Tatsumi

Tatsumi is a young fighter who has set out along with two childhood friends to make a name for himself and earn money for his village. He is a kind-hearted person who wants everyone to live happily, but has no problem with becoming violent if his friends or his ideals are threatened.

After the corruption and evil of the The Empire is revealed to him, and the cause of the death of his friends, he is invited to join Night Raid, a group of assassins that are affiliated with the Revolutionary Army currently at war with the Empire. He eventually accepts the invitation and slowly begins to accept his new life and trade, while still grieving over the loss of his friends and beginning to learn about his new ones.

Bio
Tatsumi spent his whole childhood in a small village where he became close friends with Sayo and Ieyasu. It appears that he was well respected in his village as the elder gave him a unique idol of their god. In the opening of the story, he meets a young lady who cons him out of his money, and later is taken in off the streets by a wealthy girl named Aria. The mansion is soon attacked by a group of assassins known as "Night Raid", and after a struggle, the girl who conned Tatsumi out of his money earlier shows up, a member of Night Raid herself. She interrupts the fight between Tatsumi and Akame, and reveals that Aria is actually a sadist who tortures innocent people, including Tatsumi's friends he left the village with. Knowing the truth, and furious at the death of his friends, Tatsumi slays Aria himself. Night Raid and particularly Leone (the con girl) are impressed by his potential and officially invite him to join their group of assassins. After considering their offer, Tatsumi accepts his new life in the killing trade.

Still devastated over the death of his childhood friends, Tatsumi was hesitant to accept Leones' offer to join at first. Leone shows him around the hide-out and introduces him to the other members of Night Raid: Akame, Braht, Schere, Mein, Rabac and then Boss. Suspicious that they will kill him if he refuses, he asks what will become of him. Boss assures him that they will not kill him should he refuse, but tells him he would not be allowed to leave, and that he would be able to work for Night Raid as a laborer, earning money to send back to his village should he wish. She explains Night Raid's purpose and goals, and Tatsumi finally accepts the offer to join the Assassin's guild.

He is first paired up with Akame to be trained by her and also share her duties as well(cooking). While working with her, the two bond as they learn more about each other. Soon, he is given his first official mission to assassinate Ogre the Demon, while Leone and Akame deal with a corrupt merchant named Gamal. Tatsumi deceives Ogre and lures him into an abandoned alley, where he tells him he wants to join the Imperial Guard, but once Ogre turns his back on Tatsumi, he attacks. During the fight, Ogre threatens to kill the client who hired Night Raid, as well as the rest of her family in revenge. A very angry Tatsumi is then able to overpower Ogre and ultimately kill the corrupted Imperial. Afterwards he states that he didn't take any wounds at all. Upon returning to the hideout, Akame promptly strips him to see if he was lying to save his pride, and is greatly relieved when she found that he was not lying, saying that she has lost many friends from poison, because they didn't report their wounds.

He is next put under Mein who pulls rank over him the whole time he is paired with her. He learns more about the Empire and the other Night Raid members and begins to form a friendship with her, although she still often teases him. He remains paired with her when they go on their next mission: to kill a relative of the Prime Minister; Iwokura. While Mein kills Iwokura with one shot the remaining members of Night Raid are left to deal with his bodyguards. Tatsumi and Mein retreat as her job is done and Tatsumi is not strong enough to face the bodyguards. While leaving he learns why Mein fights against the Empire. One of the Guards however escapes and attacks Mein, and Tatsumi latches on to the attacker, telling Mein to take the shot(at close range). When she starts to object, he tells her he has faith in her. Mein kills the attacker, and is about to accept Tatsumi before he hits her on the forehead, complaining that she nearly killed him as well. The two return to the hideout, having grown a bit closer after this experience.

Tatsumi is then paired with Akame and ordered to recover a Teigu from the serial killer Zank The Beheader. He learns from Akame about the weapon relics known as "Teigu". He is then tricked by Zank who creates an illusion of Sayo to lure Tatsumi to him, and he is seperated from Akame in the process. While Tatsumi holds his ground against Zank, the serial killer uses his Teigu Spectator to give him the upper hand, and he proves too much for Tatsumi, Akame however arrives just in time to save Tatsumi, and defeats Zank with her superior speed and will. The pair return with the Teigu to the hideout. Still unable to accept the death of his friends, Tatsumi is found at his friends' gravesite by Akame, who tells him to help her get dinner ready.

He then is placed under Schere, who at first disliked him but is unable to recall why. She trains him by making him swim in heavy armor. He learns why she fights against the Empire and why she is in charge of training (he enjoys the last reason). Later at a Night Raid meeting, Boss has him try on Spectator, and the Teigu rejects him as a user, but not before Tatsumi uses its special ability to see Schere, Mein, and Akame in their underwear. He asks if there is Teigu that can bring the dead back to life and is deeply hurt when the other Night Raid members tell him that there is no such Teigu. Schere notices that there is deeper reason to this and finds him at the graves of his friends, trying to hold back tears, stating that he had hoped there was a Teigu able to bring the dead back. She hugs him and tell him that it is okay to cry. Schere comforts him, holding him in her arms. He thanks her for her kindness, and from that point the two become closer. He is finally able to let go of his friends and accepts their deaths. He is now being a full member of Night Raid, Tatsumi is placed with Leone and sent with her to the Capital to complete a mission. He learns that she is very popular in her home district but is separated when a gang of men she had swindled out of coin come after her. He then meets Seryuu who helps him find the bar he was suppose to go with Lenone to. He then with Leone inters the targets building and sees the gang kill a drugged prostitute, a girl that Leone knew form the streets. The Two then kill all the gangsters in the building. When is asks Lenone what will happen to the girls she reply's that it isn't their problem but then tells him that their is a doctor she knows that will probably look after then if she ask him to. Tatsumi notes her kindness with a simile and she "marks him" as hers. Tatsumi also wounder about how the other team (Schere and Mein) is doing.

Equipment and Skills
Tatsumi wields a short sword and initially does not possess a Teigu. His skills in battle are recognized first by Leone and later by the rest of Night Raid, who serve as his mentors. Tatsumi's skill in battle at the beginning of the story has been shown to be quite formidable. He was able defeat an Earth Dragon, a dangerous First Class Risk Species, with ease. Tatsumi has also been shown in several fights early on to be strong enough to hold his own against Teigu users for a short time which is rare among fighters.

Later Tatsumi inherits Incursio and forces it evolve to match his movements. Following Braht's death, Tatsumi trains himself even further in order to fully master the Teigu, unlocking it's abilities rapidly. He becomes proficient in hand-to-hand to point where he can defeat highly skilled marital artists. Tatsumi also develops a sixth sense to become more aware of his surrondings.

Relationships
Braht: Tatsumi thinks of Braht as a mentor and older brother type figure, and calls him "aniki". It is hinted that Braht is attracted to Tatsumi, of which the latter is uncomfortable with. Still, the two become close over their short time together. Tatsumi is devastated when Braht is killed by River. Braht's teachings have made a significant and permanent impact on Tatsumi as an assassin, emotionally and physically. Tatsumi often recalls Braht telling him to not let his emotions control him and be aware of his surroundings, such as when he was captured by Esdese and had to keep his identity a secret. Tatsumi also trains hard to live up to Braht's expectations and to be able to handle the Teigu that was passed down to him.

Akame: Akame is the first member of Night Raid to cross swords with Tatsumi, and comes very close to killing him. Later, they become friends, and Tatsumi discovers that Akame is actually a very caring person who hates to see her friends hurt. She worried about Tatsumi when he goes alone on his mission to kill Ogre.As well as other battle he is in before he gains Incursio. The two become closer over time.

Leone: Tatsumi is almost instantly attracted to Leone thanks to her outgoing personality and ample chest size. He seems to forgive her for stealing his money, and they become good friends.He is also able to laugh with her and make jokes. Leone seems to show interest in Tatsumi, calling him "cute" at several points of the story as well as literally "marking" him as her future man. He calls her "Nee-san." They are fairy close with Leone become worried about him after missions as she feel that he is too kind. They have the closest relationship among Night Raid.

Schere: Tatsumi becomes friends with Schere after she comforts him while he was mourning the deaths of Sayo and Ieyasu.In that short time he developed a deep bond with her. He is devastated when she is killed at the hands of Seryuu.

Mein: Initially treating Tatsumi with dislike, Mein eventually warms up to him when they work together to fend off an attack on Night Raid's hideout.

Esdese: The sadistic ice queen discovers Tatsumi when he competes in(and wins) the fighting tournament. Winning the general's heart with his smile, Esdese falls in love with him at first sight. She instantly declares Tatsumi as hers and drags him off with her. Although Tatsumi attempts to persuade Esdese to side with him and the Revolutionary Army, she still persists on serving the Empire.

Sayo: she set off with on his travel to the captial and was his childhood friend. They two were very close and in his fight with Zank it is shown that she was the most important person to him.

Ieyasu: Tatsumi's other childhood friend that left the village with him. The two were close and could easly laugh with each other.

Boss: He greatly respects her and her abilities. He is show to be awe of her strenghth at one point.

Rabac: They get along well enough, though Rabac is comically jealous that Tatsumi is becoming a "lady killer." Rabac sometimes takes advantage of Tatsumi's innocence, such as sending him to peek on Chelsea while bathing to see how she would react in order for him to assess the danger. He was however worried when Tatsumi was kidnapped by Esdese even though he didn't state it.

Chelsea: While greatly hurt at her early statment, He respects her ability and knowleage of battle.

Susanoo: After training togeather, the two become friends.

Trivia

 * His name means "Sleeping Dragon"


 * The First Creature he is show fighting is a Earth Dragon, a referance to his name.


 * His Teigu is know as "Demon Dragon Armor"