Toki (鴇) is a playable character from the Senran Kagura video game series. She makes her debut in Senran Kagura: New Link as the main antagonist of the Kagan Story Arc, and later becoming an ally character as part of the recently formed Amagi Sealing Congregation.
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Appearance[]
Toki is a girl with extremely long brown hair and a massive bust. She wears an elaborate, revealing white kimono with red highlights, black stockings, and red flower hair clips. Her eyes are blue, with Kagan's signature pink petals replacing her irises.
Personality[]
At first glance, Toki seems cheerful and somewhat airheaded, especially when facing culture shock from being essentially thrown nearly a millennium into the future, but beneath that exterior lies a bitter and aloof girl who holds intense hatred against both Shinobi and Yōma, aiming for the complete annihilation of both.
Due to her powerful Kagan, which effortlessly grants her absolute control over any living being's mind (save for fellow Kagan wielders), Toki is arrogant and very rarely considers anything a threat. This largely contributes to her friendliness, as she sees no reason to act hostile against those who she perceives as harmless, and it also encourages her incredibly fickle nature, leading her to constantly prioritize her own entertainment over other matters.
That trait is clearly displayed by how she allows conflicts she deems interesting to play out freely even if they delay her goals, and how she can quickly grow attached to individuals who catch her interest, only to discard them without hesitation if she decides they aren't worth her attention anymore.
As such, because of her overwhelming power and detached nature, her general behavior can be likened to that of an indifferent deity who observes humans for her amusement.
She also grows very affectionate towards the Instructor of New Link, constantly flirting and acting very clingy around him.
Background[]
Toki was born in the 12th century in Hanadome Village, a former branch village of the Kagan Clan, and raised as an Evil Shinobi. As a member of a branch family of the Kagan Clan, Toki was fortunate enough to awaken her own Kagan. From then on, she quickly became a Kagura and cemented her position as one of the most powerful Shinobi in history, which generated some antagonism between the head family and her branch family.
By the time she was 17, the sentient Yōma Rasetsu, Shura, and Yasha were wrecking havoc across Japan with their armies of lower-ranked Yōma, effortlessly eliminating any Shinobi sent to slay them. At the same time, skirmishes between Good and Evil Shinobi were claiming a record amount of lives. The combination of these factors led to unprecedented losses, as well as the near elimination of all active Kagan wielders.
During this time, Toki would meet Sekirei, a Kagura from the head family and her cousin, and Mizuki for the very first time. Despite their opposing alignments and Toki's own unsavory reputation, the three of them became best friends. Despite her efforts and being powerful enough to effortlessly overpower the Yōma, including defeating Rasetsu, Toki was subjected to jealousy and anger from shinobi under her command due to her overwhelming power. She was often blamed for trivial things, simply because she made no mistakes.
During the final battle against Shura, Toki and the Yoma General were seriously injured during their fight. With the two on their last legs, a group of lesser shinobi attempted to cripple Toki and leave her in the Shinobi Blood Barrier that was activated during the fighting. After the shinobi revealed their plan to seal her away, Toki snapped. After realizing that all of her hopes for a united shinobi world were just a delusion, Toki used Kagan on all of the shinobi, including one of her own servants, and killed them.
Since Sekirei and Mizuki were present during this, Toki attacked them. She attempted to use Kagan on Sekirei, but learned that it doesn't work on other Kagan users. During this, Shura escaped the barrier. Finally, Toki told Sekirei and Mizuki to leave, as she was certain she'd just kill both yoma and shinobi the moment she got out. With that, her former friends left and Toki was left alone in the barrier.
Sometime later, Shura would be sealed in the same Shinura** obi Blood Barrier by Kagura, and both her and Toki would remain in it for the next 900 years.
The betrayal incited Toki's branch family to secede from the Clan and turn Hanadome Village into an independent Shinobi village, at the same time as records of Toki's existence were tampered with by the head family to create the fabricated version of the story.
Although the former branch family members in Hanadome Village were aware of Toki's location, they refused to undo the seal in fear that the freed Shura wouldn't be able to be defeated even with Toki's assistance, vastly underestimating the Kagura. In addition, the leadership of Hanadome Village also enacted extreme isolationist policies (similar to Goshin Village's) to ensure that the information regarding the seal would never leave the village, working under the correct assumption that the seal's existence would soon be forgotten by the outside world as a consequence of the head family's falsified story. The measures continued to be in effect for centuries.
Story[]
Senran Kagura: New Link[]
Kagan Arc With the memory of the Shinobi's betrayal still fresh in her mind, Toki was convinced by Kazakiri to eliminate both the Shinobi world and all the Yōma. However she decides to spare the Instructor from her goals, having fallen in love with him at first sight. Since Hibari comes from the Kagan Clan, she visits her house in order to get more information about Toki, taking Yumi, Katsuragi, Ui and Hiyori alongside her. Hibari finds about her ancestor Sekirei, but there's little information about Toki, who's mentioned as one of the casualties during the fight against Shura. Eventually Kazakiri and Amane decide to change sides after their respecitve fights with Hibari and Haruka. The girls try to leave the blood barrier, but Toki drags them all to the same old barrier she was sealed 900 years ago in order to kill them all. She also tries to convince Hibari that nobody truly loves her because she's subsconsciously using them with her Kagan. The girls try to reason with Toki, claiming that if she hates shinobis so much, she wouldn't have allied with Kazakiri and Amane nor shown concern for Hibari. Angry, Toki expels them from the barrier. Days later, all the shinobi girls go back to the barrier in order to reason with Toki again. Toki is still intent on killing all shinobi, but is worries that Hibari might be rejected for her Kagan like her and Sekirei. At Hibari's behest, Toki tells them her backstory, about her friendship with Sekirei and Mizuki and how she was betrayed and sealed in the blood barrier. Afterwards, the girls fight Toki once more, trying to convince her that times have changed in 900 years and that people will accept her no matter how strong she is. Toki is finally defeated and accepts that times have changed, agreeing to join the girls at the Shinobi Base. On the way, they're attacked by Shura, but they defeat her with their combined forces and Toki's power. Before leaving, Toki returns the Kagan book to Hibari, only for a seal to activate, revealing the ghosts of Sekirei and Mizuki. Before dying, they sealed their consciousness in the book, in the hopes Toki and a descendant of Sekirei would find it. It's revealed the fake story about Toki was a lie designed for the sole purpose of making Toki look unremarkable to protect Hanadome Village and Toki's family for a potential attack from the Kagan Clan. The three friends have a heartfelt reunion once again before Sekirei and Mizuki disappear for good. Back at the Shinobi Base, Toki formed a faction named Amagi Sealing Congregation as leader for the team together with Kazakiri, Amane, Ui and Hiyori. Character Story Later, Hibari tries to train with Toki in order to use her Kagan better, but Toki has doubts about it, fearing that people will reject her, just like happened to her and Sekirei in the past. However, with some encouragement from the Instructor, she decides to train Hibari after all, hoping to use her Kagan in order to understand people better. Toki is grateful for the Instructor's help, though she starts showing her clingy side. Orochi's Resurrection Arc In order to get strong enough to defeat Hyōki, Leo starts training with Toki. As expected, Toki is strict and makes her train for hours without rest, although Leo endures it all. During one of those trainings, they're ambushed by Hyōki, who is immune against Toki's Kagan. After the final fight against Hyōki and Suiren, the Instructor together with the Amagi Sealing Congregation, arrive in time to get medical help for the injured. Kagura and Shin's Arc |
Trivia[]
- Though not an ancestor due to lacking a direct link, she is a distant relative of Hibari, Kazakiri, and Ui.
- Because of her unparalleled control of Kagan and her own overwhelming combat prowess, Toki is one of the most powerful characters in the Senran Kagura series.
- Toki has a habit of nonchalantly controlling people with Kagan, regardless of consent. An example of this is when she wanted to spar with Murakumo during an event. When she said no, Toki used Kagan to control her and sparred with her anyway.
- She has the 2nd largest bust in the series, being 102cm. Many characters, such as Shiki, like pointing this out.
- Like Hibari and Sekirei, Toki's name is bird-related, meaning Ibis. It references the endangered Japanese Crested Ibis.
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