Benimaru/Abilities and Gear

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## Abilities

Benimaru possesses incredible strength even among his peers in Twelve Guardian Lords. He is highly skilled in swordsmanship with excellent commanding ability, making him a great General.

### Skills

#### Ultimate Skills

* **Amaterasu, Lord of Shimmering Flame**
	+ **Thought Acceleration** (思考加速, *shikō kasoku*?)
	+ **Universal Perception** (万能感知, *ban'nō kanchi*?)
	+ **Demon Lord's Haki** (魔王覇気, *maō haki*?)
	+ **Will Control** (意思統制, *ishi tōsei*?) - Grants the user unparalleled dominion over an individual's willpower and the direction in which it is channeled. With this remarkable ability, multiple targets can seamlessly coordinate their actions, fostering unity and cohesion, all achieved without the need for direct interaction or extensive discussions.
	+ **Light and Heat Domination** (光熱支配, *kōnetsu shihai*?) - Bestows upon the user absolute dominance over both heat and light, allowing them to freely manipulate their shape, size, and temperatures as they see fit.
	+ **Spatial Domination** (空間支配, *kūkan shihai*?)
	+ **Multilayer Barrier** (多重結界, *tajū kekkai*?)

#### Unique Skills

* Commander (Evolved into Amaterasu)
	+ **Thought Acceleration** (思考加速, *shikō kasoku*?)
	+ **Thought Domination** (思念支配, *shinen shihai*?)
	+ **Predictive Calculation** (予測演算, *yosoku enzan*?)
	+ **Inspire Forces** (軍勢鼓舞, *gunzei kobu*?)

#### Extra Skills

* Thought Communication (思念伝達, *shinen dentatsu*?)
* **Magic Manipulation** (魔力操作, *maryoku sōsa*?)
* **Magic Sense** (魔力感知, *maryoku kanchi*?) (Absorbed into Universal Sense of Amaterasu)
* **Sense Heat Source** (熱源感知, *netsugen kanchi*?) (Absorbed into Universal Sense of Amaterasu)
* **Multilayer Barrier** (多重結界, *tajū kekkai*?) (Absorbed into Amaterasu)
* **Spatial Motion** (空間移動, *kūkan idou*?) (Absorbed into Spatial Domination of Amaterasu)
* **Flame Domination** (炎熱支配, *en'netsu shihai*?) (Absorbed into Light and Heat Domination of Amaterasu)
* **Flame Manipulation** (炎熱操作, *en'netsu sōsa*?) (Evolved into Flame Domination)
* **Magic Aura** (Evolved into Demon Lord's Haki of Amaterasu)
* **Black Flame** (黒炎, *koku en*?) (Absorbed into Light and Heat Domination of Amaterasu)
* **Magic Flame Transformation** (魔炎化, *maenka*?)
* **Steel Strength** (剛力, *gōriki*?)

### Tolerances

* Physical Attack Nullification
* Natural Effects Nullification
* Abnormal Condition Nullification
* Spiritual Attack Resistance
* Holy-Demonic Attack Resistance

### Arts

#### Hazy Style Sword Arts

* **Black Flame Slash** (黒炎斬, *kokuenzan*?)
* **Haze Black Flame・Hundred Petals Rush** (朧黒炎(おぼろこくえん)・百華繚乱(ひゃっかりょうらん), *oboro kokuen hyakka ryōran*, lit. "Haze Black Flame・Profuse Hundred Flowers"?)

#### Battlewill

* **Airflight**
* **Modelwill**
* **Formhide**
	+ **Haze**

#### Mystic-Arts

* **Ogre Flame** (鬼王の妖炎(オーガフレイム), *ōga fureimu*?)

#### Others

* **Absolute End** (絶対切断(アブソリュートエンド), *abusoryūto endo*?) (Briefly lent by Rimuru)
* **Hell Flare** (黒炎獄(ヘルフレア), *heru furea*?)
* **Heat Haze** (陽炎, *kagerō*?)
* **Prominence Acceleration** (陽光黒炎覇加速励起(プロミネンスアクセラレーション), *purominensu akuserarēshon*, lit. "Sunlight Black Flame Hegemony Acceleration Excitation"?)

### Other Abilities

#### Swordsmanship

Benimaru is a highly skilled swordsman, who can hold his own in a duel or a group battle. Being named by Rimuru and his constant training with Hakurou to improve his sword skills has caused him to grow exponentially, eventually far surpassing his master. He is also capable of infusing his flames into his sword, giving it a massive power-up.

Benimaru uses two form of swordplay:

* **Template:W of Stillness** (静の太刀, *shizuka no tachi*?): Form that yields the first move to the opponent and focus on counterattacks. It combines both offense and defense emphasizing on parrying and not actively attacking.
* **Tachi of Motion** (動の太刀, *dō no tachi*?): Form that focusing on offense to attack the opponent without giving the initiative and win overwhelmingly in one fell swoop.

## Equipments

* **Crimson Lotus** (紅蓮(ぐれん), *guren*?)
	+ Mythical-Grade Sword
	+ A Tachi made by Kurobe, continuously upgraded from initial Unique-Grade until it reached God-Grade.

## References

1. ↑ *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime* Light Novel — Volume 13, Chapter 4