Akafuji

The Akafuji is an animated tier 4 tank branching from at level 45. It is the start of the "scissors" portion of animated tanks.

History
The Akafuji was envisioned by numerous people, including Clarise, Knightmare, and others. It was released without beta testing on 17 April 2020. On the same day, its lances were nerfed and its gun was buffed. The next day it was buffed slightly. On 21 April the Akafuji's animations were tweaked and an animation damage inconsistency bug was patched. The Akafuji branch was further nerfed three times over the next month. On 31 May 2020, an upgrade-based exploit found by Deeew was patched.

Design
The Akafuji features two very long, symmetrical lancers and a Basic barrel. The lancer animation moves smoothly between "open" and "closed."

Technical
Like most lancers, the Akafuji moves very fast. Its long, wide lance makes it easy to block most bullets as well as attack effectively. The lance is not as strong as it used to be, but is still a formidable weapon. The bullet barrel fires bullets that are stronger than Basic's but has less reload.

As the Akafuji

 * Use the lance and speed to your advantage. The width and sheer size of the lance is enough to deter many tanks, but be wary of drones and homing tanks.
 * Only attack bosses if they are not directly attacking you. The bosses are often wide enough that they can outflank your lance.
 * Use the bullet only when you have the advantage. An open Akafuji is much weaker.

Against the Akafuji

 * Use drone tanks, homing tanks, or ceptionist tanks to outflank the Akafuji and attack from multiple sides.
 * The Akafuji cannot block all bullets, and an EMP renders it immobile and defenseless. Try to use poison, chiller, or Atrophy tanks.

Upgrades
The Akafuji upgrades from the Stiletto. It upgrades into the following:
 * saboten
 * bite of '87
 * nokideth
 * marlin
 * tamberlin
 * Particle Accelerator

Trivia

 * The Akafuji was used as an interactive logo in the Woomy Arras io main discord server.