History Awesome / KabaneriOfTheIronFortress

* The movie is starts off with Mumei butchering a whole roomful of Kabane [[Film/{{Equilibrium}} Grammaton Cleric-style.]] And on the frontlines, she continues to prove her OneManArmy credentials, singlehandedly protecting the rifle factory and racking up more kills on the battlefield than anyone else.

* The movie is starts off with Mumei butchering a whole roomful of Kabane [[Film/{{Equilibrum}} Grammaton Cleric-style.]] And on the frontlines, she continues to prove her OneManArmy credentials, singlehandedly protecting the rifle factory and racking up more kills on the battlefield than anyone else.

* The movie is starts off with Mumei butchering a whole roomful of Kabane [[Film/Equilibrum Grammaton Cleric-style.]] And on the frontlines, she continues to prove her OneManArmy credentials, singlehandedly protecting the rifle factory and racking up more kills on the battlefield than anyone else.

--> "I'm Hozumi"

* The final battle between Ikoma and Biba.
** Mumei finally kills Biba while trying to defend Ikoma, throwing off all her fear and doubt in the process:
--> "I'm Hozumi"

** As the Fused Colony catching up on the train, Yukina tries to undo the pressure limits on the boiler to essentially supercharge the train... but there's [[spoiler:[[ChekhovsGun Lord Kensho's]]]] [[SpannerInTheWorks arm jamming a gear.]] She tells Sukari to climb under the train and unjam it, which could cost him AnArmAndALeg. It doesn't, and because of it, the train is able to speed the hell up.

* Kurusu turns up again after [[spoiler: seemingly falling to his death back in episode 9.]] He's apparently been following the Koutetsujou all this time, and presumably fighting the Kabane every step. He's still in pretty good shape and manages to snap Ikoma out of his slump.
* In a villainous example, Biba's plot is ''horifyingly'' effective, and executes flawlessly. In just a few well planned moves he [[spoiler: turns the entire capital on itself and throws it into chaos, clearing the way for him to take revenge and destroy everything]] And that was ''before'' he brought in the [[spoiler: Kabane, or Mumei's Black Smoke transformation]] for good measure.
* Ikoma [[spoiler: deciding to use the black blood serum, despite being warned it will kill him, and that he only has enough antidote to save Mumei]]
** The entire LockAndLoadMontage at the end of the episode is pretty epic. Ikoma [[spoiler: rigging his piercing gun into a makeshift ArmCannon and pulling off his neck restraint after using the black blood]] makes for a pretty dramatic sequence just on its own, and that's before you factor in the Awesome music playing over it.

* [[spoiler: Black Blood powered]] Ikoma versus an oncoming train. Ikoma wins. He ''flips the entire thing over''

** [[spoiler: Mumei finally kills Biba while trying to defend Ikoma, throwing off all her fear and doubt in the process]]
--> [[spoiler: "I'm Hozumi"]]

** And finally, ''finally'', mention must be made to the CrowningMusicOfAwesome that plays in the background of all this, KABANERIOFTHEIRONFORTRESS, which climaxes with a triumphant belting of the ED theme as Mumei stabs the Fused Colony through the heart.

--> Being saved by someone you've thrown away, I hope you will live with this shame for the rest of your lives. I will laugh at you from the other world! Just wait and see!

** The machine itself is an incredible feat of intelligence. The restrictive society means Ikoma had very little means to discover the mechanism of zombification, but he nevertheless found its connection to blood and the brain. On top of that, the machine used to cut bloodflow off to his brain was so dangerous that he couldn't have reasonably tested it before use, but it was still constructed well enough to fend off the infection without killing him.

* Episode Two affirm's Mumei's status as a BadassAdorable. In what is best described as a ''rampage'', she effortlessly cuts through dozens of Kabane and single handedly saves almost a hundred people.
* Takumi really gets a chance to shine here. [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome He runs through the flaming, Kabane-infested city to help his friend out]], and [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight throws a lifeline out to his friend, who for all anyone (except him or Mumei) knows is a zombie infectee]].
* After being thrown off the train due to his apparent Kabane infection, Ikoma follows the train, to a point where it gets stuck due to [[{{Irony}} the arm of Ayame's father, turned Kabane, getting jamming the track switch]]. He blasts through hordes of Kabane with his bolt gun, not stopping until he's made it to the switch and managed to flip it. His speech during this segment stands out especially, showing that he's DefiantToTheEnd.

** Essentially, he saved the entire Kotetsujou... ''out of spite''. And it worked.

* Ayame shows that she can be just as big of a badass as everyone else on the show. When an angry mob goes after Ikoma and Mumei, she goes to defend them, but doesn't stand up for them unconditionally- she takes out a knife and ''tries to stab Ikoma through the heart'', demanding that he prove that he's not going to be a threat to the humans on the Kotetsujou. The mob backs down almost instantly after he promises.
* Kurusu vs Mumei. Kurusu is demanding that Ikoma and Mumei get off of the Kotetsujo. Mumei takes a ball bearing and throws it hard enough to pierce iron, and accurate enough to hit Kurusu's gun. Kurusu doesn't flinch: he just makes sure that he's still on target.

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* While the Kotetsujyo is through the mountains, dozens of Kabane manage to board and attack the civilians inside, quickly taking over all cars behind the seventh. The Samurai mount their defense, while in the back Ikoma and Mumei move forward and clear the top.

** All of this culminates in what can best be described as the crowning moment for... everyone involved so far. Ikoma, desperately weakened by a lack of blood, reaches the car where the samurai and Kurusu are holding off the Wazatori. Too weak to fight properly, Ikoma makes a declaration: it doesn't matter what happens next, if they give him blood, he will defeat the Wazatori. Ayame takes him up on that offer, cutting her wrist open and offering him her blood. The Wazatori, drawn to the blood, tries to attack her, but Kurusu, with a broken arm and a sword wound to his stomach, leaps into the air and tackles it down. Ikoma, replenished for blood, arrives and demonstrates that Mumei isn't as bad a teaching as he thought, using her forms to drive the Wazatori to the ground, and ''kick. '''Its. ASS.'''''

* The aforementioned stomach wound was caused in a fight between Ikoma and several dozen Kabane. When he and Mumei are recovered, Ikoma is surrounded by Kabane corpses.

** Takumi's put in charge of manning a ''giant freaking cannon'' ([[ArtisticLicensePhysics which would derail the train if it fired in real life]] [[RuleOfCool but DAMN it's cool]]) to blast apart the Black Smoke/Fused Colony. He gets startled and fires too early, which makes Kabane fall onto the train, leading to...

* Ayame shows that she can be just as big of a {{Badass}} as everyone else on the show. When an angry mob goes after Ikoma and Mumei, she goes to defend them, but doesn't stand up for them unconditionally- she takes out a knife and ''tries to stab Ikoma through the heart'', demanding that he prove that he's not going to be a threat to the humans on the Kotetsujou. The mob backs down almost instantly after he promises.

* In a villainous example, Biba's plot is ''horifyingly'' effective, and executes flawlessly. In just a few well planned moves he [[turns the entire capital on itself and throws it into chaos, clearing the way for him to take revenge and destroy everything]] And that was ''before'' he brought in the [[spoiler: Kabane, or Mumei's Black Smoke transformation]] for good measure.

!!Episode11:

* The final battle between Ikoma and Biba.

* On a more meta side, this episode proves that while the anime is pitch perfect with combat and action, it can handle character development, small moments and slice of life humor with equal grace, a rare duality.

*** Following up on that: Ikoma's sword ''works''. There's a beautiful shot of the sword being driven into a Kabane's heart and breaking the iron cage on the way through.

** As the Fused Colony catching up on the train, Yukina tries to undo the pressure limits on the boiler to essentially supercharge the train... but there's [[SpannerInTheWorks Kabane flesh jamming a gear.]] She tells Sukari to climb under the train and unjam it, which could cost him AnArmAndALeg. It doesn't, and because of it, the train is able to speed the hell up.

** And finally, ''finally'', mention must be made to the CrowningMusicOfAwesome that plays in the background of all this, KABANERIOFTHEIRONFORTRESS, which climaxes with a triumphant belting of the ED theme as Mumei stabs the Fused Colony through the heart.

*** And while on the subject on Yukina, she manage to pull one on her own by taking off her usual uniform to man the train more freely and shows us her [[ClarkKenting impressive build]]. [[http://giphy.com/gifs/l0K46JPqZ6bSdh0Ig?status=200 See for yourselves.]]

** As the Fused Colony catching up on the train, Yukina tries to undo the pressure limits on the boiler to essentially supercharge the train... but there's [[SpannerInTheWorks Kabane flesh jamming a gear.]] She tells Sukari to climb under the train and unjam it, which could cost him AnArmAndALeg. It doesn't, and because of it, the train is able to speed the hell up, which leads to..

** All of this culminates in what can best be described as the crowning moment for... everyone involved so far. Ikoma, desperately weakened by a lack of blood, reaches the car where the samurai and Kurusu are holding off the Wazatori. Too weak to fight properly, Ikoma makes a declaration: it doesn't matter what happens next, if they give him blood, he will defeat the Wazatori. Ayame takes him up on that offer, cutting her wrist open and offering him her blood. The Wazatori, drawn to the blood, tries to attack her, but Kurusu, with a broken arm and a sword wound to his stomach, leaps into the air and tackles it down. Ikoma, replenished for blood, arrives and demonstrates that Mumei isn't as bad a teaching as he thought, using her forms to drive the Wazatori to the ground, and ''kick. '''Its. ASS.'''''

** This episode is so badass even the Kabane get their own awesome moment: the Wazatori. A Kabane who through experience [ItCanThink taught itself]] to fight with weapons. It goes against Kurusu (who has slain several Kabane at this point) and runs him through. It kills innocents and kicks a lot of ass.

** Even better, she aims at the barrel of Kurusu's gun but he ''moves the gun just a fraction at the last second to redirect the ball and save his weapon''. Even Mumei is impressed.

* Kurusu vs Mumei. Kurusu is demanding that Ikoma and Mumei get off of the Kotetsujo. Mumei takes a ball bearing and throws it hard enough to pierce iron, and accurate enough to hit Kurusu's gun. Kurusu doesn't flinch: he just makes sure that he's still on target.

* Ayame shows that she can be just as big of a {{Badass}} as everyone else on the show. When an angry mob goes after Ikoma and Mumei, she goes to defend them, but doesn't stand up for them unconditionally- she takes out a knife and ''tries to stab Ikoma through the heart'', demanding that he prove that he's not going to be a threat to the humans on the Kotetsujou. The mob backs down almost instantly after he promises.

* Ayame shows that she can be just as big of a {{Badass}} as everyone else on the show. When an angry mod goes after Ikoma and Mumei, she goes to defend them, but doesn't stand up for them unconditionally- she takes out a knife and ''tries to stab Ikoma through the heart'', demanding that he prove that he's not going to be a threat to the humans on the Kotetsujou. The mob backs down almost instantly after he promises.

** Essentially, he saved the entire Kotetsujou... ''out of spite''. And it worked.

* After being thrown off the train due to his apparent Kabane infection, Ikoma follows the train, to a point where it gets stuck due to [[{{Irony}} the arm of Ayame's father, turned Kabaneri, getting stuck in the track switch]]. He blasts through hordes of Kabane with his bolt gun, not stopping until he's made it to the switch and managed to flip it. His speech during this segment stands out especially, showing that he's DefiantToTheEnd.

* After being thrown off the train due to his apparent Kabane infection, Ikoma follows the train for what is implied to be several miles, to a point where it gets stuck due to a faulty track switch. He blasts through hordes of Kabane with his bolt gun, not stopping until he's made it to the switch and managed to flip it. His speech during this segment stands out especially, showing that he's DefiantToTheEnd.