Tenchi Masaki is the main character and protagonist of all the Tenchi Muyo! versions.
He is a human-Jurian hybrid.
Tenchi is a normal boy until a number of alien girls arrive at his house. Some or all of the girls, depending on the continuity, fall in love with him, with him accepting none of their advances as a gentleman and because he cares much more about the family unit than he does about romantic conquests.
He largely serves as a plot device in order to drive the plot forward, and this is even referenced in the English translation of the name of his series: No Need for Tenchi!
He can generate Light Hawk Wings, the most potent source of power in the universe.
He was voiced by Masami Kikuchi and Mari Mashiba as a child in Japanese and Matt K. Miller in first season and Christopher Corey Smith in second season in English.
"Kami Tenchi"[]
Kami Tenchi
In the offical OVA series, Tenchi Masaki is in fact an avatar of the supreme being, which appears as a glowing humanoid.
This being is completely boundless, being as to the hyperdimensional Choushin (themselves omnipotent) as they are to normal human beings.
The Choushin created existence as part of an experiment to find the the true god behind their existence, Kami Tenchi. After he is slashed in half by on of Z's own Light Hawk wings, his godly essence explodes in a massive beam of light that threatens to destroy all existence. The Choushin attempted to contain his power and stop it from destroying everything, but the Counteractor appears and strangles Tokimi's lower-dimensional self in an attempt to stop them. Finally, Kami Tenchi himself appears and calms down Tenchi, reminding him of what he's fighting for, and Tenchi hatches from his mortal shell, now full in control of his omnipotence, and effortlessely stops the Counteractor, vanishing out of sight with her.
Abilities & Powers[]
Tenchi is the most powerful character in the series, but is too young and immature to have full control over his power. He is a competent swordsman and martial artist, trained by his grandpa, and in the first episode he gains possession of a Master Key also known as Sword Tenchi (Tenchi-ken), that can form a lightsaber-like blade.
Besides his very special power of generating Light Hawk Wings, Tenchi is able to transform this pure energy into matter, usually in the form of a sword, a shield, and battle clothing.
Personality[]
Tenchi is the gentlest, most forgiving guy in his universe, ranging from tolerating the girls' hijinks most of the time to slapping and then embracing a Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds in the middle of a nervous breakdown. Additionally, he is always presented as an ordinary high school student that ends up surrounded by women lusting after him as he struggles through various hijinks, and doesn't usually have much personality beyond that apart from being a nice guy.
Trivia[]
- In the main timeline of Tenchi Muyo Ryo-ohki (which includes GXP and leads up to War on Geminar), Tenchi marries all seven of the girls (Ryoko, Ayeka, Ryo-ohki, Sasami, Mihoshi, Washu and Noike).
- Within the next few years Ryoko and Ayeka give birth to his first daughters; with his daughter with Ryoko inheriting some of her powers, being able to float.
- Ryo-ohki becomes pregnant right before they send Kenshi to Geminar.
- Tenchi can't use his Light Hawk Wings unless necessary.
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