Some of the coolest looking and strongest weapons have come from anime. There is no end to the number of creative weapon designs. While there are plenty of nontraditional weapons, such as those with magical properties or ones that can be summoned from other dimensions, characters who are their own weapons are much rarer.

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These characters have the unique and sometimes disturbing ability to transform parts of themselves into weapons. Though many of them are found in shonen anime such as One Piece or My Hero Academia, where characters with diverse and interesting powers are common occurrences, these characters can be found across many genres.

10 Elder Toguro Can Shapeshift Into Weapons (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Yu Yu Hakusho Elder Toguro transforming into weapons

Elder Toguro is a villain in Yu Yu Hakusho who can alter his body at will. He can turn any part of himself into a deadly blade and elongate his limbs to stab anyone who opposes him. He can also transform his entire body into a weapon for others to wield.

As a defensive measure, Toguro can move any of his internal organs to avoid fatal damage when attacked. These versatile shapeshifting abilities, coupled with his impressive regenerative abilities, make him quite the difficult enemy to kill.

9 Shinichi's Right Hand Is A Deadly Alien (Parasyte)

Parasyte Main Characters

Parasyte's main protagonist, Shinichi Izumi, is attacked by a parasitic alien. Typically, these aliens burrow into their victims' brains, turning them into zombie-like beings that they control to hunt and feed on other humans. Stopped from making it to Shinichi's brain, the parasite instead comes to reside in his right hand.

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Shinichi learns to coexist with Migi. Migi can manipulate his flesh, increasing Shinichi's strength and transforming himself into weapons such as different types of blades to defend them both.

8 Chrona Can Manipulate Their Blood In Battle (Soul Eater)

Soul Eater: Crona And Ragnarok Looking At Camera

Soul Eater's Chrona can use their blood as a weapon. When they were a child, their mother, the witch Medusa, replaced their blood with a mixture of Black Blood and a melted-down powerful weapon called Ragnarok. As a result, Chrona and Ragnarok coexist in one body, though Chrona is often the victim of Ragnarok's bullying.

With Ragnarok, Chrona can harden or manipulate their blood and perform superhuman feats of strength. They can use Ragnarok's different attacks in battle, making them a formidable and unpredictable opponent.

7 Robin Can Sprout Duplicate Body Parts Anywhere (One Piece)

Nico Robin Using Mil Fleur Against Fishmen in One Piece.

The beloved Straw Hat Pirate archaeologist, Nico Robin, has a Devil Fruit ability that allows her to use her body as an effective weapon. Eating the Hana Hana no Mi gave her the ability to sprout parts of her body on any surface, even on other bodies.

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She can create nearly an endless supply of arms, legs, hands, and more, which she uses to her advantage in combat. She can grow limbs on enemies to restrain or injure them, though she retains feeling in any body parts she creates.

6 Seiji Can Detach His Flesh To Attack Opponents (My Hero Academia)

my hero academia Seiji using meatball

In My Hero Academia, Seiji Shishikura doesn't require a weapon to fight. He has a Quirk that allows him to use his flesh as a weapon, making him capable of manipulating his body however he pleases. He can detach any parts of himself and change their size and shape.

Seiji's Quirk makes him a strong fighter who's difficult to beat. He can detach masses of flesh or body parts to attack opponents remotely. He can also manipulate others' bodies, turning them into disturbing balls of flesh.

5 Baby 5 Can Transform Any Part Of Herself Into Weapons (One Piece)

Baby 5 Arms Arms Fruit

Baby 5 is a pirate in One Piece who can transform any part of her body into a weapon thanks to eating the Buki Buki no Mi, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit. No weapon is off-limits for her, as she has been seen turning parts of herself into swords, rifles, pistols, sickles, and more.

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Her versatile abilities mean that she can even turn her entire body into a weapon. She can transform herself into missiles or bombs and rebuild her body after the resulting explosions without sustaining any damage.

4 Lucy Controls Deadly Vector Arms (Elfen Lied)

Lucy with hands in background from Elfen Lied

Lucy, Elfen Lied's main protagonist, is a member of the Diclonius race. She can easily kill and brutally dismember anything in her path using her invisible telekinetic arms, called vectors. She is one of the strongest of her race and has excellent control over her vectors.

Subjected to inhumane experiments and torture by the government, she unleashes her abilities on those who hurt and imprisoned her in a gory escape sequence. With her deadly arms at her disposal, she is responsible for the deaths of countless people.

3 Eve Can Transform Her Body And Hair Into Weapons (Black Cat)

Anime Black Cat Eve Hair Attack

One of Black Cat's main protagonists, Eve, is a genetically engineered bioweapon whose body is made up of nanotechnology. This allows her to transform any part of herself into different weapons. For example, she can turn her arms into giant blades and sprout wings to fly, attacking opponents by shooting deadly feather bullets.

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She can turn her skin into steel and even manipulate her hair into weapons or shields. As the series goes on, she becomes stronger and her abilities expand so that she can transform her entire body.

2 Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Fights With His Nose Hairs (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)

The main cast of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo.

In Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, its titular main protagonist fights using his own nose hairs. He has complete control over them and can move them at will. With his special technique, "Super Fist of the Nose Hair," he uses his nose hairs as whips to attack or restrain his opponents.

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo has numerous other attacks, such as firing hairs at enemies and sending his sentient boogers to fight for him. He can even shoot his nose hairs straight into others' noses and send his boogers across this way.

1 Luffy Uses His Rubber-Like Body To Fight (One Piece)

Luffy's Stretchy Leg Kicking 5 People At Once

The captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Monkey D. Luffy, ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi when he was a child. This Devil Fruit gives him the ability to stretch and twist his body like rubber, making him immune to bullets and other blunt attacks.

Luffy uses his abilities to extend the reach and power of his punches, kicks, and other attacks. He can inflate himself or specific body parts such as his limbs, letting him assault opponents with gigantic fists. He can even inflate his muscles to significantly strengthen his attacks.