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| “ | Well, that boy was carrying out his ‘promise’ to protect the world around someone I have feelings for, so I thought I should help out some myself. It seems I overworked my shoulder a bit. | „ |
| ~ Etzali. |
Etzali, commonly referred to as "Mitsuki Unabara", is a major character in the A Certain Magical Index franchise.
He is an Aztec Magician and member of Return of the Winged One, a large Aztec magic cabal based in Latin America. He was sent to Academy City to monitor the growing Kamijou Faction. He is later defeated by Touma Kamijou himself and eventually joined GROUP in order to protect Mikoto Misaka, as he had fallen in love with her during his time as a spy in Academy City.
He is voiced by Daisuke Kishio in the Japanese version and by Justin Pete in the English version.
Appearance[]
Etzali is usually seen in the form of Mitsuki Unabara with short brown hair and wears a light tan suit. He is almost never seen in his actual form, however, his true appearance is that of a dark skinned teenage boy with wavy black hair.
Personality[]
Etzali presents himself as an amicable, soft-spoken, and mild-mannered young man, traits that he supposedly took from his disguise victim Mitsuki Unabara. He displays a calm demeanor and tends not to be fazed by many things, even when he finds his life threatened by Accelerator. At the same time, Etzali is highly pragmatic and amoral, often resorting to unscrupulous methods when it comes to missions. He can also be very ruthless and isn't above commiting acts like murder or deception for the sake of his goals.
However, he has a hidden heart of gold, despite his ruthlessness. While he was assigned to monitor the Kamijou Faction, he genuinely fell in love with Mikoto Misaka and desires to protect her at all costs. Despite his air of indifference and apathy during missions, Etzali hates the idea of fighting against those he cares about such as the prospect of hurting Mikoto or fighting his friends from his former cabal. He's also rather honorable as he was able to accept defeat from Touma Kamijou and the two made a deal that Mikoto would be kept safe from harm's way.
Etzali is deeply loyal and caring towards his loved ones to the point where he will risk his own life to protect or save them from harm, as he willingly used a spell to take a grimoire to save Xochitl from her grimoire. Moreover, Etzali detests the thought of sacrificing one's comrades, as he was disgusted by his former cabal's willingness to sacrifice their members in an effort to eliminate him. He even became angered when Tecpatl used Tochtli's bones as projectile as part of his spell.
His way of being a liar and a manipulator albeit with good reasons is similar to that of Motoharu Tsuchimikado as they seek to protect those they love while also trying to break away from their puppet masters.
Powers & Abilities[]
Etzali hails from Central America and as a result of being a magician from such a region, he has access to Aztec Magic. Aztec Magic is his primary source of magic and makes up all of his primariy abilities and attacks. Much of his resources also stem from ancient Aztec culture as well and he often uses it to his advantage.
- Appearance Borrowing: Etzali has the ability to alter his appearance to look and sound like another person. This is demonstrated back when he was in Academy City has he put on the appearance of Mitsuki Unbara and has since than stayed that way and is his current appearance. He does this by taking the piece of a person's skin and making it into a charm to use for a ritual and as a result, he takes on that person's appearance.
- Spear of Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli: One of his main weapons, the spear is a replica of the spear possessed by the Aztec God of Venus and disaster which reflects from Venus, destroying anything the light falls upon. The replica has flaws however stemming from how humans can't hangle power at a God-like stage and so Etzali uses a watered down version of the replica. The replica is often shown in the form of an osdain knife which Etzali wields around at his opponents to launch the light as his target.
- Callendar Stone: Etzali possesses two Aztec artifacts that he stole after defeating their original owners in volumes 15 and 19. They're both grimoires and have a special system but it's currently left unknown however.
- Time Manipulation: Etzali is revealed to have some form of manipulation over time of a specific person whether it be himself or someone else. He has the combat function to use it on an enemy to have them use their attack on themselves and force them to commit suicide. He can also use it on himself as he can manipulate and enhance his body to withstand bullet attacks based around the concept of the death and resurrection of the sun from old Aztec calendars.
- Moon Rabbit: Moon Rabbit acts as Etzali's firearm-type weapon. It's made from the bones of rabbits and they are used as a sniper rifle and shoots powerful bullets. Rabbit bones can also be substituted for human bones as well which will make the bullets even more powerful to the point of being able to penetrate and destroy nuclear weapons.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- In the light novels, it's pointed out that Etzali's charm can not only manipulate his appearance, but also his voice.
- In the anime, this is shown as the voiced between Unbara and Etzali are exactly the same.