Rashōmon

Rashōmon is the ability of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa in both the main and BEAST universe.

Description
Rashōmon is summoned from, but not limited to, Akutagawa's coat, and any other garments he wears. It transforms into an omnivorous, shadow-like black beast. Rashōmon has been shown to be completely adaptable and can switch between offense and defense to suit Akutagawa's needs.

It takes on a form of a shadow-like beast made up of what seems to be dark matter, drawn from inter-dimensional or other similar sources. It can consume anything, even space itself. Once space is split, guns or fire cannot hurt Akutagawa. However, its space rupturing capabilities needs time to activate, so taking advantage of this can give the enemy a window of opportunity to attack.It can be used for both offense and defense.

It is also capable of dugging and slicing the ground that can be used for stealth purposes and can serve as a foothold for attacks.

Despite it being a powerful ability, it can also be nullified by Dazai's No Longer Human.Moreover, it can also be easily overpowered by Fitzgerald's The Great Fitzgerald.

Types

 * Rashōmon: Agito (・,): Rashōmon is shaped into the form of a jaw to crush the target.
 * Rashōmon: Murakumo (・,): Rashōmon becomes a gigantic clawed appendage which extends from Akutagawa's arm. It can be used to carry out an attack.
 * Rashōmon: Higanzakura (・,): Rashōmon changes to a tendril-like form, wrapping around the target and lifting him up high in the air. Once at an appropriate height and distance, Rashōmon explodes into several finely-developed flower spikes.
 * Rashōmon: Sawarabi (・,): Several spikes spring up from the ground to thoroughly impale the target.
 * Rashōmon: Gokumon Agito (・,): A variation of Rashōmon Jaws, considerably smaller in size.
 * Rashōmon: Renmon Agito (・,): Another variation of Rashōmon Jaws. Several Rashōmon Jaws are materialized by Akutagawa to deal with a devastating attack.
 * Rashōmon: Kurohatō (・,): Rashōmon splits into several tendrils, possibly capable of striking down the opponent in numerous whip-like attacks.
 * Rashōmon: Tenma Tengai (・,): Akutagawa wraps himself with an exoskeleton-like armor using the black fabric.
 * Rashōmon: Tenma Agito (・,): While Akutagawa is wrapped in his exoskeleton Rashōmon armor, he directs his power to his arms that take the form and force of Rashōmon: Jaws, used mainly for defense.
 * Beast Beneath the Moonlight–Rashōmon : While Atsushi activates Beast Beneath the Moonlight, he is wrapped by Rashōmon.
 * Beast Beneath the Moonlight–Rashōmon: Toramurakumo (・,): Atsushi's tiger claw is wrapped in Rashōmon and enhances its offensive power, enough to overwhelm a fully-powered Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald.
 * Beast Beneath the Moonlight–Rashōmon: Black Tiger's Supreme Claw (・,): Using the tiger's claws that can cut through abilities themselves and Rashōmon, Atsushi can stretch out that severed space and cut through physical armor and abilities. As it morphs into a divine blade, Akutagawa claims that no life form can possibly survive from this attack.


 * BEAST
 * Rashōmon: Bite of the Silver Wolf (・,): It allows Akutagawa to transform his overcoat's sleeve into a head of a giant wolf, capable of biting down an opponent's flesh. The silver wolf also has the ability to grow larger and grow more fangs.
 * Rashōmon: Ibara (・,): Numerous thorns can emerge from Akutagawa's overcoat which can be used for defense against opponents.
 * Rashōmon: Misty Rain (・,): Countless fine threadlike blades will shot out from Akutagawa's entire body. The extremely fine needles have the power to cut through space itself. Akutagawa can summon a shower of needles that can pierce a wall's exterior and capable of crushing concrete.
 * Rashōmon: Dragon Drill Spear (・,): Every fiber fabric on Akutagawa's body bursts forth and twists around his arms.
 * Rashōmon: Silver Torrent (・,): It allows the fiber fabric blades wrapped around Akutagawa's arms to expand and transform, which allows his ability to undergo when the energy it produces interferes with the physical constant of the surrounding space around it, causing shock waves.

Moves

 * Spatial Distortion (空間 断絶,): Akutagawa can distort a space using Rashōmon.

Appearances
Main= {{Ability Appearance
 * Chapters =

Port Mafia Arc

 * Chapter 3 - Yokohama Gangster Paradise, Part 1
 * Chapter 4 - Yokohama Gangster Paradise, Part 2
 * Chapter 9 - Beauty, Hushed Like a Statue
 * Chapter 10 - Detective Boys (implied)
 * Chapter 11 - Back in the Day...
 * Chapter 12 - Rashomon and the Tiger

The Guild Arc

 * Chapter 20 - A Single Lemon
 * Chapter 21 - The Brother and the Devil
 * Chapter 33 - A White Whale, into the Oceans of Heaven
 * Chapter 34 - The Last Tycoon
 * Chapter 35 - Rashomon, the Tiger and the Last Tycoon
 * Chapter 36 - If I May Lay Down This Burden Today
 * Chapter 37 - Closing the Party (flashback)

Cannibalism Arc

 * Chapter 46 - The Masked Assassin
 * Chapter 49 - Mutual Destruction, Part 3
 * Chapter 51 - Echo, Part 1
 * Chapter 52 - Echo, Part 2
 * Chapter 53 - Echo, Part 3

Kamui Revelation Arc

 * Chapter 84 - Hero vs. Criminal
 * Chapter 85 - Hero vs. Criminal, Part 2
 * Chapter 86 - Hero vs. Criminal Part 3
 * Chapter 87 - Hero vs. Criminal Part 4
 * Chapter 88 - As If Hurtling Downward
 * Episodes =

Port Mafia Arc

 * Episode 3 - Yokohama Gangster Paradise
 * Episode 4 - The Tragedy of the Fatalist (flashback)
 * Episode 9 - The Beauty Is Quiet Like a Stone Statue
 * Episode 10 - Rashomon and the Tiger

Azure Apostle Arc

 * Episode 6 - The Azure Messenger

Dark Era Arc

 * Episode 14 - Nowhere to Return
 * Episode 15 - A Room Where We Can Someday See the Ocean

The Guild Arc

 * Episode 18 - The Strategy of Conflict
 * Episode 22 - Part 1: Poe and Rampo; Part 2: Moby Dick, Swimming in the Sky
 * Episode 23 - Rashoumon, the Tiger, and the Last Emperor
 * Episode 24 - If I May Shed Away My Burden Now

Cannibalism Arc
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 * Episode 33 - The Masked Assassin
 * Episode 35 - Cannibalism (Part 2)
 * Episode 36 - Cannibalism (Part 3)
 * Episode 37 - Echo
 * -| BEAST =

Derivation
Rashōmon is based on the real-life Ryunosuke Akutagawa's Rashōmon, a short story based on tales from the Konjaku Monogatarishū. The story revolves around a destitute man, who ponders whether to resort to theft in order to survive or to starve to death.