Isao Shinomiya

Kaiju No. 8 · Human, Director General of the Defense Force, Numbers Weapon Wielder of Kaiju No. 2, First Division Captain (formerly)

Tier
7-A, up to 6-A
Attack Potency
Mountain Level+, up to Continent Level
Speed
High Hypersonic+, up to Ftl
Durability
Mountain Level+

Powers and abilities

  • Superhuman Physical Characteristics
  • Martial Arts, Weapon Mastery, and Marksmanship (In his prime, he has been known as the "strongest soldier" in the entire history of the Defense Force as well as Humanity’s Strongest. Isao is stated to have perfected the Squadron-Style Combat Technique, a style of hand-to-hand martial arts based on long-standing combat maneuvers, with his knowledge being at such a level that Soshiro stated Kafka would never beat No. 9, who assimilated Isao, if he goes head-to-head with the same combat technique. In comparison to Gen Narumi, Isao’s close-quarters fighting ability and gunmanship far surpasses his)
  • Acrobatics (Can perform the Squadron-Style Combat Technique, which requires the knowledge of the five basic types of striding)
  • Attack Deflection (In the verse, skilled CQC fighters have the ability to deflect attacks, which are typically physical attacks and projectiles, but also works on energy-based attacks as well, away from themselves by dodging the attacks and change their courses with precision. This is true even if the attacks are significantly more powerful and faster, and they have the potential to kill the fighters or destroy their weapons if they come into direct contact with them. Even if they were to be injured, they can still redirect attacks that are powerful enough to vaporize and send them flying them on contact)
  • Damage Boost (Perfected Squadron-Style Combat Technique: The Defense Force has meticulously honed the Squadron-Style techniques to slay Kaiju. Upon utilizing a combat technique, the combatant’s power is noted to grow, allowing for one to go from being overpowered to the one that is now overpowering instead A demonstration of the power provided by these techniques is when a fighter who states that they can no sell another fighter’s regular attacks is actively dodging the combat techniques instead of tanking them. Another demonstration is shown when Kikoru, with a regular attack, could only destroy a giant Kaiju’s arm despite putting all of her weight into it, yet Number One Fallen Thunder, under the same conditions, could perfectly split the giant Kaiju in half right down the middle where its armor is at its most durable, causing a veritable fountain of bodily fluid to spray out and drench the entire area. The sixth technique of the Squadron-Style are powerful enough that it could temporarily halt the movement of Daikaiju-class adversaries when the practitioner’s regular attacks couldn’t. The Squadron-style techniques are provide boosts to one’s speed, as it allows Kaiju No. 8 to overwhelm Kaiju No. 9 to the point that it is unable to avoid his strikes, forcing the Kaiju to utilize its own combat technique in order to retaliate, despite the fact that Kaiju No. 9 is capable of casually keeping at bay both him and Gen Narumi, the latter of which who possesses the precognitive prowess of Kaiju No. 1. However, since his days in the Defense Force as an officer, Soshiro stated that Isao has perfected the squadron-style combat technique, and it is to such an extent that despite his strength being a mere shadow of its former glory, Soshiro commented that Kafka will never best Isao’s perfected combat technique with the standard squadron-style in a head-on-head battle as he is its strongest practitioner. This also implies that at his heyday, this technique was more powerful than what he has currently showing in the main plot)
  • Electricity Manipulation, Shockwave Generation and Limited Durability Negation via Squadron Style Combat Technique
  • Information Analysis and Analytical Prediction (Should scale above Rin Shinonome, who is capable of assessing her distance, identifying her opponents' rhythm and movements, and finding opportunities to disrupt and exploit them, which was effective against the likes of Kikoru Shinomoya as of the Kaiju Weapon Episode. More skilled than Gen Narumi, who could notice gaps in his opponent's attacks, even if they are faster than him, that he can gaps in his opponent's attacks, even if they are faster than him, that he can exploit to close big distances in an instant and attack before their attack motion ends, as shown with Kaiju No. 11 and its water attacks)
  • Supernatural Willpower and Instinctive Action (With powerful willpower, characters can force their bodies to move and fight even if they are unable to control their own thoughts. Additionally, they can withstand the passive aura of a Daikaiju, whether it is through wearing Numbers Weapon Suits or clashing with a Daiakiju head-to-head with no ill-effect, even though even though it induces a plethora of different aliments/effects onto those that affected by it like Fear Inducement, Hallucination Causation, Statistics Reduction, Madness Manipulation (Type 3) and even outright actual death. When it comes to Mental BFR, characters with strong willpower can connect with the trapped individual through their resolve, enabling them to break free from manipulation, even when their memories has been taken. And it is implied with Isao Shinomiya that one can regain their missing memories by oneself. It is also possible for them to resist Paralysis Inducement and Sleep Manipulation as they can move despite the fact that their bodies had not been responding to them previously, to regain their fading consciousness, and even to seize control of their bodies, the latter of which happening after being subjected to possession through sheer willpower)
  • Telepathy, Soul Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Instinctive Action, Non-Physical Interaction (Mind, Incorporeality & Soul), Pain Manipulation, Perception Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Illusion Creation, and Memory Manipulation (If characters are in another’s consciousness or psyche, whether through bonds or physical means, it is shown that they can physically interact with that person, even if they are a being with no true form. As Kafka can see the departing spirits of the Meireki Kaiju and the grudge warriors, it means that the consciousness also holds the soul of a being. In this mental realm, one can give or take the essence of another, the former allowing one to keep living despite previously fading away and the latter causing them to become paralyzed and their consciousness to fade before vanishing due to being absorbed—though they can be resisted with sufficient strength and awareness—and listen to their inner thoughts or create weapons. Despite being forcibly in one’s consciousness, even after being struck with a psychogenic attack that can cause loss of consciousness/awareness, it is possible for one to still maintain awareness of the outside world, thus allowing them to fight unhindered and even show real events, images and memories, or take different appearances and see illusions. However, it is possible to lure someone deep into another’s consciousness to the point they are unaware of what happening even if they should, allowing one who has awareness of the outside to harm that other person despite being in the middle of a conversation. As shown with Kaiju No. 15 and No. 9, it is possible to affect one’s memories and emotions in this mental world via pain without needing to touch them, thus allowing one to reduce the other into a childlike state or forget their past, but at the same time, it is also possible to help calm a person if they are rampaging due to their rampaging thoughts. Any damage done can affect the compatibility of everything that requires a functioning Neurolink, such as the Numbers Weapons Suit that syncs with one’s brain and affects one’s ability to utilize their neural circuits, even from the outside. With a strong enough willpower, it is more than possible for one to outright free themselves from their consciousness if trapped. They can even talk with the memory of their past selves within their consciousness, which should be able to help guide them spiritually similarly to Identified Kaiju and their wielders. It is shown that it is likely possible to keep souls from departing from the body as shown by the grudge spirits still being within Kafka thanks to Isao and allowing him to continue transforming into Kaiju No. 8 despite being completely human)
  • Enhanced Senses (Even without a suit, Captain-level fighters have a good awareness of their surroundings, able to sense someone sneaking. Kaiju Weapon Episode Kikoru can react and deflect Kaiju No. 9's invisible concussive force with her senses, as No. 9 has evolved to the point where Kikoru is unable to predict its attacks through tells or experience and Isao is more skilled than her)
  • Stealth Mastery (Kaiju Weapon Episode Kikoru can surprise characters like Kaiju No. 9, who is capable of acting, fighting, and navigating without sight or any senses in general and Isao is more skilled than her)
  • Statistics Amplification
  • Enhanced Senses
  • Forcefield Creation
  • Information Analysis
  • Holographic Projection
  • Damage Reduction
  • Self-Healing
  • Surface Scaling
  • Awakened Power
  • Likely Body Puppetry
  • Afterimage Creation
  • Non-Standard Breathing (Type 2; All officers wear half-face elastomeric air-purifying respirators and full-face gas masks that not protect officers from kaiju's bodily fluid and gasses, but helps with their breathing in combat)
  • Explosion Manipulation via Grenades
  • Flash-Freezing via Freeze Grenades
  • Light Manipulation, Sound Manipulation and Status Effect Inducement (Via stun grenades)
  • Elemental Manipulation (Can load various Kaiju-enhanced rounds that enhance his shots with elemental properties - these include Explosive, Ice, Electricity and Light Manipulation)
  • Damage Boost (Through a burst of emotion, a Defense Force officer can boost the elemental potency of their rounds. Kaiju No. 9, a Daikaiju superior to Reno Ichikawa, chooses to use body shields to block Reno's enhanced freeze rounds instead of directly withstanding them, despite having previously resisted Reno's freeze rounds)
  • Heat Manipulation via Burst Rounds
  • Flash-Freezing, Limited Durability Negation and Statistics Reduction via Freeze Rounds
  • Paralysis Inducement via Conductor Rounds
  • Minor Light Manipulation (Defense Force Pistols are equipped with a tactical light that can be used to temporarily blind and disorient targets)
  • Damage Boost (To combat a more powerful foe, the Defense Force's marksman weaponry have the capacity to boost their piercing power)
  • Energy Emission (When unleashing the combat power of their equipment, it emits electrical-like energy that can not only destroy the officer's surroundings but can also hurt and paralyze those who come into contact with it. Even after utilizing their equipment's combat power, officers have the capability to emit this electrical-like energy from their attacks. Due to having Kaiju No. 2’s power, Isao is capable of manually directing these electricity so it can target specific target)
  • Passive Overwhelming Aura (When a captain-class officer, who possesses an Unleashed Combat Power of 84% or above,, unleashes full release, the area is designated as restricted to officers with an Unleashed Combat Power under 60 percent. The reason for this is that a captain-class’s combat power reaches the level of a Daikaiju and thus releases a Daikaiju-like aura capable of engulfing weaker officers and killing them, which is why those officers usually need permission to perform a Full Release or warn other officers to not approach the danger zone, showcasing that Daikaiju’s aura is passive in nature. When an officer wears a Numbers Weapon Weapon Suit, they transform into such a dangerous life form that even First Division Officers, whose combat powers are viewed as impressive by a 60% Full Release Kikoru Shinomiya and hold their own against Kaiju that the same Kikoru would need assistance with, stated they needed to evaluate just as much as the civilian instead of providing backup, implying a level of superiority in comparison to those that wear normal Defense Force suits. Although it is noted that this aura becomes more potent the stronger one is, Gen's aura is so strong that no officer, including those acknowledged as superior to him on multiple occasions, such as Isao and Mina, who have each engaged in combat with powerful Daikaiju-level threats that are superior to them, can survive within a hundred-meter radius of him due to having Japan's strongest combat power, which is why many were astonished by Soshiro being able to perform any moves within Gen’s domain despite being weaker than him yet on par, if not superior, to him in skills)
  • Danmaku (The Defense Force rifle-type weapons have enough ammo to maintain fire for a long time, so they qualify for this ability)
  • Martial Arts, Weapon Mastery, and Marksmanship (All Japanese Defense Force officers, especially the newer generation, are trained in a variety of different martial arts, such as boxing, archery, judo, kendo, hōjutsu, bōjutsu, karate, etc… In the current era, the Defense Force had long since shifted its focus to firearms because, unlike the days of close-quarters combat, they allow attacks from a safe distance, have resulted in fewer mission casualties, and provide the ability to eliminate a variety of kaiju using the appropriate ammunition in the appropriate situation.. As a Japaneses Defense Force officer unleashes more of their suit's combat power, their ability to intuitively feel from the instant they fire, or from the recoil, whether their shots will successfully hit a target will increase, allowing them to fluidly engage other targets without needing to waste time or movement)
  • Acrobatics (All Japanese Defense Force officers are shown to be extremely agile to the point of avoiding point-blank attacks without the other person noticing, able to perform parkour, leap across cars and buildings even with the addition of heavy equipment under enemy's fire, accelerate without any issues and make sharp turns without slowing down, flips that extend over tens of meters, and recover their balance. Even when surrounded by attacks from many directions, their agility allows officers to avoid them. Additionally, Defense Force officers has shown multiple times to launch themselves great distances into the air and land perfectly fine without any injuries. They do not suffer any negative effects by moving in destroyed environments. Vice-Captains and Captains are known for their inhuman movement, even in the air, and mobility in comparison to regular officers. In fact, Vice-Captain and Captain on Soshiro and Mina's level could run up on Giant-class Kaiju's arm and avoid multiple large punches from them whilst maintaining balance on the moving creature's arms every time and maintain their balance in the air even after being struck with an attack that destroyed their footing without losing their aim on their target and still manage to keep that balance whilst mid-air despite the recoil of their weapons. Even Kafka, the weakest officer of the Third Division, could clear the 3rd Unit Valentine Tournament without a Defense Force Suit, which involves competitors holding heart-shaped objects that are as heavy as a 27-year-old adult woman while clearing various obstacles, such as crossing a wobbly suspension bridge while being shot at by bullets, walking past an acupressure field, jumping in through a ring of fire, and many more trials)
  • Stealth Mastery (Officers are shown to be willing to use their surroundings, hide their movements, and ambush their opponents by employing methods such as using objects as cover and smokescreens generated by an attack)
  • Accelerated Development (Training, Battle; Physical Statistics, Abilities. Defense Force officers with the potential or ability to scale the wall that people hit with unleash combat powers at 20-30% are able to grow far faster than a BoS Iharu that he can't keep up and are comparable to Reno during the Sagamihara Operation, the former with a mind capable of absorbing everything he studies and making remarkable gains in strength every time he trains to the point he felt invincible and his potential seemed limitless, and the latter with the ability to grow at such a rate mid-battle that people stronger than him are unable to keep up with him and were quickly surpassed)

Weaknesses

Overheating can be caused by the abuse or prolonged use of the power of the combat suit, which can weaken the wearer as their Unleashed Combat Power drops and induce physical agony to the point where they bleed. Repeated usage of a Numbers weapon puts a lot of strain on the user's body and shaves years off their lives that could ultimately be fatal. His human body cannot keep up with the force of Kaiju No. 2’s Main Burst, and thus he will be incapacitated after using it, being too damaged to move.

Ranked #6 of 28 in Kaiju No. 8 by strength.

More from Kaiju No. 8

Close fights from other series

Compare Isao Shinomiya with another character · Isao Shinomiya on the VS Battles Wiki