Displeased that the blast was lessened, his remarks provoke Sai, by referring to Shin as "the bomb". [40] Kabuto then used Deidara to assault Kakashi, although he emerged from Deidara's attack unscathed. Since all of his explosives were earth-based, they were vulnerable to lightning, and most could thereby be defused with lightning-based attacks. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. Voiced most times by Roger Craig Smith, Katsuhiko Kawamoto. By dusk, the nation was destroyed, making Sasori and Deidara's mission a success.[35]. Deidara possessed the Explosion Release kekkei genkai. The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns - Again! Because of a certain turn of events, Deidara suffered damage to his arms. Before joining Akatsuki, Deidara wore a blue and grey kimono jacket with a fishnet under-shirt inside and khaki pants with sandals and a belt-like pouch with a chain. He voices “Batman” in in the DC/WB film Superman: Red Son,  as well as in the trilogy Batman Unlimited. [42] Later, Kabuto transported himself atop of Deidara's clay bird, before placing a seal inside his head which, while granting Deidara a certain amount of free will, allowed Kabuto to maintain control over him. Deidara commented that, since Tobi was now a part of Akatsuki, he should be able to capture the beast himself. [36] When Kabuto was about to escape, Deidara prevented the enemies from following using an explosion to cast a smokescreen. He was caught by Team Guy, thanks to Neji, and forced to flee as he was now heavily outnumbered. Main article: Three-Tails' AppearanceIn the anime, he and his new partner, Tobi, found their next mission was to capture the Three-Tails. Deidara, with Sasori, travelled to Sunagakure to capture Gaara so Akatsuki can extract Shukaku, the One-Tail, from him. Deidara ranked 3rd in one official character popularity poll shortly after his debut, just one rank above Naruto. The two began bickering about their respective defeats, which nearly escalated into a fight between the two, when Yamato and Sai arrived with more Hachō guards. He demonstrated these skills in his fight with Gaara, putting clay into Gaara's sand as it destroyed his arm. However, when the retreating division are met by a portion of the Fifth Division, he is secured by the samurai. However, Deidara was easily defeated by Itachi's Sharingan and begrudgingly joined the organisation where he was partnered with Sasori. He’s voiced multiple promo campaigns for major networks and is the imaging/promo voice for the world-famous KROQ 106.7FM in Los Angeles. In the anime, Sasori and Deidara were immediately tasked with eliminating Orochimaru for betraying the organisation. [25] It seemed he also knew standard earth-based techniques, as shown from his Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique, which he used to avoid damage from one of his mass-scale bombs.[26]. Voice actor and former stand-up comic Roger Craig Smith is a man, quite literally, of a thousand voices. After defecting from the village, he was forced into Akatsuki and was its youngest member. During the anime-exclusive Power arc, he originally wore a black robe with red lining before wearing the red cloak for the remaining of his servitude under Kabuto before and during the Fourth Shinobi World War. Sasuke, however, is able to escape and protect himself with his Chidori Current. He also fought on equal grounds with Sasuke Uchiha, an Uchiha clan prodigy, despite his techniques being at an elemental disadvantage against those of Sasuke. Deidara noticed that Naruto was an extraordinary jinchūriki and felt more interested in fighting him than Kakashi Hatake. Deidara was also able to weave one-hand signs. He also admitted, at least outwardly, that Sasori was more powerful than he was. In the anime, Kabuto acquired Deidara's genetic material and brought him back to life via Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation to aid him in the attack on the Hachō Village, fighting the Yamato-led Team Kakashi while protecting his summoner.