Taishi Sato

**Taishi Sato** is another tadpole from the *Wonderland* series. He shows up to fight Goyoku with Shinra Kishitani. He too was a victim of Chou Mori Institution. He is a first generation tadpole.

## Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

Taishi has short messy black hair and brown eyes. He first appeared in jeans and a white t-shirt.

## Back Story

In 1989, Taishi wandered down to the Candy Land section in Chou Mori. He heard the story of a little ghost girl haunting that area. When he made it there, he didn't see anyone at first. Taishi screamed when he heard footsteps. He went quiet when he saw a little girl standing behind him. At first, he thinks that she is a ghost. But then he realizes that she is real. Taishi tries talking to her but she doesn't say a word. He touches her on the cheek at out point.

## Storyline History

### Black Swan Wonderland

Taishi meets up with Shinra to go and fight with Goyoku. He had to carry the doctor with him as he flew through the sky. The men end up heading down to an abandoned factory. They ask Goyoku questions before they fight. Taishi serves as a distraction by flying in the air while Shinra tries to attack. The doctor wins when he hits Goyoku in the throat with a spiked croquet mallet.

Later, Taishi was flying around in the sky when he sensed another tadpole. He flew down to the ground and found himself reunited with Honoka. She's excited to see him. They talk a bit and run out of things to say. Then, Taishi asks if she likes music. He puts his headphones on her ears and plays Asian Kung-Fu Generation for her. He turns down the music when it is too loud.

### Edge of Wonderland

Taishi is pulled into another experiment where he has a chalky taste in his throat that he can't get rid of. Another experiment leaves him feeling really sick. It gets so bad at work that his one of coworkers get worried about him. She panics as looks around for help. Taishi gets better after Masaomi Kida becomes a player and turns back time. The antidote lets him see the final moments of a person's life before their death in their dreams. He and the others don't know how long it will last.

### Tadpole Diaries II

It is revealed that Taishi and Honoka are dating. He picks her up outside of her apartment to take her out on another date. He's trying to be innocent about the whole situation.

### Dark Alice in a Dark Wonderland

Taishi joins in for the search for the new tadpole. He stays at Celty and Shinra's aparment.

### Dark Side of Wonderland

Thanks to a new experient, Taishi can't age anymore.

## Tadpole Powers

### Primary Traits

Taishi can fly for his main tadpole powers. Even when he's high up in the sky, he can still sense other tadpoles on the ground.

### Secondary Traits

Taishi can hear the thoughts of a small group of people around him. He can also increase the desires of another person through touch. Taishi can also sense if other tadpoles are nearby. He has heightened senses like the others. The salaryman can communicate with other tadpoles telepathically. He can't get high, sick, or drunk. Taishi doesn't need to eat or sleep. After the latest experiment, he doesn't feel pain anymore. When Emily dies, he gets a small spirit familiar to command around.

The latest experiment lets him see the final moments of a person's life before their death in their dreams. Taishi can now talk to animals.

### Augmentations

Taishi is really attractive and can easily get a date from the opposite sex. He's highly intelligent and see the future. He's also highly athletic.

## Relationships

### Shinra Kishitani

*Main Article: Shinra Kishitani*

Shinra and Taishi get paired up for their duel with Goyoku. The tadpole served as a distraction while Shinra made the killing blow.

### Honoka Noda

*Main Article: Honoka Noda*

Taishi met Honoka when they were younger in Chou Mori. He was a teenager and she was a child. They meet again years later when she was on a swing near her apartment. Taishi let her listen to his music on his CD player. Taishi and Honoka are now dating. Though, he wants to keep the relationship as innocent as possible. He feels that if he tries to take it any further it will feel like taking advantage of Honoka.

### Goyoku

*Main Article: Goyoku*

Taishi and Shinra battled again Goyoku. He flew around in the air to keep the deity distracted before Shinra delivered the killing blow.

### Haru Noda

*Main Article: Haru Noda*

Haru doesn't like Taishi at all.

## Trivia

* Taishi's inspiration comes from Tamaki Taishi on *Terrace House: Aloha State*.
* Another bit of inspiration for Taishi comes from the video for Asian Kung-Fu Generation's song, "After Dark".