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Tadase Hotori (辺里 唯世 Hotori Tadase) is one of the main characters of Shugo Chara!. He is the leader of the Guardians, also known as the "King's Chair". He is in the same year as Amu Hinamori, and is another main character of the series. His dream is to be the king of his small world. Kiseki was born by Tadase's dream to have a strong-willed heart, much like his grandmother when she was still healthy. He only wants to protect the ones he loves.

Appearance[]

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Tadase has short blond hair with a thin ahoge. He has two bunches of hair at the side of his face and one single strand of hair that seems to protrude a bit. He has big, red-violet, almost mahogany-colored eyes. Tadase's cute form and face constantly attract girls and confessions to him. For example, Amu confessed to him in the first episode of Shugo Chara!, but he said there was already someone he liked. However, Tadase was only referring to his dead dog, Betty.

Personality[]

Tadase is timid and educated, even though he acts confident around others. Tadase is very kind as Kiseki points out that kindness is his strength before they Character Transform into Platinum Royale for the first time. The Shugo Chara! Encyclopedia! describes Tadase as a boy who is "kind and slightly shy", it also comments he's "totally popular with the girls". An example of this is that he has a fan club, the Tadase Fan Club, comprised of five members, the leader being Saaya Yamabuki, who is in love with Tadase. At first throughout the series we see that he often stays very calm in many situations, but as we progress, we see more of the inside character that is Tadase and he is actually very expressive of his emotions.

Guardian Character[]

Kiseki[]

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Kiseki

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Kiseki

Main article: Kiseki

Tadase's Guardian Character is Kiseki, who was born from his desire to become stronger and the dream of world domination. Also, Kiseki acts as if he is the leader amongst all the Guardian Characters. It's a running gag for the other Guardian Characters to ignore him. Kiseki has light purple hair and blue eyes. He has been described as "a mini-Tadase" by Amu. He wears a king's outfit with puffy dark blue pants with white stripes, and a long red cape with a yellow crown. His outfit is that of traditional fairy-tale styled "kingly" attire, perhaps in reference to both Tsukasa's love of them, and the fact that, according to a book featured within episode 44, the location of the Embryo is hinted at via said stories.

Special Powers[]

Character Change[]

Character Change with Kiseki

Tadase's uncontrollable Character Change

Whenever someone says the word "prince" ("ouji" in Japanese) or "dead end" (It is somewhat similar to "ouji") in his presence, he will immediately Character Change into a confident and egotistical king who seeks to dominate the world. This provoked Character Change doesn't last long. However, it can be stopped when someone puts a bucket over his head. During Character Change, he receives a crown and a golden staff that enables him to use a technique called "Holy Crown", to protect him and others from danger, as well as trap his opponents.

Character Transformation[]

Platinum Royale[]

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Platinum Royale

Character Transformation - Platinum Royale

Platinum Royale

With the help of the Humpty Lock and Amu's encouragement, Tadase can merge with Kiseki and Character Transform into "Platinum Royale".This represents his desire to be more confident and to be a strong king.

  • Appearance: In this form, Tadase wears an all white suit similar to a French King with ribbons and frills. He also gains a noble crown and a golden staff. Tadase first becomes "Platinum Royale" in Episode 39 of the anime and Chapter 22 of the manga when Amu encourages him to embrace his flaws and remember how Kiseki was born.
  • Items:
  1. Golden Staff
  2. Royal Sword

Family[]

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Platinum Royale (Dokki Dokki)

*Mizue Hotori: Tadase's mother in the manga. Because Tadase's father had a close relationship with Ikuto's mother, she is jealous of Souko Hoshina, and expresses that hatred to her children in the anime.

Relationships[]

Love Life[]

Platinum Royale and Amulet Heart

Platinum Heart with Amu

  • Amu Hinamori: Amu developed a crush on Tadase during her first day at school. Though she confessed to him, he turned her down and told her that he already liked someone. That "someone" turned out to be his pet dog, Betty, in Chapter 9 of the manga. Later, probably around Episode 18, Tadase began to have a crush on Amu, instead of Amulet Heart, Amu's Character Transformation with Ran. In Chapter 28 of the manga, or Episode 74 of the anime, he acted on this crush and confessed his love to Amu again, but this time to her and not Amulet Heart. He has told Amu in the anime multiple times that he loves her such as in Episode 110 and 112. In their school newspaper, it says that they are the best couple. In the last episode of the anime, Tadase kissed Amu on the cheek, saying he will never leave her side.

Friendships[]

  • Ikuto Tsukiyomi: When Tadase was at a young age, he used to play with Ikuto and Utau. He would call him onii-tan (big brother) and play with him. Tadase began to distrust Ikuto, but not hate him, when he had stolen the Dumpty Key from him, and after he saw Betty die. Tadase still distrusts Ikuto, and accuses him of bad happenings before he finds out what really happened. In the manga, when Tadase finds out that Ikuto is being used to hurt others, he agrees to help Amu save him from Easter Company. Tadase apologizes to Ikuto for all the things he blamed him for in Chapter 39.
  • Utau Hoshina: As with Ikuto, Tadase used to play regularly with Utau. After Utau moved towards middle school, however, they essentially lost contact until the Easter incident, within which they displayed relatively little interaction: Tadase does not hold the same ill will he does against Ikuto towards her. They, can, although, be assumed to be on fine terms after Utau decides to leave the company, although, perhaps due towards Utau's profession and her commitment towards it, they still do not seem to contact each other much.
  • Kukai Soma: Kukai and Tadase have been friends with each other since their years as Guardians. They trust each other wholeheartedly, and would sometimes give advice on things to each other. Even after Kukai went on to middle school, they stayed in touch with each other on things around the Guardians.
  • Nadeshiko Fujisaki/Nagihiko Fujisaki: Nadeshiko/Nagihiko and Tadase are very close. He is one of the few people who know his secret, and they are often shown interacting with each other, both after Nagihiko returns and before, when using his false "Nadeshiko" identity.

Aliases[]

  • King
  • Prince
  • The Little Prince (Fandom, from his Character song)
  • The Kiddy King (A mocking nickname given to him via Ikuto Tsukiyomi)

Etymology[]

  • The name Tadase means "only, alone, sole" (唯) (tada) and "world" (世) (se).
  • Tadase's surname Hotori means "side" (辺) (hoto) and "village" (里) (ri).

Trivia[]

  • In the first episode of Shugo Chara, when Amu Hinamori is confessing her love for him, she calls him "my prince" which should have induced a Character Change which did not happen.

See also[]

Gallery[]

Main article: Tadase Hotori/Image Gallery

References[]

  1. In the manga version, Tadase is a 4th year elementary school student. Students begin 4th grade as 9-year-olds. As his birthday is at the end of the school year, he is 9 in his debut chapter. The anime version depicts him as a 5th year student, making him one year older.
  2. official fanbook
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