The power of using string based abilities is extremely underrated across all anime and manga, but they make for an amazing source of power. Strings can be quite versatile as they allow slashing attacks and can also be used defensively in combat. There are also many other overlooked uses for strings that can be placed in the supplemental category, and that's what makes this power as versatile as it is. In a plethora of anime, some characters have shown immense control over string-based abilities, and they include the likes of Machi from Hunter x Hunter or Best Jeanist from My Hero Academia.
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Best jeanist
Tsunagu Hakamadaalso known as Best jeanistis a Pro Hero from My Hero Academia series. At the beginning of the story, he was ranked as the number 4 Pro Hero in Japan on the Hero board, which is definitely impressive. Later, he even moved up to No. 3.
Best Jeanist's powers are based on custom. His quirk, Fiber Master, allows him to manipulate clothing threads. These strings can be used offensively, as seen when he used Blackout Blind in hopes of suffocating his enemy, but they can also be used defensively as seen with Catching Cradle. Best Jeanist has proven to be one of the most sensational Pro Heroes and he supported the younger generation greatly before and during the war.
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Vanessa Enoteca
Vanessa Enoteca comes from Black clover as an important member of the Black Bulls. Given her abilities, she may be the strongest string user around. Not only can she use her strings in the usual way, which is to entangle targets, but in addition, her strings can even change fate itself.
Wire magic, in that sense, has proven to be quite dangerous. Vanessa's Red Thread of Fate can create a cat with its threads, and whoever it comes in contact with will have their fate changed. Vanessa's powers are so incredible that she even falls under the mage Arcane Stage.
Rui
Rui was a major antagonist from Demon Slayers first anime season. He was also the first real threat that Tanjiro and the others had to face. Rui is part of the Lower Six Kizuki, but even so, he is still a terrifying threat, especially in the early parts when Tanjiro was still developing as a Demon Slayer.
Rui uses spider silk strands, something he creates from his own body and has acquired through his Blood Demon Art. His design resembles a spider, and he has proven to be extremely difficult to defeat. It took both Tanjiro and Nezuko teaming up to beat him. His strings are extremely sharp and can even cut off limbs and decapitate his enemies.
Machi Komacine
Machi is one of the members of the Phantom Troupe, serving as their #3. She is quite a versatile combatant, known for having immense physical strength, but on top of that she is also one of the best healers in Hunter x Hunter. With her string-based Nen ability, Nen Stitches, Machi can deal quite a bit of damage and cut her enemies to pieces. These transmutation-based strands are also used for medicinal purposes.
With her strings and incredible skills, Machi has been shown to be able to put a severed limb back together, as seen in the Heaven's Arena Arc, when she sewed Hisoka's arm back together. Machi is extremely versatile and one of the best string users in anime. Her arc with Hisoka is far from over, and her return to the Succession Contest arc is extremely exciting.
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Sasori
Sasori is part of the iconic Akatsukione of the greatest villain groups of all time. With that said, Sasori was the first of the Akatsuki to go down. In order to defeat him, Sakura had to team up with Chiyo in Naruto Shippuden. His strength was terrifying, and he used his string powers in relation to his puppets. With his puppetry, he was known as the greatest Shinobi puppeteer in the entire series and could take down an entire nation.
Sasori's puppets were not easy to defeat, and in the end he almost beat the team. However, Sakura was able to land one last hit and destroy his puppet body. Across all anime series, he has become one of the most memorable string users of all time, and he remains a fan favorite among the Akatsuki.
Neferpitou
While Machi is a superb antagonist from Hunter x Hunter who uses strings, she's not the only one. Another one of the strongest Hunter x Hunter antagonists throughout the ages is also a string user, known by the name NeferpitouMeruem's Royal Guard. Neferpitou's strength is simply terrifying, and she has displayed several nen abilities that work through the use of strings and puppetry.
First, her puppeteer ability, created through manipulation, can control and manipulate others with strings. She can even use strings to enhance her own combat skills, with her Nen ability, Terpsichora. Pitou was even able to fight after her death through this ability. She came back stronger through her string-based post-mortem power. Her puppeteer powers created one of the biggest battles in Hunter x Hunter against Adult Gon.
Donquixote Doflamingo
Doflamingo was a major force in One Piece world for a long time, but he finally achieved his main purpose when he became the central antagonist of the Dressrosa arc. He is the user of Ito Ito no Mi, which literally translates to String String Fruit. He has shown incredible versatility and creative abilities through his string-based Paramecia fruit.
First, Doflamingo has an ability called Parasite, which allows him to control others through his strings. He also displayed the ability to cut enemies to pieces with them and even fly by attaching them to clouds. He has a powerful ability known as Birdcage that can use strings to capture and destroy an entire island. His awakening allows him to transform his entire surroundings into strings, including the ground, buildings and almost everything around him. He has definitely shown himself to be a sensational string user and probably the best antagonist of all time to use string based abilities. Doflamingo will make a return in One Piece's Final Saga eventually.
Jolyne Cujoh
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Anime: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
When it comes to the greatest user of string abilities in anime, not many characters compete with the legendary Jolyne Cujohthe main character in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean. After being accused of a crime she did not commit and sentenced to prison, Jolyne activates her Stand via a fragment of an arrow. This awakens Jolynes Stand, Stone free.
Stone Free is a Stand ability that allows Jolyne to turn her body into strings. This is definitely not the most overpowered ability in Jojo, but she has proven to be one of the smartest and most versatile string users in anime. With her string abilities, Jolyne was able to stand up to Father Pucci, one of the most overpowered antagonists in anime with time and gravity based powers. Her most impressive ability was her Mobius String, which allowed her to survive being turned inside out by Pucci.
