Tasuki

Tasuki ? formerly led the Mount Reikaku bandits. Extremely quick and agile he particularly enjoys joking around with Nuriko Tamahome and Chichiri. He is 17 years old and was born in the town of TaiTou in the Ko prefecture at the foot of Mount Reikaku. His true name is Shun039u Kou K Shun039u? born under the star Wings . Tasuki039s primary weapon is a flame throwing Tessen an iron fan used for fighting which is eventually upgraded to become a diamond fan that could only be used by Tasuki by Taitsukun. Additionally he is skilled in judo archery swordsmanship and is briefly capable of using ofuda. As a Celestial Warrior he possesses superhuman speed and known as Genrou or HuangLang quotPhantom Wolfquot because of his wolflike appearance. At a young age Tasuki found his calling as a bandit when Hakur the chief bandit of Mount Reikaku took him under his wing. He began to improve his martial arts abilities in hopes of living up to and carrying on the role of his mentor2. He and fellow bandit Kji eventually master the use of an iron fan in combat. Tasuki first meets Miaka when he kidnaps her in order to regain his rightful place as the leader of Mount Reikaku039s bandits. He eventually joins her in order to help the other Celestial Warriors on their quest reluctantly leaving Kji as the leader of the bandits of Mount Reikaku. Straightforward simpleminded and quick to pick a fight Tasuki also has a strong sense of honour. Though he appears utterly blunt vulgar and loud he is sentimental and easily emotional. He is a frequent source of comic relief in the series and enjoys joking around. Tasuki values his friends greatly and will not hesitate to kill those who would try to endanger them or make fun of them in any way. Despite being rough around the edges Tasuki shares a particularly strong relationship with Chiriko. Tasuki as the youngest child and only son of a family with five older sisters an aggressive mother and timid father happily accepts the role of an older brother figure to Chiriko who looks up to him and strives to become a quotmanly manquot like Tasuki. Of all the Suzaku Celestial Warriors he takes the deaths of his comrades the hardest and openly cries for them. A running joke in the series is that Tasuki is afraid to swim claiming that it is because he is a quotman of the mountainsquot though on several occasions he is able to instinctively tread water and finds unusual means of compensating for his weakness. As the youngest and only son in a family with strong females and a weak father Tasuki claims to hate women. But he demonstrates outstanding loyalty to Miaka and would die to protect her. His feelings toward her are apparently brotherly but it is eventually revealed that he loves her. He acts on these feelings only once when under a spell but unwilling to betray his friends and aware of his behaviour he attempts to kill himself saved only when the spell is broken. Source: Wikipedia