Tooru Kokonoe

Tooru Kokonoe, generally known as Tor, is the main male protagonist of the light novel and anime series Absolute Duo. He is a first-year student at Kohryu Academy and the Duo partner of Julie Sigtuna. He is also an Avenger, an Exceed with a scar on his back, who entered Kohryu Academy in order to become strong enough to kill the man who murdered his younger sister, who died protecting him.

He is voiced by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka in the Japanese version of the anime and Ricco Fajardo in the English version.

Appearance
Tor is a handsome young man and well built. He also is said to be a bit taller than the average teen male. He has shortish brown hair and brown-golden eyes. He is usually seen wearing his school uniform, which consists of a white dress shirt with a blue tie, black jacket and a pair of blue pants. When he is in the dorms with Julie he wears a white shirt and a pair of shorts, occasionally he tends to wear a green and white hoodie and jogging pants. Like every Blaze user, Tor has the Astar mark located on his chest.

Personality
Tor has a very protective personality. He cares a great deal for the people around them and will go to great lengths to defend them from harm, which is why his Blaze manifests as a shield. He is a very kind and patient young man who is polite to people in general, even those he doesn't particularly like, such as Lilth when they first met. Although he was initially awkward with having Julie as a partner and roommate, he ultimately agreed to become her partner after she was turned down by Tomoe, though he is still put off by some of her behaviour, like her insistence on sleeping in the same bed as him. Tor also has a habit of giving Julie an affectionate gesture to the head, something she adores.

However, Tor also has a very vengeful side; ever since he watched his beloved younger sister get killed in front of him, Tor has made it his goal to become stronger in order to defeat and kill Narukami Sakaki, the one responsible for her death. He doesn't just want Sakaki dead, he wants to be the one to personally send him to his grave. In volume 6, when he meets Sakuya after coming out of the hospital, he's relieved when she says she doesn't care about who beat Tor, not because he's worried that Sakaki will retaliate against Sakuya going after him, but because he's afraid Sakuya will succeed in killing him herself.

Tor's favourite food is meat, to the point that upon first seeing his breakfast, Tomoe describes it as the "Carnivore Deluxe". He also dislike vegetables, but is often forced to eat them by Tomoe and Miyabi, who consider his diet to be very unbalanced. Tor also dislikes fighting women, to the point that he attempted to stop the fight between himself and Imari and only fought her reluctantly, even apologising before striking her. During official matches, however, he will fight his opponent no matter what gender they are, as shown in his fights with Lilith and Tsukimi.