The power to utilize defensive capabilities in conjunction with physical combat. Technique of Defense Manipulation. Variation of Combat Merging. Opposite to Offensive Defense.
Capabilities
The user can mix their defensive capabilities with physical combat, allowing them to endure attacks and fight for long periods of time while pulling off techniques that would kill them without said durability.
Applications
- Barrier Strike
- Blocking Mastery
- Countering Mastery
- Defense Empowerment
- Disarming Mastery
- Durability-Based Strength
- Durability Concentration
- Escapology Mastery
- Evading Mastery
- Parrying Mastery
- Stealth Mastery
Variations
- Armor Combat
- Durability Combat
- Force-Field Combat
- Invulnerability Combat
- Regeneration Combat
- Shield Combat
Associations
Limitations
- Defense Break/Defense Cancellation
- May require expertise in combat to fight effectively.
Known Users
- Female Titan (Attack on Titan)
- Cang Du (Bleach)
- Karako Koshio (Deadman Wonderland)
- Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Supreme (Image Comics)
- Brit (Image Comics)
- Britney (Image Comics)
- Blob (Marvel Comics)
- Senator Armstrong (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)
- Lightning Release Chakra Mode Users (Naruto)
- Bartolomeo (One Piece)
- Busoshoku Haki Users (One Piece)
- RoboCop (RoboCop)
- Arlo (unORDINARY)
Gallery
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
Karako Koshio (Deadman Wonderland) using her Blood Armor to enhance her striking power.
Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece) using Busoshoku Haki to defend himself against Doflamingo's Five String of Color.
Sanji (One Piece) uses Busoshoku Haki to protect his legs from attacks as well as increase the power of his kicks.
Pica (One Piece) can coat his whole body in Busoshoku Haki to drastically increasing his offense and defense.
Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece) is a very powerful Busoshoku Haki user who can harden his body to the point that they can break through Luffy's own Haki-imbued attacks.
Jinbe (One Piece) uses Busoshoku Haki to protect his arms from bladed attacks as well as to increase the power of his arms.
Comics
Arlo (unORDINARY) using his passive Barrier ability in his fight with John.












