Pawn (Chess)

Summary[]

The Pawn is the weakest and most common piece in a game of chess. It is a soldier who serves under the white or black King in a war against pieces of the opposite color. It can move one vacant square forward (two squares on its first turn) and attack by moving one square diagonally forward to an occupied square.

Powers and Stats[]

Tier: 8-C

Name: Pawn

Origin: Chess

Gender: Unknown

Age: Unknown

Classification: Soldier

Powers and Abilities:

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Martial Arts (As a soldier, the pawn should be trained in combat), Weapon Mastery (Apparently represents infantry), Transformation with promotion

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Acrobatics (Is the only tower in the game capable of jumping over other pieces), Skilled Horse Rider, Martial Arts, Weapon Mastery

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Acrobatics (Can maneuver between enemies with ease), Social Influencing

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Large Size (Type 1; represents a siege tower)

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Acrobatics (Is the most mobile piece in chess)

Attack Potency: Building level (Can easily one-shot Rooks, which represent siege towers)

Speed: Average Human movement speed with Subsonic combat and reactions (Can tag and capture Rooks, Bishops, and Queens, who can move up to 7 times faster than the pawn, or 35 m/s). Athletic Human movement speed on its first move (Can move twice as fast on their first turn). Superhuman to Subsonic movement speed with promotion (Can become a Knight, who rides a horse, or a Rook, Bishop, or Queen, who can all move at 35 m/s)

Lifting Strength: Unknown, up to Class K with promotion (Can become a Rook, which represents a siege tower. Siege towers can weigh 160 tons)

Striking Strength: Building level

Durability: At most Building level (Can be one-shotted by other pawns)

Stamina: Superhuman (Can continuously fight in long wars from start to finish so long as they are not captured)

Range: Extended Melee Range

Standard Equipment: Unspecified weapons

Intelligence: Genius (Chess pieces can be tactical geniuses depending on the level at which they are played. In particular, the Pawn is a highly intelligent piece, as it has the potential to instantly learn horseback riding, become a highly skilled warrior, gain positions of authority in religious institutions, and even get promoted from a peasant to a Queen)

Weaknesses: The Pawn's movement is limited to moving directly forwards and attacking diagonal pieces. It cannot step to the side, move to an occupied square directly in front of it, or move backwards. If its King is in immediate danger, the Pawn is not allowed to make any move which would not get the King out of check. If its King is captured, the Pawn will surrender.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

Movement: The Pawn moves forward by one square. On its first turn, the Pawn may move two squares forward. If the square directly in front of the pawn is occupied, it cannot move in this fashion.
Capture: If a square diagonally in front of the pawn is occupied by an enemy, the Pawn can move to that square to attack that enemy.
Promotion: If the pawn successfully reaches the end of the board opposite to where it started, it is promoted to a Queen, Rook, Bishop, or Knight.

Movement: The Knight moves in any direction in an "L" shape, moving by two squares in any direction and then one square to the side of its path.
Jump: Knights are the only piece in the game capable of jumping over other pieces. Most pieces are blocked if there is another piece in their path, forcing them to remain in place or capture the enemy. The Knight, on the other hand, can jump over other pieces, ignoring any piece between its starting point and its destination.
Capture: The Knight, as well as every other piece in the game aside from the Pawn, moves to capture enemies in the same manner it moves normally. If the Knight lands on a square occupied by an enemy, it will attack that enemy.

Movement: The Bishop can move in any direction diagonally across the board. Its inability to move horizontally or vertically restricts its range to one color on the checkered board.

Capture: The Bishop captures in the same way it moves. If the Bishop moves to a space occupied by an enemy, it will attack that enemy.

Movement: The Rook can move any number of squares horizontally or vertically, but not diagonally.

Capture: The Rook captures in the same way it moves. If the Rook moves to a space occupied by an enemy, it will attack that enemy.

Movement: The Queen is the most mobile piece in the game, as it can move any number of squares in any direction. For this reason, Pawns are almost always promoted to Queens, as the Queen makes the option to promote a Pawn to a Bishop or Rook entirely superfluous.

Capture: The Queen captures in the same way it moves. If the Queen moves to a space occupied by an enemy, it will attack that enemy.

Fork: The piece puts itself in a position in which it threatens multiple enemy pieces at once, putting the opponent at a disadvantage since they can only counter one of these threats.

Pin: A tactic in which the piece aligns itself with two enemy pieces in its path, forcing the opponent to leave one of the pieces in that position in order to shield a more valuable piece, such as the King. This leaves the less valuable piece vulnerable. This can only be utilized by Bishops, Rooks, and Queens.

Skewer: Similar to the pin, except the player engineers a situation in which the more valuable piece can be attacked, while the less valuable piece sits straight behind the former piece. This compels the opponent to move their more valuable piece out of the way, leaving the less valuable piece open to attack.

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