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Akame has spent years training and being an assassin, to the point where she was the perfect assassin. When she was younger, she and Kurome were placed in a forest full of Danger Beasts with the only objective of escaping the area alive, and they did so at a rate that was described as "very quickly." Akame, the more powerful of the two sisters, joins the Elite Seven under the leadership of Gozuki, a former member of the Four Rakshasa Demons who received his King Fu training in the Imperial Fist Temple, the top King Fu temple in the Empire. She trained in the art of espionage and combat for eight years within the Danger Beast infested wilderness, becoming a highly skilled killer.

Because of her training with Gozuki, Akame is very independent and capable of surviving in the forest on her own. She is skilled in numerous survival techniques, including how to hunt and gather food, identify dangerous plants, fish, cook, and set up camp in the wild. Akame even said that she has complete faith in her ability to survive in the wilderness and her knowledge of wildlife. When she or members of her team become hurt while on missions, she was also taught how to administer basic first aid.

Due to her training as an assassin, she is taught the most basic rule of those who live in the shadows, and that is to never trust what your target says for they can try to trick and deceive you. As a result, she is experienced in seeing through people’s bluffs and determining their strategies. Gozuki observes that Akame lacks a finishing move in her fighting technique, which is why she was instructed not to waste any strokes because if she can keep at least one stroke of her sword, she will be able to defeat her foe. She is also told to deliver the fatal blow to her opponent as soon as possible; but, if she is unsure that she has actually cut her opponent, she will not approach the body just in case that they are pretending to be defeated. She always tends to target her opponent's vitals because of her training. She is skilled enough to fight unarmed, impressing the Great General Budo with her abilities, and if she ever loses her own weapon, she can disarm an opponent and utilize their weapons for herself. Because of her experiences, she can spot the telltale signals of a trap.

She has engaged in numerous battles and has learned and used the strategies of many of her adversaries. When fighting against armored foes such as Wave, Akame employs Taeko's strategies, allowing her to shatter their armor by repeatedly striking the same spot. Akame is regarded as a cool-headed woman who knows the best course of action during a fight, analyzing the situation and selecting the path with the maximum possibility of success, thanks in part to her extensive combat experience. She is adept at observing people's movements to the point where she can determine their preferred path, thought process, and course of action if she managed to observe them enough. Due to this, she was even able to turn her opponent's own predictions against them. She can judge a person's strength after facing so many powerful foes; as a result, she can determine how much strength and speed to use behind her attacks. She has previously said that she uses Murasame like any other blade because of concern that she may become overly reliant on the Teigu and lose her swordsmanship as a result. However, if necessary, she will make full use of Murasame's capabilities and graze her opponent wherever she chooses. If at all possible, she would prioritize disabling her adversary's weapon when dealing with weapon users in order to render them exposed to her attack, like she did with Zanku. As demonstrated with Ibaru, if she is aware that her opponent is trying to steal her Murasame and that they are incompatible with it, she will not hesitate to let it go and take advantage of the moment the blade rejects them to attack them and maybe reclaim her weapon. She would purposefully evade long-range opponents' strikes by a hair, taunting them into believing they could take her out by getting close so she could lunge at them when they got close enough, as was the case with Ran. She would use fancy footwork to make her assaults more unpredictable if she faced an opponent that could read the average maneuvers readily, as was the case with Esdeath.

She won't think twice and, if necessary, will kill them even if they are former acquaintances or the phantom of a loved one. Her very first mission had her sent to kill Martha, a close friend to Akame. This was done to test her resolve as Gozuki feared that she was too kind-hearted for her profession, but in the end, she completed the assignment. Even though people normally are unable to attack someone they care about, Akame was unaffected and reacted when Zanku attempted to employ an illusion of Kurome to strike a lethal blow.

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Esdeath was considered the finest soldier in the Empire's army and one of the world's strongest. Although Esdeath had a reputation as a powerful fighter who could subdue the toughest of Danger Beasts and even tame them, it was her presence and her leadership that made her truly dangerous. Due to their presence alone, she and General Budo, a fellow Empire general, are able to keep a war at bay despite the numerical deficit and pressure from multiple sides. With her army, she could drive back a tribe that was causing trouble for the Empire to the west. She also foresaw their withdrawal toward a valley, which she covered with gasoline barrels to ambush and kill anyone who tried to flee. Esdeath, leading her army, destroys a nation of 10,000 in the southwest that had previously defeated an army of 120,000 thanks to effective use of the terrain. Even if she were to start a battle with a numerical disadvantage, she would still be able to make a large number of ice troops to even the odds. Not to mention, she was able to assess the Revolutionary Army during the start of the war, grasp their movements, and identify a weak point in their formation that she could use to topple them.

Esdeath has been a hunter of danger beasts since she was child. Her father instilled the idea of survival of the fittest in her mind when she was growing up on the cold tundra. She was regarded as a natural-born hunter and killer who knew how to dispatch her target, even when it fled and was more vulnerable. After the death of her tribe, she traveled the country entering martial arts tournaments, being able to defeat grown adults at a young age. She was described as a "born slaughter" and "a natural disaster with a mind" as an adult because of her skill in warfare, command of her Ice Teigu, and love for battle. Even without having to resort to her Teigu, she could fight on an equal level with Akame at her peak performance and an Evolved Incursio enhanced Tatsumi.

She is capable of destroying vast groups of adversaries by herself, from burying 400,000 members of a northern tribe to destroying an army of around a thousand warriors. Esdeath would try to demoralize and weaken the enemy soldiers if she were facing a force that was much larger than she could possibly handle. She achieves this by employing her skills and showcasing her dominance by charging into the conflict and taking out all of the troops.

Esdeath has demonstrated a depth of understanding in human physiology and psychology. She is an expert in torture, with knowledge of how to prolong it, flora-derived substances that can help with it, pressure spots, the vitals of both human and animal bodies, and the ability to perform autopsies. Said that the respect her soldiers have for her is the reason her men are known as the best fighters because the more respect your soldiers have for you, the harder they'll throw themselves into a fight, which is pretty much true given how she treats her men and the success they've had after repelling a barbarian nation in the west.

Esdeath is shown to stay calm even when unexpected situations happen. After being suddenly teleported to an unknown location, Esdeath was able to pinpoint where she was at by reading the stars, noticing the time zone difference, and seeing the wildlife. After being struck by Murasame and its poisonous curse when she was distracted, Esdeath instantly freezes time to stop the curse from killing and cuts off her limb to prevent it from spreading without hesitation.

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• Something about wanting to play dead to get enemies to approach him
• Could fight good enough against Akame, where she stated that he is a cluster of potential and that if he keeps training, he would be general class (I'm pretty sure there are more statements along this line but don't know where)
• Would trick his opponent into clashing with him before he would let go of his sword and utilize the brief movement that his opponent astounded to grapple (or punch in Esdeath's case)