Tactical Genius

The power to have infallible tactics and strategy. Advanced version of Tactical Analysis. Sub-power of Omnicompetence.

Also Called[]

• Absolute Strategy/Tactics
• Flawless Planner/Strategist/Tactician
• Absolute Planning/Strategic/Tactical Intellect
• Mastered Planning/Strategic/Tactical Intellect
• Perfected Planning/Strategic/Tactical Intellect
• Ultimate Planning/Strategic/Tactical Intellect
• Master Strategic/Tactical Analysis
• Omnicompetent Planner/Strategist/Tactician
• Perfect Planner/Strategist/Tactician
• Strategic Genius
• Gifted Tactical Specialist
• The Grand Planner/Strategist/Tactician
• Ultimate Schemer

Capabilities[]

The user is a genius-level in strategy and tactics. They are able to see through all angles/information/patterns/perceptions of any subject, conflict, condition, environment, etc. This gives them the ability to come up with plans/actions that will guarantee victory and help make the wisest, most optimal strategic/tactical decisions for the short and long term at exactly the right time. They can consider all effects and outcomes, anticipate all obstacles, seize all opportunities, adjust effectively to any situation, manipulate all circumstances to their optimum benefit, and make the most out of everything around them to achieve their goals.

User possesses a flawless sense of foresight, enabling them to balance their long-term strategy and tactical moves with unparalleled accuracy. They can intuitively forecast future trends, changes, events, developments, and respond quickly and accurately to any circumstance or situation. They are also able to persuade people and manipulate them to do whatever they want by discreetly using various psychological tricks, easily read their intentions, and discover any deception.

All of which makes the user, the most ideal strategist and tactician at all levels, capable of achieving the best possible results in anything they do.

Applications[]

• Action Mastery/Reaction Mastery
• Adaptive Mind
• Battlefield Adaptation
• Calm State
• Counterstrategy Mastery
• Deduction Mastery
• Detail Detection
• Efficacy Mastery
• Enhanced Calculation
• Enhanced Improvisation
• Error Prevention
• Escapology Mastery
• Foolproofness Inducement
• Hypercompetence/Omnicompetence
• Hyper Mind
• Infiltration Mastery
• Infinite Resourcefulness
• Intellectual Combat
• Intuitive Precognition
• Leadership Mastery
• Logic Detection
• Multi-Focus
• Opportunity Sense
• Panmnesia
• Path to Victory
  • Victory Inducement
• Pattern Sense
• Political Mastery
• Probability Computation
• Psychological Mastery
• Response Mastery
• Situational Synchronicity
• Social Mastery
• Supernatural Charisma
• Supernatural Creativity
• Supernatural Perception
• Supernatural Preparedness
• Supernatural Wisdom
• Tactical Analysis
• Time Synchronicity
• Xeno-Accelerated Probability

Techniques[]

• Ambush Tactics: to possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in ambush tactics.
• Assassination Tactics: to possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in assassination tactics and planning.
• Counterstrategy Tactics: to possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in countering.
• Infiltration Tactics: possesses incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in many types and ways of infiltration.
• Manipulation Mastery: Possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in manipulation.
• Rescue Mastery: Possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in rescue.
• Security Mastery: Possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in security.
• Special Operations Mastery: Possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in special operations.
• Stealth Mastery: Possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in stealth tactics.
• Thievery Mastery: Possess incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in theft and heists.

Associations[]

• Causality Perception
• Omnicompetence
  • Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Intelligence
  • Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Wits
  • Infinite Experience
• Intuitive Precognition
• Logic Manipulation
• Strategy Manipulation
  • Game Theory Manipulation
  • Path to Victory
• Trickster
• Victory Manipulation

Limitations[]

• Cannot outsmart Omniscience or Omnichronal Perception.
• May take time and careful thinking.
• Might be overwhelmed by a sense of guilt if they use tactics that sacrifices or uses the lives of their own allies and friends.
• Weak against users of Unpredictability.
  • Immensely vulnerable to Absolute Unpredictability.
• Can still be outsmarted by a better user of this.
• Weak against Strategy Manipulation.
• Still limited by available resources & how well they can employ them.
• Users may still be overcome by monstrously overwhelming force('s) & out-of-context/scale opponents or issues, even if they employ otherwise flawless strategies.
  • Even the famous Zhuge Liang may have found it out of his paygrade in attempting to plan against a nigh omnipotent being like the Mad Jim Jaspers.
• Depending on the continuity and writers, certain characters may be rendered useless, inept, or even downright idiotic in overall stories or universes.

Known Users[]

See Also: The Strategist

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

Cartoons/Comics[]

Live Television/Movies[]

Tabletop/Video Games[]

Known Objects[]

• NZT drug (Limitless)
• Super-Soldier Serum (Marvel Comics)

Gallery[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

Sousuke Aizen (Bleach) is one of the greatest tactical geniuses in the world, effortlessly planning and manipulating almost everything and everyone.

Kisuke Urahara (Bleach) can think 1000 steps ahead in a fight and is the only person Aizen acknowledges as his intellectual superior.

Aion (Chrono Crusade) is one of the greatest tactical geniuses in the world, effortlessly planning and manipulating almost everything and everyone.

Sadao Mao/The Devil (The Devil is a Part-Timer!) possesses a great tactical ability that allowed him to unite the demon clans and take over Ente Isla.

Tadashi Usobuki (Impossibility Defense) is very skilled in planning the situation to ensure his targets will be killed in the way that will not implicate him or his client.

Blessed with both intellect and courage, Rin Shou Jo, the Phantasmal General of Zhao's Three Great Heavens (Kingdom) was one of the State of Zhao's greatest tactical-based Great Generals.

The man who surpassed Ou Ki and Geki Shin as the Strongest General of the Warring States Era, Ri Boku (Kingdom) is a genius tactician with practical experience in strategy as he serves as the one of the greatest tactician and strategist of his generation...

... with his opening debut to central China, he demonstrated his ability during the climax of Battle of Bayou as he fully utilized the northern Zhao cavalry's quality as skilled horsemen...

...and Ou Ki's experience as a central plain Great General to his full advantage after thoroughly researching his military career...

...and with amazing ability in architecture, he created an elaborate multi-layered defense of castles and forts throughout the formerly empty western parts of Zhao.

Possessing the greatest levels of insight, Ou Sen (Kingdom) is one of the most exceptional geniuses of the Warring States, with the ability to predict his opponent's moves. Due to his cautious nature, his tactics shared many similarities to the legendary Great General Haku Ki's warfare.

Shou Hei Kun, the Chief of Qin's Military Affairs (Kingdom)

Yo Tan Wa (Kingdom)

While having never formally studying strategy, Kan Ki, the Beheader (Kingdom) is a genius prodigy at warfare who has never lost a single battle because of his unique and unorthodox tactics.

Go Hou Mei (Kingdom)

Armed with tactics and strategies that match her in grandeur, fearsome with just a hint of cuteness, Ka Rin (Kingdom) is a tactical genius recognized as one of the greatest in the superstate of Chu.

Despite never having a formal strategical education, Kyou Kai (Kingdom) is a natural talent in thinking up strategies and utilizing tactics that insure either complete victory or shifting disadvantages to her favor...

...prior to Ka Ryo Ten's arrival, she served as the primary strategist of the Hi Shin Unit. Her use of tactics shocking even an experienced soldier like So Sui to the point he called her a genius.

Recognized by Shou Hei Kun, the chief of Qin's military affairs, Mou Ten (Kingdom) is a genius with boundless tactical acuity that rivals that of a Great General.

Sora (No Game No Life) is a master strategist and mathematics genius, who can easily manipulate everyone around him, and win almost every fight before even fighting.

Shiro (No Game No Life), Sora's younger adopted sister, is a math genius and master at chess...

...together, they were able to defeat in a chess game God himself, and after entering into his realm, became the king and queen of an entire kingdom of their own.

Komei (One Piece) is a Marine who is very cunning and creates a multi-layered plan earning him the title 'Genius Tactician' he was able to capture most of the Straw Hats and corner Monkey D. Luffy into an almost deadly situation.

Shiroe (Log Horizon)

Lelouch vi Britannia (Code Geass)

Tobias (Pokemon anime)

Yuji Sakai (Shakugan no Shana)

Having bankrupted an MLM company with his strategy and deceit alone, Akiyama Shinchi (Liar Game) is one of the greatest strategic minds ever. He was able to develop creative strategies for each round of Liar Game, using every resource perfectly, setting traps for his enemies to fail, and being able to analyze every situation he finds himself in to figure out how to win.

Yokoya Norihiko (Liar Game) is a master strategist and manipulator, with such ability that allowed him to counter Akiyama and even outsmart him at times.

Loid Forger/Twilight's (Spy x Family) greatest weapon is his intelligence. He's able to form multiple strategies and create various plans in advance.

Cartoons/Comics[]

Arguably one of the most dangerous strategic minds in the world, Max Lord IV (DC Comics) has used his conniving, ruthlessness and impeccable pull with the masses to affect large scale actions that have had devastating consequences across all of space & time.

Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics) commonly utilizes cunning tactics to outwit his foes, relying on his plans and experience to outmaneuver many of his superhuman friends and adversaries. He is known as one of the greatest strategists and tacticians.

Underneath his psychotic mindset, the Joker (DC Comics) possesses the strategic skills capable of matching or even surpassing that of the Batman's tactical brilliance.

Victor Von Doom/Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)

While his fighting skills, healing factor, and claws are all deadly, James Logan Howlett/Wolverine's (Marvel Comics) greatest weapon is his mind.

Samuel Sterns/The Leader (Marvel Comics) possesses enhanced intuition, pattern solving, information storage and retrieval, and logical and philosophical structuring.

Callisto (Marvel Comics)

Ozymandias (Watchmen)

General Immortus (Teen Titans)

Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)

Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)

Cobra Commander (G.I. Joe) is a genius-level tactician and strategist allowing him to formula complex plans to achieve his goals.

Live Television/Movies[]

Dean Winchester (Supernatural)

Always 10 moves ahead of everyone, Emir Kozcuoglu (Kara Sevda) is a strategical mastermind and genius, able to scheme up and control all events of the whole series, all outcomes benefit him to win, and even his own death.

Adrian Chase/Prometheus (Arrowverse) was a tactical genius, as he planned everything carefully so that his plans would succeed. Even if they didn't, he would have backup plans.

Admiral Gial Ackbar (Star Wars) was one of the Rebel Alliance's foremost military strategists, and commanded them during the Civil War's most decisive victories.

Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Thrawn (Star Wars) was one of the Empire's greatest tacticians. He studies his enemies' culture and art to find their desires and weaknesses, developing plans and gaining insight into them that allows him a level of prediction that is practically precognitive.

Admiral Ar'alani (Star Wars) of the Chiss Ascendancy is a close friend of Thrawn and one of the few people able to keep up with his tactical skills.

ST-series Super Tactical Droids such as Kalani (Star Wars) are some of the few droids intelligent and creative enough to rival the greatest organic strategists in warfare.

Video Games[]

Thel 'Vadam's (Halo) tactical genius allowed him to be the youngest Sangheili to become the Supreme Commander of the Covenant navy.

Mat Cauthon (The Wheel of Time), through the memories he has access to, was able to strategize to such a degree that he could outthink the Forsaken General Demandred.

Shogi Master (Valkyrie Crusade) is brave and fearless and always wins with levelheaded tactics.

Other[]

Roboute Guilliman (Warhammer 40,000)

Salem (RWBY)

Videos[]

Fights, Feats, and Demonstrations[]

Kingpin Origin

Joseph Joestar vs ACDC (part 1)-2

JJBA Joseph defeats Esidisi-2

ジョジョ- Joseph vs. Wamuu 『 Final』-2

Joseph Outsmarts The Empress's Outsmarting

JJBA Stardust Crusaders - Joseph Joestar Vs Dio- Battle of Wits-2

ジョジョ 5 - Banana Kills Polpo 『HD』

ジョジョ- Olden Experience (2)『HD』-2

ジョジョ- Giorno vs. Baby Face (2)『HD』-2

ジョジョ- Giorno vs. Baby Face 『FINAL』-2

Shikamaru vs Temari Full Fight (English Dub) High Defenition-2

Analysis & Discussions[]

Why General Grievous was an Underrated Tactical GENIUS

Who was Actually the Smartest Jedi in the Clone Wars? - The Definitive Guide to Rahm Kota-2

Darth Caedus (Legends) Featuring Dash Star - Star Wars Minute

Kingdom Is Better Than Your Favorite Manga.