is outfitted with a red dot magnifier and suppressor. Officers carried handguns that resembled the GLOCK 17 Gen4 and are outfitted with a tactical light and reflex sight. Additionally, Defense Force's gun weaponry are equipped with , a socket that houses kaiju organs with special attributes or secretions. Here are the examples of the AoE that these bullets can produce. Currently, four varieties of Kaiju-enhanced rounds are known: 
**Burst Round: Burst rounds are capable of generating explosions upon contact that are hot enough to melt bonesKaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 30 and vaporize the body parts, leaving naught but droplets of blood.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 1Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 108 These rounds can affect even the Daikaiju class, depending on the level of strength an officer can generate, which is usually captain-grade strength. If these rounds enter a target’s body directly through an entrance, such as a mouthKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 6 or an open wound,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 39 a series of internal explosions occur, eventually accumulating into a single huge explosion that destroy the creature from the inside.
**Freeze Round: Even if an opponent is physically stronger and larger than the user, these rounds have the ability to flash freeze them, encasing the afflicted parts in solid iceKaiju No. 8 Vol. 9 Chapter 72. Additionally, these rounds can also slow down the target's movementsKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 13 due to the lower temperatures. These rounds have proven to be equally effective against cold-resistant enemies like Wyvern-type Kaiju, potent enough to freeze and defeat themKaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 26Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 27. Furthermore, these rounds have the ability to thoroughly freeze targets' skin, rendering it less resilient than before and making it easier for strikes to shatter them, when previously they could resist multiple attacks of the same kind.Kaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 2
**Conductor Round: Even if an enemy is physically stronger and largerKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 63 than the user, the targets are rendered paralyzed by these rounds upon impact. Additionally, this sort of round's discharge has the potential to produce chain lightning that extends to nearby targetsKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 16.
**Flash Round: These rounds are essentially used as flares.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 16Kaiju No. 8 Anime Episode 4
Custom Weapon(s):-
*Shotgun: After training with the Fourth Division and Captain Jugo Ogata, Iharu earned a shotgun, marked SG-1108, with a scope attached and electrified shells provided by Izumo Tech. As it fires, it can spray up to twenty distinct projectiles at once, and its width is sufficient to be effective against kaiju that are of giant-class size like the Third WaveKaiju No. 8 Chapter 102. Furthermore, because custom weapons are only distributed to captains, who are the strongest combatants within their division, as well as officers with exceptional combat skills,Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 26 it can be inferred that they are more powerful than standard Defense Force weaponry, and because this weapon is a gun-type, it should be able to use Kaiju-enhanced rounds but with increased potency.
Intelligence: 
Gifted. Iharu is a strong young officer within the Defense Force, easily proving to be one of the best rookies of his year, standing out among more than 200 of his peers despite the fact that they are all elite students who attended neutralization universities and colleges across Japan and under normal circumstances would be executive candidates instead of aspiring field personnelKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 4. Before joining the Defense Force, he consistently ranked first in his class at Hachioji Neutralization Technical College for five years, being the strongest of his peers to the point where they thought he was invincible, capable of topping the charts at neutralization university. This was due to his mind being able to absorb all he learns faster than the average person, and the fact that every time he trains, he gains such remarkable strength that his potential seems limitlessKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 61. 
Martial arts, such kendo or judo, became mandatory subjects in middle school and higher education as a result of the government's curriculum modification for the next generation.Kaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 1
After training with the Third Division for two months, he is capable of completing the Third Division live-wire exercises in 2 minutes, 15 secondsKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 11. Iharu has proven himself to be analytical in nature, as shown when, after being subjected to Kaiju No. 9's shots enough times, he could precisely figure out the timing of its attacks, dodging one after it was fired, despite the attacks being so fast that people faster than Iharu, like 46% Kikoru, could not even perceive them and this after Kaiju No. 9 had adapted to Reno's analytical predictionKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 16. Iharu was compared to a division captain of Jugo Ogata's caliber after the Compatible User Episode when he unlocked the ability to have his unleashed combat power spike tremendously on par with a Numbers Weapon User like Reno when engaging an enemy, going from a meager 24% to a full 42% in seconds, even unpredictably fluctuating back and forthKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 63Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 64, demonstrating that he is now more than capable of scaling the wall that people hit with unleashed combat powers, a wall that only a few can scale because most officers will end their careers with their unleashed combat powers capped at 20 or 30%, unable to push beyond that no matter how hard they strive or how great their accelerated development is, such as Iharu previously wasKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 14Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 16. 
In battle, Iharu is skilled and determinate enough to follow the likes of Reno Ichikawa and provide him support even against major threats like a restrained Kaiju No. 9, an Identified Kaiju-Class Threat that has combat abilities that far exceed those of a regular Daikaiju, whose possesses fortitude levels above 8.0, because while there are just under 30 officers in the Japanese Defense Force, which should have roughly the same number of members as the Japan-Self Defense Force, and less than ten in terms of solo combat capable of fighting Daikaiju, the number drops even lower when up against an Identified Kaiju-Class Threat as they requires several officers with captain-grade strengthKaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 38Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 77. To further elucidate on their combat abilities, just five Identified Kaiju-Class Threats together are stated to be well beyond what the Eastern Division can handle on their ownKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 77, which included the First Division, the strongest key division of the Defense Force, famous even overseas for its exceptional powerKaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 39. The combat skills of the rookies such as Kikoru, Reno, Iharu, Aoi, and Haruichi are noted as quite exceptional, with Third Division general officers in their fourth years being astonished and losing confidence in their own abilities at their performance, and top-notch officers above them such as Platoon Leader Nakanoshima acknowledging their skills and stating that the Third Division is beyond lucky to have acquired such talentsKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 13. General Officers from the Third Division possess Unleashed Combat Powers around 20-30%Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 5, making them more skilled than JSDF military officers, such as Aoi Kaguragi, who was recognized as the military's rising star when he first joined the Defense Force, not to mention capable of holding their own against kaijuKaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 Chapter 75 who is not only intelligent enough to predict Soshiro Hoshina’s movement but is fast enough to blitz him and knock him away when using 51% of Numbers Weapon 10's power — meaning that these kaiju are more than capable of blitzing and one-shotting the general officersKaiju No. 8 Vol. 9 Chapter 73 — and neutralize them. By the time of the No. 9 Cataclysm, Reno and Iharu has been trained by Fourth Division Captain Juugo Ogata and has acquired the skills necessary to effectively handle Daikaiju threats by themselvesKaiju No. 8 Chapter 102. According to Haruichi Izumo, Iharu is someone he would describe as unpredictable, more so than their fellow peers, such as Kikoru Shinomiya or Reno IchikawaKaiju No. 8 Chapter 102.
As a member of the Defense Force, they are the basic knowledge that is taught to each member. Iharu has been trained to search and attack his opponents' weak spots in order to incapacitate them as soon as possibleKaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 13 because Kaiju have demonstrated a near immunity to pain and injury in comparison to humans, as they have a core instead of a frail human heartKaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 38. Officers are also taught how to use the flanking maneuver in battle, whether it be singleKaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 60 or against a group of adversariesKaiju No. 8 Vol. 9 Chapter 73. He has also been taught that shooting accuracy means everything when battling a superior foeKaiju No. 8 Vol. 9 Chapter 69. In the Defense Force, officers are instructed in various martial arts, such as kendo, judo, bōjutsu, and possibly othersKaiju No. 8 Vol. 7 Chapter 55Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 9 Chapter 68Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 86. When fighting airborne targets like Wyvern-type Kaiju, Defense Force officers are taught to use Freeze Rounds to cripple them by freezing their wings to prevent flight.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 3 Chapter 26Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 27 Defense Force officers are also well-versed in human and kaiju anatomy, allowing them to target specific parts of the body if necessary.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 30 In terms of weapon skill, Defense Force officers are skilled enough to direct a kaiju's path to minimize casualties to buildings and civilians, isolating them so that officers don't have to hold back due to concern for the lives of others, thin out their superior numbers, or lead them into traps or ambushes.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 14Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 39Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 5 Chapter 41 Officers are shown to be willing to use their surroundings, hide their movements, and ambush their opponents by employing methods such as using objects as cover and smokescreens generated by an attack.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 28Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 9 Chapter 73Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 82 Adaptability is a crucial quality for someone to possess when dealing with Kaiju, as officers are assessed on their ability to take initiative and modify their skills to the challenges at hand upon joining the Defense ForceKaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 Chapter 5. Defense Force Officers' marksmanship permits them to land headshots on targets that, according to Soshiro Hoshina, move exceedingly quicklyKaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 2. In addition, officers use bullseye shooting to hone their marksmanship.Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 2 Chapter 11. When confronted with Kaiju that are either too swift or too strong to harm, officers learn to combine the appropriate parts of their standard weaponry to deal with them and not just rely on a specific weapon as it can trip one up. For example, they may use freezing rounds to slow down a Kaiju's movement while also weakening its defenses, making previously unsuccessful attacks pierce throughKaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 7. When facing Kaiju, who typically dwarf humans, the initial instruction is to target the legs, as the goal is to bind them and prevent them from movingKaiju No. 8 Anime Episode 1.
Weaknesses: Overheating can be caused by the abuse or prolonged use of the power of the combat suit, which can weaken the wearer and induce physical agony to the point where they bleedKaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 28Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 4 Chapter 30Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 8 Chapter 63Kaiju No. 8 B-Side Chapter 3.
Notable Attacks/Techniques: 
Desperate Combat Style: Though he was a Flash Adapter with explosive combat powers that were on par with or even greater than those of a Numbers Weapon Suit User, Captain Ogata developed this style to compete against the prodigy that was Hikari Shinomiya, who boosted a Kaiju kill count that far exceeded any previous Captain-level combatants. It involves firing rounds into the body of a target, then generating electricity from those rounds, which causes the target to explode from the inside out, causing a significant amount of internal damage.
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==References==
==Notes/Explanations==
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