Tohru

**Tohru** is a former criminal-turned Hunter and Chi-Wizard in training who now works to protect the world and make amends for his past as a former enforcer of the Dark Hand.

## Appearance

Tohru is portrayed as a large Japanese man, weighing approximately 480 pounds and standing taller than most of the characters in the series. His main outfit consists of a white T-shirt with black or gray overalls and brown sandals. He has black hair in a chonmage hairstyle, which is the traditional hairstyle of samurais and sumo wrestlers.

## Biography

### Early Life

**Tohru** is a Human Huntsman that hails from Japan who was originally a criminal who worked for the criminal organization the Dark Hand before it was dissolved. Little is known of Tohru's past with many details of his early life such as his childhood, adolescent years or even his surname and the identity and status of his father or other family (aside from his mother) being relatively unexplored, other than the fact he has ancestors that were samurai. It is known that he was born a native Japanese citizen and, even as a child, is shown to have been very large. He developed a crippling fear and frequent nightmares of the Japanese demons known as Oni as a boy which was brought unintentionally on by his mother, who told him stories of their monstrous exploits against disobedient children so he would not misbehave.

As an adult he moved to America at some point and became an enforcer for Valmont but did not especially desire such a life, only doing so because he was in need of money (which indicated he either did not receive a full education, or was unable to make enough money through legitimate means to support himself and/or his mother). Tohru was once the best enforcer for the Dark Hand who led Valmont's Enforcers during most of the talisman hunts on behalf of the dragon sorcerer Shendu, and a personal servant to Valmont. Despite his formidable size and strength, he proved to be no match for Jackie's martial arts skills and Jade's cunning. His string of defeats displeased Valmont so much that, for the hunt for one of the last talismans (the Pig), he hired the then-freelancer Hak Foo to ensure success of the mission - a switch which Tohru greatly resented.

Eventually, Tohru changed sides when the Dark Hand succeeded in reviving Shendu, who then double-crossed Valmont. Forced to fight Shendu alone, Tohru was quickly defeated and sent flying out the side of the building, which he survived with moderate injuries. After providing Jackie and his friends with the decisive clue to track and stop the demon (specifically Shendu), he turned himself in to Section 13's authorities. Later he would become a Chi Wizard apprentice when Shendu returned as a demon spirit and possessed his former boss Valmont to free his demon bretheren but many of them vanished or even perished through the years with only Tchang Zu the Demon Sorcerer of Thunder imprisoned in the Netherworld.

Tohru would master many spells and officially received a Huntsman's license for his efforts. He also became a member of the J-Team that was assembled by the niece of his former archenemy, Jackie Chan.

### Support

Tohru arrived in Japan to aide other huntresses to protect Dani Phantom who was targeted by the controlled Valerie Gray using Chi-magic to face her.

## Powers and Abilities

Tohru's fighting style is rather unique from the other members of the J-Team because of his large size, and combines the use of thrusts and tackles. He is not agile (and as such is unable to dodge attacks as well as Jackie or Jade).

However, he has demonstrated fast reflexes at certain times, which is evidenced at one point when he blocked a swordfish Jade threw at him by using the Rooster Talisman. He is not afraid to use his weight to his advantage (which is evidenced by the fact that he used it to break open the water tower in order to defeat Valmont/Shendu). Out of all the members of the J-Team, Tohru possesses the greatest amount of physical strength and endurance. He is able to lift a sumo wrestler who was 1/3rd larger than him completely off the ground, which means that he is able to lift more than 500 pounds.

He is also able to withstand devastating attacks that could potentially kill a normal human but he was able to survive these attacks albeit with injuries or being knocked unconscious.

## Background Information

Tohru is a major recurring antagonist turned protagonist character from the animated series J*ackie Chan Adventures*