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| “ | Tohka? Are you reffering to me? Forget it. I don't know about motives or whatever. That man. That bastard has made me go through much misery. I'll be damned if I don't avenge that utter disgrace. I couldn't care less about you or that key Spirit, but if you continue to bother me, I won't spare you again, Spirit. | „ |
| ~ Inverse Tohka Yatogami |
Tenka Yatogami, also known as Inverse Tohka Yatogami (in Japanese: 逆夜刀神十香, Gyaku Yatogami Tōka) or Dark Tohka but originally known as Tohka Yatogami, is the true and original identity of Tohka Yatogami, who is one of the main female characters of the Date A Live franchise and turns out to be one of the main antagonists at times when she goes in Inverse Form; more precisely when she is pushed to the brink of despair and reveals her true form of a tyrannical misanthrope who hates all life and creation from the bottom of her heart.
Born from Mio's body, she is the first Pure Spirit to ever exist and by a far point, the strongest of all Inverse Spirits. Due to being the main heroine of the series, she is considered to be the 3rd villain most important of the story right behind Mio Takamiya and Isaac Ray Peram Westcott. She is also the only Inverse Spirit who made more debuts in the story and had a bigger role than any other Inverse Spirit. She first appears in Volume 5 (the finale of season 2 on the animation) and later appears in Volume 10, 15 and 18. She is (highly suspected) set to appear as a main antagonist of the franchise after the death of the two main antagonists in the final chapters of the franchise.
Due to her role, she is constantly introduced as the main protagonist in some short stories and bonus stories of the Encore light novels, where she is revealed to have humanity and empathy a few times while in other stories she is a vicious Demon King who wishes to bring down God and destroy the reality. She also appears in the Divine Gate collaboration games and in the recent Chinese game Spirit Pledge as a playable character and an antagonist boss in the story mode.
She is voiced by Marina Inoue in the Japanese dubbed version (who also voices Emerald Sustrai and Whitley Schnee in the Japanese dub of RWBY), and by Michelle Rojas in the English dubbed version. Both whom voice Tohka's light and dark forms.
Official Description[]
Tohka is the first Spirit saved by Shido. She transfers into his class at the end of the first volume. Shido named her for the date of their first meeting, April 10th (though one kanji is different, the tenth day of a month is pronounced as Tohka). Reine later added the Yatogami surname for her. She has long dark purple hair and purple eyes. She is ignorant of the ways of the world, but nevertheless has a normal sense of embarrassment. She seems to have strong feelings for Shido, which she is shown to be unable to understand when she gets jealous after seeing Shido accidentally kiss Yoshino. However, on learning that Yoshino is a Spirit like herself she decides to support Shido in his cause to save the other Spirits such as Kurumi. She even actively participates in battles at times. As of volume 12, she is confirmed to be in love with Shido.
She gets captured by DEM Industries at the end of volume 6, then in volume 7 on seeing Shido ambushed and is about to be killed by Ellen, she is filled with such despair that she inversed and goes on a rampage, attacking everyone in sight including Shido. However, he manages to kiss her to bring her back. Westcott calls her inversed state the Demon King, adding that this transformed state is the actual form of Spirits like her in the bordering dimension that they come from before manifesting in this world.
Her Angel is Sandalphon, which takes the form of a broadsword, usually with a throne that doubles as the scabbard, although at times it seems as though she can do just as much damage with or without it, using her hands to project dark energy spheres or bolts in order to slice through inanimate objects with ease. Her Astral Dress, Adonai Melek, consists of a purple ballgown. At full power she shatters the throne (volume 1) and combines the pieces with the sword turning the blade into Halvanhelev (the Last Sword) lengthening the blade several meters long, dramatically increasing her powers and can be charged to unleash an ultimate blow. Fortunately, the one time she used Halvanhelev charged up Shido was able to stop and seal her before the energy was unleashed. When she loses her temper, her Angel changes to Nahemah, the Qliphoth counterpart of Sandalphon, and her Astral Dress becomes darker in color and more revealing. Her AST and Ratatoskr codename is Princess.
Appearance[]
Normal[]
Tohka is a girl with very long, dark-purple hair usually tied back with a ribbon of sorts, and matching dark purple eyes with white irises. Shido describes her as an "impossibly beautiful girl.” Tohka's height is stated to be 155 cm, and her three sizes are B84/W58/H83.
Upon her arrival on Earth, Tohka wore an Astral Dress with a black, cream, and pink color scheme and a set of purple-and-cream plated armor which adorned her shoulders and waist. The Dress is open at the back and made up into a black corset (which exposes a part of her cleavage) and a two-layered, knee-length skirt which has a pink-to-white gradient. Her hair is tied back using a butterfly-shaped hair accessory. She also wears a pair of gauntlets which have petal-like cuffs, both sharing the same color scheme as her attire, as well as a pair of armored boots.
Inverse[]
In her Inverse Form, Tohka's hair turns dark purple-to-white gradient. Her eyes have also reversed its color scheme, turning soft pink with white irises. She wore a dark violet dress attached with black laces and a set of grayish magenta-and-dark pink plated armor which adorned her shoulders and waist. The dress is open at the back and the front, to which exposed most of her skin and a two-layered, knee-length skirt. She also wears a dark violet butterfly-shaped hair accessory with pointy edges while Inversed.
Personality[]
Inverse Tohka attacking Shido for remembering his face
Compared to Tohka, Tenka is considerably more hostile than her other self. While Tohka would normally hold back so as not to kill her opponents unless severely angered, Tenka will utilize unrestrained force to eliminate her foes. During Tohka’s first Inversion, she also has no remembrance of Tohka’s recent memories, namely her memories of Shido, and comes to interpret him as a human trying to deceive her. This paranoia likely stems from Mio trying to kill her seconds after being born.
Inverse Tohka being attacked by Tohka's former memories
Tenka also has a haughty demeanor, constantly looking down on humans for being inferior and having pride in her status as a pure Spirit. Tenka often speaks in a rude and informal manner, rarely ever addressing others by name as a likely result of not having one herself for a long time. While more serious than Tohka, her lack of experience with human society also begets a degree of naïveté and gullibility. For instance, after learning it from a maid, she thought that doing a 'moe moe kyun' pose was a sure-kill move to dominate the opposing side. Tenka's sense of modesty is non-existent compared to Tohka's, largely due to Tenka's disregard for interpersonal conduct - on two occasions, Tenka leaves the bathroom doors unlocked while taking a shower, and Shido walks in on her naked both times.
At times, she is particularly blood-thirsty in combat, relishing a good fight against a worthy opponent like Mukuro or Origami. However, Shido takes notice that deep down her personality isn't too different from how Tohka was initially. Tenka also has a soft spot for Tohka, whom she views as a little sister of sorts. Despite her short temper, she is willing to be patient for the sake of Tohka's happiness. Ultimately, Tenka proves to be a rather selfless person underneath it all, even taking in Mio's Sephira Crystal so Tohka can enjoy her last moments being happy.
Quotes[]
| “ | Found you, wench. Un? Along with other strange people. Towards Spirits——Hmph, the man from that time. Perfect, just burn into ashes together. | „ |
| ~ Tohka to the Spirits |
| “ | I see. So it appears that you're more than just talk. | „ |
| ~ Tohka about to attack Westcott |
| “ | You fool! How dare you rise your sword against Me? | „ |
| ~ Inverse Tohka to Ellen |
| “ | You'd dare to constrain me. Do you not know your limits. | „ |
| ~ Inverse Tohka attackig Miku |
| “ | Such trickery! Are you trying to mislead me, human! Understood-----then with this attack, I will obliterate you without even any dust left! | „ |
| ~ Tohka preparing to kill Shido |
| “ | Disappear, human! | „ |
| ~ Inverse Tohka about to swing her Demon King |
| “ | You bitch. You better prepare yourself for blocking my attack. | „ |
| ~ Inverse Tohka threatning Mukuro |
| “ | I am unaware of the whereabouts. But my memories of that humiliation remains as clear as ever. | „ |
| ~ Inverse Tohka telling her experiences |
| “ | For all that, in what way should I cleanse myself of the mortification brought by that man? | „ |
| ~ Tohka asking Origami about how get rid of the memories left by Shido |
| “ | Answer me. How do I make that man's heart surrender to me? | „ |
| ~ Tohka being tricked by Origami |
| “ | Shut up, begone. | „ |
| ~ Inverse Tohka attacking the heroes |
| “ | What balderbash have you been spouting since just now? Enough of that, just look at me. | „ |
| ~ Inverse Tohka attempting to seduce Shido |
| “ | Have I permitted you to talk with that mouth of yours? | „ |
| ~ Tohka feeding Shido |
| “ | I see. But the opponent is our mother. Assuming you can fight, you must first create a surprise. If possible, make the most of the few minutes you have. At worst we will die again. No...... This time that woman will not make mistakes anymore. We will definitely disappear without any consciousness or debris left. | „ |
| ~ Inverse Tohka telling the truth about Mio |
| “ | Don't lose your sense of measure, meansly human! My statements did not stem from your request but from no more than a simple whim! Hmph, weakling! If I'm going to do it anyway, why don't I steal your lips right here and right now! That bitch! This would be the fastest way to end things. | „ |
| ~ Inverse Tohka tricking Shido |
| “ | Have you come here to block me? Well, whatever. I was always planning to kill everyone in this place anyway. | „ |
| ~ Tohka fighting Mukuro |
Powers and Abilities[]
Whereas most Spirits use their Reiryoku in the form of an element or a reality-altering ability, Tenka wields it as pure energy. She can manipulate this energy to increase both her offensive and defensive abilities as well as create barriers around herself, shoot energy blasts from her hands or fingertips, and create shockwaves with a mere arm swipe or foot stomp. All of this causes Tenka to be a highly offensive combatant whose fighting style mostly consists of strong and swift physical attacks.
Unlike Tohka, however, Tenka does not hold back while fighting, causing her to be an overall far more aggressive fighter. In fact, according to Ratatoskr's Daily Observations, Tenka's offensive stats are actually greater than Tohka's, but at the cost of lowering her defense as a trade-off. Despite this, in her brief fight against the "World's Strongest Wizard" Ellen Mira Mathers, she emerged unscathed from <Rhongomiant> and was only slightly grazed from catching <Caledfwlch> in her hand.
Nahemah[]
Demon King: Nahemah (暴虐公ナヘマー, Nahemā, lit. "Tyrant Ruler")
Weapon: Throne, single-edged sword
Astral Dress: Unnamed
Tenka’s Demon King, <Nahemah>, is described as being the polar opposite of Tohka’s <Sandalphon>. Instead, it is a one-edged sword that remains separate from a dark grey colored throne. However, like Tenka and Tohka’s powers, the abilities of <Nahemah> are generally the same as <Sandalphon>, except for its energy blasts being darker in coloration, as it is shares the same skill set as Tenka, who uses Reiryoku encasement on it to increase its strength. She can also use it to fire energy slashes or shockwaves. At its full capacity, <Nahemah> can cut virtually anything, including the fabric of spacetime
Final Sword: Paverschlev[]
Final Sword: Paverschlev (終焉の剣ペイヴァーシュへレヴ, Peivāshu'erevu. lit. "Sword of Demise") A darker version of Halvanhelev Tenka can summon by destroying the <Nahemah> throne and adding the shattered pieces to her sword. A single swing of the sword is powerful enough to destroy a large portion of Tengu City. However, the sword takes time to charge for this level of destructive power, so it cannot be fired in quick succession.
Trivia[]
- She almost went into the inverse form again in Volume 10.
- Tohka's name reflects the naming pattern amongst the Spirit characters. Her name is written as 十香, with the character for "Ten" composing her name (「十」香). The "Ten" in her name refers to the Tenth Sephira in the Tree of Life of Kabbalah, pertaining to the "Kingdom." The concept of "Kingdom" is evident in her attire, which is a mix between the dress of a princess and the armor of a knight, and her weapon, which comes in the form of a throne.
- Her Demon King Nahemah is the tenth in the Qliphoth which also corresponds to her number.
- According to the afterword of Volume 7, Tohka's Inverse form having a more revealing design stems from the idea that an evil character is more prone to seducing the hero of a story, while if she is trying to be nice and hide her identity, she will behave more modest to mask her true nature.
- Tohka's threat level is AAA-class, but when she is Inversed, it's increased to SS-class, which is the exact same as Origami's levels in both normal and inverse forms.
