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Articles About Shotaro Kaneda
AKIRA	Manga - Film

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“	That's Mr. Kaneda to you, punk!	„
	~ Kaneda to Tetsuo

Background

Shotaro Kaneda is the main protagonist of the AKIRA film. He is the leader of The Capsules, a gang of high schoolers who ride along the high ways of Neo-Tokyo and rebelling against the law. He was also a friend of Tetsuo, acting as a brother figure to him before Tetsuo would encounter an esper and begin developing psychic powers.

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Early Life Like most of the characters in the story, Kaneda's early life is largely not shown in the film. However, behind-the-scenes materials describe his childhood. His parents owned a laundry business, and he had a brother four years younger than him, who was born with a disability and frequently visited treatment centers. The stress of this seems to have gradually caused the family to fall apart- their father collapsed from fatigue, Kaneda had to change elementary schools due to his brother changing treatment centers, and then his mother ran off. From ages eight to nine, the family lives off of government assistance, and eventually, due to his father's turn to alcoholism and being deemed unfit to care for the children, Kaneda is sent to an orphanage, separated from his little brother who stays at a hospital. Kaneda had been living at the orphanage for half a year when Tetsuo arrived there, whom he quickly befriended by retrieving Tetsuo's toy which had been stolen by bullies. The two of them spent about a year and a half together there, before Kaneda turned eleven and graduated, forced to go to a boarding middle school and leave Tetsuo behind. Middle school is where Kaneda began showing signs of a defiant attitude, and while his grades were above average, he was a fully-fledged delinquent by thirteen. At fourteen, he got in trouble with the law and was expelled, getting sent to Eighth District Youth Vocational Training School. At the Vocational School, Kaneda met Yamagata, and eventually formed a motorcycle team the next year. Not long after, Tetsuo and Kai transferred to the school and joined as well. During a fight with The Clown Gang, Tetsuo becomes victim of a motorbike accident caused by the sudden appearance of Takashi crossing the Old Tokyo road. After that, Kaneda and the rest of his gang are arrested by government forces who interrogate them because of the events.

Statistics

Tier: 10-A, 9-C on his bike and with close-range weapons, 9-B with explosives, Higher with Arasaka HLR-12X Heavy Laser Rifle

Name: Shotaro Kaneda

Origin: AKIRA Movie

Sex: Male

Age: 16

Classification: Leader

Species: Human

Occupation: Student, Member and Leader of the Capsules

Status: Alive (Remains alive and well despite being within Akira's nuke)

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral (Kaneda is the leader of the Capsules, which is a gang that rebels against lawful authorities and causes mischief around Neo-Tokyo. Stole military-grade weaponry to challenge Tetsuo Shima in combat)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Athlete level (Is a notably fit teenager who can fight others and has defeated several other gang members in the past), Peak Human on his bike (Due to the speeds he can travel at, Kaneda can hit with much greater force) and with close-range weapons (Kaneda's gang has several makeshift weapons for combat), Wall level with explosives (The Clown Gang possesses makeshift explosives [ that can generate explosions of this magnitude], which the Capsules should have in their arsenal), Higher with Arasaka HLR-12X Heavy Laser Rifle (This particular rifle fires highly charged lasers that burn through targets and can ignite structures to create explosions)

Travel Speed: Average Human (Tetsuo is an average high school student physically), Superhuman on his bike (Tetsuo can ride his bike in combat which can travel between 70mph and 150mph) | Average Human physically, Superhuman with Aura and Statistics Amplification (Tetsuo can amplify himself to travel at high speeds in short bursts) | Average Human physically, Superhuman with Aura and [[[Statistics Amplification]], Massively Hypersonic flight speed (Can fly into space in just a few seconds) | Unknown (Tetsuo is so mutated that he can barely move his own body) | Unknown (Exists outside the universe and eventually created his own universe)

Combat Speed:

Reaction Speed:

Stamina: Average (Is a healthy young high schooler with no notable health issues at this point in time) | Average | Above Average (Tetsuo's control of his power has made him very adapt in combat and capable of generating the stamina to fly to space) | Above Average | Unknown, likely Limitless (Likely obtained a state of pure energy akin to Akira)

Range: Standard Melee physically, Extended Melee with metal pipe, Varies from Tens of Meters (Can deploy telekinetic barriers to prevent small scale explosions from harming him), to Hundreds of Meters (Espers can create shockwaves which destroy the windows on office buildings several stories tall), to Kilometers with psychic powers (Tetsuo used his psychic powers to completely destroy a massive bridge in just a few seconds), Universal with Universal Creation (Created a "cosmic rebirth" which was compared to the big bang), likely Multiversal Cell with Teleportation and BFR (Likely comparable to Akira who could teleport Tetsuo, and the other three espers, outside the universe)

Intelligence: Average academically (Is a high school student), Gifted with his powers (Despite having only recently unlocked his true abilities, Tetsuo quickly became far more skilled in combat than Espers several decades older than him)

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Powers and Abilities

Human Achievements and Social Influencing (Kaneda has garnered a reputation amongst his peers which allowed him to form and lead one of the most prominent gangs in Neo-Tokyo. Kaneda is also highly skilled at riding his motorcycle to the poing of intimidating other drivers with his daring skill), Vehicular Usage (Land Vehicles; Kaneda can drive a motorcycle with great skill, and does so alongside his fellow gang members. Furthermore, Kaneda has shown enough skill to drive without using his hands and firing a weapon. Air Vehicles; Quickly learned how to fly the hover bike and use its weapons to his advantage), Weapon Usage (Hammer Usage, Spear Usage, Explosives, and Firearms; The Capsule Gang has used a variety of makeshift weaponry from spears to metal mallets and even makeshift flasks and bombs. Kaneda later stole a Arasaka HLR-12X Heavy Laser Rifle and used it to fight Tetsuo), Superhuman Precision and Acrobatics (Kaneda was able to jump atop a moving motorcycle and kick the biker off in less than a second. Can hit Tetsuo Shima after he had developed his powers to a great extent), Hand-to-Hand Proficiency (Kaneda has developed skills in combat due to various scuffles and street fights he partook in)

Minor Penetration Damage (Physical Penetration; Various makeshift close-range weapons owned by the Capsules are designed with slightly sharper ends for tearing metal), Fire Manipulation and Explosion Manipulation (Opposing gang the Clowns have access to makeshift molotiv cocktails which create large explosion upon detonation), Light Manipulation, Heat Manipulation, Durability Negation, and Penetration Damage (Bladed Penetration; Stole and now primarily uses the Arasaka HLR-12X Heavy Laser Rifle in combat. This particular laser fires highly concentrated heat-based lasers that can pierce through flesh with ease and ignite materials enough to cause large explosions)

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Standard Equipment

• Kaneda's Bike: Shotaro Kaneda's bike is a futuristic, high-tech motorcycle and an iconic feature of the series. As the group's leader, he is entitled to have the most technologically and aesthetically-advanced vehicle. The bike is capable of traveling around 155kph, and is mobile enough for Kaneda to effortlessly drive around a ruined stadium.

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  Kaneda's Bike

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Other

Standard Tactics: Prior to getting his powers, Tetsuo either brawls it with his foe, or uses his metal mallet to wack people over the head with. | Upon getting his powers, Tetsuo will do various telekinetic-related attacks such as warping space, throwing objects at his foe, creating shockwaves from a distance, and creating explosions. | After losing control of his powers, Tetsuo has no way of comprehending himself and will simply let his body mutate and grow at a rapid pace. He will eventually start a cosmic rebirth purely out of instinct.

Weaknesses: Tetsuo is a rather clumsy driver and is lacking in skill when it comes to combat. | Due to Tetsuo's rapid evolution, his powers can and will overwhelm him over the course of a day or two without medication.

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