| “ | Leave me alone! |
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| ~ Tetsuo after experiencing Akira's thoughts |
| “ | Kaneda, you've always been a pain in the ass, y'know. You've been telling me what to do since we were kids. You always treat me like a kid. You always show up and start bossing me around, and don't you deny it! | „ |
| ~ Tetsuo to Kaneda |
Background
Tetsuo Shima is the main antagonist of the AKIRA franchise. After a near-fatal accident on his bike, Tetsuo was taken in by the Military where he was tested on. He later became a powerful Esper who rapidly evolved over the course of the film.
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Early Life
Present Day
Upon finding the remains of Akira under Neo Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, he starts to lose control of himself and his abilities while confronted by the military, the Espers, and Kaneda. Here, he finally loses all control of his psychic abilities and becomes a mutated mass of flesh. Akira, called by the Espers, reawakens and draws Tetsuo into an alternate dimension.
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Statistics
Key: Pre-Awakening | Early Awakening | Mid-Development | Rapid Evolution | New Universe
Tier: 10-B physically, 9-C with Metal Mallet, Higher on his bike | 10-B physically, 9-B to 9-A with powers, Higher with Accelerated Development | 10-B physically, 8-B to 8-A with powers, Higher with Accelerated Development | High 8-C physically, 7-B with powers, 2-C with Universal Creation, Higher with Accelerated Development | Unknown
Name: Tetsuo Shima
Origin: AKIRA Movie
Sex: Male
Age: 15[1]
Classification: Esper
Species: Human
Occupation: Student, Member of the Capsules
Status: Other (By the end of the film, Tetsuo created a new dimension where he, along with the other Espers, were transported to[1])
Alignment: Initially Chaotic Neutral (Tetsuo was a member of the Capsules, which is a gang which rebels against lawful authorities and causes mischief around Neo-Tokyo), would become Chaotic Evil after acquiring his powers (Tetsuo, now having experienced control for the first time in his life, has gone fully rogue and has no problem killing innocent civilians who he feels crossed him)
Dimensionality: 3-D, Unknown in Tetsuo's new universe
Attack Potency: Human level physically (Tetsuo is an average high school student physically), Peak Human with Metal Mallet (Carries a metal mallet on his person which he uses to strike foes whilst riding his bike[1]), Higher on his bike (Due to the speeds he can travel at, attacks from his mallet would naturally be far more lethal[1]) | Human level physically, Wall level (Effortlessly destroyed walls with psychic shockwaves[1]) to Room level with powers (Could destroy the floor of the massive playroom the other Espers occupied[1]), Higher with Accelerated Development (Due to Tetsuo's rapid growth, he can quickly grow in power to match far more experienced Espers and eventually Akira[1]) | Human level physically, City Block level (Could completely halt and block off a nuclear artillery shell and crush the tanks that fired them[1]) to City District level with powers (Destroyed a massive bridge in seconds[1]. Destroyed the massive SOL satellite in orbit[1]), Higher with Accelerated Development | Large Building level physically (His body has grown and mutated so much that his sheer size takes up a large portion of a stadium[1]), City level with powers (Is comparable to Akira at this point, who had previously created nuclear blasts that destroyed massive portions of Neo-Tokyo and was destroying the city after his revival[1]. It was stated that Tetsuo's powers were comparable to that of nuclear bombs[1]), Universe level with Universal Creation (Tetsuo's power was growing to such a level that he created a "cosmic rebirth"), Higher with Accelerated Development | Unknown (After Tetsuo is removed from the universe, it's implied he enters a state akin to Akira who is pure energy[1])
Durability: Human level physically (Tetsuo is an average high school student physically) | Average Human physically, Wall level to Room level with psychic barriers (Espers with comparable power to Tetsuo could block motor bike explosions[1]), Higher with Accelerated Development | Human level physically, City Block level (Tetsuo stopped and blocked a nuclear artillery shell[1]) to City District level with psychic barriers (Could create a barrier which stopped the SOL Satellite laser blast from hurting him any further[1]), Higher with Accelerated Development | Large Building level physically (Tetsuo's sheer size at this point would warrant a far greater level of physicality than before[1]), City level with psychic barriers (Should be comparable to his offensive psychic capabilities), Higher with Accelerated Development | Unknown
Striking Strength: Human Class (Tetsuo is an average high school student physically) | Human Class | Human Class | Large Building Class | Unknown (After Tetsuo is removed from the universe, it's implied he enters a state akin to Akira who is pure energy[1])
Lifting Strength: Average Human physically (Displays no abnormally superhuman capabilities prior to getting his powers) | Average Human physically, Class 5 with Teleportation (Could telekinetically lift tons of rubble with ease[1]) | Average Human physically, Class M with Telekinesis (Could lift entire portions of a bridge and sent the SOL Satellite into the Earth's Atmosphere while damaged[1]) | Class K physically (His sheer mutated size would warrant this[1]), Cosmic with Telekinesis (Could hold the cosmic rebirth of his own universe[1]) | Unknown
Travel Speed: Average Human (Tetsuo is an average high school student physically), Superhuman on his bike (Tetsuo can ride his bike in combat[1] 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[1]) | Average Human physically, Superhuman with Aura and Statistics Amplification, Massively Hypersonic flight speed (Can fly into space in just a few seconds[1]) | Unknown (Tetsuo is so mutated that he can barely move his own body[1]) | Unknown (Exists outside the universe and eventually created his own universe[1])
Combat Speed: Average Human (Tetsuo is an average high school student physically) | Superhuman (Can tag fellow Esper Takashi was able to react to Tetsuo's motor bike moments before getting hit[1] which can travel around 70mph to 150mph) | Relativistic+ (Tetsuo was able to avoid and redirect lasers at mid-range[1]) | Extra-Temporal (Upon Akira's return, he sent Tetsuo and the other espers outside the universe, where Tetsuo would create a "cosmic rebirth"[1]) | Unknown (Tetsuo's fate and status is left ambiguous, with him likely taking on a similar form to Akira himself[1])
Reaction Speed: Average Human (Tetsuo is an average high school student physically) | Superhuman (Comparable to fellow Esper Takashi was able to react to Tetsuo's motor bike moments before getting hit[1] which can travel around 70mph to 150mph) | Relativistic+ (Was able to put up a barrier around himself and Kaneda before the SOL Satellite could hit him[1]) | Extra-Temporal (Upon Akira's return, he sent Tetsuo and the other espers outside the universe, where Tetsuo would create a "cosmic rebirth"[1]) | Unknown (Tetsuo's fate and status is left ambiguous, with him likely taking on a similar form to Akira himself[1])
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[1]) | Above Average | Unknown, likely Limitless (Likely obtained a state of pure energy akin to Akira[1])
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[1]), to Hundreds of Meters (Espers can create shockwaves which destroy the windows on office buildings several stories tall[1]), 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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