Tadayuki Shimazu

Tadayuki Shimazu (, Shimazu Tadayuki) is a member of the Shimazu Band of Bushi and the cousin of Akihiro Shimazu. He served in the war against Kishin Yamata no Orochi under the Shimazu Platoon of the Uesugi Alliance.

Appearance
Tadayuki is a well-built young man. He has short dark orange hair with an undercut and green eyes. Like his clan members, he has piercings, a helix on the left side of his lip and a barbell on his left eyebrow. His attire consists of a light-colored shirt and a dark-blue, undivided hakama. He wears shin guards, made of iron plates attached to the cloth, and has his Kitetsu Swords fixed on his platformed sandals. When he served under the Uesugi Alliance, he wore the White Corps' uniform, a white cape with the Uesugi mon on the back.

Kitetsu Sword
Tadayuki’s Kitetsu Sword is a two-piece weapon worn on his legs. It consists of two pivoted black blades, an inner and an outer blade, folding in and out of his sandals.

Etymology

 * The name Tadayuki means "loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness" (忠) (tada) and "snow" (雪) (yuki).
 * Tadayuki's surname Shimazu means "island" (島) (shima) and "haven, port, harbor, ferry" (津) (tsu/zu).

Trivia

 * He and Haruhisa and Natsuki are double cousins, as they are cousins through both parents.