Tachihara Michizou

Appearance

Tachihara is a slightly imposing young man with short, spiky hair dyed rust red and amber eyes. He wears a plaster on the bridge of his nose. His natural hair color is black. His normal outfit consists of a long-sleeved and rather baggy white V-neck shirt with the border being black and the left sleeve rolled up so it isn't visible. This shirt is partially covered by a military green crop jacket that has beige fur around the collar. Underneath, he wears a gun strap for his dual guns. He also wears dark blue pants, brown boots, and a black band on his left wrist. As a member of the Hunting Dogs, he is seen wearing the standard Hunting Dogs cape and cap, alongside his usual long-sleeved shirt, pants, and his late brother's dog tag. Height 176cm

Personality

Personality On the surface, Tachihara is an arrogant, impulsive, rash individual, more than willing to solve problems through sheer brute force and his dual guns. A violent temper leads to frequent conflict between him and other mafiosi, namely Gin, whom Tachihara views as creepy and frequently insults, leading to arguments, and Hirotsu, who often shuts Tachihara's temper down by threatening him. Tachihara's self-preservation prompts him to obey Hirotsu in the end, albeit reluctantly.[6] An apparent thirst for battle and arrogance fuels Tachihara's temper. He's often seen with a rather feral smile on his face whenever fighting.[6][7] He seldom considers the weight of a mission over the rush of eliminating his targets. He shows no hesitation nor remorse in murder, in fact sometimes urging to just eliminate a troublesome person if he finds their baggage more than they're worth.[7] A prideful man, Tachihara despises being underestimated and belittled. This is a surefire way to get oneself shot.[8] Tachihara and Hirotsu talking to Higuchi Tachihara dissuading Higuchi since he values orders. His rebellious side doesn't negate how he values orders, seeing them as an utmost system. Due to this, he attempts to dissuade Higuchi from saving Akutagawa against Mori's orders, even suggesting an alternate plan that wouldn't disobey these orders.[7] Furthermore, he maintains his composure when dragged into shopping with Elise, and tolerates her putting bows in his hair. Despite guards laughing at him, Tachihara doesn't snap.[citation needed] Despite his rough exterior, Tachihara is capable of thinking rationally, just not in the heat of the moment in the Port Mafia. He can recognize danger quickly and finds himself on edge over how nonchalant Mori, Kōyō, and Chūya's meeting went.[9] Tachihara has a proficient understanding of how to deal with the enemy, alluding to a much more cunning side of his true nature.[8]

Ability

He has the ability Midwinter Memento (真ま冬ふゆのかたみ,, Mafuyu no Katami?) which grants him ferrokinesis, the ability to manipulate metal. It allows Tachihara to remotely control any metal object, mainly his Hunting Dogs blade and his guns. His prowess can even move a mannequin-like a human, and the weapons he controls all float. It has also been mentioned by Teruko that his Ability is useful for stealing, altering information, and also for assassination, which makes him someone who is "born to be a spy". As a Hunting Dog, Tachihara underwent intensive training and experimentation, making him physically stronger and more durable than an average human and Ability user, however unlike his fellow Hunting Dogs, he is unable to withstand or counter strong attacks (e.g. jet plane), because he had a weaker version of the strengthening surgery due to his status as a spy.

Extras

Tachihara hates being compared to his older brother, as such, he went criminal to go his own way. One day, he was caught cracking a safe of some bad guys. The bad guys didn't take his money but ordered Tachihara to work for them. Since then, Tachihara worked as a part of a big group. The bad guys turns out to be the group of Hunting Dogs, and Tachihara worked with them ever since. At some unknown point in time, Tachihara volunteered to be a police operative in order to infiltrate the Port Mafia after their last operative, Ango Sakaguchi from the Special Division for Unusual Powers got out.[1]

Occupation Black Lizard commander (former) Hunting Dog Double spy Affiliation Port Mafia (double spy) Black Lizard (former) Hunting Dogs