Tetsuo Momohara (SCB)

Tetsuo Momohara (桃原 鉄生 Momohara Tetsuo) is a Fullbringer who resides in King City. During high school he lived in Karakura Town, where he was a leading member of the Karate club and a classmate of Ichigo Kurosaki.

Appearance
Tetsuo has black hair, thick eyebrows, and brown eyes (although they can appear amber under certain light.) He has a small scar on the corner of his left eyebrow, and usually sports bandages on his face or arms, due to the frequent injuries he receives during his own personal training. He has a tall, thin build with wide shoulders; and is rather muscular, although he does not appear to be so at first glance. Tetsuo prefers to wear a light jacket or suit over a collared shirt, and wears slacks, not jeans. He mostly dresses in blues, grays, and blacks.

Personality
Tetsuo is a confident and self-determined individual. He is intuitive and rational, although he is oftentimes stubborn and unpredictable. Despite his “cool” and slightly apathetic exterior, he possesses a very emotional temperament. These emotions often hinder his ability to think rationally, and cause him to be more impulsive than he would normally be. His greatest weakness is that he does not hold back in a fight, and he had to train himself to use patience and reserve in order to save his strength.

History
Matsuda Momohara, Tetsuo’s father, was a Fullbringer himself. During college Matsuda studied abroad in America, and there he met Charity Hanako James, Tetsuo’s mother. They were soon married. However, due to Matsuda’s line of work, (as a Hollow “exorcist”) Hana was unwittingly involved in the spiritual world when a Hollow attacked her. (She was pregnant with Tetsuo at that time.) Wishing to avoid further danger, and also because of Matsuda’s work, they moved back to Japan where Tetsuo was born. His sister, Hikari, was born when he was seven.

The Momohara family eventually moved to Karakura, and Tetsuo attended the local high school there. He enrolled in the Karate Club and soon excelled, becoming one of the best karate students. (Ranked fourth for the school’s club.) He was the classmate of Ichigo Kurosaki, and tried many times to ask him to join the Karate Club, but Ichigo always refused his request.[2]

After high school Hana pressured Tetsuo to go into politics, and suggested that he attend a more “Western” campus, so he moved to Ikebukuro and studied at Rikkyo University. However, Tetsuo soon became bored with the courses, so he transferred to the Tokyo University of Technology in order to study engineering. (Although he continued to live in Ikebukuro.) He graduated early and with high marks, and soon found employment in Electrical Engineering despite his young age and “inexperience.”

When Tetsuo was around the age of fourteen he started to notice strange occurrences around him. He had always been able to see ghosts and other supernatural beings such as hollows, but there were subtle hints that he possessed some spiritual power as well. Lights would often mysteriously flicker out when he tried to turn them on, metal objects seemed to be attracted to him, and he once touched an electric fence without being harmed. His father noticed as well and realized that Tetsuo had inherited the Hollow reiryoku that would allow him to become a Fullbringer. He began to train Tetsuo, and (allegedly) because Tetsuo had inherited a “double portion” of spiritual power it was easier for him to attain Fullbring than most. When Tetsuo achieved his Fullbring, the resulting explosion of reiatsu caused a city-wide black out. While Tetsuo was in college, a hollow attacked his father and sister. They were travelling up north to visit with relatives, and a Hollow, sensing their high spirit energy, caused the train they were on to de-rail. Matsuda had been injured while protecting Hikari in the wreck, but despite this he proceeded to fight the Hollow. He successfully managed to kill the Hollow, but died from his wounds shortly after. When Tetsuo learned of his father’s death he dropped many of his classes and earned his degree early so he could return to Karakura in order to provide for his mother and sister.

Plot
To be revealed.

Equipment
Tonfa- versatile, mid-range weapons that have become representative of the ancient Ryukyu martial art style developed in Okinawa. Although tonfa have a short reach, they are extremely fast and can be wielded in a number of ways to exploit their strengths in both offense and defense. Tetsuo’s particular tonfa are made of a high carbide tungsten-steel alloy, which is remarkable for its robust physical properties: tungsten has a higher melting point than any other non-alloy in existence, and the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications. Its temperature can be raised to the point where it glows with a brilliant white light without compromising its structure. Carbide is an extremely hard material that is used for making industrial cutting tools, and the steel alloy is used for its toughness and stability at high temperatures. These makes them heavier than normal tonfa, thus demanding a greater level of skill to utilize effectively. The tonfa are bladed on the outer side, but the blades are retractable so he can use them for either cutting or blunt impact. Mostly, however, he uses them to conduct the electricity released by his Fullbring.

Natural Abilities
High Stamina and Strength- Because of his rigorous martial training, his body is in top physical condition. Tetsuo is an extremely resilient combatant, able to withstand most high-powered attacks. He often continues to fight until the point of exhaustion, refusing to surrender while he still has energy left.

Speed- When he was part of Karakura Highschool’s Karate Club, Tetsuo was known for his incredible reflexes. He is light on his feet and can easily dodge most physical attacks without aid from his Fullbringer abilities. His speed is his greatest asset.

Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant- Tetsuo is extremely skilled in martial arts and is an agile fighter, easily able to perform mid-air maneuvers with little physical strain. His natural abilities are so impressive that even without his Fullbring he is a competent match for an opponent.

High Intellect- Tetsuo is insightful of other people, which allows him to predict their movements in a fight. He possesses a very pragmatic and resourceful intellect; demonstrating a knack for improvisation during the heat of combat. Since his ability relies on direct contact with the intended target, he utilizes stealth and unpredictability to take his opponents by surprise in order to gain the advantage in a fight. This tactical irregularity and resourcefulness coupled with his enhanced speed makes him a formidable foe.

Special Abilities
High Spiritual Pressure- Tetsuo possesses a high amount of reiatsu. It has been described as “heavy and chilling, [being close to that of a] Hollow.” His spirit energy is unique in fact that it has been altered by his Fullbring, even when he has not released his powers. Thus it closely resembles an “electrical charge,” and possesses several properties unique to that channel of reaitsu. Such as an electricmagnetic “pulse” that effects a being’s nervous or organ system, causing them difficulty in moving; or hallucinations from contact with his charged attacks. This can send false signals in the synapses of the brain, and would result in them seeing double images of Tetsuo, “mirroring,” or other unconcious effects. However, these are by-products of the reiatsu and not proper techniques, as they only effect certain individuals and he has no conscious control over them.

Bringer Light- Due to his mastery of Fullbring, Tetsuo is able to use "Bringer Light," which allows him to increase his speed and the height of his jumps by pulling on the “soul” of the ground surface or air. He has shown to be quite fast and skilled at the technique, able to dodge successive attacks with ease.

Electrical Path Channeling- Tetsuo specialized Bringer Light and developed a technique in order to overcome the inhibition of using electricity in mid air. By using the reishi contained in the “soul” of the air, he connects the electricity of his Fullbring attacks to a target along a channel, thus bypassing the substance (air or other non-conductive materials) altogether. Essentially, he utilizes the reishi of the substance, not the substance itself, to serve as a conduit.

Fullbring
"Bite to Death" (バイト つ デス baito tsu desu) When activated Tetsuo’s tonfa begin to spark with electricity that is generated by spirit energy. (Technically, the ionic imbalance created when Tetsuo subconsciously splits the influent/effluent currents or charged “proton” of any reishi based release.) He must make physical contact with his foe in order to electrocute them, with the exception of his synthesized lightning technique. His Fullbring consists of four main aspects:

Electricity Manipulation- Tetsuo possesses the ability to generate and discharge electricity through conductive media (see “special abilities”) at sufficiently high amounts to kill grown men or short out a building's electrical systems. He also manipulate electricity in its natural form. He has specialized the technique in many different ways, often depending on circumstance or need, such as: charging his hands and feet in order to move at speeds much higher than normal, especially for long distance travel or evasionary maneuvers; hacking into electronic devices and bypassing security measures; immunity to the effects of telepathic manipulation due to an electromagnetic barrier, and sensing electric phenomena. He most heavily uses this technique, however, to charge his tonfa as well as creating electric shock waves. He can also sense and release electromagnetic waves to enable him to see the image of a room three-dimensionally without the use of sight, which also eliminates potential blind spots.

Electromagnetism- He can use electromagnetism to attract and repel metallic materials, as well as manipulating metalloid elements to his advantage. Most commonly used to redirect projectiles or adhere/propel off of metal surfaces.

Synthesized Lightning Bolts- At the peak of his Fullbring, Tetsuo can produce over 100,000 amperes of electricity with a potential of 100 million volts, rivaling the power of a lightning bolt. The time needed to discharge is incredibly fast, and as such the attack is unavoidable. To use this technique, he first charges a reishi path to lock on his target, then unleashes the offensive discharge. The “return stroke” travels at an average of 30 kiloamperes, ( 1 × 108  m/s) the speed of naturally occuring lightning. There is a very small window where, if an opponent senses the charged particles in the air right before the return stroke, they are able to dodge the attack. But an individual possessing the speed needed to move in that amount of time would be an extremely rare case. This technique, while extremely destructive, can only be used once during his Fullbring, and is severely draining. As such, it is mostly impractical for fights, except as a finishing blow, and Tetsuo has not yet used it in a combat situation.

Neuro-Synapse Disruption- Arguably Tetsuo’s strongest technique. When Tetsuo makes direct contact with an opponent, he is able to manipulate energy at a molecular level. This disrupts the inhibitory synapses in the opponent’s nervous system, causing an overload of sensory information to flood the brain. (As every little detail and unnecessary distraction that the body automatically blocks out is suddenly made aware of.) This results in paralysis, as the victim is thus unable to focus on anything—even control of their muscles. However, the effects are only temporary, and Tetsuo must strike within a certain window in order for this technique to be effective.

A secondary effect of this technique would be for Tetsuo to take control of his own muscles and nerves via transmitting all electrical impulses from his brain in a straight line directly to the part of the body he wants to use, completely bypassing his nervous system. This is useful if his ability to move has been rendered ineffective through the use of drugs or other forms of paralysis. However, to use this technique he is forced to find or construct a "closed circuit" in order to influence his own body. It also charges his body completely, so contact with water or another highly conductive substance would be fatal. If used for a long period of time, it also begins to degenerate his physical body.

Limitations

In order to activate his Fullbring, both Tetsuo’s physical and spiritual energy levels must be roughly equal in order to reach the threshold of activation. If he fights when his body is exhausted yet with a high output of spirit energy, he risks severely injuring or destroying his physical body. If he tries to fight when his body is in normal condition but his spirit energy is depleted, he will be unable to maintain his Fullbring or fight on a level that demands high speed or strength.


 * After using his “nervous disruption” technique, he is forced to deactivate his Fullbring due to the demands of the attack. He cannot reactivate his Fullbring for an hour up to a day, depending on the amount of energy he expended for the particular attack. He can, however, continue to fight using only his tonfa.


 * His powers are largely unpredictable in the rain or in other wet conditions, as it is uncertain which path the electrical attacks will take, even with careful execution of his attack.


 * Distance and amount of energy is dependant upon Tetsuo’s skill and strength.

Trivia
While Tetsuo’s powers and abilities were mostly either original ideas or based on a conglomeration of different anime, his weapons of choice as well as the name of his Fullbring were inspired by the character Kyoya Hibari from the Katekyoshi Hitman Reborn series. Consequently, the picture of him at his current age is of Takeshi Yamamoto from the same series.