Akio

## Akio Ōtsutsuki

**Akio** is one of the previous Red Dragon Emperors who wielder the Boosted Gear before Issei Hyoudou. He is regarded as both the most skilled Red Dragon Emperor and the Strongest Red Dragon Emperor only being matched by Belzard.

## **Appearance**

Akio is a well-built handsome man with black hair and yellow eyes in his late 40's.

He wears a black and red kimono.

## **Personality**

Akio is shown to be a well-mannered man with a well-built figure. Ddraig states that Akio has the personality of a fighter who never gives and aims for new heights due to Megumi.

However, he shows that he desires to help Issei defeat both Sasuke and Vali. Upon Megumi's revival he warns Issei to show her respect and fight her at full strength if she asks for it.

## **History**

Akio was once a past possessor of the Boosted Gear, being his generation's **Red Dragon Emperor**. Like all Red Dragon Emperors, he fought against the White Dragon Empress as well as facing off against possessor of True Longinus during the Sengoku Period.

During his time, he was made a captain of the Gotei 13 and later found Benihime.

He crossed paths with Megumi Mitsuzuri and fought her resulting in his defeat.

He was called the Skilled Red Dragon and Red Dragon of War due to his overall power and fame as a fighter.

## **Powers & Abilities**

**Immense Strength:** Akio possesses immense strength being able to hold his own against Megumi. Ddraig states that his strength would be equal to Sairaorg's. In Volume 10, his strength was acknowledged by Megumi during her fight against Vasco even after his death.

**Immense Combat Skill:** Akio is regarded as the most skilled male Red Dragon Emperor and the strongest Red Dragon Emperor, as he was able to defeat a White Dragon Emperor and being one of the few people who is capable rivaling Megumi Mitsuzuri during in his lifetime.

**Master Swordsman:** Akio is regarded as a master swordsman being able to hold his own against Megumi Mitsuzuri when she uses both her spear and sword.

**Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant:** Akio is highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat due to him facing off against the White Dragon Empress and Megumi several times.

## **Equipment**

**Boosted Gear** (赤龍帝の籠手ブーステッド･ギア, *Būsuteddo Gia*): Akio's former Sacred Gear. The Boosted Gear is one of the 13 Longinus which holds the spirit of the Welsh Dragon, the Red Dragon Emperor, Ddraig, one of the Heavenly Dragons.

**Katana:**

**Benihime:** Akio's main weapon during his time as a warrior in the Sengoku Period. The sword was first stored inside the Boosted Gear but was later stored in Takamagahara. It's a blade described by **Akio** as "not nice", it is a weapon with a female spirit owned by a male. When sealed, Benihime is a beige-colored *shikomizue* (a blade hidden inside a cane) with a curved handle and silver base.

As the blade resides in a cane, the cane's handle is still the hilt and the shaft is the sheath, allowing it to still operate like other sword.

The shaft's base bears a Gokon Tekkō emblem on the bottom, which can separate souls from bodies by pressing the mark to it. Back when Akio was still in the Gotei 13, Benihime was sealed in an average-sized katana form, with a black sheath worn under Akio's sash. It had an oval-shaped tsuba, with a snowflake-design embossed in it, and a black hilt-wrapping.

* **Nake, Benihime** (啼け紅姫, *Sing, Crimson Princess*; "*Scream*"): This technique fires particularly strong and destructive crimson-colored energy blasts. The energy flows out of the blade and fires in the arc of the sword's swing. The technique is capable of taking on a point-blank Cero from an Espada-level Arrancar by dissipating it with a blast of equal power. He can charge up this technique to deal considerably more damage.

## **Trivia**

* *昭 (aki)* meaning "bright, luminous" combined with *夫 (o)* meaning "man, husband", *男 (o)* meaning "male, man" or *雄 (o)* meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
* Akio is a fan of Issei's Oppai Dragon Show.
* Akio is the second known Longinus user to match Megumi.