Tadao Terauchi

**Tadao Terauchi** is the deuteragonist of *Slayers Fall*. And he also a older brother of Tamaki Terauchi.

Like his sister. Tadao is a son of Tamako Tenji and Asahi Terauchi. And he also a 2030s swordsman of the famed Kushihara Clan.

Tadao is a natural-born Vision User wielding the powerful Hydro Vision.

## Appearance

Tadao is a tall young man with long pale blue asymmetrical shoulder-length hair, pale skin and light purple eyes. He shares several similarities to his sister Tamaki Tenji, such as having a small mole on his face but underneath his mouth instead.

Tadao wears wears a black and white gakuran jacket, that unbuttoned to expose his chest and he dons a purple kimono underneath his gakuran jacket. Tadao fashions a brown cloud-patterned haori coat that he ties around his waist, a thick dark belt with two pale red tassels hanging from it where a sheathed jitte and his Hydro Vision is attached, black knee-length hakama pants and dark knee-high red-strapped sandals that expose part of his feet.

## Personality

Tadao is a polite and well-spoken person. Unlike other noble clan members, he prefers going out and traveling rather than staying put indoors, something that he is able to do due to the seizure of his clan home. He once roamed Hayakawa peacefully as a modest wanderer for a good portion of his life, teaching himself bladework and picking up other skills. Never seeking luxury, he is instead easily pleased just by sleeping on a sun-warmed rock. The time he has spent outdoors makes him attuned to nature and the wind, being able to "hear" and "smell" everything around him with absolute clarity. He can sense dangers, read people and track them down in an instant no matter how well they try to conceal it. Due to this sensitivity he prefers calm weather and never stays in one place for too long, having trouble sleeping for the former and having his skills stagnate for the latter.

## Abilities

**Immense Stamina & Endurance**: Due to extremely harsh training, Tadao has attained incredible stamina and endurance. In his battle against Tadashi, he managed to continue fighting even after sustaining dozens of injuries all over his body, severely weakening him, a feat which pleasantly surprised Tadashi.

**Immense Speed & Reflexes**: Tadao can cut all of Taifu's windblade so fast that it seemed like he didn't move his arms at all. Furthermore, he blitzed Taifu instantly. He was also able to keep up with Taifu, who is one of the fastest enemies in existence and when he awakened his mark, Tadao managed to surprise him several times and appeared to "teleport".

**Indomitable Will**: Tadao possesses an undaunted will and indomitable will, never giving up despite suffering numerous injuries against Dokueki, one of the strongest enemies in existence and later on the Taifu. Even when his arm broken, he still remained steadfast and managed to play an important role in defeating Taifu.

**Hydrokinesis**: As a Hydro Vision user, Tadao can manipulate water, specifically the flow, flexibility and adaptability of the liquid and replicates it with his movements, techniques and abilities. Most, if not all, known techniques involve the user bending his body, arm and weapon in a fluid motion to match the movements of rushing or flowing water.

## Trivia

* As one of the Kushihara clan, His Techniques therefore has the word "Kushihara art" preceding the attacking technique.
* As Tamaki's older brother and one of the Kushihara clan. He was therefore called "TaTe" by friends and enemies.