Atomic Samurai

## Summary

**Kamikaze** (カミカゼ, *Kamikaze*), also known by his hero alias **Atomic Samurai** (アトミック侍, *Atomikku Zamurai*), is the S-Class Rank 4 professional hero for the Hero Association.

Atomic Samurai has long black hair tied in a topknot, dark eyes, and a prominent jawline. He has a small goatee and is usually seen chewing on a blade of grass. His attire consists of a hooded red cloak with an atom symbol on the back that's draped over his open black *haori*. Beneath the *haori* is a traditional, loose-fitting white robe tied with a white sash and two *haori* ties. He also sports a pair of swords tied to his waist on his left hip.

## Mentality

**Personality:** Atomic Samurai has a rather prideful personality, as seen when he refused to shake Saitama's hand, telling him that he only acknowledges the strong and would greet the latter if he made it to the higher ranks of S-Class. This indicated that he could be biased when evaluating people based on their appearance and status rather than their inner power. He also appears to dislike being called old.

Despite his disdainful nature, he behaves humbly towards those he respects. This is seen with Bang, a fellow hero whom he holds the utmost respect for, and also towards his fellow master swordsmen.

**Intelligence:**  Samurai is one of the top S-Class heroes. He is regarded as one of the most powerful of them, as well as their most powerful backup hero. He is also considered Earth's strongest swordsman. A master swordsman, he specializes in close-range combat, cutting his opponents to pieces in the blink of an eye. His abilities are so high that Superalloy Darkshine claimed that Samurai would be able to deal with Garou before the latter could use any of his techniques. Atomic Samurai is also pragmatic enough to attack foes from behind when they're distracted. He is also a talented teacher, having taught three disciples who would have become S-Class heroes if not for the presence of Sweet Mask.

## Power and Stats

**Powers and Abilities:** Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master Swordsman, Extrasensory Perception, Air Manipulation (Via Air Blade), Statistics Amplification (Attack speed only)

**Dimensionality: 3-D**

**Existential Status: Concrete**

**Attack Potency:** At least **City level** (Considered to be a powerful S-Class and cut Melzalgald to pieces several times. Darkshine stated he was one of the heroes that would’ve easily defeated Half-Monster Garou before he even showed off his skills. This was before Garou broke his limiter against Darkshine and after he’d adapted past the telekinesis of First Form Gyoro Gyoro. The guidebook describes his attacks as being comparable to atomic explosions.), possibly **Mountain level+** (Split the beam of a weakened Psykorochi - who should be stronger than base Psykos - and wounded her with his Atomic Beeline Slash.)

**Durability: City level,** possibly **Mountain level+** (Took multiple hits from Black Sperm)

**Speed:** At least **Sub-Relativistic** (Declared to defeat Half Monster Garou without problems), with reactions and attack speed **FTL** (Intercepting beam of light), **higher** with Atomic Slash

**Lifting Strength: Unknown**

**Stamina: Superhuman** (Can fight for very long periods)

**Range: Extended melee range** with his katanas, up to tens of meters with Air Blade

**Weaknesses:** As demonstrated during the fight against Melzalgald, his expertise in sword fighting has made him unwilling to try new methods to defeat his enemies, relying solely on slicing. He is very arrogant and often judges someone just by appearance.

## Arsenal

**Standard Equipment:**

* **Katana**: Atomic Samurai carries two swords: a katana and a wakizashi. His primary blade has a black hilt with a cross-guard that resembles the Rutherford atom model. His primary sword is a custom-made sword, supposedly crafted by a famous blacksmith.
* **Wakizashi**: Atomic Samurai carries a wakizashi. He uses it to deflect one of G5's lasers and then launch a counter-attack with an **Air Blade**. The weapon signifies that he is a samurai.
* **Stick:**Atomic can use the stick he normally chews on as a weapon.

* **Optional Equipment:** None

**Master Swordsman**: Atomic Samurai has shown to be a formidable swordsman. Legend says he can cut down over 100 enemies with each strike. His sword attacks are so fast and strong that the enemies are slashed into many pieces in an instant without even being able to react. He was able to cut a monster to bits using a mere toothpick. His slashes were even capable of dispersing Orochi's beams.

* **Atomic Slash** (アトミック斬, *Atomikku Zan*): Atomic Samurai's signature attack. He performs over 100 quick sword slashes within a second, leaving his opponents in pieces. He primarily uses this technique while dashing past the opponent, but has also shown a stationary version in which he slashes everything around himself. Atomic Samurai is the only swordsman in the world capable of performing this technique. This is one of the most powerful techniques in the series, with only Dragon-level monsters with Regeneration/Duplication powers able to survive it.
* **Air Blade** (飛空剣, *Hikūken*, VIZ: **Flying Sword**): Kamikaze slashes with his sword and sends a blade of compressed air at his opponents. He can perform the attack upon drawing his sword, blocking an attack and finishing with the air blade in one motion. He taught this technique to Okamaitachi.

**Master Teacher**: Atomic Samurai is shown to be very skilled at instructing and raising disciples in the art of the sword. This is demonstrated by his three disciples, who are all at the top of the A-Class rank of the Hero Association, right underneath Sweet Mask himself. According to Fubuki, all of Atomic Samurai's disciples would have already been in S-Class, if it weren't for Sweet Mask's gate-keeping.