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Tessai
Tessai
Name Information
Kanji 鉄斎
Kana てっさい
Rōmaji Tessai
Series Information
Debut Movie
Appearances Ninja Scroll
Original Dub Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
English Dub Kevin Seymour
Personal Information
Gender Male
Relations Genma Himuro (Leader)
Affiliation Eight People of Kimon
Status Deceased

Tessai was one of the Eight People of Kimon.

Personality[]

Tessai is Genma's most savage henchmen. He has no regard for life and will rip men apart with his bare hands. He is a ruthless demon who feeds his desire for blood and sex without hesitation. In battle his opponents can attempt to trick or distract him but it usually doesn't last very long.

He is not only ruthless but also psychopathic. It is seen in the scene where Tessai drinks blood from Hanza's severed arm, apparently for no reason other than to terrify Kagerō. He is also a vengeful person. He is out to kill Jūbei Kibagami after the latter intervenes in Tessai's attempted rape on Kagerō. Notably enough, Yurimaru ordered him to ignore Jūbei.

Appearance[]

Tessai probably stands over 7 feet tall with a hulking build. He is a bald man with pale skin who wears traditional ninja robes. When his skin is turned to stone Tessai is a true walking terror.

Biography[]

When the Kōga Team attempt to enter Shimoda Village both Tessai and Yurimaru are lying in wait. After laying waste to the Kōga Ninja, Tessai dismembers Hanza and drinks his blood while Kagerō watches in horror. Tessai then captures Kagerō when she tries to flee and takes her to an abandoned shack in Shimoda Village where he intends to rape her. Jūbei Kibagami intervenes and the two escape after Yurimaru orders Tessai not to pursue them. Going against these orders, Tessai later confronts Jūbei.

Tessai catches up with Jubei and the two fight to the death. Tessai's stone skin seems to make him indestructible, but his skin begins to crumble in the middle of battle and his stone skin weakened. Only from being poisoned by Kagerō earlier during his rape attempt was he weakened enough for Jūbei's attack to harm him. He was then killed by his own blade when it returned to him. Jūbei's attack severed his fingers, and so he was unable to stop his blade before it embedded itself into his head.

Abilities[]

His ability was to turn his skin into stone, thus rendering normal forms of attack completely useless. He also wielded a powerful double bladed ninja weapon that could cut through dozens of men and return like a boomerang to it's master. His only weaknesses during battle included: distraction, the soft tissue of his eyes, and poison.

Tessai is strong enough to rip a man's arms off. He is also very agile and fast. Despite being huge and certainly heavy, he moves exactly like all the other ninjas of the movie.

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Trivia[]

  • "Tessai" means "Made of Iron." Fitting, as he can turn his skin to stone.
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