Changes: Meizu

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冥頭 Meizu
Debut
Manga	Naruto Chapter #9
Anime	Naruto Episode #6
Novel	Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
Game	Naruto: Konoha Ninpōchō
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Novel, Game
Voice Actors
Japanese	Toshiaki Kuwahara ;
English	Kirk Thornton ;
Personal
Birthdate	June 6
Sex	Male
Age	Part I: 25;
Height	Part I: 178 cm1.78 m <br />5.84 ft <br />70.079 in <br />;
Weight	Part I: 73.6 kg162.26 lb <br />;
Blood type	B
Classification	Missing-nin; Mercenary Ninja;
Occupation	Zabuza's subordinate;
Affiliation	Kirigakure; ;
Team	Demon Brothers;
Partner	Gōzu;
Rank
Ninja Rank	Part I: Chūnin;
Academy Grad. Age	12
Chūnin Prom. Age	18
Family
	Gōzu (Twin Brother);
Nature Type
	Water Release;
Jutsu
	Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique;
Tools
	Kusari; Metal Gauntlets; Poison;

Latest revision as of 04:18, 9 December 2023

This article is about the mercenary. For the Konoha Anbu, see Mezu.

Meizu (冥頭) and with his older twin brother Gōzu were chūnin of Kirigakure before defecting and becoming mercenaries alongside Zabuza Momochi.

Background

He and his brother fled the village with Zabuza when he failed in his attempt to kill the Mizukage, and thereafter began working for him as assassins.

Personality

In sharp contrast to his brother, Meizu is described as having a short temper and is extremely violent while torturing his foes. He has also been described as a hooligan.^[1]

Appearance

Meizu Blazing — Meizu's full appearance.

Meizu had shoulder-length, wild dark-brown hair and dark eyes. He wears a rebreather that covers the lower half of his face and a large, clawed, poisonous gauntlet on his left arm which had a chain coming out of it that had the other end attached to his brother's own gauntlet. He wore a camouflage suit with bandages around his waist, dark-coloured, knee-length sandals and several pouches around his waist. His Kirigakure forehead protector had two horns on it.

Abilites

Metal Gauntlets in action — The twins' coordinated attack.

Gōzu and Meizu are a paragon of coordination attacking. Meizu's large metal gauntlets house a retractable shuriken chain running between the two of them, which they can use to bind an enemy and then slice them to pieces. In the event that the shuriken chain is neutralised, Gōzu also has a release mechanism to free him from Meizu for individual attacks. He uses the sharp, poisoned claws on his gauntlet to shred his foes. Meizu was also skilled in stealth, capable of hiding right outside the gates of Konoha without being noticed.^[2]

Ninjutsu

Nature Transformation

Meizu and Gōzu have proven skilled in Water Release being capable of appearing out of puddles, hiding in them when needed.

Part I

Prologue — Land of Waves

Main article: Prologue — Land of Waves

Sasuke saves naruto — stops the Demon Brothers' assault.

At the start of the series Zabuza sends them to kill Tazuna. Using the Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique to surprise Team 7. With Gōzu immediately launching his brother in front of him the pair are seemingly able to kill Kakashi with ease. As they move on to attack Naruto Uzumaki, they are stopped by Sasuke Uchiha who breaks the chain connecting the two brothers. Still intent on killing them, the brother separate and attack the team. They are however stopped by Kakashi Hatake, and it is revealed that he had used the Body Replacement Technique to escape their first attack. He later ties them to a tree so that they can be taken into custody. In the prologue novelisation, it is implied he and Gōzu escaped back to Zabuza after Team 7 left.^[3]

In Other Media

Video Games

Meizu is a playable character in the following video games:

Game name	Japanese release	English release
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing	14 July 2016	24 August 2016

Trivia

Meizu's name is written with the kanji for "dark" (冥) and "head" (頭), indicating his mindset overshadowed by emotions, in contrast to his brother's more rational way of thinking.
According to the databook(s):
- Meizu has completed 278 official missions in total: 68 D-rank, 167 C-rank, 43 B-rank, 0 A-rank, 0 S-rank.
In Japanese mythology Gōzu and Meizu are fearsome guardians of the Underworld known more commonly as "Ox-Head" and "Horse-Face".

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 First Databook, page 45
↑ Naruto chapter 9, page 13
↑ Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood chapter 10

[d1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 First Databook, page 45

[2] Naruto chapter 9, page 13

[3] Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood chapter 10

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+{{Looking for|the mercenary|the Konoha Anbu|Mezu}}
 {{Infobox}}
-{{translation|'''Meizu'''|冥頭|Meizu}} along with his twin brother [[Gōzu]] were [[chūnin]]-level shinobi of [[Kirigakure]] before [[Missing-nin|defecting]] and becoming mercenaries alongside [[Zabuza Momochi]].
+{{translation|'''Meizu'''|冥頭|Meizu}} and with his older twin brother [[Gōzu]] were [[chūnin]] of [[Kirigakure]] before [[Missing-nin|defecting]] and becoming mercenaries alongside [[Zabuza Momochi]].
 == Background ==
-He and his brother fled the village with Zabuza Momochi when he failed in his attempt to kill the [[Mizukage]], and thereafter began working for him as assassins.
+He and his brother fled the village with Zabuza when he failed in his attempt to kill the [[Mizukage]], and thereafter began working for him as assassins.
 == Personality ==
@@ Line 9: / Line 10: @@
 == Appearance ==
+[[File:Meizu Blazing.png|thumb|left|Meizu's full appearance.]]
 Meizu had shoulder-length, wild dark-brown hair and dark eyes. He wears a rebreather that covers the lower half of his face and a large, clawed, [[poison]]ous [[Metal Gauntlets|gauntlet]] on his left arm which had a chain coming out of it that had the other end attached to his brother's own gauntlet. He wore a camouflage suit with bandages around his waist, dark-coloured, knee-length sandals and several pouches around his waist. His Kirigakure [[forehead protector]] had two horns on it.
 == Abilites ==
-[[File:Metal Gauntlets in action.png|thumb|left|The twins' coordinated attack.]]
+[[File:Metal Gauntlets in action.png|thumb|The twins' coordinated attack.]]
-Gōzu and Meizu are a paragon of [[Collaboration Techniques|coordination attacking]]. Meizu's large metal gauntlets house a retractable shuriken chain running between the two of them, which they can use to bind an enemy and then slice them to pieces. In the event that the shuriken chain is neutralised, Gōzu also has a release mechanism to free him from Meizu for individual attacks. He uses the sharp, [[poison|poisoned]] claws on his gauntlet to shred his foes.
+Gōzu and Meizu are a paragon of [[Cooperation Ninjutsu|coordination attacking]]. Meizu's large metal gauntlets house a retractable shuriken chain running between the two of them, which they can use to bind an enemy and then slice them to pieces. In the event that the shuriken chain is neutralised, Gōzu also has a release mechanism to free him from Meizu for individual attacks. He uses the sharp, [[poison|poisoned]] claws on his gauntlet to shred his foes. Meizu was also skilled in stealth, capable of hiding right outside the gates of Konoha without being noticed.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 9, page 13</ref>
+{{-L}}
 === Ninjutsu ===
 ==== Nature Transformation ====
-Meizu and Gōzu have proven profficient in [[Water Release]] being capable of [[Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique|appearing out of puddles]], hiding in them when needed.
+Meizu and Gōzu have proven skilled in [[Water Release]] being capable of [[Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique|appearing out of puddles]], hiding in them when needed.
 == Part I ==
-=== Land of Waves Arc ===
+=== Prologue — Land of Waves ===
+{{main|Prologue — Land of Waves}}
-[[File:Sasuke saves naruto.png|thumb|Sasuke stops the Demon Brothers' assault.]]
+[[File:Sasuke saves naruto.png|thumb|left| stops the Demon Brothers' assault.]]
-At the start of the series Zabuza sends them to kill [[Tazuna]]. Using the [[Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique]] to surprise [[Team Kakashi]]. With Gōzu immediately launching his brother in front of him the pair are seemingly able to kill Kakashi with ease. As they move on to attack [[Naruto Uzumaki]], they are stopped by [[Sasuke Uchiha]] who breaks the chain connecting the two brothers. Still intent on killing them, the brother separate and attack the team. They are however stopped by [[Kakashi Hatake]], and it is revealed that he had used the [[Body Replacement Technique]] to escape their first attack. He later ties them to a tree so that they can be taken into custody.
+At the start of the series Zabuza sends them to kill [[Tazuna]]. Using the [[Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique]] to surprise [[Team Kakashi|Team 7]]. With Gōzu immediately launching his brother in front of him the pair are seemingly able to kill Kakashi with ease. As they move on to attack [[Naruto Uzumaki]], they are stopped by [[Sasuke Uchiha]] who breaks the chain connecting the two brothers. Still intent on killing them, the brother separate and attack the team. They are however stopped by [[Kakashi Hatake]], and it is revealed that he had used the [[Body Replacement Technique]] to escape their first attack. He later ties them to a tree so that they can be taken into custody. In the prologue novelisation, it is implied he and Gōzu escaped back to Zabuza after Team 7 left.<ref>''Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood'' chapter 10</ref>
+== In Other Media ==
+=== Video Games ===
+{{playable in}}
 == Trivia ==
+* Meizu's name is written with the kanji for "dark" (冥) and "head" (頭), indicating his mindset overshadowed by emotions, in contrast to his brother's more rational way of thinking.
 * According to the databook(s):
 ** Meizu has completed 278 official missions in total: 68 D-rank, 167 C-rank, 43 B-rank, 0 A-rank, 0 S-rank.
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