Nico - Devil Arms

Devil Arms
Amongst his arsenal of weapons, are his most iconic ones known simply as Devil Arms, physical manifestations of Demonic Beings who have been converted, or converted themselves, into deadly weaponry that can be wielded by others in battle. It is said that by Biko, that they are formed from World Class Demons, implying that it takes great power for them to do so and doing so takes away most of what power they possess.

The list of Devil Arms in Nico's possession are as follows:

Claymore (Rebellion):
A massive Claymore with a heavy double-edged blade notched on both sides near the tip. The pommel was a plain one, with a plain grip, but the guard is skeletal, with a skull-design on each side leading to the rib cage from which the blade emerged; on one side of the blade, the skull is that of a human, while the other uses a horned demon's skull. Lastly, the crossguard was folded inward against the Ribs of the blade. Both its edges were constantly crackling to enhance its dangerous appearance. Plasma energy canisters are on the bottom of the grip as a secondary energy source. When using HF technology, Rebellion has a static aura around it.

After his first DPU Transformation, it transforms into its true form: The crossguard had extended into a V shape instead of gripping the ribs, the skull having turned into a demonic horned screaming skull. The spiked crown at the bottom of the hilt had split open into a separate makeshift crown. Ever since, the installed HF tech is used more for enhancing its slashing power rather than creating extra attacks like static slashes, that being usurped by demonic energy attacks instead.

Once he had destroyed a camp full of Khorne worshippers, Nico locates a tome from the DPU Era, a Tome detailing various sword techniques. He theorized that these worshipers were trying to deliver it to whomever they were serving, so he decides to take it for himself. He soon discovers that it was enchanted so that only those who are DPUs or wield demonic powers can read it, and thus learns the following Techniques:


 * Windcutter - A light-speed attack in which the user draws their sword, slashes, and resheaths the sword in an instant. Not as powerful as the Quicksword but is more accurate and doesn’t require any energy.
 * Quicksword - A barrage of strikes too fast to follow, which can take down the most skilled of opponents, and at the same time it provides a nearly impenetrable defense.


 * Dust Eater - A strange-looking technique involving anchoring both feet to the ground before moving the user's head like a pendulum. Using centrifugal force, the body is swung very close to the ground, and the user attacks from this unusual angle, immobilizing the foe by the hacking of all limbs.


 * Shadowhunter - The technique entails the user’s blade following a specific energy signature, slashing continuously until the energy is extinguished. This leaves the user open however to attack when put in groups, and depending on the user’s skill level, the technique can be a deciding factor in a one-on-one duel.


 * Drillsword – A technique that involves using demonic power to wind up the arm for a total of 21 rotations. When attacking, the arm unwinds, spinning the blade in hand reminiscent of a Drill with great thrusting capacity, hence the name.


 * Vipersword – Originally called Rippling Sword, Nico changed it to Vipersword when he learned it, due to it resembling a wildly thrashing viper rather than the common serpent. Classed as a variation of the technique, the Vipersword uses the body’s natural flexibility to vibrate and undulate the sword, making it resemble a wild serpent, making its blows almost impossible to anticipate or block.

Broadsword (Alastor):
A Broadsword that is rival’s Rebellion’s size and length, also demonic in nature. Nico had found this sword impaled in the ground in the same ruins that he had found Rebellion, where the weapon ‘spoke’ to him and declared its intent to slay him. It had shot towards him after jutting its tip out the ground and pinned him to a wall, however, Nico's willpower overcame it and he bonded with it afterward. He learned about it in that ruin, its name, and what it implies to have subdued it. Alastor has a guard with a dragon head with two wings biting onto a golden blade. The hilt has a swirling pattern leading to skulls at the bottom with a spike pointing out.

Normally, it has purple Lightning, but as it is used more and more throughout the series, it gains a mix of purple and red lightning due to Nico constantly fueling it with his energy.

Later on, Nico gains access to various techniques Alastor is capable of using, such as:


 * Lightning Bolt – Nico points Alastor at his enemy, and its blade fires a Lightning Bolt at it, a basic technique.


 * Overload Burst – A stronger Lightning Bolt made from both Alastor’s power and the Electricity in its surroundings.


 * Arc Lightning – A constant Stream of Lightning that is formed after said element coats Alastor’s blade.


 * Polarity Wal l – A Lightning Shield that deflects attacks.


 * Electric Drain – One of Alastor’s most dangerous abilities. It can drain the bio-electricity from its victim, usually killing them save for special circumstances.


 * Shock Grenades – Grenades made out of Lightning, explode on contact. Nico generates them around his blade, and when he slashes in an opponent’s direction, they are launched.

Has transformed into Ouranos
 * Megawatt Missiles – Homing missiles made from Lightning. Nico generates 12 of them through one swing, and they attack his enemy.

Osiris (Scythe):
A white Scythe which had installed within his brain various Techniques upon him grasping it for the first time, although it took a while for him to utilize one of them accidentally. Those techniques, he hadn't had much of a chance to master them as he would have liked, since he got so much stuff back there, but he still wanted to test them out. Those techniques consisted of:
 * Hierro - A defense skill which hardens his skin, boosting his endurance.
 * Pesquisa - A high perception technique that accurately identifies an enemy's location and their power levels.
 * Sonido - high-speed movement technique similar to the Star God's Broken Shadow and, extreme Mirage Lightning, and Hidden Flowing Lightning.
 * Resurrección - A transformation similar to his Berserker mode). Whilst not a Devil Arm per se, it still functioned similarly to one.

Sadly, he can't use the weapon any more since it fused with Erebus permanently in the Third Trial.

Scythe (Harvester):
Nico’s Scythe, Harvester, was one he found shortly after Rebellion, Ebony and Ivory. Taller than its user, the Scythe had a jagged, wing-like blade with multiple spikes coming out the main edge, its color was black, with the wing-like blade being black where the fingers were and red where the ‘webbing’ would have been.


 * Teleport Slash – A technique where the user vanishes in a flashing blur of purple energy, reappearing before their targets for a follow-up slash.


 * Death Grip - Harvester generates a floating purple, skeletal and astral hand that latches onto an enemy pulling them to its wielder.


 * Harvest –  Harvester’s blade transforms into a larger, wider, purple astral version of itself for an attack.


 * Shadow Animation – Harvester coats itself in black miasma, which then goes into Nico’s shadow to bring it to life as a fighting companion. It appears as Nico's Armour with a flaming dark violet eye and flaming violet wings like his DPU Form's. It wields a sword reminiscent of Soul Edge as its main weapon.


 * Shadow pack – Harvester’s Miasma generates a pack of 20 large, scorpion/wolf-like Hybrid creatures that attack the enemy. Their bodies resemble Wolves with black fur that emitted darkness, cloaking them in it, being Nico's waist level in size while being the length of 1 meter. Their eyes resemble the SHADOW ANIMATION, with shortsword-length teeth and glowing violet interiors in their maws. They have Scorpion Tails with violet stingers, with Scorpion legs out their backs, each sporting single violet talons. Their main arms have elongated, dark violet metal claws their hind legs that of normal Wolves.


 * Shadow Serpent – Harvester creates a Serpent from its darkness. It is at least 60 feet long, made of glistening black scales that oozed out dark Miasma like a cloak of darkness. Its head had a dark violet-colored armor over it, acting like a makeshift helmet. Its mouth had several long, violet fangs within it, along with a serpentine tongue while its eyes shone the same as his SHADOW ANIMATION. Dark violet spikes ran down its back.

Has transformed into Erebus
 * Dark Nebula – Nico swings Harvester and sends a bunch of miniature, compressed clouds formed from miasma, shaped like Nebulas hence the name. These clouds attack the enemy and explode upon contact, damaging them and giving them darkness blight: a debuff which takes away their sense of sight.

Battleaxe (Absolution):
The two-handed Axe that the Defiler once possessed, before it became a Devil Arm and bonded with Nico’s being. Not used initially, its official appearance appeared within the Hellverse Dungeon.

It possesses Corruption-based abilities that the Defiler once had, able to slow down enemies by infusing their bones with it. He nicknames the Corruption after its former master, Defiler Corruption which is shortened to DC. However, Nico correctly assumed that wasn’t all that Absolution was capable of, and promptly discovers how the Corruption can devour foreign entities to energize itself or the weapon that controls it.

With this Devil Arm, Nico uses it in the following ways:


 * DC Wave – Nico swings horizontally and launches a large black tidal wave of black mass and Tendrils towards his opponents. If it hits, it causes the slow-down effect that Corruption is known for.


 * DC Spike Trails – Nico smashes the ground in an overhead slam, and a trail of spikes rises up towards his opponent. Unlike the DC Wave with its wide hitbox, it goes in a straight line and lacks the slow down ability that many other attacks possess


 * DC Groundspikes – Nico jumps into the air and slams Absolution into the ground. From beneath his enemy, 10-foot tall spikes rise out of the ground, impaling and hoisting the enemy into the air.


 * DC Masses – When swung, the weapon releases black masses of writing Tendrils detach from the blade, homing in on the enemy, and are able to explode on command. They cover the enemy in corruption that makes them vulnerable to attack for a few seconds.


 * DC Walls – A wall of corruption forms from Absolution’s Shaft, about as tall as a human that blocks the enemy’s attacks. Use of this ability at the right time staggers the enemy.


 * DC Tendrils – Thrusting the Devil Arm forwards, Nico shoots dozens of long Tendrils from the blade that spear their opponent, but if they are blocked then Nico is staggered for a second.


 * DC Avatar - A transformation like HDD or DDD, one which turns Nico into a Defiler-lookalike but made out of DC. There are slight differences, however, and these include the fact that there are no Tendrils protruding from the Avatar’s body, but instead, there are 4 large bat wings, capable of flight.

Dual Pistols (Ebony and Ivory):
Nico’s trusty, personalized semi-automatic pistols. They appear as M1911 handguns chambered for .45 ACP rounds, with pivot triggers, customized sights, ported muzzle compensators for less recoil with the barrels extending through the compensators and ported to match the cut in said gun part. Both used reinforced slides. Ebony is built for the left hand and colored black, and Ivory is for the right, colored white. They had bolted forward rails, double-stack magazines with slam-pads, both had golden plated releases, hammers safety switches, and triggers. Ebony, however, had a hooked two-handed trigger guard while Ivory had a rounded trigger guard.

Regarding abilities, These Handguns fire a series of different rounds powered by demonic energy. They are:
 * Cero - A powerful, crimson red blast or concentrated Demonic Power. Its potential for destruction apparently seemed to grow with the wielder's strength, capable of putting large holes through tall buildings.


 * Bala - A weaker version of a Cero which has no charge time and is 20 times faster. Could be fired from one gun or both at the same time, with the damage output being limited to small buildings (according to Biko's examinations).


 * Oscuras - A supercharged black Cero, the strongest Cero that can destroy entire villages with ease. Though it takes longer to charge than a normal Cero. To compensate it only needs one gun to be used, the other can still keep firing Ceros.


 * Metralleta - a Cero fired from either 1 or both guns, fired as a rapid barrage of Ceros. Like the Bala, it has no charge or recharge time, allowing for instant fire from one or both guns.

Both have transformed into Donner and Schlag during the assault on the Yoma Production Facility.
 * Mirada - Basically, a 'dual Cero' as both guns release a Cero at once, allowing for double the damage a single Cero is capable of. However, it uses up both guns, leaving the user defenseless.

Soul Edge:
While originally a weapon unique only to Crimson Soul, after Nico regains his demonic powers in the Underground Torture Dungeons of King Leoric, Nico gains the ability to summon a weaker version of Soul Edge like it was a Devil Arm. It has access to ¾ of its total attack power, with the abilities weakened Hellfire Manipulation, Shapeshifting (all forms), and weaker forms of each ability Soul Edge has access to. By the time he faces Logan in Skies End, he is shown to know how to use Blood Rage as well. Soul Edge takes the base form it took when Nico first transforms into Crimson Soul but takes its true form after he regains his DDD ability and becomes Crimson Soul.