Tsukasa (.hack)
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- Tsukasa (司?) // Shouji An (荘司杏 note that the second kanji in her last name, the "ji," is the same kanji as "Tsukasa"?)
Tsukasa is a fictional character from the .hack franchise that encompasses several video games, anime and manga. He is a Wavemaster and the main character of .hack//SIGN anime series.
[edit] Biography
At the start of the series, he wakes up to find himself in a dungeon in The World, but he has no idea why he is where he is, or for that matter, who he is to begin with. Not much time pass until Tsukasa discovers he is not able to log out and is trapped in The World.
Later he is led by a cat-like character called Macha to a hidden area, where he meets Morganna as just a voice, who he initially believes is his mother, and the unborn Aura. Morganna gives him a "Guardian", a golden-orange barbell-shaped monster that defends him, and the ability to bypass the Chaos Gate and warp from field to field or server to server at will. These powers draw the attention of the Crimson Knights, who see Tsukasa as nothing more then a hacker trying to destabilize the system.
Other players, such as Mimiru and Bear, become concerned about Tsukasa because of his inability to log out. It is implied from certain scenes that Tsukasa had an emotionally unstable father and deceased mother and was ostracized by her peers as a child.
As the series progress Tsukasa is met by Subaru, the Guildmaster of the Crimson Knights. Seeing each other as kindred spirits, the two begin a relationship and start seeing each other frequently inside of The World. Tsukasa eventually brings Subaru to Morganna's hidden zone. Angered, Morganna Data Drains Tsukasa, leaving him in a vegetable-like state, and moves the unawakened Aura to a new area. However, Morganna fails to destroy him completely and he is able to recover.
After receiving a message from Subaru he goes to Net Slum, where he is told the entirety of Morganna's plan by Helba and realizes that if he wants to break free from her he will have to awaken Aura himself. With the help of his friends Tsukasa manages to travel to the place she is holding Aura. There he declares that he in no longer afraid of Morganna or of reality and that he intends to log out and meet Subaru. This causes the binds on Aura to break, awakening her.
At the end of the series Tsukasa, revealed to be a girl in real life, wakes up from the coma. Leaving the hospital, she is met by a girl in a wheelchair, who is Mariko Misono, the player behind Subaru. With tears in their eyes the two run towards each other. After the series Bear becomes her legal guardian and allows her to go to a boarding school, and she and Mariko start dating.[1]
- Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese), Brianne Siddall (English)
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Yokote, Michiko (May, 2003). “RE: 2000”, .hack//ZERO〈Vol.1〉Phantom Pain. Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 4-04-419903-5.
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| Video games: | INFECTION | MUTATION | OUTBREAK | QUARANTINE | frägment | G.U. |
|---|---|
| Anime: | Liminality | SIGN | Legend of the Twilight | GIFT | Roots |
| Books: | AI buster | AI buster 2 | ZERO | Another Birth | Legend of the Twilight | .hack//XXXX | 4 Koma | G.U.: The World |
| Characters: | Albireo | Alkaid | Aura | Azure Kite | Balmung | BlackRose | Cubia | Elk | Emma Wielant | Harald Hoerwick | Haseo | Helba | Kite | Kuhn| Lycoris | Mia | Mimiru | Morganna | Orca | Ovan | Rena | Shugo | Skeith | Tri-Edge | Tsukasa | Zefie .hack//SIGN characters |
| Other: | Altimit Corporation | ALTIMIT OS | CC Corporation | Cubia | Data Drain | Eight Phases | GU Phases (.hack) | .hack//ENEMY | Epitaph of Twilight | Net Slum | Pluto's Kiss The World | .hack character classes |
