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'''Taokaka''' is a [[Kaka]] and the guardian of the village where the majority of her species resides underneath the [[13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi]]. She had temporarily relinquished her position as guardian to aide [[Ragna the Bloodedge]], and has unbelievably keen senses despite her juvenile behaviour and mindset.
{{Quote|"The grudge of prey is fearsomeow!"<ref name="BB 10th Taokaka"/>}}
{{Character Tabs|Taokaka}}
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| birthday        =February 22
| species          =[[Kaka]]
| voice            =[[wikipedia:Saito Chiwa|SAITŌ Chiwa]] (Japanese)<br/> [[wikipedia:Philece Sampler|Philece Sampler]] (English, 2009-2022)
| blood            =O
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| weight          =42 kg
| hair            =Blonde
| eye              =Red
| drive            =Dancing Edge
| birthplace      =[[13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi]]
| like            =Steamed meat buns
| dislike          =[[Arakune|Squiggly]]
| hobby            =Taking naps
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| appnovel        =''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Part 1]]'' <br/> ''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Part 2]]'' <br/> ''[[BlazBlue: Continuum Shift - Part 1]]''
| appshort        =''[[Capricious Us]]'' <br/> ''[[Trigger Shift]]''
| appdrama        =
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'''Taokaka''' (タオカカ) is a [[Kaka]] and the guardian of the village where the majority of her species resides underneath the [[13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi]]. She temporarily relinquished her position as guardian to aid [[Ragna the Bloodedge]] and has unbelievably keen senses despite her juvenile behavior and mindset.


She first debuted as one of the original 12 playable characters in ''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger]]''.
She first debuted as one of the original 12 playable characters in ''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger]]''.


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
[[File:BlazBlue Taokaka Model Sheet 01.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Tao's usual attire.]]
Tao is one of the Kaka, and thus shares a lot of their characteristics - chiefly her blood red eyes and toothy smile hidden within the shadows of her signature hood, and a long black tail with a white tip. Her long blonde hair is tied into two braided tails with yellow ribbons keeping them together, and she has tanned skin. She wears a cream-colored hoodie that stretches to her hip; this hoodie her large cat ears on the hood and two long sleeves which have rounded ends with paw-prints on the palms - hidden within are multiple silver blades. The front of this hoodie has a long zip from the bottom to the collar, with the zipper being bright red and paw-shaped. Underneath this she wears red panties and bracers. Tao's look is finished with unique platform shoes with cream legwarmers covering most of their front.


==Personality==
== Personality==
{{Quote|Innocent and capricious, Taokaka is the owner of a pure heart... And as such, she never listens to people's words, and judges by appearance alone. Within her hides a capability to become unparalleled.<ref name="bbcf-taokaka-personality-jp"/><ref name="bbcpex-taokaka"/>}}


Her hyperactive behaviour and incredible ability to almost forget anything would lead people to assume that Tao isn’t a threat, but her carefree personality has her always itching to “play”. Tao’s forgetfulness often drives characters to their breaking points as she will never remember a name, and forget even the most basic things about the world around her. In fact, the only things that seem to really matter in Tao’s mind is food, naps, and breasts – the first two could be attributed to her cat-like instincts while the latter is a fascination which she seems to be only one in her clan to possess. Her speech is littered with verbal ticks such as “meow” (as a substitute for ‘me’) and “neow” (as a substitute for ‘now’), although other Kaka, such as [[Chachakaka]], also possess this trait, while a select few, like Torakaka, rarely display it.
Her hyperactive behavior and incredible ability to almost forget anything would lead people to assume that Tao isn't a threat, but her carefree personality has her always itching to “play." Tao's forgetfulness often drives characters to their breaking points as she will never remember a name, and forget even the most basic things about the world around her. In fact, the only things that seem to really matter in Tao's mind are food, naps, and breasts – the first two could be attributed to her cat-like instincts while the latter is a fascination which she seems to be only one in her clan to possess. Her speech is littered with verbal ticks such as “meow” (as a substitute for ‘me') and “neow” (as a substitute for ‘now'), although other Kaka, such as [[Chachakaka]], also possess this trait, a select few, like [[Torakaka]], rarely display it.


With her dim-witted nature comes the fact that Tao is undoubtedly innocent, having no real knowledge of what is right or wrong, and simply does what she wants, which, although unpleasant for some certain individuals, has no negative intent, in fact, she’ll usually go out of her way to make others feel better, especially with Ragna. This all said, she is merciless to those who harm those close to her, such as Arakune.
With her dim-witted nature comes the fact that Tao is undoubtedly innocent, having no real knowledge of what is right or wrong and simply doing what she wants. Although this is unpleasant to certain individuals, she has no negative intent. In fact, she will usually go out of her way to make others feel better, especially with Ragna. This all said, she is merciless to those who harm those close to her, such as [[Arakune]].


==Biography==
==Powers & Techniques ==


The guardian of the Kaka Village, Tao was raised to be the new village guardian once [[Torakaka]] decided to leave. One evening, she was with Tora and met Ragna for the first time, calling him a ‘block-headed person’ and ran away from him.
Since she is the guardian of her clan, Tao is one of the most powerful of the Kaka race and her power has been recognized by even Jubei himself. Hidden within her seemingly non-threatening paws are a vast array of blades, some curved, and some hooked, all of which she can use to slice away at her target with the overwhelming strength that her species are known to possess. Her ditsy personality arguably lends her more strength, as she often struggles to hold back, giving everything she's got in a fight and only really sees fights as playing anyway. Tao's [[Drive]], '''{{h|Dancing Edge}}''' allows her to dash at lightning speeds and attack an opponent with her razor-sharp claws. Oddly, Tao has no training in how to access certain [[Ars Magus]] that she uses in attacks and instead innately uses up the [[seithr]] around her for attacks; she also has a fairly high aptitude with the substance since she needs less units of seithr in order to activate the Ars.


She’s forged a deep and loving trust with her clan, and is well trusted to protect them despite the attacks made by [[Arakune]]. She is well acquainted with [[Litchi Faye-Ling]], a doctor who frequents the village, and [[Jubei]], the one who her genes are descended from. All the Kaka Kittens admire her, and see her as a role model.
An impressive skill that Tao has is an unknown sense that allowed her to detect the presence of individuals such as Hades Izanami, something that even Rachel Alucard couldn't do.


===Capricious Us===
==Relatives==
A meeting was held by [[Totokaka]] to discuss the recent attacks made by Arakune, and the general affairs going on in the village, such as a severe food shortage, Tao, however, was absent from the meeting that she was supposed to attend. Later on, Toto found her wondering around the center of the village, and asked that Tao do a favour for her in return for a year’s supply of catnip, obviously, Tao agreed despite her earlier objections of it being too much work. The job in question was to look around the higher levels of Kagutsuchi which could help with returning sunlight to the starved areas of the village.
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===Calamity Trigger===
==Official Profiles==
The kittens woke Tao up in the middle of one of her naps, giving her an assignment from the elder of the village to pursue Ragna the Bloodedge and claim the reward money from him. Directed to [[Orient Town]], she found herself fighting Ragna out of desperation to be fed. When the battled ended, Ragna treated her to a meal at the local restaurant, but Tao was completely unable to recognise who he is since the wanted poster issued to her had such a terrible drawing of Ragna that even he was unable to recognise himself. Stupidly, neither had any money to pay for the meal, so they left as quickly as possible, being chased down by the restaurant staff, passing [[Linhua]] along the way.


The two ran into the Kaka Village, where both Tao and Ragna encountered the elder. She apologised to Ragna about being taken in by the guardian, and offered up a secret passage into the higher levels of Kagutsuchi so he could evade those searching for him. Tao showed him the way, although it cut directly through Arakune’s den, and she stood down, opting to stay in the village instead of encountering the “evil squiggly”. Both Litchi and [[Noel Vermillion]] entered the area, and Tao immediately groped the lieutenant before ending up extremely disappointed with what little she found. Litchi and Tao went to the elder’s house, but Tao had to sit and listen to the dark situation that is the Kaka’s population problems, although her attention shifted as soon as Noel walked into the building.
===''[[BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger]]'' Official Site Profile ===


===Trigger Shift===
''A person (cat?) from the Kaka Clan that lives in the lower levels of Kagutsuchi. The selfish humans who came to their land afterwards installed a plate that blocked out the sky from the village. In order to regain the view of the sky, Taokaka leaves on a journey to gather lots of money and search for "Rawgnya".<ref name="bbct-taokaka-jp" />''
[[Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi]]’s blast had devastated the nearby mountainsides, so Tao helped Litchi, Linhua, and the [[Ikaruga Ninjas]] in Orient Town by fetching medical supplies for the injured civilians.


===Continuum Shift===
===''[[BlazBlue: Continuum Shift]]'' Official Site Profile ===
Back at the village, Tao was resting before being woken up, again, by the kittens for another mission from Toto- to broaden her horizons and become a warrior worthy of protecting the Kaka. Instead of going off, she went to go back to her napping where she found Ragna as fell from the sky, so she took him down to the elder’s shack after fighting off Arakune who had sensed the [[Azure]]. Inside the shack, she reunited with Torakaka and was told to find Litchi so that Ragna’s wounds could be treated to. On the way there, she ran into [[Relius Clover]], who observed her as being a remarkable copy of Jubei, even complimenting her spectacular senses. Since Litchi was away, she only found [[Bang Shishigami]], and [[Carl Clover]] inside the area, but they pointed her in the right direction where she eventually found the doctor and directed her to the village. When there, she played around with Ragna’s wounds, and went so far to test out his fighting ability after he healed up his wounds.


Tao travelled around some more before meeting [[Tsubaki Yayoi]], who she took an instant liking to thanks to her knowing about her species. Upon mention of Ragna’s name, Tsubaki came under the impression that the Kaka was working alongside the Grim Reaper and attacked, but after the battle, she, too, was fondled by Tao, which earned her the new nickname “Average Lady”. Tao wandered off further into the Hanging Gardens where she found Hazama and Noel, and the former forced the latter to fight as a test of her [[life-link]]. After the fight, Jubei jumped in to defend her from both Relius and [[Hazama]], commanding that the Kaka follow Hazama to the top of the NOL branch where she fought him before suffering a brutal loss at his sheer strength. Jubei saved her again, and carried her to the village where the hero told her to partner up with Ragna through his journey into the [[Ikaruga Federation]].
''The descendent of a series of biological weapons created from the genes of Jubei, one of the Six Heroes who defeated the Black Beast. Although she was living happily in the Kaka Village in the lower levels of Kagutsuchi, she suddenly felt a yearning in her heart for excitement, and bounded away from the cheerful village.<ref name="bbcs-taokaka-jp" />''


===Chrono Phantasma===
===''[[BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma]]'' Official Site Profile===
Soon enough, both Tao and Ragna had come near the remains of [[Celica A. Mercury’s church]], and she learned about his family before wandering off on her own. She entered the old Kaka Village and met Torakaka, overjoyed to hear from her, and came to learn that Momokaka was now the temporary guardian of the village until Tora or Tao’s return. She felt something was off, however, and ran towards Ragna’s direction where she met with him, [[Rachel Alucard]], [[Nago]], and [[Gii]]; her instincts lead her to the location since [[Hades: Izanami]]’s presence alerted her.


The duo got into the [[7th Hierarchical City of Kazumotsu]], and the both of them blamed one another for taking so long to get there, but Taokaka’s persistence had them visiting a local restaurant to feed. Half-way through the meal, they were interrupted by [[Bullet]], but her uniform made Tao’s uncontrollable mouth call her out as “nyaughty”. She watched as Bullet and Ragna gave one another intense stares, but Tao left to find Noel when Ragna brought the subject up. As it turned out, Tao hadn’t left the restaurant, and beat up the owner so she could find Ragna, but bumped into [[Celica A. Mercury]] and the two found him severely beaten up.
''Taokaka, the descendent of a series of biological weapons created from the genes of Jubei, one of the Six Heroes. As a warrior of the Kaka Clan, and for the sake of growing stronger, Taokaka joins Ragna on a journey to the region of Ikaruga. Once there, in order to help Ragna, she looks for Noel.<ref name="bbcp-taokaka-jp" />''


Tao joined Ragna, Celica, Rachel, Nago, Gii, Noel, [[Jin Kisaragi]], [[Kokonoe]], [[Kagura Mutsuki]], [[Makoto Nanaya]], and [[Hibiki Kohaku]] in a giant feast. She chastised Ragna for eating so much, but she gave him 5 popularity points.
===''[[BlazBlue: Central Fiction]]'' Official Site Profile===


==Powers and Techniques==
;Story
Since she is the guardian of her clan, Tao is one of the most powerful of the Kaka race, and her power has been recognised by even Jubei himself. Hidden within her seemingly non-threatening paws are a vast array of blades, some curved, and some hooked, all of which she can use to slice away at her target with the overwhelming strength that her species are known to possess. Her ditsy personality arguably lends her more strength, as she often struggles to hold back, giving everything she’s got in a fight, and only really sees fights as playing anyway. Tao’s [[Drive]], '''Dancing Edge''', allows her to dash at lightning speeds and attack an opponent with her razor sharp claws. Oddly, Tao has no training in how to access certain [[Ars Magus]] that she uses in attacks, and instead innately uses up the [[seithr]] around her for attacks; she also has a fairly high aptitude with the substance since she needs less units of seithr in order to activate the Ars.
''A warrior of the Kaka Clan, descendents of a series of biological weapons created from the genes of one of the Six Heroes, Jubei. While the Kaka Clan was living in the lower levels of Kagutsuchi, humans visited while restructuring Kagutsuchi and built a plate that blocked out the village's sky. In order to regain the village's view of the sky, Taokaka leaves on a journey to gather lots of money and search for the "Grim Reaper".<ref name="bbcf-taokaka-story-jp" />''


An impressive skill that Tao has is an unknown sense that allowed her to detect the presence of individuals such as Hades Izanami, something that even Rachel Alucard couldn’t do.
;Personality
''Innocent and capricious, Taokaka is the owner of a pure heart... And as such, she never listens to people's words, and judges by appearance alone. Within her hides a capability to become unparalleled.<ref name="bbcf-taokaka-personality-jp" /><ref name="bbcpex-taokaka" />''


==Library Entry==
===''[[BlazBlue: Central Fiction]]'' Library Entry===
===Taokaka===
''She is a descendant of the Kaka Clan, a race of bioweapons created from the genes of Jubei, one of the Six Heroes.


''Simple and moody, put nicely, she’s innocent, but on the flipside, she hardly listens to others, but rather does whatever her primal instincts tell her. She loves interaction with others, and often forgets her objective when there is something else that interests her.
''She is a descendant of the Kaka Clan, a race of bioweapons created from the genes of Jubei, one of the Six Heroes.''


''Her short-term memory is worse than that of a bird, and she has been known to forget things after taking only three steps. She cannot remember people’s names, and will give everyone nicknames based on an arbitrary trait. Her favorite activities are napping and eating, and when it comes to that, meat buns rank the highest.
''Simple and moody, put nicely, she's innocent, but on the flipside, she hardly listens to others, but rather does whatever her primal instincts tell her. She loves interaction with others, and often forgets her objective when there is something else that interests her.''


''While she’s the current protector of the Kaka Village, she joins Ragna on his quest, so that she might also grow as a warrior. For now, they head to Ikaruga. During Taokaka’s absence Torakaka agreed to protect the village from harm. <ref>"Blazblue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Character #5"</ref>
''Her short-term memory is worse than that of a bird, and she has been known to forget things after taking only three steps. She cannot remember people's names, and will give everyone nicknames based on an arbitrary trait. Her favorite activities are napping and eating, and when it comes to that, meat buns rank the highest.''
 
''While she's the current protector of the Kaka Village, she joins Ragna on his quest, so that she might also grow as a warrior. For now, they head to Ikaruga. During Taokaka's absence Torakaka agreed to protect the village from harm. <ref>''BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Character #005''</ref>''
 
===[[BlazBlue 10th Anniversary]] Official Site Profile===
''A young woman from the "Kaka Clan" that lives in lower layers of the Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi. Naively moody and the possessor of an unspoiled heart, she never listens to people's words, and judges by appearance alone. Within her hides the capability to become unparalleled.''<ref name="BB 10th Taokaka" />
 
===''[[BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War]]'' Official Profile===
''A warrior of the Kaka tribe who lives in the lower levels of a Hierarchical City.''
''She is naive and moody. Having a pure and innocent heart. She loves to eat, and often collapses from hunger.''
 
''Also, she is said to possess an exceptional hidden power within her.''<ref>''BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War, Taokaka Official Profile''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the [[Polls/BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Popularity Poll|BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Poll]], Taokaka placed 22nd out of the 84 candidates. She scored one place above [[Izanami]] and one place below [[Azrael]]. She had 1,090 votes.
*Taokaka's birthday is February 22, which is "Cat Day" in Japan.<ref>[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/猫の日 Cat Day], Wikipedia Article (Japanese)</ref>
*Taokaka is one of the few characters who does not seem to having a naming theme for her movelist.
**One of Tao's moves, "''Cat Person’s Secret Art: Hexa-Edge''", is apparently one of Jubei's moves. Jubei does have a move that looks similar to it, called "''Fissuring Slash''".
*In an interview in [[ARC Live!/EP2|ARC Live!]], [[Daisuke Ishiwatari]], creator of the ''Guilty Gear'' franchise, stated that Tao is one of his favorite  characters alongside [[Hakumen]] and [[Nine the Phantom]].
* In her [[Astral Heat]], [[Jubei]] deals the final blow.
**If Jubei is Taokaka's opponent, [[Torakaka]] will deal the final blow instead.
*In her electrocuted sprite, Tao appears to be concealing fish in her sleeves.
*Taokaka is the only character who can crawl in-game.
*Tao was chosen to become the guardian of her village while she was still a kitten.
*Tao has a nickname for many characters among the series.
**Ragna: ''Good Guy''.
**Noel: ''Lacking lady''.
**Tager: ''Big guy''.
**Litchi: ''Boobie lady''.
**Carl: ''Shorty''.
**Bang: ''Scruffy guy''.
**Arakune: ''Squiggly''.
**Tsubaki: ''Red person''.
**Hazama: ''Green person''.
*Tao shares her Japanese voice actress, [[wikipedia:Saito Chiwa|SAITŌ Chiwa]], with [[Shiori Kirihito]].
*Taokaka is illustrated in the following [[Grimoires (BBDW)|Grimoires]] for ''[[BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War]]'':
**[[Gameplay:カカ・パワー BBDW Grimoire|カカ・パワー (''Kaka Power'')]].
**[[Gameplay:ハラペコーズ BBDW Grimoire|ハラペコーズ (''Hungry'')]].


==Appearences in other Media==
==Appearences in other Media==
*The mobile game, ''Mabinogi Duel'', stars Tao as a playable card.
*The mobile game, ''Mabinogi Duel'', stars Tao as a playable card.


==References==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="bbct-taokaka-jp">''BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/pc/ct/taokaka.html Taokaka]''</ref>
<ref name="bbcs-taokaka-jp">''BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/bb_ex/taokaka.html Taokaka ]''</ref>
<ref name="bbcp-taokaka-jp">''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/cp/chara_taokaka.html Taokaka ]''</ref>
<ref name="bbcf-taokaka-personality-jp">''BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), [http://www.blazblue.jp/cf/cs/character/taokaka.php Taokaka]''</ref>
<ref name="bbcf-taokaka-story-jp">''BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), Story - [http://www.blazblue.jp/cf/cs/story/ Taokaka ]''</ref>
<ref name="bbcpex-taokaka">''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (US), [http://blazblueuniverse.com/taokaka Taokaka]''</ref>
<ref name="BB 10th Taokaka">''BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Official Site, [http://www.blazblue.jp/10th/characters/taokaka/ Taokaka]''</ref>
</references>
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Latest revision as of 21:57, 21 October 2023

"The grudge of prey is fearsomeow!"[1]
タオカカ
Taokaka
Name

Taokaka

Birthday

February 22

Species

Kaka

Voice Actors

SAITŌ Chiwa (Japanese)
Philece Sampler (English, 2009-2022)

Blood Type

O

Height

165 cm

Weight

42 kg

Hair Color

Blonde

Eye Color

Red

Drive

Dancing Edge

Birthplace

13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi

Likes

Steamed meat buns

Dislikes

Squiggly

Hobbies

Taking naps

Affiliation

Kaka Clan

Character Themes

Catus Carnival, II

Appearances
Games

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (playable)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (playable)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (playable)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (playable)
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (playable)
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (playable)
BlazBlue: Central Fiction (playable)

Manga

BlazBlue
BlazBlue: Chimelical Complex

Novels

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Part 1
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Part 2
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift - Part 1

Short Stories

Capricious Us
Trigger Shift

Taokaka (タオカカ) is a Kaka and the guardian of the village where the majority of her species resides underneath the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi. She temporarily relinquished her position as guardian to aid Ragna the Bloodedge and has unbelievably keen senses despite her juvenile behavior and mindset.

She first debuted as one of the original 12 playable characters in BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger.

Appearance

Tao's usual attire.

Tao is one of the Kaka, and thus shares a lot of their characteristics - chiefly her blood red eyes and toothy smile hidden within the shadows of her signature hood, and a long black tail with a white tip. Her long blonde hair is tied into two braided tails with yellow ribbons keeping them together, and she has tanned skin. She wears a cream-colored hoodie that stretches to her hip; this hoodie her large cat ears on the hood and two long sleeves which have rounded ends with paw-prints on the palms - hidden within are multiple silver blades. The front of this hoodie has a long zip from the bottom to the collar, with the zipper being bright red and paw-shaped. Underneath this she wears red panties and bracers. Tao's look is finished with unique platform shoes with cream legwarmers covering most of their front.

Personality

Innocent and capricious, Taokaka is the owner of a pure heart... And as such, she never listens to people's words, and judges by appearance alone. Within her hides a capability to become unparalleled.[2][3]

Her hyperactive behavior and incredible ability to almost forget anything would lead people to assume that Tao isn't a threat, but her carefree personality has her always itching to “play." Tao's forgetfulness often drives characters to their breaking points as she will never remember a name, and forget even the most basic things about the world around her. In fact, the only things that seem to really matter in Tao's mind are food, naps, and breasts – the first two could be attributed to her cat-like instincts while the latter is a fascination which she seems to be only one in her clan to possess. Her speech is littered with verbal ticks such as “meow” (as a substitute for ‘me') and “neow” (as a substitute for ‘now'), although other Kaka, such as Chachakaka, also possess this trait, a select few, like Torakaka, rarely display it.

With her dim-witted nature comes the fact that Tao is undoubtedly innocent, having no real knowledge of what is right or wrong and simply doing what she wants. Although this is unpleasant to certain individuals, she has no negative intent. In fact, she will usually go out of her way to make others feel better, especially with Ragna. This all said, she is merciless to those who harm those close to her, such as Arakune.

Powers & Techniques

Since she is the guardian of her clan, Tao is one of the most powerful of the Kaka race and her power has been recognized by even Jubei himself. Hidden within her seemingly non-threatening paws are a vast array of blades, some curved, and some hooked, all of which she can use to slice away at her target with the overwhelming strength that her species are known to possess. Her ditsy personality arguably lends her more strength, as she often struggles to hold back, giving everything she's got in a fight and only really sees fights as playing anyway. Tao's Drive, Dancing Edge allows her to dash at lightning speeds and attack an opponent with her razor-sharp claws. Oddly, Tao has no training in how to access certain Ars Magus that she uses in attacks and instead innately uses up the seithr around her for attacks; she also has a fairly high aptitude with the substance since she needs less units of seithr in order to activate the Ars.

An impressive skill that Tao has is an unknown sense that allowed her to detect the presence of individuals such as Hades Izanami, something that even Rachel Alucard couldn't do.

Relatives

Shuichiro Ayatsuki †Mother †Marceline F. Mercury
Unknown relation
Tomonori †JubeiNine the Phantom †Celica A. Mercury †
KokonoeRagna the Bloodedge
(Fostered)		Jin Kisaragi
(Fostered, later adopted by the Kisaragis. Becomes Hakumen in different timeline)		Saya
(Fostered, merged with Noel, Izanami, and Mu. Identifies as Noel)
Kaka Clan
Created from Jubei's genes		Lambda-11
(Clone of Saya)		Noel Vermillion/Mu-12
(Clone of Saya, adopted by Edgar and Claire Vermillion. Merged with Saya and Izanami)		Nu-13
(Clone of Saya)
Suzukaka †TotokakaChachakakaTorakakaTaokakaKaka Kittens
Cali-Kaka, Feisty-Kaka, Fluffy-Kaka, Spotty-Kaka

Official Profiles

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Official Site Profile

A person (cat?) from the Kaka Clan that lives in the lower levels of Kagutsuchi. The selfish humans who came to their land afterwards installed a plate that blocked out the sky from the village. In order to regain the view of the sky, Taokaka leaves on a journey to gather lots of money and search for "Rawgnya".[4]

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Official Site Profile

The descendent of a series of biological weapons created from the genes of Jubei, one of the Six Heroes who defeated the Black Beast. Although she was living happily in the Kaka Village in the lower levels of Kagutsuchi, she suddenly felt a yearning in her heart for excitement, and bounded away from the cheerful village.[5]

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site Profile

Taokaka, the descendent of a series of biological weapons created from the genes of Jubei, one of the Six Heroes. As a warrior of the Kaka Clan, and for the sake of growing stronger, Taokaka joins Ragna on a journey to the region of Ikaruga. Once there, in order to help Ragna, she looks for Noel.[6]

BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Site Profile

Story

A warrior of the Kaka Clan, descendents of a series of biological weapons created from the genes of one of the Six Heroes, Jubei. While the Kaka Clan was living in the lower levels of Kagutsuchi, humans visited while restructuring Kagutsuchi and built a plate that blocked out the village's sky. In order to regain the village's view of the sky, Taokaka leaves on a journey to gather lots of money and search for the "Grim Reaper".[7]

Personality

Innocent and capricious, Taokaka is the owner of a pure heart... And as such, she never listens to people's words, and judges by appearance alone. Within her hides a capability to become unparalleled.[2][3]

BlazBlue: Central Fiction Library Entry

She is a descendant of the Kaka Clan, a race of bioweapons created from the genes of Jubei, one of the Six Heroes.

Simple and moody, put nicely, she's innocent, but on the flipside, she hardly listens to others, but rather does whatever her primal instincts tell her. She loves interaction with others, and often forgets her objective when there is something else that interests her.

Her short-term memory is worse than that of a bird, and she has been known to forget things after taking only three steps. She cannot remember people's names, and will give everyone nicknames based on an arbitrary trait. Her favorite activities are napping and eating, and when it comes to that, meat buns rank the highest.

While she's the current protector of the Kaka Village, she joins Ragna on his quest, so that she might also grow as a warrior. For now, they head to Ikaruga. During Taokaka's absence Torakaka agreed to protect the village from harm. [8]

BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Official Site Profile

A young woman from the "Kaka Clan" that lives in lower layers of the Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi. Naively moody and the possessor of an unspoiled heart, she never listens to people's words, and judges by appearance alone. Within her hides the capability to become unparalleled.[1]

BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War Official Profile

A warrior of the Kaka tribe who lives in the lower levels of a Hierarchical City. She is naive and moody. Having a pure and innocent heart. She loves to eat, and often collapses from hunger.

Also, she is said to possess an exceptional hidden power within her.[9]

Trivia

  • In the BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Character Poll, Taokaka placed 22nd out of the 84 candidates. She scored one place above Izanami and one place below Azrael. She had 1,090 votes.
  • Taokaka's birthday is February 22, which is "Cat Day" in Japan.[10]
  • Taokaka is one of the few characters who does not seem to having a naming theme for her movelist.
    • One of Tao's moves, "Cat Person’s Secret Art: Hexa-Edge", is apparently one of Jubei's moves. Jubei does have a move that looks similar to it, called "Fissuring Slash".
  • In an interview in ARC Live!, Daisuke Ishiwatari, creator of the Guilty Gear franchise, stated that Tao is one of his favorite characters alongside Hakumen and Nine the Phantom.
  • In her Astral Heat, Jubei deals the final blow.
    • If Jubei is Taokaka's opponent, Torakaka will deal the final blow instead.
  • In her electrocuted sprite, Tao appears to be concealing fish in her sleeves.
  • Taokaka is the only character who can crawl in-game.
  • Tao was chosen to become the guardian of her village while she was still a kitten.
  • Tao has a nickname for many characters among the series.
    • Ragna: Good Guy.
    • Noel: Lacking lady.
    • Tager: Big guy.
    • Litchi: Boobie lady.
    • Carl: Shorty.
    • Bang: Scruffy guy.
    • Arakune: Squiggly.
    • Tsubaki: Red person.
    • Hazama: Green person.
  • Tao shares her Japanese voice actress, SAITŌ Chiwa, with Shiori Kirihito.
  • Taokaka is illustrated in the following Grimoires for BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War:

Appearences in other Media

  • The mobile game, Mabinogi Duel, stars Tao as a playable card.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 BlazBlue 10th Anniversary Official Site, Taokaka
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), Taokaka
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (US), Taokaka
  4. ↑ BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Official Site (JP), Taokaka
  5. ↑ BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend Official Site (JP), Taokaka
  6. ↑ BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site (JP), Taokaka
  7. ↑ BlazBlue: Central Fiction Consumer Edition Official Site (JP), Story - Taokaka
  8. ↑ BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Library Mode, Character #005
  9. ↑ BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War, Taokaka Official Profile
  10. ↑ Cat Day, Wikipedia Article (Japanese)
Characters
Playable (C-series)
BBCT
Ragna the Bloodedge
·
Jin Kisaragi
·
Noel Vermillion
·
Rachel Alucard
·
Taokaka
·
Iron Tager
·
Litchi Faye-Ling
·
Arakune
·
Bang Shishigami
·
Carl Clover
·
Hakumen
·
ν-No.13-
BBCS
Tsubaki Yayoi
·
Hazama
·
µ-No.12-
·
Makoto Nanaya
·
Valkenhayn R. Hellsing
·
Platinum the Trinity
·
Relius Clover
BBCP
Izayoi
·
Amane Nishiki
·
Bullet
·
Azrael
·
Kagura Mutsuki
·
Kokonoe
·
Yuuki Terumi
·
Celica A. Mercury
·
λ-No.11-
BBCF
Hibiki Kohaku
·
Nine the Phantom
·
Naoto Kurogane
·
Izanami
·
Susano'o
·
Es
·
Mai Natsume
·
Jubei
Non-playable
Other
(C-series)
Ada Clover
· Edgar and Claire Vermillion · Ellen Nelson ·
Ex Machina: Minerva
· Four · Francis and Rosenne ·
Gii
·
Homura Amanohokosaka
·
Ignis Clover
·
Kaka Kittens
· Lao Jiu ·
Linhua
·
Lotte Carmine
·
Nago
· Pakumen & Terumen ·
Raquel Alucard
·
Saya
·
Seven
·
Shuichiro Ayatsuki
·
Takamagahara System
·
Tenjo Amanohokosaka
·
The Origin
· Three ·
Torakaka
·
Totokaka
·
Trinity Glassfille
· Two
Manga
Remix Heart
Akane Teruhiko
·
Chachakaka
·
Cypher Albar
· Elina ·
Estella McKenzie
· Guardian ·
Kajun Faycott
·
Shiori Kirihito
·
Taro Sasaga'e
Variable Heart
Bell
·
Fuzzy
·
Houichirou Hazuki
· Julian ·
Meifang Lapislazuli
·
Rin Hazuki
Novels
Phase Shift
Ayame Yayoi
·
Clavis Alucard
·
Eight
·
Kazuma Kval
·
Seven
·
Suzukaka
·
Three
·
Tomonori
·
Trinity Glassfille
Spiral Shift
Grimwood Huster
·
Karenjina Parsett
Bloodedge Experience
Clavis Alucard
·
Haruka Hayami
·
Hazama
·
Kana Kirishima
·
Kiiro Hikagami
·
Mei Amanohokosaka
·
Naoto Kurogane
·
Rachel Alucard
·
Raquel Alucard
·
Relius Clover
·
Saya Terumi
·
Shinnosuke Fukuda
·
Spinner Superior
·
Tadayuki Isa
·
Valkenhayn R. Hellsing
·
Yuki Hayami
XBlaze
Code Embryo
Acht
·
Akio Osafune
·
Akira Kamewari
·
Avenge
·
Azure Shrine Maiden
·
Drei
·
Elise von Klagen
·
Es
·
Es-N
·
Goro Joizumi
·
Hinata Himezuru
·
Kuon Glamred Stroheim
·
Lord Stroheim
·
Mei Amanohokosaka
·
Ringo Akagi
·
Ripper
·
Ryouko Kagari
·
Sechs
·
Souichiro Unomaru
·
Sui Amanohokosaka
·
Touya Kagari
·
Yuki Himezuru
Lost Memories
Artillery
·
Brain Cat
·
Father
·
Kiri
·
Little Sister
·
Mother
·
Myself
·
Nobody
Alternative: Dark War
BBDW
Another Dark Kagura
·
Another Dark Mai
·
Ciel Sulfur
·
Hearn
·
Kagami Hajou
·
Oliver
·
Raabe
·
Rei
·
Semia
·
White Justice
·
Zara
Crossover Characters
Cross Tag Battle
Persona 4 Arena/
Arena Ultimax
Yu Narukami
·
Yosuke Hanamura
·
Chie Satonaka
·
Yukiko Amagi
·
Kanji Tatsumi
·
Teddie
·
Naoto Shirogane
·
Mitsuru Kirijo
·
Akihiko Sanada
·
Aegis
·
Elizabeth
·
Labrys
·
Tohru Adachi
Under Night In-Birth
Hyde
·
Linne
·
Waldstein
·
Carmine
·
Orie
·
Gordeau
·
Merkava
·
Vatista
·
Seth
·
Yuzuriha
·
Hilda
·
Mika
RWBY
Ruby Rose
·
Weiss Schnee
·
Blake Belladonna
·
Yang Xiao Long
·
Neo Politan
Arcana Heart
Heart Aino
Senran Kagura
Yumi
Akatsuki Blitzkampf
Akatsuki
·
Blitztank
Alternative: Dark War
Granblue Fantasy
Djeeta
·
Narmaya
·
Tweyen
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