The Musou no Hitotachi (Japanese: 無想の一太刀 Musou no Hito-tachi, also written as 夢想の一太刀 Musou no Hito-tachi following the events of Chapter II)[1] is an extremely powerful and legendary sword technique performed by the Electro Archon, the Raiden Shogun, specifically Ei and the Shogun.
Overview[]
The profoundest of the profound is the Musou no Hitotachi. A sword art without parallel in all the world.
—Raiden Shogun's Feelings About Ascension: Conclusion
When Ei uses the Musou no Hitotachi, she dashes behind her target and slices through a point in space with the Musou Isshin, briefly freezing time. The target will be marked with the Electro symbol before being surrounded by six lightning bolts before time is unfrozen. Those lightning bolts then all simultaneously slash the target before engulfing them in a beam of lightning, killing them instantly.
When Ei used Musou no Hitotachi on Orobashi and Akuou during the Watatsumi Island insurrection, the resulting slash split Yashiori Island in half and created Musoujin Gorge. The Shogun also used this technique to punish those who lose a duel before the throne, with two known victims being Kazuha's friend and Signora.[2]
The people of Inazuma revere the Musou no Hitotachi almost as much as the Raiden Shogun herself, as they believe no one can defend against it. As a result, it has become a symbol of the Raiden Shogun's power to protect Inazuma from all threats; Kujou Takayuki's hubris in his dealings with the Fatui stemmed from his overconfidence in the Musou no Hitotachi's power. The Traveler managed to escape death from Musou no Hitotachi twice: the first attempt was interrupted by Thoma, who distracted the Shogun by throwing a spear at her,[3] while Kaedehara Kazuha managed to block the Shogun's second attempt with the power of both his own Anemo Vision and his deceased friend's reawakened Electro Vision.[4]
Known Practitioners[]
Trivia[]
- After inheriting the Musou Isshin from Makoto, the previous Electro Archon, Ei and the Shogun use it to perform Musou no Hitotachi. Musou Isshin's Musou (Japanese: 夢想 "Dream") is a different Musou from the one in Musou no Hitotachi, which uses 無想 "Blank mind", a state where one is free from all thoughts and desires.
- In Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu's effect description, Musou no Hitotachi's Musou is written with 夢想 instead of 無想 in the Japanese version. The distinction is lost in the English description, although this wordplay is alluded to in the Talent's English flavor text.
- While powerful enough to strike down even Gods, it should be noted that the Musou no Hitotachi does not appear to be powered by Ei's Gnosis. The strike that slew La Signora (who had been granted god-like executive power by the Tsaritsa)[5] was dealt 500 years after she handed her Gnosis to Yae Miko after not being able to create a puppet to carry it for her. Similarly, the strike that slew Orobashi occurred prior to the cataclysm, when Ei was still the kagemusha of Makoto, the previous Electro Archon and also her older twin sister.
Preview[]
Raiden Shogun executing Signora in Duel Before the Throne
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Musou no Hitotachi | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 无想的一刀 Wúxiǎng de Yīdāo | One Slash of No Conception |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 無想的一刀 Wúxiǎng de Yīdāo | |
| Japanese | 無想の一太刀 Musou no Hito-tachi | One Slash of No Conception |
| Korean | 무상무상의 일태도일태도 Musang-ui Iltaedo | One Slash of No Conception |
| Spanish | Filo del pensamiento vacío | Edge of the Empty Thought |
| French | Kendo d'insouciance | Kendo of Insouciance |
| Russian | Мусо но хитотати Muso no khitotati | — |
| Thai | Musou no Hitotachi | — |
| Vietnamese | Lưỡi Đao Vô Tưởng | |
| German | Musou no Hitotachi | — |
| Indonesian | Musou no Hitotachi | — |
| Portuguese | Musou no Hitotachi | — |
| Turkish | Musou no Hitotachi | — |
| Italian | Musou no Hitotachi | — |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ Raiden Shogun's Elemental Burst: Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter II, Act III - Omnipresence Over Mortals, Part 7: Duel Before the Throne
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter II, Act II - Stillness, the Sublimation of Shadow, Part 1: Amidst Stormy Judgment
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter II, Act III - Omnipresence Over Mortals, Part 8: The Omnipresent God
- ↑ Archon Quest, Prologue, Act III - Song of the Dragon and Freedom, Part 8: Ending Note
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