Mina Ashiro

Kaiju No. 8 · Human, Third Division Captain

Tier
HIGH 6-B, up to HIGH 6-A
Attack Potency
Large Country Level, up to Multi-Continent Level
Speed
High Hypersonic, up to Ftl
Durability
Mountain Level+, up to Large Country Level

Powers and abilities

  • Superhuman Physical Characteristics
  • Combat Genius Intelligence
  • Weapon Mastery, Marksmanship and Durability Reduction (She is said to have the talent of a super artillery assault specialist, something that no officer before her has ever possessed, allowing for her as a rookie to shoot right through the core hidden within the Kaiju’s supernatural physical characteristics and bodily weaponry, their thick flesh/skin to be specific, in one-shot, bypassing the need to expose it, making this the neutralization method that incurs the least amount of harm to officers and civilians to date, despite having officers like Gen Narumi who uses Kaiju No. 1’s power to inflict catastrophic damage, Isao Shinomiya who was once the Strongest Solider in the history of the Defense Force with Kaiju No. 2’s power, Reno Ichikawa who possess Kaiju No. 6’s freezing power to make a target’s body brittle and fall under its own weight, officers having the ability to increase the penetration of their rounds, etc… and she holds the record for the long-distance shooting category in the Defense Force's neutralization exercises, making her superior in skill to not only those before her but also those in the same class as her, such as Isao Shinomiya, Gen Narumi, etc... Despite Kaiju No. 10's ability to predict the trajectory of her shots and bombarding her with Wyvern-type Kaiju, Mina is able to still land shots against the Daikaiju. Kaiju No. 9 praises her sharpshooting as one of the best in the verse, believing that if it incorporates Mina into its creations, humanity as a whole won't be able to stop them. Despite Post No. 2 Absorption Shapeshifting Kaiju No. 9's greatly enhanced speed—greater than when it casually blitzed her and reacted to her attacks while distracted—and ability to adapt to attacks—greater than No. 12’s, whose is greater than No. 10’s, whose could adapt to Mina’s normal attacks, Mina is now able to consistently land precise shots on the Daikaiju when she is fighting alongside Kafka Hibino, which allow for him to use techniques he has already shown to No. 9 when previously he couldn't. As a result of Mina providing support with her now enhanced sharpshooting, she and Kafka fared significantly better against Kaiju No. 9 than the tag team of Gen Narumi and Kafka Hibino, who were unable to scratch the Daikaiju despite their combined powers)
  • 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. Although she usually has operators helping her with calculating the angle of fire, force and so on, she is more than capable of doing fine aiming adjustments with her own hands)
  • 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 Mina is more skilled than her)
  • Aura (Overwhelming Aura; When being confronted by a Kaiju-like creature, her determination increases to such a point that she discharges a powerful aura that slightly destroy her surroundings)
  • 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 Mina is more skilled than her)
  • Social Influencing (Reputation; Despite her young age, she is stated to be the most popular captain, with skills rivaled only by her looks, being regarded as a shoo-in for future corps commanders, and having her face plastered on billboards to promote recruitment. Many people of the new generation, including Iharu, Aoi, and Haruichi, have joined the Defense Force because of her, viewing her as their generation's superhero. Kaiju No. 14, an identified Kaiju, attacked Tachikawa City, but the people managed to remain calm, knowing that their city had Captain Ashiro. Kaiju No. 9 deliberately broadcast its absorption of Mina Ashiro because it knew that witnessing Mina’s death would stir up negative emotions in both citizens and officers at a rapid rate, completely losing their morale. She is noted to be insanely popular, being able to inspire the creation of the 3rd Unit Valentine’s Tournament, as everyone wants to receive a chocolate and, as such, prepared and trained almost too much just for the chance)
  • Visor
  • Enhanced Senses and Information Analysis (Mina also has a visor that helps with her sniping, as it not only identifies any additional targets and enhances the wearer’s vision, but it also performs calculations that involve coriolis force and gravitational force to ensure the success of Mina’s shots, even from as far as 20 kilometers.)
  • Cannon(s)
  • Greater Durability Reduction, Energy Projection and Explosion Manipulation (The series' energy attacks are not only able to create explosion, but are also hot enough that upon direct contact, they can vaporize rocks, concrete, steel, and even the human body, leaving behind only a few drops of blood, even an indirect contact is potent enough. The potency of this is dependent on one's combat power, an example being that Gen Narumi with Defense Force was okay with an indirect exposure while a regular solider wasn't and another example being that Kafka could easily withstand a Fortitude 6.4 Kaiju's energy attack yet resorted to deflecting and avoiding Kaiju No. 9's, despite both foes being weaker than him fortitude level-wise. Mina's two customized cannons are stated to be purposefully designed to enhance her strengths, that of her super artillery assault specialist talent and ability to fully draw all the power from giant weapons which nobody else in the entire world can do, thus why the rounds she uses are different, being artillery shell-filled magazines, allowing her to unleash two types of energy: one being an energy beam that pierces through anything it makes contact with and the other one being seemingly a blast that seems to be faster than the other, given that despite facing in the direction of where Mina is firing, the Supergiant Kaiju did not perceive the attack until it hit it, as well as causing the wound that was inflicted to explode and thus resulting in a bigger wound. Given that in additions to her talents as previously noted and No. 9's statement that humanity cannot stop him if he gains her power, her energy attacks should surpass those of any other character in the entire verse. In fact, the heat of her cannons are seen as a threat to the creature as it make sure to destroy her weapon before she can launch it, and it is even shown that her cannon can vaporize the body of Meireki Kaiju, despite it being stated that human technologies as a whole would be unable to neutralize an over Fortitude 10.0 Kaiju, which would includes the Tsar Bomba)
  • Non-Physical Interaction and Power Nullification (Incorporeality; Similar to Kikoru w/ RT-0001, Mina when utilizing her cannons like Keraunos was not only able to pierce through the Meireki Kaiju, whose true form is stated to be devoid of a physical form, but it went undisturbed toward the Meireki Kaiju who felt the need to counter attack despite having an omni-directional text barrier that deconstruct projectiles)
  • 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 her shots with elemental properties - these include Explosive, Ice, Electricity and Light Manipulation. However, given Mina’s talent as a super artillery specialist and how she holds the most destructive and disparate power in the Defense Force despite Gen Narumi having not only Kaiju No. 1’s power but Japan’s strongest combat power, these features should be greater for her in particular. This demonstrates how Mina, armed only with a handgun, was able to break through Kaiju No. 2's shield, a feat that even a berserk Kaiju No. 8 couldn't accomplish, shocking even No. 9 with her sharpshooting skills)
  • Damage Boost (Through a burst of emotion, a Defense Force officer can boost the 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)
  • 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)

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. It has been stated that she is not proficient in the use of bladed weapons. This is why she is regarded a lousy cook; she can't even cut veggies because she can't even use a peeler. Keraunos is a fixed electromagnetic gun, so Mina can only operate it at Tachikawa Base. Despite her willpower being capable of resisting it, she is unable to escape Kaiju No. 9's corruption as she wouldn't been able to escape without Kafka Hibino's interference.She can be easily defeated when dealing stronger hand-to-hand combatant like Kaiju No. 9.

Ranked #4 of 28 in Kaiju No. 8 by strength.

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