Takigi Oze

**Takigi** **Oze** (滝義 尾瀬) is a Criminal Detective who serves as a First Lieutenant in the Tokyo Army.

## Personality

Like the other members of his family, Takigi is able to be both very aggressive or gentle. While softer when talking to his girlfriend, Takigi is very resentful towards Company 8. Particularly Takehisa Hinawa for putting his sister in danger and taking her to places like the Netherworld.

## Abilities

Like his younger sister Maki Oze, Takigi is a Second Generation Pryokinetic where he is able to quickly bend flames and projectiles around himself to shield himself and his allies from attacks.

As a detective, Takigi is very observant. Quickly noticing changes to his sister's training and Takigi shows a high degree of flexibility and mobility on par with Takehisa Hinawa. Being able to dodge attacks and maneuver around obstacles, even after being severely injured.

## Plot

### Joint Investigation arc

Returning home early, Takigi joins his family for dinner. Afterwards, he asks Maki Oze about the Netherworld as his latest investigation involves it and The Evangelist. The next day, he and his partner enter the Nether and explore the maze of tunnels under Tokyo. Coming across a laboratory hidden within a boiler room. Inside, they find a dead Infernal and a bug before coming across a member of the White Clad who tries to kill them with a bomb but Takigi is able to protect himself and his partner with his powers.

As Takehisa Hinawa's group was about to enter the Nether, Takigi showed up demanding to accompany them. He showed Hinawa his identification and reassured the other crewmen he would not disrupt them. He accused Hinawa of tricking Maki but Hinawa brushed it off and told Takigi that he would protect the latter in case of emergency. Later on during the investigation, the two ran into one of The Knights of the Purple Smoke, Iron. The two argued while fighting and Takigi criticized Hinawa on his aim despite every shot hitting. They then got into a disagreement over Maki's capability and Takigi trying to prove that she is "a gentle flower garden" of a girl. Hinawa responded by saying that Maki is not the same girl that the Ozes' believe she is to which Takigi retaliated by saying that she had been changed by the "barbarians" at the 8th. The two agreed to focus on the fight but Takigi continued to criticize the quality of Hinawa's firearms and his aim. Hinawa quickly defeated Iron but Takigi still didn't acknowledge him saying to butt out of the Oze family.

After their battle with Iron, Takigi and Hinawa met up with Akitaru Obi, Viktor Licht, Gustav Honda, Tamaki Kotatsu, Vulcan Joseph and Iris. He said that he heard what was happening and explained he had memorized the entire layout of the Nether so he asked if there was anything he could do to help. Licht explained they needed a second-generation pyrokinetic who can control flames over a wide area to which Takigi criticized Hinawa saying the latter was useless. Licht then explained that the only person he knew who was capable of this was Maki and started lightly berating Takigi who got annoyed. When Maki showed up out of the blue, he was surprised and told her it was dangerous. Takigi explained she couldn't fight because she was a girl to which Maki angrily retorted that saving lives comes first.

As they were trying to figure out a place for the flames to escape, Takigi explained that if you counted the caved in areas of the Nether, then there might be enough space for the flames from the explosion to escape. Takigi then helped Maki to divert the flames towards the lower levels of the Nether. He later accepted that Maki was essential to the Fire Force but *still* continued to criticize Hinawa and tell him to stay away from his family.

## Etymology

* The name **Takigi** means "waterfall/watering place, cascade" (滝) (**taki**) and "righteous" (義) (**ki**/**gi**).
* Takigi's surname **Oze** means "tail, ridge" (尾) (**o**) and "swift current, rapids" (瀬) (**se**/**ze**).