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| “ | Kami-yan, right now, I don’t have anything, nothing at all. The magic I originally had was wasted, my half-ready esper abilities are stuck at a useless Level 0. In order to sneak into Academy City, I was a magician no longer. I lost all my fighting abilities. But the enemy won’t be waiting for me. So I have to win no matter the means. | „ |
| ~ Motoharu Tsuchimikado |
Motoharu Tsuchimikado is a major protagonist of the A Certain Magical Index franchise.
He is Touma Kamijou's next-door neighbor and best friend alongside Pierce Aogami, as well as a freelance spy for several organizations, including Necessarius, Academy City, and GROUP. Originally an Onmyouji teacher specializing in Feng Shui, he had infiltrated Academy City only to end up becoming the only successful magician-esper hybrid.
He is voiced by Anri Katsu the Japanese and by Newton Pittman in English.
Appearance[]
Motoharu is a very well-toned and muscular teenager with a height of 180 cm, making him nearly half-a-foot taller than Touma. He has slicked blonde hair and is always seen with sunglasses and a gold chain around his neck. He wears a green shirt with white floral patterns, reminiscent of stereotypical Hawaiian shirts, when not in his school. However, he wears the shirt along with his winter uniform. His appearance is due to the fact that he wants to be popular with girls, however, because of this he is mistaken as a delinquent.
Personality[]
| “ | If there's something you should know about me by now, it's that I'm a big fat liar. | „ |
| ~ Motoharu Tsuchimikado to Touma |
Motoharu Tsuchimikado is an incredibly flippant and goofy person, having an eccentric demeanor and behaves in a playful manner towards his classmates. However, beneath his carefree persona, Motoharu is a rather complex figure. As indicated by his magic name, he is a very manipulative and cunning liar, being willing to deceive or betray anyone if it helps him and his objectives. It's because of this attribute that he has survived being an agent of multiple factions.
Even while working as a member of Necessarius or GROUP, Motoharu maintains his casual attitude, even when talking to superiors like the Liaison of GROUP. He tends to tease Kaori Kanzaki about her attractive appearance and tells her the best way to show her gratitude to Touma is to seduce him with a sexy outfit. Despite this, he is shown to take his job seriously and is willing to abandon being a magician by becoming an esper for the sake of the Anglican Church. He works behind the scenes to keep the balance of the two sides, and takes it hard when he fails, subtly telling Touma that the conflict with the Roman Catholic Church and Academy City started not because of Touma but wasn't able to do his job properly.
In addition to this, Motoharu can be cold-blooded and pragmatic at times, having no qualms with killing anyone for the sake of his goals, as seen when he tried to kill Touya Kamijou in order to stop the effects of Angel Fall, even though he is fully aware that Touya is just a normal man who has no knowledge of magic. He is especially ruthless and unmerciful towards his enemies or anybody whose wronged him in some way, even going on a rampage throughout Academy City to exact vengeance on the person responsible for trying to kill his little sister Maika. In some cases, he will even lose his playfulness and become dead serious.
Regardless of being a serious magician and spy, Motoharu still enjoys being a high school student. He is on good terms with Touma Kamijou and his classmates, and gets into various shenanigans with them. Even though he has a habit of dragging him onto missions for Necessarius against his will, he is usually friendly and amiable with Touma and respects him as a good person. He even tells Kanzaki that Touma is one of the most trustworthy person he has known. Moroever, Tsuchimikado is somewhat perverted like his friend Pierce Aogami, having weird fetishs like flat-chested bunny girls, though he is vastly less perverted than Aogami.
Deep down, Motoharu has a caring side of himself that he shows to his stepsister Maika Tsuchimikado, who he regularly dotes on and loves deeply. She is the reason why he is referred to as the Siscon Sergeant due to his obsessive behavior with her. It has been shown that he easily gets jealous when Touma and Aogami were referred by Maika as Onii-chan.Maika is also the reason why he has stayed loyal to Academy City and puts his life in danger for, it so he can protect the world Maika lives in.
Abilities[]
Motoharu is an Esper-Magician Hybrid and has abilities of from both sides. Infortunately, he can get severly injured and his body gets damaged as a result of using magic despite being an esper.
- Auto-Rebirth: Motoharu has the ability of Auto-Rebirth which is an ability of that of a Level 0 Esper. Through this ability, he is able to use magic and it will apply weak membrane over torn blood vessels to stop them from bleeding. Auto-Rebirth also repairs the damage done to his body whenever he uses magic but is reluctant to use it even in desparate situations.
- Onmyodou Arts: Motoharu is an Onmyodou Specialist and is an expert in both onmyodou arts and magic. He is able to create a barrier during the Angel Fall incident and even destroyed the Kamijou Familty's home using one spell. He also taught Feng Shui and Onmyodou to other members of Necessarius and has the powers of the four guardian dieties; Genbu, Byakko, Seiryu and Suzaku.
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