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Series: Touken Ranbu
Class: Tachi
Alignment: Good
Gender: Male
Species: Tsukumogami (Sword)
Age: ~778
Birthdate: Sometime in 1238 CE
Height: 6'1" (186 cm)
Weight: 190-ish
Short Description: Black hair, eyepatch, uniformed
SKILLS:
Mosaik Role - Cover by Satou Takuya, VA for Shokudaikiri Mitsutada. Put here not because it's his themesong, but for demonstration of what his voice sounds like.
Shokudaikiri Mitsutada is actually a sword! A tachi, to be precise, the style of sword that preceded the developement of the katana. He was forged by the well-known swordsmith Bizen Osafune Mitsutada in the year 1238 CE. Oda Nobunaga was said to have loved how magnificent Osafune Mitsutada's katanas were, and it was speculated that Shokudaikiri was one of the between 25 to 32 Mistutada-forged swords that Oda collected (the exact number is unclear). Shokudaikiri didn't spend a lot of time in Oda's possession, but was gifted first to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and then to Date Masamune in 1596, where he spent the majority of his remaining time.
While in Date's possession, he was said to have been used to kill an impudent retainer; and the blow was so violent, the strike so true, that it also slashed a bronze candle-holder near the retainer in two as well. Hence his name-- Shokudaikiri literally means "candlestick-slasher". Date Masamune was also the owner who seemed to have the biggest hand in shaping the spirit that would eventually spring from the sword.
The sword would pass to Mito Tokugawa's family after Date's death, some say through trickery. There he was little more than a prized display piece, and there he remained until the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. He disappeared from history until the 1923 Kanto earthquake, when he was temporarily lost. However, in April of 2015, the Tokugawa Museum confirmed that they did have Shokudaikiri in storage, and would arrange a public viewing.
However, it didn't go as planned. The case exploded, and the sword flew out of the case. A man dressed in a formal military outfit, with an eyepatch, appeared from literally nowhere and took the weapon with him. There was talk that the spirit of Masamune Date-- who was known as the "One-Eyed Dragon" because he too wore a patch-- had returned to claim his weapon. But that's not quite what had happened...
Shokudaikiri might at first seem vain, with how he's always making sure that his appearance is impeccable-- his hair's got to be perfect; his clothes have to be completely free of wrinkles; his armor has to be gleaming; everything about him has to be clean and neat. For, he says, "You've always got to make yourself presentable. You never know when someone's going to be looking." But it's not just empty vanity. It's just a side-effect of his nature. He's very detail-oriented, and that obviously extends to his appearance.
Masamune Date was said to have been the "date" in the phrase "dateotoko", a phrase that referred to a man who was both impeccable in his manner of appearance and unparalleled in the social graces as well. Something like the English word "dandy", but without the foppish or possibly gay nuances. Date did not, in truth, create the term, as it existed long before his family; in fact his family name was "Idate", with completely different kanji, but Masamune changed it to "Date", to echo the phrase. But nonetheless, historically Masamune Date has been the one that most people associate with the term.
So, like his favored owner, Shokudaikiri tries his best to embody the phrase as well. He carries a degree of Date's flamboyance, not just into battle, but in everyday life. Though like the phrase "dateotoko", this isn't to say that he's foppish or silly. Quite the contrary, he presents a strong front, one of a person that can be depended on in times of crisis. And in truth, he is. His detail-oriented nature makes him someone that can dot all the i's and cross all the t's.
But see, the outside is where all that ends. As soon as he opens his mouth, the thin veneer of sophistication and crisp severity just cracks right in half. His manner of speaking is quite friendly and informal. Despite his severe looks, he cares deeply about those around him. He also understands that those both under his command and those he's under the command of must be taken care of, and often handles mundane tasks so that others who are better in other roles can carry out their tasks without being weighed down by the mundane.
He rarely rests when he isn't tired, as he does believe the old addage "time to lean, time to clean". Or, insert any other task in place of "clean". He's unlikely to harp at or nag others about their habits, but he'll be sure to mention how uncool they are. This can make him seem like a mother hen at times, particularly when he's wearing a checkered apron and shaking a wooden spoon at someone.
In battle he brings the same flamboyance and impeccable appearance as outside, but with the ferocity of a warrior. He is not to be trifled with on the battlefield-- he reflects the battle prowess of his favored owner, who was known to have taken an army at 14 and utterly trampled the enemy that had killed his father. He fights like a demon when provoked, and will not stop until either his enemy is dead or he is. For all his caring attitude off the battlefield, he is a ruthless opponent and gives no quarter... because that just wouldn't be cool, would it?