Tobiguchi Tsurugi

### Aliases

Tobi (by his wife and friends) Honey (his wife) Dad/daddy (His children) Uncle (his niece, Hana Tsurugi)Buddy (father)Tobias (his rival neighbors) Grandpa (his granddaughter, Arashi)Knucklehead (his mother in law, Tachi Tsurugi)

### Relatives

Togokana Tsurugi (father)Tachi Tsurugi (mother in law) Nagamaki Tsurugi (wife)Chokuto Tsurugi (eldest child/son) Kodachi Tsurugi (middle child/eldest daughter) Makibishi Tsurugi (youngest child/youngest daughter)Arashi Tsurugi (granddaughter)Lillith Tsurugi (ex-daughter in law)

## Biographical information

### Marital status

Married to Nagamaki Tsurugi for 20+ years.

## Physical description

### Eye color

Pale green

*"I don't know who you think you are, but there's no way you're going to keep my daughter to yourself in the guise of broad safety. This land can burn for all I care, because all I want is to ensure that if it did fall, we go down with this ship as a family rather than live forcefully separated for the rest of eternity."* - Tobiguchi Tsurugi to Queen Kendra.

*"I'm not the kind of guy who likes to fight; I'd rather spend my day baking pies and talking to my friends, but I can handle my own in a fight if it means protecting my family."* - Tobiguchi Tsurugi.

**Tobiguchi Tsurugi** is an Etheridgeon AE86 hailing from the continent of Etheridge, born in Garmsby Village in February 1989. He is a husband, father, uncle, and a reliable friend when you need him the most. He can heal your broken heart with his specialty pies, and he can give you a warm place to stay as long as you're of help to him.

### Biography

Tobiguchi Tsurugi was born Tobi Cameron, raised by his single father, Kolten Cameron, on the outskirts of Garmsby Village. When Tobi turned seven, he was set upon the path of agriculture, as his father sought to mold him into the successor of their family business that rivaled and partnered with other farms across Etheridge, big and small. Tobi was taught to plow fields using his vehicular form (albeit tiny at his age compared to his 100 year old father), and harvest the large amounts of corn, tomatoes, cabbage, and so on. Tobi also had a hand in feeding livestock and being an in-house veterinarian to save on medical bills.

Tobi's early life being taken up by farm work led to him getting a late start in school; however, it was because he had already been homeschooled by his father that he could start in fifth grade at the age of nine under the pressure of wanting to avoid stereotyping from urban society at the time. While school was a foreign concept to young Tobi, one of his classmates, Nagamaki, had his back to protect him from bullies and give additional tutoring.

From primary school to high school, the two of them grew from classmates to best friends. Nagamaki confided in Tobi when her relationships soured, and when her mother kept trying to push him to marry someone she didn't want to marry for the sake of the Tsurugi family at the time. As for Tobi, he confided in her with his dreams, and how he couldn't seem to stray away from his agricultural path even in his teenage years. For reasons unknown to him at the time, Nagamaki was transferred to another high school, putting Tobi into an almost unshakeable depression as he had no way to contact her or her family. As far as he knew, she woke up one day and found that her family had moved away overnight.

Three years later, when Tobiguchi turned 17, he went on a blind date under the advice of Kolten to see if he could get an extra person in his life who might be the key to solving his depression. As it turned out, his blind date was none other than his long lost best friend, Nagamaki. The two of them had an honest discussion about her disappearance; she had been transferred because of an incident off of school grounds. As it turned out, their arch nemesis, an unnamed bully that knew Nagamaki for a few years, wanted to hurt her the most by causing harm to her best friend. After the incident, the bully was expelled and never heard from again; however, the Tsurugi family decided on Nagamaki's behalf to transfer as to protect their reputation.

### Marriage and Name Change

Straight out of high school, the two of them met up at the same restaurant where they had their reunion. Their dinner had been going as planned - as normal as possible, when in the middle of a talk, Tobi got down on one knee and presented a ring to Nagamaki. She couldn't let him finish his proposal when she accepted his proposal, much to the applause of the restaurant. The two of them sought to break free of their parents' pressures, and moved to Garmsby Village after the wedding. The two of them started a bakery, but in the middle of starting it, Tachi Tsurugi and Kolten Cameron discovered that their children were already set to become bakery owners and parents to three eggs that had yet to hatch. Coming to the realization that there was no turning back, Tachi Tsurugi laid out the ground rules for marrying into the family in that the spouse had to change his name entirely, as well as the spouse's parents.

Tobi legally changed his name to Tobiguchi Tsurugi, and Kolten changed his to Kogotana, but both of them go by their birth names with friends and family all the same.

### Personality

Tobiguchi Tsurugi is a caring, kind, community-oriented, family man. He puts the needs of others above his own, and has a high capacity for empathy. Like his wife, he's highly accepting of others' differences and will fight for a better world, one cupcake at a time, as he puts it. He's open minded and willing to be educated on sensitive societal issues, and has gone many lengths as his children were growing up to instill a similar worldview, despite growing up with a rather traditional father. Tobiguchi will often be confused about alternate identities that stray from the societal norm, or refer to his education of the world as being complicated; despite his confusion, he's accepting of others as long as they're respectful individuals.

Even though he has been reassured by Nagamaki, his individual proneness to anxiety causes him to worry his head off over his family and friends, and he has thought about his place in the family - like not fitting in, only being there because his children were on the way. Despite being referred to as a good husband and a good father, as well as a good person, he holds himself to a high standard that undermines his confidence. He also tries not to project his perfectionism onto his own children, but try as he might, it has come out every blue moon.

Tobiguchi is shy, has a tendency to catastrophize, and some of his more intense arguments come from a place of genuine worry and a perception that his views are being swept under the rug, which has led to internal conflicts over his protective side, versus his desire to only project positive energy for the sake of others. Although it's impossible for a stranger to spot it, his family knows when his anxiety has spiraled into depression. While everyone else sees Tobiguchi being happy to own and work at the bakery, his wife truly knows that it and his family are all that he has, even when he does have days when he's genuinely happy with his life.

### Relationships

#### Nagamaki Tsurugi

"I'll do anything to protect my bride from harm. I don't care if the industrial oven isn't sentient - if it hurts you again even on accident, I'm kicking it to the curb."

Tobiguchi wants nothing but the best for his wife, and feels as if he owes her for her help when he was still a child in primary school, all the way up to his teenage struggles in middle school. Although he occasionally mopes about her having to have disappeared for some time, he has forgiven her completely, even if he still harbors trace amounts of grudge against his mother in law and the rest of his wife's relatives for doing that to the both of them. Tobiguchi tends to spoil his wife with his big heart and his humor, as well as giving her extravagant gifts for her birthday (until he was told to stop, because according to her, his love and their children were the biggest gifts she could ever ask for from him). While the two of them have had their conflicts and even a minor scandal at some point earlier in their marriage, they come out of their conflicts stronger than before. They leaned on each other when finances didn't look good, and sought to help each other out whenever they could.

After the rebellion, the two of them worked together to lead the rebuild of Garmsby Village to its former glory. Today, they run the Tsurugi Bakery with the help of the occasional relative here and there, and remain a stable part of their children's life.

#### Chokuto Tsurugi

"My boy, having just a tiny bit of stick on the toothpick when you test your brownies is what all true bakers strive for."

Although Tobiguchi loves his children equally, he had a slightly closer relationship with his son, Chokuto, in the merit of having someone to relate to in some way, but he also considered himself to be the best teacher for his son when it came to honing his fire powers for Tobiguchi had fire powers in his lineage too, but they're weaker than both his father's and his son's capability to produce, use, and fight with flames. Tobiguchi saw to it to impart his wisdom to being a protective big brother for his younger sisters, and how to use his flames to cook food in a survival situation.

When he wasn't a teacher, Tobiguchi was a doting father to his son and always encouraged him to follow his dreams even if they led him away from the family business, and to fight for those that he loved whenever he could, whether physically or putting in the effort to be there as much as possible. He saw to it that Chokuto was being a responsible older brother by checking behind his sisters for homework they needed help with, or helping them out with anything they needed, whilst also reminding him to look after himself and ask for help when he needed it too. Compared to his daughters, he was relatively hands off with his son, but sometimes he would overcorrect by being too involved in some points in his school and friend life.

Tobiguchi didn't use masculinity as a means to control his son's emotions, either. It didn't matter if he was two, six, or fifteen - if his son had teary eyes, he'd be sure to comfort him as often as he could and listen to his troubles, and try not to give too much advice when he felt it wouldn't be helpful. He has an eye for detail, which led him to conclude that when Chokuto got angry as a child, that anger fueled his fire abilities. He saw to it to teach him how to control his fire, whilst also commissioning an architect to fireproof the house while he grew into his abilities.

#### Kodachi Tsurugi

"One day, you'll be able to surpass the need for simple Phase Zones, like your great, great grandmother. Until that day, I'd love nothing more for you and your siblings to stay home as long as you want, and you can always come back no matter how far in the universe you travel."

Tobiguchi has a soft spot for his entire family, and loves everyone equally, though he'd be lying if he didn't admit that he was slightly jealous of his daughter's ability to phase. Despite that, he never showed any contempt for it or tried to suppress her powers, nor did he ever try to or harbor/express any desire to exploit her phase jumping ability. The furthest he's ever gone with her on that was training her alongside her grandmother, and putting a lot of research into the locations of all the known Phase Zones that existed during her childhood to be sure she never phased to a dangerous place. It was because of his eye for detail and prior knowledge gained from his mother-in-law that he discovered that Kodachi cannot phase jump when there's water under her tires, or when it's raining, and thus had commissioned a village mage to put a protective charm on his daughter to activate when it rained or when water was close by to keep her from phasing out of habit. Too bad he couldn't get her to remember to take it with her.

Kodachi's forgetfulness and tendency to be scatterbrained has admittedly come with its conflicts, but because neither of them are confrontational in nature, they're quick to switch to talking it out rather than entertaining any sort of bickering. The two of them are similar in many ways; both are non-confrontational and very sweet to each other, but both are also very independent and like doing things their own way, which keeps leading them to have to relearn the same moral; be honest with each other, always. Tobiguchi himself was never an artist, but he picked up that Kodachi loved to draw from a young age, such as when she drew with a pen from his study on a small note pad, scribbling the wheat he grew in the flower bed in the backyard. When it came to his children's dreams, he would support all of them, even if they were fleeting or seemed unsustainable to outsiders. While he went out of his way to buy the best art supplies he could afford, he also imposed the lesson of an artist being able to use any tool at their disposal, even if it was just cave painting.

He was ecstatic to find that his daughter genuinely loved botany and gardening, rather than having that activity come from familial pressure or necessity like he experienced growing up as a farmhand. Tobiguchi was never an astronomy kind of person, and couldn't understand why someone would want to explore space when life was in their world already, but he never tried to discourage Kodachi from reaching for the stars or learning about them. While the two of them have their differences, there's no denying they learned boatloads from each other.

#### Makibishi Tsurugi

"You're my hero, thank you."

Tobiguchi loves all of his children equally and provides as much warmth as he can to his family. With Makibishi, even though she's the same age as his other children, her being the youngest has led him to designate her as his "babiest-baby," and meaning that affectionately and half-jokingly. He always acknowledged Makibishi as the heart of the family, and admired her ability to be a peacekeeper when she sensed conflict between her siblings, parents, and others. When she was growing up, he admittedly took it for granted and started exploiting her ability without realizing it, only to stop when he realized he was burning her out. It's because that she's the laughter and the heart of the household that he considers her his hero in more ways than one. She has a way of healing a broken heart and picking someone back up after a fall, that even his own wife and other two kids couldn't accomplish after he had his supply run stolen on the way home and ended up getting injured.

His attention to detail led to him figuring out her growing clairvoyant abilities, for example, she warned him not to take the freeway all the way to Tidestone the afternoon he was going on a supply run. Initially believing she must have had a bad dream, or she was worried for some other reason, he heeded her advice to keep her reassured so that she could help around the house unhindered in his stead for that day. When he arrived to Tidestone an hour later than he'd have preferred, he got the news that the freeway route was jammed with traffic that was backed up for ten miles - furthermore, it was caused by a massive pileup that led to multiple fatalities. Had he taken that route, one of those could've been him. She was also the first to figure out why the industrial oven wasn't working, and almost got into an anxiety-fueled argument with his daughter over not being able to use the oven that baked most of their goods - only to apologize when an electrician confirmed that the wiring was a fire hazard.

He also noticed Makibishi shared his love for marine biology, and had an eye for cuter aesthetics. It's because of their mutual love for marine biology that they worked together to build and maintain a koi pond in the backyard, as well as having her help with applying a cute, artistic touch to their baked goods (along with Kodachi's knack for drawing exceptional concept art, and Chokuto's ability to control the ambient heat to make their baked goods bake right, the four of them were an unstoppable team). Tobiguchi was also invited to a costume party one Halloween, but had never been to a costume party nor would know what would look good on him - Makibishi, with Kodachi's and Nagamaki's help, put together a costume that wowed the party goers and helped him win the prize money. Even though Makibishi is a full grown adult like her older siblings, he loves her enthusiasm for life, and maintains a stable part of his triplets' lives to make sure they don't lose their steam.

#### Arashi Tsurugi

"I can't believe it - I'm a grandfather! This is the best day of my life!" - meeting a three year old Arashi for the first time.

Tobiguchi absolutely adores Arashi, going out of his way to offer her and her friends to stay over at the bakery when they have time on their hands, and in some cases, Arashi has proven herself worthy of helping out with the business (and being paid for it - with candy and untaxable pocket change to share with her friends if they helped out). The two of them are incredibly close as Tobiguchi spends his time teaching her how to bake and telling her stories of her father's and aunts' childhoods, as well as his own and her grandmother's. Arashi looks up to her grandfather, as she'll display her growing phase jump abilities and archery skills. Although he's had to remind her to take the same charm Kodachi wore in her youth to keep her from phasing out of bounds in the rain, or begrudgingly remind her not to put her bow and arrows haphazardly where others could hurt themselves with them, he can look past her forgetfulness and sees a young lady capable of carving her own path in the world.

#### Hana Tsurugi

He considers his niece, Hana, to be a daughter to him as well. While he was not really a tech guy, Hana's interest in IT led him to integrate with today's technology and her tech savviness has been instrumental in developing a proper website for the Tsurugi Bakery, setting up contact information like phone and Email, and giving him advanced online safety tips that would keep the business safe from data leaks. Although he doesn't understand computer science, he's supportive of his niece's technological endeavors and has gone out of his way to ask for her tutoring so that he can be just as tech savvy as her, since he and his family are magitech, after all.

#### Kolten Cameron/Togokana Tsurugi

Tobiguchi's relationship with his own father is a rather complicated one. For starters, he was pushed into the agricultural field from a young age and didn't get to go to school until he was nine, leading him to be behind on societal norms and attributing that to be full of lost opportunities, yet at the same time, for as much as his father discouraged him from chasing his various dreams and keeping him single-minded on the family farm, he was surprisingly supportive of his friendship with and later marriage of Nagamaki Tsurugi. Aside from that, Togokana was emotionally distant from his son and only focused on teaching him how to succeed the business with the threat of disowning him a few times during his teenage years if he didn't stick with it.

Tobiguchi has described his relationship with his father as a push-pull relationship, and has yet to understand why he was so hot and cold with him growing up and remains hot and cold to this day, but has a sudden consistent warm spot for his children. The duality of his mindset has led him to become extra cautious when he comes to visit, not taking into account his jealousy for the relationships they each have with his father. Nonetheless, he remains cordial and keeps his jealousy to himself, and has attempted to use it constructively, such as offering to go fishing or offering if he needs any help on the farm, but his offers are generally declined because of importance being placed on the bakery and his life in general.

#### Tachi Tsurugi

His relationship with his mother-in-law is just as complicated, but is more on the amicable side. Even though the story had a happy ending, he still harbors a minor grudge against her for trying to force Nagamaki into a future she didn't want, notwithstanding having her disappear from the face of Etheridge practically overnight when he was a teenager and about to confess his feelings to her. If it was up to him, she'd be on no-contact, but he remains cordial for the sake of his wife (who had completely forgiven her by then) and his children, who all want a close relationship to their grandmother, and vice versa.

The two of them don't interact a lot in the present day, but their interactions are usually surface level and polite, with nary a heart-to-heart to speak of.

#### Lillith Tsurugi

Tobiguchi considers Lillith to be a daughter to him, even after hers and Chokuto's divorce. He's stayed out of his son's and Lillith's marriage, even as they both separately came to him with their problems over how their child should be raised should the worst happen during the rebellion. He was actually the one to matchmake her and his son together when the two of them had become close, and saw the potential for a relationship to bloom. While he still feels guilt over it not working out, he has hope that the two of them will reconcile and remarry now that Arashi can live a happy childhood without the fear of war, and has been honing her archery skills to protect herself and those closest to her.

#### Zeph

He has her to thank for their children, for she magically solved the infertility problem and he considers her to be a powerful swordswoman, considering she was a captain of Queen Kendra's armed forces, his hunch isn't off base whatsoever. Although he finds her persecutorial behavior worrying, he also finds that it brings a breath of fresh air as her confrontational nature brings light to issues that others in his family seem hesitant to bring up. Although he is by no means a therapist, he goes out of his way to make sure the avian is doing all right, and is willing to listen to her rants if it means she gets all of her feelings off her chest.

Aside from that, he considers Zeph to be a huge help in the kitchen, and he helps her solve conflict diplomatically. The two of them make a nigh unstoppable team in a combat situation; someone who can temper the flames of a fighter's rage, paired with someone who can tell when the other isn't putting their back into it.

#### The rest of the Etheridge Collective

Although he doesn't know all of the members too well, he saw to it to remember as many names as possible, and remains a trustworthy ally of the collective from afar. Although he too is able to access the alternate world like the rest of the EC, he chooses to spend his time at home with his business, on standby if anyone needed his help.

#### Abilities

* **Pyrokinesis** - highly experienced, he can wield his fire wielding abilities with more versatility than his son's.

**Pyrokinetically Enhanced Condition** - Tobiguchi has the ability to use fire to increase his mental and physical prowess. He might not look like your average adversary whilst serving you cupcakes for your birthday, but you'd regret challenging him when he's serving a fresh and hot knuckle sandwich.

**Pyrokinetic Healing** - He has the ability to wield a small, open flame that gives off enough warmth to warm a group of people; that warmth can heal injuries and short-term illnesses, but doesn't do much good against chronic pain, chronic/terminal illnesses, and major physical disfiguration.

#### Interests

* Baking
* Marine Biology
* Supporting his family
* Education

#### Trivia

* He might be a powerful fire combatant, but long battles can seriously burn him. Makibishi's water based abilities come in handy for times like those.
* For as powerful as he is, the industrial oven that gives the family a hard time is immune to his and Chokuto's attempts to control its heat.
* Tobiguchi was gifted a namesake weapon; an Meiji-period fireman's axe used to tear into homes to save people from housefires. Some models of the weapon are meant to be worn as cosmetics, and are therefore not suitable for firefighting. He's able to channel his fire into it like Chokuto does with his sword.
* Tobiguchi is the tallest in the family at 5'7.
* He is a blue AE86. Strangely, his AE86 children are red and gray, and his Subaru daughter has pearl white paint. It was strange to him until he realized Tachi Tsurugi's AE86 form is two toned black and white, and Kogotana's vehicular form is red.
* The Tsurugi family attempted to own a cow to save money on buying milk, but the mayor passed air quality laws that meant they had to sell their cow. Their cow passed away from an undetermined illness before it could be sold.
* Tobiguchi and Nagamaki's humanlike forms have orange hair, but Chokuto has jet black hair, while his sisters have pearly white hair. Their orange hair genes resurfaced in Arashi's humanlike form, however.