Zessen

Zessen
Name
Japanese	絶扇?
Romaji	Zessen
Lit.	Suppressing Fans
Info
Type	Magic-amplifying fan
User	Anji Mito
Appearances
Game	...
Manga	Guilty Gear Xtra

Zessen is Anji Mito's signature weapon and one of the Sacred Treasures that originally formed the Outrage, a weapon created by the scientist Frederick Bulsara to destroy the Gears. An instroment that concentrates and amplifies Wind magic, Zessen can change size as required, and it bears gliphs - resembling kanji - that activate when in use. Though intended to be carried by those adept at the use of magic, Zessen puts massive mental and physical strain upon their wielder.

When no longer bound by the Outrage, Zessen was not used as a weapon, but was instead used to create and maintain a Dimensional Barrier that surrounded a Japanese Colony; it was, however, stolen by Anji Mito upon fleeing said Colony. Anji claims to have stumbled upon it.

Zessen is a type of Japanese war fan - or Tessen - that is primarily used for signalling and combat. Zessen is a Menbarigata Tessen, or a war fan with the ability to fold and collapse upon itself. Tessen come in many forms, with Zessen specifically resembling a Mai-ogi fan - a fan used for dance. The act of fighting with a fan is called Tessenjutsu.

Appearance

Zessen is a seven-spoked fan, bearing white washi decorated with a vague wind pattern and three stark yellow diamonds distributed across the span of the fan. It has a red handle with gold trim, and a beaded tassle at the end. Two gold designs on the fan - which resemble a knotted diamond - sit on the handle of the fan, between a plaque with kanji on it. The Kanji reads 絶 (zetsu).

Trivia

• Mizuha's grandfather in the Guilty Gear Xtra manga possesses his own replicas of Zessen.
• 絶 (Zetsu) - the kanji on Zessen's has a few different meanings. As a word, it means unparalleled or unequaled, however Zetsu can also be used to describe a wooden clapper used at the beginning and the end of a performance, or the bell clapper used in Japanese wind chimes.
• Zetsu is also the name of the dragon summoned for Anji Mito's Instant Kill.

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