And so… she crossed the ocean… After this particular voyage across the ocean, she managed to reach the homeland she had yearned so much to see, and she offered up a flower to her devastated country. Upon her return from that journey, she married her beloved swordsman and lived happily ever after. All the while… she was smiling just like a sunflower.
Rushuna Tendo (Born on June 3) is the main protagonist of the series Grenadier. She is a busty, 16-year-old blond senshi who was trained in the manner of gunfire and protecting those around her by Soun.
A former pre-Juttensen candidate, she is trained in the use of a revolver, specializing in shooting to disable rather than to kill using a form of Gun-Kata as seen in the final battle with Setsuna. Rushuna fights to find her homeland unlike in the anime where she fights to end strife and chaos. She has excellent tactical analytical skills, being able to discern her opponents' weaknesses in the heat of battle and adjust accordingly to exploit them with the tools at her disposal. Rushuna has a weakness for taking hot baths, and she indulges in this pursuit frequently. There are signs that she has feelings for Yajirou but does not want to follow up with them until her objective is over. Rushuna earns the title of "Grenadier" from Shoun, marking that she’s the strongest in the land. In the manga, many people point out that Rushuna is a foreigner (or at least of foreign ancestry) because of her natural blond hair and large bust. She also had an older sister who rivaled her in skill but was corrupted by the Baron Iron Mask. She was raised by the eccentric Soun who taught her everything she knew. This differs from the anime in that she was trained in the Capital. At the end of the manga series, she visits her homeland, and after that she marries Yajirou Kojima.
Alignment:Neutral Good (Rushuna is a kind and caring young lady that normally does not kill her opponents but merely disables them, help saved the flower capital)
Tier:8-B, Higher with Special Bullets & Dual Wielding Guns Bullets, Far Higher with Stacking Bullets | At least 8-B, Higher with Special Bullets & Dual Wielding Guns Bullets, Far Higher with Stacking Bullets
Revolvers Himawari 38 and Cosmos. Other tools are: a knife, saltpeters, lamp, rations, a comb and bandages.
Notable Techniques
Himawari 38 Point Blank Range Tatic: Rushuna removes the hammer from her revolver and smashes it back into her gun, which exerts force on the target and combines the impact with a shot immediately after.
Himawari 38 Short Distance Shooting Technique: Shooting Star: Rushuna kicks the cylinder of her revolver into the air, then jumps high into the air and loads it with ammunition before delivering a powerful kick where she uses bullets as a firing hammer to strike the primers of the bullets in the cylinder to deliver more impact force than the revolver itself.
Dual Gun Technique: Crossfore: Rushuna shoots two bullets for both of her revolvers and makes them collide in midflight, thus altering their trajectories.
Jiji Jikiden Dual Gun Technique Super Rainbow Star: Rushuna fires multiple bullets from both Cosmos and the Himawari .38, the bullets from both guns rotate in opposite directions, creating a repulsion current while increasing each other's rotation, causing the paths of the bullets to change without collisions, making the technique unpredictable.
Soun Kongo Transmission Two Gun Senjustsu: Rainbow Star: The Jiji jikiden dual gun technique performed with Namari.
Other
Standard Tactics: Rushuna’s go to tactic is hitting enemies in non-lethal spots knocking them out and using various forms of Gun-Fu in order to incapacitate her opponent. She will also analyze for any weaknesses of her opponent to exploit to get the battle over with fast. She also uses the field around her while continuously avoiding attacks with her quick reflexes and agility. Add onto her long-ranged pursuit and use of the environment and she can essentially hide around while attacking her opponent. She also will use her grappling hook for further mobility. If the enemy is bullet proof, she will either opt to use her bullet stack, explosive rounds, or trick the enemy by charging at them and using the hammer of her gun to break through their armor. If she gets serious, she will enter her mode where her Emblem Glows making her faster and stronger.
Weaknesses: Rushuna is a natural pacifist and holds back against most people she faces in order to not kill them. She has a natural weakness for hot springs and is somewhat gullible outside of battle. If someone can call out her trying to create a diversion, it’ll be written all over her face this is the case as she seems to not be good at lying. If her muscles are paralyzed, she’ll have a harder time shooting, though she can still shoot to an extent with sheer will. She also has a limit to the number of bullets due to using a revolver.
Note: This is Rushuna Tendo based on the manga, not the one from the anime who has a completely different reason for setting off on her adventure. This also is the Rushuna named after the original Rushuna who was a hero of legend.
