Koukawa clan

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The **Koukawa** (**甲河**) is a clan of Taimanin and plays a major part in the Taimaninverse.

## Structure/Politics

While other clans either joined Gosha Village or refused and became antagonistic. The Koukawa remained neutral, supporting them or sabotaging them depending on what they thought was best. The Koukawa was split into a main and side branch. The Hiyama clan is also mentioned as a retainer.

The clan disliked the Igawa clan under the Igawa Elders but assisted them as Igawa Asagi became an important figure. Regardless, they never fully integrated into Gosha, regardless of their support. With their now almost complete destruction, only a fraction of members remains.

Thanks to Oboro's criminal ONT, some Taimanin have the wrong impression, and some even give the Koukawa blame for their own destruction.

## History

A major clan of the Taimanin and bitter rival of the Igawa clan in the past, which engaged in multiple bloody feuds with each other. Both had absorbed multiple minor clans/families, during the Sengoku period the Koukawa added the "Takeda and Uesugi" to their ranks. The Koukawa clan never fully joined Gosha Village and build a small village close to Gosha to remain independent.

At which point the clan helped out with 2 big conflicts, the Igawa Revolt (an internal conflict in the Igawa) and the Fuuma Revolt (a civil war in Gosha). In both cases, the Koukawa proved themselves to be allied to justice and not seek power. This was all under the high ranking member of the branch family, Koukawa Oboro. In all timelines outside of ZERO, the clan is later destroyed, with the clan head Koukawa Asuka's father killed.

### Timeline Canon/TABA

The clan was greatly decimated after conflict with Edwin Black and Nomad an elite group of soldiers killed most of the Koukawa clan in the Koukawa Massacre. Koukawa Oboro fought Black but lost and was forced to leave her body behind using her ability to move her soul to another corpse. Another survivor was a very young Koukawa Asuka that was kept alive as part of a promise while Oboro fought Black. Most of the leftover members of the Koukawa clan have now joined the DSO.

### Timeline ZERO

The Koukawa clan still exists in their own village. Koukawa Oboro (ZERO) has joined the staff of Gosha Academy and supported Asagi (ZERO) as a homeroom teacher, in Asagi's search to find her sister, Sakura. Though Asagi suspected Oboro as a culprit, Yamamoto Nobushige (ZERO) vowed for her

Oboro attacked Asagi at some points to keep her guard up, but otherwise was supportive. Later, Oboro encounters Edwin Black, and her body was taken over for a while. Though at the end of Taimanin Asagi ZERO has been released, but it isn't clear if this had any other negative effects afterward for her or the clan.

### Timeline RPGX/Action

The clan was greatly decimated after conflict with Teutates and his Revenant Knights. Which sought the Tesserac, an artifact the clan obtained without knowing its significance.

Koukawa Oboro fought Teutales and pushed him to reveal his true form "that resembled Black" but in the end just like in the Canon/TABA timeline was forced to leave her body behind. Oboro's body was taken by Teutales and turned into a sleeper agent for his enemy Nomad. Another survivor was a very young Koukawa Asuka, that swore her revenge on Black. Most of the leftover members of the Koukawa clan have now joined the DSO.

## Members

* Asuka's Father (Patriarch, †)
* Asuka's Mother (†)
* Koukawa Asuka
* Koukawa Oboro (†\*)
* Natsu Basara (Former)
* Li Mayfeng (Former)
* Dead Koukawa Member (Killed by Fürst, for his ability)

## Trivia

* Sawaki Kousuke ability **Thorns of Flame** was a **Koukawa clan** ability stolen by Faust. He had killed one of the rare clan members that had it and implanted it secretly into Kousuke with medication. It can be assumed that this clan member also died at the Koukawa Massacre