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| “ | I looked toward the throne. It was occupied by a youth I'd never seen before. | „ |
| ~ Naofumi Iwatani upon seeing Tact for the very first time, right before their imminent fight. |
Onto more pressing matters...Vixen of Melromarc...THIS WORLD DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU EITHER!—Tact to Mirellia Q. Melromarc before he fatally wounds her.
Tact Arusahorun Faubley, also known as Takt Alsaholn Faubrey and The Whip Hero, is a major antagonist in The Rising of the Shield Hero franchise, serving as the main antagonist of the War of Heroes arc and a supporting antagonist in the spin-off series The Reprise of the Spear Hero.
He is a royal prodigy from the kingdom of Faubley and one of the Vassal Heroes chosen to protect the world, serving as the Whip Hero, wielder of the legendary Seven Star Whip. However, like the Three Cardinal Heroes prior to their redemption, Tact used his power for selfish gain. Driven by arrogance and an immense ego, many would go on to be slaughtered in his conquest for "greatness". It was he who mercilessly killed Atla Fayon and Queen Mirellia Q. Melromarc, which would vastly affect the story. Because of this, he is one the two archenemies (alongside Jaralis) of Fohl Fayon and one of the most hated enemies of Naofumi Iwatani and all of his allies.
His voice actor is currently unknown as he has yet to make his full appearance in Season 5 of the anime.
Appearance[]
Tact is described by Naofumi as a handsome man with blonde hair and blue eyes. He looks like a stereotypical westerner, a close resemblance of Motoyasu Kitamura.
He wears a rough jacket and pants which doesn't match his culture. He wears a crown hidden under a bandana which also doesn't suit him either.
Personality[]
Tact is arrogant and egotistical to the point of possessing a god-complex. He believes he is above everyone and can't do anything wrong as he is stubborn to the point of refusing to admit any fault in his actions. Tact's arrogance and hubris has lead to Tact to cause mass destruction as the most notable example came from the cardinal heroes not praising him and deciding to take their power as his own to "save" the world and "prove" himself to be the one true "hero". Tact's arrogance and ego irritate Naofumi to the point of reminding him of Kyo Ethnina, aka the former Book Hero.
However, despite his massive ego and belief that he was incredible and without fault in battle, Tact has proven that he is fact naïve and childish to an almost unbelievable level. Despite being a child prodigy that possessed various skills that allowed him to be in the best schools of Faubley, Tact has a lack of intelligence as even Aultcray Melromarc XXXII, who was once wise, deemed Tact as nothing but a gigantic moron as every choice he made was bad. His naivety and lack of understanding the implications of war is further seen in his apparent hypocrisy that after killing thousands of innocent lives, he is outraged when one of his companions is killed and was incapable nor interested in understanding the reason for her death. But his one redeeming quality that puts him slightly above Malty is the fact that he genuinely loved his sister Nana. While him being saddened by his harem dying was hypocritical, he was actually distraught when his remaining family member died.
Tact has a huge weakness for women just like Motoyasu, as he commanded his companions to kill all the men and capture the women for himself. He also '"freed" women that he deemed to be brainwashed to be part of his harem and killed their families if they offered any resistance. He also decided who would be his alchemist based on which one was infatuated with him.
Powers and Abilities[]
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Biography[]
Background[]
Tact was one of the individuals selected from another world to be reincarnated in Raphtalia's World. Born into a royal family in the kingdom of Faubley, he was provided with unique powers by the Army of the Waves that allowed him to excel. Even as a young child, he performed many notable feats:
- At three, he mastered the art of magic.
- At five, he reformed the paper-making process which revived the book-making industry.
- At seven, he became an expert on alchemy and mechanical magic studies.
He eventually entered Faubley's finest academy, where he developed a romantic relationship with Malty S. Melromarc (who turned out to be a distant cousin of his), and graduated at the top of his class. He then left to be an adventurer, where he quickly made his name as an accomplished fighter. At one point, he won the martial arts tournament in Shieldfreeden. Just before a Wave hit, he was "selected" as the Hero of the Whip.
Since becoming an adventurer, he began to research transportation. Taking an airplane design left by past Heroes, he managed to create a method of flight without using Dragons, Gryphons, or any Magic.
The Rising of the Shield Hero[]
Around the time of the Spirit Tortoise rampage, Tact was not around to answer Queen Mirellia Q. Melromarc's call for help and aid, as he was busy attending to other matters at hand, and said matters were secretly killing the rest of the Seven Star Vassal Heroes and claiming their weapons for himself. As such, it is the reason why Mirellia was unable to contact any of the Vassal Heroes for their aid against the Spirit Tortoise, which prompted her to solely rely on Naofumi as not only were the Three Heroes unwilling to help, but because the Vassals were murdered by Tact and presumed missing by the rest of the world.
Three months later, Tact and his harem proceed to battle and defeat the Phoenix when it awakened, but his reckless and brutal tactics caused the Guardian Beast to explode into pieces, causing them to crash down and kill several residents of Luralona Village, including Atla Fayon. Some short time later, he also killed the Kirin Guardian Beast with ease.
Naofumi Iwatani and Queen Mirellia travel to Faubley in order to track down the mystery behind the Whip Hero. They find Tact on his throne. The queen identifies Tact as the Seven Star Whip Hero and asks where the King of Faubley is. Tact reveals that he killed the king. With that, he attacks the queen with the same attack that caused the Phoenix to explode and kill Atla Fayon. Naofumi blocks the attack while the rest of the hero's party jumps at Tact and his companions. At Naofumi's surprise, the legendary shield which has been with him since he had arrived in this world, shattered to dust. Naofumi's arm was bare while Tact suddenly had a shield on his arm. With that, Tact declared that he had the power to steal legendary weapons. Naofumi suddenly realized that Tact had done the same with all the other Seven Star Heroes which had been uncooperative. Tact then gravely and fatally injures both Naofumi and Queen Melromarc. He also tries to kill Aultcray, Naofumi's allies, and the three other Cardinal Heroes as they accompanied Naofumi and the Queen, overwhelmed by the fact that Tact had level 250+ henchmen. It's revealed that he did all of this in the name of Malty, who manipulated him into getting revenge against her mother for both stripping her of her princess status and for wanting to send her to the King of Faubley. (though Mirellia didn't do it out of sadism or ill intent, but to maintain diplomatic relationships to prevent war. And what Tact failed to realize is that Malty brought this punishment upon herself with her heinous deeds, as the said war would have happened thanks to Malty's actions that would cause relationships amongst kingdoms to be shattered and strained).
While Naofumi and Queen Melromarc are in treatment for their wounds, Tact declares war over the Faubley country. He uses his newly invented airplanes to lay waste to countries who resist him, in a grand attempt to take over the world. Tact claims to be "the son of gods" and sets his aim on defeating the remaining 'evil' Seven Star heroes and legendary heroes. It is hypothesized by the heroes that Tact has the innate ability to steal other people's abilities. He was initially trying to keep a low profile but accidentally revealed his power. Now, he is forced to go full-throttle on his world domination scheme. It is revealed to Naofumi that Tact cannot use the full power of the Legendary weapons he steals since he doesn't have enough power. He has essentially stolen the shell of the Legendary Shield. During his crusade across the world, Tact is shown 'freeing' women by casting magic on them to make them think that he is their lover. As Tact ends up killing the family at any resistance. Later on, it's revealed that Naofumi managed to recover from his fatal wounds. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for Mirellia Q. Melromarc.
Regardless, though it took a lot of time and effort, Naofumi and Fohl defeat Tact with their Legendary Shield, combined with the forces of the other Three Heroes and alongside a redeemed Aultcray, as Mirellia persuading him to renounce his hatred and become the man she fell in love with again caused him to make amends with Naofumi so that he could rise up as the Staff Hero once more. Tact then gets arrested and sentenced to death for pulling the Seven Star Weapons through illegal channels, attempting to rule the world, and for killing the Queen of Melromarc. Once his brainwashed harem of women were freed from his control, they all beat him to a pulp for what they did to him. As for the women that willingly served Tact, they were executed.
After seeing his henchmen executed, Tact tries to apologize by saying that his harem were reset to Level 1. During the torture, he unintentionally revealed that there was someone behind his plot to take over the world but wouldn't say who. After seeing his sister executed and being rejected by the woman he brainwashed, Tact cries asking for the benefactor to come back to life with a do-over, and he cowardly begs Naofumi and the others for mercy when they threaten to permanently erase his soul. Despite his pleas, Naofumi ignored them as he summoned a soul eater that jumps out of the stage and ends up devouring Tact's soul, thus killing him for good.
As for Malty, she abandoned Tact and flees Melromarc when she was to be executed for helping him kill her own mother. The Vassal Whip would be given to Malty by the Army of the Waves, and Mald would obtain the Vassal Axe from Shieldfreeden as Tact killed the former Axe Hero.
The Reprise of the Spear Hero[]
As part of his mission to collect all of the Vassal Weapons secretly, Tact had installed Tulina to act as the late Vassal Claw Hero in order to prevent suspicions from being raised. However, due to Motoyasu's power, his spear was able to detect the deception and kill Tulina. An investigation was started to investigate the whereabouts of the true Vassal Claw wielder. Seemingly to help with the investigation, Tact offers to come to Siltvelt from Shieldfreeden. When he arrives, he exchanges pleasantries but asks to see the false Claw Hero's body. Due to Motoyasu's mental state, he could not see Tact's face or remember where he had seen him from.
The next day Naofumi and Motoyasu are invited onto Tact's airship. Tact ambushes them and tries to get revenge on Tulina but Motoyasu suddenly remembers him from the previous timeline and kills him in an instant, thus preventing him from killing Atla and Mirellia in this timeline. His harem try to retaliate but Motoyasu kills most of them before Naofumi can stop a total slaughter. One of the survivors heads to Shieldfreeden where she rallies forces to attack Siltvelt.
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Trivia[]
- Itsuki Kawasumi hypothesizes that Tact has the innate ability to steal other people's abilities.
- Tact may have been previously reincarnated by a mysterious benefactor.
- He made his first physical appearance in the official manga for The Reprise of the Spear Hero.
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