Usurper ｢簒奪者, koeru mono, lit. "Surpasser"｣ was a unique skill of Hinata Sakaguchi. She obtained it along with Mathematician upon arriving in the Central World due to her always losing stuff and her desire to take stuff back instead. However, she lost it to Chloe Aubert after inadvertently naming Chronoa while her soul was possessing Chloe's body.[1]
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How did Hinata Sakaguchi obtain the unique skill Usurper?
What does the Usurper skill specialize in?
What is the connection between the Usurper skill and Chloe Aubert?
Can the Usurper skill be used to rob elemental and daemon summons?
Abilities[]
It specializes in "robbing," whether it is a skill or a summon like elementals and daemons.[2] It allows the user to fully analyze the skills and arts of the target, and subsequently copy or potentially even steal them. However, it only works on those who are stronger than the user; if the target is weaker than the user, the result of the analysis is "not applicable," and the user can neither ascertain their abilities nor copy/steal them. Moreover, obtaining skills and arts through this skill doesn't grant the user any level of proficiency in said skills and arts, nor any compatibility with them, meaning there is a valid chance that the user will never be able to master them.[3]
If the target is stronger than the user, the skill can either fail or succeed. Failure means the analysis has failed, meaning the target's skills and arts cannot be copied/stolen; this usually happens if the target is especially powerful. Even in the case of failure, however, it can be re-attempted as many times as needed until it succeeds.[3] However, once the skill is successfully used on someone, it can never be used on them again. Moreover, it doesn't seem to be able to copy/steal other unique skills, and almost certainly won't work on any skill rooted in the soul.[4]
Sub-Skills[]
- Copy ｢複写, kopī｣: Allows the user to copy the skills and arts of their successfully analyzed target.[5]
- Seize ｢簒奪, sandatsu｣: A more aggressive version of Copy. It allows the user to rob skills and arts from their successfully analyzed target; in the case of skills, it outright steals them, but in the case of arts, it seems to only weaken or take over the current use of said arts, without affecting the actual ability to use them. It can also be used on summoned creatures to take over the summoning and become their master.[5][2]
- Force Takeover ｢強制簒奪, kyōsei sandatsu｣: A stronger version of Seize that requires mastery of the Unique skill Usurper. It allows the user to rob skills and arts even from those weaker than them.[3]
Known Users[]
Trivia[]
- Usurper's name was originally Robber ｢簒奪者, ubau mono｣ but later changed to Surpasser ｢簒奪者, koeru mono｣.
- While this skill is designed to work mainly on beings stronger than the user, like most unique skills, it doesn't work against ultimate existences such as divine beings and ultimate skill users; Hinata wasn't able to use it on Luminous during their battle, nor could she use it on Rimuru during their second battle following Rimuru's ascension into a true demon lord; in both cases, the result she got when trying to use the skill on them was "blocked."[3]
- In That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: ISEKAI Memories, the "Hinata Sakaguchi [Captain of the Holy Knights]" unit uses this as a one of the Battle Skills to change a Soul of Skills and a Soul of Divine Protection both into Souls of Secrets.
References[]
- ↑ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 11, Chapter 5
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 4, Chapter 8
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 7, Chapter 5
- ↑ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 11, Chapter 4
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 7, Chapter 3