To Aru Majutsu no Index/Characters/Skill Out

An armed group of Level 0 espers spread throughout Academy City. Most of them are school dropouts. They are a rebel faction in Academy City bent on taking revenge against higher level espers who misuse their powers.

Ritoku Komaba


"Voiced by: Kenta Miyake"

The first leader of Skill-Out introduced in Volume SS1.


 * Authority Equals Asskicking
 * Badass Normal: Is able to match a Level 4 esper in combat.
 * Badass Pacifist: He hates conflict, but...
 * Big Brother Instinct: His reason for taking the leadership of Skill-Out is revealed to be this.
 * Combat Pragmatist: Jams with the Chaff Seeds before fighting him.
 * Genius Bruiser: Looks like a muscle-brained gorilla at first, but is actually pretty damn smart.
 * Honor Before Reason: Prohibits Skill-Out members from associating themselves with prostitution even if it's the fastest way to gather funds.
 * Large and In Charge
 * Never Hurt an Innocent: Under his leadership, Skill-Out's targets are only espers who misuse their powers.
 * Powered Armor: Hard Taping, a military grade armor which strengthens the body and provides speed, at the cost of muscle strain.

Hanzou Hattori


The current leader of Skill-Out, and a former ninja.


 * Badass Normal
 * Chekhov's Gun: A literal gun (a lady's handgun) which he gives to Shiage. Shiage uses it later to defeat.
 * Fragile Speedster: His preferred method of combat.
 * Highly-Visible Ninja: He defies this notion, saying that it's better for ninjas to just hide in the flow of history rather than being in the open.
 * Meaningful Name / Named After Somebody Famous: Hanzou Hattori is the name of a ninja from the Sengoku period.
 * Papa Wolf: After Fremea gets he gets really pissed.

Shiage Hamazura
"See To Aru Majutsu no Index"

Wataru Kurozuma
"See To Aru Kagaku no Railgun Supporting Cast"