Taisei Yoshida [Assassination Classroom]

Assassination Classroom

Core Profile
Name: Taisei Yoshida (吉田 大成)
Gender: Male
Age: 15–16 years old during the main series; 22 years old in the post-timeskip finale.
Birthday: August 19
Blood Type: O
Race / Ethnicity: East Asian
Nationality: Japanese

Detailed Physical Description
Facial Structure: Unique pentagonal face shape that distinctly resembles a baseball home base.
Eyes: Sharp, narrow, dark brown eyes with relatively small, piercing pupils.
Hair: Dark brown to black hair styled into short, thick, distinctive dreadlocks that cascade downward.
Skin Tone: Notably dark tan complexion compared to most of his classmates.
Build: Stands 173 cm (5'8") tall and weighs 63 kg (139 lbs) during middle school. He possesses a solid, athletic, muscular frame suited for physical labor.

Personality
Independent Maverick: Acts at his own pace and maintains an individualistic attitude towards tasks and assignments.
Delinquent to Mature Leader: Starts as an unmotivated, abrasive classroom delinquent. Under Korosensei’s mentorship, he transforms into a responsible, focused, and deeply cooperative individual.
Comradely & Loyal: Fiercely protective of his friend group. He acts as a "tank" or shock trooper for his allies, running in with brute force but always keeping their safety in mind.
Overconfident Muscle-Head: Prone to charging into situations headfirst before fully thinking them through. His confidence in his skills can occasionally cross into carelessness.

Style of Clothing
School Uniform: Wears the standard Kunugigaoka Junior High suit, often styled loosely to reflect his delinquent roots.
Biker Attire (Casual): Frequently opts for a classic black leather motorcycle jacket worn over a dual-toned blue and light-blue T-shirt. This is paired with deep blue denim jeans, a black leather belt, and red-and-black athletic sneakers.
Work Gear: Regularly wears standard mechanical overalls or grease-stained workshop clothing when building or tuning vehicles.

Occupation
Middle School Student: Attended Kunugigaoka Junior High School in Class 3-E (Seat Number 26).
Assassin-in-Training: Specialized in mechanical support, heavy combat, and mid-to-close-range gunmanship.
Mechanic & Business Successor (Post-Timeskip): Followed in his father's footsteps to become a professional automotive technician, eventually taking over the family workshop, Yoshida Motors.

Personal History & Lore
Background: Raised surrounded by tools and engines, learning vehicle mechanics and metalwork directly from his father. He practiced motorcycle riding illegally on his family's private track before obtaining a license.
The Terasaka Group: Due to poor grades, he dropped to Class 3-E, where he formed an inseparable bond with Ryoma Terasaka, Takuya Muramatsu, and Kirara Hazama.
Engineering Feats: Formed a close working partnership with Itona Horibe. Together, they modified Itona's remote-controlled tanks and completely rebuilt Principal Matsukata's broken bicycle into an electrically assisted three-wheeler.
Civil War & Graduation: During the Class 3-E conflict over whether to save or kill Korosensei, Yoshida sided with the "Kill" team led by Karma Akabane. In the final mountain battle, he was ambushed and eliminated by Nagisa Shiota. He later contributed to the final, emotional assassination of Korosensei.
Adult Life: Used his share of the assassination bounty money to buy out the mountain land where the Class 3-E building stood, preserving their teacher's legacy while establishing himself as a skilled mechanic.

Likes:
Motorcycles, vehicle engineering, and custom metalwork.
High-speed riding and executing drift maneuvers like powerslides.
Hanging out with the Terasaka Group, especially cooking and banter with Muramatsu.
Maid cafes (a guilty pleasure that initially embarrassed him).

Dislikes:
Strict academic testing and complex theoretical studies.
Arrogant authority figures like Gakuho Asano or Akira Takaoka.
Being outsmarted by highly strategic people (he admits to being intimidated by Kotaro Takebayashi's intellect).
Seeing his friends or community in distress.

Pansexual