Balance Breaker

The **Balance Breaker**, also known as the **Forbidden Move**, is the evolved form of Sacred Gears in which their full powers can be released.

## **Summary**

Azazel claims that Balance Breaker is a "bug" in the system created by the God from the Bible, which can upset the balance of the world and was thus given the name *Balance Breaker*.

The Balance Breaker is initially considered a forbidden power by the Three Factions. It is known as the ultimate state of activation for a Sacred Gear.

Balance Breaker is often triggered by high emotions combined with a change in the heart or spirit of the wielder.

According to Azazel, the possibilities of the Balance Breaker can be divided into three categories. The majority of Balance Breakers, including the Sub-Species, could be placed under the **Crest Side** (昇華面クレスト・サイド, *Kuresuto Saido*). The Crest side is classified under strengthening, evolving to a point of transformation. By pursuing the arrogance of themselves and the Sacred Gear, one can further evolve the Balance Breaker creating a fusion state with their Sacred Gear to produce the **Abyss Side** (深淵面アビス・サイド, *Abisu Saido*). The third type, **X Side** (慮外面イクス・サイド, *Ikusu Saido*) consists of the Balance Breakers that couldn’t be categorized under the previous two categories due to their sudden variations, and are considered as exceptions among exceptions.

## **Abilities**

The Balance Breaker is the most powerful manifestation of all Sacred Gears in which the possessor's feelings trigger this evolution. Once reached, the Balance Breaker can be entered again far more easily than the first time. With proper training, it can be maintained for longer periods of time, as with the case of Vali. While initially both Yuuto and Issei could only maintain it for short periods of time, undergoing intense training helped them improve this time. When first introduced, Vali could maintain his Balance Breaker for a month.

Both Megumi and , showed the ability to perform partial Balance Breaker due to their mastery over their Balance Breaker.

## **Forms**

### **Crest Side Balance Breakers**

The **Crest Side** (昇華面クレスト・サイド, *Kuresuto Saido*) is the regular state of Balance Breaker that is achieved through strengthening and the user experiencing a dramatic change in their spirit. It consist of a Sacred Gear's original Balance Breaker as it is the most common form of Balance Breaker, and Sub-Species Balance Breaker.

The Sub-Species Balance Breaker creates a different form than the original one, taking form and other gaining abilities too based on their wielder's desires. A such, Sub-Species Balance Breakers are considered more powerful then the standard Balance Breaker.

The method to attaining a Sub-Species Balance Breaker is currently unknown but it seems to involve the user's personality, which reflects on the obtained abilities of the Balance Breaker. Certain skilled Sacred Gear users have also shown the ability to control what abilities they can obtain from their subspecies, as Cao Cao stated that he would like to alter his destruction orb into a new ability, though he mentions that he cannot make the ability too different from its original form.

### **Abyss Side Balance Breakers**

The **Abyss Side** (深淵面アビス・サイド, *Abisu Saido*) is an advanced form of Balance Breaker, achieved from one desiring to further improve them, to the point of fusing with their Sacred Gear, causing it to undergo a further transformation. Tobio Ikuse achieved Perfectus Tenebrae Lykaon et Fortis Densus Laelaps through polishing the Night Celestial Slash Dogs to the limit, while Vali Lucifer achieved Empireo Juggernaut Overdrive, after sealing the residual thoughts of the past possessors, thus freeing himself from the Juggernaut Drive's curse.

Others Balance Breaker users, such as Gasper Vladi, Issei Hyoudou, and Genshirou Saji has managed to reach the Abyss Side.

### **X Side Balance Breakers**

The **X Side** (慮外面イクス・サイド, *Ikusu Saido*) is a irregular and unique form of Balance Breaker. This class of Balance Breaker belongs to a category that can't be classified under any of the known category due to being an irregular, either due to sudden change or it being a combination of the known categories.

Issei Hyoudou's Illegal Move Triaina and Cardinal Crimson Promotion which is made possible through the Evil Pieces, Genshirou Saji's Malebolge Vritra Promotion which is formed through the combination of his 4 Sacred Gears into one, as well as Gasper Vladi's Forbidden Invade Balor the Beast are among the known examples of this category.

### **Counter Balance**

**Counter Balance** (鬼手カウンター・バランス, *Kauntā Baransu*), also known as **Phantom Move**, is the Artificial Sacred Gear version of Balance Breaker, allowing the user to evolve their Artificial Sacred Gears and use their full abilities. Unlike the normal Balance Breaker, which is merely the unleashment of power that destroys the balance of the world, the Counter Balance is the opposite. Compared to genuine Sacred Gears, which are already stable by nature, this state is attained by the possessor's power being used to forcibly stabilize the Artificial Sacred Gear.

## **Trivia**

* Currently, the number of Subspecies Balance Breakers outnumber the actual ones.
* Balance Breakers that takes shape as armor are considered the closest to the "ultimate" for those who uses close-combat. In this, the user wears a mass-of-power, then attack using it.
* Megumi's Balance is the currently the most powerful balance breaker in the world.
* Balance Breaker was named so because it has the possibility to break the balance of the world.
* Megumi