Teigu

Teigu (帝具, Imperial Arms) are mysterious and extremely powerful relics that exist in the world of Akame Ga Kill! They are rare, and only the strongest of warriors are able to wield them. Some have the appearance of equipment or weapons, while others seem to be living creatures. It is implied that a form of magic was used to create them.

Origin
The Teigu were created on the instruction of the First Emperor, who feared that the Empire he had founded would eventually fall. To prevent this, he gathered many materials and hired many scientists throughout the world to make strong weapons and defenses. The creation of the Teigu are the result of their efforts. There were 48 Teigu in all, but almost half of them were lost during a civil war about five centuries before the start of the story. Several Teigu have been seen to be destroyed; it is not known how many of the original 48 remain.

Many Teigu were created from the remains of Danger Beasts that had unique powers, imbuing the equipment with special abilities. Many weapon and armor type Teigu were forged from a rare metal called Orichalcum. Teigu are not limited to one ability; some are known to have secret powers that are yet to be discovered, and some have powers that are lost to history.

Usage and Limitations
While the Teigu give its user amazing powers, they are not almighty. It is stated that there is no Teigu that can resurrect the dead. Even if a user is strong enough to use a Teigu, it can still reject them, and a user's first impression of it affects their compatibility. The user must be compatible with the Teigu in order to wield it.

Biological Teigu are shown to be capable of regenerating after serious damage, but are not indestructible; if their core is destroyed then so is the Teigu itself.

Several Teigu were shown to have a hidden ability (奥の手, oku no te, lit. secret move), often referred to as "Trump Card" or "Ace in the Hole". It is said that not all Teigu have those, however, certain users can develop such abilities themselves. Usually, such moves are the most powerful, last resort ones.

If two Teigu users engage in a battle, both with killing intent, one of them is certain to die. If multiple users are involved, there is a high probability of only one of them surviving.

An ironclad rule among its users is that every person can only wield one Teigu, since a single Teigu requires considerable amount of mental and physical strength in order to be controlled. According to Esdeath, if one were to use two Teigu at the same time, they would be destroyed by it. However, it is not outside the realm of possibilities to utilize two Teigu at once, should the user be compatible with both Teigu and have the physical strength to withstand the burden.

Currently, Wave has been the only one that has ever been able to use two Teigus at once.

Known Teigu
Out of the original forty eight Teigu created by the First Emperor, only twenty seven have been shown so far, out of which five are in the possession of The Empire, twelve are in the possession of the Revolutionary Army, eight have been destroyed, while two are currently missing.

The Empire

 * 1) Infinite Uses: Cross Tail - Formerly owned by Night Raid's Lubbock † 
 * 2) Power Surging: Balzac - Formerly owned by a Lieutenant of the Imperial Army † 

The Empire's Jaegers

 * 1) Carnage Incarnate: Grand Chariot - Owned by Wave
 * 2) Demon God Manifestation: Demon's Extract - Owned by General Esdeath
 * 3) Thousand-Mile Flight: Mastema - Formerly owned by Run †  | Wave 

Revolutionary Army

 * 1) Ace Solution: Die Leaguer - Formerly owned by Wild Hunt's Champ † 
 * 2) Cutter of Creation: Extase - Formerly owned by Night Raid's Sheele †  | Team Stylish's Kaku †  | Female Revolutionary Army Soldier
 * 3) Double Bladed Axe: Belvaac - Formerly owned by Three Beasts' Daidara † 
 * 4) Glorious Hands of God: Perfector - Formerly owned by Jaegers'/Team Stylish's Dr. Stylish †  | Revolutionary Army Doctor
 * 5) Great Tremor: Heavy Pressure - Formerly owned by Wild Hunt's Cosmina † 
 * 6) Military Music Dream: Scream - Formerly owned by Three Beasts' Nyau † 
 * 7) Moonlight Sword Dance: Shamshir - Formerly owned by Wild Hunt's Enshin † 
 * 8) Omnipotent Five Sights: Spectator - Formerly owned by serial killer Zanku the Beheader † 
 * 9) Water Dragon Possession: Black Marlin - Formerly owned by Three Beasts' Liver † 

The Revolutionary Army's Night Raid

 * 1) Animal King: Lionelle - Formerly owned by Gravekeeper's Arathi†  | Owned by Leone
 * 2) Demon Armor: Incursio - Formerly owned by Imperial Army's Gensei †  | Night Raid's Bulat<span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16.545454025268555px;"> †  | Owned by Tatsumi
 * 3) One Cut Killer: Murasame - Formerly owned by Imperial Assassination Squad's Gozuki | Owned by Akame

Unknown Status

 * 1) L'Arc Qui Ne Faut - Formerly owned by Nuge<span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16.545454025268555px;"> † 
 * 2) The Mysterious: Adayusu - Formerly owned by Path of Peace's Holimaca<span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16.545454025268555px;"> † 

Destroyed

 * 1) Blood Collection: Absordex - Formerly owned by Dorothea<span class="" style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16.545454025268555px;"> † 
 * 2) Dimensional Formation: Shambhala - Formerly owned by Wild Hunt's Syura <span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16.545454025268555px;">†  | Lubbock<span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16.545454025268555px;"> † 
 * 3) Magical Beast Transformation: Hekatonkheires<span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16.545454025268555px;"> †  - Formerly owned by Jaegers' Seryu<span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16.545454025268555px;"> † 
 * 4) March of the Dead: Yatsufusa - Formerly owned by Kurome
 * 5) Phantasmagoria: Gaea Foundation - Formerly owned by Night Raid's Chelsea<span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16.545454025268555px;"> † 
 * 6) Roman Artillery: Pumpkin - Formerly owned by Night Raid's Najenda | Mine
 * 7) Purgatory's Invitation: Rubicante - Formerly owned by Jaegers' Bols<span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16.545454025268555px;"> † 
 * 8) The Speed of Lightning: Susanoo <span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16.545454025268555px;">†  - Formerly owned by Night Raid's Najenda
 * 9) Thunder God's Rage: Adramelech - Formerly owned by Imperial Guard General Budo <span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:16.545454025268555px;">†

Destroyed
Teigu Тейгу Armes Impériales 帝具
 * 1) Absolute Limitation: Erastone - Formerly owned by Prime Minister Honest
 * 2) Imperial Guardian: Shikoutazer - Formerly owned by the royal family of the Empire