Tetta Kisaki

Tetta Kisaki in an alternate timeline, has light golden brown hair parted to the side.

Personality Resourceful, cautious, and inhuman are the words that best describe Tetta Kisaki, who will not rest until his wishes are fulfilled. Although he is not a very strong criminal, his power to rule with fear makes even those stronger than him obey him. The entirety of his actions throughout the story revolve around becoming the most powerful and influential criminal in Tokyo, attempting to manipulate Mikey in every way possible.

Kisaki cares nothing for his subordinates or superiors, seeing them all as puppets he can manipulate to achieve his goals. He is selfishly willing to frame others or even make them sacrifice their lives to escape the law or further his plans. Thanks to his charisma and intelligence, he is able to find many criminals willing to do his bidding (even if they are sometimes physically stronger and more powerful than him). And he is feared by many people due to his great gifts for manipulation.

As a child, he was very shy and insecure. His lack of social interaction during childhood caused him to develop an inferiority complex and makes him the ruthless individual seen throughout the story. It is also likely the reason why he only sees others as tools for his use.

Kisaki's number one drive in life is his obsessive love for Hinata Tachinaba developed during his childhood. Seeing how Hinata was attracted to Takemichi he spied on the latter, discovering that his greatest dream was to become Japan's number one criminal, and thus he took over the dream of "his rival" coming to the natural conclusion that by becoming Japan's top criminal, Hinata would notice him, thus earning her love.

Fully aware of his physical limitations compared to other criminals, Kisaki resorted to more subtle means to achieve his goal, controlling everything from the background, manipulating anyone he could, instigating conflicts and sometimes even murdering, while at the same time using every possible opportunity to gain the trust of those he deemed useful, investigating down to the smallest detail and with razor-sharp precision to put his plans into motion. Incredibly patient and with a strong tolerance for frustration, he did not mind waiting several years before the full scope of his plans was realized and showed incredible persistence when some of his schemes failed.

Ultimately, his compulsion to win Hinata's affections was not rooted in genuine love, but in selfishness, obsession, and possessiveness. This is made more evident by the fact that he ends up killing her after being rejected in each of the timelines, being unable to accept the fact that Hinata has no feelings for him and not being able to get used to seeing her be happy with another man.

Although that all changes in the final alternate timeline where Takemichi befriends him and introduces him to his friends at Tokyo Manji, also being a founding member.

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

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

Intelligence What makes Kisaki an incredibly dangerous individual, (if not the most dangerous), is his high intelligence. Kisaki has shown that he can be an extraordinary intellectual throughout the story, being able to foil Takemichi's plans multiple times despite the latter being able to travel through time. He has been able to cleverly manipulate countless powerful criminals into doing his bidding and serving as a stepping stone for him. If it weren't for Takemichi's supernatural ability, Kisaki would have risen to the top of Toman with ease, which he did in the second timeline.

Curiosities The name Tetta means "iron" (鉄) (tet) and "thick, dense, large" (太) (ta). Tetta's surname, Kisaki, means "rare, uncommon, unusual, phenomenal, dilute (acid)" (稀) (ki) and "flower, blossom" (咲) (saki). According to the official character book:

His favorite color is black. He hates idiots. His special skill is studying, especially math. He neither admires nor respects anyone. His dream was to form the largest criminal gang in Japan. His heroic story (or story of failure): there is nothing to talk about. His favorite place is the pedestrian bridge at night. Kisaki is a plant enthusiast, his favorite plant is "Wisteria Floribunda".