Summary
The Alliance in Undead Unluck is initially portrayed as antagonistic but is actually a heroic force working to challenge the rules imposed by God. Each member of the Alliance possesses a unique Negation ability that allows them to negate specific rules of the world and enhance their fighting style. Undead Unluck stands out as a creative manga published in Weekly Shonen Jump with creative battles that showcase the full potential of each character’s abilities. The anime adaptation on Hulu is expected to highlight this creativity.
Warning: Contains MAJOR spoilers for Undead Unluck. The Alliance is the heroes’ main force Unlucky zombies belong to. Although initially presented as an antagonistic organization, it quickly becomes clear that they all intend to become heroes, and it is only through their efforts that the world can be freed from these evils. rules arbitrarily imposed on it by God.
Undead Unluck is a manga series written and illustrated by Yoshifumi Tozuka, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since January 2020. An anime adaptation began airing in October 2023 on Hulu.
Naturally, every member of the Alliance in Undead Unluck is one The negator, who is given the ability to negate specific rules about the world. A negator’s abilities are classified into self-targeting and external targeting, and a person’s abilities can be further enhanced by their awareness of how rules and regulations work. limit their power.
When all of that is combined with a variety of weapons and fighting styles, every Negative both in and out of the League has an extremely unique fighting style, and that makes the action in series became one of the most unique action ever to appear in it. a weekly manga in Shonen Jump for many years.
Fuko Izumo
Hero of the Undead Unluck
The first Alliance member to discuss was Fuko Izumo, Rank X in the League and the main protagonist of Undead Unluck. Fuko’s Negator ability, Unluck, causes misfortune to anyone who touches her, with the level of misfortune varying depending on the level of affection she has for the target, and she eventually evolves. Her Unluck to influence inanimate objects and manifest in special ways that serve her needs as well. After entering the 101st loop, Fuko becomes the leader of the Alliance and eventually becomes the best fighter among the main cast, even mastering Shen’s Shin Hakkyoku fighting style.
Andy
The main character of Undead Unluck
Following behind is Fuko Andy, Rank IX in the Alliance and the main protagonist of Undead Unluck. As the series title implies, Andy’s Negator ability is Undead; Undead allows Andy to regenerate from any wound and he can use this in combat by using his regeneration force to fire off body parts as projectiles, flying with jets of blood and freezes his blood into weapons, among other things. It is eventually revealed that Andy is the amnesiac alternate personality of Victor, one of the League’s original co-founders and the former lover of its original leader, Juiz.
Judgment
Early leader of the Confederacy
The original Class I in the Union was Juiz, the first to form the Alliance with Victor to fight God. Juiz’s Negator ability is Unjustice, which forces a person to do things that directly contradict their sense of justice, and she also wields a sword that has been enhanced with fire powers by UMA Burn. Juiz used the Ark artifact to travel to new time loops whenever the League failed to kill God, but circumstances forced her to give her seat to Fuko for the 101st and—due to lack of energy—the second time. The final use of the Ark is near the end of the world. Ragnarok arc.
Than Tuong
The strongest person in all creation
Rank II in the League is Shen Xiang, an eccentric martial artist, wishes to become “the strongest of all things” so he can defeat his former master, Feng Kowloon, and avenge his sister. In addition to being a master of the Shin Hakkyoku fighting style, Shen’s Negative ability, Untruth, forces anyone he looks at to move in the opposite way they thought about moving, but only if the target is the person that Shen loves. Shen died in the Four Seasons arc, but he was revived as a zombie, and Untruth, along with his position in the League, was transferred to his assistant and lover Mui.
Billy Alfred
Good traitor to the Alliance
Rank III in the League is Billy Alfred, a blind man with a cheerful demeanor who serves as a surrogate father figure to fellow League member, Tatiana. While Billy’s Negative Man abilities were initially said to be Unbelievable, which gave him an incredible skill in ricocheting bullets, that was just a natural talent and ability His true ability is Unfair, allowing him to copy the Negative abilities of any Negative Person who hates him. Billy is also secretly the leader of Under, another organization of Negatives who oppose the League. to further their own goals, although Billy only founded it so the League wouldn’t have to die fighting God.
Phil Hawkins
The Society’s Emotionless Child
Rank IV in the Alliance is Phil Hawkins, an emotionless boy with a completely mechanical body. Phil’s Negator ability, Unfeel, negates anything Phil can sense, including his own emotions, and with his body fused with the Entruster artifact, he can fight with many weapons like lasers and swords, and Phil didn’t encounter any problems thanks to Unfeel. avoid the Entruster’s emotional loss. Phil is largely out of focus for the majority of the story, but the 101st iteration gives him a larger role in the overall plot, including the exploration of his backstory.
Tatiana
The Union’s untouchable juggernaut
Rank V in the League is Tatiana, a young girl who was sold out by the mafia after her Negator abilities manifested and became Billy’s surrogate daughter. Tatiana’s Negator ability, Untouchable, creates an invisible barrier around her pushes everything away with incredible speed and force, and since it cannot be turned off, Tatiana needs to always wear a special suit of armor to block the power that also acts as a battle suit hers. At the time of writing, Tatiana is one of the few members of the Alliance who has not reappeared in the 101st iteration, and whose whereabouts are unknown.
Isshin (Haruka Yamaoka)
The Alliance’s personal blacksmith
Rank VI in the League is Isshin, a samurai-like figure whose true identity is a shy, muscular woman named Haruka Yamaoka. Haruka’s Negator ability is Unbreakable, making everything she creates indestructible as long as she believes in herself, and Unbreakable is unique in that it, along with the name “Isshin”, was exclusively inherited by her family members upon the death of the previous holder, with Haruka is the 13th Isshin in her introduction. Haruka was still a child when she reappeared in the 101st iteration, so her role in the Final Alliance was taken by her grandfather, Isshin the 12th.
Top Bull Sparx
Alliance Speedster
Rank VII in the League is Top Bull Sparx, an energetic boy with a surprising level of maturity despite being younger than Fuko. Top’s Negator ability, Unstoppable, allows him to run at super speeds, but the downside is that he cannot stop himself without first being injured and causing his body to change shape significantly, and he also has a special armor that allows him to run in line thousand kilometers per second without hurting yourself. Like Tatiana, Top is one of the few members of the Alliance who has not reappeared in the 101st iteration at the time of writing.
Nico Vorgeil
The League’s resident mad scientist
Rank VIII in the League is Nico Vorgeil, head of the Alliance’s laboratory. Nico’s Negative Ability, Unforgettable, made him unable to forget anything from the moment it appeared, and that unfortunately happened right at the moment his wife passed away, making it impossible for him to forget anything. details on her dead expression. Nico also uses his incredible intelligence to fight metal balls that can do things like levitate and shoot laser beams at people. Like Phil, Nico is initially a supporting character, but he takes on a larger role in the 101st iteration as one of Fuko’s first recruits in the League.
Chikara Shigeno
New Union recruits
The last negator to join the League in the 100th round and Rank XI in the League was Chikara Shigeno. Chikara initially met Fuko and Andy when he tried to escape a black market auction by the Negators and UMA, and after collaborating with them in their fight against Under, Chikara agreed to join the Alliance in the fight. against their God. Chikara’s Negator ability, Unmove, allows him to freeze things within his field of vision as long as he stands completely still, and because of his skittish nature, it is difficult for him to use his abilities at first.
Gina’s room
The most tragic member of the League
One of the deceased members of the League was Gina Chamber, a woman who, despite looking and acting like a teenager, was well into her 60s. Gena’s Negator ability, Unchange, allows her to repair non-living things in place, and she uses her abilities to create indestructible barriers and invisible weapons to attack people. Gina was killed early in the story so that Fuko and Andy could join the Alliance, but she ended up becoming one of Fuko’s first recruits in round 101, with the Alliance now structured as way that everyone can participate even if there is. There were no empty seats at the Roundtable.
Vol is empty
Alliance Heavyweight Champion
Another deceased member of the League is Void Volks, a former heavyweight boxing champion who accidentally killed his opponents when his abilities first manifested. Void’s Negative Ability, Unavoidable, makes it impossible for opponents to avoid when he gets into a fighting stance and he also wears special armor to further increase his strength. Like Gena, Void was killed at the beginning of the story to make room for Fuko and Andy in the League, but he reappears in the 101st iteration with more personality and an expanded role, and like Gena , he wouldn’t need to die to do it. room for new recruits.
Ichico Nemuri
The Alliance’s fallen scientist
The last member of the Alliance to die was Ichico Nemuri, a former Alliance laboratory member and Nico’s wife. Ichico’s Negator ability, Unsleep, forces her to stay awake at all timesand while that may be useful for conducting research, the physical toll on Ichico ultimately kills her before the start of the story. However, in the 101st loop, the birth of the UMA Ghost allows people to gain the ability to project their souls, and whenever Ichico does so, her body can rest, due to That avoids the situation that led to her death in the previous loop. .
Many of Negator’s abilities in Undead Unluck seem simple on the surface, but the story always takes time to show how far each power can go in a fight. Every fight is filled with creativity and never boils down to someone simply overpowering their opponent, and while it may not have been the best received in the West, it still stands out. is one of the most creative manga in Weekly Shonen Jump. The Unlucky zombies However, the anime may not cover everything that Union is capable of, but it is nonetheless bound to do a lot to showcase the creativity of the story.
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