Sage Centipede

Overview

Sage Centipede (ムカデ仙せん人にん, Mukade Sen'nin; Viz: Centisennin) is an immensely large centipede-like Mysterious Being. It claims to have emerged to destroy "The Abominable Fist That Has Turned Against God". It was killed by Garou.

Appearance[]

Sage Centipede is an enormous centipede-like creature, even larger than the already massive Elder Centipede. It resembles Elder Centipede but is distinctly more monstrous, with sharper, spikier armor protruding from its body. Its mandibles are significantly bigger, and its antennas are wider and thicker. Sage Centipede claims to have 6666 limbs in total, which resemble twisted humanoid arms with claws and armor.^[1] It has three faces: a "normal" centipede face with two eyes, a dragon-like face between the eyes with two main eyes and two smaller eyes behind each, and a skull-like humanoid face with five eyes and no lower jaw on the second face's forehead.

Sage Centipede is so long that it can stretch to space.^[2]

Personality[]

Sage Centipede portrays itself as a single-minded being, bent on achieving the singular goal of destroying "The Abominable Fist That Has Turned Against God" (later revealed to be Saitama). As such, it boasts of its superiority in the face of humanity, thinking of humans as insolent and tiny. Extremely aggressive and powerful, Sage Centipede threatened to execute "divine retribution and destruction" for the sake of the Earth, whom it acknowledges as "father", as well as proclaiming the planet's oceans as "mother".^[1]

During the fight with Garou and Metal Bat, Sage Centipede displays its cowardly nature on more than one occasion by taking a helicopter hostage, which has Tareo and some heroes inside.

Plot[]

Human Monster Saga[]

Monster Association Arc[]

Garou confronting Sage Centipede — Sage Centipede appearing before Garou

Sage Centipede is first seen deep beneath the Earth where the Mysterious Shrine was located, only with its shadow rising.^[3] Later on, after Garou defeats Platinum Sperm, Sage Centipede bursts out from the massive hole where Tatsumaki has attacked Orochi. After making its appearance, Sage Centipede loudly claims that it has been sent to destroy "The Abominable Fist That Has Turned Against God" and declares itself the "Incarnation of Father Earth". As Sage Centipede directs its eyes towards the sea, Evil Natural Water, now known as Evil Ocean Water, begins rising. Sage Centipede refers to Evil Ocean Water as the "Incarnation of Mother Ocean", stating that along with the latter, it will bring total destruction. In an instant, Garou jumps up towards Sage Centipede and pummels it in the head.^[1]

Evil Ocean Water shoots a devastating water cannon at Garou — Evil Ocean Water aiding Sage Centipede by shooting a devastating water cannon at Garou

Sage Centipede takes damage from Garou's attack. However it quickly regenerates, and despite Garou's attempts to grab its attention, Sage Centipede realizes Garou seemed concerned about the rescue helicopter (which Tareo is inside) behind it. It tells Garou if he moves an inch, Evil Ocean Water will shoot down the helicopter instantly. While Garou is surprised, Sage Centipede attacks him with its Centipede Grand March, with Evil Ocean Water aiding the giant centipede by shooting a devastating water cannon at him, severely injuring the Hero Hunter.

Metal Bat attacks Sage Centipede with Dragon Thrashing — Sage Centipede is attacked by Metal Bat

Despite the successful attack though, Sage Centipede notices unknown movement from Saitama who dashes towards and punches Evil Ocean Water, shocking Sage Centipede at the immense damage done and pondering if Evil Ocean Water's supposed death was caused by a tectonic shift. As the rescue helicopter in the sky seems to bother Sage Centipede, it targets and attempts to strike down the flying object. At this moment, Metal Bat from nearby, jumps towards its humanoid face and strikes it with many direct swings, although Sage Centipede remains practically unharmed and simply tosses the S-Class hero away. Sage Centipede continues its attempts to strike down the rescue helicopter, but a reporter helicopter pops up right above it, much to its annoyance. Sage Centipede then strikes the reporter helicopter with one of its antennas. However, Metal Bat manages to appear in front of the helicopter and blocks the strike. Shortly after Garou, already recovered from the damage he sustained earlier, lands a barrage of attacks on Sage Centipede, which momentarily knock back the giant monster but do not cause any serious damage to it.

Sage Centipede withstands Garou and Metal Bat — Sage Centipede being attacked by Garou and Metal Bat at the same time

After an argument between Garou and Metal Bat, they soon team up to defeat Sage Centipede. Despite the two of them attacking all across its body, Sage Centipede still shrugs off their assault thanks to its toughness plus with its excellent regenerative abilities. Although Sage Centipede considers Garou a threat, he does not think the same for Metal Bat and while thinking of using the latter as a hostage, seeing the two argue makes the giant monster give up that idea. Sage Centipede continues to pursue the helicopter, which Tareo and the wounded heroes are inside, in an attempt to take the plane hostage. When the monster comes very close, One Shotter shoots it in the head but misses. Sage Centipede eventually catches the helicopter with its antennas, shattering the rotor and taking the people inside hostages. At this moment, Garou and Metal Bat both stop dead in their tracks, which prompts Sage Centipede to attack the two with its Centipede Grand March, causing the entire terrain to change shape and seemingly taking down them. Sage Centipede then grabs an injured Garou, who is on his knees, with one of its human arms.

Metal Bat chops off Sage Centipede's antennas — Metal Bat chopping off Sage Centipede's antennas, freeing the helicopter from the monster

Just as Sage Centipede is about to finish off the Human Monster, One Shotter, now able to aim accurately thanks to having support from Gearsper, shoots the monster multiple times at its eyes, momentarily distracting it and allowing Garou to pry open the hold and escape. Immediately after, Garou pummels Sage Centipede and attempts to free the helicopter from the monster's antennas. Sage Centipede soon tries to attack Garou with its mandibles but Metal Bat appears and chops off Sage Centipede's antennas, much to its surprise. While Sage Centipede is surprised that the S-Class hero managed to keep fighting despite his deep injuries, Metal Bat informs Garou of a huge net 500 meters away which the latter then throws the helicopter to said place, moving it to safety, much to Sage Centipede's infuriate for having lost its hostages.

Sage Centipede attacks Metal Bat and Garou with 6666 Leg Grand Drill — Sage Centipede using **6666 Leg Grand Drill**

Despite having lost the hostages, Sage Centipede remains confident in confronting Metal Bat and Garou and declares that even with their team-up, they still cannot win against the monster's 6666 legs working in tandem. It proceeds to lunge towards the two with its 6666 Leg Grand Drill, a powerful attack that resembles a drill and utilizes all of its limbs in tandem. In response, Garou and Metal Bat, working in-tandem, unleash their powerful techniques respectively, Cross Fang Dragon Slayer Fist and Savage Hurricane. In doing so, the two accidentally create a combo attack against Sage Centipede and successfully counter its rush, even cracking its durable shell, much to its shock.

Garou blasts through Sage Centipede — Garou busting through Sage Centipede's exoskeleton

Thanks to the power-ups he has received from Garou due to their "resonance", Metal Bat continues to strike Sage Centipede and is now able to break its durable exoskeleton with every single swing, causing the monster to become furious and batter him away. At this time, Garou, whose strength has also been amplified greatly due to him "resonating" with Metal Bat, blows a massive hole inside Sage Centipede from front to back. Screaming, Sage Centipede realizes for some reason it can no longer regenerate. Garou then explains to Sage Centipede that what he did was take away its regeneration core, the "regeneration organ" in question being eerily similar to another monster Garou has faced. Despite the heavy damage, Sage Centipede attempts to take back its core, only for Garou to throw it out of the planet.

Garou splits Sage Centipede in half with a karate chop — Sage Centipede is split in half by Garou

Sage Centipede instantly chases after and eventually catches the core with its antennas, exposing its immense length as it extends all the way from ground to space. Before Sage Centipede can place the core back within itself, Garou, having run across its back, leaps up at the organ core, and by simply jumping down while using it as a stepping stone, destroys the core while heading towards Sage Centipede itself. No longer able to regenerate, the great centipede finally meets its end as the Hero Hunter splits it in half all the way down to the surface.

Abilities and Powers[]

Sage Centipede is a gargantuan Mysterious Being, superior in size and strength to its underling Elder Centipede, who was an extremely large and powerful Dragon-level threat in his own right. Sage Centipede was able to fight against an evolved Garou and Metal Bat simultaneously, the latter being a powerful S-Class hero while the former was strong enough to have defeated multiple S-Class heroes as well as Dragon-level Mysterious Beings. Sage Centipede managed to defeat Metal Bat and give Garou some difficulty before ultimately losing to the latter.

Physical Abilities[]

Sage Centipede causes terrain to change shape — Sage Centipede causing terrain to change shape

Immense Strength: Sage Centipede is extremely large and boasts great strength, being one of the largest monsters to have existed. It was able to push its way through the remnants of the Monster Association Headquarters that Tatsumaki had reshaped into a city-sized spear, and with its mandibles, it could shear its way straight through the gigantic weapon after lifting it out of the crater that Tatsumaki had made with it.^[1] Through sheer movements, Sage Centipede was able to cause the terrain to change shape.^[4]

Immense Durability: Sage Centipede possesses immense durability. Its humanoid face was capable of withstanding blows from an evolved Garou, albeit with damage,^[1] and shrugging off many of Metal Bat's swings, which caused visible damage to Elder Centipede's humanoid face.^[5]

Carapace Defense: Sage Centipede possesses an extremely durable exoskeleton. It has enough toughness to initially withstand attacks from an evolved Garou and Metal Bat, two powerful combatants, without significant damage, before they eventually grew strong enough to break this resistant and durable shell.

Immense Speed: Despite its massive size, Sage Centipede displays impressive speed, able to spin its body at extreme velocities to turn itself into a drill-like weapon.^[4] It was also able to quickly traverse large distances, chasing down and catching its regeneration core that Garou had thrown at high speeds into space.^[2]

Regeneration: Along with its immense durability, Sage Centipede possesses rapid regeneration. It can quickly recover from any damage inflicted by Garou and Metal Bat. Garou comments that it can continue regenerating indefinitely, unless it is completely destroyed from head to tail at the same time. However, Sage Centipede's regenerative prowess is tied to a specific regeneration core located within its body, and removing this core disables its healing factor.

Fighting Style[]

Mass Destruction: Similarly to Elder Centipede, Sage Centipede takes advantage of its size to cause catastrophic destruction.

Centipede Grand March (ムカデ大行軍, Mukade Daikōgun; Viz: Centipede Great March): Sage Centipede surrounds a target and deals damage from all angles, attacking them with its twisted human arms. This attack bears a resemblance to Senior Centipede's Centipede March. It uses this attack against Garou.^[6]
6666 Leg Grand Drill (六千六百六十六足（ムカデ）大穿孔, Mukade Daisenkō; Viz: 6666 Footed Mega Drill): A powerful attack that utilizes all of Sage Centipede's limbs working in tandem together. Sage Centipede connects its two large mandibles, whereby forms a sharp point, before lunging at the enemy while spinning at high speed to make a type of drill attack.^[4]

Major Battles[]

Participants	Chapter(s)	Episode(s)	Result
Sage Centipede and Evil Ocean Water vs. Garou and Metal Bat	156, 157, 158, 159	None	Loss

Quotes[]

"Insolent, tiny humans! Hear me! We have been sent here to destroy "The Abominable Fist That Has Turned Against God!" By the incarnation of our father, the Earth! And the incarnation of our mother, the Ocean! Suffer divine retribution and destruction!"^[7]

Trivia[]

Subterranean King relief — A relief of the Subterranean King encircled by two centipedes, from the original release of Chapter 102

Murata once joked on a stream about there being a centipede of a higher tier than Elder Centipede, giving it potential names such as "Ancient Centipede" or "Master Centipede".^[8]
The sacrificial altar under the mural of the Mysterious Shrine is adorned with a coiled centipede, possibly hinting at the rise of Sage Centipede.
- In the original release of Chapter 102, a relief of the Subterranean King is seen along with two centipedes (or two extremities of one centipede) encircling him and the Earth, possibly prophesizing Sage Centipede.

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 156 (Online)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 159 (Online)
↑ One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 155 (Online)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 158 (Online)
↑ One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 157 (Online)
↑ One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 157 (Online), page 7
↑ One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 156 (Online), page 40-43
↑ One-Punch Man Stream; 31/12/2015

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[ch156online-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 156 (Online)

[ch159online-2] 2.0 ^2.1 One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 159 (Online)

[3] One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 155 (Online)

[ch158online-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 158 (Online)

[5] One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 157 (Online)

[6] One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 157 (Online), page 7

[7] One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 156 (Online), page 40-43

[8] One-Punch Man Stream; 31/12/2015

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