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The Seven Swordsmen of The Apocalypse Roll Call

(Actually they are the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, but that is what my brain tries to auto-fill every time I think or talk about them.)

Long Story Short, I have yet another AU that started early this month and now I have put a lot of thought into the Seven Swordsmen, and Kiri in general.

This is an AU, and for a couple of things I just threw canon out the window for Varying Reasons. And I got to play with produce names and also aquatic predator aesthetics.

I cannot emphasize how much of an au this is and how many of these are my own headcanons. This is not a guide to canon.

So. At the time of the AU, the Swordsman roster is as follows, in age order.

Budō Jun’ichi, Wielder of Nuibari aka The Sewing Needle- This is one of the OCs that I had to make, because we don’t actually have a full roster for the Swordsmen at any given time in the (messy) timeline. He was the successor to Kurirare Kushimaru. He is very, very big. Almost as tall as Kisame and even broader.

The aquatic predator I chose to align him with is the Sea Lion, and he is exactly as terrifying as that implies. The name Budō is what GoogleTranslate gave me for “grape”.

He is the oldest Swordsman by a year or two, but not the longest-serving.

Ringo Ameyuri, Wielder of Kiba aka Lightning Stabby Dual Weild - We don’t know much about her in canon beyond her proclivity for tying up loose ends and basically being an unstoppable murder-bot who “died young of an incurable disease” (As seems to happen a lot). I opted to use her instead of Raiga for the simple reasons that she is a million times more interesting and I don’t believe in nerfing female characters so that badly animated men can take their places. And she has grown on me like a particularly stubborn fungus since then. Her canonical height is “Frickin’ Tiny” she’s 4′8″ and will absolutely slice out your Achilles and then kick you in the face.

She is the uncontested leader of the Swordsmen, both through seniority (she is one of three who survived their encounter with Might Dai) and also because no one dares challenge her for it. The only one who would stand a chance would be Kisame and he’s too much of a follower to be interested.

The aquatic predator I chose to align her with is the Lion Fish. Small, deadly poisonous, and pretty.

Sudachi Umeko, Wielder of Shibuki aka Aslposions - The second of three OCs to fill in the gaps, she succeeded the successor to Munashi Jinpachi after he blew himself up. She is the same age as Kisame, exactly a month older. They were in the same graduating class and he became a Swordsman exactly a month before she did. They have an ongoing semi-friendly rivalry over who has seniority over who. She is very tall, the third-tallest swordsman, just edging out over Zabuza. She doesn’t really like people unless they can win her over with impressive explosions.

The aquatic predator she is aligned with is the Moray Eel. Which means that yes, she does have a second jaw that can emerge from her throat and bite your face off. Her name comes from a Japanese citrus called Sudachi and also Ume-meaning plum.

Hoshigaki Kisame, Wielder of Sameheda aka Swords Have Feelings Too - I’m going to assume that I don’t have to go too far into detail here.

Big Shark Man. Killed previous wielder of Sameheda because he was selling information on Kiri. Became a Swordsman promptly after. Known as the Tailless Tailed Beast and is very useful for getting things off of top shelves.

He’s one of the primary players in the au, as the original idea was “What if Zabuza wasn’t the first Swordsman to bring home a Smol Child. Kisame has now adopted Iruka.”

He is a shark. Not aligned with, actual shark. (Specifically, Bull Shark)

Hakusai Fukyū, Wielder of Kabutowari aka Not A Sword - The final OC and designated residential asshole. That’s basically his whole character. No one likes him.

He’s aligned with Sea Snakes, because I had to write an essay on them in like, third grade and have hated them ever since. (Which might not be entirely fair of me but I’m only human.)

His name comes from “Chinese Cabbage” (Hakusai) and “Decay” (Fukyū) (All phonetic resemblances to obscene insults are completely unintentional and not at all primary motivations).

ALSO YOU CANT TIE AN AX AND A HAMMER TOGETHER AND CALL IT A SWORD KISHIMOTO THAT IS NOT HOW ANYTHING WORKS.

Momochi Zabuza aka “the new guy”, Wielder of Kubikiribōchō aka Head Choppy - The Newest of the Swordsmen, technically only joins a few years into the AU after the previous wielder of Head Choppy, Jūzō Biwa, was (after years) tracked down by Yagura and killed and the sword retrieved, thus ending the nation-wide embarrassment of there only being six Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. Is former ANBU and about to have way more children in his life than he ever wanted. (At least Haku is quiet and polite. Kisame’s brat is hell on wheels.)

Has a Piranha aesthetic. Because TEETH.

Hōzuki Mangetsu, Wielder of Hiramekarei aka Absolute Unit - Is the youngest Swordsman and basically the annoying baby brother who is Good At Everything. (Yes I know he comes after Zabuza in canon but I Do What I Want) Technically holds Hiramekarei but also can fill in for any of the other Swordsmen if they are incapacitated for whatever reason and their sword is needed. Most of them hate this. His sword is bigger than he is most of the time.

Crocodile Aesthetic.

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Relationship

Eijiro Kirishima and Bakugo Katsuki (My Hero Academia)

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Brave 10  ～燭～ Stage play

Brave 10 is getting a second stage play and the cast has been announced

CAST:

Kirigaku saizō: Nakamura Yūichi Isa nami: Itō Yui Sanada yukimura: Imari Yū Unno rokurou: Miyagi Koudai Anastasia: Mamoru Asana Yuri kamonosukei: Tsuji Ryō Sarutobi Sasuke: Ōsaki natsuki Kakei jūzō: Washio shuto Miyoshi kiyomi: Arai Masaru- Benmaru: Shinohara Tatsuru Nezu jinpachi: Kohatsu Aren Ishida mitsunari: Hayama Subaru Naoe kanetsugu: Wagō Shin'ichi mange: Tagami Marina Chika: Takahashi sha-hi hyaku: Tanaka Toshihiko tokugawa hidetada: Suenotakuma Ichimaru: Matsuda Kazuki 弐虎 : Kita ya Shōtarō Date masamune: Kosaka Ryōtarō Hattori hanzō: Yuma Akisuke Sanada nobuyuki: Susato