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− | |'''Full Name''' || Sudou Tatsuya (須藤 竜也) | + | |'''Full Name''' || 須藤竜也 (すどうたつや) |
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| |'''Arcana''' || XIX - [[The Sun|<span style="color:white;">The Sun</span>]] REVERSE | | |'''Arcana''' || XIX - [[The Sun|<span style="color:white;">The Sun</span>]] REVERSE |
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| |'''Gender''' || Male | | |'''Gender''' || Male |
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− | |'''Height''' || 185 cm (6'1") | + | |'''Height''' || 188 cm (6'2") |
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− | |'''Date of Birth''' || August 14th, 1981 (Leo) | + | |'''Date of Birth''' || 14 August 1981 (Leo) |
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− | |'''Age''' || 29 | + | |'''Age''' || 32 |
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| |'''[[Wang Long Fortune Telling|<span style="color:white;">Guardian Dragon</span>]]''' || Red Dragon | | |'''[[Wang Long Fortune Telling|<span style="color:white;">Guardian Dragon</span>]]''' || Red Dragon |
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− | |'''Persona''' || Hephaestus | + | |'''Persona''' || Hephaestus Custom |
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| |'''Weapon''' || Two-handed Swords | | |'''Weapon''' || Two-handed Swords |
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| |'''Faction''' || NWO | | |'''Faction''' || NWO |
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− | |'''Team''' || [[The Masquerade]] | + | |'''Team''' || The Dragons; the Inner Circle |
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| |'''Seiyuu''' || Nakao Ryusei | | |'''Seiyuu''' || Nakao Ryusei |
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− | *'''Weapon:''' ''Fujishimaru'' - A beautiful and deadly weapon and an heirloom of the Sudou family. Its tsubo is adorned with a lion, and its blade is engraved with the Sudou family's wisteria kamon. Spelled 獅藤丸 in kanji, using the characters for "wisteria" and "lion" with the -maru suffix. | + | *'''Weapon:''' ''Shinryûmaru'' - After Shadow Tatsuya stole ''Fujishimaru,'' Sudou began using this dragon-marked blade, which features blood-red silk and gold-adorned iron fittings. Its name is spelled 震龍丸 in kanji, pairing the characters for the fourth I Ching trigram (''zhèn'') and "dragon" with the -maru suffix. |
− | *'''Body:''' Designer Suit - A three-piece suit, tailored to a perfect fit. | + | *'''Body:''' Designer Clothes - Black slacks, black waistcoat, and a dress shirt, the fabric of which is dark red striped with bright crimson. |
− | *'''Feet:''' Dress Shoes - Shiny shoes that, of course, go with the suit. | + | *'''Feet:''' Dress Shoes - Shiny oxfords that, of course, go with the designer clothes. |
| *'''Accessory:''' Eyepatch - To protect and conceal the empty socket where his right eye used to be, and also because eyepatches are badass. | | *'''Accessory:''' Eyepatch - To protect and conceal the empty socket where his right eye used to be, and also because eyepatches are badass. |
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− | *'''Expression:''' 5 - Loves to Monologue | + | *'''Expression:''' 5 - Eloquent Polyglot |
− | *'''Knowledge:''' 5 - Fucking Genius | + | *'''Knowledge:''' 5 - Knows Too Much |
− | *'''Courage:''' 5 - He's a Goddamn Lion | + | *'''Courage:''' 4 - Has Gained A Sense Of Self-Preservation |
− | **'''Against His Dad:''' 1 - oh god make it stop | + | **'''Against His Dad:''' 3 - Out For Blood |
− | *'''Understanding:''' 3 - Actually Gets People | + | *'''Understanding:''' 2 - Still Self-Centered |
− | *'''Diligence:''' 5 - Obsessive and Monomaniacal | + | *'''Diligence:''' 5 - Intense |
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− | *Tatsuya's given name means "to be a dragon"; his family name contains the elements "by all means" and "wisteria".
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− | *Tatsuya's missing right eye and the scar around it are a direct result of the first time Tatsuya Suou ever summoned his Persona Vulcanus.
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− | *To conceal the empty socket and the scar when out and about, Tatsuya wears an eyepatch and a coat of the sort of makeup burn victims use to cover up their disfigurements.
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− | *Like most evil geniuses, Tatsuya has a cat; his name is Fortinbras. He has slightly fluffy white fur, gold eyes, and is extremely sweet-tempered. His name is taken from ''Hamlet''.
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− | **For his 29th birthday, [[Akari Hoshi]] got Tatsuya a new kitten. Playful and fearless, Laertes is black and possesses gold-rimmed green eyes. His name is also taken from ''Hamlet''. Fortinbras is...not sure how to feel about him.
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− | *Tatsuya's Guardian Dragon in Wang Long fortune-telling is the Red Dragon, which rules passion and is confident and adventurous. Tatsuya Suou's Guardian Dragon is the Light Dragon, with which the Red Dragon has poor affinity. IMAGINE THAT.
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− | *Tatsuya is fluent in both English and German, languages that his mother taught him when he was a child. He has also taught himself Latin and Greek, possesses reasonable facility with Italian and Hebrew, and has studied some Russian and French.
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− | *In addition to being an accomplished astrologer, Sudou is learned in the principles of alchemy (and the metaphysical practice thereof) and other such Western arts. He is not actually that familiar with Eastern mysticism, despite being natively Japanese.
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− | *The Masquerade home office has moved and is no longer in the SEBEC building.
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− | *The Japanese reading of his name, placing family name first, may be a play on words in English: Sudou Tatsuya --> "pseudo-Tatsuya", i.e. the false Tatsuya.
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− | *Sudou now has possession of the Crystal Skull of Fire.
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− | *Like his counterpart [[Tatsuya Suou]], Sudou has a lighter that he flicks incessantly. Sudou's, however, is black and did not come from someone he loved. It's just a fire-starter's tool.
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− | *[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004748 This] is a fairly accurate depiction of how Sudou's dreams tend to go.
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− | *'''Monologue:''' ''"All beings have broken dreams, things they would be willing to sacrifice anything to see achieved. Demons are no exception to this truth."'' - Tatsuya makes an inspiring speech. May provoke happy, sad, or interested reactions. | + | *'''Intimidate:''' ''"You wanna clarify that remark, bitch? Because I'm considering sending you back to your boss in pieces."'' - Tatsuya angrily threatens the demon. May cause angry, sad, frightened, or interested reactions. |
− | *'''Command:''' ''"Cease this foolishness and let us pass, demon!"'' - Tatsuya imperiously issues the demon an order. May provoke happy, sad, frightened, or angry reactions. | + | *'''Judgment:''' ''"For the love of God, son, buy a copy of GQ!"'' - Tatsuya condescendingly (and possibly hypocritically) casts aspersions on some aspect of the demon's habits, manner, appearance, or speech. May provoke angry, sad, happy, or interested reactions. |
− | *'''Fascinate:''' ''"Look - isn't it beautiful?"'' - Holding out his hand, Tatsuya produces a small fireball that floats and dances above his palm. May elicit happy, interested, or frightened reactions. | + | *'''Recklessness:''' ''"I'll be glad to take as many of you out as I can before I die for the second time."'' - With a cocky grin, Tatsuya challenges the demons in a way that reminds them who the real boss around here is. May provoke happy, angry, frightened, or interested reactions. |
− | *'''Intimidate:''' ''"Tell us where the chest is, or I'll rip your spine out!"'' - Tatsuya angrily threatens the demon. May cause angry, sad, frightened, or interested reactions. | + | *'''Disregard:''' ''"Man, fuck this. You kids do whatever. I'm out."'' - Throwing up his hands, Tatsuya straight-up announces the demon isn't worth his time and walks away. May cause angry, sad, or interested reactions. |
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− | '''Profile:''' Since childhood Tatsuya Sudou has been fascinated by fire; his intelligence gave him a short attention span, and that love of fire gave him the tools he needed to get himself into a whole mess of trouble. His father, the Foreign Minister, has been obliged to sacrifice a great deal to ensure that the Sudou family name remains untarnished despite his son's actions. Unfortunately, this involved committing his son to a mental institution for a time, where the voices he's heard since childhood grew more and more prominent in his mind. Now that he's out Tatsuya's been given a position in the NWO, where he resents the amount of supervision he's been placed under. His fingers itch to set the world ablaze the way his prophecy foretells but, for now, he's content to strut on his stage and do the Voices' will. | + | '''Profile:''' Once a mad oracle and vassal of the enigmatic Joker, Tatsuya Sudou has arguably improved his lot in life since his fateful brush with death. Because of it, the dethroned King is no longer subject to the maddening influence of the Voices that once held him in thrall -- an influence upon which he's relied for nearly twenty years. However, despite the loss of both his throne and his precognitive abilities, Tatsuya is increasingly coming to find he prefers his life this way. Now, the former Executive is resolved not just to live, but to thrive. Of course, it certainly doesn't hurt that some of this renewed purpose has come from leading the Dragons, a group he forged almost by accident out of the remains of his old Masked Circle. Recently invited back into the NWO by none other than Tatsuzou Sudou himself, Tatsuya even appears to have finally let go of his hate for his father. But...you know what they say about appearances. |
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− | '''Skills:''' The Other Tatsuya, Raving Egomaniac, All The World's A Stage, And I Am An Actor Cast Eternally, Maybe I'm A Lion, I'm Surrounded By Idiots, You Might Want To Work On That Little Roar Of Yours, Daddy Issues, Likes Fire, And Setting Things On Fire, It's Just So Beautiful, No Really Just Look At It, When I'm Alone I Hear The Voices, They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Ha!, Playing With Fire, Not Tatsuya Suou's Only Foil, Just The Most Awesome One, Get In The Car, I'll Be Fiddling As The World Burns, He's Not Crazy, It's Just Nyarlathotep, Okay He Is Actually Crazy, Mad Prophet, Dark Sun, Take Your Place Inside The Fire | + | |
| + | '''Skills:''' I Got Better, I Want To Strangle The Stars For All They Promised Me, Arisen Anew, The Sound Of Silence, Dreads Not That Something After Death, Does Not Give A Single Fuck, Unleashed, Chase The Morning, Sanity Has Its Advantages, What Rough Beast, Why So Serious?, Like Father Like Son, Better To Be Hated Than To Be Loved For What You're Not, Enjoy The Silence, Rock Me Amadeus, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger, I Want To Play A Game, Fire And Blood, Reforged, Man On A Wire, Majestic Though In Ruin, The World Is Not Enough, Dark Sun, Red Dragon |
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− | '''Special:''' ''Witch Hunt'' - With the Voices in his mind whispering encouragement, Tatsuya launches a crusade against his foes. As his blade gleams with sanctifying flame, he launches a series of blistering attacks that strike terror into the hearts of those who oppose his righteous mission. | + | '''Special:''' ''Fire Cross'' - Forging his mastery of the martial and the arcane into a syncretic whole, Sudou conjures up a slew of fireballs that soften up his foes for the strike that comes after: In a single blinding, fluid motion, the dragon lunges and draws his blade sideways and up, cutting a cross into his targets. It's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve2-QgW1Zfo <span style="color:white;">kind of</span>] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW1a37qqdhA <span style="color:white;">like</span>] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=JxATPjvvXDA#t=78s <span style="color:white;">this</span>]. |
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| <center>''"I am thou...thou art I. I am Hephaestus, the Lamed Smith...I shall teach you how to burn away the dross of your soul and forge it until what is left is a perfect weapon, a wonder of Creation..." ''</center><br> | | <center>''"I am thou...thou art I. I am Hephaestus, the Lamed Smith...I shall teach you how to burn away the dross of your soul and forge it until what is left is a perfect weapon, a wonder of Creation..." ''</center><br> |
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− | Hephaestus is the Greek god of the Forge, the earlier counterpart to the Roman Vulcanus. In an attempt to one-up Zeus for the birth of Athena, Hera conceived and bore Hephaestus by herself. From here the story diverges; one version has Hera casting her son from Mount Olympus for his ugliness, whereupon he was lamed when he hit the ground at the foot of the mountain; the second version holds that the one who cast him from on high was actually Zeus, who was angered by his wife's actions and by the boy's attempt to defend his mother from her husband's wrath. He was accepted back into the ranks at some point, of course, at which point he began to forge wonders for gods and mortals alike -- most notably, the armor and shield of Achilles. Go [http://bettermyths.blogspot.com/2010/04/hephaestus-gets-dicked-around-alot.html here] for a humorous version! | + | Hephaestus is the Greek god of the Forge, the earlier counterpart to the Roman Vulcanus. In an attempt to one-up Zeus for the birth of Athena, Hera conceived and bore Hephaestus by herself. From here the story diverges; one version has Hera casting her son from Mount Olympus for his ugliness, whereupon he was lamed when he landed upon, variously, the isle of Lemnos or the surface of the sea; the second version holds that the one who cast him from on high was actually Zeus, who was angered by his wife's actions and by the boy's attempt to defend his mother from her husband's wrath. He was accepted back into the ranks at some point, of course, at which point he began to forge wonders for gods and mortals alike -- most notably, the armor and shield of Achilles. Go [http://bettermyths.blogspot.com/2010/04/hephaestus-gets-dicked-around-alot.html <span style="color:white;">here</span>] for a humorous retelling! |
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− | *'''SENSE:''' A metered pounding like a hammer striking against an anvil (or the beat of a lion's heart) and intense heat, both of which are tinged by a dull ache, like that of a chronic injury. | + | *'''SENSE:''' A metered pounding like a hammer striking an anvil (or the beat of some great predator's heart) and intense heat, couched within the undeniable shape of a dragon's spreading wings. |
− | *'''SOUND:''' The striking of iron against iron, the roar of flame, and the soft growl of a great cat. | + | *'''SOUND:''' The striking of iron against iron, the billowing of flame, and the snarling roar of a dragon. |
− | *'''SMELL:''' Hot iron and a lion's musk.<br><br> | + | *'''SMELL:''' Hot iron, molten gold, smoky ash, and acrid blood. |
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− | *'''0. The Fool'''
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− | **[[Tohru Adachi]]: Tatsuya and Adachi have met a few times, particularly when KNOWS was still operational. The Inaban detective knows that Tatsuya and King Leo are the same person. Tatsuya also finds Kyrie, Adachi's Shadow-projection, to be fascinating -- he, of course, doesn't know that Adachi and Kyrie are the same person.
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− | *'''I. The Magician'''
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− | **[[Yosuke Hanamura]]: Just...don't ask.
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− | *'''II. The High Priestess'''
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− | *'''III. The Empress'''
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− | **[[Tsukiko Otonashi]]: Sudou's liaison to SEBEC -- especially now that Kandori is gone. She's extremely learned in matters both mystical and technological and, though they do argue at times, they generally get on well. Fortunately, despite Tsukiko being a bonafide witch, the Voices haven't yet condemned her. If they had...
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− | *'''IV. The Emperor'''
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− | **[[Akatsuki Enda]]: Tatsuya is familiar with [[Kyo Enda]] from the elder twin's time in KNOWS. Since he became acquainted with the particulars of Kyo's file (and his psychological evaluation), Tatsuya has wanted to see if his twin brother was anything like him. To this end, he outright asked Akatsuki this...with predictable results. Recently he dropped Akatsuki a note regarding Kyo's activities and the consequences they'd incurred.
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− | **[[Tatsuzou Sudou]]: DDDDDDDDDD:
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− | *'''V. The Hierophant'''
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− | **[[Shinjiro Aragaki]]: Ironically, Shinjiro thinks (though Sudou doesn't know this) that the lion seems like a decent person. Thank god for Resonance blindness. OR HE DID UNTIL SOME BULLSHIT HAPPENED, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY IN NO WAY SUDOU'S FAULT
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− | *'''VI. The Lovers'''
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− | **[[Ginji Sasaki]]: The most public member of the Masquerade, Ginji is one of Tatsuya's most trusted associates; Tatsuya is one of the few people who is aware of the true motives behind Ginji's youthful predilections. He protects his witty associate with his trademark focused ferocity, and often engages in bouts of verbal repartee as much for the enjoyment of it as for its subtler aspects; that is, the visible signs of the friction that is to be expected between two powerful, charismatic men, regardless of their respect and affection for one another. Ginji's title in the Masquerade is Prince Taurus; his color is yellow.
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− | **[[Shinsuke Kusagawa]]: Fated never to meet, Sudou is nevertheless connected to the Gekkoukan third-year -- it's with Shinsuke he wars for [[Shirou Sekigawa]]'s destiny, a war which may cost more than the value of the prize.
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− | *'''VII. The Chariot'''
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− | **[[Yoh Yamagatani]]: Yoh likes punching things. Sudou is an excellent challenge. That's pretty much it.
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− | **[[William Blazer]]:
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− | *'''VIII. Justice'''
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− | **[[Anise Thompson]]: Anise is the only member of disbanded KNOWS that received promotion to the Masquerade upon graduation. Tatsuya tested her combat skills himself and is pleased with her prowess, though he finds her bull-headed nature and tendency to blunder her way through the delicate and exacting mystic arts somewhat...''frustrating''. Her title is Countess Aries, and her color is violet. Or it ''was'', before she left the organisation under mysterious circumstances.
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− | *'''IX. The Hermit'''
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− | **[[Shizuka Taniguchi]]:
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− | *'''X. The Wheel of Fortune'''
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− | **[[Chizuru Ishigami]]: They don't talk much anymore, for obvious reasons.
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− | **[[Junko Kurosu]]: The eldest member of the Masquerade rescued Tatsuya from the Morimoto Sanitarium about a year ago for reasons that are not entirely clear. He views her as a sort of mother figure, reminiscent of but not replacing the loving mother he lost long ago. Junko's title is Queen Aquarius, and her color is green.
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− | *'''XI. Strength'''
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− | **[[Masahiko Irie]]: Masahiko causes the Masquerade CEO a great deal of consternation, especially with this new "Kagutsuchi" organisation of his.
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− | **[[Thora Kobayashi]]: Once affiliated with the Tower Arcana, Thora has now undergone a shift Sudou hasn't fully investigated, but which he suspects is related to her falling out with [[Shirou Sekigawa]]. The King and the Oni have history, to be certain; Thora may be the one to land the fatal blow, should Sudou's life happen to end anytime soon.
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− | *'''XII. The Hanged Man'''
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− | **[[Tohya Kidzuki]]: She wasn't Hanged when they met, but Sudou counts the ex-KNOWS member as one of the few Darkside affiliates he can tolerate.
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− | *'''XIII. Death'''
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− | **[[Seiichi Miyamoto]]: Sudou isn't really sure what to ''do'' about Seiichi. He hasn't been terminated (or ''terminated''), he still comes to Masque HQ and raids the fridge, and whatever arguments they have are at least civil. Sure, Sudou bombed Seiichi's apartment building to make a point, and sure, Anna despises him, but...eh. Seiichi's title is still Count Libra, for all that, and his color is still black.
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− | **[[Shirou Sekigawa]]: One wish gained Shirou power and fortune, but at the cost of his friends and girlfriend. He's one of Leo's now, and because of that the CEO has done his best -- in a rough and admittedly begrudging manner -- to keep the kid from spiraling out of control. Shirou seems to have gotten attached to the man he'd once sworn to kill, but will it be enough to keep him from going mad? Shirou's title is Duke Virgo, and his color is white.
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− | *'''XIV. Temperance'''
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− | **[[Naomi Suzuno]]: At their first actual meeting at Okina Prison, Tatsuya surprised and disconcerted Naomi by casually referencing "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", a poem she knows well -- and found engraved into a blade she received from [[Takahisa Kandori]] while in KNOWS. Tatsuya finds himself both impressed with and intensely irritated by the Spencer heiress; while he likes and respects her for her talents and accomplishments, her association with [[Tatsuya Suou]] frustrates him and her defection from the NWO grates at him when he allows it to. Naomi's father Miles Spencer, however, seems to like Sudou for some reason.
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− | **[[Dona Kimura]]: Dona's alter ego Daiya Kagami caught Tatsuya's notice when she replaced an NWO-allied doctor for the purpose of trolling [[Arisa Shiratori]]. Thanks to his prophetic dreams, Tatsuya knew to send her the MA-347 amulet she would need to come with him when he traumaported her away from being interrogated (in her disguise) by [[Akatsuki Enda]], as well as when and where he would need to enter her borrowed office just in the nick of time to achieve this rather impressive feat.
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− | **[[Shion Katsuragi]]: Did we meet once upon a time...?
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− | *'''XV. The Devil'''
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− | **[[Gozaburou Gessou]]: The upstart hipster resigned his post, depriving Tatsuya of the necessity of removing him personally. Kind of disappointing, that.
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− | **[[Reiji Kido]]: Kandori's half-brother (?!), he landed a hit on Tatsuya's King Leo mask during the attack on the mansion, but Tatsuya pushed him to attack Thora's demon instead. Another would-be hero-slash-complete moron, as far as he knows.
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− | **[[Daisuke Itami]]: Daisuke is a pro at getting under people's skin, and Sudou is no exception. Something else is going on there, though...
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− | **[[Anna Yoshizaka]]: The former Sevens track star has intrigued Tatsuya ever since they first met, and he has quickly come to admire her spirit as much as he relies on her cutting honesty, cold efficiency, and soothing psychic presence. While he ''does'' enable her self-destructive habits, Tatsuya is of the belief that his influence keeps her from harming herself further. Thanks to recent events, Tatsuya has fallen deeply, achingly, obsessively in love with her; he's told her so, and even gotten into a fight with [[Takahisa Kandori]] over her. Whether or not the relationship can survive the many obstacles before it (not least of which being how broken they both are) remains to be seen, but if it does, it may well be good for both of them. Anna's Masquerade title is Lady Scorpio, and her color is blue.
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− | **[[Takahisa Kandori]]: Kandori broke Sudou's trust by nearly killing Anna, and Sudou repaid the favor -- but Tatsuya Sudou does not forget, nor does he forgive. The incident irrevocably destroyed their once-close relationship. It's for the best, really; a few months after their fight, Kandori was killed by some teenagers seeking to prevent the end of the world. Good riddance.
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− | **[[Mai Namikawa]]: They've clashed several times, mostly over the Inaba Mines operation. Mai is a cunning opponent, and not one to be taken lightly. Though now they seem to have reached an understanding...
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− | *'''XVIII. The Moon'''
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− | **[[Fumiko Kohaku]]: Kandori's "niece", Fumiko has disappeared from Sudou's life. She once regarded him as an elder brother; now, who knows what she thinks. Kandori is dead, SEBEC is restructuring itself, and the loli is no longer Sudou's problem. If that sounds heartless, it's because it ''is''.
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− | **[[Akari Hoshi]]: Speaking of minions, Akari likewise views Tatsuya as a big brother; the Masquerade CEO gave her a way to indulge her dreams and fantasies by becoming Magical Warrior Maiden Ixquic, and (more practically) taught her about Persona and the basics of demonology. He set the demon Belphegor to watch over her as well, unsure that she should be left to her own devices. Tatsuya likes the attention, even if it's a little clingy. Her friendship with [[Seiichi Miyamoto]] nearly got her killed, and Sudou was surprised by how angry he was over the attack. To him, kids are...look, it's complicated, okay?
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− | **[[Toui Shirazuna]]: Sudou thought he was extremely creepy. Fortunately, since Sudou no longer associates with SEBEC, the doctor is no longer his problem.
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− | **[[Maya Amano]]: >:]
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− | **[[Kohaku Tsukino]]: Crooked cop, courier, spotter, and bootlicker extraordinaire, Kohaku received his induction into the supernatural at Sudou's inadvertent hands. Subsequent encounters have proven to Leo that the cop is extremely useful...and to Kohaku, that the executive is fucking terrifying as hell.
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− | **[[Tatsuya Suou]]: The person responsible for the state of Tatsuya's face. He encountered the Sumaru University student for the first time since that terrible night when the Suou boy accompanied [[Naomi Suzuno]] to Okina Prison. Tatsuya believes that his doppelganger is the thrall of the witch he was instructed by the Voices to destroy by burning down the Araya Shrine nearly eleven years ago, and intends to kill him for his having ruined much of Tatsuya's face ''and'' life.
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− | **[[Kyo Enda]]: Sudou has recently become fond of the boy he once tried to kill, regarding Kyo as a sort of kindred spirit due to their shared mental issues and affinity for lions. Recently, Kyo was captured by a bunch of SEES and caged in Kirijo Labs...Sudou can't in good conscience let this stand.
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− | **[[Michio Magaride]]: The Sevens student proved to be indispensable at the Masquerade's raid on Okina Prison, and as such Tatsuya invited him to join the ranks as an executive. The CEO appreciates Michio's calm ability to handle delicate situations as well as his absolute willingness to "clean up the filth", as it were. He is also apparently allergic to cats. Michio's Masquerade title is Baron Pisces; his color is indigo blue.
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− | **[[Nagisa Renge]]: Tatsuya met Nagisa through Seiichi, who retains ties to Strega. Concerned for his friend and aware that his boss might know of a way to help her, Seiichi arranged for them to meet. The waif, so like a little stray kitten, has touched the lion's heart. Sudou realised where he'd met her for the first time during their final meeting before her death, resolving his confusion over the matter. It was also terribly sad.
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| + | *Tatsuya's given name means "to be a dragon"; his family name contains the elements "by any means necessary" and "wisteria". |
| + | *Tatsuya's missing right eye and the scar around it are a direct result of the first time Tatsuya Suou ever summoned his Persona Vulcanus, some twelve years earlier. He wears an eyepatch to conceal the empty socket, but now no longer bothers to cover up the scar. The media attention surrounding that decision has provided an ironic boost to his public image, especially among Japan's housewife population. Despite all that, he honestly doesn't seem to care what people think of it. |
| + | **The above helps out with his new office, that of the ''oyabun'' (boss) of the Sumaru Sumiyoshi. |
| + | **Which, by the way, means he's in the process of getting ''irezumi'' tattoos. |
| + | *Like most evil geniuses, Tatsuya has cats. Fortinbras and Laertes -- the latter a birthday gift from [[Akari Hoshi|<span style="color:white;">Akari Hoshi</span>]] -- take their names from ''Hamlet,'' and share the house with Akari's kitten. |
| + | *Tatsuya's Guardian Dragon in [[Wang Long Fortune Telling|<span style="color:white;">Wang Long Fortune Telling</span>]] is the Red Dragon, which rules passion and is confident and adventurous. The Red Dragon has poor affinity with the Light Dragon, which happens to be [[Tatsuya Suou|<span style="color:white;">Tatsuya Suou</span>]]'s Guardian Dragon. |
| + | *Tatsuya is fluent in both English and German, languages that his mother taught him when he was a child. He has also taught himself Latin, Greek, Italian and Hebrew, and possesses reasonable facility with Russian. Further, he is fluent in K'iche' Maya thanks to the tutelage of the Voices, and taught himself Nahuatl as a supplement. Finally, his experiences in Maboroshi have resulted in experience with Turkish and Magyar, as well as strengthened fluency in French. He doesn't know Spanish or Portuguese, though he's confident if it ever came up he could more or less jury-rig semi-fluency out of his existing competency in other Romance languages. |
| + | *In addition to being an accomplished astrologer, Sudou is learned in the principles of alchemy (and the metaphysical practice thereof) and other such Western arts. He is also steadily gaining a working familiarity with Eastern mysticism. |
| + | *The Dragons' home office resides in the impossible maze that comprises 80% of the building that houses Club Zodiac. |
| + | *The Japanese reading of his name, placing family name first, may be a play on words in English: Sudou Tatsuya --> "pseudo-Tatsuya", i.e. the false Tatsuya. |
| + | *Owing to having grown up wealthy and having spent much of his adult life institutionalised, Sudou can neither cook nor drive. |
| + | **In particular, the limits of his culinary skill are "cold cereal" and, more recently, "grilled cheese." He's certainly tried to learn how to cook, but has found his inurement to heat and flame poses serious challenges when attempting to prepare meals; i.e., he has no way of accurately gauging temperature, and often errs toward either "too raw" or "burnt." If not for his personal chef, he'd be eating cereal and cup ramen for every meal he didn't spend at a restaurant. |
| + | *Like his counterpart [[Tatsuya Suou|<span style="color:white;">Tatsuya Suou</span>]], Sudou has a lighter that he flicks incessantly. Sudou's, however, is black and did not come from someone he loved. It's just a fire-starter's tool. |
| + | *The Voices are gone. Also he came back from the dead, sort of. These two facts are related. |
| + | *Sudou's given up on repressing his well-developed masochistic streak. Needless to say, this may in fact make him just as frustrating to fight as his madness once did -- he's more reasonable, but still disturbing...and not afraid of pain. |
| + | *Following a short sojourn to Vienna to clear his head, Sudou returned to Araya Shrine and there cut off most of his wild mane, leaving it in the shrine for the gods to dispense of as they will. It's the first time his hair's been cut in twelve years. |
| + | *Obsessively clean (especially after the events of the Innocent Sin plot), Sudou spends a surprising amount of time bathing. |
| + | *Sudou's taken up smoking. Predictably, he only smokes imported cigarettes of Turkish or Egyptian varieties. He may also smoke cloves when he's feeling sassy. |
| + | **And, increasingly often, opium. He tends to mix it with shag tobacco, smoked chiefly via a dragon-etched kiseru. |
| + | *He also drinks more heavily than he used to. His preferred alcoholic beverages include scotch, martinis (shaken not stirred), German beer, red wine (particularly pinot noir), and bloody marys. Due to its frequent (and ritualistic) use among yakuza, Sudou tends not to drink sake unless he's working. |
| + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etm-qfx3Gok <span style="color:white;">This</span>] is how Sudou tends to act at wine-and-cheese parties. And in general, really. |
| + | *And [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3RYbtxvqZs <span style="color:white;">this</span>] is also accurate, particularly #2. Because God knows Tatsuya Sudou has a huge monstrous queen bitch of a time getting bloodstains out of cashmere. |
| + | *When Sudou was young, he resembled his Austrian-born mother Maria. Now that he's grown older, however, he's begun to look more and more like his father, [[Tatsuzou Sudou|<span style="color:white;">Tatsuzou Sudou</span>]]. |
| + | **Despite his mixed heritage, it's not entirely clear where his red eyes come from. Maria possessed characteristically Germanic blue eyes; Tatsuzou's are a flat grey. |
| + | *He's now in the Inner Circle of the NWO, serving as the Order's head of underworld operations. |
| + | *Sudou's blood type is B. In yet another coincidence, this is also [[Tatsuya Suou|<span style="color:white;">Tatsuya Suou</span>]]'s blood type. |
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− | *'''After The Fire,''' "Der Kommissar" | + | |- |
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− | *'''Andrew Lloyd Webber,''' ''The Phantom of the Opera'' OST, "Overture" | + | *[http://www.mysterymeep.net/mw/index.php?title=Cutscene:_Memento_Mori <span style="color:white;">Memento Mori</span>]: Fate and the cosmos conspire to give the less-dead-than-advertised Sudou a truly unforgettable birthday present. |
− | **''Instrumental Track'' | + | *[http://www.mysterymeep.net/mw/index.php?title=Cutscene:_Alchemy <span style="color:white;">Alchemy</span>]: Needing some time to himself Somewhere Else, Sudou leaves Japan to pay a visit to Vienna, the city of his mother's birth. |
| + | *[http://www.mysterymeep.net/mw/index.php?title=Cutscene:_Ex_Voto_Suscepto <span style="color:white;">Ex Voto Suscepto</span>]: Upon returning from the above vacation, Sudou pays a visit to a certain Shrine -- and makes a fateful choice. |
| + | *[http://www.mysterymeep.net/mw/index.php?title=Cutscene:_The_Devil%27s_Due <span style="color:white;">The Devil's Due</span>]: The dream has ended, and Sudou has returned to find his kingdom in chaos. True to form, he vows to bring war to those who've crossed him -- but not before he receives final payment from a certain saiko-komon. |
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− | *'''Andrew Lloyd Webber,''' ''The Phantom of the Opera'' OST, "Masquerade/Why So Silent"
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− | **''Masquerade / Paper faces on parade / Masquerade / Hide your face so the world will never find you''
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− | *'''The Birthday Massacre,''' "Red Stars"
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− | **''Wasted education / Celebrating imitation / Misplaced admiration / Speaking for a generation''
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− | *'''BlazBlue OST,''' "Susanooh"
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− | *'''Dead Rising 2 OST,''' "Terror Is Reality"
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− | *'''Disturbed,''' "Indestructible"
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− | **''My declaration embedded deep under my skin / A permanent reminder of how it began / No hesitation when I am commanded to strike / You need to know that you're in for the fight of your life / You will be shown how I've become indestructible''
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− | *'''Disturbed,''' "Inside the Fire"
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− | **''Give your soul to me / For eternity / Release your life / To begin another time with her / End your grief with me / There's another way / Release your life / Take your place inside the fire with her''
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− | *'''Emily Browning,''' "Sweet Dreams"
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− | **''Some of them want to use you / Some of them want to get used by you / Some of them want to abuse you / Some of them want to be abused''
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− | *'''E.S. Posthumus,''' "Anumati"
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− | *'''E.S. Posthumus,''' "Tikal"
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− | *'''Goo Goo Dolls,''' "Name" - ''Joker''
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− | **''You grew up way too fast / And now there's nothin' to believe / And reruns all become our history / A tired song keeps playin' on a tired radio / And I won't tell no one your name''
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− | *'''Gustav Holst,''' ''The Planets, Op. 32 -'' "Mars, the Bringer of War"
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− | *'''Homestuck OST Vol. 5,''' "Dupliblaze COMAGMA" -- ''Hephaestus''
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− | *'''Homestuck OST Vol. 5,''' "Sunslammer"
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− | *'''Homestuck OST Vol. 8,''' "Infinity Mechanism"
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− | *'''Kansas,''' "Carry On Wayward Son"
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− | **''Carry on my wayward son / There'll be peace when you get home / Lay your weary head to rest / Don't you cry no more''
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− | *'''Metallica,''' "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" -- ''Morimoto Sanitarium''
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− | **''Welcome to where time stands still / No one leaves and no one will / Moon is full, never seems to change / Just labeled "mentally deranged" / Dream the same thing every night / I see our freedom in my sight''
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− | *'''Mumford & Sons,''' "Little Lion Man"
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− | **''Tremble for yourself, my man / You know you have seen this all before / Tremble, little lion man / You'll never settle any of your scores''
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− | *'''Nobuo Uematsu,''' ''Final Fantasy VIII'' OST - "Maybe I'm A Lion"
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− | *'''Nonpoint,''' "In the Air Tonight"
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− | **''I can feel it comin' in the air tonight, oh lord / And I've been waitin' for this moment for all my life, oh lord''
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− | *'''The Offspring,''' "Self-Esteem" -- ''Anna''
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− | **''Well I know I'm bein' used / It's okay man 'cause I like the abuse / I know she's playin' with me / That's okay 'cause I got no self-esteem''
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− | *'''Shinedown,''' "Sound of Madness" -- ''Tatsuya Suou''
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− | **''I created the sound of madness / Wrote the book on pain / Somehow I'm still here to explain / That the darkest hour never comes in the night / You can sleep with a gun / When you gonna wake up and fight / For yourself''
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− | *'''Sting,''' "A Thousand Years"
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− | **''A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves like galaxies in my head''
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− | *'''System Of A Down,''' "Chop Suey!" -- ''Daddy Issues''
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− | **''Father into your hands I commit my spirit / Father into your hands why have you forsaken me / In your eyes forsaken me / In your thoughts forsaken me / In your heart forsaken me''
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− | *'''System Of a Down,''' "Toxicity"
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− | **''When I became the sun I shone life into Man's hearts''
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− | *'''Two Steps From Hell,''' "Invincible"
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− | *'''Viewtiful Joe OST,''' "Infernal Lord Fire Leo"
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− | *'''Within Temptation,''' "Iron"
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− | **''You can't live without the fire / It's the heat that makes you strong / 'Cause you were born to live / And fight it all away''
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− | *'''Within Temptation,''' "Hand of Sorrow"
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