Ryan Tatsuya

**Ryan Tatsuya** is a player of the Horizon game.

He's currently the strongest Paladin.

## Appearance

Ryan has short brown hair and light green eyes, being described as smaller than most of the other boys from the Moonvale guild, having sort of a delicate build, as he is very skinny.

He usually wears comfortable clothing and is always either cooking or eating on the guild's kitchen. In-Game he is always wearing a cape that has blue crystals, it is implied that these crystals represent Euturiel's power and their bonding with Ryan.

## Personality

Ryan is described by his teammates as a very sweet boy that is always there to help. He seems very naive, but it really is just appearance, Ryan easily sees other people's intentions and his friends feelings, always being there for emotional support.

He is very calm and doesn't really care if people dislike him, never taking things to his heart. He loves cooking to his teammates and guild colleages as he thinks it is a good way of forming bonds with new people.

## Background

Ryan is American-Japanese, living with his very busy japanese mother, she works for a local news as a writer and reporter, so Ryan takes care of the house and their food, he kinda likes doing chores as it feels kinda therapeutic to him, with his cat keeping him company.

He doesn't really talk about his relationship with his father and nobody but Mikoto seem to know much about it, but she also doesn't talk about the subject, respecting Ryan's privacy.

Ryan spends most of his time studying, since he was a kid he dreamed of becoming a doctor, he still doesn't know very well which field he will persue in the medical career, but is already starting fullfiling this dream.

## Relationships

### Mikoto Kagami

Mikoto and Ryan have been dating since the Moonvale arc. They've know each other for some time and the interest in each other was clear to Asuna and Lucy but they let the couple take their time.

They are very casual and aren't always together on the Moonvale guild, but they somehow always mention each other. Mikoto always mocks Ryan, but he doesn't seem to mind, he just thinks she is cute when she does that.

### Lucy di Meihan

Ryan, like most of the Moonvale guild, thinks of Lucy as a very beautiful girl, but apart from that, he admires her strength and will a lot. He sees Lucy as a very strong person, even if he doesn't know much about her, like everyone else.

They have a good friendship and it is implied that they know that they are the strongest of the team, relying on each other's strategies and talents without questioning.

## Abilities and Equipment

### Abilities

**Divine Bond:** Ryan is Euturiel's harborer, which provides him a lot of power. Ryan's magic abilities are conjured by this bond, which can cause extreme fatigue on Ryan, sometimes making him faint, as seen in the Team Battle arc. After the events of the Treasure Hunt arc, it doesn't seem to happen much as Ryan got stronger. With Divine Bond, Ryan can make barriers, light attacks and heal his teammates at any given time as Euturiel is one of the most powerful Entities in the entire game.

### Equipment

Ryan's equipment consists of a **sword and shield**, which he has proven to use very efficiently in battle, matching it with his Divine Bond skill to be both deadly and supportive during battles.

## Trivia

* Ryan has some back problems so he sees a physical therapist twice a week.