Ninja Scroll Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Tsubute
Vlcsnap-2013-09-18-14h45m51s76
Name Information
Kana つぶて
Rōmaji Tsubute
Series Information
Debut Episode 2
Appearances Ninja Scroll: The Series
Original Dub Romi Park
English Dub Scott Menville
Personal Information
Gender Male
Relations Unknown
Affiliation Unknown
Status Active

Tsubute is a character who appeared in Ninja Scroll: The Series as one of the main characters.

Personality[]

He is a sneaky mountain thief who grew up in the mountains with his family, trying to make a living by stealing anything that's valuable. He is able to trick travelers into giving him their valuables. He would still from anyone, alive or dead. Tsubute stated that he has never seen the ocean before since he grew up on the mountains and couldn't believe their are other lands beyond the ocean. Thus, he often gets sea sick. Tsubute keeps the team from starving, since he knows how to eat and survive in the woods. His nickname is the "Mountain Thief".

However, despite his greedy and cowardly nature, Tsubute is ultimately a good person at heart. At the end of the series, he's living in Shigure's old valley alongside her and the surviving Hiruko members.

Appearance[]

Tsubute is a young man in his mid teens. He has light brown hair and green eyes. He is more tanned than most characters.

Biography[]

He first encounters Shigure in the woods and plans to sell her to get money when they are suddenly ambushed by thieves who wanted Shigure as well. Tsubute acclaims she belongs to him and saves her; Dakuan a traveling priest helps them escape from the thieves. Afterwards Shigure introduce herself and explains what had happened to her before suddenly they are attacked by Gōten, a member of the Kimon People. After they defeat him, Tsubute decides to tagging along with Dakuan and Shigure on the journey to Yagyū Village and tries to steal the Dragon Jewel whenever he can but is always stopped by Jūbei.

On their travels, Tsubute meets another thief just like him around his age named Tatsunosuke who has the ability to turn his body into diamond.

Vlcsnap-2013-09-18-14h46m00s185

Tsubute living with Shigure in her village.

Realizing he can't steal the Dragon Jewel anymore, he decides to help Shigure discover if she's really the Light Maiden and helps to stop the Kimon People from capturing her. In the end, the Kimon and Hiruko Forces were both destroyed and Shigure finds out she's a descendant of the ancient ones, inheriting their ancient powers and that she really is the Light Maiden. After Shigure chose to live a normal life, Tsubute lives with her back in her village planting vegetables while Dakuan continues traveling. Tsubute tells Shigure he misses the adventures they had and hopes someday they can do it again.

Abilities[]

Tsubute is very talented at throwing rocks at his opponents, knocking them out clearly.

Trivia[]

  • Tsubute believes that Jūbei died in the volcano eruption, not knowing he survived.
Advertisement