Yamada Taro

**Tarou** Yamada (山田 **太郎**) is a mysterious man, a minor character and semi antagonist of Witch of Steel Annerose.

He works for Takasumi Chemistries and is a Cyborg but because of faulty design his mind needs to be transported into a new "Yamada" body every year before it shuts down.

## Personality

Yamada is a paradoxical person, acting openly false and fictitious but also unfettered and free. A corporate slave, an affable gentleman or traitors double agent. He normally is very polite and loses only his cool if called by a certain name. A running joke with Yamada is that his name is the equivalent to the American John Smith. A name so generic it must be fake, something he needs to defend himself for after almost all introductions.

While, he is able to joke and befriend others, he often never reveals his true intentions and goals. Regardless, not truly an evil person and only frustrated by his current state of being, not knowing if his memories are his own. Yamada wishes to be human once more, and has joined evil people at times, but has a soft spot for people like Rikurou and his more optimistic view on life.

## Appearance

He has black short hair, and always is seen with a suit, under his skin he is a cyborg.

## History

### Background

Taro, is a human cyborg, working for Takasumi Chemistries.

As a special agent, he either makes deals or fights using his weapon prosthesis and cloaking. Meanwhile, he plays the role of a boring office worker, "normal" to the point of being forgettable, even his name, Taro Yamada, feeling generic to the point of being suspicious. In truth, not much is known about Taro's past, not even to Taro himself. He was part of an experimental cyborg program, which also involved the removing and change of the brain. Because of a flaw in the prototype process, Taro requires a new body after a span of a year. Without, help he would simply die, worse still the memories of new donor bodies seem to mix into his own personality, which makes him question his own identity. The current "Yamada" Taro also called Y7. He is the seventh in line and has lost most of his old memories, only remembering of the name of a childhood bully.

Takasumi Chemistries and him are, at times, in cooperations to groups like the DSO or GSDF but their morals are dubious. Taro is often seen in the dark cities like Amidahara.

### Visual Novels

Taro, worked together with magician Barde, having betrayed Takasumi Chemistries, all for a chance to get a "real" human body again.

He appeared in front of Tachibana Rikurou, working for the Annerose Detective Agency, and client Otonashi Miki, as they are attacked zombie assassins, and saved them. He afterward hints at working for Takasumi Chemistries and knowing Miki's brother's location. In a second encounter, he tried to sneak attack Annerose Vajra but fails to kill her, acting only as a distraction. As, Mitico Fleuretty is kidnapped by Barde, Taro is told to defend the main base of operations.

As Annerose is busy dealing with Mifune Asura, it is Tachibana Rikurou that fights Taro alone. Rikurou uses, the powers he had gained thanks to Annerose to defeat Taro and, brought him to laugh by his words of unshaken trust in Annerose. Taro, seemingly thinking his own end is near and not wishing to stand in the way of people more deserving, gives Rikurou a shortcut to Barde. Redeeming himself in the eyes of Rikurou and Annerose. It is not shown if he died or if he was recovered and restored in some way afterward.

Tarou is mentioned, year **2082**, in Taimanin Asagi 3, by Koukawa Asuka which had met him at some point, and both were on good terms. Takasumi Chemistries is also mentioned as the providers of cyborg guards for the Prime Minister of Japan.

### Timeline TABA

His fate is unknown, Barde Barde has been defeated with Witch of Steel Annerose having played out and Annerose, being hired by Taimanin at times. It is unknown if Y7 or another version is active.

While Taro is not mentioned in the story, Takasumi Chemistries has some mention, as well as his character card being collectable.

### Timeline RPGX

Alive as Witch of Steel Annerose did not play out. Barde and others are still alive. It is unknown if it is Y7.

During an event in the year **2083**, Taro was hired by Hell Knight apprentice Lina on a private matter. Lina wished to get photographs and data about Ingrid, not for any evil purpose but only strange stalker admiration. As Lina, was too late to the exchange of the data, Taro mistook Koukawa Asuka, which had also long brown hair for his contact and left the data chip, after making himself known with her. As the real Lina arrived, Taro remained hidden, watching the two sites fight. The Taimanin, Kuroda Tomoe was also pulled into the conflict, with cyborg hunter, Senjuin Benkei becoming the main enemy of the three women. As things seemed to go downhill, with Asuka not having access to her full arsenal of weapons, Taro appeared again and slashed Bekei, allowing Lina and Asuka to use a combination attack, which killed the cyborg murderer. Talking again about the chip, Lina and Taro, revealed the content of the chip, with Asuka demanding to see it. As the pictures, were mostly Ingrid in swimsuits and other odd positions, Lina turned red, by a slightly judgmental Asuka. However, surprisingly, Tomoe, voiced her opinion that Asuka was the cruel one. Holding Lina's hands, she stated she was the same having her own mentor, Hasuba Reiko, she viewed the same way and wished to have pictures as a form of adoration just the same. As Taro, left the augmenting three girls, behind.

Was hired by a UFS company, to strike a deal with Annerose Vajra. Though at first he requests her help to stop the runaway weapon Astraeus, he had a remote control and was trying to collect combat data. The tech used on him seems to be in use on characters like Hattori Seishu and Tekkain Bantetsu.

### Timeline Action

Barde Barde is still alive in this timeline. It is unknown if it is Y7.

As a less known thug, a group of demons, try to make money in Amidahara, selling Zombie Creature. They run into an unnamed and yet unremarkable man. As the encounters before that, were all of Witch of Steel Annerose, it can be assumed to be Taro, which continued the trend of beating the people up before leaving them behind.

## Powers/Abilities

**Main Weapon:** Cyborg Blades

* **Blades**: Can create blades from his body that are able to cut most weapons, they use vibrations to enhance damage.

## Media

* Witch of Steel Annerose
* Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena (Card)
* Taimanin Asagi 3 (Mentioned)
* Taimanin RPGX
* Action Taimanin (Mentioned as normal looking man)

## Trivia

* He uses the aliases "John Smith" and "Alan Smithee", depending on his mood.
* One of his main aspects is his unassuming appearance, even his name makes him into a normal nobody, blending in.
* He is badly hurt when last seen, but not confirmed dead.
* Given his designation as Y7, this suggests he is the seventh version of Yamada.
* The technology used in him might be the same as Tekkain Bantetsu and Miranda Closet.