Tatsuki

Tatsuki
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Race	Human
Age	Approximately 300
Gender	Female
Professional Status
Affiliation	Ryusenkyo The Shadow Organization
Occupation	Shadow Organization Vice Commander (implied)
Previous Occupation	3rd Seat, Council of Twelve
Base of Operations	Shadow Organization Headquarters
Personal Status
Relatives	N/A
Powers
Technique	Master Lightning Manipulator Flight Ayakashi Majiri (Transformation: Dragon)
First Appearance
Manga	Chapter 61
Anime	Episode 27, Council of Twelve
Voices
Japanese	Asako Dodo
English	Dorothy Elias-Fahn

Tatsuki (竜姫) is the 3rd seat on the Council of Twelve. Shortly after Masamori Sumimura joins the group, she attempts to seduce him and steal his membership badge. She later resigned from her post, apparently frustrated with the way the Shadow Organization was rapidly falling apart. However, she secretly began to organize a resistance movement with the other resigned leaders.

Appearance

While Tatsuki looks young, Shichirou Ougi estimates her age to be around 300 when Masamori asks, though neither are foolish enough to ask her. Her hair is pale and usually held in place by two pins. She also has two elongated fangs that protrude from her top teeth, though they're usually only visible when she smiles. She sometimes wears pants that have tiger stripes similar to her dragon form.

Personality

Tatsuki is generally friendly (sometimes too much so) with her comrades. She has a playful nature, and especially enjoys teasing Masamori and Nura. She can be easily bored or frustrated, but her natural charisma and enormous power ensures that she always has allies, so that even those who disagree with her never oppose her directly.

History

Tatsuki was born in Ryusenkyo, a land known for producing people with Ayakashi blood. She commands a great deal of influence, both because of her great power and her outgoing attitude: she used to associate with Nizou Ougi in their younger days, and the two were fond of causing destruction, calling themselves Fujin (風神, God of Wind) and Raijin (雷神, God of Thunder and Lightning). Tatsuki maintains an occasional partnership with the Ougi Clan, and also has a close friendship with both Nura Kidoin and Kagen Shiromi's wife.

Plot

Introduction

Tatsuki teasing Masamori

Tatsuki is the only obviously female member of the Council of Twelve from their introduction, though her name isn't revealed until much later. After Masamori's first meeting with the group ends, Ichirou Ougi gives him some advice in the form of a threat. Tatsuki pretends to defend and comfort Masamori, then tries to steal his membership badge (which would result in his being demoted), but Masamori stops her. Both Yumeji Hisaomi and presumably Meian also give Masamori some parting advice, but Tatsuki tells him not to trust "the oldest member here," though it is unclear if she meant Yumeji (who is over 400 years old but able to change bodies) or Meian (the oldest member based on appearance).

Resignation

After the death of Yumeji, Masamori reports to the rest of the council that one of the Sousui's men (and therefore the Sousui himself) was responsible. Several members react with disbelief or outrage, but Meian calms them and suggests that Nura assume leadership of the council. Nura declines, and Tatsuki abruptly resigns out of annoyance, slicing her badge in half. Before leaving, she suggests that Meian take over, which he does after receiving no opposition.

Tatsuki's Resistance

The meeting. (From left to right : Kagen Shiromi, Nura Kidoin, Tatsuki, and Shichirou Ougi)

After failing to recruit Nura Kidoin as an ally against the Sousui, Masamori calls in a favor with Shichirou Ougi (earned for choosing to save Rokurou) to arrange a meeting with "Raijin". At the meeting place in Ryusenkyo, Masamori is continually assaulted by powerful lightning strikes, and eventually collapses even with his Zekkai's protection. The dragon responsible for the attack then transforms into Tatsuki. Masamori begs her to help him save the Shadow Organization, but Tatsuki reveals that she has already gathered people for that very purpose. She mentions that she is sheltering a miko that has labeled Masamori an important person, and invites him to join them. The meeting takes place at Tatsuki's home, and her comrades are revealed to be Nura Kidoin, Kagen Shiromi, and Shichirou himself.

Powers & Abilities

Master Lightning Manipulator: She can produce massive amounts of lightning at her whim. Even standing near her can kill a normal human being. When using her powers alongside an Ougi clan member, they are able to generate heavy rains and wind storms with ease.
Flight: Tatsuki is capable of flight without any visible means of support, likely a side effect of her transformation.
Ayakashi Majiri (Transformation: Dragon): Tatsuki is able to transform into an enormous dragon with tiger-like stripes, and wields extremely powerful lightning in this form. She is easily able to overwhelm Masamori's zekkai without using her full strength, leaving him completely exhausted and temporarily paralyzed.

Trivia

• Tatsuki was shown to have two servants, who appeared after she changed from a dragon into a human to bring her clothes and style her hair.
• When Tatsuki transforms into a human from her dragon form, she's nude and her hair is loose, most likely because the clothes and hair pins are destroyed in the transformation.