Tsukuyomi Iwai (祝 月詠 Iwai Tsukuyomi?) is a Shinmei-ryū swordswoman and a member of the world-saving team, Ala Alba. She is one of the returning characters from Negima series.[1]
Appearance[]
During her first appearance, Tsukuyomi is shown to be wearing clothes similar to that of a waitress or a housemaid, which consist of a dark colored long attire, a tiara-like piece of clothing on top of her head, an apron covering her waist and shoes with heels. She sports long, unfastened hair of light color, however, her most prominent feature is her eyes, as her scleras are of a dark color.
Gallery[]
Personality[]
Tsukuyomi gives off a rather ominous vibe, not hesitating to fool her enemies with her appearance in order to perform a sneak attack. She's seen to be sporting an evil grin most of the time.[2][3][4] However, when necessary, Tsukuyomi is ready to face her opponent head-on, introducing herself before charging to battle.[4]
History[]
- This section covers only the history revealed in UQ Holder!. For Tsukuyomi's past exploits, please see Negima! Wiki.
Sometimes after the events of Negima! series, Tsukuyomi was given an artificial body, replaced her original body with the robotic body, allows her to live longer than the ordinary humans.
Story[]
Fighting Fate Arc[]
Tsukuyomi appears for the first time at Heaven's Pillar to stop Ikkuu Ameya from activating the satellite cannon.[2] However, she fails as Kuroumaru appears, throwing several blades at her which immobilize her with lightning.[3] She then approaches Ikkuu one more time, however, he deflects her attack. Tsukuyomi praises him for that and after they introduce themselves to each other, they get ready for battle.[4]
Inverse Mars Arc[]
Tsukuyomi reappeared as one of the warriors of Kiroumaru Tokisaka along with Shion Nagumo, tasked in capturing Kuroumaru along with Honoka and Setsuna. Though the mission was delayed by Touta, she succeeded in completing the mission and locked away the twins.
However, shortly after Kuroumaru was taken away to Togen, Tsukuyomi released Honoka and Isana from their imprisonment, commenting on the girls' bravery in using suspending spell to ward off the effect of poison while also revealing the fact that she was Isana's teacher who taught the girl in the art of wars and swordsmanship as a favor to her grandmother Setsuna who was her former crush. After explaining the girls of the motive behind her defection being due to that the Shinmei School that she once loved is no longer the same, and that the time of expiration of her robotic body now drew near, Tsukuyomi parted away from Honoka and Isana but not before asking them to say hi to Touta in place of her.
Dark Future Arc[]
Although it wasn't directly stated, sometimes during the 40 years timeskip, Tsukuyomi has been passed away due to the expiration of her robotic body.
Abilities[]
- Shinmei-ryū Swordswoman: Tsukuyomi has stated to be self-taught this style of swordplay, wielding a pair of blades. The true extent of her abilities is unknown as of now, however, she's been shown to effortlessly deflect the blades thrown at her by Kuroumaru.[3][4]
- Full Conversion Cyborg: During their fight, Ikkuu Ameya identifies Tsukuyomi as a full conversion cyborg, similar to himself. Exactly what capabilities this grants her are not made clear, other than presumably heightened physical abilities. Whether or not she shares his degree of scientific immortality is unknown.
Battles[]
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| Tsukuyomi Iwai vs Ikkuu Ameya | Interrupted |
| Tsukuyomi Iwai, Shion Nagumo & Kiroumaru Tokisaka vs Touta Konoe, Kuroumaru Tokisaka, Honoka Konoe & Isana Konoe | Win |
Voice Actors[]
- Japanese: Rie Kugimiya
- English: Jessica Calvello
Chapter Appearances[]
| 31. A New Number | Absent |
| 32. The Real Kirie Sakurame | Absent |
| 33. OK to Reset! | Absent |
| 34. Return of the Creepy Assassin! | Absent |
| 35. The Future That Should Be Avoided | Absent |
| 36. Kirie's Secret Plan! | Absent |
| 37. Fate Averruncus | Debut |
| 38. The Operation Is a Go!! | Appears |
| 39. The Battle Continues!! | Appears |
| 40. That Time | Appears |
| 41. Unexpected 20-Year Reunion | Absent |
| 42. Questions for Fate | Absent |
| 167. New Ostia | Absent |
| 168. The Shape of Happiness | Absent |
| 169. The Fushi-Gari Immortal Hunters | Appears |
| 170. Immortal Purge | Absent |
| 171. Immortal Monster | Appears |
| 172. The Divine Blade of the Fushi-Gari | Absent |
| 173. Training from Hell | Absent |
Trivia[]
- Similar to her original incarnation of Negima and Tsuruko Aoyama of Love Hina, her sclera turn black and her iris and pupil become incandescent white when entering a murderous state.
References[]
- ↑ Ken Akamatsu Official Twitter
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 UQ Holder! Manga: Chapter 37
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 UQ Holder! Manga: Chapter 38
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 UQ Holder! Manga: Chapter 39