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  <p>Iron Blood Transformation: A saboteur technique, activated by extreme mental concentration, that optimizes and redefines the user's entire body systems. This allows Toru to perform inhuman physical feats, such as repelling a feira unicorn or jumping several meters into the air. The transformation also substantially improves his combat skills and techniques, allowing him to fight against high level opponents. A drawback to using the Iron Blood Transformation is that the technique requires a huge amount of energy. When Toru transforms for the first time in a very long time, he needed a huge amount of food to restore himself or risk fainting. Another drawback is that it makes him more susceptible to poison, as the technique improves his respiratory system which would increase the flow of any poison inside him. In the anime, his hair turns red and two crimson streaks cross over his face while emitting a red aura during the transformation.</p>
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2014-06-27T06:13:55.920Z
nitpick - it would be increasing the _circulatory_ system that would increase the flow of any poison inside him.  Respiratory would only affect inhaled poisons, and depending on nature would still have to wait to be taken up by the circulatory system anyways.
Clockwork-Muse
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2014-12-11T00:40:46.270Z
Is there any source for the poison vulnerability in the novels? Because if it enhances ALL, it would also enhance immunity, and saboteurs more than dabble in poisons. Strikes as odd that the saboteur clan technique  would have such a weakness
Mindwin Remember Monica
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2014-06-26T21:26:31.617Z
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2014-06-27T10:10:27.673Z
user6391
<p>In the series we see Toru activate his power every once in a while. And also disabling it every once in a while. The fact he disables it makes me wonder, do his powers have any side effects ? What exactly are his powers anyway? </p>

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Are there side effects in using Iron Blood Transformation?
# Are there side effects in using Iron Blood Transformation?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-06-25
In the series we see Toru activate his power every once in a while. And also disabling it every once in a while. The fact he disables it makes me wonder, do his powers have any side effects ? What exactly are his powers anyway?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-26. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
> Iron Blood Transformation: A saboteur technique, activated by extreme mental concentration, that optimizes and redefines the user's entire body systems. This allows Toru to perform inhuman physical feats, such as repelling a feira unicorn or jumping several meters into the air. The transformation also substantially improves his combat skills and techniques, allowing him to fight against high level opponents. A drawback to using the Iron Blood Transformation is that the technique requires a huge amount of energy. When Toru transforms for the first time in a very long time, he needed a huge amount of food to restore himself or risk fainting. Another drawback is that it makes him more susceptible to poison, as the technique improves his respiratory system which would increase the flow of any poison inside him. In the anime, his hair turns red and two crimson streaks cross over his face while emitting a red aura during the transformation.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2014-06-27): nitpick - it would be increasing the _circulatory_ system that would increase the flow of any poison inside him.  Respiratory would only affect inhaled poisons, and depending on nature would still have to wait to be taken up by the circulatory system anyways.  
> **username_3** (2014-12-11): Is there any source for the poison vulnerability in the novels? Because if it enhances ALL, it would also enhance immunity, and saboteurs more than dabble in poisons. Strikes as odd that the saboteur clan technique  would have such a weakness  
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