Seishirō

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Seishirō is a character in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. He is a crossover character from two of Clamp's earlier works, Tokyo Babylon and X. He is voiced by J. Michael Tatum.

He appears as a mysterious traveler from Syaoran's past who also gained the power to travel between worlds from Yūko Ichihara, the Dimension Witch. He is currently searching for the vampire twins, Kamui and Subaru, and, like his younger brother, he is a treasure hunter, not a vampire hunter like originally believed. His abilities include summoning Oni to fight for him. He is able to perform these abilities with the help one of Sakura's feathers, which Syaoran failed to retrieve in their encounter in Ōto Country. An experienced fighter, Seishirō was also the one to teach Syaoran how to fight by utilizing the longer reach of his legs to compensate for the lack of sight in one eye.

Contents 1 Appearance 2 Personality 3 History 3.1 Clow Country 4 Storyline 4.1 Oto Country 4.2 Nihon Country 5 Powers and Abilities 6 References

[edit] Appearance

Seishiro has black hair with seemingly no part and gray eyes. He is normally seen wearing a black shirt with a white lining that goes all the way up his neck and a hooded tan cloak. During his time in the Clow Country, he is seen wearing a black shirt, white scarf, and a tan robe.

[edit] Personality

Even in battle, Seishiro keeps a calm and collected air around him. He will not stop until he find the "I" level Oni that he has been searching for. Even though he had a bond with Syaoran, he was still willing to attack him.

[edit] History

[edit] Clow Country

Syaoran was holding a book that his father had been searching for, for years, when several villagers corner him and demand that he hand it over to them. He refuses and one of them begins a punch, only to be stopped by Seishiro. Effortlessly, he hits and throws the men before they are all on the ground. He then turns to Syaoran, who thanks him. He says thanks arent necessary, and that he wants the book as well. Syaoran puts up his guard, but Seishiro tells him he only wants to look through the information about the vampires he had been searching for. Trusting him, Syaoran gives him the book.

Seishiro warns him that he could just be a thief, but Syaoran gives it to him anyway. They are later seen going over the book and Seishiro comments that he cannot read the ancient language of Clow. Syaoran notices that Seishiro's eye is false, and he responds by saying Syaoran is the same. Syaoran agrees to read the book to Seishiro, in exchange for Seishiro teaching him how to fight.

[edit] Storyline

[edit] Oto Country

Seishiro first appears as a shadowy figure in the town, watching as an oni attacks regular townspeople. Later, as Fay asks a young singer about the occurrence, we see him conjuring the oni while standing on a large clock face. He laments on the fact that the oni are getting harder to control and reveals Sakura's feather. Syaoran and another oni hunter rush into battle once they realize the oni have surfaced. There, Syaoran notices Seishiro up in the sky and remembers him from the past. This leaves him stunned, especially when Seishiro calls out his name.

Later, as Syaoran and Kurogane look into the incident, Seishiro confronts Fay in the cafe. He asks if the oni hunters are there, to which Fay responds no. Surprised that Fay is not a hunter, yet has such magical energy, Seishiro summons several oni. Fay leaves protecting Sakura to Mokona, and speculates that Seishiro's power to travel dimensions is actually Sakura's feather and that the Dimensional Witch gave it to him. Seishiro agrees and says his payment was his right eye. He then attacks Fay and he dodges. Seishiro comments that it would be easier if he was to use his magical abilities, but Fay says he has stopped using them. A bright light engulfs the room and both of them are gone.

Syaoran finds Seishiro and sees Sakura's feather. He asks where Fay is, and Seishiro tells him that he has died. Seishiro froms the two oni hovering around him into a weapon and stabs Syaoran, just as Sakura approaches. His body begins to disappear, as does Sakura's when she hugs him to say goodbye.

[edit] Nihon Country

Later he appeared in Nihon Country and discovered that Fay had vampire blood. Initially he thought Fay and his friends knew the location of Subaru. After realizing they didn't, he intended to leave Nihon, but was challenged by Syaoran for the feather. Seishirō remarks how Syaoran is like his father, referring to Syaoran's true father and not Fujitaka, the adoptive father of Syaoran's clone throughout the battle. In Tsubasa Chapitre 189, it was revealed that Syaoran Li was Syaoran's father. How Seishirō knows Syaoran has not yet been explained.

After Syaoran unleashed his ultimate spell (all four of his elemental spells combined) on Seishirō, he reclaimed the feather and was sent into the Dream alone to rescue Sakura's soul. However, it seems that Seishirō intended to give the feather to Syaoran; his brother, Fūma, remarks, "You were planning to hand over that feather right from the start, weren't you? To that kid [Syaoran]."

Seishirō is currently in Nihon Country.

[edit] Powers and Abilities

Hand-to-Hand Combat: As seen when protecting Syaoran, he is an agile fighter. He effortlessly pummeled the thugs, and was the one who taught Syaoran the ways of unarmed combat.

Oni: Seishiro has the unique ability to control oni. This power is limited, though, and he states it is hard to control higher level oni and that making them attack humans are difficult. He was also able to form several of them into a large sword-like weapon.

Inter-Dimensional Travel: Using the feather given to him by the Dimensional Witch, Seishiro can travel through dimensions. However, as stated by Fay, the number of worlds he can visit is limited.

[edit] References

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
Timeline of events
Media	Chapters · Episodes · Media information
Theme Songs	BLAZE • Loop • IT'S • A Jet Waiting For Wind • aerial • amrita • synchronicity • Last Fruit
Locations	Clow Country/Japan (Tokyo · Clow Country) · Celes · Nihon · Japan · Hanshin Republic · Koryo Country · Foggy World · Jade Country · Ōto Country · Edonis Country · Shara Country · Shura Country (Shara's past) · Piffle World · Rekord Country · Infinity · Dream World · Tomoeda
Main Characters	Syaoran Li · Sakura Li · Tsubasa Li · Princess Tsubasa · Kurogane · Fay D. Flourite · Mokona · Yūko · Watanuki · Fei Wong
Minor Characters	Xing Huo · Kyle Rondart · Tomoyo · Seishirō · Subaru · Kamui · Fūma · Fujitaka · Touya · Yukito · Clow Reed · Other characters