Tegamaru Tanashi

Tegamaru Tanashi (棚志 テガマル) is a character in the anime and manga series Battle Spirits Heroes
==Appearance==
He has blue hair tied up on top of his head, and very thick eyebrows. He wears a black, grey and yellow jacket with a flame on it, and over-sized grey shorts.
==Personality==
Tegamaru is extremely arrogant, ignoring challenges and refusing to acknowledge players by their names unless he deems them worthy. He also loves different kinds of milk.
In battle, he's considered to possess an "imposing stance." He fears nothing from his opponents, and is capable of using any card that comes to him.
==Biography==
Tegamaru is a strong, red card battler, and the rival of Hajime Hinobori. Because of his abilities on the battle field, he is said to possess the hands of god. He has two teammates, Chihiro Kusaka and Kobushi Nigiri. His descendants were apparently powerful shikigami users, and he wants to restore his family's name.
He refers to Hajime as "Headband," and wouldn't battle him until he could defeat Kobushi and Chihiro. Though Hajime never officially accomplished this, Tegamaru was matched up against Hajime in their block of the Hero Championship. He won the match, and became a finalist along with Kimari and Manabu.
During the national championship, he also won through all his matches, becoming a finalist. When he saw Hajime become a finalist too, he somehow agreed to call Hajime by his name. He went back to calling him Headband after this, however.
Not very long after that, Chihiro's parents asked him to bring her back to her home. Chihiro didn't agree, and requested a battle. Tegamaru offered himself to be Chihiro's opponent, and was defeated.
When there was a buzz around the world about a mysterious "phantom card," Tegamaru went to Italy to search for it. This card was actually The AbsoluteDragonDeity Amaterasu-Dragon, an heirloom of his family that was stolen from his ancestor, Haomaru, 450 years ago. Tegamaru battled its current owner, and defeated him, rightfully taking it back.
He won his block H in the world tournament, and was next set to face Nora Nyao, China's representative. Before the battle, he gave Kintarogue-Bear and Musashied-Ashliger to Chihiro and Kobushi, saying he didn't need either card. He wanted to win only with Amaterasu-Dragon. This was a sharp contrast from his regular style of relying on any card, and his love for all spirits. During the battle, he was fixated on playing draw cards until he could get it into play. Once he did, he won easily. He defeated his next opponent, Abura Katabura, as well, making it to the final round. There, he won against Hajime and became the championship winner. As promised, Arata challenged him In the decisive hero match. He won again, and was crowned the first supreme hero.
Tegamaru left Japan, as well as his friends, to go to America and work to restore his family. He made himself a millionaire using the family's hidden company. However, before leaving, Chihiro gave him her sketchbook, full of pictures of him, his friends and spirits. Seeing that sunk into him a little.
He returned to Japan after receiving a letter of challenge from Hajime, which was actually a set up planned by Kimari. There, he would have another battle with Hajime at the Hero Stadium. In battle, he uses Dorcus-Ushiwaka and Mibrock-Baragan, as well as his own cards, as he realized what he'd forgotten. He said that Team Tegamaru was eternal. This time, he's defeated by Hajime. Later, he gives Chihiro a new sketchbook.
==Deck==
Tegamaru uses red.
His deck has at contanied at some point, the following
Name 	Color	Type
The KatanaHero Musashied-Ashliger 	Red 	Spirit (Burst)
The FangBeastEmperor Kintarogue-Bear 	Red 	Spirit (Burst)
The AbsoluteDragonDeity Amaterasu-Dragon	Red 	Spirit
Kakyuso 	Red 	Spirit
Hinoshishi 	Red 	Spirit
Nodeppo 	Red 	Spirit
Yashium 	Red 	Spirit
Aquilam 	Red 	Spirit
The LeoDragonPrince Leogulus 	Red 	Spirit
Lesser-Dragsaurus 	Red 	Spirit
Kagutsuchidragoon 	Red 	Spirit
Touchbet-Monkey 	Red 	Spirit
Golhorn-Eagle 	Red 	Spirit
The GunDragon Phoenix-Cannon 	Red 	Brave
Matadora 	Red 	Brave
The Fortified City of Flame Dragon 	Red 	Nexus
The Ganryujima Island 	Red 	Nexus
Burst Wall 	White	Magic (Burst)
Crystallize Illusion 	White	Magic (Burst)
Burst Storm 	White	Magic (Burst)
Nexus Collapse 	Red 	Magic
Critical Burst 	Red 	Magic/Burst
Double Blaster 	Red 	Magic/Burst
Triple Draw 	Red 	Magic/Burst
Burst Cross 	Red 	Magic (Burst)
Blaze Slash 	Red 	Magic (Burst)
Explosion Sword 	Red 	Magic (Burst)
Burst Sword 	Red 	Magic (Burst)
Burst Saviour 	Red 	Magic (Burst)
==Battle Stats==
Episode	Type 	Opponent 	Result
2 	Single battle	Nameless Opponent	Win
3 	Single battle	Manabu 	Win
9 	Single battle	Hajime 	Win
12 	Single battle	Antony 	Win
24 	Single battle	Shuu 	Win
31 	Single battle	Chihiro 	Lose
33 	Single battle	Lord Ragosia 	Win
44 	Single battle	Nora Nyao 	Win
46 	Single battle	Katabura 	Win
47 	Single battle	Hajime 	Win
48 	Single battle	Arata 	Win
49-50 	Single battle	Hajime 	Lose
==Trivia==
*He's the first rival whose main color isn't white, even though he used some white magic.
*He shares a seiyuu with Hagakure Shidou in Battle Spirits Sword Eyes and Salt in Battle Spirits Saikyo Ginga Ultimate Zero
==Appearances==
Battle Spirits Heroes anime
Battle Spirits Heroes (Manga- Jump)
Battle Spirits Heroes (Manga- Ace)
==Navigation==
Category:Battle Spirits Heroes characters
Category:Male characters
Category:Red card battlers
Category:Main Characters
Category:Main Antagonist
Category:White card battlers