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QUIRK NAME: Enlightenment
QUIRK TYPE: Transformation + Mutation
QUIRK RANK: D-
DESCRIPTION: Enlightenment allows Kiyomaru to completely shut off advanced functions of their brain in exchange for physical amplification [Dexterity]. By clearing his thoughts of all distractions and intent, Kiyomaru can place a command himself prior to shutting off higher functions, which he will execute that can be as simple or as complicated he needs it to be, but the effectiveness of this command is directly tied into the actions required.

Due to the nature of this quirk, his reflexes are greatly amplified. In this state, he moves and can attack without any readable movements or malice due to not being impeded by higher mental function or emotion, as he essentially becomes something similar to a computer running a script from a command.

The biggest benefit of this quirk is that the user's mind is clear and free from all that normally would inflict them, such as illusions or sensory-related quirks/abilities. These abilities that target the mind or need to be processed by the brain won’t work because…there is no thought, just a repeat of the command over and over again. Kiyomaru compares his mind to being enlightened like a buddhist, having reached a higher plane of thought where even no one can anticipate him or understand his actions. He’s actually gone in the opposite direction, and good luck convincing him of that. The commands can be something as simple such as ‘run’ or ‘fight’ and can get as complicated as ‘pick that up and throw it’ or ‘carry this and retreat’ with him being able to add timers ranging from a few seconds to a few hours if need be.


DRAWBACKS: During this state, his pain receptors are still fully functioning, so someone could shock him out of this state by inflicting enough pain quickly or a high amount at once.

while he can adapt to following commands while on autopilot, as in if he was to attack someone and a wall was in the way he could find a way around it, new variables however are out of the scope of this ability. Such as if his command was to fight someone specific if another person joined the fray they would not be considered in the original command since it didn’t specify to fight them.

While Kiyo can recognize basic human feedback through external stimuli (fire - hot, ice - cold), complexity or complex quirks are something he can't anticipate and the basic 'reasoning' of his brain won't redirect him from that kind of danger.