#Ikoma kabaneri of the iron fortress

[pfpanimes]

⌕ kabaneri of the iron fortress.

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[cyellolemon]

Some more Koutetsujou no Kabaneri fanarts because the characters are silly :))

[inkyminx]

Decided to rewatch Kabaneri cause I love it so much and miss it. And words can't describe how much I love this scene.

I introduce wingus and dingus 🤍

[astaraelthesnek]

Kabaneri theories by two biology nerds

Ok, I am rewatching Koutetsujou no Kabaneri and my friend is watching it for the first time with me, and we are both biology nerds, so we are trying to work out how exactly the kabane, and therefor kabaneri, work. I will be posting our thoughts and theories one episode at a time, so please keep reading these. And if you haven't watched this anime, it's great, so watch it as the fandom is too small.

Right, so in episode one we basically were just trying to work out if it is a virus/bacteria, or a parasite. We don't think it would be a virus or bacteria, as those tend to kill the hosts pretty quickly, and some of the kabane have been alive for decades. They also often make the host physically weaker, and that is clearly not the case.

So we are onto parasites. Firstly, we needed to determine if it was a parasite or parasitoid (parasitoids kill the host and parasites don't). Despite what you may think, we actually think that it would be some type of parasite, as although kabane are basically zombies, parasitoids don't stay in their hosts, and don't control them. As far as parasites go, there are many instances of parasites, animal and fungal, latching onto the hosts brain and controlling them, like the cordyceps fungus, or the tarantula hawk wasp.

So, we've determined that it's a parasite, now what? Well, how is it transmitted. Obviously, through bites, but how does it do that. We decided that depending on if it is animal or fungus based, it probably lays eggs/spores in the saliva glands in the hosts mouth, which then get into the victims bloodstream when bitten. This also means that the parasite is unlikely to be in the kabane's blood, which makes sense, as steamsmiths don't seem too worried about cleaning blood off the trains.

When a victim is bitten, the eggs/spores are released into the bloodstream, causing the infection. This then explains the slow infections, as the smaller the wound, the fewer eggs and the slower the infection. The parasite then targets the brain in order to control the new host, as well as protecting the heart. This makes sense, as the parasite would more than likely be secreting chemicals into the hosts bloodstream in order to keep it running, and give it the superhuman strength, and in order to do that, it needs the heat to work.

This also explains why they are so hard to kill (we haven't tried to work out the heart cage yet). If the parasite keeps the body running off of its own chemicals, the host doesn't need to eat, so its organs can shut down, meaning that shouting it anywhere other that the head or heart will have no effect, as the kabane doesn't need anything else to function.

The parasite theory also helps explain why Ikoma succeed in turning himself into a kabaneri. If it was a virus, as soon as he stopped cutting off the blood supply to his head, it would have continued to infect him. But with a parasite travelling through his blood, if it can't find his brain, then it might assume that it is in the wrong place, and either shut down and hibernate, or die.

Ikoma still would have gone through some physical changes, as the parasite likely releases chemicals as soon as it hatches in the bloodstream, which would permanently alter his body, sending him through the initial changes that a kabane goes through. But without the right place to live, the parasite shuts down and stops releasing chemicals, meaning that not only does he keep his mind, changes such as skin colour would likely be reversed, as he no longer has the foreign chemicals in him.

That's all we have for now, but I will keep posting our theories as we watch it, so keep an eye out if you're interested.

Part 2 is now up, pls go read it (:

[grimmmur]

[d33pwaterabyss]

This should sum up my opinion on him.

~Ikoma

[dying-bird-is-crying]

Heya folks!! It's me D-B-I-C. A week ago I came to kabaneri in the iron fortress, for now my favorite will be ikoma. HERE I DEDICATE A DRAWING!!💚🤍

[hanchette]

𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔: ( kabaneri of the iron fortress ikoma )

a/n :3 to the anon who was asking for more ikomaa, he's a forehead kisser guy too 👀 just saying also i only got like 5 headcannon of him atm

consist of : fluff, established relationship, gender neutral reader — relationship headcannons

𝐈𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐀, ever so loving ikoma who is past oblivious but also observant—cannot help his adoration towards you. the mere presence of you alleviate all his worries at the same time heightens them to a degree where he just feels the need to dote on you and your safety.

he fusses over you more than you think but discreetly-not-discreet, like when you were walking off the train, ikoma cannot help but look after you by asking about you on his every way to those he encounter that has seen you while he completes his errand.

“did you have fun on the market?” he asks you while embracing your waist, pulling you towards his—though his hug is firm, it is also loose enough for you to wiggle out whenever you feel uncomfortable. ikoma listens to you tell your tale on how you made your merry way through the town. “mmh, i did hear that kurusu saw you by a store looking at their products.” he'd casually brought up on your conversations while smiling at you, because you knew that it was his own way of looking after you.

ikoma who gets flustered when you initiate romantic things with him. he can't help it! despite being so cool whenever he does it, he can't seem to keep that same cool when you reciprocate said gestures.

“a-ah.. no—i'm not blushing..” he pauses “okay maybe i am but because you did that!” poor man cannot get enough of it though, secretly wants you to do romantic gestures over and over again.

makes you trinkets and inventions that may help you in your daily needs but there are times when he just creates what he deem can make you smile.

“here,” ikoma closes your hands that's clasped beneath him, a soft smile on his face as he leans forward to brush his lips on your forehead, “a gift.” his cupped hands opening your at the same time only for a melody to hum all around you, you welcome the lull the same time when ikoma presses his forehead against yours, for now, this shall be something shared between the two of you. a sentimental moment that shall not be forgotten.

i can feel it in my bones that he's someone who drops compliments like it's an everyday word then becomes pleased whenever your expression drops into something other than a nonchalant one.

knuckles brushing your cheek all of a sudden, you bare your eyes only to see ikoma grinning boyishly, tilting his head to admire you. “beautiful.”

ikoma who also becomes intrigued on pinky promises with you and only you, fluff + angst but it's his way to cope that you'll be alright, sure he can fight for you but a promise as such can calm his erratic heart whenever the kabane finds their way

he twists your pinkies together, a call for you that safety is priority. a silent vow to keep yourself safe and that whenever you're in danger, he'll come and find you no matter where. ikoma then untwist them, throwing you a soft smile before running with to the frontier to take down the kabane that dare to intrude.

you still vividly remember when you showed him what intertwining pinkies mean, “a promise. ” he whispers, replaying what you've said, “then, can you promise me this?” he murmurs as he gazes at you “my heart is yours as long as it beats, that's why, whenever you are in trouble I'll find you and save you no matter what and no matter where.” ikoma spreads your hands, his palm on yours like he's comparing your hand sizes, “i won't lose you. i cannot afford to. so please, just this once, promise me this.”

[deepwater-abyss]

ikoma is a trans man and also gay and also on the aromantic/asexual spectrum he told me so

[rachi-roo]

Finished Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress!!!

OH 👏 MY 👏 GOD 👏

Beautiful. MWA! I won't spoil anything, but I will let you know that the two movies are actually just recaps of the episodes. Little disappointed, but honestly, the series was amazing, and I 100% recommend if you like Attack on Titan, Trigun, Akira, or Sabikui Bisco!

Please give it a watch!!! It's kick ass and beautiful!! 🥰🩷

[chrysonoe]

One of my favorite characters of all times: Ikoma from Koutetsujou no Kabaneri

[river-muse]

HEY SURPRISE I'M BACK ON MY BULLSHIT AFTER A FEW YEARS

This is now no longer my problem and is instead yours. I was craving Takumi/Ikoma and just Them in general. Featuring a mixture of sketches for them including two illustrations for one of my old fics and an appearance of The Price of Failure Takumi!

I've significantly improved in my art since I last drew them, but it felt like coming home to a warm drink and a soft place to sit.

[lady-quen]

Character inspiration meme!

[tagged: not tagged, saw people doing this on dash again since I follow lots of roleplay blogs haha decided to do this for my only proper OC]

[tagging: @ambalambs , @hexenjagd , @cursedfortune , @rostomanologist , @commander-wame , @missbadafker (for any of your characters!), @lyhil , @harukehn (hii I like your plants... I am tagging you both if that's okay :) @scribesofcalamity I want! 👏 to know 👏 the cool inspos!!! Also I'd tag all the pretty plants in the fandom but I'm not sure who likes dash games ^^, so if you see this and feel like doing it, you're ON! Feel free to say I tagged you!]

Also you know I had to do it to him (choose this as his profile picture)

Anyway! Explanations go:

1 - Bloodborne - Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower - largely self-explanatory. I would have exchanged her for Genshin's Raiden Shogun for the more accurate "draws swords from own body" visual, BUT the fun part is I actually didn't know she did that. So the Baal sword and Mael's solid shadow weapons are a complete coincidence 💀

Furthermore, Lady Maria's general aesthetic influenced my own design a good deal. Sadly, necromancers can't wear medium armor.

2 - Hollow Knight - God of Gods/Shade Lord - just the vibes for his Shroud... or is it something more? :P I guess we shall see once I iron out some plot points. Some people might know because I rant in DMs. Devouring darkness my beloved. Inspiration for a potential "corrupted form" for a fractal where the story went really wrong.

3 - Norse Mythology - Fenrir - core inspiration. Chain/binding motif, being something dangerous, even to gods. Power that needs suppressing. Everlasting hunger, being the doomed being with the potential to doom others in return. A... specific relationship with the sun. A certain someone losing a hand within the mouth of the beast.

His swords are named Dromi and Lædingr after the first two chains that bound Fenrir. He's currently looking for a way to devise a "perfect spell" to allow complete control over his volatile magic and stop the demon essence from further warping his body and affecting his mind - that spell, or perhaps item, being Gleipnir.

4 - Tower of God - Khun Aguero Agnes - personality and mannerisms inspiration, particularly post-The Departing. "The Commander when he locks the fuck in." Devilishly intelligent and not afraid to utilize underhanded methods, but ultimately a good person. A true silver tongue. Moderately to severely grumpy at times. Dramatic flair. Gay boy rizz.

5 - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress - Ikoma - the survivor. Undead but won't take the L and keeps on going no matter what. Self-engineered restraints to keep his affliction under control, dog motif, being willing to do terrible things to his own body simply to stop himself becoming a monster. A heart replaced by a core.

6 - Legend of Vox Machina - Percy de Rolo - I have actually not watched this show yet (I really damn need to) the visuals, the gunplay, the demonic possession and those deep black eyes with yellow irises? Checks out. I made Mael in 2014, so, again, coincidence, but it's a really good-looking coincidence :-)

Also, template below cut!

[astaraelthesnek]

Kabaneri theories pt 2

Part 1 here; our analysis of ep 1.

Sorry, I know it's been a while but life has been kicking my ass recently. Anyway, here is our analysis of episode 2!

Firstly, we were very interested in the apparent hivemind of the Kabane, as they all seem to be able to communicate in some capacity and follow each other easily. One option is that there is some controlling force, similar to a Queen in an ants nest, but with what happens later in the series I am pretty sure that isn't what's happening. Our main theory so far is that Kabane can release pheromones (different scents) like bees. This would mean that not only would Kabane be able to create trails for others to follow, they could use different pheromones to show meaning, like 'food here'. This could also explain why Kabane will attack Kabaneri instead of humans, as they may release some pheromones that cause them to be targetted.

We also looked at the heart cage, as well as the blue sparks caused by shooting it. In the series, it says the heart cages are some type of stronger iron. This theoretically could be possible, though not quite as it works in the anime. As blood contains small quantities of iron, it technically could be used to create the cage, but there are such small quantities that it would be near impossible. However, many Kabane will be consuming blood from the people they attack, which could help the cage develop. The other thing is that the Kabane parasite may use the host body to produce the iron. As we see in the show, when Kaban are injured they don't really bleed that much. Add that to the colour of the skin, and you have the idea that the parasite gets rid of or shuts down a lot of the blood vessels, which means the host body would be producing iron with nowhere for it to go, so it forms the heart cage.

We couldn't think of how the cage could be stronger than normal iron, as alloys are weaker than pure metals. The only option is that maybe having a slightly more malleable alloy might make the cage bend instead of break, which could make it more protective in some circumstances. The blue sparks that appear when Kabane are killed is possibly a chemical reaction between potassium, water and oxygen. Yes, we know potassium burns purple but it's an option. This means that there could be a thin layer of potassium inside the heart cage, but we don't know where it could come from.

Another thing that is weird about Kabane is that they apparently don't feel pain. This has quite a simple answer; if the Kabane are caused by a brain parasite, the parasite could easily sever the connection between the brain and the nerves around the body.

Now onto the Kabaneri. First, is the paradite hibernating?

As we said in the last post, we think that the Kabane were caused by a parasite, and Kabaneri are made when something goes wrong with the parasites infection. I said last time that the parasite could be hibernating, but now we don't think so. If it was, it would not be able to have such an immediate effect on Mumei when she takes her ribbon off, so the parasite must be awake, even if it's not in the brain. Removing the ribbon could cause some slight change in the blood, causing the parasite to attempt to reach the brain again, having the side effect of the 'power boost' Mumei gets.

This could also explain Mumei's sleeping after fights. As the parasite becomes more active, her immune system would be under a lot more strain to control the parasite, and adding that to the extreme physical exertion, it could definitely drain any stores of energy that she has, especially as she is still very young.

Anyway, that's the new theories that we have come up with. Most of these aren't plausible at all, but are at leadt theoretically possible, and either way it's quite fun. I don't know when I will be able to update this, but I hope it was at leadt fun to read.

[nerdyanimefan]

New F/O!

New son. He has no parents... im his mother now...

His name is Ikoma and he's from an anime called "Kabaneri of the iron fortress"It's really good!

[valentinerose529]

Please please PLEASE for the ask game I am intrigued by "Ikoma Left Behind"

As you probably guessed from the WIP title, it's a Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress fanfiction, and “Ikoma Left Behind” is sooo self-indulgent. I recently finished the first draft after kicking around the idea with some false starts, and renamed it “A Phoenix From the Ashes.” 

I started with the idea, “what if Ikoma hadn't gotten onto the Koutetsujou and managed to survive in Aragane Station, Robinson Crusoe-ing it up and stubbornly clearing the whole thing out of kabane?” Ikoma does just that—he doesn't have Mumei to tell him what a kabaneri is so he finds out everything the hard way. Especially his newfound need for blood. He teams up with a very old kotif oc of mine, Tomoyo, who is an average human and here becomes a blood supplier for Ikoma. (That’s the self-indulgent part—it's the first fic I wrote that both prominently includes an oc and directly contradicts canon. Every other oc I've made for fandoms has been able to conceivably fit into canon without disrupting it. But I had the urge to develop Tomoyo after five years, finish off this story, and ignore all my preconceptions about contradictory oc inserts, so I got this out of it!)

It's primarily an exploration of some kabaneri abilities and Ikoma's feelings about it—in canon, he wouldn't have gotten back onboard the Koutetsujou if Mumei and Takumi hadn't grabbed him. He fully believed himself to be turning into a kabane and had finally lost hope. my fanfiction picks up there, and details Ikoma's struggle to come to terms with himself without any support except Tomoyo (who, being human, can't share his experience), and he can't stop fighting even when he believes himself lost.

Since I stepped out of my comfort zone to write this, I actually found a beta reader (something I've never done before either) and it's currently with them. I expect to post it soon after I get their feedback!