Stephen Akizuki

* Anime
* Manga

## **Shadow Moon**

**Stephen Akizuki** (秋月 スティーブン, *Akizuki Sutībun*) is the best friend to Jun'ichi Ichijiro. On the night of his 7th birthday, the two were abducted by Gorgom, being altered into candidates for the new Creation King. He transforms into **Century King Shadow Moon** (世紀王シャドームーン, *Seiki Ō Shadō Mūn*) and serves as a major antagonist in Team Tardis Incorporated Season 4 and a major character of Aqua Diver: The Blue Sea.

## History

### Pre-Series

Despite his father trying his best to save both from Gorgom, only Logan successfully escaped. Stephen instead was heavily injured in the process and fell into a deep coma, under Gorgom's clutches.

### Season 4

Later on in the series, the three high priests of Gorgom used their combined powers to forcibly reawaken Stephen from his coma, at the cost of retaining their humanoid forms. Stephen, having his mind altered alongside his body, was now Shadow Moon.

Shadow Moon utilizes the Kingstone to transform and is armed with the Satansaber, a sword crafted specifically to be used by the Century Kings.

Sky Fighter eventually fought him, both seemingly matched in strength. Despite Takeru's unwillingness to fight, he proved himself the more formidable warrior, slowly gaining the advantage in their battle.

Noticing this, the Great Leader intervened in the battle, causing Sky Fighter's defeat.

Pleased that Shadow Moon had won, the Great Leader ordered him to take Takeru's Mystic Crystal. Just when Shadow Moon had reached his hands toward it though, Takeru suddenly reverted back into his human form.

Shocked by this, Shadow Moon became hesitant. Even with High Priest Darom and the Great Leader's urgings, Stephen's remaining humanity prevented him from acquiring the Mystic Crystal, instead retreating away.

### Aqua Diver: The Blue Sea

"Stop this, Stephen!"
"Don't interfere, Blue Sea!"
―Shadow Moon and Aqua Diver face off[src]
## Personality

Before he became Shadow Moon, Stephen was a kind man whom Jun'ichi respected and cared about. After his transformation though, Stephen became an arrogant, cold, and merciless tyrant that was obsessed with defeating the Mystic Heroes and becoming the new Creation King. Even with Stephen's memories intact, he showed no concern for humanity, believing that Gorgom had every right to rule mankind. This was reflected by his inability to revert to human form on his own, requiring the Creation King's assistance.

However, despite Gorgom's corruption, Shadow Moon still retained a portion of his humanity. His concern towards Hana and Ken'ichi has been shown several times, actively saving the former from High Priestess Bishum on one occasion. Furthermore, when given the chance to take away Takeru's Mystic Crystal at one point, Shadow Moon outright relented the opportunity, proclaiming that he could not bring himself to do it.

## Powers and abilities

* **Superhuman Physiology**: As the Century King Shadow Moon, Stephen's overall physical capabilities exceed Gorgom's followers, being far above them in strength. Potentially, Shadow Moon is able to become stronger than the godlike Creation King, given his role as intended successor.
* **Mystical Powers**: Shadow Moon has an array of mystical powers at his disposal, being able to teleport, create energy beams, possess others, summon the Satan Saber, and even cheat death.
* **Temporal Protection**: Theoretically, Shadow Moon's Kingstone makes him immune to changes in the timeline.

## Forms

* Grasshopper Mutant
* Normal

**Grasshopper Mutant**
During his hibernation state in a circular pupa, Stephen completely transformed into this grasshopper themed monster called the **Grasshopper Mutant** (バッタ怪人, *Batta Kaijin*), or **Batta Man** (バッタ人間, *Batta Ningen*, lit. "Grasshopper Human"), before he became Shadow Moon.

**Century King Shadow Moon**
Rider Statistics
* **Rider Height**: 197.4 cm.
* **Rider Weight**: 90 kg.

Rider Senses
* **Eyesight**: 1.5 km.
* **Hearing**: 500 m.

Ability Parameters
* **Punching Power**: 90 t.
* **Kicking Power**: 75 t.
* **Maximum Jump Height**: 40 m.

**Century King Shadow Moon** is Stephen's alter-ego after being brainwashed by Gorgom. Shadow Moon has roughly the same amount of power and strength as Aqua Diver. His primary techniques are the Shadow Punch and the Shadow Kick.

**Appearances:** Team Incorporated: The Shadow Hour *Team Tardis Incorporated* Episodes 146-147, *Aqua Diver: The Blue Sea* TBA

## Equipment

### Devices

* Shadow Watch - Transformation device, wristwatch of Kingstone

### Weapons

* Satansaber - Primary sword in *Team Tardis Incorporated*
* Shadow Sabers - Twin swords in *Aqua Diver: The Blue Sea*

### Vehicles

* Battle Hopper - Shadow Moon's personal motorcycle.

## Relationships

### Friends

* Jun'ichi Ichijiro: Stephen's best friend before being brainwashed.
* Ken'ichi Ichijiro: to be added
* Takeru Hayato: Their relationship is currently unknown before his brainwashing but it's known that they're good friends.

## Appearances

* Team Incorporated: The Shadow Hour
* Team Tardis Incorporated
	+ Season 4
		- Episode 16: Gorgom's Latest Day
		- Episode 17: The Black Sun and the Shadow Moon
* Aqua Diver: The Blue Sea
	+ Chapter 1: Harmony of the Sea