History Characters / ToukenRanbuTachiPartTwo

* {{Tsundere}}: [[{{Understatement}} His feelings for Mikazuki Munechika are complicated]]; [[spoiler: he is extremely resentful of him and outright attacks him during a direct confrontation in ''Michi no Oku'' after beating up Suishinshi to lure him out, but he also misses him so much that he experiences visual and auditory hallucinations of happier times when they were closer, and it's clear that he does still care despite his actions. It's heavily implied that his harshness toward Mikazuki stems from his inability to be honest with him or even himself about how he feels about him, as well as from feeling like Mikazuki abandoned him for something he considers unattainable, but he does have his moment of honesty when he tells the real Mikazuki not to push himself before they part ways again, expressing to Mikazuki that he still cares by throwing his words from ''Paraiso'' back at him]].

** In the stage play ''Muden'', he tells Mikazuki that he's having fun because when he's with him, the surprises never stop coming. This is significant, given how important surprises are to Tsurumaru. He also dusts off a rock for Mikazuki to sit on, despite not caring enough to do so for himself as the one dressed in white.

* ShipTease: His debut in ''Kishou Hongi'' sets him up as having a special relationship with Mikazuki Munechika, being one of the few Touken Danshi in the know about the full extent Mikazuki’s role in protecting history before the audience. ''Paraiso'' also establishes that he also plays a special role alongside him, with Nagasone telling Urashima to believe in him and Mikazuki, and Tsurumaru alluding to the tragic roles they must play throughout the story. But that's not all:

** At the end of the play, [[spoiler: Mikazuki sends one of his recruits to deliver a message to Tsurumaru on his behalf, advising him not to push himself too hard. Tsurumaru, visibly grinning, tells him to tell Mikazuki to get off his high horse in response, giving the impression that he's bantering with an old friend]].

** ''Kotobuki Ranbu Ongyokusai'', the first event in which the two have directly interacted onscreen, features a few moments between the characters that serve to further emphasize their connection:
*** A special moment is set aside for the two to dance. Mikazuki is standing on a lower stage platform beneath Tsurumaru, and as he begins to dance, light shines down on them both. Mikazuki then turns to face Tsurumaru and gestures for him to dance in response. At the end of the segment, Mikazuki pulls out his sword, and as he lowers it, Tsurumaru gradually fades back into the shadows.
*** During the song's "friend" lyric of the second half performance, Tsurumaru and Mikazuki gesture toward each other and switch positions, their actors also visibly cheesing at each other and adding to the light-heartedness of the interaction.
*** During the MC segment of the performance, the two take the stage and talk to each other, with Tsurumaru implying that he has long wanted to fight alongside Mikazuki in the modern era and has many questions for him. The segment ends with the two sharing an InJoke, which they refer to as a "Heian joke," both being Heian era swords, emphasizing their close relationship.

'''Live-acted by:''' Aya Ouka (Stage Play, Guden)

%%* TheNicknamer: Only ever refers to Kashuu as "Son".

* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: ''Paraiso'' (and, to a lesser extent, ''Kotobuki'') appear to set up that Tsurumaru plays a special role in the preservation of history alongside Mikazuki Munechika, with whom he also appears to have a relationship, but unlike Mikazuki, whose role was explained in ''Tokyo Kokoro Oboe'', there has yet to be an explanation for what Tsurumaru's role exactly is and how it connects him to Mikazuki]].

%% * LightningBruiser: His maximum mobility in his Toku Ni form is 51, which is faster than most tachi.

* PerpetualFrowner: In contrast to Higekiri, which adds to his more straight-laced demeanor. Averted in ''Katsugeki'' where he's shown to have a more sunny disposition, particularly when interacting with Higekiri. In the musical, he is also less straight-laced, though he becomes irritated by the carelessness of the Sanjou and Higekiri… before declaring he's capable of being carefree and front-flipping.

* EvilLaugh: Laughs while beating Ookurikara unconscious in ''Shunpu Touri no Sakazuki''.
* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler: He does not take kindly to Emosaku ratting out the rebels to the Shogunate out of cowardice, and holds the fact that he started the war in the first place over his head. He even goes so far as to reveal to him that he will be the only survivor of the rebellion, just to emotionally scar him and make him feel more guilty about his actions, and refuses to let Emosaku clear his conscience to him whenever he tries, as he believes his reasoning for starting the war doesn't matter because wars shouldn't happen]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: In ''Paraiso'', he goes on an impassioned rant against Mikazuki Munechika for treating the thousands of people who died in the Shimabara Rebellion as numbers in order to preserve history rather than saving them, as he presumably had the ability to do. This is despite the fact that Tsurumaru played a villainous role throughout the play and contributed to their deaths for the same reason, even forcing his teammates to do the same despite their despair over the situation and reminding them that it's their duty]].

* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler: He puts on a carefree demeanor and pretends to be unfazed by the villainous role he must play in order to preserve history, but he is hurting more than anyone else on the team because of the amount of responsibility he must bear. Ookurikara is the only one who can see through Tsurumaru's facade and tries to keep him grounded, although it doesn’t always work. This later causes him to tearfully lash out at Mikazuki Munechika (represented by the crescent moon in the sky) for assisting in the rescue of the slaughter's sole survivor while doing nothing for the 37,000 other victims, despite presumably having the ability, or at least influence, to do so]].
--> [[spoiler: ''"Are you kidding me? "There are those in the flow of history who have a tragic role to bear?" What is history to you? The ones whose names went down in history aren't the only ones who made it, you know…?! Help them! Save them! All 37,000! They're not just a number! Each had their own life! They were alive! Take them with you. Take them to the tranquil sea, to Paraiso! If you can do it, then do it!"'']]

* {{Jerkass}}:
** {{Downplayed|Trope}}; Tsurumaru Kuninaga in the musical continuity is not a very nice person in between all of his joking and eccentricities, as he is always rudely interrupting people, dismissive of other people's feelings in the face of their suffering, violent, and blunt. To summarize, he is extremely harsh in comparison to previous portrayals of the character, but it is heavily implied in his softer moments with the more understanding Touken Danshi that he only behaves this way because he believes he is required to due to his role in protecting history. He also tries to toughen his teammates by putting them through hardships so they can better cope with their own roles.
** In ''Shunpu Touri no Sakazuki'', he introduces a freshly manifested Ookurikara to the citadel by "playfully" beating the living hell out of him without warning and without giving him an opportunity to defend himself, and then leaves him unconscious on the ground for several hours. He even makes several attempts to actually stab him with his sword.

* BorrowedCatchphrase: In ''Shinken Ranbusai 2022'', he steals Mikazuki's "Cute little thing"[[note]]"Kawaii Yatsume"[[/note]] line when addressing the audience, which Mikazuki originally said in the browser game (during horse duty) but which he also often says when addressing the audience in the musical.

* TheNicknamer: He calls Shokudaikiri "Mitsu-bou" and Ookurikara "Kara-bou," "Bou" being a term of endearment for young boys.

* CombatPragmatist: PlayedForLaughs; In ''Kotobuki Ranbu'', he pulls a spider from his robe and threw it at Otegine to distract him during a sparring match.

* RedOniBlueOni: The energetic and outgoing Red Oni to Ookurikara's calm and collected.

* {{Foil}}: To Mikazuki Munechika. Although they approach their mission similarly—preferring to work alone and taking on most of the emotional weight of their missions while maintaining a carefree exterior to conceal the strain they feel—Mikazuki tries to handle everything on his own to spare others the unpleasantness of the lengths he must go to protect history, while Tsurumaru forces others to face these same painful things head-on in order for them to grow and better cope with their roles as the protectors of history.

* {{Foil}}: To Mikazuki Munechika. Although their approaches to protecting history are similar in that they like to work alone, take it upon themselves to shoulder most of the emotional burden of their missions, and keep a carefree exterior while secretly feeling the strain of it all, Mikazuki tries to handle everything on his own to spare others from the unpleasantness of the lengths he has to go to protect history, while Tsurumaru forces others to confront the painful things head-on in order to help them mature into their roles as protectors.

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* TheHeart: In ''Kousui'', he acted like the mediator between Ookanehira and Nansen whenever the two would start to butt heads. He would, however, lose this role when the group's larger problems, to which he contributed, started to surface.

* OnlySaneMan: In ''Kousui,'' between Ookanehira and Nansen's bickering, Koryu acted as the mediator and was thus, comparatively, the only level-headed member of the group. However, by the midway point of the play, he had grown to become a big part of the problem the group was facing, with Ookanehira taking on the role of being the only sensible one instead.

* AloofAlly: In ''Kousui''; [[spoiler: Though he's a nice guy overall, he disregards Ookanehira's designated role as group leader and repeatedly goes his own way to travel with and watch over Yoshida Shoin throughout the play, regardless of whether it was necessary for the groups mission. At one point, he even walked away from Ookanehira mid-sentence, further demonstrating how little he respects his word]].

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*** Near the end of the performance, the two take the stage and talk to each other, with Tsurumaru implying that he has long wanted to fight alongside Mikazuki in the modern era and has many questions for him. The segment ends with the two sharing an InJoke, which they refer to as a "Heian joke," both being Heian era swords, emphasizing their close relationship.

To see the other types of swords, click [[Characters/ToukenRanbu here]].