| 1 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''Manga/TokyoRevengers'' '''[[Characters/TokyoRevengers Main Character Index]]'''\ |
| 2 | [[Characters/TokyoRevengersMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/TokyoRevengersTokyoManjiGang Tokyo Manji Gang]] | [[Characters/TokyoRevengersValhalla Valhalla]] | [[Characters/TokyoRevengersBlackDragons Black Dragons]] | '''Tenjiku''' | [[Characters/TokyoRevengersBonten Bonten]] | [[Characters/TokyoRevengersBrahman Brahman]] | [[Characters/TokyoRevengersRokuharaTendai Rokuhara Tandai]] | [[Characters/TokyoRevengersKantoManjiGang Kanto Manji Gang]] | -] ]]]] |
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| 6 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 7 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tenjiku.png]] |
| 8 | * BadassCrew: An imposing gang led by the members of the "Vicious Generation", who were collectively able to deal a heavy blow to the Tokyo Manji Gang's forces both before and during the battle. |
| 9 | * BreakingTheFellowship: [[spoiler:By the end of the Tenjiku arc, Izana and Kisaki are dead, Kakucho has been heavily injured, Ran, Rindo, Mocchi, Shion and Mucho have been arrested, Hanma has become a fugitive, and Sanzu and Koko have wandered off their own ways]]. |
| 10 | ** [[spoiler:Ran, Rindo, Mocchi and Shion eventually team up again under South ([[JoinOrDie though it wasn't by choice]]), with Kakucho later joining them. Only Mucho is missing, as he was killed by Sanzu following his release from jail]]. |
| 11 | * CoDragons: The Four Heavenly Kings serve as this to Izana. |
| 12 | * CombatPragmatist: Nearly all of them are willing to resort to dirty tactics, from teaming up against a single opponent to attacking them with weapons by surprise. |
| 13 | * CriminalFoundFamily: While Izana defies the idea that the Tenjiku founding members are friends and insists that the only things uniting them are fear and self-interest, they still demonstrate remarkable solidarity and some level of attachment to each another. Several of them are also confirmed or hinted to have a poor home life, and given Izana's initial childhood aspirations for Tenjiku, this likely extends to all of them. |
| 14 | --> '''Izana''': We'll make everyone who has no family our citizens and give them a place to call home. |
| 15 | * TheDreaded: Several of Tenjiku's higher-ups, the S-62[[note]]short for "Shōwa 62", aka 1987 which is their birth year[[/note]], are HouseholdNames in the Kanto area and cause an OhCrap reaction in Toman members simply by being mentioned. |
| 16 | * EliteFour: The leader Izana is assisted by his four strongest fighters, called "Heavenly Kings". |
| 17 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: At the end of the battle against Toman, the S-62 refuse to [[spoiler:attack and kill Kakucho]] despite the order coming from Izana himself. |
| 18 | * FourTemperamentEnsemble: Each of the Heavenly Kings fits one of the temperaments. |
| 19 | ** Kakucho is the melancholic, being mature and stoic, while also having a hidden sensitive and empathetic side. |
| 20 | ** Ran is the phlegmatic, being laid-back, quiet, aloof and level-headed. |
| 21 | ** Mocchi is the sanguine, being extroverted, cheerful and (relatively) friendly and moralistic. |
| 22 | ** Shion is the choleric, being bold, assertive and hot-tempered. |
| 23 | * IndividualismVsCollectivism: Zig-zagged. Izana himself states that fear and personal interests are the only values that unite Tenjiku, but they certainly seem to share at least a sense of genuine camaraderie and loyalty to each other, keeping them from being full-blown Individualists. |
| 24 | * {{Jerkass}}: They're all rude and, with the exception of Kakucho and Mocchi, downright cruel and sadistic, acting very much like bullies as they frequently call their opponents names, KickThemWhileTheyAreDown, and mock them while doing so. |
| 25 | * ThePsychoRangers: |
| 26 | ** TheBrute Shion gets set up against CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Peh-yan for the opening battle. |
| 27 | ** The sadistic Haitani BashBrothers fight Angry and Hakkai, who are both TheBabyOfTheBunch out of their respective siblings and lack good teamwork together. |
| 28 | ** NobleDemon Mocchi takes on honorable-but-arrogant Chifuyu. |
| 29 | ** TheStoic Muto, who betrayed Toman, gets defied by the equally-stoic Inui, who is known for his UndyingLoyalty. |
| 30 | ** Takemichi goes up against TheDragon Kakucho in a fight where both ChildhoodFriends defend the gang they've sworn loyalty to. |
| 31 | ** As Mikey's EvilCounterpart, Izana naturally serves as his Psycho Ranger. |
| 32 | * ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Tenjiku is the Japanese form of Tianzhu (derived from India's Sindhu) in ''Journey to the West''. |
| 33 | * ShoutOut: An InUniverse one. Izana was inspired by [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West Journey to the West]] since childhood and incorporated many references to the work in his gang, from the name itself to the ranks, even including quotes on the uniform. |
| 34 | * TakingTheHeat: [[spoiler:Following Izana's death, the S-62 members of the Tenjiku executives willingly shoulder the full responsibility for the Kanto conflict, telling everyone else to leave before police arrive so that they're the only ones to get arrested. They then testify against Kisaki and Hanma, who are both found guilty of Emma's murder. This notably keeps Kakucho from going to jail once he's out of the hospital]]. |
| 35 | * TeensAreMonsters: The S-62 met in juvenile detention at age thirteen after committing various crimes ranging from assault to murder, and went on to become even ''worse'' when they banded under Izana's leadership following their release. During the Tenjiku era, they're only 18 years old and sadistic, merciless, with eventual plans of ruling the Japanese underworld. |
| 36 | * UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:After Izana dies, the other S-62 stay by his side until the police arrive, even knowing they'd get arrested and sent to jail]]. |
| 37 | [[/folder]] |
| 38 | |
| 39 | !President |
| 40 | |
| 41 | [[folder:Izana Kurokawa]] |
| 42 | !!Izana Kurokawa |
| 43 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobunagaShimazaki (Japanese) |
| 44 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/izana_kurokawa_anime_visual.png]] |
| 45 | |
| 46 | Izana is the 8th generation leader of the Black Dragons and the leader of Tenjiku. |
| 47 | ---- |
| 48 | * AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Izana's death, sacrificing himself to save Kakucho then having one last heartfelt conversation with him and Mikey as he slowly bleeds out on the ground, is one of the biggest TearJerkers in the series]]. |
| 49 | * ArcVillain: Of the Tenjiku Arc. |
| 50 | * ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[spoiler:During their fight, Mikey asks Izana why he became like this and why he couldn't love his siblings, as both Mikey and Emma would have happily accepted him. When Izana, troubled and angered by the question, refuses to answer, Mikey asks him again more insistently, leading to Izana's VillainousBreakdown]]. |
| 51 | * ArsonMurderAndAdmiration: He voices his enjoyment of Kisaki's actions and motivations and willingly lets himself get used by him, saying that his malice fulfills him. |
| 52 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Izana became the leader of the S-62 Generation after defeating them all easily years ago, thus earning their obedience. |
| 53 | * AxCrazy: Becomes increasingly apparent as the story progresses. He tends to put on a chilling SlasherSmile whenever he gets excited, and his brutality (which surpasses by far that of the other S-62, who are in no way angels) is usually accompanied by looks of sadistic ecstasy. By the end of the Tenjiku Arc, he's dropped all pretense of stability. |
| 54 | * BadBoss: Izana freely admits that he doesn't care about anyone, including his own comrades who he calls "tools" and forces to obey him through fear instead of respect or trust. After Shion is defeated by Peh-Yan, Izana stomps on his face [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech while saying he was always weak]], before [[YouHaveFailedMe declaring that he's useless to Tenjiku]]. |
| 55 | * BackupFromOtherworld: [[spoiler:In chapter 257, while Kakucho is trying to pull the brakes to stop a train from crushing into the Tokyo Manji and Kanto Manji Gangs, Izana appears to help him]]. |
| 56 | * BastardAngst: [[spoiler:Izana breaks down after finding out that he wasn’t actually related to Shinichiro or Emma, due to his belief that blood ties are the most important thing in life. Although he desperately craved a family, he rejected the Sanos for not being his biological relatives]]. |
| 57 | * BastardBastard: Is actually the [[spoiler:son of one of Emma's mother's ex-husbands and a Filipina woman he had an affair with]]. As for the Bastard part, he allows Kisaki to [[spoiler:kill Emma]] and tries to take everything from Mikey out of jealousy. |
| 58 | * BeardOfSorrow: Sported one when Kisaki found him mourning Shinichiro. |
| 59 | * BigShutUp: [[spoiler:Lets out several of these during his VillainousBreakdown]]. |
| 60 | * BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler:Izana coughs up blood after being shot, as a way to show that his injuries are lethal]]. |
| 61 | * BreakingSpeech: When he was 12, in order to get revenge on a group of men who had ambushed and severely beaten him, Izana injured them beyond recovery one by one then left the leader for last and promised that as long as he was alive, the people he loved would die. The man killed himself as a result. |
| 62 | * BrokenAce: An (in)famous, powerful, elegant, charismatic gang leader who is also a severely damaged person. |
| 63 | * BrokenPedestal: Izana highly admired Shinichiro, [[spoiler:right until he learned that Shinichiro planned on letting Mikey become the leader of his gang, the Black Dragons]]. |
| 64 | * BrokenTears: |
| 65 | ** He sobs in upset and anger while confronting Shinichiro after learning that [[spoiler:they had no blood relation]]. |
| 66 | ** [[spoiler:He laments his fate as he dies, declaring that he's beyond salvation]]. |
| 67 | * ButNotTooForeign: [[spoiler:Near the end of the Tenjiku arc, Izana reveals that he was born from a Filipina woman, making him half-Filipino]]. |
| 68 | * CainAndAbel: Izana is the Cain to Mikey's Abel. [[spoiler:Izana was abandoned by his mother and grew up in an institution for abandoned children, with only letters from Shinichiro to make him feel loved. When he asks Shinichiro to let him become the leader of the Black Dragons, Shinichiro says that it was always his dream to pass it on to Mikey]]. |
| 69 | * CardCarryingVillain: He's very open about his desire to destroy Mikey and his lack of care for anyone. |
| 70 | * CurbStompBattle: He wipes the floor with [[spoiler:Peh-yan]] while hardly even trying. |
| 71 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: His mother left him at an institution when he was young, and he never heard about from her nor his younger sister, Emma, again. Izana describes the loneliness he felt growing up as so crippling it left him an "EmptyShell" until Shinichiro came along and became his big brother. Then [[spoiler:Shinichiro said he wanted to hand the Black Dragons over to Mikey, the little brother Izana was insanely jealous of. Then Izana found out he wasn't related to the Sanos at all. ''[[RuleOfThree Then]]'' Shinichiro died and Izana grieved his death for years, becoming homeless until Kisaki found him]]. |
| 72 | * DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:When Kisaki shoots Kakucho, Izana instinctively moves to shield him from the gunshot and is mortally wounded. Upon his death, he realizes how important Kakucho was to him and that Mikey would have loved him as a brother regardless of his origins]]. |
| 73 | * DeceptiveLegacy: [[spoiler:Near the end of the Tenjiku arc, Izana reveals that he is not blood-related to the Sanos at all. He had found his and Emma's mother again one day, asked why she abandoned him, and she revealed that he was the child of one of her ex-husbands and a Filipina woman]]. |
| 74 | * DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Shinichiro's death caused him to fall into a years-long depression]]. |
| 75 | * DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:Izana dies with his eyes open]]. |
| 76 | * DisappearedDad: He was raised by his mother until she sent him to an institution. [[spoiler:He later learns that his father got stabbed to death by a thug]]. |
| 77 | * DrivenByEnvy: Resents Mikey for getting everything in life that Izana never did. |
| 78 | * DullEyesOfUnhappiness: As a clue to his troubled nature, his eyes don't reflect any light. |
| 79 | * EmptyShell: Describes his past self as such due to the years spent alone at the institution. The only thing that filled the void inside him was Shinichiro's presence. |
| 80 | * EnfantTerrible: Even as a child, he exhibited some serious psychotic tendencies. |
| 81 | * EtTuBrute: |
| 82 | ** Izana took [[spoiler: Shinichiro telling him that he always planned to give the Black Dragons to Mikey]] rather hard. |
| 83 | ** Their relations didn't improve when [[spoiler:Izana learned that he wasn't actually related to the Sanos and confronted Shinichiro about not telling him]]. |
| 84 | * EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Despite Izana's AxCrazy and GreenEyedMonster tendencies, Kakucho, Shinichiro and to an extent Emma and Mikey genuinely cared for him and wanted to make him happy. Even after [[spoiler:he orchestrated Emma's murder]], Mikey still tries to reach out to him. |
| 85 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Despite vehemently denying it his whole life, Izana deeply cares about his childhood friend Kakucho, going so far as to shield him with his body to save his life and admitting in his last moments that he was the one person Izana always had by his side. He also genuinely loved Shinichiro as an older brother, and fell into a deep depression upon hearing about his death]]. |
| 86 | * EvilCounterpart: To Mikey. Both grew up without parents, looked up to Shinichiro, and are incredibly talented fighters as well as charismatic leaders. However, Mikey is an empathetic, caring person who is AFatherToHisMen, puts his loved ones' wellbeing before his own, and actively suppresses his inner darkness. Izana is a cold, cruel ManipulativeBastard who rules through fear, only thinks of himself, and embraces his violent urges. |
| 87 | * ExtremityExtremist: Like Mikey, Izana almost exclusively uses his legs during fights, to the point of sometimes keeping his hands in his pockets. |
| 88 | * FreudianExcuse: His violent, unhinged behavior is almost certainly the result of the trauma he went through as a child. |
| 89 | * GeneralRipper: While not an actual military leader, he has shades of this based on how he rules his subordinates with an iron fist. |
| 90 | * GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Or rather a BrokenSmile, as he spends his last moments smiling sadly, stating that no one can save him (both physically and mentally)]]. |
| 91 | * GreenEyedMonster: Izana is jealous of Mikey for having everything he wanted in life. |
| 92 | * IAmAMonster: [[spoiler:He dies convinced that he's beyond redemption]]. |
| 93 | * IControlMyMinionsThrough: Fear, power and individual interests. It was decided that Izana was the only one capable of controlling the S-62 when they first met in juvie, and he has kept them in line since by having goals that align with theirs and scaring them into submission... or so he thinks. As it turns out, he's unwittingly controlling them through [[CriminalFoundFamily loyalty]] as well. |
| 94 | * IJustWantToBeLoved: Deep down, he craves having a true family and a place to belong more than anything. |
| 95 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:He dies after shielding Kakucho from Kisaki's bullets]]. |
| 96 | * KinslayingIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:He agreed with Kisaki's plan to kill Emma, his little sister, and didn't show any emotions after she died. Even [[BigBad Kisaki]] was disturbed by Izana's complete lack of a reaction]]. |
| 97 | * LackOfEmpathy: Izana is noted InUniverse as lacking any sense of compassion or empathy for other people, including his own men. Kakucho mentions that this makes him especially dangerous during fights, as he lacks the mental barriers that make most people hold back and fights with the intent to kill instead. |
| 98 | * LeanAndMean: Has a thin body and is an AxCrazy gang leader. |
| 99 | * LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:Izana is Emma's brother, which would make him Mikey's half-brother]].[[spoiler:Later, Izana reveals that he was born to a Filipina woman and an ex-husband of Emma's mother, so he is not blood-related to the Sanos at all]]. |
| 100 | * ManipulativeBastard: His influence over the Tenjiku executives is total, and he plans on slowly breaking Mikey over time by taking advantage of his mental fragility and isolating him from his loved ones. |
| 101 | * MissingMom: Izana's mother had him taken away to live in an institution, and never bothered to keep contact with him afterwards. [[spoiler:And then he learned that she wasn't his real mother to start with nor did she ever see him as his son, and he never got to meet his biological mother, so this trope doubly applies]]. |
| 102 | * MoodSwinger: Izana's outbursts of anger or sadism are spontaneous and unpredictable. |
| 103 | * TheNapoleon: He's the shortest among the Tenjiku higher-ups, and the most vicious. |
| 104 | * NeverBeHurtAgain: It's implied that to keep anyone from abandoning and betraying him the way his mother and [[spoiler:Shinichiro (from Izana's point of view)]] did, he deliberately acts as cruel as he can and pushes people away so that no one will ever get close to him. |
| 105 | * NightmareFace: Sports some positively bloodcurdling expressions during his fight against Mikey or in flashbacks. |
| 106 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: He easily defeats several of the big name Tokyo delinquents before the battle against Toman, but we don't get to see any of it. |
| 107 | * OnlyFriend: [[spoiler:On his deathbed, he finally becomes honest about his affection towards Kakucho and declares him as such]]. |
| 108 | * OrphansOrdeal: Izana felt deep loneliness and isolation throughout his childhood at the institution, which was only relieved by the visits of his CoolBigBro Shinichiro. After finding out that [[spoiler:his mother wasn't biologically related to him, and neither was Shinichiro, he had a breakdown]]. |
| 109 | * PetTheDog: His grieving Shinichiro and his relationship with his childhood friend Kakucho, as well as [[spoiler:his HeroicSacrifice for the latter]], show that Izana is capable of caring about others to an extent despite denying it. |
| 110 | * PintSizedPowerHouse: He's only 165 cm (5'5") and very lean, but don't let his stature fool you, he's more than capable of destroying people much taller and bigger than him with his hands in his pockets. |
| 111 | * PsychopathicManchild: Type 3. He's highly intelligent and remarkably strong, but his mental instability causes him to act childlike at times. |
| 112 | * PurpleIsPowerful: Izana is the leader of Tenjiku, with a fighting prowess that matches Mikey's. In colored artwork, his eyes are purple. |
| 113 | * RankScalesWithAsskicking: The commander of Tenjiku and one of the strongest characters in the series, being able to trade blows with [[TheAce Mikey]]. |
| 114 | * ReplacementGoldfish: He plans to have Mikey take on the role of his big brother and living emotional crutch, like Shinichiro once did. |
| 115 | * RevengeByProxy: Izana's original plan for revenge on Shinichiro was to use Shion's Black Dragons to kill Mikey, whom Shinichiro had his eyes on as a successor. He changed his plans following Shinichiro's death, deciding to turn Mikey into a ReplacementGoldfish for his brother instead. |
| 116 | * {{Sadist}}: He clearly enjoys tormenting others, both physically and psychologically, and has been that way since he was a child. |
| 117 | * SelfDisposingVillain: [[spoiler:When Kisaki tries to shoot Kakucho again after having already injured him once, Izana throws himself in front of the gun and is fatally injured in the process]]. |
| 118 | * TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He shields Kakucho from Kisaki and gets shot in his place, leading to his death]]. |
| 119 | * TechnicolorEyes: In colored artwork, Izana's eyes are purple. |
| 120 | * TeensAreMonsters: A violent, manipulative, scheming sadist who started injuring people beyond recovery and threatening murder as early as the age of 12 (that we know of). He was also responsible for the fall from grace of Black Dragon during his time as their leader. |
| 121 | * ToxicFriendInfluence: |
| 122 | ** To Kakucho, who doesn't have an evil bone in his body but whose UndyingLoyalty towards Izana leads him down the path of gang life and, eventually, organized crime. |
| 123 | ** Arguably to the other S-62. None of them were exactly good people to start with, but Izana certainly brought out the worst in them. He encouraged them to become renowned and feared delinquents when they first met in juvenile detention, and his leadership caused them to get involved in major wrongdoings after their releases until they eventually became known as the "Vicious Generation". The best example may be Mucho, who was explicitly asked by Izana to be willing to kill before the battle against Toman -- with Kakucho later telling him that he didn't "want him to be ruined by Tenjiku too". |
| 124 | * TragicVillain: An AxCrazy BastardBastard who [[spoiler:was abandoned by the woman he thought was his mother, and later learned that he wasn't blood-related to his only family at all]]. He suffers from emotional problems, likely due to his troubled childhood, and [[spoiler:his HeroicSacrifice]] shows that he still has some humanity and sanity left. Despite this, [[spoiler:he dies convinced that he's irredeemable]]. |
| 125 | * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: |
| 126 | ** In a flashback to when he was about 11 years old, he destroys the fake grave Kakucho was making for his parents in the institution courtyard before telling him to forget about his dead family because they were not there to protect him anymore, that no one would protect him because he wasn't worth anything, and that therefore he should serve Izana because it would give him value in living. |
| 127 | ** When he was 12 years old, he got revenge on a group of teenagers who had ambushed and beaten him up by [[DisproportionateRetribution injuring all of them beyond recovery]], except for the leader who [[DrivenToSuicide hanged himself]] after Izana promised to do the same to all his loved ones as long as the leader lived. |
| 128 | * TheUnfettered: Izana will do anything to achieve his goal of breaking Mikey's spirit. He doesn't even care about his own family anymore. Not even Kakucho, whom he has been friends with since childhood, is spared from his quest for revenge against Mikey, as shown when [[spoiler:Izana orders the S-62 to kill Kakucho for stopping him from shooting Mikey]]. |
| 129 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Zig-zagged. His past interactions with Emma, Shinichiro and Kakucho show a kinder, empathetic side to Izana -- promising his sister to come back for her, taking the younger Kakucho under his wing and playing with him, dreaming of founding a country for all the children without families, and wanting to inherit the Black Dragons to protect what is dear to Shinichiro. That being said, he already displayed concerning behaviors such as [[DisproportionateRetribution mutilating people and driving their leader to suicide as revenge for beating him up]]. |
| 130 | * VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After being subjected to Mikey's ArmorPiercingQuestion, Izana completely loses his composure. He flashbacks to Shinichiro asking him a similar thing years ago, gets a vision of him and Emma standing by Mikey's side, becomes unable to focus, and eventually decides to take Kisaki's gun and shoot Mikey once he realizes he's about to lose the fight. Not even Kakucho, his oldest and arguably only friend, was able to reason him from that point on]]. |
| 131 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: He has platinum blond hair and is a violent, sadistic, remorseless sociopath. |
| 132 | * WouldHurtAChild: He was the one who ordered Shion, then-leader of the Black Dragons, to have his gang repeatedly target a 12-year-old Kazutora, with the end goal to provoke Mikey into a fight and kill him. |
| 133 | [[/folder]] |
| 134 | |
| 135 | !Four Heavenly Kings |
| 136 | |
| 137 | [[folder:Kakucho]] |
| 138 | !!Kakucho |
| 139 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SeiichiroYamashita (Japanese) |
| 140 | [[quoteright:612:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1000001846.png]] |
| 141 | Kakucho is a childhood friend of Takemichi and grew up in the same institution as Izana. |
| 142 | |
| 143 | ---- |
| 144 | * AffectionateNickname: Takemichi and him have called each other "Kaku-chan" and "Dummymichi" since childhood. |
| 145 | * AnimalMotifs: Cranes and butterflies. His name possesses the characters for both animals, and the volume 20 cover depicts him wearing a jacket with a butterfly-wing design and a costume with a crane drawing. |
| 146 | * AntiVillain: Kakucho is an honorable man who doesn't have much in the way of malicious traits, and only acts as an antagonist due to his loyalty to [[MyMasterRightOrWrong Izana]] or [[spoiler:after being forced into joining South]], then [[spoiler:Mikey]]. |
| 147 | * ChildhoodFriends: |
| 148 | ** Kakucho and Takemichi were friends in elementary school. |
| 149 | ** After losing his parents in an accident, he was sent to an institution where he met and quickly bonded with Izana. |
| 150 | * CorruptTheCutie: In present timelines, kind, honorable Kakucho has become a BrokenBird and high-ranking member of Toman [[spoiler:and Bonten]], and is seen fatally shooting Takemichi [[spoiler:and witnessing an execution before giving advice to dispose of the bodies]] whereas he used to fiercely condemn murder. |
| 151 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: His entire family died in a car crash when he was a young boy, leaving him orphaned. He barely survived but kept severe scars and was ruthlessly bullied by other children until he met Izana. |
| 152 | * DeliberateUnderperformance: After losing to Smiley, he tells Takemichi that he was holding back the whole fight, willingly lost, and is actually much stronger than what he showed. Takemichi doesn't believe him. [[spoiler:Kakucho was telling the truth]]. |
| 153 | * DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:Subverted. Everything lead both the characters and the readers to believe that Kakucho died after being shot by Kisaki, but he turns out to be alive in the epilogue of the Tenjiku arc]]. |
| 154 | * EnemyMine: [[spoiler:The final arc has him team up with Takemichi in order to stop Sanzu, who was planning to send a cargo train into the ongoing fight between Toman and Kanto Manji, indiscriminately killing members of both sides]]. |
| 155 | * EveryoneHasStandards: |
| 156 | ** Tried to keep Izana from going along with his plan to [[spoiler:kill Emma]], saying that he refused to condone [[spoiler:murder]]. |
| 157 | ** At the end of the fight between the Tokyo Manji Gang and Tenjiku, Kakucho stops [[spoiler:Muto]] from drawing a blade and trying to kill someone, stating that he shouldn't let Tenjiku corrupt him. |
| 158 | ** He similarly knocks the gun out of [[spoiler:Izana's]] hand, repeating that Tenjiku has lost and to stop there. |
| 159 | ** In the final arc, [[spoiler: he's horrified by Sanzu's disregard for the lives of his own comrades, and [[EnemyMine makes a temporary alliance with Takemichi]] so the two of them can take him down]]. |
| 160 | * ForcedIntoEvil: Ran mentions that Kakucho only took up gang life due to his UndyingLoyalty toward Izana. After [[spoiler:the latter's death, he initially refused to join the criminal organization that is Rokuhara Tandai, and only conceded after South beat him to a bloody pulp]]. [[spoiler:Following South's death, Rokuhara was absorbed into the Kanto Manji Gang, with Kakucho becoming a high-ranking executive]]. |
| 161 | * HandicappedBadass: His left eye was damaged in the car crash that scarred him as a child. It doesn't seem to hinder his ability to fight, and he's the most valuable fighter in Tenjiku barring Izana himself. |
| 162 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In chapter 257, while stopping a train, Kakucho throws Takemichi out of it in case it crashes before the brakes work. He manages to stop the train, but he dies from an earlier wound caused by Sanzu]]. |
| 163 | * HoldingHands: [[spoiler:He grabs a dead Izana's hand as they lay side by side, assuring him that [[YouAreNotAlone he's not alone]] and reminiscing about their childhood dreams]]. |
| 164 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:In the final arc, Sanzu gives Kakucho a fatal wound and he later dies from it]]. |
| 165 | * LightningBruiser: The strongest of the Heavenly Kings is also shown to be capable of moving at an impressive speed when he gets serious, allowing him to take out multiple opponents at once. |
| 166 | * MajorInjuryUnderreaction: [[spoiler:Sanzu slashes Kakucho across the chest, but Kakucho insists to Takemichi that he didn't do much damage. However, he later succumbs to the wound and dies]]. |
| 167 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: [[spoiler:As a fatally injured Kakucho desperately tries to stop the train from derailing during the final arc, he gets a vision of the deceased Izana appearing by his side and helping him, successfully halting the train. Whether it was a hallucination caused by bloodloss and Kakucho's near-death state or if Izana's spirit really did manifest is left ambiguous]]. |
| 168 | * MoralityPet: For Izana, at times. |
| 169 | * MyMasterRightOrWrong: Kakucho repeatedly acknowledges or protests the wrongdoings of Tenjiku and is fully aware that Izana is being manipulated by Kisaki, but his loyalty to him is too strong to walk away. |
| 170 | * NobleTopEnforcer: He's the right-hand man of Izana and one of the more honorable and least "evil" Tenjiku members. At the very least, he's a much nicer person than his boss. |
| 171 | * NoFullNameGiven: His last name is never mentioned and everyone addresses him by his first name. [[spoiler:This is later revealed to be a deliberate choice by Kakucho, who threw away his family name after the car accident that left him an orphan]]. |
| 172 | * NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:He apparently dies from his gunshot injuries at the end of the battle between Tenjiku and Toman, even getting an emotional flashback to his childhood with Izana as well as Ran [[DueToTheDead closing both of their eyes]] and saying a few words in their honor... only to show up again a few chapters later, getting treatment at a hospital]]. |
| 173 | * OrphansOrdeal: Originally a perfectly happy child, he lost his parents during a car accident back in third grade. He was left with deep physical and psychological scars, got bullied at the institution, then met Izana, all of which largely impacted his [[TroubledButCute personality]] and [[AntiVillain life goals]]. |
| 174 | * RealMenCook: According to the third databook, that's his hobby. |
| 175 | * ScarsAreForever: Kakucho has a long scar on his forehead and a permanently blinded left eye. |
| 176 | * SurvivorGuilt: Having lived through the accident that killed his parents [[spoiler:and surviving his injuries after the Kanto Incident, unlike Izana,]] visibly left a scar on his psyche. |
| 177 | --> '''Kakucho:''' In the end, it's always me who survives, huh. |
| 178 | * ThouShaltNotKill: He's perfectly willing to do anything Izana tells him to, but the one thing he draws the line at is murder. [[spoiler:At least as a teenager]]. |
| 179 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Unlike his fellow executives who are cocky, brutal and sadistic, Kakucho is an honorable person with strong morals. The only reason why he joined Tenjiku in the first place is because Izana told him to, and he doesn't hesitate to protest some of the gang's actions or stop his comrades once he deems things have gone too far. |
| 180 | * TragicKeepsake: The cover page for chapter 251 shows that [[spoiler:he made one of Izana's earrings into a necklace]]. |
| 181 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Izana. |
| 182 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Downplayed. He leaves the top of his Tenjiku uniform open, showing his chest and stomach. |
| 183 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Takemichi and him were once ChildhoodFriends, but they drifted away when Kakucho changed schools. He actually ended up in an institution after being in an accident which killed both of his parents; there, he met Izana, who he became entirely devoted to. Although he still has fondness for Takemichi, he's also aware that they are now on opposite sides and he will obey Izana's every command, [[spoiler:including fatally shooting Takemichi in one of the future timelines]]. |
| 184 | ** That being said, their relationship gets better following [[spoiler:Izana's death]]. |
| 185 | * WorthyOpponent: During the final arc, [[spoiler:Kakucho acknowledges Takemichi as such after seeing that the latter got over his fear of fighting and became stronger, even managing to land a surprise hit that sent Kakucho flying back]]. |
| 186 | * YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:He refuses to leave Izana's side when Izana is dying]]. |
| 187 | * YoungAndInCharge: Kakucho is Izana's second-in-command despite being the same age as Takemichi, which puts him at around 14-15 by the time of the Tenjiku arc and makes him 4 years younger than the other Heavenly Kings. This is especially noteworthy given the importance of age in Japanese gang hierarchy. |
| 188 | [[/folder]] |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[folder:Kanji Mochizuki (Mocchi)]] |
| 191 | !!Kanji Mochizuki |
| 192 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TetsuInada (Japanese) |
| 193 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kanji_mochizuki_visual.png]] |
| 194 | |
| 195 | Nicknamed "Mocchi", Mochizuki is one of Tenjiku's Four Heavenly Kings. [[spoiler:After they disband, he joins Rokuhara Tandai and eventually becomes a top executive for Bonten]]. |
| 196 | ---- |
| 197 | * AffablyEvil: Unlike the rest of the S-62, who at their best [[FauxAffablyEvil put on a facade of politeness while holding absolute contempt for their opponents underneath]], Mocchi is surprisingly personable for somebody who loves beating people up. He fights honorably, genuinely compliments those he considers worthy opponents, and gladly accepts challenges and rematches from those who previously lost against him. |
| 198 | * AnimalMotifs: Gets repeatedly called a "gorilla" by Chifuyu, befitting his strength and brutish appearance. |
| 199 | * BeardOfEvil: [[spoiler:In the Bonten timeline]]. |
| 200 | * TheBigGuy: The largest member of Tenjiku, towering over most of the other characters and having the muscle mass to match. Commented on several times in-universe, most notably with Chifuyu calling him a "gorilla" and Izana a "titan". |
| 201 | * BloodKnight: As a member of the S-62, that's a prerequisite. Mocchi was sent to juvie at 13 for beating up a police officer who tried to stop a fight, gets very happy at the idea of a throwdown, and is angered should anyone "steal his prey". |
| 202 | * BoisterousBruiser: HotBlooded, fight-happy and very, very strong. |
| 203 | * ChallengeSeeker: He relishes a good fight, and was initially disappointed in Toman for not putting up much resistance against Tenjiku. He cheered up after meeting Mitsuya, who didn't go down against him, and gladly accepted Chifuyu's challenge during the Kanto Incident [[spoiler:and the final battle]]. |
| 204 | * CombatCompliment: He calls Mitsuya gutsy for putting up a good fight and declares that he's finally having fun during their short-lived duel. |
| 205 | * CurbStompBattle: |
| 206 | ** Delivers one to both the Kawata twins and Chifuyu. |
| 207 | ** On the receiving side of this, courtesy of [[spoiler:a berserk Angry]], and later [[spoiler:South]]. |
| 208 | * DelinquentHair: A rattail mohawk styled into a single [[BraidsOfAction braid]]. |
| 209 | * EveryoneHasStandards: Like Kakucho, he was opposed to [[spoiler:Emma's murder]], overtly voicing his dislike of Izana and Kisaki's methods. |
| 210 | * HotBlooded: Mocchi is very loud, irritable, passionate, and more than willing to punch anybody standing in his way. |
| 211 | * MusclesAreMeaningful: He is ripped to kingdom come and was strong enough to lay the smackdown on a police officer as a young teenager, as well as to easily toss Chifuyu around like a ragdoll during their first encounter. |
| 212 | ** Subverted in the final arc, when he's defeated by [[spoiler:Chifuyu]]. He actually [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it. |
| 213 | ---> '''Mocchi''': There's a large size difference between us! So how am I getting pushed back?! |
| 214 | * NeverHurtAnInnocent: Implied. Mocchi is very open about his disdain of Kisaki's methods, especially [[spoiler:Emma's murder]], seemingly standing by the traditional delinquent CodeOfHonor and refusing to involve civilians. |
| 215 | * NobleDemon: He is certainly ruthless in battle, dreams of becoming a Yakuza boss and [[spoiler:has no qualms about killing traitors and disposing of their bodies in creative ways in the Bonten future (it's a dog-eat-dog gang world after all)]]. But Mocchi's sense of honor shines through in his desire to fight his opponents fairly, without any back-up from his subordinates or allies during duels - he gets noticeably angry at the Haitanis for interrupting his fight with Mitsuya. Unlike Ran, Rindo or Madarame, he doesn't display any needless brutality or sadism, leaving his opponents alone once they've been downed instead of [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown keeping on hitting them]]. He also shows disgust towards Kisaki and Izana's plan to [[spoiler:kill Emma]]. |
| 216 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes are red, showcasing his aggressivity. |
| 217 | * SlasherSmile: He's a big fan of those whenever he's partaking in a fight. |
| 218 | * SmarterThanYouLook: Despite being a violent brute, Mocchi is much more perceptive than he lets on. |
| 219 | * StrongAndSkilled: He is built like a fridge and has both immense physical strength and enough fighting savvy to match Mitsuya, one of the best Toman fighters, blow for blow. |
| 220 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Downplayed. Mocchi is just as brutal and battle-hungry as the rest of S-62, but doesn't show any sadistic traits, always fights fair and is capable of acknowledging his opponents' worth. He also has a moral compass, being the only one of them (along with Kakucho, who isn't a S-62 member) to voice his distaste at some of the gang's actions like [[spoiler:killing Emma, a civilian, to psychologically break Mikey]]. |
| 221 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Corn. |
| 222 | * UnusualEyebrows: Mocchi's eyebrows are noticeably angular, exacerbating his fierce appearance. |
| 223 | * WorthyOpponent: Seems to briefly regard Mitsuya as this, as he acknowledges his strength during their duel and states that things are getting fun... right before Rindo and [[CombatPragmatist Ran]] swoop in, with the latter [[InTheBack knocking Mitsuya out]] [[CurbStompBattle in one blow]], much to Mocchi's displeasure. |
| 224 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: He's 18 years old during the Tenjiku arc, despite having the bulk of a much older man. Even at 13, he already looked fully grown. |
| 225 | [[/folder]] |
| 226 | |
| 227 | [[folder:Ran and Rindo Haitani]] |
| 228 | !!Ran and Rindo Haitani |
| 229 | !!!'''Ran is voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (Japanese) |
| 230 | !!!'''Rindo is voiced by:''' Creator/HiroShimono (Japanese) |
| 231 | [[quoteright:639:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1000001847.png]] |
| 232 | [[quoteright:619:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1000001848.png]] |
| 233 | |
| 234 | The Haitani brothers are delinquents who rule over Roppongi since defeating the leaders of Kyogoku, the former main gang in the area. They join Tenjiku with Ran as one of the Four Heavenly Kings and Rindo as an executive, [[spoiler:then Rokuhara Tandai and, eventually, Mikey's gang, Bonten]]. |
| 235 | ---- |
| 236 | * AgentPeacock: Ran has long and pretty hair that he takes great care of while Rindo is a [[GyaruGirl Gyaru-oh]], both of them are fashionable dressers, charismatic gang leaders and ''very'' competent [[BloodKnight Blood Knights]]. |
| 237 | * AllThereInTheManual: Ran is stated to be the older brother, but their exact age difference was only revealed in the second character book. They are a year and a half apart. |
| 238 | * AloofBigBrother: Subverted with Ran, who's actually a more low-key example of BigBrotherMentor to Rindo. He mostly acts as standoffish and unshakeable to him as he does anyone else and scolds him whenever he gets too fired up, yet he greatly cares about him, encourages him in fights, occasionally jokes around with him and never treats him as a lesser. |
| 239 | * AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Rindo has a raging InferioritySuperiorityComplex about being the lesser known brother, something he attributes to being the youngest. |
| 240 | * AnimalMotifs: [[SnakesAreSinister Snakes]] and [[SneakySpider spiders]]. Not only do they both have [[TattooAsCharacterType snake and spider tattoos]], they're also condescending, cruel, cunning, slippery and underhanded, with a tendency to lure their opponents into traps. |
| 241 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Downplayed. Rindo occasionally complains about Ran and doesn't always listen to him, but the two of them are still exceptionally close and get along well most of the time. |
| 242 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Rindo is a skilled martial artist who enjoys trash talking his opponents after injuring them. That said, he shouldn't have [[spoiler:blindly attacked a vice-captain who was able to stand back up despite having a broken leg, then effortlessly block his tackle]]. He should have listened to his brother and been careful or stayed away. |
| 243 | * AssKickingPose: Rindo displays a unique stance during the Tenjiku arc, lowering his upper body and extending his slightly flexed arms forward. |
| 244 | * AttentionWhore: |
| 245 | ** The brothers always wear a black variant of the uniform of any gang they belong to, because they want to stand out. |
| 246 | ** Ran is said to always purposely steal the spotlight no matter the situation, which greatly annoys Rindo. He also loves making a good impression on people, and his dream is to become a celebrity abroad. |
| 247 | * TheBabyOfTheBunch: Averted. Despite being a year younger than the other executives [[YoungAndInCharge (beside Kakucho)]], Rindo doesn't get any difference in treatment and is even lumped in as an honorary S-62 member. |
| 248 | * BashBrothers: They conduct their fights together and use teamwork to bring their opponents down. |
| 249 | * BeautyIsBad: Both of them are considered attractive and charismatic InUniverse, but they're also incredibly cruel. |
| 250 | * BerserkButton: Don't, under ANY circumstances, wake Ran up. |
| 251 | * BewareTheQuietOnes: Ran is not much of a talker, but he is definitely deadly. |
| 252 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Subtle, but it's present in Ran. He immediately goes to Rindo's aid in fights, and [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness the only time we see him look panicked]] is when [[spoiler: a berserk Angry has Rindo in his grip and is about to attack him]]. He's also protective of Kakucho, defending him against [[spoiler:Sanzu]] and helping him to his feet after a battle. |
| 253 | * BlindWithoutEm: Averted with Rindo, who takes off his glasses before every fight without any apparent effect on his vision. Possibly justified, as he may simply be mildly nearsighted. |
| 254 | * BloodKnight: Rindo gets very excited in battle, especially when he has the opportunity to break some bones. |
| 255 | * BraidsOfAction: Ran has long braids and is extremely capable in a fight, partly because he [[CombatPragmatist doesn’t hesitate to fight dirty]] and partly because he really is that good. |
| 256 | * BrainsAndBrawn: While both are pretty intelligent and very strong, Ran is the clear leader of the duo as well as the more pragmatic one, while Rindo is not only more aggressive than his brother but also more muscular and physical during fights, using hand-to-hand combat instead of relying on weapons. |
| 257 | * BreakoutVillain: Right after their introduction, both of them became immensely popular in the fandom due to their cunning ruthlessness, charisma, and [[MrFanService good looks]]. |
| 258 | * TheBrute: Downplayed with Rindo. He's not as physically intimidating as the likes of Hanma or Mocchi, and while he's more reasonable than most examples, he can make tactical errors and put himself into difficult positions in battle. Nonetheless, he is a force to be reckoned with. |
| 259 | * CharacterTics: Ran's signature VictoryPose. He also sometimes plays with his braids using his baton. |
| 260 | * CombatPragmatist: Both of them, but Ran in particular has a tendency to resort to dirty tricks to take out his opponents (including [[InTheBack when their back is turned]]) because, by his own admission, "results are what matters". |
| 261 | * CoordinatedClothes: They always have similar or identical casual clothes and wear the same black uniform regardless of their current gang affiliation, setting them apart from other members. |
| 262 | * CurbStompBattle: |
| 263 | ** They have no trouble dealing with Hakkai and Angry in the Tenjiku arc... until [[spoiler:Angry's BerserkMode activates and he knocks both of them out with one punch]]. |
| 264 | ** In the final arc, [[spoiler:they are easily defeated by Mitsuya and Hakkai after getting separated and not being able to rely on teamwork]]. |
| 265 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: Unlike Ran, Rindo dismisses [[spoiler:Angry]] as a threat due to his injuries, and recklessly charges him. He ends up on the receiving end of a CurbStompBattle. |
| 266 | * DissonantSerenity: Ran has an unnerving smile and an almost unreadable, eerily calm disposition, even while performing brutal acts. |
| 267 | * DueToTheDead: [[spoiler:After seeing Izana and Kakucho die (though the latter eventually turned out NotQuiteDead), Ran respectfully closes their eyes]]. |
| 268 | * EarlyBirdCameo: The Haitani brothers are mentioned as early as chapter 51, where they attend Bloody Halloween as spectators for the event. |
| 269 | * EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Ran has naturally dark hair and a noticeably paler complexion than most characters. His aloof, detached nature contrasted with his viciousness also makes him quite creepy. |
| 270 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite being sadistic brutes and bickering like ordinary siblings, they really do seem to get along well and care for each another. |
| 271 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: |
| 272 | ** Ran's hair grows longer and Rindo gets a slightly different haircut following the two-year timeskip. |
| 273 | ** [[spoiler:In the Bonten timeline, present-day Ran cuts his hair short while present-day Rindo grows it out. Both of them also dye it purple]]. |
| 274 | * FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: They're both handsome and can maim or even kill people as easily as they breathe. |
| 275 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Ran always speaks calmly and acts in a suave, almost courteous manner to his enemies, for example apologizing to [[spoiler:Mitsuya]] after sneaking up behind him and hitting him in the head with a cement block, then later [[spoiler:asking Hakkai how the hospitalized Mitsuya was doing]]. It's very obvious that the facade hides an extremely callous and cruel interior, and that he enjoys doing what he does, though. |
| 276 | * FetishizedAbuser: {{Averted}} with Rindo, who despite his less-than-savorous tendencies surprisingly ranks as the second best potential boyfriend in Tenjiku, right behind [[TokenGoodTeammate Kakucho]]. |
| 277 | * TheFightingNarcissist: Ran is a fearsome fighter and extremely vain about his appearance, particularly his hair. The third databook notes that he regularly visits beauty salons in Harajuku and likes to make a good impression. |
| 278 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Downplayed. Both are sadistic and cruel, but Rindo is more prone to toying around with his opponents or underestimating them, while Ran prefers not to waste time and is more cautious and perceptive. |
| 279 | * FourEyesZeroSoul: Rindo turns into this during fights (though he [[TheGlassesComeOff ditches the glasses]] for the actual brawling). The rest of the time, he's more of a StoicSpectacles type. |
| 280 | * TheGlassesComeOff: Rindo takes off his glasses when fighting. Justified, since they might get broken and injure him during the actual throwdown. |
| 281 | * HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take much to set Rindo off. |
| 282 | * HighClassGloves: Unlike other characters, they're always seen wearing a pair of white gloves each, even in color pages depicting non-canon outfits. This is part of their CoordinatedClothes. |
| 283 | * InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Not an extreme example, but Rindo feels self-conscious about the fact that his brother is better known and gets more attention. His arrogance and blasé, deadpan attitude hide feelings of resentment and insecurity. |
| 284 | * IsThisAJoke: They're both in utter disbelief over [[spoiler:Angry]] starting to ''bawl his eyes out'' in the middle of a gang fight. |
| 285 | --> '''Ran:''' ...Wow. Really? \ |
| 286 | '''Rindo:''' Creepy... |
| 287 | * KlingonPromotion: [[spoiler:They gained control of Roppongi at 13 years old after beating the leaders of the area's biggest gang, one of which died]]. |
| 288 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler:After Mikey kills South, Ran helps Kakucho to his feet and says that it's best for them to leave. Considering [[TheBerserker the state]] [[RedBaron "Invincible Mikey"]] was in at the time, it was probably the right call]]. |
| 289 | * LackOfEmpathy: For the most part, neither of them have much regard for other people. The only time Ran shows even the slightest concern is [[spoiler:in regards to Rindo, who had fallen into the enemy's trap under his eyes, and Izana and Kakucho, who he later admitted to respecting]]. |
| 290 | * LeanAndMean: Ran is a FauxAffablyEvil, violent man with a noticeably lanky body. |
| 291 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: Ran has long hair and handsome, delicate features. |
| 292 | * MellowFellow: Ran is very easygoing and relaxed, never losing his cool even in battle - unless [[BigBrotherInstinct his brother is in danger]]. Despite that, you can tell there's something disturbing about him. |
| 293 | * {{Mukokuseki}}: A flashback from their days in juvie shows that unlike most delinquents in the series, Rindo is apparently a natural blonde, as his hair remained that color after being shaved and growing back - unlike Ran whose then-bleached hair grew back black (though oddly enough [[UnusualEyebrows his eyebrows remained blonde]]). |
| 294 | * NervesOfSteel: Ran has a near-unflappable, calculating disposition, keeping a cool head at all times and never letting emotions get in the way of reason. The most expressive he gets is [[BigBrotherInstinct whenever his brother's safety is at stake]], and even then, he retains an impressive ability to critically assess situations: after [[spoiler:seeing Rindo get violently punched into unconsciousness by Angry]], Ran was able to focus his attention on the immediate threat of his opponent rather than [[spoiler:letting his brother's state affect and distract him]]. |
| 295 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:The brothers brutalizing Hakkai in front of Angry triggered the latter's BerserkMode, allowing him to take down four of Tenjiku's strongest men and giving Toman a big advantage in the ongoing battle]]. |
| 296 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: A method they're fond of for dealing with their opponents: Rindo holds them down while Ran brutally pummels them with either his fists or baton. [[spoiler:They once killed a man that way]]. |
| 297 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Rindo complains about Ran's VictoryPose and spotlight-hogging. A few chapters later, he shows off by [[HypocriticalHumor doing the splits in the middle of battle]] and loudly taunting his opponent, whose arm he'd just broken. |
| 298 | * NotSoDifferentRemark: Before their duel during the Kanto incident, Rindo tells Angry that he knows what living in the shadow of one's older brother is like. |
| 299 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: |
| 300 | ** When Rindo [[spoiler:was at the mercy of Angry]], Ran dropped all pretense of calm and shouted his brother's name while looking genuinely panicked. |
| 301 | ** Both brothers seemed sorrowful following [[spoiler:Izana and [[NotQuiteDead Kakucho's]] deaths]], and Ran showed unusual empathy and respect by [[spoiler:[[DueToTheDead closing their eyes]] and saying a few words in their honor]]. |
| 302 | * PerpetualFrowner: Rindo's default expression (unless he's in a fight, in which case he tends to sport a SlasherSmile). |
| 303 | * PerpetualSmiler: Zig-zagged with Ran, who either rarely lacks a soft smile or usually sports a blank, bored look depending on the arc and timeline. |
| 304 | * PetTheDog: Out of all the characters in the organization beside his brother, Ran respects Izana and Kakucho the most and seems to direct some of his BigBrotherInstinct towards the latter. |
| 305 | * PipePain: Shion and Rindo use steel pipes to attack [[spoiler:Mitsuya and Smiley]] before the Tenjiku battle, putting them both out of commission for the rest of the arc. |
| 306 | * PragmaticVillainy: Unlike Rindo, Ran would rather get things over with quickly when it comes to dealing with the enemy, rather than waste time on playing around with them or focusing on petty things like not stealing each other's opponents. For this reason, he's known to butt in during fights. |
| 307 | * ProudBeauty: Ran is well-aware of his good looks and preoccupied with maintaining them. |
| 308 | * PsychologicalProjection: Rindo's NotSoDifferentRemark to Angry really comes out of the blue. He also hates it when people look down on him (or when he ''thinks'' people look down on him) for being the younger brother and assuming he's weaker than Ran, but mocks Hakkai and Angry for being lost without their older siblings - despite never being seen apart from his own brother himself. |
| 309 | * RankUp: [[spoiler:While he wasn't part of Tenjiku's Big Four, Rindo becomes the no.3 of Rokuhara Tandai then a vice-captain in the Kanto Manji Gang after the two-year timeskip, thus outranking Mocchi and Madarame]]. |
| 310 | * ReallyFondOfSleeping: Ran apparently loves to sleep, having once done so for 24 hours. According to the Tenjiku character book, his favorite spot is his bed and it is '''not''' a good idea to wake him up. |
| 311 | * RedOniBlueOni: Ran is the Blue to Rindo's Red, keeping his cool and being the better strategist of the two, while his brother is more short-tempered and prone to acting recklessly. |
| 312 | * {{Sadist}}: There's nothing Rindo loves more than the sound of bones snapping and people screaming in pain. Ran seems to enjoy whacking people with blunt objects (or his fists) a bit more than average as well. |
| 313 | * SiblingsInCrime: Two inseparable brothers who became gang leaders [[spoiler:and murderers]] at ''thirteen''. |
| 314 | * SiblingYinYang: Ran is more cool, collected and laid-back while Rindo is more impulsive, aggressive and energetic. |
| 315 | * SnakesAreSinister: The Haitanis are among the cruelest characters in the series, being happy to intimidate, maim or even murder their opponents and showing a general LackOfEmpathy. Their despicable nature is represented by the snake tattoos on their backs. |
| 316 | * TheSociopath: Ran is [[DissonantSerenity calm]] and coldly calculating at all times, ruthless and sadistic despite a [[FauxAffablyEvil thin polite facade]], shows no empathy or remorse for the things he's done (including [[spoiler:killing a rival gang leader when he was barely a teenager]]), uses dirty tactics both during and outside of fights, and is arrogant, self-centered and the most charismatic of the duo. Though he does [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes care for his little brother]], the third databook also reveals that he's the person Rindo fears most. |
| 317 | * SoftspokenSadist: Ran actively encourages his brother in his bone-breaking endeavors, and was seen twice delivering a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown that went on and on, all the while having an intense look on his face yet remaining completely silent and calm. This needless brutality [[spoiler:caused him to kill a man as a young teen]]. |
| 318 | * TheStoic: Rindo, [[NotSoStoic except]] [[{{Sadist}} in]] [[BloodKnight battle]]. |
| 319 | * SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: Rindo feels like he lives in his brother's shadow. He's not happy about it - though it doesn't seem to have a negative impact on their bond. |
| 320 | * TallDarkAndSnarky: Ran. Dark outfit, (mostly) dark hair, sharp tongue. |
| 321 | * ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: In the final arc, [[spoiler:Hakkai attacks Ran InTheBack, delivering a massive punch to his head that sends him to the ground. Ran is ''not'' pleased about it]]. |
| 322 | * TattooAsCharacterType: |
| 323 | ** Their front tattoo represents a spider sculpture found near Roppongi, the area they control. [[SneakySpider Spiders]] are also part of their AnimalMotifs. |
| 324 | ** Their back tattoo has two meanings. The flowers represent their names: Ran (Orchid) and Rin (Bellflower), while the snakes symbolize greed and rebirth... as well as the brothers' [[SnakesAreSinister true nature]]. |
| 325 | * TattooedCrook: They both have matching tattoos covering half of their bodies. |
| 326 | ** On their fronts, from the chest to the ankle, a spider. Ran has it on his left side, Rindo has it on his right side. |
| 327 | ** On their backs, snakes with a different flower on each brother. |
| 328 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Ran loves Mont Blanc, a dessert made of sweet chestnut puree and whipped cream. Rindo will go buy him some whenever he's in a bad mood. |
| 329 | * VictoryPose: Ran is apparently prone to those after he takes down someone, smugly putting his left hand on his hip. [[LampshadeHanging Rindo calls him out on it.]] |
| 330 | -->'''Rindo:''' You always hog the spotlight, big bro. And strike a stupid pose. |
| 331 | * VillainousFriendship: Ran has a deep admiration for Kakucho and Izana, which he voices to them [[spoiler:after they died (or [[NotQuiteDead "died"]] in Kakucho's case) in the Tenjiku battle before respectfully [[DueToTheDead closing their eyes]]]]. |
| 332 | * WickedPretentious: Ran has a very refined taste, being especially fond of Yves Saint-Laurent and pastries, and is relatively sophisticated when compared to the rest of his comrades. However, he also thinks that Miles Davis is a piano player, and plays incredibly dirty during fights. |
| 333 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: Rindo fights by using grappling moves meant to dislocate joints and break bones. He usually holds his opponent down with a hold while Ran does the assaulting. The third databook confirms that he's a [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jujutsu jujutsu]] practitioner. |
| 334 | * YoungAndInCharge: They're the heads of Roppongi gangs while not yet out of their teens, [[spoiler:and have been since the age of 13]]. |
| 335 | [[/folder]] |
| 336 | |
| 337 | [[folder:Shion Madarame]] |
| 338 | !!Shion Madarame |
| 339 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoukiUchiyama (Japanese) |
| 340 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shion_madarame_28full_body___anime29.png]] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | Shion is the 9th generation leader of the Black Dragons who later becomes one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Tenjiku. [[spoiler:He joins Rokuhara Tandai following Tenjiku's disbandment]]. |
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| 344 | |
| 345 | * AnimalMotifs: |
| 346 | ** Lions. It's in his first name's kanji, he has a tattoo shaped like a roaring lion on his face, and has the traits commonly associated with the animal of being powerful, brave and prideful. His blond hair and eye shape also give him a vaguely leonine appearance. |
| 347 | ** Ironically for someone with a feline motif, Shion is also associated with dogs. Aside from being nicknamed Mad Dog, he's loud, aggressive, [[IncrediblyLamePun dogged]], fiercely loyal to his "master", and the third databook reveals that his dream is to serve by Izana's side. His favorite spot is also wherever Tenjiku happens to be, much like a dog with its pack. |
| 348 | * AxCrazy: He is rather infamous in-universe for having a strong inclination towards violence and brutality, even by the series' standards. |
| 349 | -->'''Izana:''' Shion is Tenjiku's wildest mad dog. |
| 350 | * BadassBoast: Very fond of those. His reply to Peh-Yan introducing himself before their duel in particular stands out. |
| 351 | -->'''Shion:''' Like I give a shit! I'm gonna kill everyone in Toman myself. |
| 352 | * BadassOnPaper: He's one of Tenjiku's most valuable fighters, quickly rises through the ranks of any gangs he's part of, and has a fearsome reputation. He also never wins an on-screen fight. |
| 353 | * BeadyEyedLoser: A BigBadWannabe ChewToy and one of the very few characters with noticeably beady eyes. |
| 354 | * BigBadWannabe: Madarame fancies himself as an influential, threatening figure. While he ''is'' rather well-known and very strong, he's still the weakest of Tenjiku's executives, and nowhere near the levels of the absurdly powerful people he's unlucky enough to keep getting matched up against. |
| 355 | * BloodKnight: He's always more than down for a brawl, if not actively looking for one in order to prove his superiority. |
| 356 | * BoisterousWeakling: Shion is constantly boasting about his strength and acting like he's a big shot, but can almost never back it up in an actual fight. He's actually rather strong, but continuously fails to properly evaluate the strength of his opponents, which then leads to his ass getting kicked. The fact that he's apparently the weakest of the Tenjiku higher-ups and keeps facing much stronger people doesn't help his case. Either way, it's clear that Shion is nowhere near as amazing as he thinks he is. |
| 357 | * BreakTheHaughty: Shion is a shameless SmugSnake with a massive superiority complex, and whenever he tries to establish his dominance over others, he gets knocked off that pedestal ''very'' quickly. |
| 358 | * BrokenAce: He's known as one of the Kanto area's biggest names due to his strength and position, having been personally handpicked by Izana along with the other S-62 when they met in juvenile detention, and later getting appointed as his successor. However, for all his bragging about being a former Black Dragon leader, he always gets taken out humiliatingly easily due to facing people way above his level - not to mention that his original defeat against Toman led to the disbandment of his gang. |
| 359 | * TheBrute: What he lacks in intelligence and thoughtfulness, he makes up for in violence and aggression. |
| 360 | * BullyingADragon: Calls [[spoiler:Senju]] a "fucking shrimp" to her face. She's not impressed. |
| 361 | * ButtMonkey: By far one of the most memorable in the story. He spends the entire series making a fool of himself during his fights, [[TheFriendNobodyLikes is abused, looked down upon, or ignored by his teammates]], and [[AllThereInTheManual is among]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the worst athletes and least desirable boyfriends in Tenjiku]] |
| 362 | * CatsAreMean: He has a [[AnimalMotifs lion motif]] and he's a particularly violent, aggressive character. |
| 363 | * CharacterTics: Has a habit of [[ManiacTongue poking his tongue out]] when he's feeling especially smug or confident. [[CharacterizationMarchesOn He stops doing it after the Tenjiku arc.]] |
| 364 | * TheChewToy: The poor guy has a habit of being on the receiving end of a OneHitKill every time he shows up, which is PlayedForLaughs. Almost nothing ever goes right for him and after his humiliating defeat against a 12-year-old Mikey, his life is pretty much a downward spiral. |
| 365 | * CloudCuckooLander: Has shades of this, such as believing that Rindo and him would rule the world had they been born in a different time, [[NeverMyFault because the current top fighters are just too strong]]. |
| 366 | * TheCreon: As it turns out and surprisingly for someone with such an overblown ego, Shion's dream is to serve Izana as his NumberTwo. Unfortunately for him, that position is already filled by Kakucho. |
| 367 | * CurbStompBattle: He easily defeats several low-level Toman members and [[spoiler:Takemichi's friends, minus Atsushi]]. |
| 368 | * DehumanizingInsult: He calls [[spoiler:the Mizo Middle Five (minus Takemichi)]] "fodder characters"[[note]]"mob" in Japanese[[/note]]. |
| 369 | * DelinquentHair: His hair is dyed blond and the left side of his head is shaved to expose his tattoo. As the leader of the Black Dragons, he sported a mohawk. |
| 370 | * DisproportionateRetribution: During his Black Dragons days, Shion brutalizes the leader of a smaller gang for asking them for help, seeing the request as below him. Cherry on top of the cake: said gang was under the protection of the Black Dragons. |
| 371 | * DumbMuscle: He's not terribly bright, but still has the strength and fighting skills to easily take out several Toman members all by himself. |
| 372 | * EvilIsHammy: He is rather boastful and proudly shows it off in nearly every single scene he is in. |
| 373 | --> '''Shion:''' I AM THE NINTH GENERATION BLACK DRAGON'S LEADER!! THE GREAT SHION MADARAME!!! |
| 374 | * EvilIsPetty: He beats one of his subordinates to a pulp for simply asking the Black Dragons for help with another gang, because he found this disrespectful. Or he just wanted an excuse to become violent. |
| 375 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: He grows out his hair after the two-year timeskip. |
| 376 | * FashionableAsymmetry: His hair is kept long on the right side of his head, while the left side is shaved. |
| 377 | * FatalFlaw: [[SmugSnake Arrogance]] and impulsiveness, neither of which mix well with his [[HairTriggerTemper temper]]. Failing to think things through and overestimating his own abilities causes Shion to be excessively reckless and simple-minded. |
| 378 | * FearlessFool: Shion repeatedly jumps into combat, ready to punch his opponents without any fear for his own safety, regardless of who happens to be facing him. The only person seen managing to scare him into submission is Izana. |
| 379 | * GlassCannon: Shion packs a solid punch, if his reputation and introduction are anything to go by, but he has terrible defense and durability. A single good hit to the face is enough to take him out of a fight. |
| 380 | * GlorySeeker: He loves nothing more than to be held in high regard and praised, and dreams of ruling the world by Izana's side. |
| 381 | * HairTriggerTemper: Has a very short fuse and blows up at people easily. A good example is the [[AllThereInTheManual 6th DVD booklet]], taking place 2 years prior to the events of the manga, during Shion's time as president of the Black Dragons. He beats one of the members of a smaller gang to a pulp for asking the Black Dragons to help them settle a score with Mikey and his friends, and demands that the others bring him Kazutora and Baji's ''bodies'' within a week as payback or they'll have to pay him a huge amount of money (though knowing the 8th and 9th generation Black Dragons methods, that might have been an extortion scheme rather than a genuine order). He then gets extremely angry when they understandably start panicking. Izana has to intervene to get him to calm down. |
| 382 | * HatedByAll: No one likes this guy. He's seen as a disgrace by the Black Dragon founders, Toman members fear him or look down on him, and even his own comrades don't seem to enjoy his company. [[BadBoss Izana]] mocks him for losing the leading battle, while the other S-62 show no interest in either helping or avenging him the way they do for one another later on. In chapter 213, none of them lift a finger to stop him from going up against [[spoiler:[[TheAce Senju]]]], who would have most definitely kicked his ass had [[spoiler:Benkei]] not beaten her to it. The third and fourth databooks confirm that both Mocchi and [[spoiler:South]] dislike him, and have Rindo throw a StealthInsult his way (which Shion fails to detect). |
| 383 | * HiddenDepths: Madarame initially just appears to be another bossy, arrogant and sadistic BloodKnight. But [[spoiler:he is genuinely saddened by Izana's death, and following it willingly stays behind along with the rest of the Tenjiku executives to [[TakingTheHeat take the blame for the battle and let themselves get arrested]], allowing Toman to escape]]. He's also possibly the most attached to Tenjiku out of all the higher-ups, being the only one to [[AllThereInTheManual list it as his favorite place to be]], and completely loyal. |
| 384 | * HotBlooded: Puts on an air of poise and confidence, but the slightest excitable situation shows that he really is impulsive, short-tempered and [[LargeHam boastful]]. |
| 385 | * {{Hypocrite}}: The third databook mentions that he dislikes arrogant people, despite being a SmugSnake himself. Though this may hint at him [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex not being all that confident]] [[BigEgoHiddenDepths underneath the surface...]] |
| 386 | * InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Possibly. Shion acts cocky and self-assured but his constant bragging (especially about past accomplishments), reckless behavior, as well as his seemingly hypocritical dislike of "arrogant people", make him come off as rather insecure and desperate to prove himself. |
| 387 | * InformedAbility: He's said to be a skilled fighter, but he loses most of the fights he's in. Granted his ego, tendency to underestimate his opponents and HairTriggerTemper are usually what contributes to his defeats rather than a lack of actual skill. |
| 388 | * InsufferableImbecile: Not only is Shion the most dimwitted of the Tenjiku higher-ups, he's also the most violent, enjoys causing others pain, and has an ego the size of planet Jupiter. |
| 389 | * IronButtMonkey: Downplayed. The Kanto Incident immediately begins with him [[spoiler:losing to a single punch from Peh-yan, then having Izana rub his defeat in by bringing up his loss against Toman from two years ago]]. Following that, [[spoiler:he's sent to juvenile detention where South attacks and easily defeats him and the other S-62]]. After the timeskip, he [[spoiler:gets knocked unconscious by Benkei just a few minutes after his reintroduction and is missing from the Battle of the Three Deities a few days later, presumably because he's still recovering]]; and [[spoiler:despite initially having the upper hand, he winds up being defeated by Atsushi during the final battle]]. Despite all these setbacks, concussions and other injuries, Shion always finds himself quickly back in fighting condition, and consistently manages to land positions of authority in gangs. [[spoiler:Both of the fights he takes part in during the final battle nearly end very badly for the involved Toman members, with Atsushi [[BigDamnHeroes interrupting his first fight]] against the rest of the Mizo Middle crew and the second one only going Atsushi's way thanks to his HeroicSecondWind]]. |
| 390 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Shion is very unpleasant, frequently insulting people, stroking his own ego and being prone to violent outbursts. Underneath that, he's extremely loyal and cares about his teammates. |
| 391 | * KarmicButtMonkey: He is constantly beaten by people he underestimates or lets his guard down around. |
| 392 | * KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: Is [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduced]] repeatedly punching the face of an unconscious Toman member, horrifying local bystanders and [[EveryoneHasStandards his own men]]. |
| 393 | * KingOfBeasts: Subverted ''big time''. Despite being actually named after the animal, Madarame is neither TheLeader of his group nor is he the strongest, cannot get a single win against named characters [[spoiler:until the final arc]], and his entire history since meeting Toman has basically been one big HumiliationConga. |
| 394 | * LaughablyEvil: His constant LargeHam tendencies and unfortunate penchants for getting punched out frequently cross the line into hilarious. |
| 395 | * TheLeader: Headstrong type. Was once the 9th leader of the Black Dragons, something he never gets tired of mentioning, and still has the attitude to match. |
| 396 | * LeanAndMean: He's lanky and vicious. |
| 397 | * LeeroyJenkins: Shion's hotheaded nature can be detrimental at times. [[spoiler:During the first confrontation between Rokuhara and Brahman, his fellow executives seem to want to present a united front. However, once Senju lands a hit on South, Shion is too fired up to care and charges straight in to insult and possibly fight her alone. [[CurbStompBattle He gets knocked out by Benkei for his trouble]]]]. |
| 398 | * LickingTheBlade: He's [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduced]] licking one of his victims' blood off his brass knuckles. |
| 399 | * {{Narcissist}}: An especially toxic example. Shion clearly has a strong need to be seen as important and admired by others, which manifests as him acting like he's just plain better than everyone else (barring Izana), being pathologically obsessed with himself, notorious for his [[EvilIsHammy grandiosity, long-winded speeches]] and EvilGloating moments, [[SarcasmBlind incapable of detecting sarcasm if it's even barely disguised as praise]], and [[HairTriggerTemper flying into a rage over any perceived slight]]. No matter how many times he gets knocked down over the course of the series, he picks himself back up without acknowledging his flaws, louder and more arrogant than ever. |
| 400 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: During the time that Madarame was a member of the Black Dragons, he and his group attacked Kazutora and Baji. This led to Baji establishing the Tokyo Manji Gang with Mikey and his friends. |
| 401 | ** Though the [[AllThereInTheManual sixth DVD booklet]] reveals that he and his gang only went after Kazutora on Izana's orders, in the hopes of provoking Mikey into a fight and killing him. Unfortunately for Shion, [[CurbStompBattle things didn't go according to plan]]. |
| 402 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Delivers an especially nasty one to an unnamed Toman member. |
| 403 | * NoIndoorVoice: He's often shouting at the top of his lungs. |
| 404 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: Most of Madarame's panel time can be summed up as him strutting in, delivering a BadassBoast, then promptly getting his lights punched out. Despite that, he's strong enough to easily wipe out a Toman division on his own, sent Smiley and Mitsuya to the hospital (with Rindo's help), and though it's somewhat of an InformedAttribute, he's garnered enough of a reputation to be known as Tenjiku's "wildest mad dog" and one of the biggest names in the Kanto area. During the final arc, [[spoiler:he easily takes out Yamagishi, Makoto and Takuya, and while he's eventually defeated by Atsushi, he still manages to badly injure him]]. |
| 405 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: His introduction scene shows him having seemingly defeated an entire Toman division on his own while suffering no injuries. |
| 406 | * OneHitKill: |
| 407 | ** Peh-yan defeats him in just one punch. |
| 408 | ** [[spoiler:Benkei]] does the same a few arcs later. |
| 409 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: |
| 410 | ** The sixth DVD booklet shows that Shion is terrified of Izana and becomes much more submissive and receptive whenever his leader speaks up. This is a clue to how dangerous Izana is. |
| 411 | ** He's uncharacteristically quiet and somber during [[spoiler:Izana and Kakucho's last moments]] and immediately afterwards, showing how impacted he was by it. |
| 412 | * PipePain: Rindo and him use steel pipes to attack [[spoiler:Mitsuya and Smiley]] before the Tenjiku battle, putting them both out of commission for the rest of the arc. |
| 413 | * PowerFist: Likes having brass knuckles on during fights, which he gleefully uses to pummel his opponents to a bloody pulp. |
| 414 | * PowerfulButIncompetent: Former president of the dreaded Black Dragons, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Tenjiku, [[spoiler:No.5 of Rokuhara]], and [[spoiler:an executive of the Kanto Manji Gang]], which makes him one of the strongest characters of the story. However, Shion is a LeeroyJenkins who solely relies on brute force and is an arrogant, short-tempered idiot. Whenever faced with enemies close to his power level or stronger, he inevitably takes a beating, usually because he's too busy badmouthing them to actually focus on any incoming hits. His initial defeat against Toman in 2003 led to him and his men getting trounced so badly that Izana, who watched the whole thing, said that the reason for their loss wasn't Mikey's strength but Shion's incompetence. While the other Tenjiku executives managed to defeat or at least fight on-par with the Toman captains or vice-captains, the only victories Shion managed to claim were on people much, much weaker than himself or by [[CombatPragmatist fighting]] [[PipePain dirty]], as anyone on an equal scale treats him as a ChewToy. |
| 415 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: On the receiving end of one by Izana. |
| 416 | --> '''Izana:''' Shion... You're just the same as you were two years ago. Back when you and the Black Dragons got your asses handed to you by Mikey. It wasn't because Mikey was strong, it was because you were weak! |
| 417 | * RunningGag: Shion showing up to an important fight, delivering a [[LargeHam dramatic speech]] and/or BadassBoast, then [[CurbStompBattle instantly getting one-shot]]. |
| 418 | * SarcasmBlind: His profile in the third character book features a short interaction between Rindo and him, with Shion complaining that the current powerhouses in Tenjiku and Toman are ''too'' strong, and that Rindo and him could have taken over the world had they been born in a different generation. Rindo [[SarcasmMode sarcastically compliments his confidence]], [[ComicallyMissingThePoint which Shion is greatly flattered by]]. |
| 419 | * ScarsAreForever: He has a scar running down his chin from the left corner of his mouth, which he got at some point between the ages of 13 and 15. |
| 420 | * SirSwearsALot: His language is incredibly rude by Japanese standards, even in a series full of delinquents. The English translation does it justice by peppering his speech with swear words, including several variants of [[PrecisionFStrike "fuck"]]. |
| 421 | * SlasherSmile: Prone to sporting epic, wicked grins as he shows off and taunts others. |
| 422 | * SmallNameBigEgo: |
| 423 | ** Downplayed. Madarame is under the impression that he's TheDreaded, actively using threats, violence and his status as a former Black Dragon leader to try and intimidate everyone. While he is infamous in-universe, nearly every time he attempts to assert his dominance over others, he unfortunately picks the wrong targets and gets quickly put in his place. |
| 424 | ** Played straight when he boasts about being an ex-Black Dragon leader to [[spoiler:Takeomi]], a founding member of the gang. [[spoiler:Benkei]] quickly reveals that due to their criminal actions under his leadership, Shion is seen as a disgrace to the Black Dragons by the First Generation, rather than an impressive and respected figure. |
| 425 | * SmugSnake: Speaks in a condescending tone to others, loves bragging about his skills and status, and is extremely confident that he's the toughest, smartest guy in the room. He's actually a dangerous fighter, but he's also the weakest of Tenjiku's Four Heavenly Kings, and [[TheWorfEffect regularly gets his ass handed to him by bigger fishes]]. And despite his big ego, he is not smart either. |
| 426 | * SpannerInTheWorks: Madarame [[LooseLips proudly telling the newly formed Toman that he would carry on the will of his predecessor by crushing them]] seemed odd enough that it stuck out to Draken, who remembered it years later. This eventually clued him and Takemichi in to Izana's plan to destroy Mikey. |
| 427 | * SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Getting punched square in the head or jaw will often result in an instant K.-O., especially when the person who hit you is bigger and stronger. Unfortunately for Shion, he's one of the few characters not MadeOfIron. |
| 428 | * TakeOverTheWorld: States he wants to rule the world in the character book. Of course, since he was talking to Rindo at the time, it's hard to say whether his ambitions were genuine or if Shion was just hamming it up in an attempt to impress him. |
| 429 | * TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted. Whenever he goes on a rant and drops his guard, he ends up getting decked hard by an opponent. |
| 430 | * TattooedCrook: He has a tattoo representing a [[AnimalMotifs lion]] on the left side of his face. |
| 431 | * TeensAreMonsters: Whatever he did that landed him in juvie at 13 and caught the eye of Izana, it likely wasn't pretty. It's also mentioned that under Izana and later Shion's ruling, Black Dragon went from a respectable gang to committing all sorts of heinous acts. Considering that one of the DVD booklets has a then-16 Madarame demanding that Kazutora and Baji's bodies be brought to him, and that he went along with Izana's plan to use Black Dragon to provoke and kill Mikey, said acts may have included murder. |
| 432 | * TemptingFate: He taunts Toman for missing their strongest men and not having picked anyone to take the leading battle against him. He ''definitely'' gets a challenge when faced with [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Peh-Yan]]. |
| 433 | * UnderestimatingBadassery: A specialty of his. [[CurbStompBattle It never goes well for him.]] |
| 434 | ** He was confident that he and his Black Dragons would easily take on Toman due to their young age |
| 435 | ** He coldly dismisses Peh-Yan as a threat right before their one-on-one duel, [[BadassBoast stating that he could destroy all of Toman by himself]]. |
| 436 | ** He stomps towards [[spoiler:Senju, ''one of the Three Deities'', and [[BullyingADragon insults her]] after she attacked South]]. |
| 437 | ** He dismisses [[spoiler:Atsushi]] as an insignificant fighter and lets his temper get the better of him after getting taunted, leaving him open to a jaw punch which instantly knocks him out. |
| 438 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: One of the few named characters not to appear or be mentioned in any of the present timelines. He is noticeably absent from [[spoiler:Bonten]], unlike the other former Tenjiku members. |
| 439 | * TheWorfEffect: Madarame ''is'' strong but his arrogance, impulsivity and tendency to get stuck in poor match-ups cause him to suffer crushing defeats. |
| 440 | * WouldHurtAChild: During his time as president of the Black Dragons, he ordered a smaller gang under his protection to bring him 12-year-old Kazutora and Baji's bodies as payback for them defeating said gang. Later, on Izana's order, he told his men to continually harass Kazutora, all in order to provoke Mikey into a fight with the Black Dragons and kill him. |
| 441 | * YankTheDogsChain: In the final arc, [[spoiler:Shion finally seems to live up to his reputation as he easily beats Yamagishi, Makoto and Takuya, before delivering a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to Atsushi who was left bleeding and barely standing. Unfortunately, [[RunningGag as usual]], he ends up lowering his guard and going down from a single punch to the jaw]]. |
| 442 | * YouHaveFailedMe: Downplayed. Izana doesn't kill him after his loss against Peh-Yan, but he does give him a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech while literally walking all over him, before declaring that Madarame is of no use to him anymore. |
| 443 | [[/folder]] |
| 444 | |
| 445 | !General Chief of Staff |
| 446 | |
| 447 | [[folder:Tetta Kisaki]] |
| 448 | ---> See Characters/TokyoRevengersTokyoManjiGang |
| 449 | [[/folder]] |
| 450 | |
| 451 | !Executives |
| 452 | |
| 453 | [[folder:Yasuhiro Muto (Mucho)]] |
| 454 | ---> See Characters/TokyoRevengersTokyoManjiGang |
| 455 | [[/folder]] |
| 456 | |
| 457 | [[folder:Hajime Kokonoi]] |
| 458 | ---> See Characters/TokyoRevengersBlackDragons |
| 459 | [[/folder]] |
| 460 | |
| 461 | [[folder:Shuji Hanma]] |
| 462 | ---> See Characters/TokyoRevengersValhalla |
| 463 | [[/folder]] |
| 464 | |
| 465 | !Other members |
| 466 | |
| 467 | [[folder:Haruchiyo Sanzu]] |
| 468 | ---> See Characters/TokyoRevengersTokyoManjiGang |
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