Tamahome

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Tamahome (鬼宿) is a character is the anime and manga series Fushigi Yūgi.

First portrayed as greedy and only seems to want to help out when he is paid. Of course later on in the series it is revealed that he only acts greedy for a special cause. He later fell in love with Miaka after she confessed her love to him and was struck ill. He cares for all the Suzaku-seishi and is deeply wounded when some of them die. In the OVA Season 1 3rd episode, he is reborn in Miaka's world as Taka.

Tamahome with his siblings

[edit] Trivia

Real Name: Sō Kishuku ~ Xong Guǐ-xiù (琮鬼宿) Everyone knows him as Tamahome.
Nick Name: Ghost Boy
AKA: Taka Sukunami (宿南魏), Obake-chan (Little Ghost)
Character: "Ghost", located on his forehead
Constellation: Cancer
Date Of Birth: 28 June
Age: 17
Height: 1.80m (about 5 feet, 11 inches)
Bloodtype: O
Birthplace: Hakko Village, Juso prefecture in Konan Empire ~ Bai-Jiang Village, Shou-Shuang Prefecture, Hong-Nan
Weapons: Fists, street fighting, nunchaaku (when he sided with Seiryu)
Family: Father (Kyuen), mother (Yuugetsu - died when he was 12), 2 younger brothers (Chuei/Zhong-rong (12) and Shunkei/Chun-jing (7)), and 2 younger sisters (Gyokuran/Yu-lun (9) and Yuiren/Jie-lian (5))
Hobbies: Making money
Abilities: Martial arts in general, he has the ability to channel his ki into energy blast's and when emotionally motivated he can sometimes use his ki to increase his strength, speed and reflexes in combat
Personality: On the outside he is very chipper, and that leads to some comic expressions. But he is tough on the inside (so he thinks). On the other hand, he is very shy. (He had to become stoic for his family's sake.) That is why he was hard on Miaka at first. He sacrifices himself for the sake of others, and won't back down against an enemy. He is in love with Miaka.
Voices: Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese), David Hayter (English), Lloyd Navera (Tagalog).

[edit] Taka Sukunami

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Miaka's last wish was for her and Tamahome to be together forever. Encouraged by her warriors and by Taiitsukun, Miaka hoped that her heart's desire would be granted. A month later, after her middle school graduation, Miaka's older brother Keisuke introduced her to a new classmate of his, Taka Sukunami. Taka remembered a past life when he was one of seven destined to protect a young girl who would save their world from destruction. He remembered that he was once called Tamahome, but he didn't remember any particular details about his former life. During a class field trip to the Takamatsuzuka Tomb in Nara, Suzaku reached out to Miaka to aid him on a quest. A Demon God was threatening The Universe of the Four Gods and her world, and Miaka was once again needed to save the world. A later encounter with Suzaku gives Miaka even more answers as to the origins of Taka. The love between Miaka and Taka was a strong source of Suzaku's powers, and because of their strong love, Suzaku was able to create a version of Tamahome to exist in the real world. However, the Demon God (later revealed to be Tenkō) realized that Suzaku's powers were weak in the real world (attributed to the fact that the southern wall of the Takamatsuzuka Burial Mound was destroyed by grave robbers) and was attempting to ursurp the powers of heaven and destroy everything. Suzaku charged Miaka with the quest of retrieving seven stones (one which had already been recovered) which contained Tamahome's memories. When Tamahome's memories were placed back into Taka, Suzaku's powers would be restored and Tenkō could be sealed away once more.