Takemikazuchi

Takemikazuchi (タケミカヅチ, Takemikazuchi) is a god of thunder. He is also sometimes identified as a god of swords. As a Heavenly God, he is of high standing in the heavens, and is known for his skill in combat. His most well-known shinki is Kiun.

Appearance


Takemikazuchi's appearance is that of a relatively young man, somewhere near Daikoku and Yato's ages appearance-wise. He has long, straight dark hair that is usually tied back in a short ponytail with a red braided cord, and two long fringes hanging from above his forehead over his ears.

In his first appearance in Chapter 35, when confronting Ebisu near the entrance to Yomi, Takemikazuchi is seen wearing combat gear consisting of black pants, boots, gauntlets and a short kimono or possibly kosode with an obi made of what seems to be leopard fur with a sheathed sword attached to it. In this appearance, Takemikazuchi's face (as well as his companions') is completely obscured by a white Divine Cloak, showing only some of his hair.

Outside of battle, he is normally seen wearing kariginu, sashinuki hakama, and zori sandals. This outfit is normally only worn today by Shinto priests or during ceremonies, but was worn as an informal outfit by nobility and courtiers in the Heian and Kamakura Period.

During Kamuhakari, Takemikazuchi wore bukan sokutai, the formal court wear for military officials during the same periods. His past incarnation was seen wearing a ketteki no ho robe (the same kind worn in the Kamuhakari outfit) open over his undergarments.

Personality
Loud and carefree, Takemikazuchi has a very dominant personality. His behavior stands in stark contrast to Kiun's stern and reserved disposition. He can also be quite lazy, expressing reluctance to fulfill the mission he was entrusted with by the heavens at one point. Fitting his reputation as a god versed in combat, he seems to be bored with how peaceful Takamagahara is at present, claiming that he would've liked it if it was under some kind of threat for a change.

Takemikazuchi has a strong desire to obtain a blessed regalia, especially after seeing how powerful Kazuma's attack on Kiun was despite him being just an earring. In one conversation with Kiun, he even commands him in a somewhat comic fashion to become his blessed regalia (albeit Kiun's opinion on the nature of blessed regalia is very different from his master's).

Skills & Abilities



 * Cloud Manipulation: As a god of thunder, Takemikazuchi is capable of conjuring clouds and controlling them in various ways - from moving them across the sky to making them into platforms people and objects can stand on.
 * Thunder Manipulation: Takemikazuchi can create and manipulate lighting. His ability in this is so acute that he can even take the form of a lighting dragon, which Kiun has called his true self.

Trivia

 * Takemikazuchi originally wore a spotted fur wrap with his battle gear starting in chapter 35. However, it was changed to tiger stripes in chapter 61. A gag comic at the end of Volume 15 pointed out the error, noting that Japanese thunder gods traditionally wear tiger stripes.
 * His preferred chocolate snack is Takenoko no Sato.
 * One of his duties is meant to be wrestling a giant catfish in order to suppress the earthquakes it causes. However, ever since Kiun told him that a catfish's entire body functions as its tongue, Takemikazuchi has been too disgusted to touch one.
 * According to the previous Ebisu, he is into disco.