Tetsumou

is a minor character in the Toaru Majutsu no Index series. She is a member of , and with her esper abilities, uses it to find traitors in the group. She is the second named member of her faction to be put out of commission after Yamate, who was killed by Etzali.
==Appearance==
She wears her light colored hair short like a pixie cut. Her gloomy nature well seemingly fits her petite appearance. She wears a sailor uniform of an unknown school.
==Personality==
She has been described as a gloomy girl, a stark contrast to all of the serious, professional soldiers that she has to deal with. Chapter 2 Part 3
==Background==
It is unknown how to Tetsumou ended up in , though it is most likely that she got in through her power. This is evidenced by her stating that she is only good at reading people's minds and that Saku Tatsuhiko wasn't interested in her after she collapse after having her hand explode.
==Chronology==
===Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Battle Royale Arc====
In her debut appearance she is asked by Saku Tatsuhiko, the leader of , to verify the identity of the people present in the room with her ability before 's operation can begin. After analyzing Saku and Teshio Megumi, the latter's past disturbing her enough for Megumi to advise to stop reading her mind, it was Yamate's turn. However, since Yamate was already dead and that his appearance was borrowed by Etzali, he was forced to make a quick solution before Tetsumou finds out he is an impostor. As he had played with hand cream a bit before, he had spiked it with a small quantity of liquid explosive. Etzali pretended to lose his grip on the hand cream container, forcing a minor grunt to pick it up for him.
thumb|220px|Tetsumou's hand burnt.
Etzali goes to it and has him get analyzed by Tetsumou first instead of him, rubbing the dangerous explosive on his hand. As Tetsumou touches his hand to read his mind, their hands suddenly burst into flames, and she loses a few fingers of her right hand. The shock and blood loss then renders her unconscious, which prompts the grunt to reach for the first aid kit, but Tatsuhiko executes the grunt despite his pleas, believing him to be the traitor inside their group all along. Noticing that Tetsumou could no longer function as a polygraph, Saku shows no interest in her condition, saying that there isn't any time to "find a replacement" and instructed some of his men to take care of her body.
Etzali regrets the result, but he also realizes that if he hadn't used such a measure, he would have been killed and no one would be able to stop 's revolt. It is unknown what exactly happened to Tetsumou afterwards, but it is known that Academy City's facilities can perfectly treat wounds far worse than a few lost fingers without even leaving scars.
In the anime adaptation, the scene where Tetsumou is tasked in rooting out the traitors in was cut and Tetsumou's Skill Polygraph is never featured. Instead of having her fingers blown off as the result of Etzali's actions, she is instead caught in the Six Wings attack.
====DRAGON Arc====
She was shown to be part of the new team that was established after the events of the Battle Royale Arc.
==Abilities==
thumb|200px|right|Tetsumou using Skill Polygraph on Saku Tatsuhiko.
Her ability is named and allows her to verify the profile of a person as long as she holds hands with her target. The "voice" that she uses to read the profile of her target is not her regular voice but an "inhuman, mechanical-sounding" one. Along with their basic information, such as name, age, and occupation, she can even read important facts that have happened to them in their past.
==Character Art Designs==
===Gallery===
Ilp93.jpg|Rough sketch of Tetsumou along with other minor characters who did not get to have an illustration in volume 15.
Tetsumou (clear).jpg|Tetsumou's profile pic, from Media Works.
Tetsumou (Index III Anime Design).png|Tetsumou's anime character design for Toaru Majutsu no Index III.
==Quotes==
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==References==
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