Iemon Tokugawa

**Iemon Tokugawa** (徳川 家門, *Tokugawa Iemon*), also known as **Yesan** and the **Ice Hellion** (氷魔侍アイス・ヘリオン, *Hyōmasamurai*?, lit. *Ice Demon Samurai*), was a Legendary Hero who led Japan to victory in World War II, being part of the previous Daimyo Trio.

He is both the father of Matsudaira Tokugawa and the grandfather of Iketsu, Ieyasu, and Chika Tokugawa.

## Appearance

In his youth, Iemon was a young man with a strong build with black hair tied in a traditional ponytail. He was also dressed in a traditional kimono carrying around his Technique with him.

In his later years, Iemon was an old man with a strong built with long grayish-white hair tied in the back similar to in his youth, and a mustache and beard combo styled in an imperial fashion.

## Personality

In his youth, Iemon was courageous, brave, and charismatic as he became known as a legend after leading Japan to victory in World War II, earning the respect of those who knew his name in the current modern era. This caused even those who were his enemies such as Tendou and on the opposing sides of his ideas such as Kouzou had nothing but respect for him.

## History

Iemon Tokugawa is a legendary hero and Samurai whose name became well-known all across the world as the on of the greatest Tokugawa of the Daimyo Trio and as he led Japan to victory in the Second World War where he fought alongside both his friends and longtime rivals, Nangou Torajirou and Shiratsuki Tsukihime. At some point, in the war, he also encountered Tendou Harima and defeated him in battle. Among the key players of the Three Great Families and Avalon Council who attacked Killaraus, the Insurrection's headquarters, Iemon helped Arthur Bright, Shiratsuki and Constantine Fragrance Pendragon kill Tyrannos and supported Arthur's and Shiratsuki's decision to keep Tyrannos' death a secret while he humiliated the US to where they accepted peace.

Iemon is also mentioned having spectated the Magus Academia final between Kryme Yamamura and Momozono Momoko. It is also implied that Iemon taught the young Edelweiss in swordsmanship, although this is not confirmed. When Ieyasu was a child getting lost in a forest, Iemon appeared before him, encouraging his grandson who was never given an opportunity to believe in himself and never give up. A few months after his encounter with his grandson, Iemon died of old age.

## Powers & Abilities

**Aka Manah:** Iemon was a akamanah, a being whose broken the chains of fate that bound him by achieving his 'innate evil awakening'. As such, he has far greater magic compared to a normal person since he can increase it by training.

**Master Swordsmanship:** He was mentioned as being an extremely skilled master swordsman, even among the highly recognized Tokugawa Clan and was named the "Greatest Tokugawa" in the Daimyo Trio before his grandson. Iemon was the longtime rival of Nangou and Shiratsuki throughout World War II.

### Guren

**Guren** (紅蓮ぐれん, *Crimson Lotus*?) is Iemon's SS- rank Technique, which takes the form of an long Japanese sword; It had the ability to create and control ice, similar to Doujigiri.

* **Bake Kujira** (氷魔界の鯨ばけくじら,, *Hyōmakai no Kujira*?, lit. "Ice Hell Whale"): A technique which Iemon used in the past during the Battle of Midway, in which he causes all the ground around him to freeze, reportedly at *absolute zero*, at a rapid pace.
* **Ikkaku** (lit. "Sword Whale"): A technique in which he freezes the target the moment the tip of the sword touches the target, then the piercing strike would break the frozen target.

### Hawthorn

**Hawthorn** (ホーソーン, *Hōsōn*?) is Iemon's SSS-rank Technique, which takes form as a large European broadsword, similar to Mistilteinn; It is implied to have the ability to seal away anything, primarily demons, at the cost of the swords usage. He lost the technique after impaling it into Alarane Malphas keeping him sealed from the time after World War II ended, but he lost Hawthorn itself due to leaving it behind.

* **Hawthorn Mahapadma** (氷木の永遠の魔封印ホーソーン・マハパドマ,, *Hyōki no Eien no Mafūin*?, lit. "Eternal Seal of the Ice Tree"): A combination technique between Guren and Hawthorn, used by Iemon to seal away Tyrannos.

## Trivia

* His first name (家門) means "Family Gate", and is a misspelling of the name Iemon/Yemon (猪右衛門) which means "Boar Right Guard Gate".
	+ His surname (徳川) means "Virtuous River" in Japanese.
* Iemon's technique Guren is a reference to the Padma and Mahapadma hells of the eight cold Narakas in Buddhist Cosmology. The names of his techniques are named after the Japanese names for different whales, cetaceans and similar creatures.
* It's implied that Iemon had taught Edelweiss in swordsmanship since her master is mentioned being an old Japanese man and she had said the same thing that Iemon said to Ieyasu to encourage him.