In addition, there are multiple levels of perception; in the beginning, Shiki could only see lines on people and objects, then progressed to seeing points on living things, then points on inanimate objects. Lorelei, her pride severely damaged by having her prey taken from her, promises revenge upon Shiki for his actions. Shiki's fighting abilities are enhanced in Melty Blood due to having to fit with the story and allow him to act as a protagonist that can "fight normally," and he appears to be able to use the basics of the Nanaya Arts that he learned as a child without limitations. AokoArcueidCielSatsukiArihikoAkihaHisuiKohakuAkiraLenSionSHIKI (in Kohaku's route, Tohno Family Con Game and Drinking Dreaming Moon) Upon discovery of this ability, Shiki understood how destructive it was and how fragile the world around him could be. Over the course of her route she and Shiki begin to understand one another. Attendant with the perception is the ability to trace the lines without much exertion; doing so effectively realizes the fated destruction, and the victim is cut or cracked or broken along those lines. Shiki is primarily an instinctual fighter, relying on his subconscious knowledge of assassination techniques; however, he has only learned the basics of the Nanaya Arts as a child, due to Kiri Nanaya abolishing the demon hunting practice. However, he transfers the burden of his madness to him, causing Shiki to have murdering thoughts and strange dreams (one of which Shiki finds about Ciel's past before and after being possessed by Roa). In this phase, it seems that he is even more difficult to kill than usual; however, this is merely an illusion. Just as he thought, he meets with Kouma and the nearly dead Len. https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Shiki_Tohno?oldid=2058418. )[1] is the main protagonist of Tsukihime who has the ability to see the "death" of everything with the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. Each step takes the mind further from natural perception, and each step is more damaging to the brain; eventually the stress leads the brain's blood vessels to burst and death for the user. [4] He is referred to by Merem Solomon as Shiki the Killer (殺人貴, Satsujinki? Merem guides him Einnashe's heart in exchange for an explanation of Einnashe's nature Shiki heard from Arcueid. At night, Shiki sees through Nanaya's eyes in his nightmare. Shiki is given the choice to answer her. Shiki and Kohaku are childhood friends, first meeting when he visited the Tohno mansion at a young age. His knife's form is always shifted in many ways. Despite his physical condition, Shiki holds a cheerful outlook on life. In next day, Shiki goes to a place from his childhood, Nanaya's Forest. Type of Hero In addition to the physical problems, the accident also caused Shiki's eyes to develop a peculiar ability, the ability to see lines superimposed on objects and people. ), the ability to essentially "teleport", or move so quickly that one loses sight of him in an instant. Even then, Shiki was constantly freezing up against some of his more human enemies. In turn, SHIKI instinctively stole half of Shiki's borrowed lifeforce to avoid his own death. She also tells her that if Kohaku was genuinely attempting to take on her role, using Hisui's original cheerful personality as her own, to never hate Shiki is an integral part of it. Because his eyes would not return to normal, the realization began to gnaw at him. All he does is ignore any sense of pain or threat to his life in order to kill his target through sheer force of will; this creates the illusion that he is somehow capable of delaying his death for as long as he needs to. The protagonist of Tsukihime. Aoko reprimanded him by slapping him and explained to him that what he had done was unjust. But the Shiki of "MELTY BLOOD" would be able to fight normally as a Jack of Spades. Shiki the Killer [Colloquial Term] Arcueid true ending, post-epilogue. Ciel says to Shiki that since she's the one who killed Roa, Shiki should return to the normal world that he came from. Shiki shows Arcueid the various things she's unaware of, such as movies, which are things Arcueid can't comprehend as important. It is the duty of the Tohno's family head to police demon activity in the area, and specifically to execute any Tohno who underwent inversion so that he or she cannot do the sort of damage that such inhuman beings inevitably do. He encounters Forte, and he easily defeats her despite placing no wounds upon her. It is this lack of energy that causes Shiki's anemic tendencies. share. The blood of those within the Tohno family have the blood of the Oni Kind (鬼種, Kishu?) Name:Michael Roa Valdamjong, also known as Elesia and SHIKI Tohno, The "Serpent of Akasha" and the "Infinite Reincarnator" Origin:Tsukihime Classification:Vampire, Dead Apostle Gender:Male Age:At least 800 years old Tier:C-1 | At least D-1, likely higher | At least D-2, likely higher Destructive Capacity:Building Level,higherin his lair (After boosting himself with others' mana, … Shiki is primarily an instinctual fighter, using relying on subconscious knowledge of assassination techniques. Species: When Ciel vanishes, Akiha reveals to Shiki that she always knew that Ciel was different and she was unaffected by her hypnosis. Kijima was an exceptionally strange looking individual with a rotund figure. The only entity he has failed to kill is Night of Wallachia, since that entity does not exist as an actual being, but instead as a phenomenon. He's entirely capable of being serious in a serious situation, and just as often flustered or embarrassed. Tier: 9-C Name:Shiki Tohno / Nanaya. All he does is ignore any sense of pain or threat to his life in order to kill his target through sheer force of will; this creates the illusion that he is somehow capable of delaying his death for as long as he needs to. She and Shiki have sex and she offers her ability to Synchronize with Shiki so that he can stop Akiha. Nanaya complains about their last fight, though Shiki does not remember it. Rather than the stern, immovable young lady she appears to be, Hisui is revealed to be a kind, loving and emotional girl, hiding her emotions to keep her sister as she is. SHIKI Tohno (Foster) He quickly discovered that anything could be destroyed with ease, simply by … Arcueid is slashed on her lines and is forced to retreat to her castle. Tohno Shiki absolutely can kill servants. His future self is known as DEATH / Satsujinki Origin: Tsukihime Age:17 years old Gender:Male Classification:Human Powers and Abilities: Expert Knife User and Assassin, Skilled Nanaya Martial Arts User, Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Superhuman Speed, Enhanced Senses (Can see spirits and detect the presence of non-humans), can sense his own death and instinctively dodge attacks even from his blind spots, Death Manip… Although Shiki did not know it, the Tohno family's demon blood led to inhuman urges in all its members; every descendant eventually became insane from its effects, a process called "inversion impulse". As both girls prepare to fight to determine how to get rid of Roa, he overtakes Shiki's body, worn out from trying to stop the two. Shiki Tohno (遠野 志貴, Tōno Shiki) is the main protagonist of Tsukihime. At a young age Shiki Tohno was able to see lines that, if hit, immediately destroy the objects (including people) they were situated on. To conceal this, Makihisa locked SHIKI away and hypnotized Shiki into believing that he was the Tohno's eldest son instead, erasing the details of that day from the boy's mind. She immediately blames Ciel for Shiki's current condition and tells him that she can save him if he obeys her. She tries to convince herself that her love for Shiki was fake and it was just her mission to destroy Roa, but she ultimately collapses, sobbing onto Shiki's arms. As the head of a publicly important family, which held an influential position in business, he could not allow others to know that the eldest son of the family had become inhuman, died, or disappeared. Full Name When Makihisa realized this convoluted state of affairs, he concocted a ruse to deceive the outside world. Occupation Shirou can interact with Tohno Shiki and you get to see a clash of ideologies between the two and Shiki/Shirou could fill each other with new ideas. Or rather, no matter what happens, good or bad, he simply accepts it as it is. In a moment of amused irony, Makihisa spared and adopted the boy because his name was homophonic with the name of Makihisa's eldest son, Shiki (四季, SHIKI?). This gives no special ending and is considered a bad end. Roa's body is severely mutilated from the debris and Shiki stabs Roa's point with little resistance. Shiki Nanaya (七夜 志貴, Nanaya Shiki? The instincts and skills he had learned at a young age are buried deep within Shiki and have proven capable of manifesting themselves in dire situations, such as in his battle against Nrvnqsr Chaos. Hattens… More so than most of his peers, because he understands how fragile life really is. When this happens, the person loses all ability for conscious thought and becomes a monster with only the mind to kill and consume others. Although not on the level of an alternate personality, the Nanaya side of Shiki is the highly trained killer within him and thus is much colder. Melty Blood He is anemic and is prone to fainting, but he tries his best to live a normal life. Originally named Sion Eltnam Sokaris, Sion is an alchemist of Atlas located in Egypt, one of the three main branches of the Mage's Association. — Shiki Tohno Shiki is the biological heir of the Nanaya family, and the only living member of the clan of demon hunters. This would imply that he does not fully accept it as his own self. He has a darker side, that of his bloodline's, the Nanaya. He says to Kohaku that he knew she was the girl in the window because their promise was made not outside the gates of the mansion as Hisui said, but at the tree in the garden. Sion instantly takes it as a perverted remark and, embarrassed, she takes out her gun, telling him to forget about that. Shiki was the only survivor of that attack. He can be surprisingly cold, giving those such as Nrvnqsr only quick, curt comments while expressing his intent to erase them, or, in the case of Roa, saying nothing at all while exuding a murderous killing intent. Going to the Sanctuary, he meets Riesbyfe Stridberg who was garding the entry. At that moment, Kohaku appears, seemingly with no fatal wounds, telling Akiha to stop because she holds no resentment towards her and she has already forgiven the Tohno family. Although he was lonely and unwilling to leave his room at first, eventually he warmed to the cheerful red-haired girl (Hisui) who would come every day to ask him to play, and in turn lead his shy and often-nervous sister outside as well. Hisui's demeanor has changed so much, that rather than being the active girl he knew as a child, she has become severe and emotionless. He is capable of two unique styles developed by the Nanaya: Flashing Scabbard (閃鞘, Sensa? Shiki's powers lets him punch above his weight class because they let him kill immortals and all his enemies rely on being immortal. Shiki Tohno was involved in a major accident in his childhood. In Kagetsu Tohya, he is considered the version of Shiki who never experienced death or learned the value of living. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Melty Blood and Kagetsu Tohya sports different versions of Shiki, who take the name Shiki Nanaya. He remembers about a cheerful girl he got along with and a quiet girl who gave him a ribbon, but he cannot remember their names. While the Tohno family is a family with demon blood, Shiki's real surname is Nanaya, and he is the eldest son of the Nanaya clan, a family of powerful demon-slaying assassins, it is revealed in Kagetsu Tohya that he is the son of Kiri Nanaya. Hailing from a family of demon hunters, she developed two personalities as per her family's custom, a cold, feminine personality referred to as "Shiki" and a ch… NanayaTohno (Foster) Before going, she throws Kohaku's ribbon to the sky, "returning" it to its rightful owner. When a dot is pierced, the victim's concept is destroyed. She is cold and distant to him, immediately demanding that he adopt a lifestyle befitting of the eldest son of the Tohno family. He had major issues with killing humans in canon, and it was only after Arcueid repeatedly pushed the fact on him that his enemies were not humans that he was able to effectively fight. Peaceful and maiden-like in appearance, but was one night destroyed by Nanaya. 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