A Certain Magical Index/Characters/Level 5 Espers: Difference between revisions

* [[One-Man Army]]: Bonus points to Accelerator and Mikoto for defeating actual armies. Accelerator and Teitoku border on being [[Physical Gods]].

{{quote|See [[To Aru Majutsu no Index/Characters/Protagonists|Protagonists]] folder.}}

Academy City's second most powerful Level 5 esper, and the leader of SCHOOL. His ability, Dark Matter, allows him to create entirely new forms of matter that aren't bound by the laws of physics. Teitoku's power is hinted to be related to Accelerator's in some way, and he is the only other esper with the potential to become a Level 6. He has [[Unknown Rival|a rather one-sided rivalry]] with Accelerator, with his fondest wish being to defeat him. {{spoiler|He was nearly killed by Accelerator in Volume 15 and reduced to a [[Brain In a Jar]] to supply researchers with Dark Matter. In New Testament Volume 5, he returned, having gained the ability to create his own body from Dark Matter.}}

* [[And I Must Scream]]: {{spoiler|His brain was preserved and forced to create a constant stream of Dark Matter after his "death" by Accelerator. No longer the case as of NT Volume 5}}

* [[Asshole Victim]] / [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: {{spoiler|He deserved everything Accelerator did to him.}}

* [[Brain In a Jar]]: {{spoiler|After his "dismemberment" by Accelerator, both his brain and body are preserved and stored separately.}}

** [[Combo-Platter Powers]]: Just a few ways we've seen Teitoku use his ability:

*** [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: The best way of describing how he defeated {{spoiler|Saiai.}}

** [[Power Gives You Wings]]: He can produce six angelic wings from his back.

*** [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: The tips of the wings.

*** [[Flight]]

** [[Fighting a Shadow]]: {{spoiler|He can now create an endless army of himself. Destroying any of the clones doesn't permanently hinder him at all.}}

** [[From a Single Cell]]: {{spoiler|No matter how much injury he sustains, as long as even a small amount of Dark Matter remains, he can reconstruct himself.}}

** [[Unobtanium]]: {{spoiler|After becoming a [[Brain In a Jar]], the Dark Matter it continuously produces is used as the basis for [[Faceless Goons|combat masks equipped on certain Academy City soldiers]] to create [[Elite Mooks]].}}

* [[Foil]]: To both Accelerator and Shizuri. It's pointed out that he specializes in creation while they specialize in destruction.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|After Beetle 05 gains its own will, it hijacks control of the network and becomes the new Teitoku.}}

* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]:

** {{spoiler|Accelerator uses his own Dark Matter against him to finish him off, having learned how to redirect it even before Awakening.}}

** {{spoiler|One of his own Dark Matter copies gains an independent mind and hijacks control of the network, becoming the new Teitoku.}}

* [[Light Is Not Good]]: Despite his angelic appearance and using weaponized light as his main attack, Teitoku isn’t a very nice person.

* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: He has a relatively normal personality when not on the job.

* [[Redemption Demotion]]: {{spoiler|He doesn't use his [[Self-Duplication]] anymore, as that would risk allowing an evil personality to take over.}}

* [[Split Personality Takeover]]: {{spoiler|One of his own creations, Beetle 05, gains free will and refuses to follow his orders. It takes over the network, destroying the original and proclaiming himself to be the new Teitoku. Accelerator and Shizuri surmise that this was likely the part of his original personality that cared for others.}}

* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]: {{spoiler|Stabs Yomikawa just after she saves his life from Accelerator.}}

* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: {{spoiler|His hatred and envy of Accelerator was nurtured and encouraged by Aleister. He was also intended to act as a spare part in Aleister's plan, in case Accelerator failed to live up to his expectations.}}

* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Let's see: He fights with and defeats {{spoiler|Shizuri}}, attacks both {{spoiler|Saiai}} and {{spoiler|Rikou}} and leaves them for dead, nearly kills {{spoiler|Uiharu}}, wanted to use the innocent and adorable {{spoiler|Last Order}} as bait so he could {{spoiler|have a glorified pissing match with Accelerator}}, and then stabs {{spoiler|Yomikawa}} after she {{spoiler|[[Ungrateful Bastard|saves his ass from Accelerator]].}}

* [[The Worf Effect]]:

** When he fights Accelerator for the first time, {{spoiler|he's easily defeated.}}

** {{spoiler|When his original self is brought back in NT Volume 8, Othinus manhandles him with ease and forces him to obey her will.}}

{{quote|See [[To Aru Majutsu no Index/Characters/Protagonists|Protagonists]] folder.}}

The fourth Level 5 esper, and the leader of ITEM. Her power, Meltdowner, converts electrons into a highly destructive form of matter that exists somewhere between particles and waves. While [[Cool Big Sis|kind and gentle]] to her friends, she has a unpleasant [[Ax Crazy|personality]] once angered. {{spoiler|In Volume 15, she kills Frenda and attempts to kill Shiage, only to be defeated and badly injured. She returns in Volume 19, only to be defeated by Shiage yet again. Her third and final appearance as a villain is in Volume 22, where she's defeated yet again. This time, however, he's sick of it all and spares her life. Shizuri undergoes a [[Heel Face Turn]] and goes back to being the leader of ITEM.}}

* [[Artificial Limbs]]: {{spoiler|Replaces her missing arm and eye with masses of pure energy and later, literal [[Artificial Limbs]].}}

* [[Came Back Wrong]]: {{spoiler|Became even more psycho and unstable than before, with a [[Yandere]] crush on her killer, Shiage Hamazura.}}

** Shizuri is pretty good at this, such as this little exchange when she was giving {{spoiler|Shiage}} a [[Counting to Three|countdown]] to come out before she roasted {{spoiler|Rikou}}. Shizuri did not give a nice slow count, as was usual. Instead…

{{quote|'''Shizuri''': "Three-two-one-go!"

* [[Defusing the Tykebomb]]: {{spoiler|Shiage beats her twice, learning more about her state of mind in the process. She attacks a third time in what is intended to be a suicide attack by taking Body Crystal, causing her power to cause a sphere of destruction around her temporarily. After this, Shiage considers shooting her but decides not to, opting instead to at least try calming her down.}}

* [[Cyborg]]: As of New Testament, she has [[Electronic Eyes|one electronic eye]] and a [[Artificial Limbs|cybernetic left arm]]. Her eye at least can [[Unusual User Interface|be linked into security cameras with some wires]].

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Mikoto, as mentioned under [[Not So Different]].

** [[Power Incontinence]]: {{spoiler|Her inability to control her own power is what led to her losing her left arm.}}

** [[Required Secondary Powers]]: Subverted. She is not immune to her own powers.

** [[Sphere of Destruction]]: {{spoiler|In a desperate attempt to defeat Shiage, she surrounds herself with one of these.}}

* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]: {{spoiler|Her right eye, after she loses it in Volume 15 and before she gets an artificial one in ''New Testament''.}}

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Towards the end of volume 22, when she agrees to help reform ITEM.}}

* [[Hoist by His Own Petard|Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|What ultimately defeats Shizuri in her battle against Shiage is her own power '''''blowing her left arm off'''''.}}

* [[It's Personal]]: In NT Volume 6, {{spoiler|she helps Accelerator against Teitoku because she sees the latter as partly responsible for disturbing Frenda's grave.}}

* [[Laser Guided Tykebomb]]: Over the course of numerous fights with Shiage, he comes to the realization that Shizuri used to be a mostly normal girl who actually cared about her friends. Academy City just decided she's much more useful as their own personal assassin/enforcer.

* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]: {{spoiler|Inverted. In Volume 22, she’s ''furious'' when she finds out that Shiage only remained a Level 0 because Academy City decided he wasn’t worth their resources. This comes from a former [[Social Darwinist]], by the way.}}

* [[The Power of Love]]: {{spoiler|In NT Volume 6, she claims that she's stronger than ever before due to her love for Shiage.}}

{{quote|"Hamazura’s body slid across the roof. He managed to stop himself and then looked around in surprise. He saw Shizuri standing a good way back on the track. She must have jumped from the bridge just as he had. Her hand was stuck deep in the ground. The power cables for Academy City railroads ran through the ground. Muginohad used her power to sever the power cable in order to stop the train.

From a few hundred meters away, Mugino Shizuri said something.

From atop the train, Hamazura took in what Shizuri had said. The Level 5 who had forcibly stopped the train smiled so it looked like her face was split in two.

* [[Shock and Awe]]: She can control electricity to a minor degree, to the point of being able to deflect Mikoto's lightning.

* [[We Have Reserves]]: {{spoiler|How she makes an enemy of Shiage, coupled with the fact that her "expendable" henchman had just tried a [[You Shall Not Pass]] for his sake.}}

* [[Yandere]]: {{spoiler|Towards Shiage, after he defeats her the first time.}}

The mysterious fifth Level 5 Esper. Being the second Level 5 to attend Tokiwadai, her followers and Mikoto’s followers often come into conflict. Her ability, Mental Out, involves the manipulation of memories and the human mind. She is also the leader of the largest clique in Tokiwadai. It's implied that she has some sort of connection with Touma. {{spoiler|This is confirmed in NT Volume 11, which reveals that he saved her life in the past, but due to brain damage sustained as a result, he is no longer capable of remembering her.}}

* [[Amplifier Artifact]]: {{spoiler|Exterior, a giant brain cloned from her brain tissue. When she connects to it telepathically, it allows her to control ''thousands of people at once''. However, it's destroyed at the end of the Daihaseisai arc in ''Railgun''.}}

* [[Anchored Ship]]: {{spoiler|She is definitely in love with Touma, but he doesn't remember her at all, and will never be able to remember her. This is due to him having retrograde and anterograde amnesia specific to her.}}

* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: In her first appearance in ''Railgun'', she implies that she sees Mikoto trying to make friends as an attempt at forming a rival faction. She attempts to use her power on Mikoto, despite knowing that it won't work and that it only causes a painful reaction. Her next move is to use her power to confront Mikoto with the possibility of being [[Zerg Rush]]ed by a mass of uninvolved students who would simultaneously be used as shields.

** However, later chapters and volumes have her subvert this. Her threatening behavior to Mikoto was because she (for justified reasons) didn't trust her at the time. It's also shown that Misaki treats the people she controls well, at one point even risking her life to fix an enemy's mind.

* [[Buxom Is Better]]: Which Mikoto grudgingly acknowledges, and also seemingly how she suspects that Misaki might not even be a middle-school student.

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]:

** She was first mentioned in the first volume of Index as someone who might have been able to fix Index's memory loss.

** Mikoto considered asking her to fix Touma's memory loss, but changed her mind, not wanting to be in her debt.

* [[Crippling Overspecialisation]]: Her power is extremely effective on humans, but completely useless on machines or non-human animals.

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Her hair and eyes are both gold.

* [[A Day In The Limelight]]: NT Volume 11, which details her past with Touma.

* [[Everyone Has Standards]]: She takes care of people under her control. She also refuses to read Touma's mind.

* [[The Faceless]]: Despite first being mentioned in the very first volume of Index, she never makes an official appearance until chapter 41 of ''Railgun'', where she shows herself to Mikoto. Justifed, as she apparently uses her power to communicate through others.

* [[Fandom Rivalry]]: In-universe, there's a rivalry between her and Mikoto's fans.

* [[Foil]]:

** To Mikoto. Both are Level 5 espers who go to Tokiwadai, and also of the same age. Both of them have been involved in the city's dark side, due to their power. Mikoto's power over electricity allows her to control many forms of technology, which Misaki is entirely helpless against. {{spoiler|They also both fell in love with Touma after he saved them.}}

** To Seria. Both of them can exert great influence over the human mind, but Seria manages it without using her (presumably Level 0) esper ability. They're both seen as high-class beauties within their respective schools. {{spoiler|And again, they're both in love with Touma and are aware of his memory loss.}}

* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: {{spoiler|Though she loves Touma, she can never be with him since he'll never be able to remember her. She stays out of his life (except when he ends up encountering her by chance), as trying to be with him would only hurt them both.}}

* [[I Will Wait for You]]: {{spoiler|While she knows there's little chance of it happening, she's hopeful that Touma will someday be able to remember her.}}

* [[I Work Alone]]: Due to her paranoia, she is extremely reluctant to work with people not under her control. She only agrees to work with Mikoto {{spoiler|to save the Sisters or to help Touma.}}

* [[Magic Feather]]: She uses various kinds of remotes to focus her power. Each kind is assigned to a specific function, such as reading memories. This is because her power is so versatile that she wouldn't be able to do anything without limiting herself in this way.

* [[Memory Gambit]]: {{spoiler|Defeats Gensei Kihara this way. He also has access to Mental Out, along with many other esper abilities. She has the code that he needs to release Exterior's limiter, but she can only stop him from reading her mind as long as she remains conscious. Since Gensei has many other abilities, she wouldn't be able to hold him off for long. So she deliberately rewrites her own mind to switch her memories of the limiter release code and the self-destruct code, and removes her memory of doing so. When Gensei knocks her out and reads her mind, he accidentally inputs the self-destruct code, incapacitating himself.}}

* [[Properly Paranoid]]: She is always justifiably suspicious of everyone {{spoiler|except Touma.}}

* [[Secret Keeper]]: She's aware of Touma's memory loss. {{spoiler|She and Heaven Canceller are the only ones who know about the second instance of this.}}

* [[Sitcom Arch Enemy]]: With both Mikoto and Seria.

* [[Squishy Wizard]]: She's very much out of shape, due to over-reliance on her ability. When Mikoto jogs for a short distance, Misaki is exhausted trying to keep up. Touma repeatedly lampshades this as well.

* [[Story-Breaker Power]]: Her power may only work on the human mind, but it's extremely effective within this domain. She can add, change or remove memories, alter perceptions, easily and safely incapacitate people, read memories (not just from people, but also from anything they've touched), send telepathic messages, and control minds. Only other telepathic abilities (and Imagine Breaker, to an extent) are shown to be able to defend against her power. {{spoiler|And she's firmly on Touma's side. Understandably, they don't work together very often, as it would make his adventures far too easy.}}

* [[Super Drowning Skills]]: She once started drowning in water less than a metre deep, that children were playing in.

* [[Verbal Tic]]: She often appends "power" or "ability" to the end of words.

* [[The Voiceless]]: Uses [[Brainwashing|mind-controlled]] proxies and her own followers whenever she needs to communicate.

* [[Younger Than They Look]]: A middle-schooler who could pass for a high-schooler or even a young adult. This is lampshaded in her first appearance by Mikoto.