Weapon Release

Weapon Release
Technique Info
Kanji	武器解ウェポン・レリース
Romaji	BukikaiU~epon rerīsu
Classification	Energy Bending - Alteration Elemental Bending (if applicable)
Element	User dependant
Rank	B-Rank
Class	Offensive
Range	Close-Range
Race	None
House	None
Group	None

Weapon Release is an Energy Bending Alteration technique used in Endless Utopia Online

Description

Weapon Release is a technique that allows the user to transform his weapon into an evolved or released form. This new form can be a different type of weapon, or several, or no weapon at all.

The released form is considered the true manifestation or true essence of the weapon. This form allows the user to enhance his battle skills by enabling the user to use new abilities. The power and shape of the released state depend on the weapon and its wielder and vary according to the wielder's strength and training. In general, one's power can grow several times by achieving this technique. The abilities gained by the weapon's evolved form are unique, and cannot be copied by any means.

It should be remarked that the released form's new abilities are derived from the user's abilities. This is because the user has invested time and effort into learning how to wield the normal form of the weapon, and therefore, the weapon resonated with the wielder's skills. In short, the released form's powers are dependent on the wielder. This fact has led some experts to theorize that an unreleased weapon has millions of released forms instead of just one.

To perform this technique it is necessary to know Alteration and to have experience wielding one's weapon. Once the Aera Student believes he is ready, the user needs to bring out his Aera as much as possible and then shout: "Weapon Release!". If the skill succeeds, the weapon will change form. Sometimes, the user may need to assume a specific pose for the weapon to transform. There is no way of knowing when the user is ready to perform this technique, but he needs to continue training and fighting with his weapon to be able to achieve the evolved form.

Aera experts have classified Released forms into three different categories, depending on the released form's abilities:

• Melee: the simplest of all released types. It deals with armed close-quarters combat, rather than Aera-based abilities. Melee types are always made of physical matter, unlike the two other types that may or may not be made of matter. Melee types are also the ones that demand the least amount of Aera to maintain activity.
• Aera: this type is designed around a special ability rather than armed close quarters. The type, shape, and size of the weapon may change, but their main focus is on their new special ability.
• Elemental: the most complex released type, which deals with strengthening the user's abilities with an specific element. All Elemental-type weapons can only use a single element. This is the only type that has another requisite, which is to know how to use said single element. It is possible to use a created element if one of the basic elements of that created element is the element of the weapon being released.

Once released, the released form will demand Aera from the user. It should be noted that melee-type weapons demand less Aera than Aera or Elemental-type weapons. The released form will remain active until the user determines otherwise (even when it is not in the user's hands) or his Aera is too low to maintain the technique functioning.

Even when the released form is achieved, that does not mean the Aera User has fully learned to use it. Rather, the user needs to keep on training with this form to fully master it.

It is considered that an Aera Student who has mastered the evolved form of his own weapon has achieved weapon mastery.

A user can only perform Weapon Release with a single weapon. If the user typically wields a weapon set consisting of two or more weapons, all his weapons can have a released state. It is also possible to combine two weapons to create the released form. If the weapon/s are rendered unusable for some reason, it is possible to learn this technique with a new weapon, but it will be necessary to start over from zero.

It is impossible to perform Weapon Release with an Aera Channeller.

List of weapons and users

The following is a list in alphabetical order of weapons whose users have been capable of performing Weapon Release. It is separated into the three types of weapons previously stated.

Melee

Name	Weapon type	User	Released Name	Released Weapon type
[REDACTED]	Greatsword	Sayaka Katsura	[REDACTED]	[REDACTED]
Kagutsuchi	Dual Gauntlets	Kiryu Sanada	Kirin	Shielded Arm Gauntlet

Aera

Name	Weapon type	User	Released Name	Released Weapon type	Ability
Mangetsu	Twin Scythes	Rai Narukami	Tsukuyomi	Chokuto	Aera Blade

Elemental

Name	Weapon type	User	Element	Released Name	Released Weapon type
Dawn	Bastard Sword	Luke Wayne	Sun	Zenith	Greatsword
Kosetsu	Ice Spines	Rin Nagase	Ice	Yuki-Onna	Straight Sword

Trivia

• Weapon Release is based on the Shikai and Bankai abilities from the manga and anime Bleach.