Tadashi Hamada

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Do-gooder

Full Name

Tadashi Hamada

Alias(es)

None

Origin

Big Hero 6

Occupation

Student at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology (until his death)

Baymax's creator

Powers / Skills

Genius level intelligence

Robotics Expert.
Programming Knowledge
Innovation
Willpower

Hobby

Inventing.

Goals

Encourage Hiro to put his intelligence to good use.

Make the world a better place (both succeeded).
Save Callaghan (failed).

Family

Mr. Hamada † (father)

Mrs. Hamada † (mother)
Hiro Hamada (younger brother)
Aunt Cass (maternal aunt)

Friends / Allies

Baymax (creation)

Honey Lemon (love interest)
Go Go Tomago
Wasabi (best friend)
Fred (second best friend)
Robert Callaghan (formerly; posthumously)

Enemies

Mr. Yama

Robert Callaghan (indirect killer; unknowingly)

Type of Hero

Posthumous Determined Sibling

“	Callaghan’s in there. Someone has to help.	„
	~ Tadashi’s last words before his death.

Tadashi Hamada is the overarching protagonist of Disney’s Big Hero 6 franchise.

He was Hiro Hamada's older brother, the eldest nephew of Aunt Cass, and incredible inventor behind Baymax whom he wishes to evaluate a better companion for people in need. After his death, His creation would later be used to serve the titular superhero group led by this younger brother to stop evil threats.

He was voiced by Daniel Henney. In the Japanese dub from the movie, he was voiced by Kotaro Koizumi.

History[]

Backstory[]

Tadashi was born as the first-born son of Mr. and Mrs. Hamada, who had a second son named Hiro a few years later. When Hiro was around three years old, Mr. and Mrs. Hamada died, resulting in Tadashi and Hiro being taken in by their aunt Cass.

Big Hero 6[]

10 years later, Tadashi comes to Hiro's aid after he is pursued by the goons of Mr. Yama, whom Hiro beat in a bot fight. As the brothers drive away on Tadashi's motorbike, the former berates Hiro for taking part in bot fights as they are illegal. Tadashi, Hiro, Mr. Yama and the goons end up being arrested by the police, with Hiro getting his own cell (due to being a minor) and Tadashi having to share a cell with Mr. Yama and his goons. That night, the two are bailed out by Cass, who scolds them as she drives them back to their home at the Lucky Cat Cafe.

Despite what has happened, Hiro wishes to attend a bot fight taking place across town, to which Tadashi offers him a lift. However, Tadashi instead takes Hiro to his university, the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology where they meet Tadashi's friends Wasabi, Go Go Tomago, Honey Lemon and Fred. Tadashi then takes Hiro to his lab and shows him his invention; an inflatable healthcare robot named Baymax. Hiro then meets his idol and Tadashi's mentor Robert Callaghan, who convinces Hiro to join the university. In order to be enrolled, Hiro has to take part in a science fair to convince Callaghan to let him join.

Back home, when Hiro struggles to think of an invention, Tadashi tells him to look at a different angle. This convinces Hiro to create Microbots, which impress Callaghan enough to let him join the university. Afterwards, Cass announces a celebratory dinner at the cafe. Tadashi tells her that he and Hiro will catch up with her and the others, so the brothers can have alone time. Tadashi congratulates Hiro on being enrolled moments before noticing fire coming from the Institute's showcase hall. After hearing from a survivor that Callaghan is still inside, Tadashi runs inside the burning building to try and save his mentor, telling Hiro that someone has to help. Hiro attempts to go in after his brother, only to be knocked out by an explosion, which kills Tadashi. A vigil was held outside the convention. Weeks later, Baymax says how Tadashi loves Hiro so much before he died and how he built Baymax.

Hiro later learned that the fire wasn't an accident and that Callaghan had started the fire to steal the Microbots and blamed Tadashi for his own death, enraging Hiro, until Baymax managed to calm him down by showing him videos of Tadashi testing him until he was right and expressed excitement of showing Baymax to Hiro.

At the film's end, Hiro along with Big Hero 6 avenge the death of Tadashi by defeating Callaghan and turning him over to the police for his crimes. In the closing credits, we then see that some time afterwards, a new building is built in Tadashi's honor, "Tadashi Hamada Hall", likely meant to be a replacement to the Technical Institute's showcase hall where Tadashi died.

Quotes[]

“	I’m not giving up on you, you don’t understand this yet, but people need you so let’s get back to work.	„
	~ Tadashi to Baymax after his thirty-third test.

“	Bayman: Your neurotransmitters are elevated, this indicates that you are happy Tadashi: I am, I really am, Oh man, wait until my brother sees you, you’re gonna help so many people buddy, so many, that all for now, I’m satisfied with my care.	„
	~ Tadashi on his final Test with activating Baymax, much to his satisfaction.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

Tadashi is similar in a number of ways to Mufasa from The Lion King franchise:
- Both were wise and caring relatives to the protagonists (Tadashi was Hiro's older brother; Mufasa was Simba's father).
- Both are lecturing the protagonists for their actions (Tadashi scolded Hiro for bot-fighting; Mufasa pointed Simba out for going to the Elephant Graveyard and putting Nala in danger).
- Both are showing the protagonists something wonderful (Tadashi showing his brother Baymax; Mufasa telling Simba about the Pride Lands and being a king).
- Both died trying to save someone from threats (Tadashi dies in an explosion when he tried to save Prof. Robert Callaghan from a fire; Mufasa saves Simba from a wildebeest before being betrayed and thrown back into the stampede to his death by his brother Scar).
- Both of their deaths have a major impact to the protagonists (Hiro seeks revenge on Callaghan for the death of his brother and Simba runs away from the Pride Lands out of guilt).
- Both were encouraging to the protagonists, which made them move on with their life and confront the main antagonists more reasonably (Hiro had a change of heart after seeing a video of Tadashi creating Baymax; Simba returned to the Pride Lands after the spirit Mufasa told him that he is the one true king).
- Both of their deaths inspired the protagonists into carrying on each of their legacies (Hiro and his friends honor Tadashi's memory by helping people with technologies; Simba becomes the new king of the Pride Lands in honor of Mufasa).
In the early drafts of Big Hero 6, Tadashi, along with Hiro, was originally going to be Cass' son rather than her nephew.
Tadashi is also similar to Sitka from Brother Bear:
- Both are the wise and caring older brothers of the protagonists (Hiro for Tadashi; Kenai for Sitka).
- Both keeping eye on their younger brothers (Hiro for Tadashi, from trouble; Kenai and Denahi for Sitka, from a grizzly bear)
- Both were encouraging to their younger brothers (Sitka infuenced Keni to use the totem; Tadashi made Hiro's brain be used for good).
- Both also die saving/trying to save someone they care about (Tadashi died trying to save Callaghan from the fire; Sitka died protecting Kenai and his other brother Denahi from a bear).