Who Is Momo Ayase in Dandadan? Powers and Abilities Explained

The anime industry never fails to introduce us to new adorable female characters every now and then. One such female character has been featured in the latest sensation of the Fall 2024 anime catalog, Dandadan. Her name is Momo Ayase, and she is extremely cute. Well, if you are an anime fanatic, and you want to learn every significant detail about Momo Ayase, including her personality, powers, and abilities, we have you covered.

Spoiler Warning:
This article includes spoilers for the Dandadan animanga series by Yukinobu Tatsu.

Meet Dandadan’s Gorgeous Young Girl Momo Ayase

Momo is a brave high schooler, and her grandmother raised her when she lost her parents at a very young age. She mostly keeps to herself and doesn’t pay much attention to anyone else. So, no one dares to bully or mock her.

When she was young, her grandmother asked her to make a hand sign over her head as a good luck ritual; Momo was humiliated by her classmates and even by the boy she liked back then. So, she started carrying a cold demeanor that didn’t let anyone shit-talk to her.

She can’t keep herself calm whenever she gets angry; she is unable to control herself and ignore what is wrong. However, despite this, she is also extremely compassionate towards the people who deserve it. For instance, she apologized to Okarun immediately after unknowingly hurting him with her words. She is also a strong-willed girl who doesn’t let her guard down, no matter how dire the circumstances get. Momo never allows anyone to harm her friends and family in her presence. She would rather take all the damage on herself for the sake of her loved ones.

Momo Ayase’s Powers and Abilities

Momo Ayase has some abilities that make her extraordinary compared to other humans in the world of Dandadan. She possesses a stamina that helps her beat the crap out of the opponents even after over-exertion. During the conflict with the Flatwoods Monster, Momo keeps on going even after receiving severe injuries. Momo has exceptional durability, as seen when Flatwoods Monster pummeled with some heavy punches, and she wasn’t affected too much by that.

She is brilliant when it comes to tackling enemies with not just physical abilities but mental ones. Given that sometimes it takes brains to win the hardest battles, Momo is exceptionally good at that. After coming across several supernatural entities with Okarun, she is the one who always comes up with brilliant ideas that help the duo come out of every odd situation.

Momo also has a high spiritual energy, which we can witness during her abduction by the Serpo at the beginning of the series. She could overwhelm the aliens and was able to break free from their clutches when she awakened her spiritual powers. These powers also give her the ability to sense the presence of supernatural entities around her.

Momo uses her psychic abilities to help Okarun fight the Turbo Granny’s curse, which she leaves even after she is extracted from his body. Whenever Momo awakens her psychic abilities, her hands get bigger, which allows her to fight the auras of non-living things more efficiently. With these huge hands, Momo can also help anyone needing emergency cardiac arrest treatment.