Bloodcurdle

Bloodcurdle (凝血) is a Quirk used by Chizome Akaguro.

Description
Bloodcurdle allows Chizome to temporarily paralyze an opponent by ingesting samples of their blood.

Chizome only requires his tongue to make contact with a small amount of a person's blood, regardless of where and how it's found (for example, coagulated bloodstains on a curative). Once the user gains access to his target's blood, they can activate Bloodcurdle and immobilize their target for a limited period of time, leaving them vulnerable to a finishing move.

The amount of time a victim remains paralyzed depends on their blood type in relation to the user's own. In Chizome's case, blood type B represents the longest amount of time, then decreasing to AB, A and finally O for the shortest amount of time. Regardless, the maximum amount of time anyone can stay paralyzed for is 8 minutes.

Usage
The Hero Killer made a name for himself by infamously paralyzing Pro Heroes by collecting their blood from weapons he skewered them with. Stain targeted Heroes one on one, ambushing them to score first blood, giving him an opportunity to activate his power. His arsenal includes various swords and knives that become stained with blood after slicing through its target. Stain activates his Quirk by licking the blood directly from the blade.

As a very capable villain, Stain's battle prowess allows him to overwhelm his targets in armed combat. By training his body to be swift and strong Stain compensates for his Quirk's activation cost.

Stain is keen enough to activate his Quirk on different people in the heat of battle. However, Bloodcurdle in not favorable in combat against multiple adversaries. Enemy blood types can vary widely, meaning the timing of each paralysis can become unpredictable.

Back in his vigilante days, Chizome would collect bloody, used curatives discarded by criminals as a way to acquire their blood, using those as an easy way to instantly paralyze said criminals through Bloodcurdle.

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