Tetta Kisaki

Tetta Kisaki is the main antagonist of Tokyo Revengers up until his death after the The Kanto Incident. He rose to the top of the Tokyo Manji Gang by manipulating Manjiro Sano and orchestrated Hinata Tachibana's murder in several different futures.

In various timelines, he was the Third Division Captain (参番隊 隊長) of the Tokyo Manji Gang until he was kicked out and joined Tenjiku as General Staff Officer. In the final time leap, he became one of Toman's founding members and served as a Staff Officer.

Appearance
Kisaki is a man of average height, with blue eyes, and blonde hair (dyed). He also sports glasses and an earring on his left ear. In his first appearance, his hair is cut to a crew cut and shaved hair art on the right side of his head. As a member of the Tokyo Manji Gang, his hair is cut in an undercut and he wears the usual Toman uniform.

Originally, Kisaki was a fair skinned male with black hair, but tanned his skin and dyed his hair upon becoming a delinquent. In all alternate futures, Kisaki returns to his normal skin coloration, while his hair is now light golden brown parted to the side. He wears a business suit in all of these futures as well.

Personality
Kisaki is a ruthless, cunning, and ambitious individual who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Although average in stature, his power to rule with fear makes even those stronger than him obey him. The entirety of his actions in the entire story revolves around becoming the most powerful and influential criminal in Tokyo.

Kisaki cares little about his subordinates and superiors alike, seeing both groups as tools for his success. He sees almost everyone as an object for him to be manipulated. He is selfishly willing to incriminate others or even make them sacrifice their lives for him to escape the law or further his plans. Despite this, he has remarkable charisma, able to find many willing to serve under him, though this is also because they fear him. He also garners the trust of a few powerful and notable delinquents, which allows him in turn to gain control of their underlings.

As a child, he was very timid and insecure. His isolation during childhood makes him develop an inferiority complex and molds him into the ruthless individual that is seen throughout the story. It is also likely the reason why he only sees others as tools.

Kisaki's number one drive in life is his obsessive love for Hinata developed during his childhood. Seeing how Hinata was attracted to Takemichi who wanted to become a delinquent, he researched and came to the natural conclusion that if he became Japan's top delinquent then Hinata would come to love him as a proxy of his superiority.

Fully aware of his physical limitations when compared to other fighters he resorted to more subtle means to achieve his goal, controlling events from behind, instigating conflict, and at times murder, while at the same time using every chance possible to gain the trust of whom he deemed necessary to fuel his agenda, researching to the minimal detail and acute precision to set in motion his plans. Incredibly patient and with a strong tolerance to frustration, he didn't mind waiting several years before the full extent of his plans was fulfilled and showed incredible persistence in his schemes when some of his plans failed.

Ultimately his compulsion to win Hinata's favor was not rooted in genuine love, but in selfish, possessive egotism, best evidenced by having her murdered after being rejected in every timeline in which he confessed to her, repulsed by the idea of her being with another man and driven insane by her rejection, unable to understand why she would not look at his way despite everything he believed he did for her sake.

Although seeking Hinata's love was Kisaki's primary motivation to become a delinquent, it was revealed during the final time leap, that it was not a truly defining factor, as Takemichy befriended Kisaki and introduced him to the Tokyo Manji Gang. During this timeline, Kisaki showed no known affection for Hinata, or was seemingly capable of accepting that he was not favored by her, but nonetheless, remained with the gang until its disbandment.

Authority
Kisaki has been in high positions in multiple gangs in order to further his plans, such as Toman, Moebius, Valhalla, and Tenjiku.

Fighting Prowess
Although far from the strongest delinquent, Kisaki has above-average fighting capabilities. He is able to hold his own and defeat average delinquents.

Intelligence
What makes Kisaki an incredibly dangerous, if not the most dangerous individual, is his abnormal intelligence. Kisaki has demonstrated that he can be extraordinarily intellectual throughout the story, being able to foil Takemichi's plans multiple times despite the latter being able to time travel. He has been able to ingeniously manipulate countless powerful delinquents to do his bidding and serve as his stepping stones. If not for Takemichi's supernatural ability, Kisaki would have risen to the top of Toman with ease, which he did in the original timeline.

Appearances
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Toman Arc

 * Chapter 2 - Resist
 * Chapter 7 - Rejoin (mentioned)
 * Chapter 8 - Reseparate
 * Chapter 9 - Releap (mentioned)

Valhalla Arc

 * Chapter 35 - Odds and ends (flashback)
 * Chapter 36 - Anyone's guess (mentioned)
 * Chapter 37 - Enter the stage
 * Chapter 38 - Break up
 * Chapter 45 - Take out on
 * Chapter 46 - Made up my mind
 * Chapter 47 - Level with
 * Chapter 48 - No way
 * Chapter 50 - Before dawn
 * Chapter 51 - Open fire
 * Chapter 56 - The one
 * Chapter 59 - Get mad
 * Chapter 60 - One and only
 * Chapter 61 - In tears
 * Chapter 65 - My fam (flashback)
 * Chapter 68 - Sunday best
 * Chapter 69 - Big moment
 * Chapter 69 - Big moment
 * Chapter 70 - Tide turns
 * Chapter 71 - Same old same old
 * Chapter 72 - An old tale
 * Chapter 73 - A crybaby
 * Chapter 74 - Get back
 * Chapter 75 - Let one down (flashback)
 * Chapter 77 - Gotta go (flashback)

Black Dragon Arc

 * Chapter 82 - Own up
 * Chapter 83 - Big brother
 * Chapter 86 - Be serious about
 * Chapter 87 - Strange bedfellows
 * Chapter 88 - Just gotta do
 * Chapter 89 - How you met (flashback)
 * Chapter 90 - Christmas Eve
 * Chapter 91 - Miss you
 * Chapter 92 - Whip up morale
 * Chapter 94 - Scaredy cat
 * Chapter 95 - The ordeal from God (flashback)
 * Chapter 103 - Mother figure (flashback)
 * Chapter 104 - Christmas Night (flashback)
 * Chapter 103 - Mother figure (flashback)
 * Chapter 110 - Best wishes
 * Chapter 111 - Season opener
 * Chapter 112 - You're fired
 * Chapter 113 - You have my word
 * Chapter 121 - Last but not least

Tenjiku Arc

 * Chapter 123 - You're not my type
 * Chapter 125 - Brother in arms
 * Chapter 126 - Two peas in a pod
 * Chapter 127 - Be fuzzy (flashback)
 * Chapter 128 - Gang of four
 * Chapter 130 - Pep party
 * Chapter 131 - Rest in peace (flashback)
 * Chapter 132 - The big baddy (flashback)
 * Chapter 133 - Sell out
 * Chapter 134 - Mortal enemy
 * Chapter 133 - Sell out
 * Chapter 136 - My lot in life (flashback)
 * Chapter 138 - Stick together (flashback)
 * Chapter 141 - Lay out a plan
 * Chapter 143 - Come back to life (mentioned)
 * Chapter 144 - Big-hearted
 * Chapter 146 - A bad hunch
 * Chapter 147 - The root of all evil
 * Chapter 148 - Don't freak out (mentioned)
 * Chapter 149 - Arch villan
 * Chapter 151 - Just do it (mentioned)
 * Chapter 152 - Rise against (mentioned)
 * Chapter 153 - NocteKing
 * Chapter 154 - Be in the van
 * Chapter 155 - Turn the tide (flashback)
 * Chapter 156 - A den of iniquity
 * Chapter 160 - Stand no chance
 * Chapter 166 - Brave heart
 * Chapter 167 - Who wouldn't
 * Chapter 168 - Headliner
 * Chapter 169 - The home front
 * Chapter 170 - homecoming
 * Chapter 171 - Showdown at the summit
 * Chapter 172 - Lose your touch (flashback)
 * Chapter 173 - The one and only
 * Chapter 174 - Nothing is left
 * Chapter 175 - Admonitions are not sweet
 * Chapter 176 - What was been left
 * Chapter 177 - Déracinée
 * Chapter 178 - Paradise lost
 * Chapter 179 - End the standoff
 * Chapter 180 - Run after
 * Chapter 181 - Take a vow
 * Chapter 182 - Present to the mind
 * Chapter 183 - Lay the plan
 * Chapter 184 - Wind something up
 * Chapter 185 - Meet his fate
 * Chapter 187 - Way to go (cover only)

Bonten Arc

 * Chapter 205 - The picaresque (flashback)

Kanto Manji Arc
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 * Chapter 264 - Not only the force but also... (flashback)
 * Chapter 265 - Stand by me (flashback)
 * Chapter 273 - Carry on (flashback)
 * Chapter 277 - At last
 * Chapter 278 - Revengers}}

Toman Arc

 * Episode 3 - Resolve
 * Episode 4 - Return

Valhalla Arc

 * Episode 13 - Odds and Ends
 * Episode 14 - Break up
 * Episode 17 - No way
 * Episode 18 - Open Fire
 * Episode 20 - Dead or Alive
 * Episode 21 - One and only
 * Episode 22 - One for all
 * Episode 23 - End of war
 * Episode 24 - A Cry baby
 * Episode 25 - It is what it is

Black Dragon Arc

 * Episode 27 - Stand alone
 * Episode 28 - Family bonds
 * Episode 29 - Christmas Eve
 * Episode 30 - Whip up morale
 * Episode 31 - Sibling rivalry (mentioned)}}

Etymology

 * The name Tetta means "iron" (鉄) (tet) and "thick, big" (太) (ta).
 * Tetta's surname Kisaki means "rare, uncommon, unusual, phenomenal, dilute (acid)" (稀) (ki) and "blossom" (咲) (saki).

Trivia

 * According to the official character book:
 * His image color is black.
 * He dislikes idiots.
 * His special skill is studying, especially mathematics.
 * The people he respects or admires are no one.
 * His dream is to form Japan's largest crime syndicate.
 * His heroic story (or failure story): There's nothing to talk about.
 * His favorite spot is on a pedestrian bridge at night.
 * Kisaki is a fan of plants, his favorite plant is the "Wisteria Floribunda".
 * Kisaki's relationship chart (In the past):
 * Hanma (Valhalla): They are actually connected behind people's back
 * Mikey (Toman): To butter up