10 Anime Characters Who Are Powered By The Sun
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The sun is a source of light, warmth, and energy, all of which are essential to life, and as such, the sun is a symbol of power. Even in fictional stories, the sun still represents an important form of energy and power. So, it is no surprise that there are tons of anime characters with sun powers or powers that rely on the sun.
Some characters have magic or abilities that only work when the sun is out, or when it is present in some form. Other characters have powers that take on the appearance of the sun's light or even manifest as miniature suns. From the sun-powered martial art of Hamon to sun breathing and swords that carry the sun's heat and light with it, these powers owe everything to that important star.
10 Hamon Users Get Life Power From The Sun In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Hamon was the energy of life that was poisonous to vampiric foes that the Joestars could master and use as a martial arts technique. The first Joestar to master this was Jonathan Joestar, who learned it under Baron Zeppeli and used it against Dio Brando. It was dangerous to vampires because it encompassed the sun's energy and all the life it created.
Joseph Joestar was the next Hamon user in the line of Joestar protagonists, and he perfected it under the watchful eye of his mother, Lisa Lisa. However, after Battle Tendency, JoJo's Bizarre Adventureswitched the power system from Hamon to Stands.
9 The Sun Stand In Stardust Crusaders Mirrors The Real Sun
The Sun was a stand introduced in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and named after the tarot card of the same name. It manifested as a large sun in the sky that slowly dehydrated its victims and burnt them to a crisp. The Joestar Team was put on the defensive during this encounter.
However, there was a trick to beating The Sun. Since a powerful Stand and its Stand User must be close together, the team knew they could take out the user, who had to be nearby. Luckily, the team saw a reflection and was able to take out the Stand User who was hidden behind a mirror.
8 In Demon Slayer, Tanjiro Kamado's Sun Breathing Technique Is Rare And Powerful
Tanjiro Kamado started his training by learning the water-breathing techniques from Sakonji Urokodaki. However, as the series progressed, Tanjiro learned new powers. He thought back to memories of his father and the dances he used to do. When Tanjiro drew upon those movements, he used the technique Hinokami Kagura, or Fire God's Dance. This was one of the first sun-breathing moves.
While Tanjiro still had a long way to go in mastering the technique, its power was formidable. Interestingly enough, the show distinguishes sun-breathing and fire-breathing techniques.
7 The Firebenders Of The Avatar Franchise Rely On The Sun For Power
Firebenders draw their power from multiple places. Throughout the series, fans see that firebending can come from raw emotions, such as anger. However, multiple moments point to the sky for the source of firebending power. When Aang and Zuko meet the dragons, they realize that firebending also comes from the life-giving sun.
This is later confirmed during the Day of the Black Sun when the firebenders temporarily lose their bending power thanks to the effects of a solar eclipse. They also gain extra power from Sozin's Comet, another astronomical event.
6 Stella Has The Power Of The Sun And Moon In Winx Club
Stella is one of the faires of Alfea that belong to the Winx Club. While Bloom is the fire-fairy character, Stella's powers harness the magic that comes from the sun and moon. She is also the princess of Solaria, a planet that coincidentally takes its name from the word "solar."
Stella's magic can manipulate light, and she thus can shoot beams of energy or even make herself glow. She can also change her appearance using magic that manipulates light reflection. Her name comes from the Latin word for star, harkening back to the sun once again.
5 Grass-Type Pokémon Have The Solar Beam Attack
Plants need the sun to grow since they create their food using photosynthesis, a process that converts the sun's energy into usable nutrients for the plant. The grass-type Pokémon of the Pokémon franchise can also harness the sun's energy to create one of the most powerful grass-type moves, Solar Beam.
To use this, the Pokémon will gather the sun's light, a process that takes an entire turn in the Pokémon video games. It can then release that energy in the form of a powerful beam of light.
4 Cardcaptor Sakura's Kero Is A Guardian Of The Sun
Cerberus/Kerberos, or Kero-chan, is the usually tiny, winged creature that accompanies Sakura Kinomoto on her card-catching quests and offers advice on the Clow Cards' powers and her duties. Though he is named for the Greek mythological figure, the dog that guards the gates of Hades, Kero is a lion-like, sun guardian. When Kero takes his true form, he is a large, winged lion.
Kero's powers include creating protective barriers and breathing fire. Kero has a moon-related counterpart named Yue, who was disguised as Yukito Tsukishiro.
3 Apollomon Takes Its Name From The Greco-Roman Sun God In Digimon
Apollomon, named after the Greco-Roman god of the sun, is a God Man type Digimon and takes on a lion-like appearance. Most of its moves reference the sun in some way: Sun Ball Blast, Sun Punch Arrow, and Sunfire Punch are all attacks that Apollomon can unleash. It is the digivolved form of Flaremon.
It makes its appearance in Digimon Xros Wars as a Death General, and it has shown up in many of the franchise's video games. Apollomon also has a moon-themed counterpart, Dianamon, named after the moon goddess of the hunt, Diana.
2 In Bleach, Yamamoto Of The Gotei-13 Has A Sun-Powered Bankai
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto was the captain-commander of the Gotei-13 and one of the multiple sword wielders in anime whose power relies on divine sunlight. His zanpakuto is named Ryujin Jakka, and it was a fire-based sword. The sword took on a fiery, but not necessarily sun-based, appearance, as it was cloaked in flames when awakened.
However, the sword has ultra-powerful sun-based moves, each named for the four cardinal directions and with the power to disintegrate anything and even raise the dead. One of the moves, Zanka no Tachi, Nishi: Zanjitsu Gosui (Remnant Flame, West: Prison Garb) can call upon the temperature of the sun.
1 Fanatio Has A Light-Ray Producing Sword In Sword Art Online
Fanatio Synthesis Two is a high-ranking member of the Integrity Knights and carries the weapon, Heaven Piercing Sword. Her sword is considered a Divine Object. Her sword's powers manifest in the form of light rays, and her technique consists of consecutive attacks. This proved to be a very tricky power that Kirito had a difficult time dealing with.
The sword is powered by the light of Solus, a sun goddess. Thus, Fanatio's power manifests in divine rays of sunlight rather than some other light source.
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