Random Anime Characters Who Have Very Specific Weaknesses (13 items)

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  (#6) Death the Kid

  • Soul Eater, Soul Eater

  As you may have surmised from the name, Death The Kid is the son of Death himself. You'd think that someone with that kind of lineage would be pretty unflappable, but that's not the case. Actually, he's completely obsessed with symmetry. He both strongly appreciates symmetrical things and gets upset to the point of panicking or even fainting when the objects and individuals around him aren't symmetrical. How he tolerates his own hair is an open question. 
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  (#5) Fumikage Tokoyami's Quirk Is Nullified By Bright Lights In 'My Hero Academia'

  Fumikage Tokoyami's quirk, Dark Shadow, can be intensely powerful in the darkness - but it can also be severely weakened when exposed to bright light. The shadow, which is a quasi-sentient birdlike being, can be so debilitated by lights that it retreats back into Tokoyami's body, unable to function at all. And while darkness does increase Dark Shadow's power, Tokoyami isn't always able to control it when this happens, which turns it into another kind of weakness.
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  (#1) InuYasha

  • Inu Yasha, InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

  Inuyasha isn't the kind of guy who would willingly take commands from anybody, but when it comes to Kagome he doesn't have much of a choice. That's because he wears a necklaces that he can't take off that allows Kagome to curb his behavior by yelling "sit, boy!" When she does, he's forced to do exactly that - but because he tries to resist, he usually just falls flat on his face. While she sometimes uses this for strategic reasons, she also uses it when she's annoyed with him. 
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  (#4) Roy Mustang

  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, FullMetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, Fullmetal Alchemist

  Rain doesn't just evoke one of the saddest moments in the entire series, it's also a specific weakness for Roy Mustang. Because his alchemy powers are flame based, he can't successfully ignite in heavy rain or humidity. That doesn't mean he can't kick butt - he's still a combat expert with proficiency in multiple weapons - but alchemy is off the table.
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  (#7) The Demons From 'Demon Slayer' Are Weak To Wisteria

  Though they all take wildly different forms, all demons share the same unusual weakness: wisteria flowers. Demons can be badly poisoned by this purple flower, and as such it plays a big role in keeping them at bay. Demon Slayers often carry wisteria around with them. What's more, a large group of demons are kept in a controlled location by a grove of wisteria that they cannot cross. The flower is so lethal that these demons would rather stay in one place and starve than expose themselves to it.
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  (#12) Mad Pierrot Is Petrified Of Cats In 'Cowboy Bebop'

  Problems with cats are actually surprisingly common in the world of anime. There are at least two - Omamori Himari and Nyan Koi - where a cat allergy is central to the plot. There are also quite a number of characters who are afraid of cats for some reason or another - Ranma Saotome, Gilbert Nightray - the list goes on.

  But one of the most interesting examples is Mad Pierrot of Cowboy Bebop. The reason for his fear of cats is that when he was enduring painful human experimentation, a cat used to watch him. He begins to associate cats with his trauma, and is reduced to a sobbing, screaming wreck when he sees one. His intense reaction to the meows of a toy cat is actually what allows Spike and company to defeat him. 

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