Gale Wind - One Punch Man

Gale Wind (疾風のウィンド, Shippū no Windo; Viz: Tempest Wind) is a ninja from the Ninja Village. He is from the 37th graduating class like Hellfire Flame. He and Hellfire Flame joined the Monster Association sometime in the past to rule the world. He is a candidate for being an executive member of the Monster Association.

Appearance

Gale Wind is a tall man with a muscular physique and long, wavy light-colored hair and has a marking under his right eye.

His attire consists of a tight-fitting shirt, white hakama pants with black trimming, white sash and black arm warmers. Gale Wind also has metal bands around his biceps and neck.

When he transforms into a monster, his teeth become sharp, his skin gains black markings and his eyes begin to twist like a lizard. His hair stands on end and his scalp sprouts arachnid-like limbs.

After he's sliced in half by Flashy Flash, revived by Phoenix Man and resuscitated by Child Emperor's Gigavolt Smash he has noticeable horizontal scars across his chest and arms.

Personality

Gale Wind is shown to be quite sadistic, but playful and polite toward his opponent. He is a strong believer in the superiority of monsters over humans, so he chose to join the Monster Association to rule the world. He holds a grudge against Flashy Flash for causing the 44th graduation class incident known as "The End”, calling him a criminal. Despite this, he does view Flashy Flash as worth the kill, and openly admired Flashy Flash's impressive speed.

Gale Wind is also very prideful and arrogant as when inviting Sonic to join the Monster Association. Gale Wind stated that Sonic would make a good foot soldier to increase the chances of killing Flashy Flash probably because Sonic is from the 44th class of their ninja village that is known as the end class.

Gale Wind is largely disinterested in running the Monster Association, only using them as a means to an end. He dismisses the heroes as inconsequential and believes only those who learned the same ninja techniques can compete with him.

Abilities and Powers

Gale Wind comes from the same ninja village as Sonic and is a graduated ninja, so he is a very strong and skilled warrior. As Gale Wind graduated among the "Golden" 37th class of the village, he is shown to be more powerful than Sonic and thus could qualify for the rank of S-Class in the Hero Association if he didn't become a monster. Gale Wind and Hellfire Flame display excellent teamwork skills and cover for each other in battle. Although Gale Wind is classified as Demon in his human form, his monster form takes on the classification of Dragon, drastically increasing his already immense speed and pressuring the likes of Flashy Flash. He was also a cadre candidate.

Physical Abilities

Immense Speed and Reflexes: Much like Speed-o'-Sound Sonic, Gale Wind is shown to have superhuman speed and reflexes, as he demonstrates his speed to the latter, who could not even see him. Alongside Hellfire Flame, Gale Wind was able to surround and strike Sonic in an incredibly fast barrage.

Immense Strength: Gale Wind is capable of destroying concrete with minimal effort. Additionally, during his fight with Flashy Flash, the shockwaves produced by their battle was enough to fracture the rocks around them to the point that the entire ravine is destroyed after their battle.

Immense Durability: Gale Wind appears to be quite durable, as he managed to withstand Brave Giant's Gigavolt Smash that vaporized the bodies of Subterranean People. He was also able to take a barrage of kicks from Flashy Flash, a very powerful S-Class hero, while sustaining seemingly little damage, only being defeated by the hero's ultimate technique.

Transformation: Gale Wind can change into his monster form and revert back to his human form freely. According to his partner, Hellfire Flame, he achieved this through ninjutsu training. However, Flashy Flash noted that they still weren't able to hold back their true power due to them only becoming monsters recently, showing that he and Hellfire Flame don't have complete control over their transformations.

Fighting Style

Master Ninja: As a graduate of the ninja village that Sonic hails from, Gale Wind is no doubt a skilled and powerful warrior in the art of ninjutsu. Since he is of the 37th class which is considered the "Golden Class" that consists of the best the village has ever produced, Gale Wind is perhaps among their greatest, similar to Hellfire Flame.

Equipment

Twin Kukri Knives: Gale Wind utilizes a pair of Kukri knives as his primary weapon.

Razor Wire: Gale Wind is seen using razor-sharp steel wire to entangle opponents and slice them into pieces.