Yamato

**Yamato (born Takeru), Emperor of Izumo,** was the ruler of the Izumo Prefecture and a member of the Primordial Kinship. Yamato was a member of the Keiko family which ruled over the land of the Shinto that would become known as Japan.

## History

Throughout the land of the Shinto, Takeru's name was feared. Takeru was a brutal man who was willing to do whatever it to preserve his father's rule as emperor. His loyalty to the land was unmatched and having seen for himself that his brother, Ousu, was a traitor, he took it upon himself to slay him for the benefit of his father's rule. His father Keiko, did not accept him as his heir, but instead even his father grew to fear his brutality and banished him to the lands of Izumo. He decided to fight and tear down his enemies to showcase his strength to his father to hopefully be accepted. His father did not accept him however, and only wished for him to die for what he did to Ousu. Takeru was devastated, and cast aside his name, now only going by a new name given to him by one of his many defeated adversaries: Yamato. Yamato, although not accepted by his father, was accepted by someone else who he considered a mentor: Izanagi-no-Okami. Both would become strong enough to be Primordials. The fall of his father's reign devastated him as well. He returned to the lands to retrieve his father's sword, the Kusanagi, and his own former sword, the Tsurugi, and joined the Kinship. He forced himself into the role of emperor, and despite being feared by many of the land's denizens for his deeds, he was a respectable emperor. The time in the Kinship would never last though as he noted his mentor, Izanagi's, demeanor was beginning to shift. What once was a peaceful, pacifist man, was a more skeptic and unsure man as he spent more time around the Kinship. He finally went to question his mentor about his change in demeanor and was horrified to hear about what had been happening to the denizens in the Shinto heavens. He was in denial and Izanagi understood, the friends he had made were wrong and oppressed citizens that hadn't belonged to him. Eventually, Izanagi's departure had him asking more questions in which they were affirmed by Elysia's response. Yamato would leave, and join Izanagi in the fight to dethrone the Kinship as part of the Naobi. With the Izumo-Naobi union, the Naobi were incredibly strong and put up quite a fight. Finally, Izanagi would tell Yamato he would lead the Naobi, but asked that he surrender, confused, Yamato proposed a plan to have himself sacrificed to ensure the safety of the Naobi and the denizens of the Shinto. Izanagi told him not to, and Yamato initially obeyed. However, Yamato's loyalty to the land meant much more than the loyalty to his mentor. He told Izanagi's son, Izanagi-no-Mikoto, his plan. Under immense pressure already, being told by his father's best friend that he would kill himself for their safety, he was persuaded by Yamato and accepted. Yamato offered a surrender after a lengthy wait, and stalled for as long as he could...In front of Elysia and Cronus, he was put down by Chaos, but had successfully ensured the safety of both the Naobi and the Shinto.

## Personality

Yamato was initially very brutal, loyal, and nationalistic for his country and was more than willing to do anything for his father so his rule would be preserved. His brother Ousu, had served as an informant for another family conspiring against his own and when he found out, Yamato was more than willing to kill him and did, in spite of what his father wanted, which led to his exile. Under Izanagi's tutelage, he would become more level-headed and selfless, but still maintained his loyal and nationalistic behavior, this time extended toward the Heavens as well. Out of loyalty, after finding out what the Kinship was doing to the denizens of the Shinto heavens, he was not willing to leave them. Especially not when he had not witnessed this treatment himself. When Elysia affirmed and endorsed this behavior however, he left and joined his mentor and the Naobi to destroy the Kinship. His selflessness would shine through when he sacrificed his live to ensure the Naobi and Shinto would live on in peace from the Kinship and future threats.

## Physical and Mental Analysis

Anthropos and Mech have done a hypothetical analysis on Yamato, here's what they've found:

* Yamato wields two katanas: the Kusanagi and the Tsurugi.
	+ The Kusanagi carries his brutality.
	+ The Tsurugi carries his valor.
* Yamato is extremely selfless and has committed many courageous acts, including the sacrifice of his own life.
* Yamato despises Elysia for his lies and for allowing his members to commit atrocities against his mentor's people.
* He is the best friend and main protege of Izanagi-no-Okami.
* He is the 2nd leader of the Naobi and has, by far, the shortest reign as leader.
* He is the current leader of the Izumo and the 13th Emperor of the Shinto Lands.